Create Helmetless players
I hope that we get a patch soon for 22 that allows us to make helmetless players for offline mode. I make classic rosters and it SUCKS having to put a helmet on players that NEVER wore one like Bobb...
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I truly hope this is not the case, but I’ve been asking for the ability to make helmet-less players for years. I vaguely remember getting a response along the lines of the NHL doesn’t want any players represented without the proper equipment or some other legal mumbo jumbo. This leads me to believe that we may never get what we want.
However, and I don’t play EASHL or any other game modes so I’m not sure if this is the case or not, but I’m pretty sure I’ve read that you have the option of not wearing a helmet in some of those modes.
So, if that’s the case, and we’re making players for offline use only, then I don’t see why we can’t have the option.
@Efbomb I totally agree. I posted my last three year's worth of literally begging for helmetless players only to be disappointed every year. The Alumni teams are filled with helmetless players so there's no reason we can't create more helmetless players that aren't included with the game (Bobby Orr and Hull to name two). I'm not sure how anyone is getting hurt because they're not wearing a helmet within the virtual game. Sad to say it and I know it's a broken record, but no competition breeds this sort of thing. They don't have to add diddly doo because they're not competing against anyone else. Nothing lasts forever though in the business world without improvement and continued happy customers. Companies need to keep that in mind. Even if competition returns, they'll have lost what could have been loyal and repeat customers because of these and many other items that shouldn't be so tough to add. But, alas, I won't give up my eternal hope. Hello EA? Is anyone there? LOL
If only EA had not fixed the “no helmet” bug from 4 years ago.
If you didn’t know about it, basically all you had to do was add a shield to the old school JOFA helmet, save, then back out. When you started a game the player wasn’t wearing a helmet.
It was glorious! Then EA found out about it and took it away from us.
- @T2HD I gotta feeling we'll get it soon or even for NHL 23
@EfbombJust to know the feeling, once every couple months ill just go onto CHEL and play around with the create a player option because you can choose no helmet. Its such a joy inside and put tears in my eyes sometimes using that option.
I'm holding out hope that at the latest the helmetless players create option is included on NHL 23. I would buy a new game system, upgrade the PS4 for that game.
- @Atishksingh I feel thy pain and joy. Given all the huge mods they just deployed we shouldn't have to wait another year though. It's not like they haven't been asked to do this for years now (along with the vintage goalie masks). They already have those items in the game (just not for us). Please please EA add them with the next patch that you still have to do to fix the people in the crowds that are still wearing the Ducks logo on their shirts. Hope hope hope and fingers crossed. Cheers!
- @Atishksingh I do the same but with NHL 19 sometimes. I remember the joy when I discovered the no helmet glitch on that game and I could take the helmet off my created Guy Lafleur. What a feeling it was. Also have helmetless Esposito, Orr and Hull on that game among many others. Sometimes I go back and play a game or two on 19 just to get that true retro feeling once again.
Such a shame that glitch was "fixed". - @SvenArne123 Here's hoping we get that feeling back for NHL 22 or even NHL 23.
Tis the most wonderful time of the year. Hope for Xmas we get a patch for creating helmetless players.
Please. Its Christmas 🎄 ☺
If there's one thing I want for Christmas it's this. Think of the amazing 70's rosters we could create for roster sharing..
- @SvenArne123 I'd make fun TV characters too.
Imagine the social media viral videos we could make.
Hell maybe even get big shows like Spittin Chicklets to play a game with our created versions of them or the Slap Shot characters.
The possibilities are endless I'm hoping the helmetless option along with vintage goalie masks are added to the next patch. They still haven't fixed the fans wearing the wrong logos in the stands so I know there's another patch coming. Please, please EA do this! Otherwise you're gonna be on my list of grievances aired tonight at the Festivus celebration. I know you don't want that. 🙂
There's a great original 6 season roster available on PS4 roster sharing. Sadly all the created guys have to wear helmets..
THG is also wanting this option.
- @Atishksingh Love that!! So awesome!! I hope it doesn't fall on deaf ears though. Happy New Year! Hoping 2022 brings us helmetless players and vintage goalie masks for NHL 22 (not NHL 23). They can do it!! I know they can!! They already have helmets being knocked off during fights so the helmetless capability is there for helmetless players.
- @T2HD Would also be nice if we had the option to keep players on the ice after helmets gets knocked off from big hits.
I hate that new rule the NHL put in. Keep bumping this.
Ignoring that we've asked for this option for years now only to be disappointed, EA needs to include this option within the next patch just as a token of appreciation to the fans for putting up with the glitches that we've helped them to identify! Same goes for vintage goalie masks! When their HUT store hoses people they do things like give free packs. I think this is more than a reasonable request. Please EA? Helmetless players and vintage goalie masks within CAP should have already been there.
- @T2HD hopefully we can get some info soon about this
Going by the last few years there should be a patch coming out this week. Hopefully it contains the helmetless option.
- @SvenArne123 That would be amazing
Not sure when the January patch/update is coming out but it's nearly the end of January (says Captain Obvious). I saw this article today: https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10020388-nhl-22-video-game-to-include-womens-teams-in-new-update-in-january.amp.html
I think it's great that EA is including this within the game. I have only one concern. How are the majority of the purchasers of this game going to feel if this is included in the next update but we aren't given the helmetless option for CAP along with vintage goalie masks? I'll answer that for EA. Disappointed at the level of 11 on a 1 to 10 scale. I am puzzled re: they spend resources adding things to minor league and other teams that nobody asked for when all we're asking for is what is essentially already in the game. We have Alumni players/goalies who are helmetless and have goalies wearing vintage goalie masks. Including that option within CAP should be a no-brainer. As I've said, it's the least they can do given how much time the community has spent helping them debug their game. Please EA. Listen to your customers. Thank you.
@T2HDAdding the women is a cool gimmick. But let's be honest...is anyone going to play more than 1 game with them???
Its kinda the same as NHL Threes....just a gimmick to get some.attention but its a mode that nobody will play
First of all. I think its a great move to bring in female teams in the game, I like it in FIFA and I know that football Manager are working on to bring in women leagues in the game.
The sad part is that is only half made, just like World Juniors.
You can´t use the players in anything else than Play now and one tournament.
I would love to be able to create the PHF league with created teams, but I´m afraid they will have locked in the womens teams like they did with the juniors...
About the helmetless players - Yes it should be easy to implement if they want to, because its in the game already, but only half made....
And sadly lot of things in EA Sports games are half made (except HUT related stuffs).
Sadly this option was not added in today's patch either.
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