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RaychelSnr · 08-23-2014, 01:54 PM

This week, we were dropped with a bombshell that several key modes were going to be missing from the new-generation NHL 15 experience this year.

What were your reactions to the news, and can NHL recover from this to deliver a successful product this year?

Read More - The News of Missing Modes in NHL 15 (Roundtable)

snc237 · 08-23-2014, 03:03 PM

Well saying it's madden 06 on the 360 level of bad I think is pushing it. Madden 06 derailed the series until madden 13 if you ask me. I am still buying NHL but I am hurt that eashl was cut. They said they had 12 months to work on it yet last year before 14 came out they were asked if it will be on next gen and they said no we are using the extra time to make next years title. They surely had to be working on NHL game well before this time last year.
If nhl gets the AI up to par and the game does play better I can wait one year for my modes to return. However if the AI plays mostly like it has the last 3 years when all the modes require the AI to do something, well it's going to be a long frustrating year for everyone.
P.S. EA promised feature parity between sports franchise last year... Was nhl not included because they were not a lunch title? Makes no sense (I do not blame the devs for modes missing)

bgucci38 · 08-23-2014, 03:35 PM

all i can say is.. what a disappointment. the hardcore reside in EASHL and GMC, iMO the fact that the the devs and suits are going on "numbers and percentages" is bad news for the future of this franchise.
I cant see anyone playing long into the summer other than the HUT guys. ive been involved in 2 different leagues that have played almost 20 seasons of hockey spanned over 2 years of this franchise and the entire community has been completely destroyed after this news. Most of us are switching over to madden connected careers. the sad part about is, we stuck through this sorry franchise despite its flaws.
the hardcore community has been crushed. thats coming from the perspective of playing in some of the most dedicated GMC leagues ive been. there are HUGE communities of EASHL players (100s of people) that i predict that could be doing the same (moving to different franchises).
The blatant disregard for the community and its core gamer is disgusting. Is this how you treat you most loyal fans EA? the replay ability of this game is going to kill this franchise. with only one mode being online, and a promise to bring OTP. after all this you expect us to trust that you will bring that to this platform? give me a break. Rammers quote of "proof is in the delivery" give me a break. you have destroyed the trust of the community and its hardcore gamer. All this franchise is now is a money grab. when you make a game soley based around HUT you send disgusting message to your fans.
i guarantee that hut will have all these new features and weeks and week of time dedicated to it. Then leave offline gm mode will be even more of a disappointment than it was last year. The future of this franchise is grim, untill is see a new development team, i refuse to believe otherwise.

FBeaule04 · 08-23-2014, 03:44 PM

"The more AI players that are on the ice, the less enjoyable EA's NHL games have traditionally been. Removing the three modes (GM Connected, EASHL, OTP) where gamers could replace the series' bumbling AI with real people will severely limit NHL 15's potential fun factor. "

Exactly what I'm thinking about the NHL Series. I took a step back lat year not playing NHL 14 because I was so annoyed of the AI. Online you have people acting like idiots but it's real people, they do this on purpose. AI on the other end, playing like idiots, are programmed to act that way and I couldn't stand it anymore.

At least with EASHL and OTP, you had a chance to get away from one type of problems to have another type of problems in the game. This year it's just like : "Trust us and play offline only, you'll have fun". Sorry EA, trust is something you've been playing with for too long, enough is enough. When I see a guy promoting Be a Pro and for the last 3 years, they are just unable to fix the problem of changing as a D-man in OTP, I'm just laughing out loud at their promises. That's just show me they don't care. Anyway, I'm taking everything EA say like it's coming from politicians. It might be true, but I don't trust you.

For me, it's plain and simple with the NHL Series. I've bought the game for a long time without even asking questions. For the years to come, it's the opposite. Absolutely not buying until they show they deserve my money.

PensDynasty87 · 08-23-2014, 03:48 PM

Personally I wouldn't have minded that the fact they took out eashl or gm connected mostly cuz I don't play those modes but the fact that they took th out with no changes to other modes like BEAGM kinda upsets me. BEAGM offline n the former live your life modes could be great if they just took the time and listened to the fans of the series. But I do agree about the A.I not being any diff the past 3 or so years. This series has a lot of potential to me n other hardcore offline gamers but there's no money for them in that is there.

Cavani161 · 08-23-2014, 03:55 PM

When I saw the first trailer for NHL 15 for XB1/PS4, I couldn't wait to see what other news was coming out about this game, as I was going to pick this up, but after the recent news, I won't be buying this game unless the reviews talk about the game play being so great that you need to pick it up and play it. I typically only have a handful of games that I play, so I'm able to spend a lot of time with them, this means my expectation of what I want them to deliver needs to be met. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to be the case here with NHL 15, as 5 game modes are missing. As someone who got rid of their PS3 and bought a PS4, I wanted not only the prettier graphics, but the modes from games on the previous systems as well, and there wasn't even an NHL game that came out for these two systems last year. I need to justify spending $60 on a game, feeling like I got my moneys worth, maybe next year.

socalbeast08 · 08-23-2014, 04:15 PM

will season mode be in nhl 15? thats what i play the most.

Dazraz · 08-23-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by socalbeast08


	will season mode be in nhl 15? thats what i play the most.

Judging from EA's Official release of NHL 15 Game Modes it appears Season Mode has been omitted from both Console Generations.

08-23-2014, 01:54 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	The News of Missing Modes in NHL 15 (Roundtable) This week, we were dropped with a bombshell that several key modes were going to be missing from the new-generation NHL 15 experience this year. What were your reactions to the news, and can NHL recover from this to deliver a successful product this year? Read More - The News of Missing Modes in NHL 15 (Roundtable) Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 / PS4 / Xbox One

08-23-2014, 03:03 PM	#2
snc237 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2013	Well saying it's madden 06 on the 360 level of bad I think is pushing it. Madden 06 derailed the series until madden 13 if you ask me. I am still buying NHL but I am hurt that eashl was cut. They said they had 12 months to work on it yet last year before 14 came out they were asked if it will be on next gen and they said no we are using the extra time to make next years title. They surely had to be working on NHL game well before this time last year. If nhl gets the AI up to par and the game does play better I can wait one year for my modes to return. However if the AI plays mostly like it has the last 3 years when all the modes require the AI to do something, well it's going to be a long frustrating year for everyone. P.S. EA promised feature parity between sports franchise last year... Was nhl not included because they were not a lunch title? Makes no sense (I do not blame the devs for modes missing) Elite49 and Grallis like this.

08-23-2014, 03:35 PM	#3
bgucci38 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Nov 2011	all i can say is.. what a disappointment. the hardcore reside in EASHL and GMC, iMO the fact that the the devs and suits are going on "numbers and percentages" is bad news for the future of this franchise. I cant see anyone playing long into the summer other than the HUT guys. ive been involved in 2 different leagues that have played almost 20 seasons of hockey spanned over 2 years of this franchise and the entire community has been completely destroyed after this news. Most of us are switching over to madden connected careers. the sad part about is, we stuck through this sorry franchise despite its flaws. the hardcore community has been crushed. thats coming from the perspective of playing in some of the most dedicated GMC leagues ive been. there are HUGE communities of EASHL players (100s of people) that i predict that could be doing the same (moving to different franchises). The blatant disregard for the community and its core gamer is disgusting. Is this how you treat you most loyal fans EA? the replay ability of this game is going to kill this franchise. with only one mode being online, and a promise to bring OTP. after all this you expect us to trust that you will bring that to this platform? give me a break. Rammers quote of "proof is in the delivery" give me a break. you have destroyed the trust of the community and its hardcore gamer. All this franchise is now is a money grab. when you make a game soley based around HUT you send disgusting message to your fans. i guarantee that hut will have all these new features and weeks and week of time dedicated to it. Then leave offline gm mode will be even more of a disappointment than it was last year. The future of this franchise is grim, untill is see a new development team, i refuse to believe otherwise. canucksss, bigwill33 and TDKing like this.

08-23-2014, 03:44 PM	#4
FBeaule04 MVP OVR: 6 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Levis, Quebec, Canada Blog Entries: 1	"The more AI players that are on the ice, the less enjoyable EA's NHL games have traditionally been. Removing the three modes (GM Connected, EASHL, OTP) where gamers could replace the series' bumbling AI with real people will severely limit NHL 15's potential fun factor. " Exactly what I'm thinking about the NHL Series. I took a step back lat year not playing NHL 14 because I was so annoyed of the AI. Online you have people acting like idiots but it's real people, they do this on purpose. AI on the other end, playing like idiots, are programmed to act that way and I couldn't stand it anymore. At least with EASHL and OTP, you had a chance to get away from one type of problems to have another type of problems in the game. This year it's just like : "Trust us and play offline only, you'll have fun". Sorry EA, trust is something you've been playing with for too long, enough is enough. When I see a guy promoting Be a Pro and for the last 3 years, they are just unable to fix the problem of changing as a D-man in OTP, I'm just laughing out loud at their promises. That's just show me they don't care. Anyway, I'm taking everything EA say like it's coming from politicians. It might be true, but I don't trust you. For me, it's plain and simple with the NHL Series. I've bought the game for a long time without even asking questions. For the years to come, it's the opposite. Absolutely not buying until they show they deserve my money. bigwill33 likes this.

08-23-2014, 03:48 PM	#5
PensDynasty87 Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Apr 2013	Re: The News of Missing Modes in NHL 15 (Roundtable) Personally I wouldn't have minded that the fact they took out eashl or gm connected mostly cuz I don't play those modes but the fact that they took th out with no changes to other modes like BEAGM kinda upsets me. BEAGM offline n the former live your life modes could be great if they just took the time and listened to the fans of the series. But I do agree about the A.I not being any diff the past 3 or so years. This series has a lot of potential to me n other hardcore offline gamers but there's no money for them in that is there.

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08-23-2014, 03:55 PM	#6
Cavani161 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Dec 2011	Re: The News of Missing Modes in NHL 15 (Roundtable) When I saw the first trailer for NHL 15 for XB1/PS4, I couldn't wait to see what other news was coming out about this game, as I was going to pick this up, but after the recent news, I won't be buying this game unless the reviews talk about the game play being so great that you need to pick it up and play it. I typically only have a handful of games that I play, so I'm able to spend a lot of time with them, this means my expectation of what I want them to deliver needs to be met. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to be the case here with NHL 15, as 5 game modes are missing. As someone who got rid of their PS3 and bought a PS4, I wanted not only the prettier graphics, but the modes from games on the previous systems as well, and there wasn't even an NHL game that came out for these two systems last year. I need to justify spending $60 on a game, feeling like I got my moneys worth, maybe next year.

08-23-2014, 04:15 PM	#7
socalbeast08 Banned OVR: 1 Join Date: May 2009	will season mode be in nhl 15? thats what i play the most.