NHL 21

[PB12]

@TheClapperton
We removed contracts and injuries in #NHL21 HUT

 

[Beauner]

@TheClapperton
We removed contracts and injuries in #NHL21 HUT

Thank goodness. Just completely unnecessary and provided more filler for packs and time spent dealing with that nonsense.

 

[Boxscore]

I still can't find squat on Legends upgrades in 21? Anyone hear something about Legends?

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I still can't find squat on Legends upgrades in 21? Anyone hear something about Legends?

Hopefully we get REAL legends, Tyler Frigging Kennedy is hardly a legend.

 

[CommissionerMichaels]

@TheClapperton
We removed contracts and injuries in #NHL21 HUT

No more of that shit sounds good to me. It was unnecessary and I can guarantee that nobody ever asked or wanted them in HUT.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Their "release road map" says that information regarding BaP and Franchise Mode will be released in early October. AKA they want to get as many pre-orders in before they disappoint their consumers on the two modes that people actually care about.

I'm sorry to disappoint you but nobody cares about Be a Pro. Same goes to Franchise mode comparatively to HUT and CHEL. Franchise mode could have been great if they did put more effort though, but you're better off playing EHM

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

Right, and unless you have a top 1st pick in EA NHL 20 the player will, at best, be a bottom 6/bottom pair contributor. It's just not an accurate algorithm. Which is odd because I thought it was a GOOD system in NHL 18 XD XD XD

I think you're very, very bad at scouting and drafting.

Bust/gem in particular are ridiculously overpowered in 20 and show you exactly who will pan out to their potential.

Drop your nhl scouts, get all amateur.scouts, and you'll find elites every round.

 

[Dicdonya]

I'm sorry to disappoint you but nobody cares about Be a Pro. Same goes to Franchise mode comparatively to HUT and CHEL. Franchise mode could have been great if they did put more effort though, but you're better off playing EHM

Seeing as how just about every single "NHL (year)" thread is littered with requests to fix and improve those two modes I find it highly unlikely that no one cares about those two modes.

I think you are confusing "no one plays", with "no one cares" about those modes, but that is only because EA has completely shit the bed with the BAP mode, and their GM modes is barely passable.

If they actually fixed those modes, and improved upon them, tons of people would play it.

 

[IceManCat]

One new thing I noticed in the NHL 21 trailers and gameplay vids, the logo on the front jersey does not bend and flap as though it were made of paper and blowing in the wind. The front logo on the jerseys looks to be more static and defined this year than in years past, making it more realistic. However I could be going crazy.

 

[Dangles78]

I'm sorry to disappoint you but nobody cares about Be a Pro. Same goes to Franchise mode comparatively to HUT and CHEL. Franchise mode could have been great if they did put more effort though, but you're better off playing EHM

You're not disappointing me since I don't really play BaP, but it is most certainly a mode that consumers are interested in and have been asking for improvements to. Consumers only care about HUT/CHEL because those are the only modes that EA puts any resources in because it drives their revenue.

It would be nice for EA to put money back into modes that created their fanbase, but as long as they can feast on the younger demographic, I suppose there really is no reason to.

 

[jprenkert]

I'm sorry to disappoint you but nobody cares about Be a Pro. Same goes to Franchise mode comparatively to HUT and CHEL. Franchise mode could have been great if they did put more effort though, but you're better off playing EHM

I would play BAP more often if it was actually good. Played it in 14, and had one going in 18 before i started to play 20. If there was a way to save and port over to the newest year, I think fans might enjoy that more. There was a feature like that on MLB the Show 17, where you save to the cloud then could load into the next years game. Never tried it though.
All I play is franchise. I do not go online and would love to see this mode get more depth as I have state before. For me it feels like NHL 14 with new lipstick.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Seeing as how just about every single "NHL (year)" thread is littered with requests to fix and improve those two modes I find it highly unlikely that no one cares about those two modes.

I think you are confusing "no one plays", with "no one cares" about those modes, but that is only because EA has completely shit the bed with the BAP mode, and their GM modes is barely passable.

If they actually fixed those modes, and improved upon them, tons of people would play it.

I do think there's very little interest in BaP.
There's always a lot of requests to Franchise mode and I know there are hardcore guys that only play it. However as you said the mode needs some refinement that they have not been willing to do yet (I consider the changes they do as lateral at best, they don't feel like improvements).

I am honestly surprised they decided to "revamp" be a pro and will give it a try this year

 

[jprenkert]

I think there could be interest if they decided to make it similar to an RPG. Maybe something where you can get endorsements, and have some type of drama, actual practices/mini games to upgrade abilities/ratings.

 

[TimeZone]

I'm sorry to disappoint you but nobody cares about Be a Pro. Same goes to Franchise mode comparatively to HUT and CHEL. Franchise mode could have been great if they did put more effort though, but you're better off playing EHM

There are tons of people like me who make their decision to pass on the game or not depending on offline modes.

 

[Boxscore]

Hopefully we get REAL legends, Tyler Frigging Kennedy is hardly a legend.

The Legends from NHL20 were great--we just need additions to them, while keeping them in place. Players like...

Orr
Esposito
Bure
Lindros
LeClair
Harvey
Shore
Zubov
Alfredsson
Mogilny
Fedorov
Palffy
Dryden
Yashin
Bossy
M. Richard
Brodeur
Desjardins
Amonte
Kovalev

... etc. absolutely need to be added.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Be a Pro info to be released tomorrow.

 

[CutOnDime97]

I thought the Legends were fine tbh. If they have to include some lower end guys to fill out All Time team rosters that's understandable.

 

[ted2019]

Anything on roster sharing?

 

[DieselPig]

Anything on roster sharing?

Lol i wish

 

[PB12]

This looks good.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

I've got to give credit where it's due, the new BAP looks good. Not as good as what NBA or Fifa would have, but you can't expect that from a much smaller development team.

 

[CutOnDime97]

That actually looks pretty sweet

 

[Exarz]

Finally they make European leagues playable in Be a Pro. Small change but makes it way more fun for European players starting their career in "their" teams than in the North American leagues.

Has any info been released about any league additions/removals?

 

[KnightsFan110]

when are they announcing franchise mode features ?

 

[jprenkert]

when are they announcing franchise mode features ?

Hopefully its fixing the coaches in general. Found it difficult to find coaches that wanted to work with you, let alone hire full staff with only $6 mill salary cap.