Thousands of customers who have supported this game for years have been asking for GM Connected to come back since it left. There have been petitions all over the internet begging for this game mode. Up until this point you have ignored your loyal fans. We ask that you return this game mode. We know it’s not that hard to add back into the game. We all think you won’t add it back in because it doesn’t make you money. Let me tell you this, you make money when we the fans purchase the game. So how about listening to us and doing what we want???? This is long overdue, step up to the plate EA.

@JCans11 The reason it matters when very few people use a feature is because it takes a lot of work to rebuild that mode in the current version of the game. I say there are high priorities because we want to make the most of the short time there is each year to build the new game. When there are 1500 people out of the hundreds of thousands that play the game wanting one feature, but the rest of the population wants work in other areas of the game, the dev team tends to focus on the features that benefit the large part of the community so it impacts the most people. Otherwise, spending countless hours on a feature very few play isn't the best way to utilize our resources. That's not to say we don't want GMC to return. I know there's a very big interest in that from the dev team so hopefully, it happens.

Fairly sure it was removed because most of the player base didn't play it but I understand your point - Hopefully we'll get some news later this month

@SwAgStRaDaMuS30 There is a franchise mode. It's just not online. I don't see how we're stealing money since there is one mode that some people choose to spend money on. We're not taking their money without their notice. That would be stealing.

@SwAgStRaDaMuS30I'm sorry mate but 75,000 is a ludicrous number - NHL on PC is a vastly more popular topic and even then they could only garner 15,000 dedicated signatures; let's be nice and double that number for more casual players and you still have numbers that are too low.EASHL is one of the most popular modes that isn't monetized anymore. The team has an obligation to the community to provide resources into modes they are going to play so it makes sense they'd give the axe to something like Connected.Even if you got 50,000 people to sign a petition, that'd be less than 10% of the total player base which just isn't viable business

@SwAgStRaDaMuS30 The reason why it hasn't been returned was due to a low population of people playing it. It has nothing to do with not being monetized. If that were the issue, there would be only one mode available to play. There are a dozen other modes besides HUT that aren't monetized. Hopefully, we'll see this mode return, but we don't have any details at this time. The dev team is aware of the requests, but there also have been bigger priorities to focus on.

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TTZ_Dipsy
Hero+
6 years ago
Fairly sure it was removed because most of the player base didn't play it but I understand your point - Hopefully we'll get some news later this month
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
6 years ago
@SwAgStRaDaMuS30

The reason why it hasn't been returned was due to a low population of people playing it. It has nothing to do with not being monetized. If that were the issue, there would be only one mode available to play. There are a dozen other modes besides HUT that aren't monetized. Hopefully, we'll see this mode return, but we don't have any details at this time. The dev team is aware of the requests, but there also have been bigger priorities to focus on.
SwAgStRaDaMuS30
6 years ago
@EA_Aljo That is the problem, your priorities are completely *** backwards. How can a professional sports game not have the ability to go into a multi team franchise with friends? The reason this mode was apparently “not being played” was because people had issues with connecting. Did the dev team ever try to fix it or get to the bottom of the problem though? No, you guys continue to push that stupid game mode that’s half broken and many of your fans don’t even play. My brother and I have purchased this game for the past 4 years hoping we could do something normal like go into a franchise together and we have not even played it AT ALL once we realized it wasn’t in the game. Change.org had a petition signed with 1500 people saying they wanted the mode. Think about that, 1500 people took time out of there day to find this and sign it, that’s probably about 5% of the people who want the mode back. The rest just stopped buying your game. And if you continue many more won’t buy it. Your ratings are terrible and this is a big reason why. Listen to your fans and add a game mode that should be the first one you work on year in year out in a profession sports game. All I hear is excuses and it’s pathetic. Half your fans could care less about this Chel crap and ultimate team. This is all I have to say, “there are bigger priorities” is disrespectful to the fan base. That’s not the correct answer.
SwAgStRaDaMuS30
6 years ago
I won’t be buying any NHL games anymore until you add the game mode. I can also tell you about 50 people I know will also not be buying it for the same reason. I know it’s all about money so you can either lose our money or add it in. It’s that simple.
JCans11
6 years ago
@EA_Aljo Shouldn’t matter whether 0 or all play the mode.. it’s a sports game.... how there isn’t a mode where multiple users can play out multiple seasons and build up teams is beyond me... I’ve been playing this game for over a decade. The last one I enjoyed was 14. You guys butchered eashl and took away one of the two decent modes in gm connected. You can say it’s not about money all you want but ultimate team has ruined every ea sports product out there.
SwAgStRaDaMuS30
6 years ago
Exactly my point. This is a sports game and there isn’t a online franchise mode. LOL, you gotta be joking!! To busy trying to steal peoples money through game modes that are terrible. Hey maybe we will have this game mode in 2046.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
6 years ago
@JCans11

The reason it matters when very few people use a feature is because it takes a lot of work to rebuild that mode in the current version of the game. I say there are high priorities because we want to make the most of the short time there is each year to build the new game. When there are 1500 people out of the hundreds of thousands that play the game wanting one feature, but the rest of the population wants work in other areas of the game, the dev team tends to focus on the features that benefit the large part of the community so it impacts the most people. Otherwise, spending countless hours on a feature very few play isn't the best way to utilize our resources. That's not to say we don't want GMC to return. I know there's a very big interest in that from the dev team so hopefully, it happens.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
6 years ago
@SwAgStRaDaMuS30

There is a franchise mode. It's just not online. I don't see how we're stealing money since there is one mode that some people choose to spend money on. We're not taking their money without their notice. That would be stealing.
SwAgStRaDaMuS30
6 years ago
1500 people signed the petition. You think there’s only 1500 who want GM connected? Multiple that by Atleast 50 and that’s the floor number. At a minimum, 75000 people want GM connected. Like I said before, instead of fixing connection issues associated with GM Connected, you guys decided it was better to cater towards pay to play people. What do you even work on? The ratings of this game are terrible. This is a professional sports game that has no online franchise mode. That alone signifies a failed vision, a terrible Dev team, and a terrible game. Get a grip.
JCans11
6 years ago
@EA_Aljo Bro I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but the game has gotten so bad lately it’s laughable.. between gameplay and catering to the clowns in the nhl community that are just bad at the game, it has become super boring. Eashl and gm connected were the only decent modes. I honestly have no idea how anyone plays, or invests money in, ultimate team because it’s a complete joke of a mode. Gm connected hasn’t been a part of the game for a while and I’ve hit my final straw with eashl. It’s gotten stale. You say you have a limited time each year? Well it certainly shows.. and you’re still missing the point I’m making. It’s a sports game... How in god’s name is there not a mode where you can take multiple teams into a franchise with however many users? What the majority of the community wants should have absolutely no bearing in whether that should be in the game or not.