Automatic difficulty scaling and penalty sensitivity scaling would be a great way to do that. A small but noticeable difficulty jump each time you move from one to the next of preseason, regular season, post-all-star break, post deadline, and each round of playoffs. Along with penalty triggers being really sensitive early in the season, gradually caring less about hooks, trips, and holds, and then allowing more of everything in the playoffs.
@@SuperMario0972 Imo the crowd is actually pretty dull. Outside rally towels and standing after goals theres nothing to them. No chants, you cant really feel the suspense of the crowd.
I thought you could retire jerseys... You mean a custscene during a game where they hang the number? Because there is a setting to remove retired numbers from selection.
I think franchise mode desperately needs an “emotion” type meter that takes rivalry, game has playoff implications near end of season, playoff game etc and in those high intensity games the aggressiveness is pumped up, so you see more guys finishing checks and what not. Adding authentic post whistle scrums would also add to that feature if it’s game 20 of the season and it’s MTL vs Arizona there shouldn’t be to many post whistle scrums unless there’s some big hits that lead to a chippy game but during playoffs I want to see all 5 to the net every time the goalie covers it.
BRING BACK THE GOAL MUSIC FOR EACH TEAM SUCKS WHEN SCORING ITS NICE TO HEAR TH GOAL MUSIC JUST LIKE IN STADIUM, I STILL PLAY NHL 18 BECAUSE OF IT MAKES IT SEEM MORE REAL
Lol it makes no sense, they finally got it right with the goal horns and goal music just for them taking it out again. Why can’t they just maintain goal music?
Is it only me that wants custom goalie masks? Goalie masks are the most important thing to show personality for a player, and I'm done with having white helmets for my franchise goalies
They need this! Giving players the ability to create masks would be excellent. Different animations for the goalie styles would be nice, too. Currently, even standup goalies are constantly in butterfly.
it would certainly be nice, but for franchise goalies when u go to customize their equipment you can go to different leagues (such as liiga or erste) so then you can then use a mask from one of those obscure teams that have similar colours to your team. yes it will probably have the symbol of whatever team the mask is from, but if the colours are similar to yours, it will look authentic during the game. i know this isn’t ideal and would certainly like customizable goalie masks, but for now you can just do this
@@nikpankratz7744 YES! I've wanted that for YEARS! Allow us to go play in Europe if no teams offer us a deal. Like if we are 38 and don't want to retire, let us go overseas!
What i'd love to see is a banner mode for any of the franchise modes. I hate to see anyone's franchise winning a championship (e.g., division, conference, stanley cup, etc.) and not have anything to show for it.
How about: 1. Ability to turn off the pass-pass (pre-pass) bullcrap. If I call for a pass as the AI passes, I don't want to insta-pass the damn puck away. 2. Stop the body blocking interference BS. Never in the history of the NHL does a defensemen or forward skate backwards, away from the play, to body block (with their ass) a forward who is skating back to play defense. If they do, they get called for interference. Either call it or eliminate it. 3. If a player has 90+ accuracy, 6/10 shots should not miss the net entirely. It's fine that the goalie blocks or stops them but 90+ players shouldn't miss open shots by 3 feet routinely. 4. Fix the stupid AI passing. 50% of the passes to me either go ridiculously slow or they bank it off a wall when a straight pass would have been easier, safer, and a shorter distance... and it's no where near my player. I have to chase these down 75% of the time. 5. The stupid pushing. Push-push-push... me right out of the offensive zone. I can't skate, I can't pass, I can barely maintain the puck half the time. How is that dude stronger than my 6'4" 224lbs Power Forward with 94 Strength, 93 Speed/Accel, and 89 Balance? It's just dumb. In hockey if you're shoved, you can still manipulate your stick. If you're shoved so hard you can't, you either cough up the puck after the first shove or there's a call... No, push-push-push. 6. The number of first shot goals is unrealistic. Sure, they happen. Yes, my goalie normally rebounds from it as the game goes on and has at least an okay outing. To have 10 or more games per season where an opponent shoots their first shot and it goes in against an elite level goalie is bananas. 7. Poke checks. They should not prevent my player from being able to nab the puck during the animation. They shouldn't cause me to poke check away from the puck by 180°. I shouldn't have to use the right stick to instantly correct the positioning. My player should be smart enough to poke at the puck if it's in proximity or in the direction my sick is already facing. My player should not twist 90° at the waist to poke where no one is skating when the puck is right freaking there in front of him. Poke checks also should not cause fatigue. That's absurd. 8. Goal line force field. I can't express how many times the puck just stops right at the goal line for no explicable reason. Whether a shot, a rebound, a bad stick by the defense, or a goalies skate tapping the puck toward the goal... the puck moves with speed toward the yawning net and then... just stops. Fix this! 9. The AI wins far too many board battles. It's like 85%. I've just given up and I start skating into a defensive position now. Whether it's their player or mine along the boards, there is no amount of poke checking, body checking, stick sweeping, or simply just standing there that has my player engage in any constructive way. They "always" win. 10. Trading in franchise mode. Holy mother of baby Allah! Example: A team with a 35yo 78 rating backup role goalie playing starter who's lost 10 out of 15 games should jump at a 90 rated 24yo elite goalie with a reasonable to low cap hit. Instead, if I want to offload that extra goalie, I have to go 50% higher than the value of whatever I'm asking for in return. I get that teams may not want to trade a piece away and want to protect it or get a return, depending on their situation. However, if the piece I'm offering actually fills a hole in the roster for them that's just bleeding, the value should be considered HIGHER not half. This really makes the entire trade mechanic terrible at best. This is what leads people to cheesing goalies in the draft... so that there's extra fake value (59 rated elite medium who needs 5 years to be ready but a high trade value) in a trade that the receiving team actually doesn't need but the value bar looks favorable to them so they accept the trade. Fix it!! I want the draft to be more meaningful. I want trades to be more calculated. I want AHL and NHL scouting to be used for more than figuring out what a players Character actually is. I want the AI to realize they need a goalie or a winger or a defenseman or even just a guy who wins faceoffs and if I can figure that out through scouting, I can make a good trade for both teams. I've had every release of this franchise since '93, I'm a programmer, and a hockey fan. It's absolutely maddening to see such repeated ignorance each year. Fix it! Rant over....
Am I the only one that thinks instead of one on one shoving after the whistle, there should be full line post-whistle skirmishes? also first person fighting again.
A good soundtrack! Remember the days when NHL had bands like Green Day, Scorpions, Megadeth, Pantera, Ramones, Anthrax, Billy Idol, Electric Light Orchestra, Judas Priest? And most importantly, Airbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Dropkick Murphys?! All of these bands have been at least once in NHL, between NHL 09-12. NHL has had exclusively rock and metal music in the series, since the beginning! And Metal has basically been non-existent since NHL 14! And 6 six years later, we got our *first* metal song in NHL for current gen, Motionless In White - *Brand New Numb.* I have never seen this much love for a single NHL song since the PS3/X360 days! Since almost all NHL songs nowadays has at least a few or a lot of haters (looking at you Favorite Color Is Blue). And i have seen no negativity towards BNN! BNN is one of the best NHL songs in years, and i'd like to see more of that type of music again in NHL! For the soundtrack department, NHL really needs to go back to its roots! #MakeNHLMetalAgain and #MakeNHLSoundtracksGreatAgain
@DOC I have played NHL 14 to death back in the day and didn't get tired of any song. And its soundtrack only had 13 songs when NHL 18, 19 and 20 all have at least 20 songs
* Better graphics * Practice mode * Create your own character with a story mode. Play as a new rising star and be drafted into your favorite NHL team, interact with top players; start from zero and rise to fame. * Show international leagues some love * I hate it when I play as my favorite SHL team and hear english commentators as it breaks the immersion, so allow us disable them in the settings * As mentioned, more player likeness and scan the players * Have authentic stadiums for international teams, the arenas might not be as majestic as NHL stadiums; but that's a part of their charm
Story mode would be dope if they had like a little league team, 10-20 games where you start to develop into the player you want to become, then a CHL/NCAA option where you can play full CHL/NCAA career so a few full seasons, or an optional abbreviated CHL/NCAA career where its like another 20 games til draft, and your stats just get averaged out over the season. Maybe the first season you can't control that your team doesn't make playoffs, draft year you do and you play playoffs+mem cup/ncca championship. Then combine would be a fun mini-game(but doubtful to be added) from there take notes from NBA 2k and Madden how to run a more fun career mode. I'm also fully in favor of abbrev seasons, so like a 20gm, 41 gm and 82 gm season options and maybe 1 31 game option where you play every team including seattle(or insert random expansion team)
Add real coaches behind the bench, Add real refs on the ice, Add a Be A Pro mode like on 2k, Add the HNIC broadcast, Add GM connected and Add winter classic games.
Dylan Wynkoop seriously man and add your pro holding the cup I’ve won the cup in every year since 2009 and damn man still no cup unless your the captain 🙄🙄🙄
Its literally all the little details. User Cup celebrations, banner raising nights, retirement nights, crowd chants, 3 stars of the game, real life goal songs. All little things that just make the game more realistic. I can understand not wanting to overhaul be a pro, not reintroducing connected franchise (which they should still definitely do) but most people do want the little things
Prabhkirat Suri perfect comment. I actually stopped playing because I felt like if you were even playing the puck the puck carrier would sell a trip. I had to play too much with sliders and still couldn’t get a balanced penalty scaling
sounds like you're just bad at NHL. Earlier iterations of NHL made it easier to poke check to the point where it wasn't even fun because it was too easy. Now they make it a little harder. Use stick check instead. Or just be in better position that you don't need to poke check.
We need: Gol Video challenge, possibility to broke the glass, possibility to hit player in the bench, like fifa 20 the “the journey mode” with a nhl legend and more customization mode
I want more retro jerseys I’m tired of the same old jerseys like some of those nobody plays and many historic jerseys are forgotten like the 99 Sabres jerseys, the 96 Diagonal Pens jerseys, the blue Hartford jerseys, the first ever sharks jerseys, the Dallas Stars first jersey just so many more we are missing out on
i have enough injuries setting it higher. Only goalie injuries dont occur during game. Maybe training injuries should be there as well not only game injuries....
Add reverse hits, Better game modes, make rosters fully editable (ex I can add Crosby to the penguins alumni without taking him off the penguins), allow a no helmet option if you make a player drafter in 1976 or earlier because veterans were allowed to refuse helmets. Also I wish if I turned penalties down if I tripped someone, then I still trip them but I don’t get penalized because the referees are incompetent. Finally and not the most important but if I catch someone with a clean hit then I don’t want someone to fight me. In. Be a pro I had like 200 fighting majors in 60 games because of clean hits.
How does no one else realize that Coaches Challenge is needed? There are so many missed calls and bad calls from refs, giving a chance to challenge and potentially change the call would be a game changer.
How tf would that work tho. The cpu makes the call that they think is right and they don’t rlly have a brain to correct their mistakes. I can see it working for online and everybody would vote for the right call, but I can’t see it working for offline.
DOC you get more than one challenge in the nhl, you get 2, and if the call is overturned you keep that challenge, but if you get it wrong it’s a minor for the first, and a double minor for the second.
Be A Pro needs a gigantic overhaul. there has to be more incentive to play, more equipment customization for more authenticity, ability to start your career in European leagues, better atmospheres, make player training 1000x less tedious (choose a general thing that you want to improve on every few months, once in the offseason), endorsements similar to NBA 2K, a storyline would be cool but not necessary (save that for next gen), half decent AI players, ability to watch what your team does at the draft, ability to view lines from other teams, realistic contract negotiations, better way of upgrading your player as opposed to just a skill tree and having to play almost every game. those are just a few things, I'm probably missing more.
@@LordTomigun right. playing in World Juniors, and U18 Worlds (heavily scouted and could raise your draft stock a lot) mens World Championships if your team misses playoffs, all star game / skills competition... this game is missing so much lol
Id love an option where you can have like a coach career mode, where you can either coach europaen teams, (you could start there and if you have success an nhl team signs you, maybe as nhl, ahl or even echl coach), and you should be able to coach a national squad to go to the IIHF World Cup. If this doesnt work, at least we should be able to have season mode for more than a season, so you can actually qualify for the champions hockey league Also... real coaches In the franchise mode thereshould be a hall of fame like in madden (if you get 10'000 legacy you get in, you can get those 10k by winning trophies, reaching milestones and so on). Also there should be a trainingcamp (i dont think it would be much fun to play except for the preseason games) but it could help a GM if a prospect that is like 76-78 to decide if he goes to the nhl or if the prospect should stay in the minors, Also the WJC should be included, either to get a Tournament grade if a prospect is in his draft year. If you're playing be a pro you could really help/hurt your draft stock with a good/bad tournament. If the be a pro mode would be overhauled and you could actually build friendships/rivaleries this tournament would be a huge factor. Play now: choose a randon stadion to play in (for example playing an nhl game in a former arena or an outdoor arena or even an european arena) and like WAY MORE jeseys (warm ups or st patricksday) also the european teams only get two generic looking jerseys, that should be changed, because there are some beauties And last but not least, retiring jerseys and hanging banners
Top of the list for me that they need is Gm connected. Me and my friends would play they game 24/7. We already binge it cause of world of chel which also needs some fixes. Pretty much everything listed in this video would be amazing to have in one game. MLB the show has gotten better every year. EA needs to catch up with nhl.
Better and more variable pre-game show - more from hockey players perspective (like dressing-ups, walk from dressing room, entering ice pumped or video-mapping in arenas or VGK type shows).
It’s funny you mention practice mode in EASHL. The first good 6’s club I played on they had me matchup 3 v 1 and I had to defend as best as I could and try to go 3 periods without giving up 5 goals. That was my tryout.
I would like to see reworked european leagues, like add stadiums, rework ratings etc... Or add Slovak league, because hockey on Slovakia is very popular together with Czech repubic, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Austria, Switzerland and Germany. Or KHL would be huge, but it will be more difficult to get a licence.
Be a ref mode is what we need, raising banners is what we need, retiring jerseys is what we need, Winter Classic is what we need, awards ceremony in franchise is also what we need I also just want an overall redo of the games
I think it would be awesome if u could start a franchise in the ohl,whl, and all the small leauges also it would be awsome if u add ehl so you could manage 3 teams in franchise and with that be able to add and create more than 1 mascot
So these would be some of my wishes for NHL 21. They're in no particular order, and some are far more important than others as you may notice. Some are just little extras that would be cool to see in the game. 1. Agreeing with the last comment made, DLC commentary and goal music for your home or away NHL team. The games would feel so much more life like if you could hear your teams broadcaster calling the play by play. As a leaf fan I would just love to hear a "HOLY MACKINAW" when a goal, big hit or robbery save is made. Or if you downloaded more than one, playing the pens for example and you hear, "and he beats him like a rented mule!" Can't stress enough how easy of a money maker that would be for EA! 2. Crowd/bench/coach reactions relative to what's happening. Like how you hear the crowd practically blow the roof off the building when a star player scores vs a regular player, or the roar you hear when two crowd favorites decide to drop the gloves. Maybe a coach losing it on the ref over a questionable penalty/offside or no goal call once in a while. It just needs some tweaking. Little things like when its two minutes left and your down a goal or your up a goal and just trying to close it out. The crowd, the bench they should be on their feet for the whole two minutes going crazy, sadly most of the time you see them seated and calm during those situations. Makes no sense! 3. Hoisting the cup and skating around with it after you win it. Whether its the Stanley Cup, or Memorial Cup, world cup, or maybe an Olympic medal ceremony. Just a little more player interaction during those moments if possible. Perhaps having a trophy room with all your accomplishments for franchise mode, or be a pro mode, like Cups you've won, team rings you've gotten over your career, as well as olympic/world championship medals. Jersey number retirement in the team arena or Hall of fame induction with jacket and ring ceremony for franchise and be a pro modes if you accumulate enough accolades over your dynasty or career. 4. For presentation, first fix the eyes! They always look like starring in one direction in close ups after a goal. It's a bit creepy. Look around, roll their eyes at a ref on a penalty or no goal call. Maybe an interactive Pre game, between period, and post game interviews for be a pro with your star players, or the players that are playing well that game. Maybe a locker room speech from the coach specific to the game play and score between periods. For broadcast mode when no teams are chosen, show different camera angles and replays. Like ice level view when two players come in hard digging into the corners for a puck or when the golie plays it behind the net to shoot it up the boards. 5. COACHES CHALLENGE!!! I can't tell you how many times I've looked at the replay and the stick was under the crossbar when it tipped the puck, or a golie was interfered with by his own player and they waive it off immediately and there's no review, replay, or ability to challenge it. BULL$#!T! 6. Don't know if these systems are smart enough or fast enough yet to monitor this during an online or offline game but... I'm sure lots of you will like this one! Freeze the "player" or "teams" controllers and have the AI take over for that "player" or "team" for 5 or 10 seconds if button mashing, or abuse of stick and poke check are detected by the game. We all know how annoying that crap is, and if you're skilled enough you can definitely take advantage of 5 or 10 seconds in a game that they aren't in control. Online teams will quickly weed out players that keep costing them games for being cheap! Could even force them to actually learn how to play the game right. 7. No Stanley Cup parade!? Not a single news headline!? No footage of the cup being brought home off the plane or placed in the front office if won at home? This is wishful thinking as is most of the above but anything is better than an image of the cup and a statement that says your team is the Stanley Cup champion's. If you had the patience to play an 82 game season, be it in franchise mode or be a pro mode, plus the playoffs it should only be reasonable for the staff at EA to realize there should definitely be a better payoff than that once you win it. This game for the most part has been getting better, and obviously they'll never please everyone, but there are definitely some things that need to be added, changed, improved, and removed. It's not perfect, but it's gettin there!
I really think #6 could solve the button mashing/stick check poke, check abuse in the game. But the DLC commentary, that's definitely a "shut up and take my money!" feature for me.
-Bring back the loading screens of the cities and arenas like in NHL 2000, NHL 2001, etc -Make the goalie equipment, especially pads, look more like they actually do. Do they not realize not every pad has the same strapping but also how leather straps themselves are disappearing? - Make goal reactions more authentic. Amp up the atmosphere in the arena (especially on big goals) with crowd cheering and horn sounds, goal songs, and anything else to improve the moments. -player equipment: customize stick color to match that player or teams color likeness (as seen with bauer sticks), company branding on pants, make the jerseys look more authentic, gives the users the ability to choose practically any uniform ever worn by the teams (just like in NBA 2K where every uniform just about in the teams history is available to choose from) - include some form of pregame including warmup skate, player interviews, pre game show, etc - update the presentation of the stanley cup - improvement on soundtrack. Also with that the ability to turn on/off tracks and get a track listing in the settings. NHL seems to be the only game where you cant see the playlist, artist, or song name. - improve the menu. Dont really like the having to choose three things to pick to put on the menu and make it seem so bare. - work on be a pro to make it play out something similar to how it does for NBA 2K. - Include all star game activities and game and be able to play them in be a gm mode too - update on player meetings and reactions from players, not really realistic imo from what players will complain about and how they respond. Also interviews with players before the draft. -include suspensions for players in be a gm -use real coaches
Port to Nintendo switch to play on the go Also, a “fresh” group of free agents after the end of the NCAA season would be nice and realistic More realistic now days to would be player performance reduction or suspensions for off ice issues (basically could have that be an attribute similar to durability), would make the draft and roster building a little more challenging
A decent sound track. NHL 20 has a great one, but ‘Bad Vibes’ kinda ruins it for me. Maybe try out Killswitch engage, they started making some music again.
I really want the team intros back, those were really fun but it would also be cool is they showed them walking from the dressing room to the ice. Also, the coaches challenge there are so many that could wrong, it would be better if we could challenge goals.
Pre game warmups, coming out of the tunnels, realistic crowds for rival matchups/playoffs, you’re starting to see a lot more road fans in the game! Give them some noise when the road teams score! Adds to the excitement! And goal songs
I had some things to additionally add for EASHL specifically: 1. EASHL Tournament at the end of the year with cash prizes or some partnership with the NHL for a 6's team yearly tournament/season. 2. Custom goalie masks in EASHL 3. Be able to create a placeholder on an EASHL club you've created. Say none of your friends are online and everyone left your club, you can have up to 3 days to return to it instead of having to delete it or inviting a random alternate account to stay on it. 4. Make some adjustments to people abusing the LT button to avoid hits 5. Make the goalie's movements more fluid in the net. Sometimes the goalie locks into position so slowly that it feels like he's delayed.
I miss the pregame festivities. Be a pro when you were in the hallway, entering the ice. Also the Sharks entering through the shark head, Oilers rig. Knights helmet...
They need to add the deke to Recive the puck through the legs like Barkov did against buffalo in the 18-19 season Also add a deflect button, So when the puck comes to you, you can deflect, or tip pass. Much easier then to position yourself to maybe deflect on net
I’m stuck in the Stone Age so please take this with a grain of salt. I was given an XBOX 360 from a friend and bought NHL 15. I played 18 when I was in college because my roommate had it. It does need a story to the Be a Pro mode. I would love NTC/NMC in contracts, outdoor games, and like what someone said of the header for playoff series that says which team leads the series and practice mode EASHL. Goal songs as well will make it feel like the real game. Again, I’m way behind
Roster sharing and bring back custom music...loved having the ability to put our own music into the game...The game becomes boring listening to same menu music and in game music.
-be able to scout different leagues at the same time - bring back the pre and post game interviews (like in NHL14) -have more league optios in be a pro mode (not just the CHL but also SHL, LIGA, ALLVENSKAN, USHL, etc) -add in the WJC in be a pro mode whereby you could be named to the WJC and then have an option- choose to leave your team and go or decline and stay
I’d like a fuckery slider I could set at zero for franchise mode. I play on superstar diff because I love the speed and the challenge but a 2-2 game is ruined when a grinder nobody just rings a soft slow wrister past Carey Price from a mile away twice in the 3rd. Just nonsense that isn’t realistic and ruins the immersion of the game. Also stop pulling my AI guys out of the way so the CPU can set up their plays while I’m mashing on the change player button and not given the guy until it’s too late and their play is made. Seriously...fuckery set to zero bro
I don’t know if I am alone here but I feel new sounds would be amazing. Passes have a distinct sound when hitting sticks and it’s not the same in game. Same goes with the glass, posts, and skating I feel it would be nice to have the crowd getting louder on break aways and big stops
-Bring in more jersey options -Bring in more customization for eashl, especially character creation. -add more archetype mixing(ex. Big sniper, playmaking powerfoward) -add the ncaa -add a combine and draft interview for be a pro and franchise -add ability to make a custom music playlist -like madden, add x-factors(ex. Ovechkin could have one called”one time wonder” which adds plus 5 to sp and sa, Crosby could have one called “needle threader” which adds plus 5 to pa, etc.) -add signature dekes - for the meme, add “ be a pro, referee edition” -In franchise mode, add a way to make player career simulations faster and easier -lastly, make a Wayne Glenski icon jersey in chel
Who on earth cares about all that crap, seriously. Start with the game, better physics, movement,it's about damn time! The game is so arcade! Change it up, powerful machines are coming out, the game is so fake, like a bunch of robots skating.
So much this. It feels like an arcade game. Physics are poor. Players feel like bumper cars and maybe it's just me but the players seem too big for the ice. It's just not smooth.
@@mycrease8936 funny you should say that. I bought 20 because nothing else to do and it was cheap. Before that I owned 14 and it was the best. I played all the games since that on friends consoles and it never felt the same. EASHL was fined in this one too and the menus are garbage in 20
What I want is all that you said. But it would be nice to have the team's actual entrence and their entrence music abd to see the players doing their warm up stuff. Another thing in be a pro mode is when you retire, you can see your players jersey get put up on a banner in the stadium. One more thing that would be nice to see is when you win the cup, you pass it to every player to make it more realistic. And finally, a mic'd up version would be cool too.
My wishlist 1. Khl 2.NCAA 3. More intternational teams 4.All star 5. More legends and legends teams 6. Real goalhonor liiga and intternational teams 7. Real coutch 8.Better soundtrack 9.More updates 10. In start you can choose your favourite team out NHL
Player style chemistry boosts in franchise mode. Two complimentary players would each boost one of the other's key skill stats. For example, Playmakers would have better passing paired with Snipers, who would in turn have better shot accuracy. And Offensive Defensemen would have better puck control to join the rush when paired with Defensive Defensemen who would in turn have better acceleration to drop back.
Most important part would be to finally fix the imbalance in the ratings. Especially when it comes to International Teams it's incredibly bad, like Latvia is ranked 57/53/59, despite having Elvis Merzlikins and several really good players from the KHL on their roster. Also players of non-NHL teams are way too slow and not physical by any means, it's literally impossible to check or catch up to other players. I get it, the NHL is the best league in the world, but those European players are pros as well, and the gap isn't that big as it gets presented in the games.
We need iihf and the Michigan goal would be pretty sick and I also want them to add where we can see the teams walk out of the tunnel I’d also like ea to if you made any custom teams you don’t need to keep remaking them in nhl 21 22 23 ext
I want them to add a street hockey mode under world of chel that would kinda be like NBA 2K mypark... I've wanted street hockey for 3 years now and I dont think I'm gonna get it but I can only hope
-Bring back practice mode offline franchise -three team trade -more create team logo's; considering they have the expansion they really don't have a lot of options for logo's -fix glitches; I noticed with NHL 19 and even with 20 before updates that your guy would have the puck and not move -improved fighting/ bring back the ability to challenge a player to a fight on the faceoff -improved goalie controls -improved crosschecking -bring diving calls into the game
being able to be inducted into the HOF in my career and retiring jerseys in franchise mode for me would be very cool. also kinda like 2k, keep a track of a teams past record and how many championships they have and keep a track on awards that players won over the years
Eashl practice mode, eashl overhaul/ major improvements (one idea is possibly an option to play eashl 6s games on international ice), gameplay improvements, roster sharing, be a pro overhaul
i'm so glad you included a better be a pro and even put it at #1, everyone talks non-stop about bringing GM connected back- we need LIVE THE LIFE back and maybe a whole story mode too! i can't think of anything more fun than a realer experience. a story, being in the juniors, getting interviewed by GMs and the drama of getting drafted, having endorsements, interviews, sponsors, teammate drama/relationship, coach relationship, winning the cup. i've never wanted something more. it's been really frustrating the past six years. EA likes to just care about HUT and whatever pay to win shit they can come up with, i don't think they understand how much more money they would make if they added the modes and things everyone has been asking for. if you look at the sales drop since 15' you'll see how insane it is.
They need to add the ECHL to franchise mode so that prospects can be sent there to develop, and it would add another team to play with besides your AHL and NHL team.
NBA and Madden are also bigger franchises. Would love to see both cross-gen play as well as cross-platform and at least transfer EASHL stats along with your player(actual level would reset) but would be nice to keep track of how many goals/assists and so on you've racked up over the years.
EA needs to try to get actual commentators like with doc emeric but different, try to get the license to actual goal horns and songs and they need to add new leagues like KHL and more and they need to add more to modes like Be A Pro and Franchise, also let us import and have a community download section.
I want game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to NOT feel the same way as game 1 of preseason
well isnt the crowd louder and they are waving their scarfs around ? ;-) But I agree especially OT winners in playoffs should be more enthusiastic....
@@SuperMario0972 that is very true
Automatic difficulty scaling and penalty sensitivity scaling would be a great way to do that.
A small but noticeable difficulty jump each time you move from one to the next of preseason, regular season, post-all-star break, post deadline, and each round of playoffs.
Along with penalty triggers being really sensitive early in the season, gradually caring less about hooks, trips, and holds, and then allowing more of everything in the playoffs.
@@matthewdhewlett difficulty jump ? Your own team should also become more focused in playoffs not only the opponents...🤔
@@SuperMario0972 Imo the crowd is actually pretty dull. Outside rally towels and standing after goals theres nothing to them. No chants, you cant really feel the suspense of the crowd.
What I want:
Bring back the ea world cup.
Bring back banner raising ceremonies.
Let us retire jerseys in franchise mode.
we don't even have a complete schedule for all teams in franchise mode... this is stupid... never able to look at all results....
More European teams
More international team
I thought you could retire jerseys... You mean a custscene during a game where they hang the number? Because there is a setting to remove retired numbers from selection.
Blatantly Bogus no you can turn off retired jerseys
They should fix when your done your be a pro contract to allow more than 2 teams to choose from. 🤦🏽♂️
I think franchise mode desperately needs an “emotion” type meter that takes rivalry, game has playoff implications near end of season, playoff game etc and in those high intensity games the aggressiveness is pumped up, so you see more guys finishing checks and what not.
Adding authentic post whistle scrums would also add to that feature if it’s game 20 of the season and it’s MTL vs Arizona there shouldn’t be to many post whistle scrums unless there’s some big hits that lead to a chippy game but during playoffs I want to see all 5 to the net every time the goalie covers it.
agreed, atmospheres could be way better. also need the ability to crush guys after the whistle brought back, line brawls, etc.
If anything, I want something like a myleague where I can rebuild a team without having to care about morale
They actually did add an "emotion" meter in NHL 2001 or 2002
NHL 12 had a relationship meter too that made it feel real I really hope they add.the relationship meter and have those games effect player moral
there were also cold and hot streaks a few years ago....
We need the story mode, winter classic and NCAA hockey.
NCAA will probably get its own game
Justin Ganz okay cool
And custom horns/intro or goal songs like in NHL 14
Yes NCAA hockey!
Add good gameplay and I’ll be happy
Can we finally get realistic crowds, like there is no intensity in any rivalry games played either.
Anthony Anthony I’ve been wanting this for years, the crowds and atmosphere aspects hasn’t been touched since nhl 15
Anthony Anthony that and the fact of fixing penalties. My stick wont touch a player when I poke-check but yet they become floppers. It’s annoying
Anthony Anthony yes good point! More real game events too, broken glass, hitting opponents in bench, suspensions, brawls etc....
did anyone experience an injured goalie during the game ?
Absolutely make the crowd more involved make them have effect on the game like NCAA 14 with the home field advantage thing they had
BRING BACK THE GOAL MUSIC FOR EACH TEAM SUCKS WHEN SCORING ITS NICE TO HEAR TH GOAL MUSIC JUST LIKE IN STADIUM, I STILL PLAY NHL 18 BECAUSE OF IT MAKES IT SEEM MORE REAL
TopNotchTouch Breaks EXACTLY ITS SO ANNOYING
TopNotchTouch Breaks in the 19 there are too
100%!!!!
Lol it makes no sense, they finally got it right with the goal horns and goal music just for them taking it out again. Why can’t they just maintain goal music?
DanyHeatley ClapperHighSlot licensing with bands
Career mode needs a story driven pilot to it.
A good example of that would be nba 2k20's version of their be a pro
True
@Shifty Be a pro is too boring definitely need to change.
@@deepterror612 or the new mode in nfl 20 where you get to pick to go to college and then get drafted.
No
Is it only me that wants custom goalie masks? Goalie masks are the most important thing to show personality for a player, and I'm done with having white helmets for my franchise goalies
Joshs1122 I believe most people want it, but it’s not at the top of their lists, like GM Connected, and a better be a pro.
They need this! Giving players the ability to create masks would be excellent. Different animations for the goalie styles would be nice, too. Currently, even standup goalies are constantly in butterfly.
As a goalie hell yes !!!! 2k10 (decade old did it ) FREE too !!!
it would certainly be nice, but for franchise goalies when u go to customize their equipment you can go to different leagues (such as liiga or erste) so then you can then use a mask from one of those obscure teams that have similar colours to your team. yes it will probably have the symbol of whatever team the mask is from, but if the colours are similar to yours, it will look authentic during the game. i know this isn’t ideal and would certainly like customizable goalie masks, but for now you can just do this
Hopefully EA listens and adds it one day. I’d love to design a mask for my club goalie
They should also add: Warmups, coming out of the tunnel, ref mode and zamboni mode.
Ref mode would get boring quick but the rest sound good
Thanks
What would you do in Zamboni mode?
DOC yeah but is that it
You should be able to emergency goalie lol
The best thing they could add is every teams commentary available for DLC ... because they are all for the money
I’d like to see be a pro if you don’t like your nhl contract offers you can play in the shl
Hell yes
@@nikpankratz7744 YES! I've wanted that for YEARS! Allow us to go play in Europe if no teams offer us a deal. Like if we are 38 and don't want to retire, let us go overseas!
Im a Boston Bruins fan and would love to see them add Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley as announcers for the Boston Bruins.
@@PugsNotDrugs4 Yes. If we want to retire we can use our Be A Pro player as a head coach or an assistant coach.
What i'd love to see is a banner mode for any of the franchise modes. I hate to see anyone's franchise winning a championship (e.g., division, conference, stanley cup, etc.) and not have anything to show for it.
How about:
1. Ability to turn off the pass-pass (pre-pass) bullcrap. If I call for a pass as the AI passes, I don't want to insta-pass the damn puck away.
2. Stop the body blocking interference BS. Never in the history of the NHL does a defensemen or forward skate backwards, away from the play, to body block (with their ass) a forward who is skating back to play defense. If they do, they get called for interference. Either call it or eliminate it.
3. If a player has 90+ accuracy, 6/10 shots should not miss the net entirely. It's fine that the goalie blocks or stops them but 90+ players shouldn't miss open shots by 3 feet routinely.
4. Fix the stupid AI passing. 50% of the passes to me either go ridiculously slow or they bank it off a wall when a straight pass would have been easier, safer, and a shorter distance... and it's no where near my player. I have to chase these down 75% of the time.
5. The stupid pushing. Push-push-push... me right out of the offensive zone. I can't skate, I can't pass, I can barely maintain the puck half the time. How is that dude stronger than my 6'4" 224lbs Power Forward with 94 Strength, 93 Speed/Accel, and 89 Balance? It's just dumb. In hockey if you're shoved, you can still manipulate your stick. If you're shoved so hard you can't, you either cough up the puck after the first shove or there's a call... No, push-push-push.
6. The number of first shot goals is unrealistic. Sure, they happen. Yes, my goalie normally rebounds from it as the game goes on and has at least an okay outing. To have 10 or more games per season where an opponent shoots their first shot and it goes in against an elite level goalie is bananas.
7. Poke checks. They should not prevent my player from being able to nab the puck during the animation. They shouldn't cause me to poke check away from the puck by 180°. I shouldn't have to use the right stick to instantly correct the positioning. My player should be smart enough to poke at the puck if it's in proximity or in the direction my sick is already facing. My player should not twist 90° at the waist to poke where no one is skating when the puck is right freaking there in front of him. Poke checks also should not cause fatigue. That's absurd.
8. Goal line force field. I can't express how many times the puck just stops right at the goal line for no explicable reason. Whether a shot, a rebound, a bad stick by the defense, or a goalies skate tapping the puck toward the goal... the puck moves with speed toward the yawning net and then... just stops. Fix this!
9. The AI wins far too many board battles. It's like 85%. I've just given up and I start skating into a defensive position now. Whether it's their player or mine along the boards, there is no amount of poke checking, body checking, stick sweeping, or simply just standing there that has my player engage in any constructive way. They "always" win.
10. Trading in franchise mode. Holy mother of baby Allah!
Example: A team with a 35yo 78 rating backup role goalie playing starter who's lost 10 out of 15 games should jump at a 90 rated 24yo elite goalie with a reasonable to low cap hit. Instead, if I want to offload that extra goalie, I have to go 50% higher than the value of whatever I'm asking for in return. I get that teams may not want to trade a piece away and want to protect it or get a return, depending on their situation. However, if the piece I'm offering actually fills a hole in the roster for them that's just bleeding, the value should be considered HIGHER not half. This really makes the entire trade mechanic terrible at best. This is what leads people to cheesing goalies in the draft... so that there's extra fake value (59 rated elite medium who needs 5 years to be ready but a high trade value) in a trade that the receiving team actually doesn't need but the value bar looks favorable to them so they accept the trade. Fix it!! I want the draft to be more meaningful. I want trades to be more calculated. I want AHL and NHL scouting to be used for more than figuring out what a players Character actually is. I want the AI to realize they need a goalie or a winger or a defenseman or even just a guy who wins faceoffs and if I can figure that out through scouting, I can make a good trade for both teams.
I've had every release of this franchise since '93, I'm a programmer, and a hockey fan. It's absolutely maddening to see such repeated ignorance each year. Fix it! Rant over....
I second this
Best comment I can find here!
Great suggestions. Wish you worked at EA
Am I the only one that thinks instead of one on one shoving after the whistle, there should be full line post-whistle skirmishes? also first person fighting again.
A good soundtrack!
Remember the days when NHL had bands like Green Day, Scorpions, Megadeth, Pantera, Ramones, Anthrax, Billy Idol, Electric Light Orchestra, Judas Priest? And most importantly, Airbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Dropkick Murphys?! All of these bands have been at least once in NHL, between NHL 09-12.
NHL has had exclusively rock and metal music in the series, since the beginning! And Metal has basically been non-existent since NHL 14! And 6 six years later, we got our *first* metal song in NHL for current gen, Motionless In White - *Brand New Numb.* I have never seen this much love for a single NHL song since the PS3/X360 days! Since almost all NHL songs nowadays has at least a few or a lot of haters (looking at you Favorite Color Is Blue). And i have seen no negativity towards BNN! BNN is one of the best NHL songs in years, and i'd like to see more of that type of music again in NHL!
For the soundtrack department, NHL really needs to go back to its roots! #MakeNHLMetalAgain and #MakeNHLSoundtracksGreatAgain
100%
@DOC Or they could just add *good songs*
Mickelräven or they could just allow the user to add their own sound track to the game like in MLB The Show!
@@Drumguysd1 Or that! But the default soundtrack should also be great! NHL 12's soundtrack was fantastic and it allowed custom music! :D
@DOC I have played NHL 14 to death back in the day and didn't get tired of any song. And its soundtrack only had 13 songs when NHL 18, 19 and 20 all have at least 20 songs
They need to make it Just like an updated version of nhl 14!!!
I want to see be a pro mode become a little better by making it so that you can play in practices and warm-ups and an allstar skills competition.
* Better graphics
* Practice mode
* Create your own character with a story mode. Play as a new rising star and be drafted into your favorite NHL team, interact with top players; start from zero and rise to fame.
* Show international leagues some love
* I hate it when I play as my favorite SHL team and hear english commentators as it breaks the immersion, so allow us disable them in the settings
* As mentioned, more player likeness and scan the players
* Have authentic stadiums for international teams, the arenas might not be as majestic as NHL stadiums; but that's a part of their charm
You can turn off the announcers. Go to audio and visual settings then go to audio and there’s a thing that says “commentary volume” turn it to 0
Story mode would be dope if they had like a little league team, 10-20 games where you start to develop into the player you want to become, then a CHL/NCAA option where you can play full CHL/NCAA career so a few full seasons, or an optional abbreviated CHL/NCAA career where its like another 20 games til draft, and your stats just get averaged out over the season. Maybe the first season you can't control that your team doesn't make playoffs, draft year you do and you play playoffs+mem cup/ncca championship.
Then combine would be a fun mini-game(but doubtful to be added) from there take notes from NBA 2k and Madden how to run a more fun career mode. I'm also fully in favor of abbrev seasons, so like a 20gm, 41 gm and 82 gm season options and maybe 1 31 game option where you play every team including seattle(or insert random expansion team)
Dude the graphics for NHL 18 are better than 20 it’s insane
Add real coaches behind the bench, Add real refs on the ice, Add a Be A Pro mode like on 2k, Add the HNIC broadcast, Add GM connected and Add winter classic games.
A good Be a pro, and that’s it
And one where the CPU doesn’t play like trash
Nicholas Alzugaray true
Honestly that's all I care about
Majestic Eagle same
Dylan Wynkoop seriously man and add your pro holding the cup I’ve won the cup in every year since 2009 and damn man still no cup unless your the captain 🙄🙄🙄
We need IIHF!
Also ad junior teams that would be sick like atom to pro like in slap shot
Yes please!!! I know it probably won't happen but ad junior a hockey teams and play your way up.
A better trade screen please!
It makes me sad how the community asks for the littlest things because we’ve been so let down...and we still don’t get them
Right
Its literally all the little details. User Cup celebrations, banner raising nights, retirement nights, crowd chants, 3 stars of the game, real life goal songs. All little things that just make the game more realistic. I can understand not wanting to overhaul be a pro, not reintroducing connected franchise (which they should still definitely do) but most people do want the little things
They need to fix the tripping penalties. Every singles time I poke check It calls a penalty and half of the time I don't even touch the other player!
Prabhkirat Suri perfect comment. I actually stopped playing because I felt like if you were even playing the puck the puck carrier would sell a trip. I had to play too much with sliders and still couldn’t get a balanced penalty scaling
sounds like you're just bad at NHL. Earlier iterations of NHL made it easier to poke check to the point where it wasn't even fun because it was too easy. Now they make it a little harder. Use stick check instead. Or just be in better position that you don't need to poke check.
Or you can just go in the Game Sliders and slide tripping penalties down to zero for offline mode and leave online game modes for the big boys
Ai teams in franchise mode should be able to relocate
We need: Gol Video challenge, possibility to broke the glass, possibility to hit player in the bench, like fifa 20 the “the journey mode” with a nhl legend and more customization mode
They should show the amount of shots all the time like under the scoreboard
Things i would like to have
Different refs face:
Michigan move:
Chel #16 and ref mode would be nice
A ref be a pro mode? Sounds cool
Goal horns and songs need to be back in for create a team and in the game in general
Those are in now...
Ace High the songs are not
@@justinganz1173 hmmmm when I set up my expansion franchise I set a song and a goal horn
Ace High I meant like the songs the teams actually use in irl
@@justinganz1173 lol they are.
I want more retro jerseys I’m tired of the same old jerseys like some of those nobody plays and many historic jerseys are forgotten like the 99 Sabres jerseys, the 96 Diagonal Pens jerseys, the blue Hartford jerseys, the first ever sharks jerseys, the Dallas Stars first jersey just so many more we are missing out on
Steve Meta yes
I think that there should be more injuries, and the goalies can get injured while your playing the game
te4rless 34 great idea
i have enough injuries setting it higher. Only goalie injuries dont occur during game. Maybe training injuries should be there as well not only game injuries....
Yes. Like if you run into the goalie. There could be a slight chance to injure him.
Add reverse hits, Better game modes, make rosters fully editable (ex I can add Crosby to the penguins alumni without taking him off the penguins), allow a no helmet option if you make a player drafter in 1976 or earlier because veterans were allowed to refuse helmets. Also I wish if I turned penalties down if I tripped someone, then I still trip them but I don’t get penalized because the referees are incompetent. Finally and not the most important but if I catch someone with a clean hit then I don’t want someone to fight me. In. Be a pro I had like 200 fighting majors in 60 games because of clean hits.
How does no one else realize that Coaches Challenge is needed? There are so many missed calls and bad calls from refs, giving a chance to challenge and potentially change the call would be a game changer.
How tf would that work tho. The cpu makes the call that they think is right and they don’t rlly have a brain to correct their mistakes. I can see it working for online and everybody would vote for the right call, but I can’t see it working for offline.
DOC you get more than one challenge in the nhl, you get 2, and if the call is overturned you keep that challenge, but if you get it wrong it’s a minor for the first, and a double minor for the second.
“Better looking jerseys” like come on. Yeah they may not look the most realistic but Jesus Christ that’s a bit of a reach
Be A Pro needs a gigantic overhaul. there has to be more incentive to play, more equipment customization for more authenticity, ability to start your career in European leagues, better atmospheres, make player training 1000x less tedious (choose a general thing that you want to improve on every few months, once in the offseason), endorsements similar to NBA 2K, a storyline would be cool but not necessary (save that for next gen), half decent AI players, ability to watch what your team does at the draft, ability to view lines from other teams, realistic contract negotiations, better way of upgrading your player as opposed to just a skill tree and having to play almost every game. those are just a few things, I'm probably missing more.
Call-ups to national teams.
@@LordTomigun right. playing in World Juniors, and U18 Worlds (heavily scouted and could raise your draft stock a lot) mens World Championships if your team misses playoffs, all star game / skills competition... this game is missing so much lol
nexushockeyHD also being able to lift the damn cup! It’s sooooo annoying
They need a story mode for be a pro and also all star weekend for it and play in it if you make it
Id love an option where you can have like a coach career mode, where you can either coach europaen teams, (you could start there and if you have success an nhl team signs you, maybe as nhl, ahl or even echl coach), and you should be able to coach a national squad to go to the IIHF World Cup.
If this doesnt work, at least we should be able to have season mode for more than a season, so you can actually qualify for the champions hockey league
Also... real coaches
In the franchise mode thereshould be a hall of fame like in madden (if you get 10'000 legacy you get in, you can get those 10k by winning trophies, reaching milestones and so on). Also there should be a trainingcamp (i dont think it would be much fun to play except for the preseason games) but it could help a GM if a prospect that is like 76-78 to decide if he goes to the nhl or if the prospect should stay in the minors,
Also the WJC should be included, either to get a Tournament grade if a prospect is in his draft year. If you're playing be a pro you could really help/hurt your draft stock with a good/bad tournament. If the be a pro mode would be overhauled and you could actually build friendships/rivaleries this tournament would be a huge factor.
Play now: choose a randon stadion to play in (for example playing an nhl game in a former arena or an outdoor arena or even an european arena) and like WAY MORE jeseys (warm ups or st patricksday) also the european teams only get two generic looking jerseys, that should be changed, because there are some beauties
And last but not least, retiring jerseys and hanging banners
they will sadly never release it on pc because they dont want modders making their games better then they can make them
I'm guessing they will this gen. Since pc gaming is wayyyy bigger than console gaming nowadays
Top of the list for me that they need is Gm connected. Me and my friends would play they game 24/7. We already binge it cause of world of chel which also needs some fixes. Pretty much everything listed in this video would be amazing to have in one game. MLB the show has gotten better every year. EA needs to catch up with nhl.
Better and more variable pre-game show - more from hockey players perspective (like dressing-ups, walk from dressing room, entering ice pumped or video-mapping in arenas or VGK type shows).
We need overtime celebrations
It’s funny you mention practice mode in EASHL. The first good 6’s club I played on they had me matchup 3 v 1 and I had to defend as best as I could and try to go 3 periods without giving up 5 goals. That was my tryout.
Also I want to see them actually add all of their goal songs and add the AHL Mascots
I would like to see reworked european leagues, like add stadiums, rework ratings etc...
Or add Slovak league, because hockey on Slovakia is very popular together with Czech repubic, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
Or KHL would be huge, but it will be more difficult to get a licence.
GM Connected!
I had lo look way to far in the comments for this. That's what worries me. Not enough people want the best mode the game had ever had. 🙄
Be a ref mode is what we need, raising banners is what we need, retiring jerseys is what we need, Winter Classic is what we need, awards ceremony in franchise is also what we need
I also just want an overall redo of the games
be a ref ?? wouldnt that be boring after a while ?
I think it would be awesome if u could start a franchise in the ohl,whl, and all the small leauges also it would be awsome if u add ehl so you could manage 3 teams in franchise and with that be able to add and create more than 1 mascot
That would be sick if you had the bantam draft, and the chl import draft
NCAA, a story line, custom goalie helmets, and logo import for create a team like 2k does
i would like to see khl league and more realistic celebrations
So these would be some of my wishes for NHL 21. They're in no particular order, and some are far more important than others as you may notice. Some are just little extras that would be cool to see in the game.
1. Agreeing with the last comment made, DLC commentary and goal music for your home or away NHL team. The games would feel so much more life like if you could hear your teams broadcaster calling the play by play. As a leaf fan I would just love to hear a "HOLY MACKINAW" when a goal, big hit or robbery save is made. Or if you downloaded more than one, playing the pens for example and you hear, "and he beats him like a rented mule!" Can't stress enough how easy of a money maker that would be for EA!
2. Crowd/bench/coach reactions relative to what's happening. Like how you hear the crowd practically blow the roof off the building when a star player scores vs a regular player, or the roar you hear when two crowd favorites decide to drop the gloves. Maybe a coach losing it on the ref over a questionable penalty/offside or no goal call once in a while. It just needs some tweaking. Little things like when its two minutes left and your down a goal or your up a goal and just trying to close it out. The crowd, the bench they should be on their feet for the whole two minutes going crazy, sadly most of the time you see them seated and calm during those situations. Makes no sense!
3. Hoisting the cup and skating around with it after you win it. Whether its the Stanley Cup, or Memorial Cup, world cup, or maybe an Olympic medal ceremony. Just a little more player interaction during those moments if possible. Perhaps having a trophy room with all your accomplishments for franchise mode, or be a pro mode, like Cups you've won, team rings you've gotten over your career, as well as olympic/world championship medals. Jersey number retirement in the team arena or Hall of fame induction with jacket and ring ceremony for franchise and be a pro modes if you accumulate enough accolades over your dynasty or career.
4. For presentation, first fix the eyes! They always look like starring in one direction in close ups after a goal. It's a bit creepy. Look around, roll their eyes at a ref on a penalty or no goal call. Maybe an interactive Pre game, between period, and post game interviews for be a pro with your star players, or the players that are playing well that game. Maybe a locker room speech from the coach specific to the game play and score between periods. For broadcast mode when no teams are chosen, show different camera angles and replays. Like ice level view when two players come in hard digging into the corners for a puck or when the golie plays it behind the net to shoot it up the boards.
5. COACHES CHALLENGE!!! I can't tell you how many times I've looked at the replay and the stick was under the crossbar when it tipped the puck, or a golie was interfered with by his own player and they waive it off immediately and there's no review, replay, or ability to challenge it. BULL$#!T!
6. Don't know if these systems are smart enough or fast enough yet to monitor this during an online or offline game but... I'm sure lots of you will like this one! Freeze the "player" or "teams" controllers and have the AI take over for that "player" or "team" for 5 or 10 seconds if button mashing, or abuse of stick and poke check are detected by the game. We all know how annoying that crap is, and if you're skilled enough you can definitely take advantage of 5 or 10 seconds in a game that they aren't in control. Online teams will quickly weed out players that keep costing them games for being cheap! Could even force them to actually learn how to play the game right.
7. No Stanley Cup parade!? Not a single news headline!? No footage of the cup being brought home off the plane or placed in the front office if won at home? This is wishful thinking as is most of the above but anything is better than an image of the cup and a statement that says your team is the Stanley Cup champion's. If you had the patience to play an 82 game season, be it in franchise mode or be a pro mode, plus the playoffs it should only be reasonable for the staff at EA to realize there should definitely be a better payoff than that once you win it.
This game for the most part has been getting better, and obviously they'll never please everyone, but there are definitely some things that need to be added, changed, improved, and removed. It's not perfect, but it's gettin there!
I agree, especially on #s 1 and 5. I would also say add in home team entrances
I really think #6 could solve the button mashing/stick check poke, check abuse in the game. But the DLC commentary, that's definitely a "shut up and take my money!" feature for me.
The thing id love to see the most is the eashl grind. Being able to upgrade your player build to fit your play style. These pre set build are terrible
-Bring back the loading screens of the cities and arenas like in NHL 2000, NHL 2001, etc
-Make the goalie equipment, especially pads, look more like they actually do. Do they not realize not every pad has the same strapping but also how leather straps themselves are disappearing?
- Make goal reactions more authentic. Amp up the atmosphere in the arena (especially on big goals) with crowd cheering and horn sounds, goal songs, and anything else to improve the moments.
-player equipment: customize stick color to match that player or teams color likeness (as seen with bauer sticks), company branding on pants, make the jerseys look more authentic, gives the users the ability to choose practically any uniform ever worn by the teams (just like in NBA 2K where every uniform just about in the teams history is available to choose from)
- include some form of pregame including warmup skate, player interviews, pre game show, etc
- update the presentation of the stanley cup
- improvement on soundtrack. Also with that the ability to turn on/off tracks and get a track listing in the settings. NHL seems to be the only game where you cant see the playlist, artist, or song name.
- improve the menu. Dont really like the having to choose three things to pick to put on the menu and make it seem so bare.
- work on be a pro to make it play out something similar to how it does for NBA 2K.
- Include all star game activities and game and be able to play them in be a gm mode too
- update on player meetings and reactions from players, not really realistic imo from what players will complain about and how they respond. Also interviews with players before the draft.
-include suspensions for players in be a gm
-use real coaches
it was soooo great to have your own music during the game..... lots of years ago....on PC...
YES! Please add YEAR-TO-YEAR Saves please. This also needs to be in Madden as well, I've been wanting this for so long. At least MLB The Show has it.
@DOC yeah if you dont do anything else but playing NHL.... ;-)
Lol love to see Chara shrink down to 6.0 foot in a goal celebration animation...
Port to Nintendo switch to play on the go
Also, a “fresh” group of free agents after the end of the NCAA season would be nice and realistic
More realistic now days to would be player performance reduction or suspensions for off ice issues (basically could have that be an attribute similar to durability), would make the draft and roster building a little more challenging
2 things .
National anthem .
And warmup before game would be cool . Just like the pros warm up
A decent sound track. NHL 20 has a great one, but ‘Bad Vibes’ kinda ruins it for me. Maybe try out Killswitch engage, they started making some music again.
There’s like 6 songs...it’s aweful.
Hearing some of those songs will make you loo-loo-lose your mind
I really want the team intros back, those were really fun but it would also be cool is they showed them walking from the dressing room to the ice. Also, the coaches challenge there are so many that could wrong, it would be better if we could challenge goals.
It’s great gonna be pretty dope if you can do pre-game practice like the reality 20-30 min before the game
I want to be able to do the lacrosse move and more people can be at the free skate
3 way trades too
1. Bobby Orr 2. Better AI 3. Hats one the ice for hat tricks
Fix tripping it happens way too often you shouldn’t be tripping players when you’re squared up on them it’s ridiculous
Pre game warmups, coming out of the tunnels, realistic crowds for rival matchups/playoffs, you’re starting to see a lot more road fans in the game! Give them some noise when the road teams score! Adds to the excitement! And goal songs
I say more AHL and ECHL
I had some things to additionally add for EASHL specifically:
1. EASHL Tournament at the end of the year with cash prizes or some partnership with the NHL for a 6's team yearly tournament/season.
2. Custom goalie masks in EASHL
3. Be able to create a placeholder on an EASHL club you've created. Say none of your friends are online and everyone left your club, you can have up to 3 days to return to it instead of having to delete it or inviting a random alternate account to stay on it.
4. Make some adjustments to people abusing the LT button to avoid hits
5. Make the goalie's movements more fluid in the net. Sometimes the goalie locks into position so slowly that it feels like he's delayed.
The best thing they could add is college hockey
I miss the pregame festivities. Be a pro when you were in the hallway, entering the ice. Also the Sharks entering through the shark head, Oilers rig. Knights helmet...
Do like nba2k! Downloadable rosters, jerseys, logos, areanas ect.
2k Be trippin They already have downloadable rosters
They need to do the whole game like 2k
If they made be a pro like 2k’s myCAREER it would be so much fun
EA probably watched this and had a good laugh. "Hahahaha....change the color of the menus, put some dialogue options in Be a Pro, and ship it!"
I Agree bring back the outdoor games
Fitzgerald Lansanah you know how funny it’d be to see like isles rangers then at the corner of your screen a huge fight going on in the crowd lmfao
They need to add the deke to
Recive the puck through the legs like Barkov did against buffalo in the 18-19 season
Also add a deflect button,
So when the puck comes to you, you can deflect, or tip pass. Much easier then to position yourself to maybe deflect on net
Add everything that the real NHL does please ea
I’m stuck in the Stone Age so please take this with a grain of salt. I was given an XBOX 360 from a friend and bought NHL 15. I played 18 when I was in college because my roommate had it. It does need a story to the Be a Pro mode. I would love NTC/NMC in contracts, outdoor games, and like what someone said of the header for playoff series that says which team leads the series and practice mode EASHL. Goal songs as well will make it feel like the real game. Again, I’m way behind
Needs more national teams
Russian league
Slovenian league ( also add medveščak from croatia)
Some asian leagues
More european leagues
Classic teams
come on it'S NHL who the hell needs every league...there are more important issues about the game itself...
LNAH too
Mmmmm nope don’t think so. If that’s the case maybe they can add the local Tim bits tyke hockey teams while their at it
A-ha Take On Me for the soundtrack John Hayden Back to the Chicago Blackhawks wearing Number 40
Roster sharing and bring back custom music...loved having the ability to put our own music into the game...The game becomes boring listening to same menu music and in game music.
yeah that's what I want as well
-be able to scout different leagues at the same time
- bring back the pre and post game interviews (like in NHL14)
-have more league optios in be a pro mode (not just the CHL but also SHL, LIGA, ALLVENSKAN, USHL, etc)
-add in the WJC in be a pro mode whereby you could be named to the WJC and then have an option- choose to leave your team and go or decline and stay
I’d like a fuckery slider I could set at zero for franchise mode. I play on superstar diff because I love the speed and the challenge but a 2-2 game is ruined when a grinder nobody just rings a soft slow wrister past Carey Price from a mile away twice in the 3rd. Just nonsense that isn’t realistic and ruins the immersion of the game.
Also stop pulling my AI guys out of the way so the CPU can set up their plays while I’m mashing on the change player button and not given the guy until it’s too late and their play is made.
Seriously...fuckery set to zero bro
Primer canal que veo dedicado al NHL que le agrega subtítulos en español, muy bueno. Saludos desde México.
U can get suspended in be a bro or eashl so u can’t play for like 4 games
I don’t know if I am alone here but I feel new sounds would be amazing. Passes have a distinct sound when hitting sticks and it’s not the same in game. Same goes with the glass, posts, and skating I feel it would be nice to have the crowd getting louder on break aways and big stops
WORLD JUNIORS
-Bring in more jersey options
-Bring in more customization for eashl, especially character creation.
-add more archetype mixing(ex. Big sniper, playmaking powerfoward)
-add the ncaa
-add a combine and draft interview for be a pro and franchise
-add ability to make a custom music playlist
-like madden, add x-factors(ex. Ovechkin could have one called”one time wonder” which adds plus 5 to sp and sa, Crosby could have one called “needle threader” which adds plus 5 to pa, etc.)
-add signature dekes
- for the meme, add “ be a pro, referee edition”
-In franchise mode, add a way to make player career simulations faster and easier
-lastly, make a Wayne Glenski icon jersey in chel
They need women's league in chel
*Transgender numbers go up 50%
I think that broken glass on big hits would be cool.
Who on earth cares about all that crap, seriously. Start with the game, better physics, movement,it's about damn time! The game is so arcade! Change it up, powerful machines are coming out, the game is so fake, like a bunch of robots skating.
So much this. It feels like an arcade game. Physics are poor. Players feel like bumper cars and maybe it's just me but the players seem too big for the ice. It's just not smooth.
@@FrensUnited it's been like this for over 5 years! Technology changes but the game physics don't...how is that right?
@@mycrease8936 funny you should say that. I bought 20 because nothing else to do and it was cheap. Before that I owned 14 and it was the best. I played all the games since that on friends consoles and it never felt the same. EASHL was fined in this one too and the menus are garbage in 20
@@FrensUnited I was big on eashl with my boy, when it came out. After a few years we were done. I was done.
What I want is all that you said. But it would be nice to have the team's actual entrence and their entrence music abd to see the players doing their warm up stuff. Another thing in be a pro mode is when you retire, you can see your players jersey get put up on a banner in the stadium. One more thing that would be nice to see is when you win the cup, you pass it to every player to make it more realistic. And finally, a mic'd up version would be cool too.
My wishlist
1. Khl
2.NCAA
3. More intternational teams
4.All star
5. More legends and legends teams
6. Real goalhonor liiga and intternational teams
7. Real coutch
8.Better soundtrack
9.More updates
10. In start you can choose your favourite team out NHL
Player style chemistry boosts in franchise mode. Two complimentary players would each boost one of the other's key skill stats.
For example, Playmakers would have better passing paired with Snipers, who would in turn have better shot accuracy.
And Offensive Defensemen would have better puck control to join the rush when paired with Defensive Defensemen who would in turn have better acceleration to drop back.
Most important part would be to finally fix the imbalance in the ratings. Especially when it comes to International Teams it's incredibly bad, like Latvia is ranked 57/53/59, despite having Elvis Merzlikins and several really good players from the KHL on their roster. Also players of non-NHL teams are way too slow and not physical by any means, it's literally impossible to check or catch up to other players. I get it, the NHL is the best league in the world, but those European players are pros as well, and the gap isn't that big as it gets presented in the games.
We need iihf and the Michigan goal would be pretty sick and I also want them to add where we can see the teams walk out of the tunnel I’d also like ea to if you made any custom teams you don’t need to keep remaking them in nhl 21 22 23 ext
I want them to add a street hockey mode under world of chel that would kinda be like NBA 2K mypark... I've wanted street hockey for 3 years now and I dont think I'm gonna get it but I can only hope
-Bring back practice mode offline franchise
-three team trade
-more create team logo's; considering they have the expansion they really don't have a lot of options for logo's
-fix glitches; I noticed with NHL 19 and even with 20 before updates that your guy would have the puck and not move
-improved fighting/ bring back the ability to challenge a player to a fight on the faceoff
-improved goalie controls
-improved crosschecking
-bring diving calls into the game
being able to be inducted into the HOF in my career and retiring jerseys in franchise mode for me would be very cool. also kinda like 2k, keep a track of a teams past record and how many championships they have and keep a track on awards that players won over the years
Eashl practice mode, eashl overhaul/ major improvements (one idea is possibly an option to play eashl 6s games on international ice), gameplay improvements, roster sharing, be a pro overhaul
i'm so glad you included a better be a pro and even put it at #1, everyone talks non-stop about bringing GM connected back- we need LIVE THE LIFE back and maybe a whole story mode too! i can't think of anything more fun than a realer experience. a story, being in the juniors, getting interviewed by GMs and the drama of getting drafted, having endorsements, interviews, sponsors, teammate drama/relationship, coach relationship, winning the cup. i've never wanted something more. it's been really frustrating the past six years. EA likes to just care about HUT and whatever pay to win shit they can come up with, i don't think they understand how much more money they would make if they added the modes and things everyone has been asking for. if you look at the sales drop since 15' you'll see how insane it is.
They need to add the ECHL to franchise mode so that prospects can be sent there to develop, and it would add another team to play with besides your AHL and NHL team.
NBA and Madden are also bigger franchises. Would love to see both cross-gen play as well as cross-platform and at least transfer EASHL stats along with your player(actual level would reset) but would be nice to keep track of how many goals/assists and so on you've racked up over the years.
EA needs to try to get actual commentators like with doc emeric but different, try to get the license to actual goal horns and songs and they need to add new leagues like KHL and more and they need to add more to modes like Be A Pro and Franchise, also let us import and have a community download section.