Blatant cheating
I was up 2–0 first 5 mins and went into second period end during gameplay then the game froze for about three or four seconds and then sped up like it does with a lag switch…. And that’s all she wrote. I lose the game seven or 8 to 2, could not move after the lag, Connor McDavid is skating around at top speed with absolutely no power not even red…. He was completely drained and still skating at top speed without any problems….. I still have Connor McDavid, and when he’s drained, he still cannot skate like this guy was skating…. This is probably one of the most blatant cheating I’ve ever seen in a long time….. It’s not my connection being able to score 2 goals really quick and then absolutely nothing afterwards not even a stick handle. My team was slow. They wouldn’t respond and when they did, it was delayed….. me more. This guy could skate circles around my players when they have no power left. is there an actual way to do anything or just us another thing we just have to deal with? and make matters worse at the last five minutes of the game he just kept ragging the puck I thought would result in people being booted? Holding in your zone for four minutes and then coming out and going back in should not constitute a pass…garbage hockey and I got it all on video
Game breaking bugs STILL…
I hold exactly zero hope that NHL26 will be any good and I know that none of the major bugs will have been fixed. Playing Be A Pro career in NHL 25 and a bug that you’d think EA could have fixed in all the years of releasing THE SAME GAME has cost me a winning streak. Complete the first period, go to start the second and the game freezes on the loading screen. Shut the game down and tried again, same issue, every time. Had to sim the game and lost killing the winning streak. Not the first time the game has frozen after pausing or trying to move forward. Looking forward to seeing all the posts about the same bugs in NHL 26 that the game has had for the last few years because EA doesn’t care about making a quality product. EDIT: It gets even worse, tried to play the next game and it freezes after the first period again…what a joke. It is seriously time for all of the sports franchises that license to EA to drop them and find a dev who actually cares about making a playable game.Disconnections….. Always….
When we play online, it's extremely discouraging that many, if not all, of the games are disconnected mid-game because people are frustrated about losing... (I never do that because I respect other players). In my opinion, there should be a consequence like: you lose experience points/your level decreases... and if you do it too often, you get banned for a while. Otherwise, it's unplayable... I play 10 games and 8 end with a disconnection. What's your opinion on this? ( particularly in world of Chel mode)AI in 2025 NHL
Can someone explain to me why the AI in NHL 2025 (maybe/probably 2026 too) is so terrible? When they're against us, they win almost every face-off, score a goal every three shots, make great passes, the goalie stops almost everything, etc.... But… when it's the AI of your teammates... They almost never score goals, the goalie is useless, the defensemen give the puck away for no reason, never win any face-offs... etc. It's very frustrating and makes the game almost unplayable...
NHL 26 - PC (yet another thread asking for it)
Firstly, I'd like to start with mentioning that I've played this franchise since I was a kid. My first one was '07 back on PS2. I loved hopping on and playing every chance I could. I was an every-other-year buyer of these games up until NHL 21, and it wasn't because I stopped enjoying them. It was because I, along with more and more gamers every year, made the move to PC. One of the only things I miss about my Playstation is the NHL games. If a new NHL game were to come out on PC - even better, on Steam? Instant wishlist. Instant buy on release day. I wanna play Be a Pro again. Make more expansion teams in Franchise mode again. Find some people to play in an EASHL club with again. It's not as if there's no market. PC grows year over year. Look at Capcom's recent earnings report, for example. Capcom has been a console-first developer/publisher for as long as it's been around. Their most recent huge title, "Monster Hunter: Wilds", actually ended up having more PC players than console players - a first for that series. And that's just one concrete example of the numbers supporting PC's meteoric growth. Streaming the game through Gamepass isn't a solution (though it's better than nothing). A lot of gamers, including myself, don't have an internet connection reliable enough to stream games. More still don't have one strong enough to stream games and play online modes. We need a real PC version of these games going forward.World Juniors and other International improvements
Sadly another World Junior tournament has come and gone with little improvement to the World Jr. Tournament mode in NHL 25. Not only the World Junior mode but International modes altogether. So I thought I'd call out some opportunities for improvements in future releases. Of course, having a up to date World Jr roster in the game before the real tournament begins would be welcomed but we have to understand a release over Christmas is asking a lot of the NHL team as they certainly deserve time off during the holidays like everyone else. But a more robust update post holidays would be appreciated. Items to be included in annual updates: Updated rosters Updated uniforms The January Roster update did not include correct uniforms for Canada, USA, Czechia or Kazakhstan Updated equipment The January Roster updated did not include the correct equipments sponsors (Gloves/Helmets) for USA (now CCM), Finalnd (now CCM) and Slovakia (now Bauer). Also would make more sense for stick and skate defaults to follow team equipment sponsor for each country. Updated Arena/Host City Branding Use appropriate sized arenas or actual arena if already in game. This year could have used the Canadian Tire Centre as the arena for the World Junior tournament Multiple arenas would also be nice when host cities have more than one location used for each pool in the group. This year Group A used a NHL sized arena and Group B used a CHL sized arena. Items to be added that would not require annual updates: The ability to chose different ice sizes and the default to reflect the current tournament This is an absolute must have. Most World Junior tournaments are played on North American sized ice. National anthem played at end of game for winning team, not before the game country that is the home team Enhanced ice and board branding. It's very basic compared to other modes More intense atmosphere for all games of host country, regardless if they are home or away team for that specific game. More intense atmosphere for medal round games Medal presentations A playable Bronze Medal Game The ability to create your own international tournament (call it EA Cup or whatever) and ability to choose tournament participant size, amount of round robin games, include whatever countries (or teams) you would like to including any created teams *updated with feedback from another post
