Juniors and AHL
This year has not been a good year for NHL for obvious reasons like we can’t play because of the bad bugs that are in it but in the mean time since I can’t play it I figure I can ask some questions a...
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I created a thread in December but want to elaborate on it more…
Put juniors back in… remove the storyline of being forced to become the next Great One without any effort.. or at least create a separate storyline that lets you play how you want.. an adaptive storyline…
want to be a stay at home shutdown defenseman? Great.. get relevant coach challenges like “we’re up by a goal, block 2-3 shots to preserve our lead..
like role playing as a grinder/def minded shutdown forward earning that niche role?
Coach challenges like get x amount of takeaways when we’re in the defensive zone.. stick lift x amount of times in defensive zones.. etc
offensive dman?
get 2 assists this game, get a GWG etc
stuff like that.. have the storylines and coach challenges MATCH your player type..
defensive defenseman shouldn’t be relied on to constantly get goals when team is behind..
Snipers shouldn’t be relied on to play superb defensively or physically..
stuff like that..
the storyline for the current Be a Pro is way too linear.. you are a god no matter what you do..
remove, or separate, the forced stardom…
on top of that, put the AHL back in.. if you play poorly, get sent down. If you are too young and are playing poorly, get sent back to the juniors.
if the juniors are back in, and as a PLY/TWF forward we score 70G,74A in 60gp, sure maybe that is a top ten draft position.
but if we score 15G,35A in 60gp with 150 PIM as a grinder.. maybe we don’t get picked until the 5th round or later..
have it make sense.. like real life.. that’s what the simulation hockey is supposed to be.. like a simulation of the real NHL.. not easy god mode..
of course the bugs need to be fixed… win the Selke as best defensive forward but never get to play on the penalty kill..
constant dialogue issues.. challenges that fail even if you meet criteria.. so on and so on
- @heavydutyrammer would really just like to have Live the Life back, if that happened I would not complain about the mode until NHL 24
- @heavydutyrammer Just bumping this… we’ve seen lots of feedback in other threads for this.. but so many players have left the forums because we’ve been ignored anyways… not a single reply from EA about the removal of the juniors… and it’s been 7-8 months…
Just saw more people on Reddit and Facebook complaining about it so made me want to bump this… very sad and pathetic that it was removed…I believe they said the idea was to streamline the whole process since gameplay is pretty much the same no matter what league/level you're playing at. It'd be great if you could convince a few of those people in other communities to post so the team can get a better idea of popularity numbers.
As analytics current stand, offline is quite a small portion of the community (I completely understand how it feels as someone who stays away from HUT). I'm hoping they can find a way to start meshing HUT + EASHL together and get BaP and Franchise, possibly GM Connected, to become interchangable for a better experience- @TTZ_Dipsy With offline game modes.. gameplay is only part of it… Be a Pro, gameplay is important obviously.. but so is the entire concept of “becoming a pro NHL player”
You don’t just turn 18 and are suddenly a superstar…
You play hockey growing up.. you practice and work on it… you make it to the juniors and have to prove that you can become an NHL player.. by playing in a season, or two or three, and THEN getting drafted…
Sure gameplay is the same… but a 70ovr skater shouldn’t be on the top 2 lines with 87+ovr players… doesn’t make sense… not realistic or immersive…
It’s just completely dumb that they removed the juniors… there’s no sense of accomplishment for actually working to be the top pick… or even get picked in the first round… now you can go AFK and get drafted 1st overall.. by the same team every time
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