WOC Connor McDavid pre-build

Same here tbh. Not sure how I'd balance it and stuff, I posted a handful of different ideas of how I would do it. I would be afraid of them balancing it given this build haha 😄 😂 

I think you capture as much data as you can now with how players are allocating attributes, get some pro players to give their 2 cents, then base each attribute on the corresponding values. Speed must be EXTREMELY costly. Xfactors need rebalanced AND points reallocated. 

Then you have several options for year long progress.. either allow for players to go straight to 99 or have seasonal caps. You could have multiplayer achievement ovr caps. 

You would also need to decide on how players switch builds.. do they need to start a new build if they need reallocated points or to have diff builds for diff positions/ modes? Personally I'd at least have every build have a set faceoff rating no matter your chosen position so that if a C wasn't on and a defenseman had to move up to play that role they could without an issue. 

All that being said even if EA was extremely predatory about it and forced you to make several builds for diff modes/ positions I would still feel it would be a better system than what we have now, and lets be honest, they would make even more money. Everyone wins?

Currently we reset our builds each season.. we get absolutely broken builds dropping with speeds that defensemen can't replicate and they're locked behind a paywall. I dislike UT because it's predatory but at least you CAN grind for a better team.. WoC you can't just grind to get these unbalanced builds. Just a really bad look imo. 

I just wish I could look at this game and have confidence they're taking it in the right direction even if it was small steps.. seems anytime one thing gets better other things get far worse and we end up with a product that looks less like hockey and more unbalanced/ arcade like. These builds are no different. I feel like the enthusiasm the devs have with this product are mirrored by the enthusiasm Celebrini had when voice acting in BAP 🤣 I will say the game did take a few strides in the right direction as far as gameplay goes.. it is just overshadowed by how broken some xfactors are. 

I've actually wanted the NBA 2K method to have come for awhile because at least you know where it all stands.

What a joke

That honestly might have to be the move.. start getting people to stop using them by just not playing against them. Shark was bad, Jean was super bad, this is worse. Honestly at this point just go 2k rout.. start with a 60 build him up with play or $ and stop hiding the fact you are money hungry and making it p2w. Building my guy up all year would be fun at least, and it would be my own build. I just dunno where they're planning to go from here. I asked in another post about Jean if they were gonna roll out with even more broken builds.. this likely answers that question. Can't wait for next season when they have a 6'9 270lb 99 speed, 99 hitting ultra instinct Chara build that we can buy!! I suppose if all those kids grab mom's credit card because these builds are so good, then this mobile game dev team did what they were hired to do. It might ruin the game for some, but it puts $ in their pockets.. like I said, if it's just gonna be a money grab, can we at least make it fun and make it like 2K? Lemme build my guy online/ or off (especially if friends aren't on) port over a lot of the BAP content. Allow players to buy up to a specific level, 75-80? Then grind the rest of the way. This McDavid build, if real.. it's just about $ and that's it. They threw balance right out the window of a 47 floor building 🤣 

My guess is sadly this could be the future where custom builds are once again removed and we just have a set of player builds and each season they add some builds to unlock.  Overall I'm not a huge fan.  I wasn't even a fan of the character builds either.  I don't mind them selling skins but I guess they are pushing the envelope to see if people play more now to these builds and/or if people miss out if they will pay big $$$ to get them.

I already dislike the existing rebuilds but now these totally defeat the purpose of creating your own WOC build/character. If they want to keep the moose, pumpkin, whatever characters only allow them in the arcade 1’s and 3’s and whatnot. Keep the NHL players in NHL modes and out of EASHL.

This McDavid build is ridiculously over powered compared to what we can build our own. How is that fair gameplay? If the elite players start using these builds then they’ll be unstoppable. I’m planning on backing out of any drop in dressing room and lobby if I see any of these NHL builds. I suggest others do the same. If these players can’t find a game using them then they’ll have no choice but to not use them. Let’s keep EASHL how it should be.

That is wack. Wtf is even that 😭

I really do try to keep a level head and even keeled discourse because I love the game, and I enjoy brainstorming ways to make it better. But really,  sometimes it feels like EA sits down and says "how can we frustrate and alienate our long time players even more?"  I don't get this move.  Its only going to reinforce the meta everyone complains about.

Gotta suck out as much money as they can before the players fall off.