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03-07-2020, 09:04 PM | #21 |
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I agree with the trade process complaints. It's very rigid.
Historical mode minors needs work. I would like the teams to compile win-loss records of some sort. I realize nhl minors were all over the place, but maybe give the option to consolidate into an "ahl", bring in fictional "ahl vets" to fill rosters, and play a full schedule. Seeing all those zeroes breaks immersion, and it would be great to see my farm do well. I also agree with make your affiliation a little more interactive. Nhl teams didnt have their meat hooks too deep into ahl/ihl teams until somewhat recently, but maybe provide some sort of interaction |
03-09-2020, 05:31 PM | #22 |
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Everyone's brought up some good points. I don't know if I can add anything new, but I'll list what I'd like to see improved.
1. Historical minors need to be integrated better into the game. If I'm sending 19-year-old Brett Hull down to the Moncton Golden Flames (hometown name drop) I want to see him progress and go on a goal-scoring tear in the minors. 2. Defensive play doesn't matter as much as it should. When I first started playing the game, I would try to build my team around a philosophy that I felt would work, and that was to stock up on two-way forwards, grinders, defensive defensemen, etc. I didn't get the results I wanted to see from the boring trap hockey style that I implemented. I started experimenting by going heavy on offense and disregarding defense altogether, and that's what I've been using to breeze through the historical challenges I've completed. It just seems odd that a prime Bob Gainey averages game ratings in the mid-50s, while Paul Coffey, in the twilight of his career, can still hit the 80 range for game ratings. 3. Piggybacking off of my second point, the physical play seems nonexistent in this game. You'll never see a big open-ice hit change the momentum of the game, or a fight motivate either team and on most occasions, it seems like even if you deliver a bone-crunching hit, the recipient brushes it off immediately and still has possession of the puck. It's really a shame because the AI sees no value in keeping enforcers around, and enforcer stats aren't even calculated properly. Bob Probert is rated higher as an agitator than he is as an enforcer. There has to be some middle-ground to be found, not every pest drops the gloves, and not every enforcer tries to be a pest. All of this you can argue doesn't matter for the current NHL, but this is such a crucial ingredient for historical play. I won't even touch a Broad Street Bullies playthrough because I know from my experience, the game engine favors offense far more than defensive or physical players. 4. Like everybody has mentioned, OOTP has a great feature to make trading a time-saver. It would be nice if we had something similar, or if we could get feedback from the GM on what he would like to acquire from us. |
04-07-2020, 06:26 AM | #23 |
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- In the tactics screen for 4-on-4 and 3-on-3, there are still some 5-on-5 options available, like 2-3, 1-2-1-1, etc. That doesn't make sense when there are less players on the ice, it should be adjusted accordingly.
- We can only play with a 12+8 lineup, but it should also be possible to play with 13+7 - In the search screen, I'd like to be able to sort players by their role values. For example, I want to see who has the highest value as "Counterattacking Foward", or who as "Shutdown Defenseman", etc - I'd like to be able to create my own preseason schedule - The WJC should have the correct groups and schedule (not sure about the men's Worlds, I'm not that far yet) - International tournaments should also exist in historical game. Okay, not in every year, that would take forever to build such a database. But maybe just add the big tournaments with NHL participation: Olympics between 1998 and 2014 + the Summit Series/Canada Cups/WCHs. For minor nations, such as Italy or Belarus, simply create the 23-man roster from the tournament. - If i can take over a new club team in the middle of a savegame, I should also be able to do that with a national team - National team rosters should be saved between the tournaments, not emptied. Saved lineups don't work with national teams, even if the same 23 players return. - A player does not need to pass through waivers if the player has not been on the NHL active roster for a cumulative 30 days since last clearing waivers, and has not played in 10 or more NHL games. CBA Reference 13.2(b) - this is not the case in the game, demotions always require waivers - The player search screen is veeery rudimentary, the filters should include much more variables. Random example: I want to search for a LW who has at least 14 in Offensive Read, a cap hit of max 5M, and is under contract for at least the next 3 years. The latter four things work in Eastside Hockey Manager, which is an older game, so it's possible Last edited by Irr11; 04-10-2020 at 08:17 AM. |
04-07-2020, 06:08 PM | #24 |
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04-09-2020, 05:14 PM | #26 |
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04-14-2020, 04:13 PM | #27 |
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This one existed in the old EA Sports Football/Soccer Manager: you could "talk" to players, i.e. you had standard sentences you could tell them. For example, "great game". Usually, this would increase the mood of the player, but it could also make him complacent. Or "I expect more from you!". Depending on how he can handle criticism (and I think this rating exists in FHM), he'd either be offended or it'd increase his motivation to be better next time. There were many more of these interactions that would affect the mood of the players, but you still had to be careful: for example, if you repeated a motivational sentence too often, it'd get annoying and thus have a reverse effect.
There was also the option to say something to your team before a game, especially before rivalries, which would fit well with FHM6's new feature. It increased their intensity for that game. You could also talk at half-time. If you were down by a few goals you could yell at them and it'd fire them up. And you also had the option "this is the game of the year!", which you could use only once per season but the effect was like the mushroom in Super Mario. In summary: I miss interacting with players in FHM. Last edited by Irr11; 04-14-2020 at 04:17 PM. |
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