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Tziisus's avatar
Tziisus
Seasoned Newcomer
10 months ago
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No player at faceoff

This happened already twice in a game. My player supposed to take a faceoff is standing outside the faceoff circle with the other players when the puck drops. Opponent center is at the spot. Faceoff are getting pretty hard to win. 

 I'm playing franchise mode with PS5.

Other things bugging:

Can't select language. Why is that? I had to change PS5 language to English, cause I wanted my NHL in english, which is not my first language. Player heights and weights too are now in feets and pounds. I prefer the metric system. 

Menus are so laggy in franchise mode, you want to quit playing. 

19 Comments

  • sha2un98's avatar
    sha2un98
    Seasoned Newcomer
    8 months ago

    Reporting back. Starting a new franchise does fix the bug. 

  • EA_Aljo's avatar
    EA_Aljo
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    8 months ago

    Glad to hear it. I'll add this detail to the bug report for this. Thank you!

  • Calman85's avatar
    Calman85
    Seasoned Rookie
    8 months ago

    I just started a new franchise mode after the latest patch and this face off formation glitch is happening to me on the penalty kill as well.. as I've sunk so many hours before even playing my first preseason game, making trades, setting up scouts, signing free agents etc. restarting will not be an option for me.

  • sha2un98's avatar
    sha2un98
    Seasoned Newcomer
    8 months ago

    Hey, so I did some testing on the issue. It appears it isn't coach change related. I have been able to recreate the issue in the power play as well, but instead of not having a center, my winger stand in the spot where the d man is. The d man is there, it's just the winger and d man are inside each other. 

     

    I strongly believe the issue has something to do with changing players positions in the line up. Eg going into the player menu to set them as a left winger if they're a right winger.

  • Calman85's avatar
    Calman85
    Seasoned Rookie
    8 months ago

    Update: I decided that I was going to just play season mode because I feel this face off issue will never be fixed, just to find out that you can't even access free agency without it soft locking.. so literally the only offline mode that seems to work is be a pro and even then I had to quit playing for about a month because if I scored a hat trick it would dashboard. 

    Edit: Removed offensive comment. Make sure your posts are following the rules of the EA Forums. -CM

  • EA_Aljo's avatar
    EA_Aljo
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    8 months ago

    Thanks for letting me know. Hopefully, we'll have this resolved in a future update.

  • just started for me as well. Same thing, no center on pk faceoffs, after a coach change, in franchise. Tried resetting to default lines, still happening. 

  • sha2un's avatar
    sha2un
    Seasoned Novice
    3 months ago

    Hi, jus reporting back. This bug is still very much in the game. EA_Aljo, I know you don't make the decisions on how the game is handled and developed, so my frustrations aren't with you, but with EA. 

    It absolutely boggles my mind how a game breaking bug like this one goes un patched. This has been in the game SINCE launch. That is utterly ridiculous. 

     

    What is worse, is that this bug can be temporarily fixed by the user, but to do that, the user has to navigate the egregiously slow, stuttery menus. 

     

    The handling of the NHL series by EA execs and the poor prioritization of what features should be most important is a clear example as to why the NHL series has been, and will continue to be, just barely mediocre. 

     

    I applaud the devs and the social media teams for doing what they can to make the game as good as they can get it, but it is very obvious there is some seriously awful oversight of a game that consumers deserve to have better experiences with, especially considering this game is THE NHL video game. The MOST popular hockey game on the planet. 

     

    I hope one day the press tears into the treatment of the NHL series, so EA is forced to give NHL the love like Madden got when franchise mode didn't get changes for years. It is an unfortunate reality, to realize that the only real change a major sports title that EA handles, will only get more than the bare minimum attention, is when the reputation of egotistical execs is on the line. 

    As an enthusiast of hockey, this title is an absolute disgrace to the sport, the culture, and the community that are brought together to enjoy hockey as a medium. 

     

    I hope one day, i will be proven wrong, and that the NHL series becomes more than just the ultimate representation of cost effectiveness vs market value. 

     

     

     

  • EA_Aljo's avatar
    EA_Aljo
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 months ago

    Hey there. I'm very sorry for all the frustration with this. Hopefully, it will be fixed in a future game.  I'll relay your feedback. Thank you.

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