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HUT

- Would love a "Dismiss (Never show again)" option for various screens/prompts to save a little bit of time. Some examples include new HUT promotions (a dedicated tile in the main HUT HUB makes more sense to me), and "You have no packs to open".

- For HUT, please mark packs with red lettering if you have insufficient funds (Greyed out with a scrolling message also works well).

- If EASHL can award HUT packs, I think it's only fair HUT and other modes be able to offer Chel bags. No need to really focus on single modes at a time, there is always a tiny bit of overall progress each time.

- Please swap random HUT number changes to a single "change your number to anything you want" card in HUT - It's bloatware of the umpteenth degree. *Same for celebrations*

- FIFA has an option to rebuy quick sold cards (you know the ones, super rare cards people didn't actually have in the first place or don't have the heart to admit they goofed and binned so they blame it on a younger slibling), maybe that can get added to NHL down the line? Not nearly as bad a problem as other titles but it's something to consider.

Chel

- There are a LOT menus to go through in Chel and they have been a tad stuttery the last few years; I'm hoping things will be different with next-gen versions but I highly doubt the rest of my team will snag new consoles in time... they don't deserve it but if you have some sort of trick to make things faster for older gen too that'd be alright I guess...

- At least one more primary logo (a secondary logo, if you will...), another secondary mark for your jerseys and 1 or 2 more team colours to use at out leisure. My team makes full use of the alternate jersey but it's a major pain in the butt since we have two different colour schemes going on

- Please change how jersey colour tweaks work; it's been nasty for years and requires multiple presses to open the wheel where real team colours are situated - Eye drop, bucket, multi-select, and "apply to X (including home/away/alternate/all)" options would work wonders

- Please go back to monthly playoffs in EASHL. This month-on, month-off approach doesn't really make much sense to me and seems to just benefit teams who can play lots of games.

I wouldn't mind a larger bracket (random matchmaking) where you'd essentially have to win 16 games (1 mulligan per round maybe?) for a special cup and banner - fewer teams winning this way to promote skill and wins, and people wouldn't have to worry about matchmaking late if it was random.

- Custom attributes for EASHL, please. I prefer the illusion of choice over shoe-horned builds that just don't work on teams with fewer human players. This can lead to meta builds, sure, but we already have those.

- Please add mascot celebrations to EASHL - Fin and Hawky Hawk are God-tier emotes that work perfectly with my created character's canon personality when streaming.

- This is really stupid but we joke our mascot is a real bird, is it possible to make it so you can't see the human inside the suit where the mouth part is? We could just say Squanchy ate the poor guy but regardless, seeing a random dude at certain angles breaks the immersion of mascots anyway.

- Please add more ways of earning team exp for teams with fewer human players in EASHL. I see you added some club finals badges which are super good, but I think there is room for more like penalty kills, no penalties, low shots against, time on attack etc. etc.

I see player progression allows for 30 badges in all categories, please make it at least 30 for club progression as well (honestly, I think it'd be fine if you just made it like "unlimited" (100ish)).

I think it's great you added goalie progression but it's just a waste of space for most clubs - Can players also get things like pass %, no offsides, fighting in aid of hurt teammates, intimidation of opponents, great coach feedback (A's or higher) and total hip checks? This would be a great incentive to really get into the thick of it.

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Villito
New Adventurer
5 years ago
@TTZ_Dipsy While I think there isn't necessarily need for more leagues in the game either, I have to strongly disagree about it being bloated as it is. At least for us european hockey fans it makes a big difference having the highest level european leagues in the game. (Although I wish ea payed a bit more attention to the player overalls as they're really off sometimes, but I'm aware it would take quite a lot of work)
I just think they could be put to better use, for example in BAP and in Franchise Mode. As on PS3 NHL games (if I remember correctly) there was an option to play manager mode in europe.
In Hut it's also nice to be able to use some of those european players.
Additionally AHL and junior leagues are really integral part of Franchise mode of course, and hopefully BAP again in NHL22.
Just wanted to point out those things, so ea team at least won't remove leagues from the game.
TTZ_Dipsy
Hero+
5 years ago
@Villito you bring up fair points. I guess "bloated" was the wrong choice of word - I just think the game is already stretched thin across the board and worry resources would be taken away from other aspects to give European leagues an authentic feel. * I understand offline needs a lot more love than it has, I'm just a stubborn EASHL main
I don't know the exact dimensions but there would be changes in rink size and overall playstyle between leagues. Everyone has an opinion on stats - they could use some work but I have 0 inkling as to how they can make everyone happy.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
5 years ago
There's already international size ice in the game, but you're right that there would be a lot to add to authentically support European leagues. It's certainly not out of the question, but this is an NHL focused game. Many of the leagues in the game are closely associated with the NHL as well. We've certainly had numerous requests over the years to support European leagues. I really hope it happens, but as @TTZ_Dipsy said, we also need to consider using resources on a feature that might not be as well-received as more popular requests. Regardless, you never know. It's entirely possible European leagues could be supported someday. At least, I hope we get roster sharing added at some point so that European rosters could be created and shared more easily.
Villito
New Adventurer
5 years ago
@EA_Aljo I think @TTZ_Dipsy just brought the rink size and different plastyles up as an example, although I don't know if someone has suggested them. I think the current EAs european sized rink is "close enough" to represent those. And while more authenticity would be awesome I totally recognize the amount of resources it would require, as you said it's an NHL focused game.
I just wanted to point out to TTZ_Dipsy why it's not bloated having the current amount of leagues in game.
Yes, roster sharing would definitely be something that could help with those rosters, let's hope it happens.
As for the rosters, I think many euro players, especially the lower rated ones, are underrated in game in terms of their OVRs (like 5 OVR points or so), there shouldn't be really that many players at 50s OVR, which makes them lower rated than many players in the junior leagues. You can notice it the other way around: players returning from NA to European leagues have highest OVRs by clear margin, while they're not that much better irl. And in that the top NHL prospects are the highest rated in their teams even though they're actually often not the best players in those teams.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
5 years ago
@Villito

Thanks a lot for the input. Overalls are always something that we get varying opinions on. Most often, people are in disagreement. They usually feel their favorite players should have higher ratings. Regardless, I'm not saying overalls are always 100% accurate. Overalls for HUT are going to be different than other modes as well. Players start out lower so they have room to grow over the year. For other modes, they're given an overall that represents their real-world skill. However, it also is kind of subjective. 2 people can have very different ideas of what the overall of a player should be. All I can really tell you is that our team does their best to decide on accurate overalls.
scottafghan
5 years ago
As a player who ONLY plays BAP I would like to see 1) Give us back the juniors...I want to develop my player for a few years in the Soo again. 2) why can't I play in the AHL.....very few guys start right in the NHL level, bring back the minor league playability and getting called up and sent down. 3) Sunday training reminder.....bring in back full time, if we are not good we would be in the AHL for awhile getting better. This "everyone is a superstar" (players) is ridiculous and so unrealistic 4) where did the salary cap go? It absolutely sucks that you have to be drafted by the Rangers or the Kings playing the way you should.....When I would develop my player for a few years in the Juniors, god knows what round I would go in or who would draft me and that is the way real life is, bring it back. Stop having the head coach calling me a 70 rated rookie to the bench to tell me how I should win the game.....he would be calling one of the stars of the team over for that.
Scott in the Philippines
yarg232
5 years ago
I agree with all BAP wish lists. Can I also add to BAP, have your entire career stats someplace? I mean if you're playing 25-30 years, you should be able to go back and see what year you played best (or worst) at any time. This is a no brainer. We should have access to our entire personal stats as long as we're playing.

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