Get Rid Of PreBuilds and Skins In NHL 26

based on the screenshots of the deep dive, They are going to be back. I didn't think they were OP. They Better come up with new ones

A couple of them are OP. Moonlight Power forward and Wheels are both OP more so Moonlight. There is no reason for them to be allowed in Competitive Modes. You want them in Arcade sure have a blast. Keep them out of the ranked games Especially EASHL. Eashl is Meant to be A customized Hockey league. Be creative make your own player. 

We'll have to agree to disagree. I don't see how these builds are OP when they can be beat. Appreciate the feedback.

Both Protect the Puck and Pinning the Puck to the Boards Both Need a nerf especially for those using low Strength and Balance. Pinning the puck to the Boards should not give the person immunity from being hit. So Many players see a hit coming along the boards ane Pin themselves to the Boards to avoid contact. Ive Had times where a player will do this and the game doesn't allow me to hit them it almost creates a bubble for them it doesnt happen all the time but it does happen. If A players balance and Strength is low this should not be the case.

Why not just pin them instead of hitting on the boards? That just stands a good chance of being a penalty.

As For Puck protect A player using his free hand to Drive the net shouldnt skate through hits. Ive seen to many times where a player is using Moonlight Powerforward he goes into puck protect and just sheds hits like its nothing. Even though my hitting is As High if not higher than his balance and strength. Another reason Prebuilds shouldnt exist. A moonlight Power forward has not only Good Balance Strength and Agility it also has Elite Edges. Giving the player a clear advantage on Puck protect skills as if you go to hit him he is able to turn faster and even if you do hit him hes got incredible balance and strength to keep the puck. 

Can you get a video of this? Protecting the puck is supposed to do just that so they're going to be harder to knock off it.

EA_Aljo​ Any Prebuild Can Be beat sure. The Problem I have are the attributes. I posted about this in another Forums.

Moon Light PF Height 6'6 210 Speed 92 Balance 90 Agility 96 Acceleration 95  Shot Power 88 and 92 Puck control 90 Endurance 88 Body Check 90 Strength 99 Plus the Build has elite Edges can cut better or just as good as Small Dangler Builds.

Custom Build 6'6 210 Speed 89 Agility 89 Balance 87 Shot power 80-83 Acceleration 90 Endurance 90 Hitting 89 Strength 89 

You can get hitting To 93 Strength to 93 and Balance 89 if you use Boost on those. 

The Stats you win On With Custom without Boost are. Handeye Passing Endurance Dekeing Offensive Awareness Shotblock And Shot Accuracy. but this is only between Attribute points on the less effective Attributes. 

Moonlight has all the most important Attributes Loaded up while it sacrifice the not so important Attributes especially when the Ai goalies are as bad as they are in this game. Moonlight is definitely OP if you Break it down like i just did. 

EA_Aljo​  I have Posted on How attributes should work. Ill see if i can find that post and Post it here for you to read.

I also think Either you get away from Player classes And Just make One Player Custom Build No Class. So instead of Searching through classes you Basically build your player from Scratch. You may say you can make an OP build my Reply is If everyone has the same Attribute points does it matter. Instead of choosing between builds you make your own similar to Be a pro. All Attribute start at 75 you get so many Attribute and you place the Attributes where ever youd like.

Or The Other Option is instead of having Attributes separated into categories like Technique Power Play style You just have one List. That way you can have more freedom to put Attributes where ever youd like. Istead of being restricted by each category. Prebuilds are Made this way. Prebuilds allow EA to pull from one category and add them to other category. You can see this with the Moonlight Powerforward The Power category Is absolutely Loaded while the Playstyle is avg at best with Hitting being the highest Attributes with 90. 

So, what is making them OP then since they can be beat and it's more about skill than attributes? What is unfair about them when other builds, with lower attributes, can compete just fine. You're saying it's not fair, but I'm really not seeing that. If you want to put together a video showing where these builds are unfair, I'll pass it on to the team. There have been very few complaints about these builds other than the skins. Normally, when there's a widespread issue, we get bombarded with comments about it. That hasn't been the case with these builds though.

You keep mentioning Moonlight. Is this the only build you have an issue with?

it's not so much that having no restrictions on your build is OP, but more that everyone will run the same couple of meta builds. Wouldn't hockey, or any sport, be pretty boring if everyone was the same? Players have their strengths and weaknesses. Letting you put points in whatever attributes you want negates that.

What are you trying to accomplish? Being fair or being able to build a player that compliments your own playstyle? Again, I don't think there are any unfair builds. Hockey is a team sport. One player most likely isn't going to win every game for you. Good teams have skills that work well together, but team chemistry is most important. Of course, if you're only playing Ones or Threes, I can see why you'd be more interested in what you're proposing. Especially with Ones. 

In the end, it's not up to me what goes into the game. I'm having a hard time seeing any real benefit though to letting everyone put their points wherever they want.

EA_Aljo​ If i was able to put points where i wanted id have the build that suits me best. Instead you need to work with a certain Player build class. I personally think NHL 09-14 Had it almost as good as you could get it. The thing that ruined that was you needed to rank up with a card system to unlock the attributes. So kids who have all the time in the world could rank up quicker than someone who worked or had a family creating a mismatch. In this game we all get the attributes at the same time which is fair but the 09-14 was just better when it came to freedom. 

I could also say I don't see the real benefit of adding Prebuilds to the game. When its a creative mode. Absolute zero benefit. If the Player is new do what all the other players do now adays go on Youtube get a build or an Idea from that. AS far as meta builds You literally have that problem now lol. Between View player loadouts on the game and Youtube its gotten to the point where many run the same builds. 

I also dont see the need for Skins, Hockey bags, Holiday Jerseys,Pride month stuff or any of that. We've Literally Had the Same Jersey styles pant styles and Logos for the last 5 years lol. I get licensing is hard when it comes to logos. But not even custom logos have changed maybe 2 new ones in the last few years thats it. We should be able to submit ideas and let the design team work on them.

Another thing I dont see the Point in is The Messaging on this game. When did it Become EA job to tell us what to think about certain topics. 

Lastly i don't see the Point in total controls. You want Wind up hitting system but the Michigan locked in with one button lol. makes zero sense to me. Why dont they just have a Custom button mapping  control setting? 

So, what is making them OP then since they can be beat and it's more about skill than attributes? What is unfair about them when other builds, with lower attributes, can compete just fine. You're saying it's not fair, but I'm really not seeing that. If you want to put together a video showing where these builds are unfair, I'll pass it on to the team. There have been very few complaints about these builds other than the skins. Normally, when there's a widespread issue, we get bombarded with comments about it. That hasn't been the case with these builds though.

EA_Aljo​ My problem with them is why do you have the right to make a prebuild with more freedom than I do with a custom build lol. Im not understanding why Prebuilds need to be in the game? We were fine without them before we dont need them now. Keep custom modes Custom if you want the prebuild garbage in Arcade great have a blast.