02:57 PM - March 28, 2017 by Steve_OSMike Lowe checks in again today with the top 5 changes needed for NHL 18 Franchise mode. Check it out and let us know what changes you would like to see.
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02:57 PM - March 28, 2017 by Steve_OSMike Lowe checks in again today with the top 5 changes needed for NHL 18 Franchise mode. Check it out and let us know what changes you would like to see.
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# 21
JPD_Patrol @ 04/16/17 02:28 PM
I'd like the AI to draft according to needs, and not always the best players available. In one of my franchise mode, the Red Wings have pretty much been bottom feeders for the entire duration of the mode. I'm in the late 2030s and I think I've seen Detroit in the playoffs less than 5 times. They usually hover around 25-30th in the league.
Why ? Because they always draft forwards.
I'm astonished by how incompetent the AI is. How can the Red Wings rebuild when they draft High Top 9 players with their 2nd overall pick, and then a bunch of Med-Low Bottom 6F over the course of every draft. Their defense is dreadful and so is their goaltending.
They never trade away any of their countless snipers and playmakers, instead keeping them until they hit free agency, many of whom I picked up for pennies. No wonder they suck.
Why ? Because they always draft forwards.
I'm astonished by how incompetent the AI is. How can the Red Wings rebuild when they draft High Top 9 players with their 2nd overall pick, and then a bunch of Med-Low Bottom 6F over the course of every draft. Their defense is dreadful and so is their goaltending.
They never trade away any of their countless snipers and playmakers, instead keeping them until they hit free agency, many of whom I picked up for pennies. No wonder they suck.
It's pretty simple for me:
- open editing of anything and everything from player names, to appearance, equipment, ratings, all of this for CPU controlled teams as well as my own.
- Not really franchise related, but roster sharing is key for NHL 18 as well
Everything else is secondary to those first two, to the point I likely won't buy if they aren't included. Id also like to see others, such as:
- ability to build a new arena without locating
- contracts anytime
- better execution of tread deadline, as someone mentioned earlier, break it down into hours like it used to be. Similar to how Fifa handles the countdown with transfers
- control over player development/progression
- better scouting system
- open editing of anything and everything from player names, to appearance, equipment, ratings, all of this for CPU controlled teams as well as my own.
- Not really franchise related, but roster sharing is key for NHL 18 as well
Everything else is secondary to those first two, to the point I likely won't buy if they aren't included. Id also like to see others, such as:
- ability to build a new arena without locating
- contracts anytime
- better execution of tread deadline, as someone mentioned earlier, break it down into hours like it used to be. Similar to how Fifa handles the countdown with transfers
- control over player development/progression
- better scouting system
# 23
wolfsjetta12 @ 04/18/17 10:53 AM
I agree with all of you, having better trade logic and making the trade deadline an actual event. I just passed the deadline in my franchise and two trades were made! I'd like to have the ability to not only send players down to the AHL but also the ECHL. If I have a player that isn't getting playing time, now he's just scratched all the time instead of being able to play him in the ECHL. I think roster sharing is a must. I also like the idea of being able to fully customize everything in my league.
# 24
clarkerots @ 04/18/17 04:41 PM
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# 25
lunch pale gang @ 04/21/17 12:58 PM
I completely agree with everyone's assessment on the trade and signing logic needing to be vastly improved. NHL 2K8 was the creme-de-la-creme when it came to trade negotiations and signing/re-signing players. The give and take that one would expect to see in a realistic negotiation was/is pretty darn realistic.
Also take a look at 2K8 on how to implement a realistic in-season evaluation of player's feelings. During the middle of the season as an owner/gm you would receive "calls" from your players expressing how happy or unhappy he was and how that would affect is willingness to negotiate with you at the end of the season.
A few gameplay items that aren't necessarily specific to "Franchise" mode, but if implemented would make it so much more realistic:
1. CPU needs to call timeouts at appropriate times/situations. I never understood why the ai never uses its timeout, but it's time that this be implemented.
2. Home team should have preference on shooting first or last in shootouts. This is a pretty basic NHL rule that should be in the game by now.
3. The ability to save a game - I play full twenty minute periods and would love it if I could at least save my game between periods. I don't need the ability to save at every stoppage in play, but at the very least between periods would certainly be a welcome addition.
Thanks for reading and I'm really enjoying NHL 17 and looking forward to 18!
Also take a look at 2K8 on how to implement a realistic in-season evaluation of player's feelings. During the middle of the season as an owner/gm you would receive "calls" from your players expressing how happy or unhappy he was and how that would affect is willingness to negotiate with you at the end of the season.
A few gameplay items that aren't necessarily specific to "Franchise" mode, but if implemented would make it so much more realistic:
1. CPU needs to call timeouts at appropriate times/situations. I never understood why the ai never uses its timeout, but it's time that this be implemented.
2. Home team should have preference on shooting first or last in shootouts. This is a pretty basic NHL rule that should be in the game by now.
3. The ability to save a game - I play full twenty minute periods and would love it if I could at least save my game between periods. I don't need the ability to save at every stoppage in play, but at the very least between periods would certainly be a welcome addition.
Thanks for reading and I'm really enjoying NHL 17 and looking forward to 18!
# 27
Deucemonkey23 @ 05/01/17 12:25 PM
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Dynamic trade value
Pending UFA is going to have a higher trade value if you try to dish him at the deadline instead of trying to trade him in september.
Player trade value may drop after coming off a down year and or injury
Player trade value may go up if drafted in the first round and or performs well throughout the season.
Players with terrible contracts should have terrible trade value IE harder to dump players and should be almost unmovable
Screen that tells you exactly how much salary you retained in a trade.
Better negotiating with free agents.
NMC,NTC and modified NTC
LTIR!!!
just to name a few
Pending UFA is going to have a higher trade value if you try to dish him at the deadline instead of trying to trade him in september.
Player trade value may drop after coming off a down year and or injury
Player trade value may go up if drafted in the first round and or performs well throughout the season.
Players with terrible contracts should have terrible trade value IE harder to dump players and should be almost unmovable
Screen that tells you exactly how much salary you retained in a trade.
Better negotiating with free agents.
NMC,NTC and modified NTC
LTIR!!!
just to name a few
# 30
WeirdViper @ 05/13/17 08:05 PM
If I had to think of 5 specific things to change/add to Franchise mode I think this would be the list:
1) Extend contracts anytime
If you want to try and extend a pending UFA mid season you can, and if he refuses it can make the decision to trade him by deadline easier
2) Actually hire a staff, Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Trainers etc.
This is a logical one, being able to hire top coaches/favourite coaches, maybe some players after they retire become potential coaches.
3) Draft Pick Trading
I know NBA 2k does this, so I don't see why NHL couldn't. But being able to trade picks with conditions on them... whether its a "top 5 protected" or if its "a x round pick this year or next" and you can choose.
4) GM Personalities
Now this has been kind of done in the past but it be cool if teams had actual GM's, your relationship could grow/fall with each, and GMs had personalities as far as types of deals they like to do, types of players they like, etc. And to keep from having multiple Franchise modes play out the same way, the other gms could be hired/fired, so its not always same teams with same personalities.
5) Scouting
I feel like the current system for scouting is an ok foundation but still needs work, how exactly it should be improved is hard to pinpoint since there are different directions you could go that are effective. But I think its a no brainer it needs to be built up more
1) Extend contracts anytime
If you want to try and extend a pending UFA mid season you can, and if he refuses it can make the decision to trade him by deadline easier
2) Actually hire a staff, Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Trainers etc.
This is a logical one, being able to hire top coaches/favourite coaches, maybe some players after they retire become potential coaches.
3) Draft Pick Trading
I know NBA 2k does this, so I don't see why NHL couldn't. But being able to trade picks with conditions on them... whether its a "top 5 protected" or if its "a x round pick this year or next" and you can choose.
4) GM Personalities
Now this has been kind of done in the past but it be cool if teams had actual GM's, your relationship could grow/fall with each, and GMs had personalities as far as types of deals they like to do, types of players they like, etc. And to keep from having multiple Franchise modes play out the same way, the other gms could be hired/fired, so its not always same teams with same personalities.
5) Scouting
I feel like the current system for scouting is an ok foundation but still needs work, how exactly it should be improved is hard to pinpoint since there are different directions you could go that are effective. But I think its a no brainer it needs to be built up more
To me it is definitely not as big of a deal that they add coaches or GM personalities as it is that they capture the drama and storylines of each season.
Yes, getting contract extensions and RFA rules right and including more drama and excitement around key dates like July 1 and TDL are things they should already be looking at. No brainers.
But for me, what the game seriously lacks is that feeling when you're top center scores his 50th goal with 1 or 2 games left in the season and everyone goes nuts. And the announcers have been talking about will he hit 50, etc. or when you pass the other player who has 50 with 2 goals in the final game of the season to win the scoring race. Same thing with wildcard races for the playoffs. Calder trophy potentials. There are no storylines. They need to keep (improve) the core hockey experience but slightly RPG it so that there are actual STORIES that go with each year of your franchise. If you start a franchise with the Oilers, the bulk of those 25 years are going to revolve around the legacy of Conor McDavid and the young Oilers. What will the story be? Will McDavid dominate and rip off 5-6 Hart Trophies in a row? Will the Oilers young team develop into a dynasty? Will McDavid be cursed with injury issues? Will someone like Eichel or Matthews develop to be the Ovechkin to McDavid's Crosby, where year after year they're neck and neck in the scoring race? If the top two scorers meet in the playoffs or the finals, will the announcers make a big deal about the matchup? That's what the game needs.
Yes, getting contract extensions and RFA rules right and including more drama and excitement around key dates like July 1 and TDL are things they should already be looking at. No brainers.
But for me, what the game seriously lacks is that feeling when you're top center scores his 50th goal with 1 or 2 games left in the season and everyone goes nuts. And the announcers have been talking about will he hit 50, etc. or when you pass the other player who has 50 with 2 goals in the final game of the season to win the scoring race. Same thing with wildcard races for the playoffs. Calder trophy potentials. There are no storylines. They need to keep (improve) the core hockey experience but slightly RPG it so that there are actual STORIES that go with each year of your franchise. If you start a franchise with the Oilers, the bulk of those 25 years are going to revolve around the legacy of Conor McDavid and the young Oilers. What will the story be? Will McDavid dominate and rip off 5-6 Hart Trophies in a row? Will the Oilers young team develop into a dynasty? Will McDavid be cursed with injury issues? Will someone like Eichel or Matthews develop to be the Ovechkin to McDavid's Crosby, where year after year they're neck and neck in the scoring race? If the top two scorers meet in the playoffs or the finals, will the announcers make a big deal about the matchup? That's what the game needs.
# 32
WeirdViper @ 05/15/17 06:27 AM
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and when i play NHL I am typically listening to music, or a podcast as a play so the announcing is really irrelevant to me
All your ideas are so excellent ... if only EA could read this topic ...
My priorities are:
- the speed of the menus ... that's really what made me stop playing this year
- boxscore, stats, 3 stars from the schedule
- sharing roster
- real differences between players
- more strategies during the match
Come on EA, go back to work!
My priorities are:
- the speed of the menus ... that's really what made me stop playing this year
- boxscore, stats, 3 stars from the schedule
- sharing roster
- real differences between players
- more strategies during the match
Come on EA, go back to work!
# 34
13whitebread @ 05/22/17 08:34 AM
For me one little change I would like to see is this: I play offline and try to imatate the season of my team the red wings so when a wing gets injured I am forced to send him to the minors and bring up the person they bring up but if you could put the injured player in injury mode I guess you would call it it would make things so much simpler
# 35
Deucemonkey23 @ 06/13/17 12:11 PM
I don't post at all here, but read a hell of alot here and if there's just ONE thing that would improve the game drastically would be roster sharing. The other wishes are some good, some on that "Ehh, yeah Okay." level and some just silly to me, but roster sharing is by far the best thing that could happen to this great game . I know there are some amazing people ready to do what I love when it comes to playing MLB The Show. Roster Sharing should be at the top of Everyones wish list.
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Id like to have the ability to change length of the season , every other sports game has it
Sent from my SM-G930T using Operation Sports mobile app
Sent from my SM-G930T using Operation Sports mobile app
# 38
shogunofharlem3 @ 06/14/17 11:30 PM
Big one for me that really bothers me with 17 is the inability to invite a friend to play coop with. I'm almost 40 as are my friends, wifes, kids, responsibilities. But we used to play GM Connect at night a few times a week.
Give me the option to at least invite them, like NHL 2k10 introduced, to my franchise to choose a position and play if they happen to be online. That would be a day one buy for me.
Give me the option to at least invite them, like NHL 2k10 introduced, to my franchise to choose a position and play if they happen to be online. That would be a day one buy for me.
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