Issue From NHL 23 has returned to NHL 26.
https://youtu.be/B27C0zmw0hU?si=1_0jdPEsPf1pwdVh Playing this game yesterday and I was getting ready for a pass down low from my buddy. Caught this issue on stream last night. An issue from NHL 23 that was fixed originally has returned. How do I defend against this? Sadly this was my first player game in forever since I don't play much WOC due to certain aspects. Prior I played goalie and we were winning lots of our games despite pressure system allowing me to let in weak cheesy 5-hole goals. I really hope this kind of stuff is fixed asap.World of Chel Matchmaking
I just joined a new club, we’ve played about 80 games so far, less as some froze or kicked us out and gave us a loss. Most of the time the guys in our lobby, a full team of 6, are all between 16,000 RP- 19,000 RP with the occasional over 20,000 RP. Most of us have not prestiged yet and are under level 50 but some are P1 or P2. It seems we constantly get matched up with teams consisting of 6 players who are all much better than us according to their RP. The skill level gap in game is noticeable and we have no chance of competing with them. They take the puck right off of us, and we can barely stop them. One game tonight we had 5 shots on net during the whole game. At the end of the game it shows all of their RP. I will try to attach some examples. Usually all the opponents are between 22,000-25,000 while we are 16,000-19,000. Tonight we had two games where their guys were 27,000-31,000. I want to know how EA thinks this is fair. It’s not fun for us who can’t even compete. We can’t have fun playing the game with that kind of mismatch on a consistent basis. And before you say “oh well just get better at the game” 1. How can we get better if we consistently play against teams way better than us, and 2. Tonight we also played a team with similar RPs to ours and it was a fun competitive match where we won 3-2 in OT. That’s what I want. It’s hard to tell in the lobby when it matches us who is good and not good at this point since the game has been out for months, most players who have been playing for awhile are P1+. There is no player rank or RP shown on the lobby page so we can’t know until we are in game. I sent EA Help a message and the chat guy just sent me here to make a complaint. They said nothing can be done about it since it’s all automated. Yeah, well the automation SHOULD see my teams RP, record, career points +/- etc and match us with another team with similar RP, record, career points, etc. and I don’t want to hear there aren’t any, because I go to the player rank and see hundreds of guys at the same rank and RP. I don’t care about the region, just give us a team that we can keep up with so it’s fun for both teams. It’s so frustrating when it’s game after game, night after night. The club members are getting frustrated because they try whatever they can on the ice but it doesn’t make a difference, the other team is just so much better. Some of them say “oh it’s because EA rewards them because they spent more money in the shop so they give them the good matchup” and I wonder if that’s it. It shouldn’t be too hard to balance the matchmaking system. Every other game does that. Why can’t NHL do it? Screw the stuff you can buy in the store, fix the matchmaking system, or MISMATCHING system as it should be called!!!!
Reverse hit
What kind of nonsense is this supposed to be? We just finished a game where the opponent did nothing but reverse hits. It was impossible to play. It had nothing to do with hockey. This simply doesn't happen in real hockey. I don't know who came up with this idea. The club that was doing it is called [REMOVED]. Edit: Removed club name. It is against the EA Forums rules to "name and shame". -CMDedicated 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 ?NHL 27
I highly wouldn’t recommend purchasing this game unless you know what you’re buying. Don’t buy just to play hut or world of chel. Chances are it’s not going to be any different and you’re encouraging EA to make big changes. Ea if you read this, you have potential but I feel like whatever changes you make each year in the NHL franchise are pretty minor. Please make bigger changes and I promise you will receive a lot more positive feedback
WoC suggestions for NHL 27
If a team has a computer player. Allow us to pick presets for forwards, defense, and goalie. Allow us to switch to goalie to make saves. This changes a lot especially on odd man rushes and breakaways. Allow teams to change loadouts in between whistles or intermissions to counter other player's builds. Enable computers to HUSTLE. They never hustle on the backcheck which always leads to oddman rushes or breakaways. Program computers to not auto backskate when defending a breakaway. I think those are pretty reasonable.New Thread ( Please Don't Ruin This ) World Of Chel Is Now Monetized
This Is in subject from the previous discussion but said in a different terminology. So as my friends locally have disbanded World because of certain X-factors sitting behind a paywall it led to this. First off the characters many of them have attributes that you can't obtain F2P for a custom build. Ask majority of the community members, nobody wanted this. If EA NHL was to do an interview with the content creators or anyone they would see that. So currently these characters are listed at a discount currently from 2500 points and under. For the bundle of characters its more expensive which sits at a cost of 27, 700 price originally which is over $200 CDN. Discount is 5, 500 at over $60. As we dig further down the paywall season 2 X Factor bundle is 5,000 discounted which is over $60 also mathematically speaking. Now for the biggest annoyance is a singular X factor is 1250 points which is about $15 CDN... so it order to have Elite Wheels it costs money. Yeah $15 isn't much but who wants to pay that price for an X Factor? My money could be spend somewhere reasonable. The responses on the last thread that these could have been obtained during the events doesn't delegate the fact the fact these are sitting behind an expensive paywall to obtain them now. If you're someone who has a life outside of gaming there isn't always the change to commit to these. I'm not gonna quit my job or take a day off for something like this... where is the F2P aspect into be able to get these anytime through leveling up? Like even other games give that option. And this brings me to the last part of this. X Factors do play a part in the gameplay just like in example a loadout does in games like Battlefield. Say a weapon loadout will have a specific affect on aim, shot and damage. As in NHL 26 Wheels Elite will have a better affect on speed. Someone who doesn't have it uses more stamina and is drained faster. The pressure system in this case works against you during that scenario. This happens in HUT all the time when someone has elite wheels they are able to out skate someone who doesn't. That is why you often see low overalls out skate higher because it focuses on attributes rather than overall. In conclusion it's an expensive product and this game mode now is monetized which it used only be a little bit. Heck even to get jerseys, arena's and such for club it sits behind an unlockable wall which i understand but really makes it hard for clubs to keep interest when not everyone can be online 24/7... Feel free to continue your opinions but lets keep the sarcasm and attacks out so it doesn't get locked.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??
Team Builder in NHL 25
The addition of team builder to NHL 25 would be incredible. For many years, I have spent countless hours in the creation zone, creating hundreds of teams and thousands of players. Team Builder is far superior to the NHL creation zone. The creation zone has barely been updated since 2017 (maybe even longer?) and Team Builder would be a fantastic solution and a welcomed feature. This is something that benefits both online and offline players. Thanks EA.