Franchise Mode Sucks - NHL 24

The Franchise Mode in NHL 24 is more than a decade behind in development
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[@alexcayer9377]

They need a complete overhaul. nothing works. What EA doesn't understand : making good franchise mode will bring fans from others sports.

[@chazzstasiuk7572]

I agree especially with how big esports is and gaming as a whole. You add how easy word gets around nowadays and it could really help build the game to new heights it's never been to.

[@jasonfulton1615]

I also agree. Johnny brought me to hockey but I don't play EA. I play the FHM series. Completely different but I prefer it to the 2 NHL games I bought a few years ago.

[@showstealer1829]

And there you hit close to, if not directly on the nail. EA doesn't want "fans", haven't for years, they want whales to get addicted to MUT and HUT

[@Toasxy]

EA: but there isn’t any micro transactions 😢😢😢

[@heathclark318]

Agreed with that last bit... FIFA definitely helped the spread of soccer errrrr futbol in the US...

[@KINGJD13]

I love GM mode, even by how shitty it is , I couldn’t imagine how much fun I would have if they would actually put effort into it. It would be so awesome

[@Borodin410]

So long as teenagers buy HUT cards, Franchise mode isn't getting much better.

[@ChrisJones-pi5mh]

​@@Borodin410I think it's more the KZbinrs and streamers that spend $1000's on that shit that are more to blame. Those teenagers just follow suit using mommy and daddy's credit cards 😂

[@zacklemyre3944]

Try HLM 24, then. It’s a gm mode nhl game that has wayyyy more features than nhl franchise mode

[@milanek1527]

​@@ChrisJones-pi5mhwhich youtubers? I saw Sleeveless and Nasher go free to play on hut.

[@Djerov2]

Hockey franchise manager 9 is the superior hockey manager game.@@zacklemyre3944

[@pulsareris]

Franchise mode is stuck in a hamster wheel, they need a massive overhaul, not just to the offline modes, but to EA Sports as a whole

[@Borodin410]

Franchise mode (which is the most popular mode) will never change until people stop playing HUT and EASHL and other micro-transaction modes - modes that incentivize EA to divert all their resources away from Franchise.

[@vinny1537]

It wouldn’t even be that hard either. They just need to take elements from Madden Franchise like focus training and other sim games like hockey manager. They just don’t care enough.

[@phightinphil25]

@@vinny1537 That's true in the other direction too, why don't EAFC and Madden get full stadium editors and creators like NHL has or in the case of madden expansion and custom team creation.

[@SaudiChimp]

the NHL should let the EA deal run out and find a different game developer but the NHL wont do that because all they will see in all the profits that HUT and EASHL makes, EA is the most scummy developer in the planet yet the NHL and the NFL still chose to use EA as the developer of choice

[@Borodin410]

We're all held hostage by 13 year-olds who spend their allowances on HUT.@@SaudiChimp

[@elemeno0pee]

EA spent time developing the ability to manage hot dog prices and upgrade the parking lot. I don't have any hope they'll ever take the game mode seriously.

[@EndoranceM]

It's easy to look at something like Owner Mode and not realize how big of an upgrade that was at the time. Having the option to control literally everything out of our franchise is a roster heads fantasy dream. I hope people don't do the same thing with custom franchise mode in a few years. EA already had the mindset that single player games and modes aren't profitable, so it makes sense as to why they essentially, have a skeleton team developing the offline modes. 24 honestly has so much potential to be a good game, but it's just a lot of micromanagement and mismanagement that's making the developers seemingly shoot themselves on the foot.

[@m.st.45]

that´s the problem with EA, they add cosmetic stuff, nobody asked for. Player growth, motivation, realistic potential, injuries (all possible with algorithms), so many things can make the game realistic, they just don´t care

[@Chewbachi]

Will never happen if y’all don’t boycott lmao y’all say this every year then get surprised when they do the same-thing. No I one to blame but yourselves because we know you’ll buy it next year 😂

[@real90nz]

@@Chewbachiexactly

[@Victoria3WorldConquerer]

@@Chewbachi I don't buy the new NHL game every year, I just play the older ones.

[@Blaze4884_]

Despite the lack of features and improvements, Johnny's GM mode commentary's still go hard even after years of watching!

[@hurricane3033]

Ive went back to NHL 12 for this year. Its crazy how much better the sim is in a game thats over 10 years old

[@ScaryRevenant]

Agreed. NHL 12 gm mode was the best and the game would actually spawn fairly frequently accurate franchise players/goalies. I swear in nhl 11 every computer generated goalie was trash all through 25 seasons, never seen a goalie higher than 86 and that was extremely rare

[@IAAS_tv]

I always say that's the cornerstone for me. NHL 12 my Be A Pro played 2 years in the minors, get drafted into the NHL, then had a 1200 game career. The latest few games I've purchased, I've barely played. They're so bad.

[@nshprd]

Found nhl 15 on the ps3 for cheap at a second hand shop and it was brilliant. They made draft classes deeper than nhl 14 whic was already great. Currently waiting to get the legacy edition so let's see if the ps3 era continues to deliver

[@Matt92Machine]

​@@nshprd The only downside to the PS3 games is the insanely slow simulating speed. Xbox 360 was way faster because you could install the game. Still better than anything EA has released in the past 5 years though.

[@JukkaRamo]

@@Matt92Machine Why simulate the games? where is the fun in that,

[@nistral]

EA ruining franchise mode in yet another sports game

[@brenanwilley1988]

Madden is awesome

[@IBabyCxrry]

@@brenanwilley1988it’s not

[@humesspoon3176]

Could you imagine custom draft classes in NHL? I'd never put the game down.

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Boring

[@Damphouse]

You're 100% correct. I got so sad thinking about what NHL could be if they offered all the same features 2k has lmao. It'd literally be my favorite game of all time and I'd never get tired of playing it. Unfortunately, I don't think EA will ever implement these changes. At this point, I wish someone would just mod the game so it worked the way I wanted. I'd actually pay somebody to do it.

[@Merkbudd]

unfortunately EA doesnt want this and that's why they havent released NHL on PC since 2004. I hear the NHL 04 modding scene is pretty good though

[@aceboy706]

I’m pretty sure this new development team has someone that was apart of the building of 2K’s franchise mode so it is a high possibility with the time they have now that they will be focusing on Franchise mode and getting a Connected Franchise implemented in 25.

[@mikereviewsit4u]

Amen, Franchise mode has always been my fav mode but the level of neglect by EA in recent years has ruined it. If anything there are more glitches than last year's game.

[@floopypuncakes]

What we need is people to stop buying hut packs...once the cash cow stops bring it in they will be forced to make the whole game better

[@frankiew.b.9640]

​@floopypuncakes no cause that will cause them to double down on microtransactions as that's the only flow of money and, in turn, make them overlook an offline "non-monetary" mode altogether. I wish the game didn't have it either, but let's be realistic here about it lol

[@SuperRavensfan101]

don't know if anyones mentioned it yet but I love what Tougie's been doing on his Twitch channel going back through all the franchise mode games from NHL 11 onwards and seeing the experience is like comparatively, feels fresh and nostalgic and I've been loving watching the streams/YT vids he's been doing. Reminds you of the good/bad of each version

[@tranazzi]

Brooo! If I could go back and relive the wings dynasty of 90’s and 2000’s I’d never put the game down. That would be such a phenomenal addition

[@russburling6898]

Says a lot about Johnny still being able to give us great GM mode commentaries throughout the years with such a subpar game.

[@oconnor9sean]

Imagine being able to have Joe Pavelski teaching a young forward how to tip pucks and giving the kid the "tip master" badge... ugh EA

[@erikthered9670]

The majority of the stuff Johnny is talking about is stuff that is in the mobile game: Hockey Legacy Manager 24. Record book, History mode, post game reports, prospect creation, more impactful player overalls and attribute customization. It's hard to say whether an HLM 24 Franchise mode sim would be more entertaining than an NHL one, but for $4.49 to get the custom rosters and face packs, the total number of features and FAR superior customizable sim engine make the game 1000x better. John would love that game

[@joshuadunlop8527]

This game is top tier!!!

[@joell21]

I doubt Johnny would play a mobile game though

[@erikthered9670]

@@joell21 yeah me too, maybe he would play the PC version if it came down to it

[@venice.mp4]

@@erikthered9670i believe there’s a PC version coming out sometime soon

[@Mike-ix5sv]

EA has neglected franchise fans for far too long. Jonny is spot on with nba2k, imagine nhl with these options?? All the legends, different era's to play franchise in. Im not a huge basketball guy, but i grew up in the jorden era, and i have a blast reliving/rewriting history.

[@ThatBoyKlink]

What's sad is that 2k franchise mode is still very broken but it's way more complete than NHL it's just wild

[@phightinphil25]

The problem is other than eras 2k has been mostly stagnant for a decade already. But Unlike EA they kept more content in and added more back in after the 360 PS3 era reset. Most old school sports gaming fans tend to view the mid 2000s as the golden era and a lot was lost between Xbox and Xbox 360 and PS2 and PS3 and plenty for both EA and 2k has never returned.

[@jemo9389]

@@phightinphil25 NHL 08-12 online era was peak for this franchise

[@phightinphil25]

@@jemo9389 you could extend to 2006 I think. I don't disagree that there were some great games in the era you talked about though.

[@NewDesignVinylGraphics]

​@@jemo9389nobody cares about online man, they need to focus on franchise and offline game mode. It's like 3-1 in terms of people that play offline vs online

[@legithacksource2324]

The only excuse I'll give EA NHL is that they are extremely limited by their resources. The NHL team is incredibly smaller than the likes of the FIFA and Madden teams (both of which have flawed and arguably worse GM/Franchise modes) and a majority of the budget is given to those products. They have significantly less time to add and develop a new game than their other titles. Same goes for their EA UFC game, UFC 5 just came out and it's almost the exact same as UFC 4. They just don't put enough time and resources into developing these games as they do the big ones, and it's really a shame. At least 2K and San Diego Studios (MLB) have less projects to develop.

[@JaredtheRabbit]

The first UFC game is why this limitation exists.

[@andrewoberg]

it actually comes down to the passion the devs have for the sport & for the game. ufc for example has had massive updates for months now because someone in there started caring about the product they’re making & the sport it’s based on

[@Teloch]

Well, FHM10 will be announced in a few hours. More than enough of a franchise mode, that game.

[@TheSpattig]

I love franchise mode and especially your series of it. But the lewel of micromanagement is insane. The scouting if you want to do it proper is insane. Adjust it week by week and in a clumsy way, the injuries and the roster edits, the fact it can't automatically move down the ahl goalie when the starting player returns. Also why can't you put in how often the goalies should rotate? Or get the coach to order lives by ovr or by chemistry or by a user preference. The stagnant way a player or coach is. You tell me you couldn't tell a playmaker to shoot more or be more physical? The player might be siming individually worse but teamwise better. Etc. There is so much laking in this otherwise fun and awesome game mode. Hope you still make a series cus even if the game mode is lacking you make it come to life and be awesome.

[@hattrick6639]

Johnny you should start playing Franchise Hockey Manager by Out or the Park Developments the game is so in depth and way more realistic then EAs nhl could ever be. You can do way more things in this game

[@shanaeverowe9626]

The second they were able to make any money on HUT they stopped putting any effort into the other modes. It's sad, with the exception of the expansion draft there has been no new features added in almost 15 years

[@guyami8892]

Franchise Mode has actually gotten worse than last year. For some reason now you can't turn on and off auto staff signings once you start your franchise. They actually go out of their way to give you less. It also still has ALL the bugs of last year's franchise mode. They don't even fix anything... It's literally insane.

[@_Feanor_.]

Better than in Fifa where that action of releasing staff would softlock the game until they fixed it by removing the option (you know instead of actually fixing it). Both EA games, so it does make sense kinda. Or it's a subtle cry for help from the EA staff.

[@jamesbrearley7980]

EA should update free agency so you can sign players from europe and players can leave for europe ect. this game mode could be soooo much more fun but it lacks simple things. like gm progress tracker where it shows awards cups and record as a gm like they used to back in chel 14. they should also integrate a training system so you can develpoe certain aspects of players game like fifa.

[@20thCenturyManTrad]

I've been saying for the entire offline modes, they should allow full Sandbox mode, where I can edit the league as I please, all that you said for franchise mode, that I can go back, as far as I please in hockey history. Currently I play Franchise Hockey Manager for my GM experience, but I'd love my Be A Pro if I could have the chance to play in the Original Six as a prospect, to try and make it in an extremely tight league. I don't need cutscenes, let me talk to the reporters through text like in NHL 14, make the questions less repetitive, and overall let the player have control.

[@Oldy87]

EA is decades behind where they were a decade ago.

[@akimomalrov3241]

Great short video. I remember, my favorite hockey game is 2k 2008, yes a 2k hockey game. even back then they gave you opportunity to control multiple teams into franchise mode, a much better soundtrack, they even gave you players of the week statistics and line chemistry. in addition, they gave you options to use "practice" modes in order to enhance your team chemistry, there were options to change the style of play, and overall's of players were all over the place, it was not uncommon for 4th line to be in the low 70's, allowed for alot more player expression. also they allowed for alot of flexibility with contracts, including signing bonuses and incentives for performace. Amazing, what you could do.

[@Shikomu]

This makes me want a NBA GM mode commentary

[@xTechHockey]

Felt this on an emotional level

[@robertcop8825]

EA should just call it NHL HUT 24. I knew it was the end of the series when they brought in NHL 13.

[@Surl9596]

I think it was new in 11 actually but yea, 13 felt like the beginning of the end of the golden age for chel

[@nidhanpandher6904]

I honestly haven’t even bought an nhl game since 20

[@KJaswal]

My last was 18 though I wish my ps3 didn’t break down so I could still play 14

[@phightinphil25]

Honestly is stopped buying NHL and NBA 2k on NHL 19 and 2k19. I haven't missed either.

[@redbullsauberpetronas]

Same

[@xDefender11]

Same, back in the day I bought it every year 😢 so sad what the game has become

[@mikes7446]

24 sucks

[@Erikkef]

For anyone that only buys EA NHL games for franchise and want something else, Franchise Hockey Manager on Steam is really, really great. Allows so much customization, more than 2K does. It's only on PC, but it's incredibly great.

[@jackattack2578]

I bought the last one but I never could get into it. It seems so complicated and I can't just start making trades right away, other teams only want my star players.

[@aceboy706]

Lol you will need to hold people’s hands till they get a grasp on how to use the layout.

[@Erikkef]

@@jackattack2578 it’s good to get your team sorted out b4 making trades right away

[@daylenbabyak4502]

Tendencies is something ea needs to bring in too. If you’ve ever watched a cpu vs cpu game every player plays the same way it’s just a letter of how well they’re able to do those. Yes there’s pass/shoot bias and attributes and xfactors change it slightly but it gets very boring and would help with the randomizing of xfactors for new players

[@ashtonbenning3280]

I only buy NHL games these days to play the GM mode. Thanks for making this video. It’s obvious they don’t give a shit about their customers but we can still hope. I remember watching all of your GM series and bro this game mode is so freaking fun

[@Djerov2]

Don't buy EA NHL then.. Buy Hockey Franchise Manager 9. Look up vids on youtube of it. You can do practically anything. Want to manage a team in russias bottom tier league? Go for it. How about an SHL team, yup. Want to manage a team in the ECHL? All yours. Want to be able to keep track of the statistics of the league? It's got an entire page for the history of the league and who won which awards and which teams won curtain awards. It's truly a blast. I guess the only downside is there's no gameplay and the sim is 2D. But imo the no gameplay part and getting to watch your team play without interrupting is great.

[@burki677]

Start a series on Franchise Hockey Manager or East Side Hockey manager with updated rosters and teams

[@Helvigster]

he showed off EHM a long time ago and never did anything with it afterwards. I don't think he was that into it, either that or it wasn't suitable for a commentary series I guess

[@dawsonb2079]

Eras is what I always wanted... I go back to NHL 10 etc... to redo gm modes and see how people have grown! I wish man that would be so dope

[@justjohnny420]

Its a flawed game too for other various reasons. But the biggest thing I love about Franchise Hockey Manager is the historic mode that let's you play as any NHL team as early as 1918 with real draft classes for each year and even has the WHA in it. I wish EA NHL would do something similiar, it's really fun playing a modern game with past players and re-drafts

[@EpiCz_Izzy]

It’s insane how much content is in MyNBA. The fact you can choose different eras to play in is actually ridiculous. I enjoy CFM M24 but no other franchise mode can touch what NBA offers.

[@steviep3079]

All the things I want to say in one vid. I spent the whole last gen from 15 onwards waiting for features to return from 14 and are still waiting. My and my bud would love GM connected to return I believe this is a feature NBA 2K has as well

[@chrisrichardson9131]

This video actually makes me want to buy NBA 2k24! That’s what a Franchise mode should look like! Complete customisation. All the time.

[@robinbanks916]

2k24 has a good franchise mode. Other than that it’s not worth your money

[@chrisrichardson9131]

@@robinbanks916 I’m not interested in any of the online rubbish that’s all pay to win anyway so I’ll just wait till It’s free on ps store or cheap as chips at a sale.

[@Hendrycks]

The main issue with all EA Sports games is that Ultimate Team has taken over. While I play an occasional FIFA (now FC) Ultimate Team, I ask myself "Why go through the grind, loot boxes, etc of Ultimate Team when I can do Manager Mode!" and then I realize it hasn't had a major features update in years, meanwhile Ultimate Team gets constant updates. If they make Franchise Mode on NHL, manager in FC, etc good - they're cannibalizing their Ultimate Team audience. Think of how easy it is to get players that are 1 million+ coins/pucks, etc in these games in their respective Career Modes vs Ultimate Team. Tons of grinding vs...trading them beforehand by editing the team, or starting by using the team they're already on irl, or doing the 'Foreign Investor' starting choice to start with so much money that you should trade for them immediately. The reality is they will not ever update the mode if Ultimate Team racks in money, and it does.

[@rhysevans4253]

well said Johnny, all of these changes can be made and should be made for the benefit of the fans and community who plays it, hell even a better overall game will attract fans from other sports who have never played the game before, word spreads nowadays. Keep preaching john, i do wonder if EA actually watch these videos

[@SphericalThinker]

Here's what I want from a NHL Franchise Mode: - The ability to add conditions to the contracts (no trade/movement clauses, AHL salary, minimum salary guarantees for players on two-way deals, and AHL-only contracts.) - A full preseason game mode that starts off with a "Home colors Vs Road whites" game. - Practices in between games. - A better contract negotiation system during free agency. - Waiver rules from the start of preseason instead of having the computer bury contracts in the AHL.

[@THELEAFSFAN]

If 2 K still made NHL games franchise mode, would just be like my NBA.

[@SportsSpotlight05]

I’ve gone back and played nhl 2k10 recently and even that game had some of these things in it, like shooting, stickhandling, body checking, shot blocking and fighting tendencies, and the post game box scores. I want the game to have the things mentioned, and a better coaching system and revamped chemistry system. Each lines offense, defense and toughness ratings (like in the old 2k games), more accurate attributes where top forwards don’t have inflated defensive awareness for the overall, option for a third position (because some players can play c, lw and rw for example), be able to be a forward with a defense secondary position or vice versa (like Burns and byfuglien irl), import, edit snd download draft classes, eras, etc. I know it’ll never be on the level of games like Football manager (super detailed manager game btw) which is so in depth it’s actually overwhelming for new players, but these things should be in the game like nba 2k.

[@chrisfchi]

Cross platform roster sharing and Gm connected need to happen. The coaching system and scouting system needs an overhaul.

[@AlexSeoo]

I've loved franchise mode my whole life but it just feels the same every year 😢

[@neutralzone77_2.0]

It will be amazing if NHL goes towards what NBA has done for years.

[@CanadianSniperhockey]

Your dreaming bro been asking for this for 10 years now

[@neutralzone77_2.0]

@@CanadianSniperhockey I know I am.

[@lucafalsetto]

Who else would like to see John play an older nhl gm mode. Just on stream. Nhl 13 gm mode was a masterpiece

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

nhl 13 was trash drafting and buliding team was bad even for ea .. nhl 12 and nhl 14 were both far suuperior

[@ScaryRevenant]

@@lilwoodiewood3457agreed. I played nhl 12 for 3 years straight before getting 14 which was almost as good as 12 but imo nhl 12 gm mode was perfect for its time

[@jeremy1234823]

​@@lilwoodiewood3457NHL 14 had the best franchise mode.

[@XxNoMErcY99xX]

The only good part about that is that Johnny will still do a GM mode. The bad part about this is that it shows that we will still play it, no matter how bad the mode is...

[@LoganMay87]

To be fair. NHL franchise is leagues ahead of madden. I couldn't believe how shitty madden franchise mode was. Hardly playable

[@benzski44]

HLM 24 is by far a better franchise mode than EA NHL, imagine that on NHL 24.

[@mattlabrecque7842]

I wish 2k still made NHL games. Controlling all the teams amd mirroring all the transactions sounds fantastic

[@thekeystonekid8687]

The sad thing is that not only is EA way behind the other sports games in terms of franchise mode, but they're way behind even when looking back at old EA NHL games respective franchise modes. If they kept all the features that every old game came out with and improved upon them instead of just dropping them, then franchise mode would be fantastic.

[@_Feanor_.]

Sounds like Madden. Another EA ga...............................ohhh

[@adamfitzgerald2998]

Bang on as usual Johnny. The game needs to be stripped down completely and re-done. Side note though, how the hell does 2K give Siakam only an 86 overall rating?!

[@Vipprosal]

Wow, not even a fan of basketball, but I'm tempted to try this.

[@GamerzDailyFix]

It would be cool if they added No-Trade Clause. Kinda like how when you start a Franchise Mode, it asks if you would like Salary Cap on or off. So the same formula would apply when No-Trade Clause.

[@yossarian644]

It's the ultimate troll that Johnny finally picks up the Nashville franchise mode again, the moment NHL24 releases 😂

[@andrewoberg]

the fact that you can’t check box scores & look at your lines in the offseason baffles me

[@MutedKills]

john thank you for making videos like this. it helps alot. just by getting the community to band together, hearing other content creators talk about you and or use you as an example when discussing the same topics it helps. one day ea will pull there heads out of... the sand, and finally listen to the community. we just have to stay united and on top of the issues and liking and sharing the video will go along way. keep up the good work and lead us home general!

[@jacob_peterson]

I probably played 1,000 hours of NHL 14 GM Mode on the Xbox 360 and now I don't even buy the games anymore. The coaching / line chemistry system is so fucking broken and tedious it makes the game totally unfun Scouting is similarly tedious and unfun The salary demands that the players make are totally unrealistic and make the salary cap a complete and total chore The customization (both in the league rules, teams, and players) is so far beyond other sports franchises it's laughable SO to sum that up, the only additions they have made to the game since NHL 14 have made the game SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE

[@michaelwiggins3663]

Jeez that NBA franchise mode makes me want to play it and I don't like basketball.

[@stevekay6895]

I gotta be honest. You missed a lot. Free agent and trade negotiations, player and coach interviews, player models, conversations and media interviews, are all over a decade of Copy/paste and Hell, today I got a trophy for setting a goal scoring record as a rookie in Be a Pro, but the only problem is that I got an assist on the play and the game is just broken trash, third year I’ve seen that bug now.

[@heathclark318]

You know why Franchise Mode sucks??? Why we don't have GM Connected??? Because franchise mode is HUT without the paid packs!!!!

[@HarryRiceHockey]

As someone who runs a sim league, if NHL 25 were somehow able to get that overhaul and implement controlling every team, editing players whenever you want, editing draft classes, all that stuff that NBA has or hell adding even more player controllability, they would have my money down on a pre-order tomorrow. I love the EA games despite all their flaws and it's unfortunate that's all we have right now. It's insane to think with EA owning the Madden license, that companies wanting to make sports games wouldn't try and dip their toe into the Hockey market since we've wanted someone to replace EA for so long now we're clearly a hungry fanbase who WANTS to buy any competition to EA. But then again who knows maybe EA will see another NHL game doing better and sneak their way into the exclusive license to NHL games like they did to the NFL. Which is also kind of funny yet pathetic that the NHL series are clearly the best on the market sports titles right now with the least amount of flaws, a decent (to say it politely) game *being* the best is not good at all. We can hope EA will fix their games, but until we do what wrestling fans did and refuse to buy WWE 2K20 and clown on that game (forcing 2K to take a year off to massively improve the game for 2K22), they aren't going to listen to us and fix it.

[@BadMedic]

Be a pro needs a massive overhaul too. Xfactor unlocks are ridiculous, unlocks should coincide with actually doing what the xfactor buffs. Need to add at least one season of Juniors be that CHL, NCAA, SHL before the draft. I’d like to play a season and start in the 2025-26 season. Let me do my own stats before the create a character is done similar to EASHL

[@phoenixup9620]

madden has an awesome system for giving players abilities/x-factors, would love to see NHL adopt it

[@jemo9389]

I would buy a PS5 just to play a 2K NHL game with a franchise mode half as good as this one

[@mattsmith4589]

This is my first year playing NHL in over 10 years. I’m having fun about 20 game in, but it’s slowly starting to lose its pizaz

[@Falconforge89]

Madden, MLB the show and NBA 2k all have a franchise mode where you can control all teams. The fact the NHL doesn’t have that is infuriating

[@99oildrops]

That NBA franchise mode sounds awesome!

[@Bosstone95]

I came on here looking for NHL24 videos after being annoyed after trying the garbage Be A Pro mode and as an offline franchise player, this depressed me even more. Very well done video though- what a dream it would be to have these features in NHL25.

[@samphillips6873]

Every year (for 8 years now?), my biggest complaint about the franchise is that they still haven’t brought the game to PC. I guess I’m not missing out on much anyway.

[@mannycostajr3641]

U fucking killed it 👍, I don’t play any other sports games so this was the first time seeing what the nba franchise looks and just the 3 minute clip u played it already blows nhl out of the water, I watched a cat play Madden the other day and there draft layout was unbelievable. If they don’t make huge changes this year ( seeing that they have new people in charge ) I’m done and it looks like I will have to start playing Madden or nba

[@alexshayatovich8722]

Just think if Johnny starts a team in the 90s. That would be so cool. As a huge NFL guy. I wish madden would do this.

[@jamesmustaine2482]

Why cant we see the history of every trades we make? Cmon EA its 2023 lol

[@anthonynewsome9827]

The NHL Franchise mode is vanilla. It's like they are still stuck in 90's you can't change players' ratings, size, weight, body types. They don't give you many options. In this day and age of gaming, we should already have these options.

[@d1landscape632]

do yall remember madden 09 i think when brees was on the cover in franchise mode they had like a sports show based off what was going on in your franchise i use to think that was such a nice feature

[@codyfroese7887]

Hockey Legacy Manager is a great EA GM upgrade, but it's a phone app. It solves so many of the problems of NHL GM mode with obvious limitations, but the base game is just so much better

[@hockeylegacymanager]

Couldn't agree more!

[@reirose3069]

....... I'd honestly like to see a NBA franchise mode series from Johnny and with being able to go through different eras, possibilities of rebuilds are endless. Maybe rebuilds of the Seattle Supersonics or Vancouver Grizzlies

[@mattfromwiisports6209]

I swear the trades are so unbelievably broken in this game, I literally was just trying to get a first overall pick, so I sent 3 first overall picks, an 89 overall Kopitar, and a 19-year-old 89 overall former first overall pick, they then rejected it and said that it was no where near the appropriate value💀

[@juliangagnon1959]

Would love a franchise mode on 2K from you, a nice twist on what we’re used to and can expose some people to another amazing sport

[@justTitan-1]

Don't forget how all of the AI GM's are on Mike Milbury mode

[@joshhouston3443]

If those was added to NHL, I’d turn the 90s sharks into a dynasty

[@adinsplug8954]

What makes this more sad is how many of the myleague youtubers out there complain about the gamemode just showing how garbage nhl franchise mode is. Franchise mode players in general are neglected and all we ask for is just the bare minimum

[@STARPHASE]

EA said that NHL 24 was going to be focused on the online stuff, and that 25 was going to overhaul the offline modes. So hopefully those of us who want a good franchise mode and even be a pro, will be happy with it. I'm so bored with be a pro in NHL for years now, that I've started playing games if sports that I don’t even follow, just because they have better career modes.

[@TheHat--Man]

Nhl 25 will have new colors

[@miikaIS]

I often feel, that there are like 5 people working on EA NHL series. Out of which one is the Boss, who is not interested. 2 are the actual developers writing code. One is a marketing guy. Finally there is the "all-around" guy, who is responsible of new ideas, future roadmaps and testing. And he has never played ice-hockey or any other sports either.

[@ReconDiety]

Imagine 10 years ago we had gm connected and now we have nothing but more artistic hut cards

[@hollywood4890]

Holy I wish 2k would make a hockey game! It would be awesome to have some of those features in nhl franchise

[@sabres19892]

I have always said they need to shamelessly take everything from the NBA2K franchise mode. I actually play every game in my franchise mode. (Yeah I am crazy) I actually am having the most fun I have had in years. The difficulty scaling, shot totals, scores are the most realistic they have been in forever. The thing that annoys me the most is the stupid spotlight scoring celebration. Especially when it's like a 4-1 game and the team scores to make it 4-2 and the dude celllys like he just scored a huge ot goal, so stupid. I need more inmersion in the mode though for sure. Please EA!

[@heatonmogck2065]

Funny thing is in madden you can do all those things except choice the era so basically they just don’t care enough about hockey that don’t put in things they can do

[@Limbic82]

MyEra’s is the reason I bought 2K24. Not even a huge NBA fan. I even went as far as creating a scenario to start as the expansion Raptors/Grizzlies with accurate rosters just so I could rebuild from the beginning. NHL would win me back with this mode

[@m.st.45]

Why EA Sports? Because it´s (not) in the game! It is so sad, that my two favorite sports (NHL and football/soccer) are made by EA. Imagine NHL or FIFA with the possibilities of 2k. I started playing MLB, because many things you mentioned are also possible there - full team control, adding injuries at any time, realistic broadcast... makes so much fun to have a realistic season... DAMN EA, DAMN

[@joshuadunlop8527]

I’m a big fan of Hockey Legacy Manager 24 (HLM24) by Ellie Lamoureux its an IOS game you can play up to 7 seasons of GM Mode on a free trial or you can buy the full game for 5 bucks (it’s 100% worth the money) it has history mode (like the 2k nba game), battle Royale (eliminating worst team every year), community roster packs, expansion Drafts, challenges (win the Stanley cup in 3 seasons with certain teams). IMO its better than the shitty game EA puts together every year for $5 and I can play it on my phone wherever I go (no console and no TV). They release a new game everywhere just like EA and they are constantly adding new features game after game. For context on how good these games are I clocked in 278 Hrs and 33 mins on HLM23. Hope you guys enjoy!

[@anthonypags9945]

I think in NHL 17 you used to be able to edit players in franchise mode.... it would also glitch out and make their potential exact when they're like 22

[@DarkDestroyer98]

I played ten minutes of Franchise Mode, and quickly realized that it was basically the same as 22, and 23 but with glitches galore and those damn new gameplay mechanics. I chose not to get it this year. I'll wait until it's on Game Pass.

[@sheddingmyvelvet]

i would love something like the NBA eras mode for career mode in nhl

[@seanraggio3155]

Dude you’re the reason I started playing GM Mode this way

[@gavinpower2020]

I just rewatched some of the NHL 12 GM modes and the only thing different is chemistry and x-factors. nothing else

[@LoganMay87]

I cannot understand why ea doesn't use the framework from their franchise modes for each sports game. For the most part it must save on coding and allow more time spent on new features