BAP Wishlist - Updated

@ccleme20Awesome and well thought out post. Some things I’d like to see are;

1. Free Skate/ Practice with your player. While I would like your idea better, all they would have to do is add your BAP player to the roster of that team. Go into Training mode and pick your scenario. Granted it’s not the same having to control all of the other players but at the very least you could free skate. I only play WoC and BAP and it’s jarring coming from from my WoC character to my BAP scrub. I’d like to be able to go into free skate to see what shots and dekes I can actually pull off compared to my WoC skater.

Back to your idea, I played UFC 4 this year. It was the first UFC game I’d ever played. What hooked me was the career mode and training camp. I liked that I actually had to practice the skills I wanted to level. That would be a nice addition to BAP. Maybe not as in depth becuase of how long seasons are but something more than what we have.

2. Team / Teammate AI. I wouldn’t care that we can’t select strategies IF every coach/team had variations or personality but no matter what team you play on it’s the same. Dump the puck in the offensive zone or turn to the boards and wait to be pinned in either zone. Opposing AI will cycle the puck while AI teammates let them but the second you enter the offensive zone, you get rushed by the entire team.

Either give each team unique game plans / strategies or let us choose these in the AI section of the slider menu. They already exist for franchise and HUT so implementing in BAP shouldn’t be hard?

3. The option to restart a game. Man this one sucks in all modes. WoC Pro-AM and BAP are the worst since it takes so long to get back into the game. I try to take my lumps as they come but sometimes the AI does some really dumb stuff that I’m not willing to either take a loss over or spend the next 30min playing. The AI has improved but adding a restart option to the game menu would be awesome.

4. I love the addition of abilities but the unlocks have to be reworked. I like having things to grind for but play 5 years on the same team? I don’t like simming games but it looks like I’m going to have to start unless they change some of these.

5. Give us more to do off ice if we want. Mainly with the salary perks, trading/contract options and social media stuff. And we need more lines / commentary that can span a career.

6. With the NHL series being an annual release, I would LOVE to be able continue my BAP career in the latest release. There’s no way you’re getting far into any career without simming a ton before the next NHL installment. Let us transfer our player to the new version   .

As far as EA not working on something that lacks micro transactions, they improved a ton with WoC and EASHL this year and I’m kinda surprised they didn’t add micro transactions for hockey bags and cosmetics. It wouldn’t bother me if they did but they aren’t monetizing either of those any more than BAP.