Initial Trailer Impressions
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I'm not sure anyone would have anything good to say. They didnt show much. The trailer could have been made for 25 and I'd have had no idea. That being said, I'm sure they have more to announce. The trailer is always bare bones. Hoping they made some big updates when they start their deep dives. This year I'll be deployed for second half the game's life so I won't be as upset about it falling short of expectations but it would be nice to see a step in the right direction. Revamped BaP, ideally it works along side WoC like some other games but we will see. Connected franchise was teased 4-5 years ago as a multi-year project, maybe that's done cooking? I've read that HUT has a salary cap, if done right that could be a huge W. Of course if they start creating 95 ovr players with low salary cap defeating the purpose of the cap and creating an even bigger division of players it could be bad. Time will tell. Unimpressed, still somewhat hopeful, not confident we will see any of the changes we want.
I'm sure they have more to announce.
Let's hope so because the current list of 'features' feels like a kick in the gut: https://www.ea.com/games/nhl/nhl-26/features
Connected franchise was teased 4-5 years ago as a multi-year project, maybe that's done cooking?
Can't imagine they'd pass up an opportunity to announce this during the initial hype rollout.
Yeah, I'm trying to be optimistic but that was a REALLY poor showing if that's the main features.
All 4 "features" are essentially nothing.
Ice-q 2.0.. a long winded way of saying they added some stats that not many will care a whole lot about.. a cool feature, but nothing that should be on the back of a cover.
X factors... were any added? That seems like exactly what we had before, no?
Be a pro "updates" I hope this means fully Revamped.. "rookie to superstar" before it was minors to superstar.. Hopefully this is more than minor upgrades.. I know College football allows you to look around the stadium, I'm assuming this is one thing being added to the mode.. Hopefully this isnt one of the updates they're talking about and its not just a couple small ports from CFL.
HUT seasons.. i dont play any HUT.. weren't there seasons before?
The deep dives will be the true tale. Hoping that as they release more information, we will see some of the things that we have been asking for. If we only see minor tweaks, there may be a lot less sales this year. I am waiting until after its release, instead of pre-ordering. I want to know what people think of the changes before sinking money into the game. I also want to know just how much was done to improve the game. Too early to tell at this point.
