NHL 26 WISHLIST
I'm a big fan of the games and am a Be A Pro merchant. I've played the last 10 NHL games, and have been wondering why it's so easy to become the captain in Be A Pro. The few things I want for NHL 26 Be A Pro are very simple: NHL 19 mechanics where it took 3-4 seasons to get the A, and 2-3 seasons after that to get the C. Since then, you could pretty much immediately become captain after a single season in every Be A Pro. I would love to see them implement these mechanics into the next game. It not only gives you something to work towards, but also adds a level a realism to the game. Please give less dialogue in Be a Pro and make it easier to sim. With so many random side missions and interactions, it makes it difficult to want to really grind the career and play for a while. NHL 19 is a perfect example of what my ideal Be A Pro would look like. Fix the Low, High, and Fixed camera angles to make them not spin in 360 degrees. Why not just make it like the FIFA career camera?
NHL 26 early wishlist (let’s make NHL great again)
First off I will say nhl 25 is actual a huge step up im liking it so far , but it’s missing some details to feel complete.. full presentation needs to return and add more to what we had in the past games In edit player menu have the ability to change the color of sticks and gloves (nhl 2k had this) and now players have been customizing their own as well. Customizable tape job (adjust length on shaft and blade and not have it preset) And add the ability to edit goalie masks. hitting and collisions need to be tweaked to more realism. Franchise: be able to control more than one team able to scout and sign players from other leagues(I.E europe) Real coaches or at least customizable coaches A customizable GM character, have conversations be shown like it is in fifa where your Gm Meets the player. office similarly to dynasty mode in nhl 2004 On the hub where we get details of what went on in other games we can see highlights (either by clip or a screen shot) with description such as ‘stamkos nets a hat trick in last nights win’ and a small clip or screen shot showing stamkos scoring his 3rd goal. Be a pro: change up the whole be a pro game mode make it more like life the life. ability to use NhL players to continue their career or an nhl legend Street clothes for off days and make it interactive. If I buy a condo or a house i want to actualy see my self living in it. Same with the car we get, be able to drive around (a small map) and not just be a attribute boost. Pond hockey pick up games you can walk to or drive to when you leave your ‘house’ Call it a ‘hall of fame room’ similar to skybox 2k had in nhl2k5 where you had the Stanley cup and other interactive stuff and unlockables. Be able to decide to start from being drafted at 18 or create a 30 year old forward who just signed with an nhl team etc.. more interactive with teammates and coaches and GM list of teams you want to be traded to etc.. extras add winter classic and all star game (skills + game) both as a play now mode and also in franchise and be a pro. player retiring playing their last game get a ovation from crowd. Announce the player will retire 1 game before their last skate with the cup (playoff mode, season mode , franchise and be a pro) Tweak the fighting engine and allow more than one fight happening at once. this is a lot of an ask, but if we can get half of these implemented we are definitely heading Into greatness with NhL games.
Presentation in NHL 26
If you can make the presentation feel like we're on TV, you could put a price tag of €200/$200 and I'll buy it. It's the only thing I care about. The cutscenes and replays are so fast right now that the game feels forced. I'd like to sit down, have a drink and watch the replays and stats or something, just like on TV in real life. EA_Aljo
FRANCHISE MODE GAME PLAY IS RUINED
So bad….. SOOOOO BAD!!!!! It's barely possible to hit the opponents, but Cole Caufield can bodyslam Mattia Ekholm like he is a child. passes always hit a skate ALWAYS You can’t pass or shot if they hit you but they can do perfect pass everytime you hit the….. the puck just bounche to them what ever you do. Late hits and blindside hit without any penalty only injured player every game 🤮 GOALIE ARE THE BIGGEST TRASH IN ALL GAME MODE YOU HAVE….. oh sorry not in the opposing team. ice-Q ehat is that??? well it dosen’t work at all Year after year we are asking for things that are easy to give us for exempel let us change the age/lenght/weight of players… or let us have more options for creating players like their play style: leader/rat/fighter/etc etc… I mean WOC have a lot of new goalie masks, why can’t we have them in franchise mode? why can’t you just remove hamburger logos and give us realistic cool logos…. 🤷♂️ just so tierd of how much you don’t care about what players want. RIP be a proNHL 26 Wishlist
Customization Features: - ability to create jerseys with words on it, and select the font/style (like the rangers jerseys) as of now, we only have the ability to do logos - custom logos, similar to MLB the show, where people can submit there own ideas - custom goalie helmets (use the same tools for the custom logos) - more presentation items for stadiums, especially the on-ice graphics Be a Pro: - online be a pro, where you start on your junior team with your buddies, and all of you are on the same line, to where you leave each other in the draft, and reunite throughout the seasons/playoffs - ALL STAR GAMES AND WINTER CLASSICS does anything else need to be said - ability to start in youth hockey (or high school), this doesn't need to be realistic teams, just do something as simple as a AI generated 16 team youth league that has a 12 game season or something, to where you get scouted to other junior leagues - with that, other junior leagues, add the USHL, NAHL, BCHL, NCAA and more for more junior realism - more interactiveness (I'll touch on more later) Franchise Mode: - custom trophy/trophy name - I don't play franchise mode as much, so people down below can give there thoughts World Of CHEL: - Make it open world, similar to NBA 2k MyCourt - have the ability to create leagues within WOC (similar to what EA does for F1 24 online seasons) Presentation: - Make it feel like we're on TV... simple as that. sign a deal with ESPN or something to make it feel like the real thing - redo the whole presentation basically, from the commentating to the scorebug, it needs a redo. ESPN+ scorebug would be perfect for the NHL franchise - fix the goal celebration animations, the awkward camera angle we have now is not it. make it where like if someone goes and slams against the boards, theres a camera on the other side. just make it have emotion Gameplay: - FIX THE GOALIES, goalies now are bugged through the roof, and have awkward animations we don't see in real life. And goalies in NHL 25 are dependent on the specific height and stance. Goalies like Dustin Wolf who are great in real like, when playing with them in CHEL it feels impossible to make a save - Hitting needs a revamp as always LEAVE YOUR THOUGHTS BELOW, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORENHL 26 Be a Pro suggestions
These are a few things this game mode needs in NHL 26, most of these features were in older games like NHL14, and are easily implemented into the current setup. Others are already in games like MLB the Show or CFB 25, and I believe are incredibly realistic expectations for a company like EA to give us in 2025. This order is from most realistic to "wishes". MOST IMPORTANT, fix all the minor bugs that have plagued the mode for 4 years, things like contract bugs (auto signing after ELC), random glitches in the "conversations" that cause the game to crash the save file. Players playing 83 or more games even though they stayed on the same team all season thus throwing stats way off. Have players be sent down to, or start in, the AHL or even the ECHL (if that every gets properly integrated). Allow them to work their way up, whether it is related to overall, or stats or maybe a bit of both. Even better, make it possible to get offered true AHL or even ECHL contracts in addition to the normal NHL 1 or 2-way deals. Make the $ you get paid line up with the type of contract you have, as that would make it take longer to buy & upgrade attributes. If I am a 5th round pick at 70 OVR with 80 skating stats, I have no business being in the NHL. Allow players to select their age they start in the CHL (like in NHL 14), or Europe, this allows them to upgrade their attributes leading up to their years draft. Keep the option to select what NHL team you play for as an 18 year old(although the starting OVR needs raised a bit), as well as the Memorial Cup or Champions League. So you have the OPTION to grind it out from the start, or play casually and start as a higher overall player for your favorite team. Allow players to select an active CHL, ECHL, AHL or NHL player to play their career as, how cool would it be to play as 19 year old Macklin Celebrini, or a CHL Landon Dupont, I think it would be cool for players to play as their ECHL team's favorite player and try and work them up to the National League, imagine taking a guy like Peter Laviolette(the 3rd), a guy born in Wheeling WV who players for the Wheeling Nailers, then grind and work him up to play his first ever NHL game. Allow players to select the type of "prospect" they want to be, similar to how CFB 25 has different levels of recruit. Players should be able to have the option to start as a 15 year old exceptional status phenom in the CHL with Franchise potential and work to be the #1 pick in their draft, or start as a 16 year old bottom 6 glue guy that plays in the CHL as an over-ager who goes undrafted and works his way up through the Coast, to the A then to the National after 8 years of grinding. Even just 3-4 "templates" for different career track's would be nice. Make "player potential" have an impact on expectations and playtime, if I am an 20 year old Elite Potential Center, I should be placed in the lineup differently than a 28 year old Bottom 6 guy with Low potential, even with the same OVR. However the expectations are different, the 18 year old "elite" center would be dropped down a line if they cant produce at a high level (even better send me back to juniors after 8-9 games to develop) whereas the 28 year old bottom 6 would stay right where they are producing 20-30 points per season and killing PK's This one is wishful thinking but Allow players to get contract offers from Euro Teams, If I am a 24 year old fringe player and my contract is up it would be cool to get the option to choose a 1 year 2-way contract saying I would be an AHL middle 6 guy/NHL fringe, or a 2 year deal from a team like Skellefteå AIK as a 1st line forward, knowing I will get more playing time and able to upgrade faster, then I can either choose to tear it up in Europe or try and make a comeback to the NHL. it would give a ton of replay value to the mode that is currently lacking. the sad part is, a lot of these features were removed, and are still in other sports games. hopefully EA will actually take some of the feedback myself and thousands of others have provided on this mode and implement something.Goalies are TERRIBLE!!!
All I ask is that for NHL 26, playing goalie can be an enjoyable experience. This goes for both be a pro and chel. I'm sick of letting in 4-5 goals per game that either bounce off of me and in or go right through me. Being in position for the save doesn't mean anything in NHL 25, it just feels like RNG whether or not your goalie will actually feel like making a save.
