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neums33's avatar
neums33
4 years ago

Why have they have removed the basic ability to edit players in Franchise mode?

Im still so confused as to how this is still an issue. Literally every sports game has this ability in franchise and the NHL series had it too up until they added the chemistry system and completely ...
IrishOwl's avatar
IrishOwl
4 years ago

So there is a lot to unpack there.

1, Save Files are walled off from updates. They literally don't have access to ever player's file to go in an update that. No game does. Pointless reason to be upset.

2.Its a restriction the game developers chose to make to prevent people from "cheating." So, you are raging that you can't cheat - I mean I agree with you on this point, what does it matter, but yeah.

3. The jerseys aren't missing, they are kept out. See Copyright laws require EA to get the rights to everything. Since they don't or didn't have the rights, EA can't use them. Its the same reason US college players, even if drafted to a team, can't have their name or likeness included in the game, until they've played their first NHL game, because the League refuses to sign those rights over to EA.

I figure this is more fuel to your fire, but knowledge is paramount.

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heavydutyrammer
4 years ago
@IrishOwl It’s not even cheating though.. it’s an offline game mode..it’s no different than putting difficulty to rookie.. and maxing out all sliders that benefit you.. and lowering all sliders that benefit the opposing AI.. like johum said we just want to fix the crappy players that the computer makes.. when it generates a player with perfect stats that match a playmaker or sniper but lists the player as a power forward or grinder we now can’t fix it.. it’s just a stupid move by EA
  • IrishOwl's avatar
    IrishOwl
    4 years ago

    I am in complete agreement. I want the ability back badly myself.

    I'm just saying from the POV of the game Devs we are using an exploit in their system, so they plugged it up.

    I don't find it cheating, but they do.

    • heavydutyrammer's avatar
      heavydutyrammer
      4 years ago
      @IrishOwl That’s pretty dumb of them to think that when all the other major sports have it… doesn’t make sense..
      There are so many worse exploits in the game.. and they took away the one that actually benefits and makes the game easier to play.. shame on them lol
    • jamiestang's avatar
      jamiestang
      4 years ago

      EASY FIX EA Have it that you can only use current EA NHL Roster download ! 

      And label our offline rosters as just that OFFLINE ROSTERS ! That can be edited all the time in every aspect of the game !

      • jamiestang's avatar
        jamiestang
        4 years ago
        @jamiestang Can anyone explain to me why the shot bias update I downloaded is gone ? Now it don't exist anywhere on my game ? Where did it go ? I checked to see if I still have most current update & yes I do ?

        I tried latest version & the only other option version. 1.00 or something like that ? And NO Shot bias ? Where did it go ? How can I get it back ?


        And when does EA Plan on fixing all these problems that they can patch into our current offline season ?

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