Franchise mode play by play names are ridiculous.
The franchise mode play by play names are absolutely ridiculous. so many of them are unrealistic, like no one’s play by play name is going to be “believe the hype” that’s just ridiculous. in addition to that, there’s some cool logos like this one of a humpback whale, and there’s no play by play name called humpbacks. it’s stupid please fix it it’s impossible to create cool teams with it. and for the love of god, PLEASE MAKE HUMPBACKS A PLAY BY PLAY TEAM NAME IF YOUR NOT GONNA DO THE OTHER THINGS PLEASE JUST DO THIS PLEASE!!!NHL 27 Realistic Must Have's:
I am putting down simple realistic add on's for NHL 27 that do not require any new licensing with external corporations . - Be a pro: Be a pro has vastly improved I will give EA that, however I believe that small tweaks like more interaction with your pro off the ice like an option to have team practices and on ice drills that can benefit your players attributes and build chemistry would be beneficial to everyone. Secondly, add in the all star game, 4 nations, olympics (without formally calling it the olympics) Lastly, please make it more rewarding to be good defensively and to add to performance score without having to score goals or put up points - Franchise Mode: Please please please bring in LTIR, retiring jersey numbers, team practices, more interaction off ice, and interviews as the GM to clarify the direction of the team. THE MAIN THING IN THIS ENTIRE FORUM IS THIS, PLEASE BRING IN LIVE SEASON STARTING DATES, if the NHL season is on say January 24th then I want the option to start January 24th with the current record of that team and updated overalls and rosters to that point. IT IS INCREDIBLY BORING TO HAVE TO START IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THE SEASON IS OVER. IN FACT IT IS INFURIATING! And as I stated before, please bring in the all star game, skills competition, 4 nations, olympics (without calling it the olympics if need be) and just allow more fun things to do. Franchise Mode has improved but there is a lot of work left to do Gm Connected would be a cool add on too but I am not expecting the moon. BUT PLEASE DO THESE THINGS TO FRANCHISE MODE OR AT LEAST THE STARTING DATE OPTION TO START IN SEASON LIVE!Make NHL games great again (NHL 27 wishlist)
Although nhl 25 and 26 are good games, they arent necessarily at great level yet. these are some additions i would add to lean towards greatness again Gameplay: -Bring back + add presentation(Team entrance, consistent national anthem, goalie warmups,commentators recap during intermission not just seeing replays. maybe have a panel like we see on tv) - In game highlights recap (during wihistles, add realistic presentation) - More realistic collision, hits, physics -Graphix improvement, more shadow, better cloth movement, make players look more realistic than they are. Some players really do not look like themsleves. -More realistic skating and movement (though this has been a step up already) -Better fighting engine, it is literally more than 10 years old now. -Score board should add series tracker (when playing playoffs in any mode) Customization: - I asked this in the last few NHLs, but being able to change glove colors in any mode as well as stick color. NHL 2k had this, and it just added to the element of customization. - more stick tape options ( being able to actualy customize how long we want the stick shaft tape lenght to be and how much tape we want on the blade ) not just preset options. (Zibanejad for example has super long stick shaft tape and we cant replicate this anymore like we used to in 2k) - Custom goalie masks or at least able to change colors of the designs - create a team: cutomize logo for more freely (size, add layers, sponsors etc..) able to customize jersey entirely additional to the preset jerseys we can choose. Franchise: - Able to sign PTO's - more flexibility to trade for NMC players. (have a conversation with GM and player to see if there is a fit) rather than just not able to offer a trade for the player. -Activity feed to be more interactive -draft day floor with team, players being called up to stand for round 1 and then simpler draft style for round 2 to 7. -Being able to edit the draft class -Players with generic faces should be able to change the faces to what we want to match the realism of how they look, this should not be locked unless it is a face scan player. -ERA's mode (nba 2k has this) it would be more expansive when using legend players and teams -CBA to vote on changes in the league (NBA 2k has this) -Being able to edit generic coaches/assistants. able to also create your own GM avatar. - Bring back style similar to dynasty mode from nhl 2004. - Awards being more interactive and not just a list of who won - Stanley cup banners raised cut scene either when cup is won or first home game of the next seasonDedicated Server vs peer to peer
Hi, I would like to know if HUT or online versus is on dedicated server or peer to peer, cause for some reason when i play HUT on a 10ms ping the gameplay feels very heavy and delayed compared to online versus on a 70ms ping. It feels more responsive on online versus. Can someone explain please ?GMConnected PLEASE
My buddies and I LOVE the game. We play clubs online together but we jump over to Madden or other options that have some sort of GM Connected mode. Does anybody know why it’s not in the game or why it’s been left off the titles? There’s 6 of us that would all get in and get involved. We would be ADDICTED
Operating budgets & division realignments ideas for NHL 27.
So NHL 27 needs to allow the user to fully control their budget. If I have only 2.4 million to upgrade/repair per season then what do I do if I want to renovate? I would need to save or have the ability to spend more money. I made the 33rd franchise the Oklahoma City Outlaws, and my area is 10 years old and I just don’t have enough money to repair let alone upgrade my arena. I would really like to see this feature get updated and allow the user to do renovations and major upgrades to the arena, but allow the user more money or allow them to save money over the course to of at least two seasons? Also, division realignments would be awesome as well, my AHL affiliate is the Tulsa Oilers, but I am in the eastern conference and North Division… please allow user to make their dynasty/franchise mode theirs! This also includes the AHL & would it hurt if the ECHL was added just like in Baseball games? When I draft a player I want to watch their career progression and development to the fullest. Go Outlaws!WOC Store Jerseys/Sticks/Skates
WOW I went into world of chel today noticed EA finally adding teams 3rd jerseys and stadium series. Now when will these all be added.. 2025- Winter Classic/Stadium series jerseys. Ottawas 2026 -3rd jersey?? And Still havent gotten the new ducks and kings logo in world of chel. my club has everything and ever club bag i open i just get gold completion coins.. So when will these all be added??Practice with your “BE A PRO CAREER” why isn’t this a basic kind of feature?
I just don’t understand why this isn’t a basic feature in the game. This is the first sports game I’ve probably played in over 16 years. I played sports when I was younger but I’m not really a “sports guy”. But I’ve always enjoyed hockey the most. knowing that EA has made a bunch of hockey games. I decided to download and play NHL 26. I found I could create a pro being a first time player. Liking the fact I could learn the game and also the “full on rules” of hockey. While playing with just one person instead of controlling an entire team like I first jumped into. but wanting to practice with my create a character before the next game to get a better understanding of how everything works with with my controls and my players skill stats I can’t. if it wasn’t for my ADD I probably would of dropped the game but I wanted something new and different I’ve learned now what I needed to. but It would still be 100% AWESOME to practice with my Be a Pro character P.S. I’ve only been playing a week so far on rookie and learned a lot but it took extra patience I believeNHL 27 Wishlist
So I throw this out there every year, and sometimes maybe someone reads it and an update gets made (I was throwing out the idea of ‘Who They Pass the Cup To Next’ for years, and they finally added it! I know, it wasn’t me, but it felt like a win) First Off, Things They've Added That I Love: (short list, but still) Getting to pick who the Captain hands the Cup to. Hugely significant in real life, and now you get to see lifelong favorite players virtually hoist the Cup. Secondly, post-goal leader boards updated mid-game. A fun add-on I didn't even know I wanted until it was there. Thirdly, showing the names engraved on the Cup. Was literally 'wowed' the first time I saw it, looks authentic down tot he old-timey font. Next, Things They Need to Get Rid Of (That They Added And No One Asked For): Grudge Matches. Okay. Fun little intro showing everyone squaring off like Monday night wrestling, and then...done? Nope. Every two goals you score, they show the opposition coach 'reacting.' And you can't click through it, you actually have to pause, then resume (and risk crashing, on my dinky little Xbox S…don’t get me started on that), just to avoid watching the 10 seconds of animated theatrics from a coach you couldn't care less about. They finally got rid of this in Madden, let's do the same in NHL (or at least let us click through it like we can with goal celebrations). Then there's this new 'D-Man dragging the line' when the puck drops back to him in the O-Zone. The game taking over a player I should have control of? No thanks! Oh, you MUST want this player to go right along the blue line, or why else would you have-...I'll take it from here, EA! That's why I give you ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS every year. Make it so. And enough with the posts. I counted my players hitting the post 4 times in 5 minutes, then watched my sad-sack Flyers 'irl' hit the post once in a full period. All this so the 'announce team' can scream unrealistically (and that's why I mute them). And I thought me setting the game to Manual Line Changes meant I would, you know, manually ‘change the lines,’ only to have the game be like, “They look tired, here, let me-” No thanks, I got it. They make millions of (virtual) dollars, they can suck it up and get back to work. I have to force an offsides just to get the guys I want back out there. And finally, the Wishlist: Player Editing: We should be able to edit CPU-created players in Franchise Mode. Especially now that they've blocked being able to change Player Roles or Position. In Madden (apples and oranges, I know), you can edit names, faces, potential, even ages. Complete Control, should you want it. In NHL, you luck out with a draft pick who's a Medium-Elite at 18, but his potential is an Elite 'Grinder'? What even is that? And too often they have these goofy hairdos or are 19 and grey already, or you wind up with three draft prospects that have the same default face. Oh, but you can change his skate-lace color? And if a player is a First Position LW, and you move him to the RW for a game, when you win the face-off, he skates all the way across the ice to get back on the LW (who does that?). We should at least have the same edit access that we do at the Main Menu level (add a Second Position, change a Playmaker to a Two-Way as they age). The Draft: I still don’t get why we can’t just see players’ ratings like you can in the Main Menu’s Rosters section. So before you start a Mode, you can see that a Junior player is a 62 Medium-Top 6, but on Draft Day it’s a bunch of question marks or a “Possible” Top 6? Then as soon as you select him, he's a Low-Top 9, rated 58 Overall. Thanks. You can see exact ratings in Free Agency, why not on draft day? I turn off Fog of War for this reason, it should extend to draft picks. I love that we got Career Totals back, and that they added Team Abbreviations as to where they played, but can't that be added for AHL stats as well? I know they keep track of them, as they show when they’re on the bench after milestones, so why not a running total? I'll get 10 years into Franchise Mode and some career AHLers will retire and nothing. You play 1,000 AHL Games…that’s something. Ability to decide awards: Too often, in Franchise Mode, if you’re playing your best players to pad stats, you’ll win the Hart or Norris every year, even though another player would be the obvious choice. It would be great to decide winners so that the highest scoring defenseman doesn’t win the Norris every year, or the Hart going hand-in-hand with the Art Ross more often than not, or Connor McDavid winning the Selke based on whatever algorithm they’re using. Franchise (Owner) Mode used to have a screen that displayed your team’s seasons, so you could see your history: 103 Points, Third Round; 98 Points, Lost Final; etc. I’d like to see that back. Winter Classic: I miss the Winter Classic venue they created a few years back. You could only play a single game, but wouldn't it be awesome if the team you select in Franchise Mode got to play the Winter Classic every year? Just make it the first game you play in January and you get that outdoor setting with weather selections like they have in Madden, or just default cloudy skies with flurries. They used to have the All-Star Game jammed in there, so can't they just use that same approach for the Classic? When you're simming between games and it alerts you that an injured player is available, you have the option to skip for the moment and not address the lineup. But when its 'multiple' players returning, there's no skip and you're forced to go into Edit Roster. Sometimes there's still 3-4 days left before the next game and a chance for other players to return. You should be able to skip that as well and address it when you want. Anyway, maybe the CEO will read this and realize all my genius suggestions, but most likely we’ll just get NHL 27 with different Main Menu colors.