NHL 13 may have been just released, but fans of the series do not waste much time in looking ahead to NHL 14. The reviews of NHL 13 have been favorable and the average score on Metecritic are high, 84% XBOX and 83% PS3. While NHL 13 is destined to be one of the best in the series, there are a few items that I’d like to see in NHL 14.
Enhanced Create-a-Team: If the team at EA SPORTS took a look at the Teambuilder functionality in the NCAA Football series and ported it over to the NHL series, gamers would be ecstatic. The ability to create teams with custom logos, name fields and customizes them as well as create the names and attributes of players would be a welcome addition if EA SPORTS added Teambuilder to NHL 14. Even if the player editor wasn’t added, the team creation tools would be a huge hit among fans of the series.
Better Fighting: I’m not a huge proponent of fighting being a huge part of the NHL series, but a better fighting mode would be welcomed.
Team celebrations: RIding the stick like Tiger Williams and fist pumps may be fun, but watch a real NHL game. The players hug and mob each other after each goal.
Online Team Management and Stats: With the NHL 13 iOS app, gamers can control some aspects of their teams. A full-blown web app would allow stat geeks and armchair GM would be able to better control their teams.
What is on your NHL 14 Wishlist?
less than 5 minute load screens in GM connected
How about an actual draft in GM Connected? Also, I think it would add a gigantic deal of immersion in GM/season mode if more dynamic content was added that reflected what was happening in that actual league. For instance if I acquire a player in a trade it’d be a nice touch for the announcers to mention it during a game and be impressed if he produces right away. Little things like that. Also highlights from around the league would be really cool. Just some things to make it feel more real and dynamic would really improve the experience for me.
1. Being able to retire numbers in GM Mode
2. More or custom Goalie Helmets (Army of Two let you create one online and upload it)
3. Hats being thrown on the ice after a Hat Trick (Not just a few)
4. Individual team legends in Legends Mode
Maybe something like a post game interview durring the post game, and more negotiating betweent teams for contracts in be a pro mode
Need some type of throwback to NHL ’94. Whether that is just an emulated version of the original game or playing the current game with the ’94 engine.
i say:
~Enhance the skating engine its good and all but i dont feel like i have total control”
~New fighting engine (3rd person)
~New commentators
~More celebrations, equipment
~full Gm mode where you can hire/fire staff (scouters doctors coaches assistant managers ect.. and being able to manage the finances
~Winter classics Online in Eashl
~being able to chose your position before entering lobby in Eashl… have us connected with both teams on the mic after the game (during the highlights) so we can talk trash lol
~Free roam in be a pro and eashl walk threw your stadium go to ice rink and practice trophy rooms game rooms shop rooms ect..
~Have practice in be a gm a necessity (to boost up attributes (specially for rookies) and manage team fatigue..
add all this and im sure we will have a great game
they did fix glitch goals im happy and the servers i haven’t been kicked out once yet so no complains on that.. just a bit more tuning and this game will be Great cant wait for Nhl 17 on ps4
-Better team celebrations.
-Customizable team intros.
-More of a “family” feel. A hockey team is a family and when you mess with one of them you mess with all of them. So when there is a big hit or pushing and shoving after the whistle have the AI get more involved.
-Bring back the time limit after the whistle to start a fight.
-Better fighting engine. Currently with the 1st person, when you drop the gloves there is no one else present on the ice. No teammates, bench is empty and no refs trying to break it up.
-Ability to skate around with the Stanley Cup.
-Get more involved with the Cup celebration. Post game interviews, locker room celebrating, etc…
-Better hitting engine. With the new skating engine its sometimes hard to make contact with the opponet. You cannot walk through all 5 players every time in the NHL. Just wont happen.
-Skills competition.
-Bring in the ECHL.
- Put an Olympic break in the regular season, with the ability to coach in the Olympics. Or have the ability to coach both a Club Team and National Team simultaneously Maybe something similar to what EA just did with the FIFA series, where the World Cup is now available to be coached along with the Club Team.
- More group celebrations
- ECHL
- NCAA Hockey, with the Frozen Four, in the same style as the CHL,
- More control on scouts, trainers, front office staff. Like the upgrade feature that was amazing in NHL 2004, if you remember.
I agree with you on the group/team celebrations because teams celebrate in a group and do a little huddle when they score
Able to play the Danish league AL-bank ligaen, now more NHL players are over there when there is lockout!!
- Olympic Tournaument
- World Championship
- Russian KHL
- Hungary and Slovenia national teams
Bring in the World Juniors the Olympics and the world championships. And during your be a pro career based on performance your pro can make these 3 teams
1. Updated goalie gear
2. More leagues
3. Online league control
Be a referee
NHL ON PC
New commentators. Mike Emrick would be great for the game!
New Leagues. You have the AHL, why not bring in the ECHL? The ECHL teams are affiliated with the NHL.
New goal team celebrations. Get the players on the ice to huddle after a goal and celebrate.
Interviews. Pre and post game interviews with coaches and players.
New and more logo options for create a team.
Put 4 refs on the ice. Get the crowd to taunt the refs after a missed or bad call.
View the zamboni during intermissions.
Hope to see some of these idea put in NHL 14 along with some other ideas from other people.
world junior championship for be a pro. pending on your play get invited to your countrys team camp
- Ability to start in Peewee in be a pro (like NHL Slapshot)
- NCAA teams
- Teambuilder for EASHL
- Gameface
- More outside rinks
I think a more advanced custom team would be fantastic. Having not yet invested in NHL ’13, i play a lot of NHL ’11; and it is frustrating when there is a relativley small range of cities to choose from (when i remember the 2004/5 games having the ability to type in a city) and there being limited amount of team names and logos. The uniform range was quite good, but very time consuming!
In NHL 14 i’d like to see, definatley, a lot more leagues to chose from. I’m probably biast as a British hockey player, but i’d love to see at least the top level British league (Elite) on there, and some more European teams. As well as the KHL, some asian leagues and the ever growing Australian hockey league. More teams, more leagues, more choice
i love the whole create a team option, but god please give us the option to pick thru different goal horns,.. the defualt horn is horried and sounds cheap. I also want to be able to somehow be a pro on the team i create. Ty.
I want a uniform/team creator!
In GM Mode, one thing I would like to see is the option to create a coach and have them start with a lower level team. For example, starting in the OHL, or another league somehow incorporating a coaching carousel. It’s not very realistic to be able to coach your favorite or a powerhouse hockey program your first year in the league. I know this would be difficult with all the coaching contracts out there, but I think it would enhance the game mode and make it a lot more fun. The option to pick your favorite team should still be available, but I think there should also be an option to have to pick available coaching jobs, similar to what NCAA Basketball 2010 had. Also, incorporated with this, should be the realism of being fired, offered another coaching position as one opens up, or choosing to resign and go elsewhere. I think this is just one thing that could make the GM mode better.
1. skills competition
2. Be a Pro negotiating your own contract (not just choosing one)
3. Be a Pro interveiws
4. ways to spend the money you make
*look at NBA 2k12 and 2k13.
1. Add ECHL
2. Add NCAA
3. Add Olympics/world juniors/world championships in all game modes
4. Hire/Fire coaches
5. Winter classic every year in all game modes
6. Add KHL
7. Be a Pro from pee wee to pro
For the new fighting engine they should let there be more options then to punch and block your face, like the triangle to take there helmet off and square to uppercut punch an X to do a right jab. Also include blood depending on how many punches you get in a certain spot on their face.
This is a hockey game and fighting a major part of hockey. The current system is bullshit. There is no strategy, no point, and it’s not realistic. They really need to improve this or risk losing buyers like myself.
The online EASHL needs to be revamped. I’ve played in countless playoff games where the user goalie quits before the game even starts. It’s cheap and needs to stop. You should be able to pick your position on drop in games so you’re not constantly fighting for the position you want to play. The need to make the the AI much better, it’s absolutely pathetic. You need more customizable things such as hair, goalie equipment, facial hair, and shit. Keep me interested the gameplay gets repetitive.
Goal celebrations are garbage. It’s a team sport, make it like that. I can’t remember the last time I saw anyone ride their fucking stick. You need more scrums after the puck, doesn’t mean you have to fight, but there should be some scrums.
Would love to see British Elite League added, as well as some collaboration with the iihf to get REAL players on Team GB and REAL jerseys on national teams as this is the worst feature of any NHL game, and has been for some time. Also, the legends team is a complete waste. They left out so many players in ’13, how can you have todays players make up 90% of that roster? Cam Neely, Yzerman, Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque etc.??? Just my 2cents, still the greatest sports franchise of all time!
I know that the ref reviews goals but when the puck crosses the goal line and there is no goal, there should be a review play choice in the pause menu to get the call of goal or no goal.
New commentators, I’d like Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley.
New 3rd person fighting with a time limit so the ref can step in if nobody has won in let’s say 15 seconds?
Better scrums along the boards.
Less hits Nathan Gerbe doesn’t hammer people but he can on NHL 13.
Game face for your Pro.
New and updated player faces.
There’s more but I can’t think at the moment so yeah
I agree with everyone here but one thing I would like to see is like in nba , classic teams from the past and every teams jerseys that they have worn
to avoid leaving game in eashl, it would require that you see your opponent’s team record and player stats before you staart the game. for instance, it would also be nice that you would have a choice to start the game versus 3 or 4 teams….
in be a pro u should have more options to play in other leagues like the khl or not accept rookie contracts
the best hockey is the world juniors so in be a pro you should also be allowed to leave your junior team to play for canada russia usa
In faceoffs, it should be possible to switch faceoff-man to one of the wingers, and also the ref should be able to remove the one who takes the faceoff if he tries to many times before he lets go of the puck!!
I’ve bought every single year ea sports had the NHL series.love NHL 13 however there are a couple things i would like to see.first of all love to see complete NHL skills competition and being able to move a franchise to different city or update arena like add more seats ticket prices etc or build a new arena something like MLB the show does with its franchises
Do whatever it takes to have ALL the actual NHL arena names. It seems every year we lose actual arena names to “Chicago Stadium” and “San Jose Arena”
I think they should have an NHL alumni game as a feature on NHL 14. They should also have the real Olympic jerseys and all jerseys in NHL history. Should have skills competition and have “be a fan” mode.
1. I wish they would bring back on ice team goal celebrations before they skate by the bench, like in nhl 11.
2. I wish they would bring back the introductions of the three stars of the game like in NHL 11.
3.it would be nice if the fans in the audience were wearing actual players jerseys instead of just the team, even a player that you created.
4. It would be cool if they would show maybe a skate lace up from the locker room like they show on tv before the game starts.
5. It would be cool if they would show fans coming in the stadium as there announcing the game occasionally and maybe a fan vender line showing an actual player jersey even a player that you created.
6. It would be nice though maybe difficult if the announcers would label a player a rookie when talking about them or further info of a player that you created and say something about trades that have taken place within your season.
7. It would be cool if they would show coaches reactions occasionally after goals.
P.s. I think the game controls are great I’m sure they’ll be even more capability with that but I just wish there were more behind the game play to make it just that more realalistic to watching an actual game on tv
I would like to see a lot more countries added to the EA Sports hockey franchise in the future. Have the Division 2 World Hockey Championship teams in the game. Play as Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania and so on. I think this would be great.
Please
Add Hungary and Slovenia national teams
And some new league
Maybe
ECHL
Allsvenskan
KHL
Slovakian League