Everything Wrong with NHL
This Game is Complete Garbage. PreBuilds have ruined the game. PreBuilds ruin the creativity of Eashl and other Modes. PreBuilds Not only get Better Attributes in The Main Categories but get Xfactors that Custom builds cant even use. Wheels Quick edges .... Hip Check is still Ridiculous players are bent over turning trying to follow the player theyre trying to hit. 95% of the time its A trip and not a hipcheck but never called. Reverse Hitting. Have you noticed the player using the reverse hit always wins? Regardless of Hitting power The reverse Hit always works. The Ai. Almost 20 years and still cant Figure out the Ai. Ai Dman is useless. Ai goalie will make the most unreal save and let in the softest goals Attributes either Dont work properly or dont have much affect . Strength Should Help on Faceoffs hitting shots. Shooting power doesnt seem to have much difference at all. Balance i dont think works could have 85+ Balance and still get worked by a 5'7160 sniper. Menus For a Next Gen game Menus are incredibly slow Match Club Size/Goalie. Why the Heck would you ever remove this from the game. Customization Logos Arenas have been the same for years cant get anything new? Cant get any retro logos ? Gameplay awful. No Team Store. Instead of us waiting to unlock new Logos for custom team Via Hockey Bags. Make a Store where we can buy logos jerseys all that. Make everything available at once not by day. How Bout instead of Just adding Dumb stuff you work on fixing the Problems with the game. The community literally gives you a bucket list of stuff to fix or to add you guys dont listen and just add things Literally no one asks for. You're more worried about adding PWHL and things like that to the game than actually fixing the horrible gameplay. I have no issue with Pwhl but The Game is NHL the gameplay is awful fix the Issues with the game then add. PWHL on NHL? EA since you want to do right why dont you Just Make a separate game for the womens game? They Should Have their own game not just an after thought on NHL! Im Sure PWHL 26 profits would be Through the Roof! Everyone would buy it just to find out The Game play is just copied and paste NHL.NHL 26 Wishlist
Customization Features: - ability to create jerseys with words on it, and select the font/style (like the rangers jerseys) as of now, we only have the ability to do logos - custom logos, similar to MLB the show, where people can submit there own ideas - custom goalie helmets (use the same tools for the custom logos) - more presentation items for stadiums, especially the on-ice graphics Be a Pro: - online be a pro, where you start on your junior team with your buddies, and all of you are on the same line, to where you leave each other in the draft, and reunite throughout the seasons/playoffs - ALL STAR GAMES AND WINTER CLASSICS does anything else need to be said - ability to start in youth hockey (or high school), this doesn't need to be realistic teams, just do something as simple as a AI generated 16 team youth league that has a 12 game season or something, to where you get scouted to other junior leagues - with that, other junior leagues, add the USHL, NAHL, BCHL, NCAA and more for more junior realism - more interactiveness (I'll touch on more later) Franchise Mode: - custom trophy/trophy name - I don't play franchise mode as much, so people down below can give there thoughts World Of CHEL: - Make it open world, similar to NBA 2k MyCourt - have the ability to create leagues within WOC (similar to what EA does for F1 24 online seasons) Presentation: - Make it feel like we're on TV... simple as that. sign a deal with ESPN or something to make it feel like the real thing - redo the whole presentation basically, from the commentating to the scorebug, it needs a redo. ESPN+ scorebug would be perfect for the NHL franchise - fix the goal celebration animations, the awkward camera angle we have now is not it. make it where like if someone goes and slams against the boards, theres a camera on the other side. just make it have emotion Gameplay: - FIX THE GOALIES, goalies now are bugged through the roof, and have awkward animations we don't see in real life. And goalies in NHL 25 are dependent on the specific height and stance. Goalies like Dustin Wolf who are great in real like, when playing with them in CHEL it feels impossible to make a save - Hitting needs a revamp as always LEAVE YOUR THOUGHTS BELOW, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE
NHL 26 WISHLIST
I'm a big fan of the games and am a Be A Pro merchant. I've played the last 10 NHL games, and have been wondering why it's so easy to become the captain in Be A Pro. The few things I want for NHL 26 Be A Pro are very simple: NHL 19 mechanics where it took 3-4 seasons to get the A, and 2-3 seasons after that to get the C. Since then, you could pretty much immediately become captain after a single season in every Be A Pro. I would love to see them implement these mechanics into the next game. It not only gives you something to work towards, but also adds a level a realism to the game. Please give less dialogue in Be a Pro and make it easier to sim. With so many random side missions and interactions, it makes it difficult to want to really grind the career and play for a while. NHL 19 is a perfect example of what my ideal Be A Pro would look like. Fix the Low, High, and Fixed camera angles to make them not spin in 360 degrees. Why not just make it like the FIFA career camera?NHL 26 Be a Pro suggestions
These are a few things this game mode needs in NHL 26, most of these features were in older games like NHL14, and are easily implemented into the current setup. Others are already in games like MLB the Show or CFB 25, and I believe are incredibly realistic expectations for a company like EA to give us in 2025. This order is from most realistic to "wishes". MOST IMPORTANT, fix all the minor bugs that have plagued the mode for 4 years, things like contract bugs (auto signing after ELC), random glitches in the "conversations" that cause the game to crash the save file. Players playing 83 or more games even though they stayed on the same team all season thus throwing stats way off. Have players be sent down to, or start in, the AHL or even the ECHL (if that every gets properly integrated). Allow them to work their way up, whether it is related to overall, or stats or maybe a bit of both. Even better, make it possible to get offered true AHL or even ECHL contracts in addition to the normal NHL 1 or 2-way deals. Make the $ you get paid line up with the type of contract you have, as that would make it take longer to buy & upgrade attributes. If I am a 5th round pick at 70 OVR with 80 skating stats, I have no business being in the NHL. Allow players to select their age they start in the CHL (like in NHL 14), or Europe, this allows them to upgrade their attributes leading up to their years draft. Keep the option to select what NHL team you play for as an 18 year old(although the starting OVR needs raised a bit), as well as the Memorial Cup or Champions League. So you have the OPTION to grind it out from the start, or play casually and start as a higher overall player for your favorite team. Allow players to select an active CHL, ECHL, AHL or NHL player to play their career as, how cool would it be to play as 19 year old Macklin Celebrini, or a CHL Landon Dupont, I think it would be cool for players to play as their ECHL team's favorite player and try and work them up to the National League, imagine taking a guy like Peter Laviolette(the 3rd), a guy born in Wheeling WV who players for the Wheeling Nailers, then grind and work him up to play his first ever NHL game. Allow players to select the type of "prospect" they want to be, similar to how CFB 25 has different levels of recruit. Players should be able to have the option to start as a 15 year old exceptional status phenom in the CHL with Franchise potential and work to be the #1 pick in their draft, or start as a 16 year old bottom 6 glue guy that plays in the CHL as an over-ager who goes undrafted and works his way up through the Coast, to the A then to the National after 8 years of grinding. Even just 3-4 "templates" for different career track's would be nice. Make "player potential" have an impact on expectations and playtime, if I am an 20 year old Elite Potential Center, I should be placed in the lineup differently than a 28 year old Bottom 6 guy with Low potential, even with the same OVR. However the expectations are different, the 18 year old "elite" center would be dropped down a line if they cant produce at a high level (even better send me back to juniors after 8-9 games to develop) whereas the 28 year old bottom 6 would stay right where they are producing 20-30 points per season and killing PK's This one is wishful thinking but Allow players to get contract offers from Euro Teams, If I am a 24 year old fringe player and my contract is up it would be cool to get the option to choose a 1 year 2-way contract saying I would be an AHL middle 6 guy/NHL fringe, or a 2 year deal from a team like Skellefteå AIK as a 1st line forward, knowing I will get more playing time and able to upgrade faster, then I can either choose to tear it up in Europe or try and make a comeback to the NHL. it would give a ton of replay value to the mode that is currently lacking. the sad part is, a lot of these features were removed, and are still in other sports games. hopefully EA will actually take some of the feedback myself and thousands of others have provided on this mode and implement something.What went wrong with EASHL and the NHL franchise as a whole
EASHL: The cpu teammates, defense specifically, have been so nerfed, it allows anyone to skate around them, go forehand backhand and score. This does nothing but encourage 95% of players to make their character 5' 3", 120 lbs and exploit this to death. This is not a skill issue, literally anyone can do it, meaning it is actually a lack of skill issue with the game. Why can't defense shove in front of the net? How are they expected to play defense if you can't clear the net? The goalies have been so nerfed that goal/shot totals of 4/8 or 3/5 are most common and then teams quit. Dumping the puck has been nerfed to create more offense. It continues to make the game feel less realistic X factors. The game is decided based on x factors. This only encourages the individualism of this game. Take note of College Football 25, it has "x factors" and it does not in any way take over a game. Less fortnite more hockey A piece of advice, make the cpu players good. Make the defense good. Make the goalies good. Make people actually play as a team. Instead of a game losing it's audience more and more every year encourage people to get the game because it is the closest representation of hockey we can get. To sum it all up the game has gone from a team sport where all players have to work together to win the game, to now being a game where as much individualism as possible is encouraged and the only way to win. You've taken the hockey out of hockey.
NHL 26 early wishlist (let’s make NHL great again)
First off I will say nhl 25 is actual a huge step up im liking it so far , but it’s missing some details to feel complete.. full presentation needs to return and add more to what we had in the past games In edit player menu have the ability to change the color of sticks and gloves (nhl 2k had this) and now players have been customizing their own as well. Customizable tape job (adjust length on shaft and blade and not have it preset) And add the ability to edit goalie masks. hitting and collisions need to be tweaked to more realism. Franchise: be able to control more than one team able to scout and sign players from other leagues(I.E europe) Real coaches or at least customizable coaches A customizable GM character, have conversations be shown like it is in fifa where your Gm Meets the player. office similarly to dynasty mode in nhl 2004 On the hub where we get details of what went on in other games we can see highlights (either by clip or a screen shot) with description such as ‘stamkos nets a hat trick in last nights win’ and a small clip or screen shot showing stamkos scoring his 3rd goal. Be a pro: change up the whole be a pro game mode make it more like life the life. ability to use NhL players to continue their career or an nhl legend Street clothes for off days and make it interactive. If I buy a condo or a house i want to actualy see my self living in it. Same with the car we get, be able to drive around (a small map) and not just be a attribute boost. Pond hockey pick up games you can walk to or drive to when you leave your ‘house’ Call it a ‘hall of fame room’ similar to skybox 2k had in nhl2k5 where you had the Stanley cup and other interactive stuff and unlockables. Be able to decide to start from being drafted at 18 or create a 30 year old forward who just signed with an nhl team etc.. more interactive with teammates and coaches and GM list of teams you want to be traded to etc.. extras add winter classic and all star game (skills + game) both as a play now mode and also in franchise and be a pro. player retiring playing their last game get a ovation from crowd. Announce the player will retire 1 game before their last skate with the cup (playoff mode, season mode , franchise and be a pro) Tweak the fighting engine and allow more than one fight happening at once. this is a lot of an ask, but if we can get half of these implemented we are definitely heading Into greatness with NhL games.Goalies are TERRIBLE!!!
All I ask is that for NHL 26, playing goalie can be an enjoyable experience. This goes for both be a pro and chel. I'm sick of letting in 4-5 goals per game that either bounce off of me and in or go right through me. Being in position for the save doesn't mean anything in NHL 25, it just feels like RNG whether or not your goalie will actually feel like making a save.NHL 26 Wishlist (Offline)
Roster Editing/Creation Zone: -Option to have set line combinations with multiple Files like in ea FC with the different „rosters“ starting XI you can create in edit rows -Take out the Filter/Blocker that you can‘t assign players under 18 to european teams. There are several players in european leagues who are under 18 (anton frondell,ivar stenberg etc) who can‘t be moved due to that. Change it from „only able to assign to CHL Teams“ to „unable to assign NHL/AHL/ECHL“ teams because in europe you could play in the top division at 12 years old in theory -Please let us merge rosters with the EA ones without losing all changes made to existing players i am fine with all created players being unassigned but please let us merge and give us the option to keep the changes you can‘t use new roster files since september if you do roster editing for yourself! -Give us an option to save players DNA like in NBA 2K to copy over the looks and attributes to another player this would be an alternative to the point above -Let us edit the players and rosters for the WJC and WC modes -Let us edit age names etc for all players, it‘s a video game if i wanna rename connor mcdavid to garret let me do this for my offline mode who‘s hurt by that Rosters in general: -please fill up all international Rosters with real players, the created players are frustrating. For example the whole kazakhstan team is in the game but their international roster is all made up guys. And there are players who aren‘t on a roster from a team in the game on the international rosters like some norwegian oder danish players who were in previous editions. Foe example the whole poland roster could be filled with players from GKS Tychy and cracow if the players are used from when they were in the game this would improve the game so much and you guys actually have the rights to the teams so you can also use the actual players -please let us ice 20 skaters for all leagues outside the NHL as far as i know they are the only league that only allows 18 skaters. This could be fix by adding in an optional 4th defensive pairing when the rules are set to „international“ and if there are only 7 defenders add in a player from lines 1-3 to fill the 4th pairing. Or just let us add two more players to the section „no rows“ this would be easy to implement i wouldn‘t even care if the AI gave them 0 shifts since it‘s often like that in real life Game Modes: -Please give the options for a custom franchise for season mode too so that we can create our own custom league just for one season without an AHL roster and draft etc. -Please implement a tournament mode so that we could create a custom NHL/ European teamse champions league for example or a custom national team tournament -add in the WC and WJC to franchise mode and the european leagues. Makes the universe feel bigger. Like manager mode in EA FC -an option to edchange the teams in the Champions hockey league game with teams from the same nation. It would be great if they vreated a section named „rest of the world“ with extra teams from future Champions hockey league years to exchange the other teams like GKS Tichy,Slovan bratislava etc.. hope: -please get more licences an NCAA license would be great since so many prospects are going there and we‘ll be missing even more prospects for franchise from now on. Other liceneses needed -USHL,Extraliga (Slovakia),Norwegian league, Swiss League,Danish league
