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0vsyany
Seasoned Novice
2 months ago

How could you make be a pro worse than 25

I just created a new be a pro in 25 and it's miles better than the new one. It is repetative, but in comparison with the new one it was better.

Yes, the new one fixes a bug with x factors being too hard (for some even impossible) to obtain, but in NHL 26 you only could play in the 4th line with the great new Form Score feature. I'm not buying and playing 26 or newer ones with this mode, it was the only mode that I liked in your game, even if it was poorly made. Now it is just not fun or realistic, it is just bad mode, you broke it with form.

So happy that EA Play trial saved me 70 bucks with this one

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  • 0vsyany's avatar
    0vsyany
    Seasoned Novice
    2 months ago

    Another thing is that you could just used Coach feedback to evaluate the player, it is fine, but you implement some new metrics and mechanics and just don't test them, because you don't have time or people.

    The result? The biggest upgrade mode for your new game is unplayable on harder difficulties, you need to play on Rookie to be able to rise up. NHL 25 (Coach that wants to talk to you 3-4 times in the game with unskippable cutscene) or NHL 20 (last one before pricey pond hockey) had better Be a Pro mechanics than this one.

    Knowing that X Factor bug was in the game since NHL 21 in be a pro all the way to NHL 25, I don't think you would fix the issue, but I hope you would, because the gameplay on ice is good.

  • SzuperSkillz's avatar
    SzuperSkillz
    Seasoned Adventurer
    2 months ago

    The fact that you can start developing your man from the junior league at the age of 16 is a lovely feature of NHL20. If you combined the best of NHL20 and 25, you would have a really good be a pro.

  • jprovo1's avatar
    jprovo1
    Rising Veteran
    2 months ago

    the game was released Sept 12 and got 1 quick, supposed, form score patch on Sept 15. nothing for Be A Pro since then only for the online players. it's been over a month since that quick patch (to me, didn't do a dang thing) and have heard NOTHING from EA weather they are fixing that stupid form score or telling us to go screw ourselves. to me, it shouldn't take a month to fix form score with ALL the complaints about it. I just don't see how hard it is to change a few number in the code but again I could be wrong. but the point is with all the posts here about it you would figure they would be keeping us informed about what the heck they ARE doing with it or not doing. to me silence tells me they are saying " we got your money so just deal with it". Ovsyany said the trial saved him, wish it did for me. when I tried the trial it was NOT this bad. I had not changed a single setting and had the game on superstar and for the first time my AI players played like they were supposed to and I did really well. I was like gosh they actually fixed the game!?!? as soon as the game was "released", it was like they changed the freaking code back to the horrible state it's in now.

  • 0vsyany's avatar
    0vsyany
    Seasoned Novice
    2 months ago

    I think if they just change the number, e.g. make you achieve 50 form to progress instead of 75, which is point per game player, the whole mode and this new chapter thing would lose it sense, it would be too easy.

    The whole form system needs a revaluation, it is too simple at the moment, this is why I don't think they could really fix this, they can just make it too simple, like what they did with EA FC. They implemented new contract system in 24 which was broken, so instead of fixing it they just make it too simple, so that players won't complain much.

    Given that be a pro is the last mode for EA attention and time, this is your Be a Pro from 26 to 31, if EA would still be making NHL games.

    I would like to be wrong, but I don't have any hope for this mode.

  • jprovo1's avatar
    jprovo1
    Rising Veteran
    2 months ago

    this is what everyone is complaining about. in this video I actually tried to not get a point and get 0 in +/- and lose but that didn't work but I only got an assist so 1 point and did get 0 in +/-. so the coaches score for that game has me A- (92%) for offense (target 63%, B-), B (70%) for defense (target 55%, C+), and teamplay A+ (100%) (target 70%, B), and A (94%) for overall (target 63%). all way above target so you tell me why in the freak did I lose 5 points. to me, and a lot of others, that is a hell of a game for a 2way defenseman. I also got 8 hits and 5 shots. the reason I lost 5 was I did not score a goal or get 2 or more assists which is what the form score is all about, scoring points, and that's what we're complaining about. I should have stayed at 100 for that game. so my point is that if they lower the form score to 50-60 you can have a few bad games and even lose a few but not get sent to the AHL every 8 games you play for pete sake. that is not making the game to simple, it's having an actual Pro hockey player who doesn't have to score a goal or tons of points every game. oh and for losing 5 with just an assist, could you imagine what the score would have been if I did not get any points and lose? probably around 20-40 even with the coaches feedback around the same percentages. that's just stupid insane. heck the entire game is geared to scoring goals. in the coaches feedback you get 17% increase to offense for 1 goal and 13 or so for an assist but for shot blocks you only get 1-2% increase for each one so it would take you 10-17 blocked shots to get what you would for 1 goal. again stupid insane.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahrNux-FPFA

     

  • 0vsyany's avatar
    0vsyany
    Seasoned Novice
    2 months ago

    An A overall grade is an outstanding game, I very rarely get those on superstar. This is a joke, I agree with you.

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