Re: NHL 21 Patch Notes (1.01)

@EA_Blueberry 

Yeah of course the point of be a pro is to become a star. But shouldn’t we feel a sense of accomplishment? Shouldn’t we have to prove ourselves to become the star? 

why is 2-6 games supposedly enough to prove our worthiness to be drafted first overall? There’s no hard work to get drafted. I played 4 games as a defenseman and was far from spectacular and was still drafted first. That’s so boring. 

And the scrolling bar isn’t a good feature. It’s bad like the score clock showing who scored and got the assists. You’re trying to play while it is scrolling and showing the info. And if you miss the one second it shows, you can’t scroll back to see. 

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@EA_Blueberry wrote:
@SkylerJames13Sure, there should definitely be a sense of of accomplishment. I believe with the way the storyline is configured it has to ensure you are drafted higher. We'll relay this feedback to the team. I suppose you could always say the player was a top prospect in the world and despite some rough games, a team still took a shot on him as 1st overall.

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That makes for the most boring experience ever. Not being able to play a full season in juniors to prove your worth it just feels like a cheap cop out. 
I don’t want to be picked first overall if I don’t deserve it. 

and I don’t want the team to add me to the NHL roster after preseason if I don’t deserve it either. I should be sent down to the juniors/ahl. If they even existed in that game mode 

Can we get a response on why FIFA 21 focused on coop in HUT (added two new modes) while nhl21 removed all coop. Hockey is much more coop friendly and the team whiffed on this.

What sort of logos and jerseys were you looking for, @gravy77777  ?

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@6363722 wrote:
@EA_Blueberry is there any plans to fix the scouting, line chemistry and all the other issues in franchise mode? Or is that just going to stay how it is until next gen? Been a pretty long time without any fixes for a mode that isn't playable

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Tweet from the Community Manager: https://twitter.com/TheClapperton/status/1320843886428733440

Why is EA constantly dodging the questions about Ottawa's new jerseys? Why can't we get a straight answer. Can't even play a game with my favourite team's new jersey. What is that like a days work for the design team? Couldn't have been including in the latest patch? Thanks! What an organization lol

Can you please tell us when the Ottawa jerseys will be patched in? That's their official logo. None of this "keep your eye on official channels" I don't have time for this. I spent $90 on this you should be able to provide answers to the consumer. 

@dougprishpreed69 

It's entirely possible new jerseys will be added. It happens every year. The new Senators jersey was just announced after the latest roster update. While I can't guarantee it's coming because we don't talk about updates until the notes are released, I can assure you we're aware of the updated jersey and want to get it in the game. We'll have to wait and see what happens.

I don't understand. Why would the jerseys not be added? They are the official logo of the team.

@dougprishpreed69 

We can't add new jerseys until they've been revealed publicly by the team. After that, they need to be added to a future roster update. We can't just add whatever jerseys we want. There are always licensing rights and conditions that need to be met before adding them to the game.

@EA_AljoI understand there is licensing issues but can't you at least add logos that are already in the game to the Create Team mode logo section? 90's Sharks logo, 90's Dallas logo, Whalers 90's logo, Tampa Bay 90's logo to name a few are all in the game on old school jerseys. Even the old/new Sens logo are on the 06/07 jerseys. If you add these to Create Team we can make missing jerseys ourselves. Or better yet - if you give us the option to import logos or even jerseys you would need no licensing rights at all. We could all just import any logo or jersey we want, and we could all be happy. How about that? I know other games have this option (Pro Evolution Soccer for example). Why not NHL?

I don't understand why there is so much limitation to customization. 

I want to see vintage goalie masks available for created goalies again, like it was on last gen. I can not for the life of me understand why we can't use those even though they obviously are in the game on some alumni goalies (and most of them have the wrong type even though their correct type are also in the game). 

I frustrates me that I can't create missing alumni/legends like Ken Dryden without having him look nothing like the real Ken Dryden.  

No helmets should also be an option but as I understand it there is some ridiculous rule that prevents EA from adding that option for offline modes, even though many alumni players are without helmets. Makes no sense at all but alright. But surely there are no rule against the vintage masks right? Please add them. They were in NHL 07 -14 so why not now?

Sadly no new vintage jerseys added in the new patch. I hope at least there are some additions to Create Team in terms of logos and jersey styles. I know those additions didn't make the patch notes last year, so will have to wait and see.

Glad to see the new Sens jerseys. I just hope they also added the logo to Create Team.