How Attributes Work in NHL 26

Would be cool to also add a list of actions that effect specific stats in BAP, like how beating icing calls improves speed(i think?) So at least if I wanna work on certain aspects of the game, itll be easier/make sense

The default is 5/10, as you mentioned. So, lowering/raising that score lowers/raises how it performs.

MostlyHubris​ BoostPacks are a far better Option than Xfactors as the Boost pack only affected the attribute it was put towards where Xfactors are Op in several ways. You are correct though EA did Mess up and had Acceleration turned down to far where it didnt matter how high you had it didnt work on one of the earlier games. There have been a few games where certain Attributes didnt work properly. EA really does have to get all attributes to function correctly you should be able to feel the difference between higher and lower attributes even when the Difference is small. Xfactors Ruins Attributes especially the way its set up now.  You could have 80 hitting with red truc and throw people around like ragdolls. If you have red warrior you can basically skate through anything. If they were to keep Xfactors which I dont think they should. They should make it the way they had it on NHL 25 where you needed a certain amount of Attributes to use the different tiered Xfactors. Example. 80 hitting unlocks the first tier 85 the second tier and 90 unlocks the 3rd. But even with this way shows the flaws of Xfactors and attributes. Because if you can unlock the third tier Xfactor with 90 Attribute points there is no reason to place your attributes any higher than 90. So I think The best way to do it would be have your 3 tiers but you need have a certain level of attributes to unlock the tier. But its also based off of player build type. So lets say a Powerforward has 90 hitting he can unlock the 3rd tier truc but a dangler should need 93 hitting to unlock it or a dangler has 90 he can unlock 3rd tier ankle breaker where it takes 95 for a Powerforward to use. That way there is some distinction between players plus it would force players to use more attributes to unlock the higher Xfactor.

As for faceoffs  Defensive builds shouldn't have the same points as a forward. Can a Dman win a draw sure but its unlikely hes going to win more than a center who takes thousands of them a year. I Think the only change they should make to face off is allow us to add attributes to it. Instead of it being capped at 90. 

I want to know what the Attributes affects slider actually do? I know at 0 all attributes are the same and all players are the same. What slider setting is the setting where each player performs at their attributes? 

Logic says 10/10 will have each player at 100% of their attributes, but the default is 5/10.. so is 5/10 where all players perform as designed? Is 10/10 become exaggerated? Does each tick up or down reduce or increase?

EA_Aljo​ Xfactors are garbage this year. You guys are going to be battling And tinkering them all year because of how OP some of them are. XFactors also Ruin Attributes so it really doesn't matter.

If youre going to Keep Xfactors atleast do it a better way because right now its awful. The different levels of Xfactor should only be unlocked by How many points you put towards the maint attribute. As see on NHL 25

Example. Hitting/Truculence. 80 points opens the yellow attribute 85 opens up purple or 90 opens up red Xfactors. 

Ive tested Hitting with and without truculence and its very noticeable which is good it means the Xfactor is working. The bad part about it is. If you set An attribute such as Hitting at a high level 90+ without the Truculence it feels like an absolute waste of points. Again ive used this analogy On another thread but With Truculence it feels like im hitting with a baseball bat without and with High points 90+ it feels like im hitting with a pillow. This is a huge problem. What if id like to Use another Xfactor so i decided to Raise Hitting super high thinking that will still give me good hitting ability but it doesn't only Truculence gives me the feel it should. 

Truculence is also huge when it comes to an opponent Using warrior or whatever Xfactor gives you the ability to resist hits. With Truculence I feel i can still hit the guy using Warrior effectively but just using a high attribute in hitting i just bounce off.

Now im sure you'll ask for video evidence please just try yourself.

Again I believe Xfactors should only be available By the amount of attribute points you put towards the main Attribute in the Xfactor see on NHL 25. 

But I Still think the best Idea wouldve just Been to go back to Boost packs seen on NHL 09-14. Its way simpler and only affects the one attribute instead of giving you boost on a few different ones. .

Xfactors will be a huge Problem this year if they dont change the way they work and also how effective Higher Attribute levels will be. 

Also Im starting to Feel like theyre trying to faze attribute out because of the amount of garbage prebuilds they continue to add for absolutely no reason. There are probably more prebuilds than custom builds at this point. Prebuilds once again fast track you to certain Xfactors. Total garbage. 

Regarding attributes and X-Factors,

If I want to maximize attribute points and I use Truculence, should I remove points from "Body Checking" knowing that my x-factor will make my hits strong?

In other words, is it the same to use Elite Edge with 90 in Agility VS 75 in Agility? Or the X-Factor bypasses the attribute stat anyway?

Same question with Tape-To-Tape and the "Passing" attribute...

Thanks

Thanks. I'll pass this on.

As far as I know, attributes are capped at 99. Even with XFs. I'm looking into this though and will let you know when I have an answer.

Edit: I was mistaken! Partially, at least. Attributes are capped at 99. However, XFs that apply to a specific attribute will let you go over that 99.

I'll pass this on for you. Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback on this. You're very welcome!