NHL 26 - the worst version of the game ever!!!
Developers, do you care about players at all? Stop thinking about how to make more money. Players leave this game en masse, e-sportsmen get bored, because the game has turned into the same type of matches. Make new mechanics, work on the gameplay, don't try to earn all the money in this world! Your studios are already closing one by one. Soon the one that does the NHL will close, because there will be no players. It's a pity that you brought the game to the point that no one wants to play it. Please quit It's a pity that I spent money on this garbage, I won't repeat such a mistake again
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HUT Cards that received only 1 or ZERO additional cards: Launch Heroes: Markus Naslund, 1 Pinnacle 89 OVR Jeremy Roenick, no other card other than LTD TOTY card Doug Gilmour, 1 Superstar Origins 92 OVR Mark Recchi, champs card only ---- Willie Mitchell - 79 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Scott Parker - 75 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Peter Worrell - 75 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Matt Stajan - 76 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Curtis Glencross - 78 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Zack Kassian - 76 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Zbynek Michalek - 76 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Rob Ray - 76 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Tie Domi - 82 OVR Chel Week card only Steve Staios - 89 OVR Chel Week card only Stu Grimson - 76 OVR Alumni, no additional cards Gino Odjick - 76 OVR Alumni, no additional cards in NHL 26 AND NHL 25 Bryan Allen - 76 OVR Alumni, no addiitonal cards Looking at these guys, there are still SO MANY more alumni who received nothing all year.Why not release more 99x collectibles????
I like I’m sure many others have plenty of tokens. You’ve released 70 tokens so we really don’t need any more tokens. What we need is collectibles why are you not releasing more collectibles or doing an exchange set where you can exchange tokens and turn them into collectibles what’s going on? You guys are dropping the ball hereNHL 27 PLAYER CUSTOMIZATION & CREATION
EA_Aljo Please read this and pass it along🙏🏻. Now that it’s being discussed to push ideas for NHL 27 (even though we’re probably too late, so I hope you’ve already thought about this). PLAYER CUSTOMIZATION & CREATION I’m very grateful for the work done with face scans over the past year, more of that would definitely be appreciated. but one thing that is still far below acceptable standards and really needs updating is the options and variety for both player customization and creation. Creating players using only preset generic faces feels extremely outdated. We need more options and choices than just 5 eyebrow styles and eye colors. Like Madden and FC, we need full face modification. Creating players in today’s NHL is honestly really boring, especially younger players, for example, if you want them to be drafted a few years later in Franchise mode. We need more options! I’m fully aware that we can’t get face scans for everyone, especially in lower leagues and junior leagues, but this would remove a lot of the disappointment and make things much easier. ALSO, we need the option to edit already assigned generic faces for players, for example Oliver Moore, being able to change hairstyle, hair color, and modify the face itself. That would make everything much easier for both you and us. For 96% of players with a generic face, it doesn’t match them at all. There can be players of fully Asian background who are given a face that doesn’t resemble them whatsoever. ALSO, let us edit more than just beards for players with face scans. I’ve noticed with your new AI technology that some players end up with very wide, oversized heads and helmets that don’t fit properly (for example Alexander Holtz), and a lot of these face scans look a little off. The option to adjust things like head width and other facial features, like in Madden and FC, would eliminate this problem, with editing options, players could at least fix that themselves. At the very least, being able to change hairstyles would be incredibly valuable. For example, Shane Pinto (attached) would need an update, this would save you from constantly needing to update players and from receiving endless requests for updates. Hockey guys change hairstyles as often as they change underwear. Something else I’ve noticed is that AI-scanned faces often have helmets that are way too big. A lot of players have oversized helmets, and it looks ridiculous. We need more options to edit equipment, especially helmet size, so people can fix it themselves if it bothers them (and it really does bother people a lot). A mode like Franchise Mode would get a whole new life from this. Being able to edit faces, hairstyles, and equipment during a season, things like helmet sizes and sticks (color, graphics, patterns), and even having the option for spraypaint on the end of the stick like many players use, would make a huge difference. This issue with helmets is something that absolutely must be fixed. This should not still be a problem in 2026. I really hope you pass this forward! Thanks!🙏🏻🙏🏻Active Players.
I remember back in the day, you used to be able to see all the active players in whatever online game mode you were playing? Why did EA take that out? I woooonder when they and going to bring it back as a revamped feature? 🤣. Sitting wait 20mins to play a match of chel. Sometimes hours just to play a few. So annoying 😑
NHL 27 Face Scan Priority List. Tiers.
These are guys that are playing real NHL minutes, have real roles, contributing big stats and should actually look like themselves in the game. Many of them EA has already scanned before at rookie showcase LOCKS Ivan Demidov (MTL) Beckett Sennecke (ANA) Jack Quinn (BUF) Josh Doan (BUF) Noah Ostlund (BUF) Matthew Savoie (EDM) Ryan Leonard (WSH) Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) Zeev Buium (VAN) Alexander Nikishin (CAR) Artyom Levshunov (CHI) Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Lian Bichsel (DAL) Oliver Kapanen (MTL) Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) Bobby McMann (SEA) Lawson Crouse (UTA) Christian Dvorak (PHI) Collin Graf (SJS) Goalies Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) Lukas Dostal (ANA) Dustin Wolf (CGY) Spencer Knight (CHI) Logan Thompson (WSH) Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) Filip Gustavsson (MIN) Porter Martone (PHI) confirmed Confirmed scanned: James Hagens (BOS) confirmed, added next roster update Cole Eiserman (NYI) confirmed if he makes NHL Gavin McKenna confirmed if he makes NHL LIKELY WILL BE ADDED (almost all scanned already at NHLPA rookie showcase) Cole Hutson (WSH) Dalibor Dvorsky (STL) Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET) Peyton Krebs (BUF) Fraser Minten (BOS) Gabe Perreault (NYR) Berkly Catton (SEA) Sam Dickinson (SJS) Matthew Wood (NSH) Justin Sourdif (WSH) Easton Cowan (TOR) Gage Goncalves (TBL) Mackie Samoskevich (FLA) Jackson Blake (CAR) Anton Frondell (CHI) Emmitt Finnie (DET) Kiefer Sherwood (SJS) Benjamin Kindel (PIT) Sam Maliskin(COL) Vasily Podkolzin (EDM) Goalies Jet Greaves (CBJ) Daniel Vladar (PHI) Scott Wedgewood (COL) FRINGE BUT HIGHLY DESERVING (big miss by EA if left out) many of theses players should have already been added by now Zachary Bolduc (MTL) Oliver Moore (CHI) Zayne Parekh (CGY) Igor Chernyshov (SJS) Emil Heineman (NYI) Alex Turcotte (LAK) Alex Newhook (MTL) Will Borgen (NYR) Shakir Mukhamadullin (SJS) Marat Khusnutdinov (BOS) Calum Ritchie (NYI) Michael Amadio (OTT) Kailer Yamamoto (UTA) Ryhan Poehling (ANA) Logan Stanley (BUF) Ryan Greene (CHI) Wyatt Kaiser (CHI) Sam Rinzel (CHI) Parker Kelly (COL) Ben Chiarot (DET) Goalies Joseph Woll (TOR) Joel Hofer (STL) Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) Joey Daccord (SEA) Karel Vejmelka (UTA) Anton Forsberg (LAK) This is not about adding everyone. Just make the game match what we are actually watching. If a guy is playing top minutes, top lines,starting in net, or putting up significant stats he should not still have a generic face, especially if EA already has a scan or he is a veteran. Curious as to who people think I am missing or who should be moved up or down. Thanks!
