NHL’27 motto, “We fixed it”
There are a lot of posts about what is wrong with the game and right now as you read this, devs are working on NHL27 and trying to come up with new ideas for the game. Here is an idea. Just fix what needs to be fixed. I cant speak for others, but I dont need new hitting animations, I dont need new ways to score or add sweat to skin. I just want things to function as they should when I bought the game. The following is a list for BAP only. I cant speak for other game modes.
Presentation. Pre-game presentation should be better. Apart from the grudge matches and your first NHL game, the pre-game presentation is only 10 seconds long. Show my player, make the intro longer. Let me see raising of the banner when you win the cup and let me skate on the ice if Im one of the “Stars of the game”. Fix it side note. Grudge match animations. The goalie doesn’t have stick.
Sliders.. Controller settings still not saving since tethering was introduced. Extremely frustrating that a BAP goalie has to stop a game and change controller settings. Also reports that sliders are not saving and the penalty sliders. Fix it side note. Controller settings available ONLY when you begin to play a game. Fix it side note. Aggression slider needs a larger variance. Even at 0/100 I’ll get 50 hits in a game in 7min periods. Goalie reaction slider doesn’t appear to have any effect. 0/100 or 100/100 appears to perform the same. Why cant I change my goalie stance? If I can change my hair style and goalie pads, beard length, why cant I change my goalie stance?
Animations.. The goalie animations are terrible at best. The goalie limbs are too long, legs are twisting the wrong way, the jersey is too blocky and the movements and goalie animations are terrible at best. My goalie will use his elbow on his glove hand to block a shot instead of catching the puck. Also some goalie stances look horrible when the goalie is moving. I have given you pictures or videos of this in previous posts. Look at goalie stance 22 and watch the glove hand side and stick hand side move in inhuman ways.
The whole energy system is a good idea but terrible implementation. Health drain is just too much and you dont get enough energy points in a week. If you play 3 games in a week, you need to save 3 energy points. If Im the goalie and I dont play for 4 straight games, why is my health exactly the same? I should recover automatically. Have a health regeneration equation where you gain on days you dont play and days between games. If I dont play for a week, my health should be at 100%. But I digress. It’s 12 points go gain one trait point. Give us more attribute choices. Keep the money, and the management options, but give us more options like speed, agility, shot power or save reflexes. Maybe keep the health level but give us regeneration on days off or games we dont play.
BAP start of a career. I’ll tell you what I did like. I like the interview and the rewards process. That was a great change in my opinion. You can let the draft go or you can choose your team. I like that too. What I dont like. You gave us the WJ, a choice of tournament and go thru the draft and the offseason and there is NO option do all of that with downloaded/Current Rosters. You have to make that choice between a level 75 player with some improved attributes you earned OR you start from the base level 69 player. WHY? Why cant you write a program where the offseason continues with all the trades and FA signings and on Sept 12, you have a pop up. Continue with the current roster or downloaded roster? That way, the player has the choice and has a slightly advanced player with upgraded attributes. Fix it side note. All goalie styles begin with exactly the same attributes. How did this pass QC? Butterfly, Stand up and Hybrid all have the exact same attributes. Why does a butterfly goalie have 73 glove low and stick low with 74 5hole but an 87 stick high and glove high attributes? This wasn’t in issue with NHL25
EA, you have everything already in your kitchen to make a great product. You dont need to go to the market and buy new ingredients that can foul everything up. Just fix all the issues. Because as a consumer and EA’s history of fixing things, I wont buy nhl27 until these issues are addressed. I have say here and with my wallet. If you wont listen to your fans here, you will hear them with your lack of sales. Sad but true. Good luck.
