Can't relocate

[T5063]

I started a new franchise with florida and want to relocate but the relocation option is grayed out... do I have to wait certain amount of time to get the process started or am I missing something?

btw, I'm already 1 game into the regular season.

[Reckless559]

try simming a season and see if you have to do it after the first season

[DylPickle23]

Maybe it's because you didn't do it right when you started? I was just playing around with franchise mode and the first thing I did was relocate them and it worked

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[T5063]

Quote: Originally Posted by DylPickle23

Maybe it's because you didn't do it right when you started? I was just playing around with franchise mode and the first thing I did was relocate them and it worked Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

Yeah I think you're right. I started a new franchise and chose relocation right away and it worked. Maybe you have to start it in the off season only.

[CujoMatty]

Quote: Originally Posted by T5063

Yeah I think you're right. I started a new franchise and chose relocation right away and it worked. Maybe you have to start it in the off season only.

I've been doing a bunch of relocation testing. You have to do it right away.

Here's another option. If you go into creation zone and create a team you get all the same options as relocating. You can pick market size, fan base, your starting levels for facilities, everything that relocation has. The beauty of it is when you start a franchise you can substitute in your team for any NHL team and then you don't have to simulate the first season if you just want to start a franchise as your new team. The other thing I like is you can edit all the items and go test them in a play now game and make sure everything is how you want it before you start a franchise. When you do all that using the relocation feature in franchise mode, once you've finalized there's no going back. It would really suck to get thru a year of franchise and then realize the hot pink unis you made look terrible.
I would at the very least make a team in creation zone and test all your choices in play now before you commit to them in franchise. I restarted 3 franchises because the uniforms that I made I thought looked good when I was making them but once I got in game they were bad.

[T5063]

Quote: Originally Posted by CujoMatty

I've been doing a bunch of relocation testing. You have to do it right away. Here's another option. If you go into creation zone and create a team you get all the same options as relocating. You can pick market size, fan base, your starting levels for facilities, everything that relocation has. The beauty of it is when you start a franchise you can substitute in your team for any NHL team and then you don't have to simulate the first season if you just want to start a franchise as your new team. The other thing I like is you can edit all the items and go test them in a play now game and make sure everything is how you want it before you start a franchise. When you do all that using the relocation feature in franchise mode, once you've finalized there's no going back. It would really suck to get thru a year of franchise and then realize the hot pink unis you made look terrible. I would at the very least make a team in creation zone and test all your choices in play now before you commit to them in franchise. I restarted 3 franchises because the uniforms that I made I thought looked good when I was making them but once I got in game they were bad.

Those are some good tips. I did a test relocation where I made one uniform and worked on the stadium then exited, thinking I can go back to the editor throughout the season and keep adding and changing stuff but no... once you exit the first time that's it.


Btw, I started another test franchise with the same team and this time the owner was only 'somewhat' ready to relocate and when I chose to relocate he said he's not ready. So I don't know if the owner's mood is random or what. I guess there is always the option when you start the franchise to bypass the owner for relocation.

[Mike Lowe]

Will the game allow you to adjust divisions to better align your relocated team?

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[il_tedesco]

Dont know how many Times i wrote this. There is no realignment in nhl 17. You can only move West Teams to West cities. And East Teams to East cities. The Division will be the same....