NHL 17 Franchise Mode Trailer and Plenty of Details

[onlybygrace]

Quote: Originally Posted by CubFan23

I'm an offline franchise mode only player and this video did absolutely nothing for me. I don't want to micro mange popcorn and hot dogs. Can't we just have solid game play and a normal GM mode.

An overlay that shows a player has 3 goals in 7 games since being traded and potentially cool in game stat stuff does nothing for you as an offline franchise guy? It's possible that there is a lot more of that stuff which would really bring the mode to life. Dynamic attendance would be cool if it was visually reflected in the stands in game.

[mikeq672]

Quote: Originally Posted by onlybygrace

An overlay that shows a player has 3 goals in 7 games since being traded and potentially cool in game stat stuff does nothing for you as an offline franchise guy? It's possible that there is a lot more of that stuff which would really bring the mode to life. Dynamic attendance would be cool if it was visually reflected in the stands in game.

Youre clearly not getting peoples interests here, so Ill lay em out for ya:

Gameplay>>>>>>>>>Presentation
Real Life GM Decisions>>>>>>>>>Concession Stand Pricing

I get that youre one of those guys that is super optimistic and thinks there is gonna be a bunch of stuff in the game that they just arent showing us yet, but there isnt. If anything there will be stuffed that is promised that doesnt work and never gets fixed. Its not us being "entitled brats", its us being real. Hasnt the history of this company, and this game especially, made you realize that yet?

[MizzouRah]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yzerman101

I found this question interesting Are Franchise Mode and Be a GM one and the same? Or can you play Be a GM without having to manage all the new particulars? Answer:Our Be A GM mode has evolved into Franchise Mode as we have now added the business and management side of the hockey world. You can select auto assign and let the AI manage your teams business aspects and continue to focus on the running of your team in Franchise Mode. Andy AgostiniAssociate Producer

I just saw that, GREAT news! At least if I don't like that stuff (I'll take a look) I can turn it over to AI and focus on playing and GM stuff. Might be an option you have to choose at the start of BeaGM?

[Money99]

LOL, you guys are making me want to buy FIFA this year.
I was already on the fence with it, but I'm really tempted to buy it. I know nothing of soccer though, but I've read the Franchise modes are insane.

bad_philanthropy, you're preaching to the choir.
I've been dying for options like this for years now. EA went out and bought all these licenses but I don't think they're getting enough bang for their buck.
Not only would I like to see cross-play with Euro and lower leagues as a coach/manager, but also as a player.

Soccer and hockey are so unique in that there is a huge international flavour to their sports.
Why not give gamers a taste of that uniqueness by integrating all the leagues together so you truly feel part of a global sport?

[bad_philanthropy]

FIFA Career Mode isn't perfect, and like every game its community gets excessively critical (imo), but coming from NHL it's fun as hell.

You can play as anyone from Barcelona or Manchester United (but fail and you're quickly fired) or someone as lowly as Exeter City in England's League 2 (fourth division) and all teams in the game exist in the same world when you start the mode. I love playing as a manager and working my way up from a lowly obscure club to a huge club. It's so satisfying to start in a shabby little town park trying to grind out a win with your crappy club no one cares about, and seasons starting a game as the manager of Real Madrid with all the glitz and glamour.


The variety and depth is fantastic. They have unlicensed versions of all the domestic cup competitions, and continental competitions (Champions, Euro, etc...) you can qualify for in addition to your league play. Also, someone mentioned how you can also be offered national team jobs, select your roster from the whole pool of players in that country and play friendlies and tournament like the World Cup.

Additionally, if you've had enough of playing in Europe pick a team from Korea, or Saudi Arabia, or somewhere in South America, or the MLS and it's a while different vibe.

It's also pretty fun, if a bit op scouting and developing youth players in your academy.

It also looks like FIFA is giving the mode a nice upgrade this year (some leaked screens yesterday).

The integrated mode just makes it so much more fun, varied, and immersive than the same NHL mode with different tweaks over the years.

[BSDShoes]

Madden 08 (for PC) had all this, you went from playing matches to meeting with each player to adjusting ticket and concession prices at your stadium venue to fanbase approval rating as well as relocation. How other sports games has lacked these for far too long is beyond me, at least NHL finally gets it.

The only thing about NHL that holds me back on deciding is the gameplay, if it's bad like 15 and 16 were, then I'm not going to even bother despite how good the franchise mode supposedly will be. Same goes for FIFA, FIFA 15 was by far one of the worst and 16 wasn't that much better. PES has a fantastic master league which is somewhat similar to what was described in the post above (you go deeper into player management than franchise managment).

[jake19ny]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeq672

Youre clearly not getting peoples interests here, so Ill lay em out for ya: Gameplay>>>>>>>>>Presentation Real Life GM Decisions>>>>>>>>>Concession Stand Pricing I get that youre one of those guys that is super optimistic and thinks there is gonna be a bunch of stuff in the game that they just arent showing us yet, but there isnt. If anything there will be stuffed that is promised that doesnt work and never gets fixed. Its not us being "entitled brats", its us being real. Hasnt the history of this company, and this game especially, made you realize that yet?

And I get your one of those guys that is going to bash the game no matter what. You clearly have made up your mind that EA lies and delivers a bad game year in and out so don't buy it. That's your right. Onlybythegrace has been around here and knows full, well like many of us that gameplay is most important. We know that there are way more important things than hotdog prices. We also know it's just a video game and duplicating a fast paced game like ice hockey is not so easy. I do know that a condescending post to another forum member "I will lay it out for ya" and just another EA lies and the series is garbage post certainly won't make the game better and serves no constructive value what so ever.

[mikeq672]

Quote: Originally Posted by jake19ny

And I get your one of those guys that is going to bash the game no matter what. You clearly have made up your mind that EA lies and delivers a bad game year in and out so don't buy it. That's your right. Onlybythegrace has been around here and knows full, well like many of us that gameplay is most important. We know that there are way more important things than hotdog prices. We also know it's just a video game and duplicating a fast paced game like ice hockey is not so easy. I do know that a condescending post to another forum member "I will lay it out for ya" and just another EA lies and the series is garbage post certainly won't make the game better and serves no constructive value what so ever.

Oh but his rants calling people entitled brats and stuff is super constructive, got it.

I voice my constructive opinions on the EA forums where the dev's actually read and respond, doing so here seems kinda pointless, although Ive done it here too.

Its cool that some of you are happy with the game no matter what, in my opinion that partly why we get half assed efforts from this dev team every year. Im so sick of the excuses that theyre just a small dev team or hockey is so hard to replicate.

I cant play this game for 2 minutes without saying "Wtf?". Every game is a messy cluster**** of nonsense, and part of that is because of the way 95% of people play this game, and a lot of it is because of a lack of real and worthwhile changes to the game. The AI is an absolute disaster and is one of the main contributors holding the game back, for the 7 straight year or so, they dont even know that there is a net there and they skate into it 50 times a game. I could go on all day or post videos just from the beta alone thatll make you wonder what the heck is going on, but I dont wanna sound so entitled.(thats a joke, everyone relax)