some simple and small ideas BE A GM

[sabres32]

NHL 15 was the only game in the series of EA NHL games that I had ZERO fun with in BE A GM. I would've been happy if they would've just took the exact same BE A GM mode from NHL 14 and inserted in to NHL 15. Everything from scouting to trades to actual gameplay seemed to be less fun than the previous year. Here's some small and simple ideas I hope to see in NHL 16, some have already been included in previous games of the EA NHL series.




1) Though this may seem dumb and extremely minor, when a player scored in games and the screen popped up saying who scored the goal, it would tell how many goals that player had on the season. I for one like stats and I enjoyed knowing how many goals player had on the year when they scored during gameplay.


2) Bring back the trade deadline. Simple enough. Everyone can imagine what can be done with the trade deadline.


3) In the EA FIFA soccer games the announcers would talk of previous games and how players have been currently performing. Simply enough all EA would have to do is have the announcers do this exact same thing in the NHL games. It would also be nice to have announcers speak of lineup changes, injuries, recent trades, etc. In FIFA if you add a player to the transfer list (basically the same thing as the trade block) the announcers would mention it. All this would add to the storyline of your season.


4) Add a playoff scenario menu. I for one always find myself trying to figure out which teams are going to make the playoffs come season end. It would be cool to have it figured out for us and also incorporate that in to the announcers speaking of it during gameplay.




As you can tell many of these small ideas are about storylines. All the things we do off the ice in BE A GM would be cool to have spoken about during gameplay. It just adds to the realism of actual NHL play. These ideas are small and I have about 5 million more ideas that EA could do but I wanted this to be simple and not to over the edge.


Scouting can be better, the draft could be more dynamic. The trading in NHL is decent but if a trade happens and it involves relevant players who play most games, then 10 out of 10 times announcers take notice and speak of the trade. Line chemistry would be fun, but it should also be developed over time. You shouldn't just throw players together and have some meter tell you that they will play well together. You should have to play a few games to get a feel for what players play well together and develop your lines from there.


I could go on and on about some simple ideas but ALL I ask for is to at least have the "old" BE A GM back and NOT the one that was put in to NHL 15. NHL 15 was the only NHL game in years I hardly touched because 90% of the reason I buy NHL is because of the BE A GM mode.

[sabres32]

I forgot to add one more very simple thing they could do. During gameplay show the scores of other games around the league. In FIFA 15 they do this and when a goal is scored they actually have a reporter come on and announce what team scored and the player that scored it.

[MizzouRah]

That's why last gen's NHL 15 has been so fun to play.. there are so many things they left off from last gen's BeaGM on current gen.

[Simple Mathematics]

In order for me to have any sort of fun with BaGM, edit player needs to get put back in so we have accurate player ratings.

And I wish the devs would play Eastside Hockey Manager Early Access for some BaGM ideas.

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by Simple Mathematics

In order for me to have any sort of fun with BaGM, edit player needs to get put back in so we have accurate player ratings. And I wish the devs would play Eastside Hockey Manager Early Access for some BaGM ideas.

WOW...thanks for this...first time to hear this. As I checked it, its not based on NHL real teams and players. Do you play the actual game or just manage the team as GM, responsible for trading/drafting/scouting etc?

[Leafs fan 2112]

Two things that I would like to see implemented in Be A GM in future games.
1. More in-depth contract negotiations.
I want to be able to offer a player a contract with a no-trade clause and negotiate player bonuses. I would also like to see that players won't sign for other reasons(like not enough ice time, didn't get along with players on a team, etc...).

2. Revamped NHL entry draft.
Once again I'm going to reference 2k's NBA when it comes to the draft, they have a full presentation with David Stern announcing the players who have been picked. And they have detailed analysis on what type of player teams are getting at a certain number.

I would love to see NHL have this! But I guess I can only dream......

[Splitter77]

boxscores for all games played.
and they should have an option for all fictional players with there own ratings.

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by Simple Mathematics

In order for me to have any sort of fun with BaGM, edit player needs to get put back in so we have accurate player ratings. And I wish the devs would play Eastside Hockey Manager Early Access for some BaGM ideas.

You are absolutely right! I bought the game for less than $20. I printed the Manual at less than $8 at Staples (62 pages), since I am very new in EHM. This is what I am looking for and EA's BaGM is not even 10% of it. SMH!

I know that it would be very complicated for EHM company to release their version in X1 or PS4. But if they will just focus on GM and Online play (like forming a customizable league), they will get tons of followers, die-hard NHL fans.