First of all got to say I was happy that the Be a Pro got an overhaul...BUT seriously I wonder why some decent features of the mode were removed.- Now it seems like the ahl doesn't even exist in the mode. Now you just get scratched every other game if you play bad enough.- Playing in the chl for more than one memorial cup and with that also choosing your starting age isn't an option anymore.Someone might actually want to either play or just sim and train and develop their player to a decent overall before being drafted. - The social media/info screen got removed as well. A shame, as I found it interesting to learn about trades and contracts from there. Have to add that the AI is completely idiotic with the contracts as it seems to let all the players go to free agency.Maybe next year we'll get those back along with the option to play in europe for at least a season or two, hopefully.In addition, would be nice if there was just a possibility to go undrafted in the draft, as it seems like you'll get drafted at 160 no matter how badly you play.Currently when starting the career in europe or chl, that consumes a contract year from other players so that everyones' contract is up a year too early.And when starting straight in nhl, the player is actually 17 yo, a one year too young instead.

Hey @Villito Be A Pro is one of my favorite modes. Thank you for your feedback. I'll pass this one to the team😎 EA_Joz

@EA_Joz Thank you for your work to make the game better, appreciate it.Just came up with two other things about the BAP, hopefully they'd get passed forward too:- Not sure if it's intentional, but you're not able to edit your pros skating or shooting style in 'edit player' after starting the mode, I think it should be possible.- When you reach 99 in some attribute, the xp you receive for that since then goes to waste, while some attributes are next to impossible to develop (discipline especially). Might need some option to choose where to focus the xp earned in matches, as you just can't completely change the way you play the game.Thanks!

Yeah it’s missing the junior season which is ridiculous. Why did I get drafted 160 overall as a goalie to the ducks, and being a backup to Gibson when I’m 72ovr? I went sub.900 and somehow got the starting job the next season? I played like garbage and they still started me, now a 76 ovr, more than Gibson. why?why does the game not punish you for being bad? Why can’t you get sent down to the ahl? Or back to the ohl/q/whl if you’re not ready? I was so pumped for the revamp of this mode, but I was so disappointed by taking out these vital features that not only make the game realistic, but also actually fun and rewarding

Another Feautire removed that really Ticked me off was you get drafted by the rangers like i did and your toast you have to stay there your career you cant request a trade anymore that is just unacceptable you are making a game realistic yet the team your drafted to from the memorial cup is prison if you dont want to play there cause there is no way to goto were you want to play

@EA_Joz I'll just continue with the player development here instead of a new thread:- Instead of the weekly training asking to confirm every selection, it would be better so that you'd dirst add the number of training sessions you want to assign for each attribute, and just press "confirm all" in the end.- Instead of the weekly development report popping up to the whole screen every week, it should be visible all the time. For example on the right side on the main screen and just changing with RS which individual attributes you want to check out. With the same fluidity you can now check out the line score or challenges.-Juat to highlight: here is literally little to no use for knowing which "level" your shooting etc is, the info on the individual attributes just is the important one.The way the first two function currently makes you spend too much time on the menus and confirming everything all the time.I think that would be less heavy for the system to work with * well, as it seems like the game slows down the more you play.

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EA_Joz
EA Staff (Retired)
5 years ago
Hey @Villito Be A Pro is one of my favorite modes. Thank you for your feedback. I'll pass this one to the team😎

EA_Joz
Villito
New Adventurer
5 years ago
@EA_Joz Thank you for your work to make the game better, appreciate it.

Just came up with two other things about the BAP, hopefully they'd get passed forward too:
- Not sure if it's intentional, but you're not able to edit your pros skating or shooting style in 'edit player' after starting the mode, I think it should be possible.
- When you reach 99 in some attribute, the xp you receive for that since then goes to waste, while some attributes are next to impossible to develop (discipline especially). Might need some option to choose where to focus the xp earned in matches, as you just can't completely change the way you play the game.

Thanks!
SkylerJames13
5 years ago
Yeah it’s missing the junior season which is ridiculous. Why did I get drafted 160 overall as a goalie to the ducks, and being a backup to Gibson when I’m 72ovr? I went sub.900 and somehow got the starting job the next season? I played like garbage and they still started me, now a 76 ovr, more than Gibson.
why?
why does the game not punish you for being bad? Why can’t you get sent down to the ahl? Or back to the ohl/q/whl if you’re not ready?

I was so pumped for the revamp of this mode, but I was so disappointed by taking out these vital features that not only make the game realistic, but also actually fun and rewarding
Roman_Reinss
5 years ago
Another Feautire removed that really Ticked me off was you get drafted by the rangers like i did and your toast you have to stay there your career you cant request a trade anymore that is just unacceptable you are making a game realistic yet the team your drafted to from the memorial cup is prison if you dont want to play there cause there is no way to goto were you want to play
Villito
New Adventurer
5 years ago
@SkylerJames13 yes exactly, literally one of the best features of the old mode was taken out of it in revamp.
I think it should be either
1- you're high enough in overall and that's why you get to the nhl (and additionally play at least decenly)
2 - or you get there by playing really well enough, regardless of overall
Villito
New Adventurer
5 years ago
@Roman_Reinss oh I didn't even realize that was taken out. But yes, that should definitely be an option. Can you change the teams when becoming UFA, at least? I'm not that far yet, so I don't know.

And I'll add that the contract negotiations staying the same is a real let down (just read that they haven't changed).
I think you should be able to ask for a sum and term, with maybe your agent suggesting something, but you could make the decision in the end. And the team might offer you something else, and you'd end up negotiating a bit.
Villito
New Adventurer
5 years ago
@EA_Joz I'll just continue with the player development here instead of a new thread:

- Instead of the weekly training asking to confirm every selection, it would be better so that you'd dirst add the number of training sessions you want to assign for each attribute, and just press "confirm all" in the end.

- Instead of the weekly development report popping up to the whole screen every week, it should be visible all the time. For example on the right side on the main screen and just changing with RS which individual attributes you want to check out. With the same fluidity you can now check out the line score or challenges.
-Juat to highlight: here is literally little to no use for knowing which "level" your shooting etc is, the info on the individual attributes just is the important one.

The way the first two function currently makes you spend too much time on the menus and confirming everything all the time.
I think that would be less heavy for the system to work with * well, as it seems like the game slows down the more you play.
Masher_Smasher
5 years ago
@SkylerJames13 wrote:
Yeah it’s missing the junior season which is ridiculous. Why did I get drafted 160 overall as a goalie to the ducks, and being a backup to Gibson when I’m 72ovr? I went sub.900 and somehow got the starting job the next season? I played like garbage and they still started me, now a 76 ovr, more than Gibson.
why?
why does the game not punish you for being bad? Why can’t you get sent down to the ahl? Or back to the ohl/q/whl if you’re not ready?

I was so pumped for the revamp of this mode, but I was so disappointed by taking out these vital features that not only make the game realistic, but also actually fun and rewarding
I haven't gotten past year 1 in BAP, so I'm curious what the free agency process is like. One of my biggest gripes last year was only having 2 interested teams when I hit FA (really 1, since my current team made an offer).
It made no sense that after grinding through the minors, getting a high enough rating to get drafted No. 1 and then finishing my ELC as one of the highest rated players in the game there weren't more teams offering me.
Most other flaws I could brush off with "well, it's only a video game." But after all that work, having so few options In FA, that was one thing I could not let go.
SkylerJames13
5 years ago
@Masher_Smasher wrote:
I haven't gotten past year 1 in BAP, so I'm curious what the free agency process is like. One of my biggest gripes last year was only having 2 interested teams when I hit FA (really 1, since my current team made an offer).
It made no sense that after grinding through the minors, getting a high enough rating to get drafted No. 1 and then finishing my ELC as one of the highest rated players in the game there weren't more teams offering me.
Most other flaws I could brush off with "well, it's only a video game." But after all that work, having so few options In FA, that was one thing I could not let go.
Yup it’s still like that. You only get offers from the team you’re currently playing with, and from one other team. I think I played 6 seasons by simming everything. Made it to a 97ovr goalie. The game is so boring. I literally did nothing and I am basically the best goalie in the entire game. There’s the countless bugs and missing features, and then there is the game coddling you and making you win easy.
simmed it all on superstar. What a pile of garbage
Villito
New Adventurer
5 years ago
@Masher_Smasher There's kind of two sides of this I think.
On the other hand, when you're an RFA (at least would be in real world for the first couple of years), it's kind of realistic to not have so many teams offering you a contract
But after all it's a video game, so it would be nice to have the freedom to have more offers on the table.