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NHL 15 Might Be Missing More Than We Anticipated (XB1/PS4)

04:15 PM - September 4, 2014 by RaychelSnr

Now that the EA Access trial period has started, Xbox One players have noticed that the list of missing modes and features in next-gen NHL 15 is much larger than previously expected. In a prior interview with Sean Ramjagsingh, some of these were hinted at but not fully disclosed, but the depth of some of the gutted features seems to be larger than initially anticipated. The following items are features which users have noticed are missing while playing the early access to NHL 15 -- keep in mind this information is preliminary and some of these could actually be in the game but well hidden. With just six hours of time to test, it doesn't leave much room to explore:

Modes/Features

No GM Connected
No Online Team Play (when this is patched into the game later this year, it will use real NHL players and teams)
No EA Sports Hockey League
No EA Sports Arena
No Online Shootouts
No Live the Life
No Be A Legend
No Winter Classic
No tournaments or Battle for the Cup
No season mode (you can only play seasons in Be A GM, which is limited to NHL teams)
No NHL 94 Anniversary mode
No custom music support
No create-a-play designer
Cannot customize each team's AI
No create-a-team
No way to edit individual players
Practice mode is now limited to one skater vs. an AI goalie

Gameplay

No custom camera option
No Action Tracker replay highlights
No Top 3 Stars at the end of games.

Be A GM

Yearly draft is fully automated by the CPU
Cannot play the AHL games for your chosen franchise
Players sent down to the minors do not accumulate any season stats
No fantasy draft option
No preseason games

Be A Pro

No option to sim ahead to the next shift
You only play in the NHL; you cannot play for minor league teams
The Memorial Cup tryout period is gone. You now begin by picking an NHL team, or by letting a random CPU team draft you.
No All-Star game

Ultimate Team

Cannot play against your friends
No tournaments
No mobile app

All of the above features were available last year in NHL 14 for the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 but appear to be missing this year on the new-generation of consoles. If you have NHL 15 early access and have noticed any of these are actually in the game or if anything additional is missing let us know in the comments below.

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# 181 S�dy @ 09/05/14 04:56 AM

I really want to cancel my preorder and stand in the line with you guys. But the game is so much fun, I can't.

The only chance to rescue a little bit in this desaster is, if EA cuts the price or brings some features in very soon as a patch. This must include sim to the next shift and manually draft in Be a GM.

I really hate to sound like an EA NHL fanboy (despite I be one) but the features missing don't affect me that much. It doesn't make me want to cancel my preorder.

But the good thing is, DeSouza is entertaining again with his "This series is going to get stomped in"... while this is the closest we got to this I believe there is still a 16 where they bring most of the old features in.

edit: I might found a mode I will be missing

Can somebody have a look if the offline shootout mode is in?

# 182 Arrowhead21 @ 09/05/14 04:56 AM

I just dont understand it. If AHL teams are playable in exhibition why can't you play AHL games in the GM mode? why dont AHL players have their stats tracked? WE CaaNT even DRAFT in GM Mode? None of this makes sense. Something catastrophic must of went wrong during development of this game. If only companies like EA could swallow their pride and realize this game isn't even worth releasing. Save your resources and make a worthwhile game, plz????

# 183 Mrmagoo @ 09/05/14 05:18 AM

It's about damn time for a new company to step up to the plate in regards to sports titles. Ea football n hockey are a fricken disaster and have been for the most part for years. It's the same crap every year!!!
I mean Wth? How in gods name can a yearly offering be so stripped down, what a ***king embarrassment!!!

# 184 Sheba2011 @ 09/05/14 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by twelveone


	Im with you there bro, today was a sad day for next gen hockey gamers. I felt sick when I was reading these EA access comments, such a damn shame man. I would have been happy with the same BeAGm that we're used to and presentation upgrades at the point we were at, but this is a travesty. After taking last year off I need video game hockey so this is gonna be hard for me, I might open a gamefly free trial just to get my fix.

Read a tweet from Rammer saying "a new draft is coming in a patch" but at this point I really don't know what to believe from these guys. I don't want to talk bad about the Dev's cause i don't know what goes on behind the scenes but I just feel used and sad. This used to be my favorite series dating back like you to Sega. I am still trying to be optimistic that they will patch in something great but until they do I won't be giving them my money this year.

# 185 Mrmagoo @ 09/05/14 05:54 AM

EA will never do or patch in anything great.... Because they don't have to, like you said there's no choice for the consumer...

# 186 BlueNGold @ 09/05/14 05:57 AM

Remember this quote?

Quote:


	Q: I know there’s not going to be a next-generation version of NHL 14 this year. Was there a reason for this? Was there not enough lead time up to when your studio got the final build of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4? Or did you want to just make sure you had a better quality product to put out the following year? Sean Ramjagsingh: We wanted to be focused on putting out the best game for this console generation. It’s fantastic that we focused all of our efforts on PS3 and 360. The great thing about EA Sports right now is the sharing that we’re doing. The UFC and FIFA franchises; those guys are figuring out how to develop for next-generation consoles and the technological challenges that come with developing for new consoles. So they have to figure that part out and then build features on top of that. For us, since we’re coming in later on, we won’t have to battle all those technological issues because they’ve figured them out already. This lets us focus more on the features which is something fans can appreciate…

EDIT: And here's another thing that just crossed my mind. They spent all this time and resources on things like high quality crowd graphics but couldn't get in core, seemingly no-brainer features like being able to sim to your next shift in BAP or actually drafting players in Be A GM. It's just ridiculous and completely unacceptable.

What makes this even worse is the fact that we're only just now finding out about this lack of features less than a week before release. I mean what would have happened if there were no early access? It just feels really gross to me on EA's part that they'd treat their consumers like that and be so completely vague.

The lack of EASHL was one thing, and eventually they had the balls to come forth and be honest with everyone about it. I thought that was great and so did most around here. But this here is a joke if you ask me. It's a slap in the face, and I'm just completely disappointed things went down like this because I was fully looking forward to getting the game this Tuesday and playing the hell out of it during my week off. But now? I highly, highly doubt that's going to happen, unless EA can do some miracle damage control here, and even then, I really don't know.

# 187 bigwill33 @ 09/05/14 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueNGold


	Remember this quote?

Well thank god they had the easier route, I would hate to see what got left on the cutting room floor if UFC and FIFA hadn't paved the way. HAHAHA!

# 188 Trevelyan @ 09/05/14 06:02 AM

At this point, I'm not sure why anyone would buy the next gen version. Theres just nothing there for online or offline players, unless you're really into HUT(they're going to make so much money on HUT this year with everything else taken out).

# 189 fearwhatnow @ 09/05/14 06:15 AM

Technological issues!!?? The PS4/XBONE architecture is similar to PC and it's easier for devs than PS3/X360 was. Everytime a EA programmer/dev/PR guy is interviewed the result is lies, lies, lies and lies. They need to come up straight and admit it: They're focusing on online modes like Ultimate Team because they want money from microtransactions.

# 190 BlueNGold @ 09/05/14 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by CelticHeart


	You can add on the list the stanley cup celebration that should be re-cut as the robo yes man rammer said... http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/puck-d...193500033.html and instead is 95% the same....as you can see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeYPCi2CUUI the question is why a nhl 2k10 are more featured stanley cup celebration than a game on next-gen console, and why this man talk bulli**** every time? http://youtu.be/dgqle6HxQjM?t=9m51s and so we will talk about atmosphere and living worlds? The best part is when they are lifting the cup, none of the fans are even watching... They are all looking down ice... Instead of at the cup/players LOL and they aren't even happy

Wow. Just....wow. This is getting sad.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trevelyan


	At this point, I'm not sure why anyone would buy the next gen version. Theres just nothing there for online or offline players, unless you're really into HUT(they're going to make so much money on HUT this year with everything else taken out).

I'm not sure why anyone would bother to buy either version. Judging from that video that was posted of the 360/PS3 version, it basically looks like NHL 14 with the NHL 15 logo and Patrice Bergeron slapped on it. Of course, the guy didn't show too much gameplay, but if this is the effort they put forth for PS4/XB1, I can't imagine it being any better on the old systems.

# 191 newjerseydamo @ 09/05/14 06:49 AM

If they were actually honest to begin with and price it accordingly (I.e. $25), I wouldn't have an issue and buy it.

How they can justify full price for this is beyond me.

# 192 SWEGAMER @ 09/05/14 06:52 AM

I�ve bought every NHL game since NHL93 and played the **** out of all of them. The last few years i�ve spent probably 98% of the time playing EASHL, when that was removed i figured hey, I�ll just pick up a used copy to make sure EA doesnt get my money and play some offline seasons like in the old days. Then came the game modes announcement and it was not in there. Then i knew that not even that was going to be in the game, probably. Still I had some hope that maybe, just maybe, its such a no brainer to put in the game that they didnt bother writing about it. Now, there is simply now way im picking this game up, even if its used. If they would drop the price to like 5$ i might buy it to "play now" and maybe a few versus games, but i doubt it.

Played the series for 22 years, TWENTY TWO YEARS. When you lose a customers after that long, you simply did such a bad job that words cant describe it.

# 193 AP 17 @ 09/05/14 08:02 AM

Playoff mode isn't mentioned in that list. Was that removed as well?

# 194 savedbyrask @ 09/05/14 08:13 AM

After seeing the 360 video, I'm more unimpressed with that than I think I am with the next Gen version. I can deal with probably most of what was removed, I never really played AHL games in Be A GM, but I do obviously in Be A Pro. I don't have a ps4 yet and probably won't until tax season so I'll probably hold off for now, deal with my scratched but playable 14 disc, and hope that there's some improvements released later. And if not, I'll pick it up used and not give EA my money. I'd rather have better graphics and presentation with fewer features than spend $60 on the exact same game I already have. Maybe my money will be better off going to Watchdogs or Assassin's Creed or Far Cry, or even GTA V when that comes out for ps4.

# 195 jpollack34 @ 09/05/14 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by savedbyrask


	After seeing the 360 video, I'm more unimpressed with that than I think I am with the next Gen version. I can deal with probably most of what was removed, I never really played AHL games in Be A GM, but I do obviously in Be A Pro. I don't have a ps4 yet and probably won't until tax season so I'll probably hold off for now, deal with my scratched but playable 14 disc, and hope that there's some improvements released later. And if not, I'll pick it up used and not give EA my money. I'd rather have better graphics and presentation with fewer features than spend $60 on the exact same game I already have. Maybe my money will be better off going to Watchdogs or Assassin's Creed or Far Cry, or even GTA V when that comes out for ps4.

Where is the 360 video ?

# 196 lockjaw333 @ 09/05/14 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by siam007


	I don't know what you people are talking about. The gameplay is great. I'm not being sarcastic here too. So a few modes are missing -- big deal, it's only the first year. Gamers these days have absurd feelings of entitlement.

I really wish I could live in your world for one day, I could actually enjoy some videogame hockey. I think the offline gameplay vs. the CPU is like taking a screwdriver to the temple, its that horrendous. The missing modes is a big deal, considering they didn't rebuild the game by any means. Its 95% the same game, and things were removed for unknown reasons. The point is that people wouldn't be complaining if this was priced at like $29.99, but $60 for this???

# 197 Saint Iscah @ 09/05/14 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CelticHeart


	You can add on the list the stanley cup celebration that should be re-cut as the robo yes man rammer said... http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/puck-d...193500033.html and instead is 95% the same....as you can see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeYPCi2CUUI the question is why a nhl 2k10 are more featured stanley cup celebration than a game on next-gen console, and why this man talk bulli**** every time? http://youtu.be/dgqle6HxQjM?t=9m51s and so we will talk about atmosphere and living worlds? The best part is when they are lifting the cup, none of the fans are even watching... They are all looking down ice... Instead of at the cup/players LOL and they aren't even happy

I hate to pile on here but really? I thought this year was all about presentation. I watched the "Cup Celebration" video & Boston is winning the Stanley Cup @ home and the fans are "sitting" throughout the whole celebration.

I know this amounts to like .5% of the game but it is inexcusable for a home Stanley Cup celebration to be this bad.

For what its worth all home games are like this too. The home crowd just sitting in a mundane trance after the home teams wins a game. Sad.

# 198 chrisphil1724 @ 09/05/14 09:19 AM

No saved game highlights like in NHL 14 really sucks

I love this feature in Madden and FIFA because you can at the end of an online game, go back and watch highlights. Super disappointed this is missing as well.

# 199 SWEGAMER @ 09/05/14 09:27 AM

"EA Sports, what�s in the game"

# 200 aandrew610 @ 09/05/14 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by wxkid23


	What have they done for NHL 15 on the 360?? I still have my 360 and live

Nothing at all its basically a copy and paste from nhl 14 doom on YouTube has a video showing the 360 version

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