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EA_Aljo's avatar
EA_Aljo
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4 years ago

Re: Carlyn voice instructions and comments removal option

Hi there, @PghFANATIC1 

Thanks for the feedback! If this happens, you'll see an announcement on our official channels.

22 Replies

  • I sure hope this can happen with the next update:

    EVEN while in PSN chat awaiting in the Dressing Room, her voice is heard over those I'm in chat with.

         "Can you repeat that, Carley just made another useless comment in my ear"

    VERY many people I speak to in our league communities are extremely annoyed by this:  

    I even regret turning the game on knowing I have no option but to listen to her useless banter.

    Thanks Again

  • honestbleeps's avatar
    honestbleeps
    Seasoned Novice
    4 years ago

    @EA_AljoI really can understand wanting to wait and see over all the negativity, but there's one case where Carlynn is REALLY, REALLY irritating regardless of whether you like her or not (and it's not her fault)...

    When in a party with my EASHL team and hanging out between games / waiting for people to ready up, talking to each other in party chat is exceedingly difficult/annoying with another voice chiming in and rambling on unsolicited.  It's super, super frustrating - and it's compounded by the fact that since it's each happening over different timelines/cadences on our local xboxes - we're all hearing her at different times and don't know when she's yapping in someone else's ear, so we don't know to just... wait.

    Can she at LEAST be disabled when in EASHL lobbies or something? Or when party chat is active? Anything?

    it's REALLY obnoxious to be constantly interrupted by her.

  • Make it happen   This should almost be number 1 priority.  Poor Carlin, ea has ruined her 

  • @EA_Aljo It's been months... and many are annoyed. Same rhetoric, more annoying. Turn off option please! Many are requesting.
  • johum2886's avatar
    johum2886
    4 years ago
    @PghFANATIC1 only fix for this is too turn off the god awful commentary. Cybulski and Ferraro are terrible, Carlyn just breaks up the flow of the broadcast
  • Tried that, but if you turn off all commentary, she is STILL yammering in the DR and when you are in CHE menu's.

    It's annoying that you can't hear the people you invite to your PSN party chat because the programming has her saying the same stupid stuff over top of others.

  • johum2886's avatar
    johum2886
    4 years ago
    @PghFANATIC1 Yea that’s an issue. Haven’t played NHL with any audio since NHL 14 given the terrible commentating and soundtracks so I wouldn’t know about any of those kinds of thing
  • EA_Blueberry's avatar
    EA_Blueberry
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    4 years ago

    @Gregstaa 

    The feedback around this commentator's impact has been relayed to the team. We're not aware of any future plans for changes surrounding this for NHL 22. 

  • twhite1387's avatar
    twhite1387
    4 years ago


    She needs to be muted altogether...her comments while navigating WoC are so frigging annoying...just give us an option to turn her off...please...we've been begging for this since launch

  • PghFANATIC1's avatar
    PghFANATIC1
    4 years ago

    @EA_BlueberryOur community has been asking for this since release date. EA was able to have an option to mute Snoop Dog back in NHL21. THIS should get the same attention and treatment because she is annoying and actually is ON during non-game play. Interrupting PSN chat conversations and each person has it happening at different intervals.

  • @EA_Aljo Please get rid of this stupid feature. Everybody hates it...everybody.Just add the volume slider and never do this again.
  • thebrazenhead75's avatar
    thebrazenhead75
    New Veteran
    3 years ago

    It must be some sort of contractual reason why EA hasn’t given us the option to mute/remove her because I don’t see any other reason why they haven’t done this yet.  

  • PghFANATIC1's avatar
    PghFANATIC1
    3 years ago

    Wouldn't it be great if another company besides EA made a Hockey game?

  • MV75's avatar
    MV75
    Rising Ace
    3 years ago

    I actually like Carlyn.. 🙂

    It a fresh different sound to the ones you hear all the game.

    But I do agree that you should be able to choose if you want to hear her or not.