I think this is a great start to improving Franchise Mode. Getting a lot of the moving parts of the mode added, like NMCs and better contract negotiations, is gonna add so much more to the experience. I would still love to see the All Star Game come back. Hopefully they keep improving it like adding in ASW, outdoor games, more presentation in-game, the ability to retire new numbers, among other things.
Yea they added box scores and nhl 14 stats lobby, Contract négociation is Nice but nobody ask for that we want gm connected which college football has and i know mlb also has it and wanted to play older eras of hockey go back to the 80s 90s even the 50s would of been fun
@@xavierlabbe7629they have said that gm connected is a work in progress, they are working on it stop being about it and be happy with the upgrades they make while working on gm connected
@khyz3666 people who actually play franchise mode, will use it. I can just tell from your attitude that you play the game for hut/chel reasons and that's cool, but the offline game modes deserve just as much attention
A.I Generated players need headshots for their player screen. Such a small change that would make franchise mode so much better when you’re 10+ years in and most of your players are generated by the game. Instead we just have to look at grey heads when editing lines and checking stats
Ea loves to remove features and then bring it back and headlight it as the new feature Everybody will be happy when GM connected comes out it was already there lol they removed it and will bring it back years later and people will rejoice like fools I tell ya
The crazy part is that's already in the game. Your BAP player has his 3D face and not a silhouette. Idk why they did not extend it into franchise mode. (My guess is lazyness like always).
@@TheDanx666 For the draft I get it because there might be too many faces to process. But once a player is drafted and or is playing in your org I don't see a reason why not.
@@RevGaming3 immersion? its just gonna be repeat the same boring dialogue for 20 Times etc set goals to the players its the same thing worthless dialogue that doesnt add something fun or immersive
@@xavierlabbe7629I mean it is immersive because this is what every GM does, having to have conversations about lines needs to happen because you aren’t the coach. this also brings up you firing the coach if he doesn’t listen. I get it can be repetitive but for people that want to be GMs or act like them this is almost exactly what they do
@@redfluff48no you can’t, they have purposely taken options like that out of that game so you give up on all the other modes and play HUT, you know back in NHL 12 you could edit everything about a player? You could edit any player to be 7 feet tall and change their position and everything, these have been SPECIFICALLY taken out of that game so it’s less fun in order to steer the player base towards HUT, it’s a marketing strategy to get people to play the game mode that you spend extra real world money on (card packs).
EA should come up with an AI old guy with crazy suits who cant pronounce names and is a bit racist every once in a while, would be way better than the goddamn cybulski guy
I was excited when they announced the NBC Sports immersion. Then they gave me a generic cut scene intro (green screen background with mid-July energy), and they never had the nuance of Doc Emrick calling a game in front of 18k screaming fans. So I'm fine with the EA broadcast. There's less that I hope they try to emulate. I can imagine Bob Cole in my head.
All-Star game, Winter Classic game (generated after year one), simulation and potential revamped, Stanley Cup banner raising year after, 50 players roster, able to pick every teams in Custom League, import our own logos for jerseys and ice visuals, Full control roster option, edit players overall rating during franchise, create new templates for eras (rules, gameplay sliders, player losing helmet, etc.), three stars selection after each games, better comments about point streak, goal streak, etc. Full presentation backkkk! So many things could be implemented back. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
And the ability to edit player ages, that way after the draft you can move players to their proper teams. I have posted lists on the forum last year of things people were asking for. Seriously hope we see some of these. Also ability to sign AHL contracts, and contracts that allow prospects to play overseas, and not count as an NHL contract. For example, Heponiemi is on a Florida Panthers contract so they retain his rights, but he plays in the SHL, which is common practice with prospects. In game, this would count against the team's salaries/contracts, but in reality, it is a different classification of contract, and will not count towards your roster limit, neither do AHL only contracts.
@@GramCrackers13 Well, I like Franchise mode, but I'd prefer to be able to have Full Control. All teams, all AHL, edit players. It's offline mode anyway. Everytime I play I try to have the most accurate roster. Line combo, numbers, captains, etc. So if a trade like Laine vs Harris and 2nd pick occur, I can make it happen without having any problems. Or if Celebrini turns out to be 2nd in scoring and 90 overall rating instead of 80, I also can edit him to reflect more reality.
What bothers me in previous NHL Franchise modes is when your rebuilding. Got the coach you want. But the player you draft doesnt fit the team. Which is annoying as hell. You got to fire the coach and change the prospects/players etc… why cant you draft the player and let him develop into the system. So he can fit into the team through time like lets say 2-3 years. Looks like they havent fixed that yet.
100% and if you have 2 players play together, their chemistry will rise over time... so example Mcdavid and Drai have great chem, so they'd be a +5 for their line always
As a fellow Franchise player this doesn't excite me, its most likely gonna make me quit franchise mode ( Just like be a pro) because of all the new dialogue options, Id rather have more presentation for immersion not more spamming a tell I can play a game.
Oh gosh the player menus that jump you back to the top every time you move a player, or edit a player, rather than leaving you at the spot you were at. So annoying when you do roster editing.
Here’s my Franchise Mode wishlist for the next game: • Add the ECHL to franchise mode (Ability to play as the ECHL affiliate and even change ECHL affiliates as well as send prospects down to the ECHl affiliate) • Add the prospect tourney and training camp • Add the ability to sign players to PTO for training camp of sign to a PTO to fill in for a few games for an injury if you don’t want to bring any AHL guy up • Add the ability to make a Future Considerations trade and then complete said trade at any later date of the season • Add a banner raising ceremony after your team wins the division, conference, or Stanley cup • Ability to send players down the the AHL for conditioning stints • Ability to trade/trade for conditional draft picks • Add the All Star Game/ All Star Break festivities • Add private team events randomly through the season and offseason
Adding elite players in the draft is stupid bc it's doesn't solve the problem. Goalies and Dmans dont grow. The top end talent isnt the issue it's bottom 6 and top 9 and top 6. They rarely get the nhl thats why the cpu is ending up with a defence core that loos like this after 5-6 years : 89, 86, 80, 79,78,76.
It's the only mode that the vast majority of NHL gamers care about. Unlike online modes packed full of microtransactions, people play franchise mode long past the games first 6 months.
@@darrenho7019 It is franchise mode...that is literally what the trailer is for right now. Not about the gameplay (which needs to improved too). Conversations actually gives you a chance to negotiate and win players over. It isn't tinder bud
I mean it’s not bad additions. But how are the menus still laggy? When scrolling through players on like any menu the game struggles to keep up. It’s almost 2025….
I think it's time for EA to explore the opportunity to use AI commentators. Imagine how crazy that would be. We would have infinite dialogs possibilities, they could describe more in depth a play and analyze it more deeply too. There's a mod in Skyrim where the NPC are AI voiced and they adapt so well yo what's happening in the game it's crazy, it's limitless opportunities. AI is a game changer and I think it will be the next game changer in sport games.
The mode is gonna be 80% conversations now… this is awful. its gonna take hours to do negotiations and set goals for every player and coach ffs. looks like im sticking to 24
You don’t HAVE to do any of that. The only part where it’s really necessary is free agency, which is the most realistic and probably the most fun part of all the conversation options this year.
As somebody who plays offline mainly, these are some solid changes. That said, I have this question. Can you actually move through all of this smoothly, or is there still going to be lag spikes when simply switching screens, or hitting A/X to start a game? Also, have y'all fixed the save system? Because it's also been terrible for years.
Introducing Advanced Scouting! Scouts play a vital part in leading a franchise to greatness. That's why we're introducing all new Scout-Q (tm) levels for each scout that you hire. You can upgrade your scouts Scout-Q levels using NHL Coins that have been streamlined to work across HUT, WoC, and now Franchise Mode! But that's not all! Exclusive retired NHL player scouts will also be available from the new store tab conveniently placed on the same old Franchise Dashboard you all love!
Still don't know exactly what Ice-Q(ubes) actually does. Is it like "Field sense" in Madden 24 and "Cinemotion" in NHL 2K8/9? Like 10-25 more skating, player and goalie animations that no one will notice after a few games and that don't actually change gameplay? Also still have text boxes for talking to your players in franchise. Whoopdeedoo!
@@HBKshowstopper Ice-Q is what they're calling their player AI system. Players seem to be more dynamic and actually read the plays and space themselves out accordingly
So you added a bunch of conversations.. I turn those off every time. Most annoying part of franchise mode. Why would we want this? It slows down the whole game and it’s annoying af.
Franchise mode rn is solid it coild improve with things like college scouting, real coaches, a all star game, winter classics and stadium series games and way way more
Not shocked that they yet again left out the biggest thing people have been asking for which is online franchise/connected franchise. It's amazing how sports games had so much more depth in their franchise modes 15+ years ago with much inferior technology.
Lots of positive changes that will add levels and immersion to the game.Really excited to play. One feature I’ve really been wanting would be the ability to see your GM stats Upon retirement. Your win loss record, awards your teams and players won. Trades (like total number of players and picks moved in and out). Total contract dollars signed. I play this game slowly and only run 2-3 franchises by the time the next game comes out and I can’t remember everything. Keeping notes myself is kind of annoying but that’s what I do right now.
Looks promising. But most important thing for me is to not have the super laggy slow menus on PS5 (from what i've heard its not such a big problem on xbox). It seems the core of the whole UI is the same so i guess it will still be extremely laggy and slow and considering that they added many more stats and things into the UI i fear it will be even more laggy and slow on my PS5. So even though i really like most of the things showed in this deep dive, i will not be satisfied until they fix the menus (so i guess complete rework because there must be obviously something very wrong deep down in the current code)
It’s a new dev team that came in last year. They addressed this and said they are implementing it but it’s a multi year thing. They are going about improving the game in sets of 3 years. Gm connected will most likely be in next years game
Honestly, how many years must we beg you EA? We need connected franchise it would be the most successful game for player retention once it comes out. People give up on HUT and WOC is very repetitive and boring. If you allowed us to have so much creativity with an online franchise mode it would be a MASSIVE HIT!
EA is finally starting to listen!!! I'm mainly a franchise mode player, these changes excite me. They could have done better with the menu cause its the same as Be a Pro, but all the other changes are great!
This is actually incredible. All amazing changes. Can’t wait to play. I’m sure there will be some things we don’t like but this is a massive step in the right direction. I don’t know who is in charge of the franchise mode in this game but they deserve all the resources they are asking for to make this game mode better.
This series desperately needs a year or two off. No way did they just make the most irritating aspect of Be A Pro, the biggest addition to Franchise! The conversations wouldn’t be a bad idea, if it felt like the characters actually had a personality. But it’s all smoke and mirrors and shallow depth. Game went from a week one must have years ago to a Black Friday bargain bin game.
Ya, why not add more logos, change your name after X years, same with logo, add more cities, add more goal horn options, add custom songs, that's what'd be nice!
@@xavierlabbe7629 I was introduced to hockey itself with NHL 15 on the One, but my brother gave me NHL 14 for my 360 and I have many memories, I never played connected, I do agree it should be added, I just forgot it existed cause I'm not really an NFL fan nor Fifa (No I'm not 10 either, I'm 17, I was about 7 when I was introduced)
How about instead of focussing on player conversations, we fix the "edit player" mechanic so that my goalies are actually wearing the pads they're supposed to...
Why isn’t there just a base line setting in edit lines? Why are you making the user have 20 conversations in the coaches screen, forcing people to use a feature that no one wants to use and hasn’t used in years
@@iancohen343 well if you have injuries on and don’t wanna micro manage then you gotta do the coach convos at the beginning of the season. Otherwise just turn the edits lines and injuries setting off
@@jamiesontb that’s the problem. One place where the base lines are so you can just press that and everyone goes where you want them to be instead of going thru coach convos forever
Honestly great step in the right direction for real all the stats and box score stuff is amazing work. , now we just need in game presentation to go back to full / closer to tv and we golden :)
@@jropzone6463 I want more realism man, so much crybabies in here thinking nobody wants this and that based on their personal taste and not actual feedback from the community. Real hardcore franchise players have been begging for this for years. I'm so happy, finally some real changes!
1. EA did NOTHING REAL for "Franchise mode" experience beside contracts. - Not able to customize YOUR experience of forming the team with the option of changing a current team logo for an older/legacy logo to represewnt the home ice and presentation. Ex. have Sabres with the "Angry Bison" logo in centre ice and logo in your team customization or Penguins the "Robo-Penguin" or Canucks the original Orca etc. - Not to likewise lock-on specific home & road jerseys as default for the games to fully match the decided custom choices. - No All-Stars games. 2. EA did NOTHING for "Be a PRO mode" experience. - No NHL All-Star games. - No new ways to negotiate your contracts, - Not change from the NHL and play in European leagues if so wanting, - Not able to after missing play-off/eliminated in 1st round participate in International world championship tournaments - Not able to play with more classic legacy jerseys from NHL teams; Buffalo Sabres "Angry Bison" jerseys, Islanders's Fisherman jerseys, Canuck's red/black skate jersey, Maple Leaf's 80's-early 90's jerseys, Anaheim's 05-06 3rd jersey etc-etc.
@@jropzone6463 like why dont we see 160 point seasons just something fun like that they only care for HUT and chel battlepasses (somehow still implementing that in 25 lmao)
I think most of the change is great, apart from the conversations. You guys are trying to push the conversation dynamic into everything too much. Why do we need to have a conversation with the coach just to save lines, why can’t we have the option to save lines ourselves and have different lines already saved that we can switch to?
Can you make trades for other teams other then yours? While in franchise with the team you decided to start your franchise with? Ok looks pretty accurate i had to wait to the end of the trailer to find my answer.
while we still wait for full presentation, make sure to work on it & listen to your community so that you're here live for next years Presentation Deep Dive
When y'all gonna bring crowd chants? Real coaches or ability to create their own Franchise mode add podcast like be a pro has and also coach, gm, captain quick interviews, add ability to negotiate face 2face with player and agent like FIFA did add a practice mode in it Be a pro linked to eashl with a fun practice mode in maybe you could have house with yard you can buy upgrade new house/yard you can practice there also and invite NHL players or even online friends maybe street hockey roller blades and orange ball Winter classics, all star game, warm ups, net brawls after whistle Real replays like we see on tv, invent your own ea podcast make it as similar to ones we typically see Enforcers versus enforcers after every game stoppage if both teams after enforces out they should be somewhat engaging Enough with the arcade BS goal celebrations was wack We want hockey simulator not arcade stuff make the menus arcadish if you want
Wheres my GM office if im a gm? Also why can't you add practice in franchise mode (I do play franchise but also use another team i sim with and don't wanna play with them wanna see how they do on their way own but would be cool if i can do a practice and still feel them out)
I've stopped buying yearly games. I don't play online. I'm not falling for that trap that makes them all this money. They have ignored this mode for too long. This is make it or break it for me. If you want me to buy it impress me.
I wish you could give coaches extensions during the season instead of having to wait until the end of the season. Also would be nice when goalies retire, they could become goalie coaches.
Please make this game more like a television broadcast, and not just a video game. Would like to see coaches and players in the locker rooms... players stepping out onto the ice. Also, did you fix all the A.I. interference penalties. (Most were not interference penalties according to the rules)
@22bmain it was weird to you'd play a few games and it wouldn't happen then other games you'd get a bunch sometimes have a extended 5on3 to kill with like 3/4 guys in the box all for fake interference penalties
We need better presentation now that this year had a lot of focus on split stats, I hope the in game presentation utilizes that. No talk about changes to the pressure system :(
Donald Wharton from Hungary and Derrick Cook from Poland. That's really hungarian and polish sounding names.. I mean come on EA it isn't that hard to create a database of names for computer generated players based on their nationnality. We've had this issue for so long now
I'm primarily a franchise mode player. These changes and additions are exactly the kind of thing I've been asking for. Thank you guys for listening. I think I may actually pre order the game just from the changes in this video
@@lgrif1065 yes for sure. Computer AI teams never recall guys from the A, and just like rebuilding teams sign all the old free agents instead of playing their prospects. The GM AI is horrible, hopefully they have improved that. Being saying this for years
@@ryanhrysak52 don’t know if they’ve made the AI look in the AHL for who can come up before going for trades but I believe they made the AI target its needs more so they don’t make as many random/nonsensical trades in 25
Finally I can persuade McDavid to join my team for unlimited chicken nuggets and a max contract of 0.50cents for 10 years
No one - NO ONE - was asking for more conversations. The game is supposed to be a hockey sim, not a dating app.
There's conversations in hockey lol@@Shurehlm
@@Shurehlm You realise that this is how managing a team in real life is right? If you don't wanna do that then play be a pro.
@@justfred6863 As long as you can toggle switch to get rid of it, like having to decide how much to charge for hot dogs, and other stupid things.
Nuggies!
I think this is a great start to improving Franchise Mode. Getting a lot of the moving parts of the mode added, like NMCs and better contract negotiations, is gonna add so much more to the experience. I would still love to see the All Star Game come back. Hopefully they keep improving it like adding in ASW, outdoor games, more presentation in-game, the ability to retire new numbers, among other things.
Yea they added box scores and nhl 14 stats lobby, Contract négociation is Nice but nobody ask for that we want gm connected which college football has and i know mlb also has it and wanted to play older eras of hockey go back to the 80s 90s even the 50s would of been fun
Don’t hold your breath.
@@Kally-e3k I’ve seen your other comments and lmao. Ok buddy, go run along
@@Kally-e3k no i am holding it if i dont i will write for hours about how bad this game is
@@xavierlabbe7629they have said that gm connected is a work in progress, they are working on it stop being about it and be happy with the upgrades they make while working on gm connected
Comment section is full of great/troll requests but being able to go back and view any box score of any game is pretty big
nobody is gonna use that lil bro
@khyz3666 people who actually play franchise mode, will use it. I can just tell from your attitude that you play the game for hut/chel reasons and that's cool, but the offline game modes deserve just as much attention
@alexandredaigle8479 no he's right. I only play franchise and never once cared about that
@@Mbolf24he is wrong i play franchise and i wish i could do it in playoff
@@Mbolf24let me guess u play all ur game and got no salary cap ? 😹
If be a pro is the same cutscenes and conversations I might have a heart attack
Well they never mentioned any change to it so don't expect it lol
Or give me an option to turn most of these off, I can’t stand them. That’s not how a locker room works lol
Be a pro needs to be linked to WoC. Same player for both game modes.
@drstrubb8725 especially when it's every single sim can't just refuse a player challenge or refuse conversation it's so annoying how frequent it is
@@RickCorriathat’s how Madden is
A.I Generated players need headshots for their player screen. Such a small change that would make franchise mode so much better when you’re 10+ years in and most of your players are generated by the game. Instead we just have to look at grey heads when editing lines and checking stats
Yeap... This!
MLB and Madden both do that so I never understood why NHL doesn't.
They used to do this on NHL 07 on OG Xbox if I remember correctly.
I agree, this issue prevents me from playing.
@@spoofrice11 Yeap, and EA already has this technology. EAFC, NBA.....
add full presentation back into these games... dumbest decision to remove that opiton
It will be new thing in next NHL😅
@@kahkonenj lmaoooo just like how they brought the broken glass back
Ea loves to remove features and then bring it back and headlight it as the new feature
Everybody will be happy when GM connected comes out it was already there lol they removed it and will bring it back years later and people will rejoice like fools I tell ya
Right. Why take 2 steps back after 1 step forward?
@@alphamale4182 yep
Why do we STILL have a silhouette if a player doesn't have a picture? You had the 3D model a decade ago and took it out...
The crazy part is that's already in the game. Your BAP player has his 3D face and not a silhouette. Idk why they did not extend it into franchise mode. (My guess is lazyness like always).
Forreal, and if not just update it at the roster update time, it’s really not difficult
@@TheDanx666 For the draft I get it because there might be too many faces to process. But once a player is drafted and or is playing in your org I don't see a reason why not.
Like Nba
THIS
Talking to coach to change the best lines? Why not just have us save OUR own best lines? There are so many screens and menus to go through
if it takes me 20 screens and conversations to "brut force" the lines i want, why not just let us have the option to set them straight forward
Duality of the ea NHL fan 😂😂 "we want more immersion!!!!"
Gets more immersion
"OmG tAlk To tHe CoAcH? I just want to select my lines!!"
@@RevGaming3exactly. Ppl always need something to complain about.
@@RevGaming3 immersion? its just gonna be repeat the same boring dialogue for 20 Times etc set goals to the players its the same thing worthless dialogue that doesnt add something fun or immersive
@@xavierlabbe7629I mean it is immersive because this is what every GM does, having to have conversations about lines needs to happen because you aren’t the coach. this also brings up you firing the coach if he doesn’t listen. I get it can be repetitive but for people that want to be GMs or act like them this is almost exactly what they do
PLEASE LET US FINALLY EDIT HAIR
NO MORE CLONED BALD GREY HAIR'D ROOKIES
You can already do that?
@@redfluff48how?
@@redfluff48if the player is ea created u cant , only player u created yourself
@@redfluff48no you can’t, they have purposely taken options like that out of that game so you give up on all the other modes and play HUT, you know back in NHL 12 you could edit everything about a player? You could edit any player to be 7 feet tall and change their position and everything, these have been SPECIFICALLY taken out of that game so it’s less fun in order to steer the player base towards HUT, it’s a marketing strategy to get people to play the game mode that you spend extra real world money on (card packs).
@@redfluff48no you can only edit beard hair length and color on EA generated prospects not their actual hair
This game needs Hockey Night in Canada presentation. That immersion alone would give the game a complete fresh feel.
That would be amazing NBA2k game's do that and have Cheer leaders it's really nice to feel like your at a game like that.
They probably won’t do that because of past events on the show unfortunately 😢
EA should come up with an AI old guy with crazy suits who cant pronounce names and is a bit racist every once in a while, would be way better than the goddamn cybulski guy
I was excited when they announced the NBC Sports immersion. Then they gave me a generic cut scene intro (green screen background with mid-July energy), and they never had the nuance of Doc Emrick calling a game in front of 18k screaming fans.
So I'm fine with the EA broadcast. There's less that I hope they try to emulate. I can imagine Bob Cole in my head.
Ea would need permission from cbc in order to do that
All-Star game, Winter Classic game (generated after year one), simulation and potential revamped, Stanley Cup banner raising year after, 50 players roster, able to pick every teams in Custom League, import our own logos for jerseys and ice visuals, Full control roster option, edit players overall rating during franchise, create new templates for eras (rules, gameplay sliders, player losing helmet, etc.), three stars selection after each games, better comments about point streak, goal streak, etc. Full presentation backkkk!
So many things could be implemented back. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
How can you be sure?
And the ability to edit player ages, that way after the draft you can move players to their proper teams. I have posted lists on the forum last year of things people were asking for. Seriously hope we see some of these. Also ability to sign AHL contracts, and contracts that allow prospects to play overseas, and not count as an NHL contract. For example, Heponiemi is on a Florida Panthers contract so they retain his rights, but he plays in the SHL, which is common practice with prospects. In game, this would count against the team's salaries/contracts, but in reality, it is a different classification of contract, and will not count towards your roster limit, neither do AHL only contracts.
If you can edit your franchise mode overalls that ruins the whole purpose
@@andrew23real It's a wishlist.
@@GramCrackers13 Well, I like Franchise mode, but I'd prefer to be able to have Full Control. All teams, all AHL, edit players. It's offline mode anyway. Everytime I play I try to have the most accurate roster. Line combo, numbers, captains, etc. So if a trade like Laine vs Harris and 2nd pick occur, I can make it happen without having any problems. Or if Celebrini turns out to be 2nd in scoring and 90 overall rating instead of 80, I also can edit him to reflect more reality.
What bothers me in previous NHL Franchise modes is when your rebuilding. Got the coach you want. But the player you draft doesnt fit the team. Which is annoying as hell. You got to fire the coach and change the prospects/players etc… why cant you draft the player and let him develop into the system. So he can fit into the team through time like lets say 2-3 years. Looks like they havent fixed that yet.
I think he mentioned you can convince a player to change their play style to fit into your coaches system better, im not sure tho
100% and if you have 2 players play together, their chemistry will rise over time... so example Mcdavid and Drai have great chem, so they'd be a +5 for their line always
That literally mentioned this fix in the video .. just watch it
We can finally go to any game of the season and check the box score!!! Finally!!! Been asking for this since NHL 15. Thank u EA
U could ALWAYS do that in season mode
@@theodorebelmont7922 you are wrong. You cannot go into other games of the season and check that stats for that specific game.
Hallelujah!!! This has been bothering me so much also
Its useless anyway. Its all random nosense stuff
That's sarcasm right?
As someone who pretty much exclusively plays franchise, this is the most excited I’ve been for a new NHL game in a long time
what excited you? I am a franchise player only myself. curious on your thoughts
As a fellow Franchise player this doesn't excite me, its most likely gonna make me quit franchise mode ( Just like be a pro) because of all the new dialogue options, Id rather have more presentation for immersion not more spamming a tell I can play a game.
@@fnwfirstnationwarriors9309 so don’t spam A? If you’re just skipping/simming everything, are you really “playing”?
@@fnwfirstnationwarriors9309your not a franchise player 😂 your supposed to sim draft and play and do free agency and trades so stop crying dude
@@fnwfirstnationwarriors9309use the schedule ding bat to sim or hit sim to next game 💀
Make it so I can retire a players number
You can it’s just a very hidden and hard to find option for some reason, they just need to make it easier
@@regd6060how do you?
@@regd6060 how???
@@Rinde007go into rosters than go into numbers and captains
@@regd6060 explain
Fix the laggy menus that take forever to navigate. Complete amateur stuff that should have been resolved a few years ago.
Oh gosh the player menus that jump you back to the top every time you move a player, or edit a player, rather than leaving you at the spot you were at. So annoying when you do roster editing.
@@BreakerFamily Yes, it's almost like they designed the menus to keep you "in the game" as long as humanly possible.
@@ReMiNiSc388 likely
@@ReMiNiSc388make no sense the only thing that do is make me want to leave the game
Didn’t mention anything abt it in the video but they look faster just from watching
Here’s my Franchise Mode wishlist for the next game:
• Add the ECHL to franchise mode (Ability to play as the ECHL affiliate and even change ECHL affiliates as well as send prospects down to the ECHl affiliate)
• Add the prospect tourney and training camp
• Add the ability to sign players to PTO for training camp of sign to a PTO to fill in for a few games for an injury if you don’t want to bring any AHL guy up
• Add the ability to make a Future Considerations trade and then complete said trade at any later date of the season
• Add a banner raising ceremony after your team wins the division, conference, or Stanley cup
• Ability to send players down the the AHL for conditioning stints
• Ability to trade/trade for conditional draft picks
• Add the All Star Game/ All Star Break festivities
• Add private team events randomly through the season and offseason
Adding elite players in the draft is stupid bc it's doesn't solve the problem. Goalies and Dmans dont grow. The top end talent isnt the issue it's bottom 6 and top 9 and top 6. They rarely get the nhl thats why the cpu is ending up with a defence core that loos like this after 5-6 years : 89, 86, 80, 79,78,76.
Pretty much the only mode I care about, please please make it way better!
It's the only mode that the vast majority of NHL gamers care about. Unlike online modes packed full of microtransactions, people play franchise mode long past the games first 6 months.
@@Shurehlmi pay 80$ every years just for franchise lmao , only buy new one to get updated roster
This is honestly a decent start but we NEED CONNECTED FRANCHISE!!!
Need or want
@@ABird015 NEED
@@ABird015 Need. When most (if not all) other sports games have it... but we don't, that's BS. Hockey ALWAYS gets the leftovers from EA.
@@Remmy0930 want
@@Remmy0930agreed wholeheartedly. I don’t understand why no connected franchise. So stupid
Give us the option to rebrand Utah after the first season. Don’t want them to still be the hockey club in 2030
U can in Owner mode ?
El stupido
@@davidanders1687so if i want to change that the only way i can play franchise mode is to play as Utah with owner mode on?
they will update it next year prob when they get a name
@@phoenix59686they did that with Seattle
Half of this video is conversations?? Nobody wants to have conversation all day in franchise man
Shut up
I highly highly agree. I swear I’d be a pro is the same as past 3-4 years I’ll be upset but I shouldn’t be surprised at all, it’s EA
so they actually do something to improve the game and you people still complain, holy lol.
@@mikel6090 how does that improve the game if I have to spend more time playing tinder simulation than the actual gameplay of hockey
@@darrenho7019 It is franchise mode...that is literally what the trailer is for right now. Not about the gameplay (which needs to improved too).
Conversations actually gives you a chance to negotiate and win players over. It isn't tinder bud
I mean it’s not bad additions. But how are the menus still laggy? When scrolling through players on like any menu the game struggles to keep up. It’s almost 2025….
Too many moving graphics and linked data
More guest announcers be nice and maybe add suspensions
The absence of suspensions is a realism killer.
Snoop Dogg as a guest announcer lol
I just want Marc Moser play calling the Avs games
I think it's time for EA to explore the opportunity to use AI commentators. Imagine how crazy that would be. We would have infinite dialogs possibilities, they could describe more in depth a play and analyze it more deeply too.
There's a mod in Skyrim where the NPC are AI voiced and they adapt so well yo what's happening in the game it's crazy, it's limitless opportunities. AI is a game changer and I think it will be the next game changer in sport games.
💯
Only game company I've ever seen have their entire fan base asking for one mode for TEN years & it not be added.
Then if they ever get it, like 5% of the people play it and it's full of dead leagues 😂
@@justjohnny420 Absolutely not true.
@@justjohnny420adding a laughing emoji. What are you 12 yrs old. Gtfoh
The mode is gonna be 80% conversations now… this is awful. its gonna take hours to do negotiations and set goals for every player and coach ffs. looks like im sticking to 24
You don’t HAVE to do any of that. The only part where it’s really necessary is free agency, which is the most realistic and probably the most fun part of all the conversation options this year.
people will find a way to cry about anything
@@Knightx91 ruins the entire mode by making it all boring repetitive conversations… its exactly what happened to be a pro
@@itscoleman85 you dont have to initiate ANY of them. besides free agency
I guess I’m not the only one who plays only franchise mode lol but it’s gonna be annoying if it doesn’t allow you to skip the player conversations
first thing im doing is taking everyones first round picks! LOL
As somebody who plays offline mainly, these are some solid changes. That said, I have this question. Can you actually move through all of this smoothly, or is there still going to be lag spikes when simply switching screens, or hitting A/X to start a game? Also, have y'all fixed the save system? Because it's also been terrible for years.
Introducing Advanced Scouting! Scouts play a vital part in leading a franchise to greatness. That's why we're introducing all new Scout-Q (tm) levels for each scout that you hire. You can upgrade your scouts Scout-Q levels using NHL Coins that have been streamlined to work across HUT, WoC, and now Franchise Mode! But that's not all! Exclusive retired NHL player scouts will also be available from the new store tab conveniently placed on the same old Franchise Dashboard you all love!
OMG if you are anywhere close to correct I am never buying this game again. DO NOT put microtransactions in Franchise Mode EA!!!!
Scout-Q 🤣
Still don't know exactly what Ice-Q(ubes) actually does. Is it like "Field sense" in Madden 24 and "Cinemotion" in NHL 2K8/9? Like 10-25 more skating, player and goalie animations that no one will notice after a few games and that don't actually change gameplay? Also still have text boxes for talking to your players in franchise. Whoopdeedoo!
@@HBKshowstopper Ice-Q is what they're calling their player AI system. Players seem to be more dynamic and actually read the plays and space themselves out accordingly
😂😂
Can we fully edit players during Franchise? Can we see past seasons standings & league leaders?
That would be too much of an improvement. Highly highly doubt it
What about sim speed and menu lag?
So you added a bunch of conversations.. I turn those off every time. Most annoying part of franchise mode. Why would we want this? It slows down the whole game and it’s annoying af.
They added things players have been asking for for years.
These are the exact things franchise mode players want.
Franchise mode rn is solid it coild improve with things like college scouting, real coaches, a all star game, winter classics and stadium series games and way way more
I love a lot of these changes, definitely much better than last year.
Super excited about Franchise Mode this year!
hey tactix
the glazing is crazy
Don’t you get the game for free?
Hey Tac Brothaaa! Could you please tell EA we've been asking very nicely for connected franchise? Pretty pleaseeee
you shill, sellout, you barcode. you fail us year after year. wondering if that 1k cheque from them each round of september is worth it 😹
Can’t wait to get this 75% off come December
Not shocked that they yet again left out the biggest thing people have been asking for which is online franchise/connected franchise. It's amazing how sports games had so much more depth in their franchise modes 15+ years ago with much inferior technology.
Lots of positive changes that will add levels and immersion to the game.Really excited to play. One feature I’ve really been wanting would be the ability to see your GM stats Upon retirement. Your win loss record, awards your teams and players won. Trades (like total number of players and picks moved in and out). Total contract dollars signed. I play this game slowly and only run 2-3 franchises by the time the next game comes out and I can’t remember everything. Keeping notes myself is kind of annoying but that’s what I do right now.
Looks promising. But most important thing for me is to not have the super laggy slow menus on PS5 (from what i've heard its not such a big problem on xbox). It seems the core of the whole UI is the same so i guess it will still be extremely laggy and slow and considering that they added many more stats and things into the UI i fear it will be even more laggy and slow on my PS5. So even though i really like most of the things showed in this deep dive, i will not be satisfied until they fix the menus (so i guess complete rework because there must be obviously something very wrong deep down in the current code)
I suggested the interest bar thing a while back so i'm glad to finally see that.
Year 10 of people asking for GM connected. Year 10 of you guys not doing it. Truly shocking levels of ineptitude.
They do it cause it will take away from there money grab on hut .. online gm was fun
It’s a new dev team that came in last year. They addressed this and said they are implementing it but it’s a multi year thing. They are going about improving the game in sets of 3 years. Gm connected will most likely be in next years game
Honestly, how many years must we beg you EA? We need connected franchise it would be the most successful game for player retention once it comes out. People give up on HUT and WOC is very repetitive and boring. If you allowed us to have so much creativity with an online franchise mode it would be a MASSIVE HIT!
@@Bhutchin09I hope it's next years game 🤞I won't be purchasing another EA title until it's back. And I'm a die hard chel fan but enough is enough
@@Bhutchin09when and where did they say this? I believe you but I am curious to know.
So hyped for NHL 25 bro, even more hyped for hockey season!🤘🤘
Great franchise update, wished yall added generated pictures tho :(
I don't understand how online franchise mode has been missing from this game for so long. I just want to play a season WITH my friends.
EA is finally starting to listen!!! I'm mainly a franchise mode player, these changes excite me. They could have done better with the menu cause its the same as Be a Pro, but all the other changes are great!
Please add a start from now to franchise where you can start wherever your team is in the season with real stats
I made a wish list video on my channel that included over 40 things. If we got even 3, I'd be over the moon 😂 Fingers crossed!
People, subscribe to this dude right here! Data is awesome!
Aim low, get low.
At least with small expectations the reality might not seem so bad
Soo???
@@GoFeverGo Will be doing a live reaction to the deep dive this afternoon!
Can't wait to get this game on sale for 20 bucks during the holidays!
I just wanted to know if you could edit player abilities and potential
This is actually incredible. All amazing changes. Can’t wait to play. I’m sure there will be some things we don’t like but this is a massive step in the right direction. I don’t know who is in charge of the franchise mode in this game but they deserve all the resources they are asking for to make this game mode better.
This series desperately needs a year or two off. No way did they just make the most irritating aspect of Be A Pro, the biggest addition to Franchise! The conversations wouldn’t be a bad idea, if it felt like the characters actually had a personality. But it’s all smoke and mirrors and shallow depth. Game went from a week one must have years ago to a Black Friday bargain bin game.
So still no fix to the sim engine? will McDavid continue to score 90 points in a full season if i just sim the season?
I hope NHL 25
Have a team builder .
Like CF25
Really? The Teambuilder in CFB25 is still barely functional this long after release.
@@AjBarnes555 if they do
I hope is more functional ?
i second this
College Football 25 is overrated. 14 was way better
What do you mean? NHL games have had Create A Team for years now!
Im not gonna lie, your perspective has been enlightening and it's made me rethink my preference on buying NHL 25
How bout trophy lists. Like if a player wins a Hart, it’d be nice to see that in the player profile
U got what u want
3:07
There you go buddy
@@bigp3441 He works for EA & posted that to make it seem like they're giving the people what they want
Probably an ea employee😂😂
Nice too see that the UI is still insanely clunky and laggy. Great Job EA!!
Please add ECHL to franchise mode so we can call up from both leagues and send down from AHL. 😊
Wow changes and updates I've wanted for the last 10 years, fantastic to see!
Still need player pictures for the generated players though.
Let us edit players that don't have face scans, a lot look nothing like themselves
I love how their only community added request was moving draft picks (and it isn’t even franchise)
Ya, why not add more logos, change your name after X years, same with logo, add more cities, add more goal horn options, add custom songs, that's what'd be nice!
@@Rinde007Really really every game has gm connected beside nhl we cant Play eras of nhl even though they have the players rights for most of Them
@@xavierlabbe7629they just got rid of old Gen consoles
@@xavierlabbe7629 I was introduced to hockey itself with NHL 15 on the One, but my brother gave me NHL 14 for my 360 and I have many memories, I never played connected, I do agree it should be added, I just forgot it existed cause I'm not really an NFL fan nor Fifa (No I'm not 10 either, I'm 17, I was about 7 when I was introduced)
How about instead of focussing on player conversations, we fix the "edit player" mechanic so that my goalies are actually wearing the pads they're supposed to...
I still want a create a team that’s as extensive as College Football 25’s Team Builder.
Finally player awards tracking! Thank you!
Don't thank them for the bare minimum.
It’s so sad that NHL games are so far behind that they make madden look like the perfect sports game
I'm a little nervous about the "power of the conversation system" but ill take any change/improvemen I can get
Why isn’t there just a base line setting in edit lines? Why are you making the user have 20 conversations in the coaches screen, forcing people to use a feature that no one wants to use and hasn’t used in years
Just turn off “head coach edits lines” and it won’t be there.
@@jamiesontb always do. Would be nice to come back from an injury and not spend 10 minutes micro managing every line
@@iancohen343 well if you have injuries on and don’t wanna micro manage then you gotta do the coach convos at the beginning of the season. Otherwise just turn the edits lines and injuries setting off
@@jamiesontb that’s the problem. One place where the base lines are so you can just press that and everyone goes where you want them to be instead of going thru coach convos forever
@@iancohen343 yeah I get what you mean, just doesn’t affect me cuz I play w injuries off
2:02 Huberdeau in mid-season form
Don't do my boy like that ! 😂🤣 .
@@CharlieHustlez It's ok he's one of my favs too!
Wooooooooooooooooow. This looks like the best Franchise mode since Be a GM in NHL 14
Honestly great step in the right direction for real all the stats and box score stuff is amazing work. , now we just need in game presentation to go back to full / closer to tv and we golden :)
Player conversations are not fun at all and never will be. Making it more difficult to sign and trade players isn't a positive change.
It's more realistic. Players have been asking for better negotiation and contract clauses for ages.
you guys say you want more realism but get more realism and don't want it
Makes it more realistic, like if I'm controlling Winnipeg there's no way in hell I should be able to just sign a guy like Panarin from FA no problem
@@jropzone6463 I want more realism man, so much crybabies in here thinking nobody wants this and that based on their personal taste and not actual feedback from the community. Real hardcore franchise players have been begging for this for years. I'm so happy, finally some real changes!
So Utah should just be able to sign McDavid no problem huh
1. EA did NOTHING REAL for "Franchise mode" experience beside contracts.
- Not able to customize YOUR experience of forming the team with the option of changing a current team logo for an older/legacy logo to represewnt the home ice and presentation. Ex. have Sabres with the "Angry Bison" logo in centre ice and logo in your team customization or Penguins the "Robo-Penguin" or Canucks the original Orca etc.
- Not to likewise lock-on specific home & road jerseys as default for the games to fully match the decided custom choices.
- No All-Stars games.
2. EA did NOTHING for "Be a PRO mode" experience.
- No NHL All-Star games.
- No new ways to negotiate your contracts,
- Not change from the NHL and play in European leagues if so wanting,
- Not able to after missing play-off/eliminated in 1st round participate in International world championship tournaments
- Not able to play with more classic legacy jerseys from NHL teams; Buffalo Sabres "Angry Bison" jerseys, Islanders's Fisherman jerseys, Canuck's red/black skate jersey,
Maple Leaf's 80's-early 90's jerseys, Anaheim's 05-06 3rd jersey etc-etc.
Pettersson 2 goal in 18 game ☠️
simming is still terrible mcdavid probably still simming with barely 90 points too
@@jropzone6463 like why dont we see 160 point seasons just something fun like that they only care for HUT and chel battlepasses (somehow still implementing that in 25 lmao)
@@jropzone6463he sims with 110+ points in mine lol
we need to be able to do a save online with friends
I think most of the change is great, apart from the conversations. You guys are trying to push the conversation dynamic into everything too much. Why do we need to have a conversation with the coach just to save lines, why can’t we have the option to save lines ourselves and have different lines already saved that we can switch to?
This is actually insane
People about to be surprised with what they added 👀
NTC/NMC I beg...
@@shaedonshergill3162frfr
PLEASE more in depth chl careers. memorial cup winners, just accurate stat tracking all around.
GM Superbman bout to take over
I almost fell asleep 3 times during this video
Can you make trades for other teams other then yours? While in franchise with the team you decided to start your franchise with? Ok looks pretty accurate i had to wait to the end of the trailer to find my answer.
These are some pretty significant POSITIVE changes that we’ve been waiting for. I’m all in and looking to get the new game for the first time in years
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Ok
I swear if you put microtransactions in Franchise Mode, I'm out. Been playing since '93, but always opt out on years you call it in, or get greedy.
while we still wait for full presentation, make sure to work on it & listen to your community so that you're here live for next years Presentation Deep Dive
Better have a practice mode in franchise mode
Coach interviews would be cool also if there like 1 QUICK after every meaningful game or somethin
When y'all gonna bring crowd chants?
Real coaches or ability to create their own
Franchise mode add podcast like be a pro has and also coach, gm, captain quick interviews, add ability to negotiate face 2face with player and agent like FIFA did add a practice mode in it
Be a pro linked to eashl with a fun practice mode in maybe you could have house with yard you can buy upgrade new house/yard you can practice there also and invite NHL players or even online friends maybe street hockey roller blades and orange ball
Winter classics, all star game, warm ups, net brawls after whistle
Real replays like we see on tv, invent your own ea podcast make it as similar to ones we typically see
Enforcers versus enforcers after every game stoppage if both teams after enforces out they should be somewhat engaging
Enough with the arcade BS goal celebrations was wack
We want hockey simulator not arcade stuff make the menus arcadish if you want
Will the NMCs and conversations about trades, positions, etc. still be available if you turn morale off?
your fan base has been begging for one thing for a decade & u STILL haven't added it. So pathetic.
Wheres my GM office if im a gm?
Also why can't you add practice in franchise mode
(I do play franchise but also use another team i sim with and don't wanna play with them wanna see how they do on their way own but would be cool if i can do a practice and still feel them out)
I've stopped buying yearly games. I don't play online. I'm not falling for that trap that makes them all this money. They have ignored this mode for too long. This is make it or break it for me. If you want me to buy it impress me.
Yeah they really care if u buy the game or not lil bro lmaoo
@@kaz6854yes they Do lol every year has been a down year in numbers in sales
They dont really care about people buying the game, kids are still gonna spends hundreds on hut points.
Congratulations. They don't need you buddy... goodbye
@@AKA_Keegs yes they do if a 1millions people decide to not buy the game how much money Do you think they lose hes not Alone
I wish you could give coaches extensions during the season instead of having to wait until the end of the season. Also would be nice when goalies retire, they could become goalie coaches.
Is scouting still a chore?
Literally everything in franchise is a chore. Game is clunky AF.
This is incredible - thank you all for the hard work!
Please make this game more like a television broadcast, and not just a video game. Would like to see coaches and players in the locker rooms... players stepping out onto the ice. Also, did you fix all the A.I. interference penalties. (Most were not interference penalties according to the rules)
Agreed those fake interference penalties off the faceoff were brutal even adjusting the sliders didn't help
@@paullagasse5504 I even turned off the interference penalties and I still got called... WEAK!!!
@22bmain it was weird to you'd play a few games and it wouldn't happen then other games you'd get a bunch sometimes have a extended 5on3 to kill with like 3/4 guys in the box all for fake interference penalties
@@paullagasse5504 Absolutely correct!! It ruined the games and forced me to turn off penalties, and that's no way to play.
We need better presentation now that this year had a lot of focus on split stats, I hope the in game presentation utilizes that. No talk about changes to the pressure system :(
Donald Wharton from Hungary and Derrick Cook from Poland. That's really hungarian and polish sounding names.. I mean come on EA it isn't that hard to create a database of names for computer generated players based on their nationnality. We've had this issue for so long now
Honestly this is the step I wanted to see from EA obviously I hope the sim engine is less random I doubt it but you can always hope
Can’t say this is new, when all these features were in NHL 14
They were never in nhl 14. You have never been able to give NTC, negotiate etc.
What features in this video were in NHL 14?
Please itll be my 4th year asking add multiple team franchise mode so i can play with friends 🙏
I'm primarily a franchise mode player. These changes and additions are exactly the kind of thing I've been asking for. Thank you guys for listening. I think I may actually pre order the game just from the changes in this video
I’ll reserve judgement until I play but this gives the impression that franchise mode is basically a dating sim now lol
Will the computer AI finally call up players from the AHL? 6 call ups in an entire season between 31 teams is so unrealistic
did you have injuries on? if not then they don't really have a reason to call people up unless the AHL players grow in overall
@@lgrif1065 yes for sure. Computer AI teams never recall guys from the A, and just like rebuilding teams sign all the old free agents instead of playing their prospects. The GM AI is horrible, hopefully they have improved that. Being saying this for years
@@ryanhrysak52 don’t know if they’ve made the AI look in the AHL for who can come up before going for trades but I believe they made the AI target its needs more so they don’t make as many random/nonsensical trades in 25
New fight engine be great