No EASHL, GM Connected, OTP, or Live The Life in NHL 15 on XB1/PS4 (Interview)

[BigBlue10989]

Quote: Originally Posted by SVCbearcat10

This is kind of funny. If they did not revamp arenas, presentation, or rebuild gameplay, the hate towards the game would be exactly the same. Instead of missing modes, everyone would be crying it's a port and not worth the $60. Just go look at the forums for FIFA, Madden, The Show, etc. Also, I find it funny that when given an answer as to why something was or was not included, many don't believe the answer. There are some just looking for another reason to hate EA (some of it deserved, some of it not). I think we forget how small budget and how small of a team works on this game. Plus instead of focusing on one game, they have to put full effort into two. All indications from people who have actually played the game says it feels much different (even though everyone who only watches the videos posted says its the same). Also, you have to remember that this is NHL and created by the same studio. There are elements of the gameplay that makes it unique to them and successful (NHL2K went away because consumers decided this game was better, they didn't buy the license like NFL and MLB). There's a core foundation that will never change, so it's unrealistic to someone expect a completely different game. Would it have been nice to have EASHL at launch? Absolutely. However, OTP will be in this year via a patch. They are forming a committee (with fans of the series to be included) to better EASHL when it comes back next year. For those who say they don't care about the audience, I'm not sure why they would include us if they didn't care. Maybe I'm more reasonable because I mostly play offline, but I do enjoy playing some EASHL to mix it up. The mode will surely be missed, but it looks like they have a great plan in place to take the game to the next level. Like everything else today, we want it all and want it immediately, regardless if it's possible or not.

This is BS to me. They skipped a cycle so they can work on a complete next generation experience, and they still managed to screw it up.

[EmpireWF]

Rebuilt gameplay? What's this you speak of?

[XXstormmXX]

I don't play EASHL or GM Connected but removal of Live The Life is upsetting.
They're taking away modes so we're forced to spend more time in HUT.

[ricky24]

Quote: Originally Posted by XXstormmXX

I don't play EASHL or GM Connected but removal of Live The Life is upsetting. They're taking away modes so we're forced to spend more time in HUT.

Bingo. It's not a coincidence hut was left in. Which is a shame because online wise it's pretty much just vs mode. Eashl is a totally different experience.

[blackadder33]

Quote: Originally Posted by jyoung

North American Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 sales have already been trending down since NHL 12: NHL 08 -- 370,000 NHL 09 -- 740,000 NHL 10 -- 870,000 NHL 11 -- 980,000 NHL 12 -- 870,000 NHL 13 -- 770,000 NHL 14 -- 570,000 NHL 09 was the year with the largest growth, and that was the year the EASHL mode was first put in.

THANK YOU for posting these figures. Now, can Operation Sports please arrange for an official response from EA acknowledging the fact that the REASON their sales are dropping is BECAUSE of our continued BOYCOTT of EA, thank you. We would like EA to respond to this fact and we need EA to know that we are BOYCOTTING, or they will very likely claim that the sales figures are dropping for some other reason, say, "piracy" for example. I can hear their PR marketing machine spinning now, "oh yes, it must be piracy, it can't be anything else". Thank you for listening and understanding we are boycotting EA. They have taken us for a ride for too long and they need to know their gravy train ends here, now.

[shortstop2]

I'm probably missing something here, but, will Season mode be added? I mean, c'mon now....before all the fancy GM modes & Be a Player modes, there was ALWAYS a season mode. Doesn't every sports game have a Season Mode? Some of us just so busy that all we want to do is get a game or 2 in, following the season of our fave team (NY Rangers) and be done until the next free moment. Is that too much to ask for??

[THESHAMISASHAME]

Quote: Originally Posted by KennyJ1976

Is there still a playoff mode in the game because I like to create the real world playoffs and have at it.

Yes there is still a Playoff Mode release for September also a 3 stars and a possible player edit down the road .
This was all disclosed in another thread by Rammer .

[Arrowhead21]

I would rather have season mode over playoff mode. It's the only way to actually utilise the CHL or European teams aside from Play Now. I want to play through a season with the Moncton Wildcats.

Hopefully we can use non-NHL teams in the upcoming playoff mode