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No EASHL, GM Connected, OTP, or Live The Life in NHL 15 on XB1/PS4 (Interview)

05:57 PM - August 19, 2014 by RaychelSnr

It’s official: EASHL, GM Connected, OTP, and Live the Life will not be in NHL 15.

The modes which will be in the game, will include play now, Be A Pro, Be a GM, Online Vs, Hockey Ultimate Team, and NHL Moments Live. The plan, as of right now, is to deliver Online Team Play via a patch after launch.

We sat down with Producer Sean Ramjagsingh to discuss why those modes were not included and to talk about the modes which are in the game. The discussion also turns to how to the team deals with community reactions and plans for the future of the franchise, which admittedly are quite exciting. See for yourself after the jump!

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# 201 Dave Pearson @ 08/20/14 07:39 PM

The gameplay for this game better be fan-freakin-tastic judging from how little confidence he displayed on Be a GM. Not like the mode was ever anything to write home about in the first place either. Not a good sign for those that don't play with friends constantly.

# 202 Bcolt93 @ 08/20/14 10:10 PM

well EA wont be getting any money from me this year, which will be the first time since 1997. Over the last 17 years whether its NHL, Madden, FIFA or NCAA i've bought at least one of their games. I havent bought Madden in about a decade now, and dont intend to buy it ever again after the 06 debacle. The NCAA series was by far my favourite and thats been cancelled, so thats not an option. And as great as FIFA is i will not give EA my money after the way they treat their customers.

Cutting these features is a low blow and its incredibly disheartening that they will charge us full price for this game. That would be like me cutting a paper in half for school and still expecting the grades for the "work" put in. And timetables shouldnt be any excuse ever. Its your job to develop these games and have them working properly on time. Its not like they didnt know when the game was going to launch. Add in the fact that they skipped last year for the sole purpose of preventing this and it just further alienates their fan base. There is a reason many people are cynical when it comes to games made by EA and this is part of the reason. The lack of communication, the fact that many in the community in most of their sports titles feel like their suggestions and complaints are falling on deaf ears and then the buggy and glitch-ridden final product all creates anger in distrust.

Part of me is glad that thanks to EA this year in one way or another, i saved $200, really closer to $600 if you include the price of a next-gen console, because i didnt purchase their titles this year. Instead im going to wait until christmas to pick up a PS4 and buy F1 2015 in the spring. However im incredibly saddened that the games i've grown up playing as a kid by a company that has produced many great titles have dropped off this far. at this point i expect to be disappointed when buying the game, and now i dont even bother.

thanks EA, you drove a loyal customer of over a decade away

# 203 Mongo14 @ 08/20/14 10:15 PM

Is NHL 15 coming out Last Gen? Will that have Live the Life?

# 204 turbineseaplane @ 08/20/14 11:30 PM

I don't play online at all.....

And not even a basic offline season mode is included?

This is simply incredible. Not even sure *what* they are releasing?

Why bother at all?

"Play now" mode for $60?

Couldn't cancel my order fast enough.
Unbelievable

# 205 hockeyyt988 @ 08/21/14 12:04 AM

Can anyone shed any light on the difference (if any) between live the life and Be a pro?

Seems to be they're the same thing, minus the stupid text interviews....

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# 206 Penaltybox4ever @ 08/21/14 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hockeyyt988


	Can anyone shed any light on the difference (if any) between live the life and Be a pro? Seems to be they're the same thing, minus the stupid text interviews.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, pretty much that. All LTL added was stupid questions and 4 meters how the fans, team, management and family (?) liked you. Dont remember if those had any impact at all...
Gamewise there wasnt any difference between LTL and BaP.
Wont miss it at all...
The idea of aftergame interviews and life outside arena would be a cool addition if implemented with more than a poorly executed text rpg sidequest made in under an afternoon...

# 207 Penaltybox4ever @ 08/21/14 01:04 AM

Im abit worried that season mode isnt mentioned among gamemodes since I like to play SHL season now and then. But this is such a basic mode, can they really left it out?
If they not revamped BeaGM to support other leagues I wouldnt see the reason to have 10 leagues in game without ability to play seasons...
Oh wait, forgot the reason, to add more cards to HUT of course!

I would like to know if create a team is in, but I doubt it...

# 208 Jellobiafra @ 08/21/14 05:28 AM

I wonder how the only mode that was able to sneak in was Ultimate team?

Parents beware! do not allow your children access to your credit card # and expiry- EA will drain you of money you have not earned yet by selling your kids virtual baseball cards. The humanity of it all!

# 209 SWEGAMER @ 08/21/14 05:41 AM

All the time i spend on playing NHL 98% is probably EASHL, with it not being in the game I went from "buying for sure" to "probably not buying it". Still, I was keen on playing it, have a few beers and start an offline season, maybe play a battle for the cup against a friend and maybe an co-op playoff.

This is so damn basic i took for granted that it was included but after a few min on google i´m not sure anymore and I dont feel like spending too much time searching for this.

These modes cannot possibly have been cut out?

# 210 Södy @ 08/21/14 05:43 AM

Season mode was out for NHL 07 aswell. Plus NHL 07 only had the NHL, no AHL or international leagues.

I don't play EASHL or GM connected. I only play Online-VS, Be a GM / season mode and HUT.

The only thing I need in Be a GM is trading and drafting. I don't care for all the other stuff.

So the news don't affect me but I can understand those people who love those game modes being pissed.

# 211 Splitter77 @ 08/21/14 07:34 AM

this news doesnt affect me/
but one thing is for certain.
The gameplay better be top notch, and as good as they say it is, for me to purchase a ps4 and the game.

I'll know by the reviews this site gives out on the demo.
I'll be especially interested in seeing how posters like meep, bigwill, canuckss, fiddy etc,.. and others feel about the gameplay.

# 212 EliJ27 @ 08/21/14 07:46 AM

Someone PLEASE tell me you can still create players in this game though, like single player, be a gm and so fourth. I like the customization aspect of games and really i feel like a lot of people should feel this way, it gives you a sense of control over your game that you pay $64.19 for.... I know a lot of people are fed up with EA and they know that too. So with that being said I can't imagine EA would want to open up that can of worms if they took that out.

# 213 Gerg04 @ 08/21/14 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TheFlamingWeazel


	Anyone buying this is a part of the problem, no way should it be 60 bucks, or it should have been delayed until 2016. EA has a monopoly on hockey and no competition, this is what you get......

Nailed it.

The shame of it is, hockey has such a passionate fan base, we need our fix. And we're force fed this BS on a yearly basis with no other alternatives. NHL happens to be the 1 game I not only play the most, but play the most socially; and with friends who are not as "into" gaming the way I am.

In reality if EA and/or Rammer were actually sincere and gave 2 craps about us, they'd have dropped the game to $49.99 at least. However we all know hell would freeze over, melt, then freeze again before EA did anything like that.

Until someone comes along to show EA competition this will continue (the word "this" is referring to more than the lack of game modes).

# 214 Sip_16 @ 08/21/14 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TheFlamingWeazel


	@SIp_!16, that is a strawman argument.....The end consumer should not care what politics, effort has to go in behind the scenes, the end product is all that they should or have to care about,. Other sports franchises have not came out a year later missing half the modes. Do you criticize the president? Hope not you have never been right? You dont need to have done something to be able to cricize, there are many other comparable products to compare it to.

Okay I wasn't trying to say you have to be able to do what you are criticizing. I have a lot of criticisms regarding Be A GM and the AI and I can't create video games. I just saw on youtube that the EA NHL team apparently only took 12 months to make this game when they skipped 14 for next gen. If that is the case that deserves criticism because it lead to EASHL not being put in the game.

Wasn't trying to anger anybody, just was saying no matter what you believe or not believe, only EA seems to know why or why not it was kept out.

# 215 drog1602 @ 08/21/14 09:48 AM

For me the EASHL was the only reason that myself and three other teammates played this game. There is zero resaon to purchse NHL15, even if they did patch it. Its too little too late.

When they do bring back the EASHL it had better exceed my expectations, not be a rehash of what we currently have (though I have little faith this will happen).

The way that EA SPORTS has handled this whole situation, has really left a bad tatste in my mouth and I sense that it has done severe damage to NHL series with other customers as well.

At this point I think we need a new game and new team that can start fresh and build back some of its damaged reputation. Perhaps the EASHL could be released as a stand alone product.

I wonder about the future of this series, it smells a lot like the demise of the 2K hockey game.

We all saw this coming.

I guess when you build from the ground up every year, you remain in the basement!

# 216 htskr21 @ 08/21/14 10:28 AM

I apologize if someone has already made this point. Electronic Arts is first and foremost, a business. In order to remain in business, you have to turn a profit. (At least over the long term.) The NHL team's allotment of resources (staff, equipment, travel, oversight, etc.) would be based both on historical profit (or loss) numbers from previous year(s), especially the numbers following the first launch of the NHL series on PS3 and an extrapolation (best guess) on potential profit with the next-gen console. I firmly believe Sean and anyone else on his team truly do want to produce the best possible product but they are only human. They have to sleep, take vacations, get sick and are some days more (or less) productive than others. Same as any of us.

Everyone is correct in stating that HUT made it in solely because it generates revenue for the NHL title and other modes do not, (at least in a measurable way.) In order to increase the revenue and therefore, the resources that the development team is given in the future, the title must make money, plain and simple. Whether or not that is fair to the consumer or not, well there's only one way to really make your voice heard and that's not to buy the product. Of course, if enough people did that, EA's most likely response wouldn't be to pour more resources into NHL 16' because they feel bad for us, it would be to pull the plug on the product when their deal with the NHL runs out. Much like MLB 2K and EA's subsequent silence on producing a baseball game for next-gen consoles. As a side note, Major League Baseball, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Here endeth the lesson.

# 217 Qb @ 08/21/14 10:47 AM

You guys want a good example of an unacceptable junk post that isn't constructive and only serves to lower the standards of discussion at OS? Here you go:

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Originally Posted by Jellobiafra


	I wonder how the only mode that was able to sneak in was Ultimate team? Parents beware! do not allow your children access to your credit card # and expiry- EA will drain you of money you have not earned yet by selling your kids virtual baseball cards. The humanity of it all!

# 218 JimmyDeicide @ 08/21/14 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by htskr21


	I apologize if someone has already made this point. Electronic Arts is first and foremost, a business. In order to remain in business, you have to turn a profit. (At least over the long term.) The NHL team's allotment of resources (staff, equipment, travel, oversight, etc.) would be based both on historical profit (or loss) numbers from previous year(s), especially the numbers following the first launch of the NHL series on PS3 and an extrapolation (best guess) on potential profit with the next-gen console. I firmly believe Sean and anyone else on his team truly do want to produce the best possible product but they are only human. They have to sleep, take vacations, get sick and are some days more (or less) productive than others. Same as any of us. Everyone is correct in stating that HUT made it in solely because it generates revenue for the NHL title and other modes do not, (at least in a measurable way.) In order to increase the revenue and therefore, the resources that the development team is given in the future, the title must make money, plain and simple. Whether or not that is fair to the consumer or not, well there's only one way to really make your voice heard and that's not to buy the product. Of course, if enough people did that, EA's most likely response wouldn't be to pour more resources into NHL 16' because they feel bad for us, it would be to pull the plug on the product when their deal with the NHL runs out. Much like MLB 2K and EA's subsequent silence on producing a baseball game for next-gen consoles. As a side note, Major League Baseball, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Here endeth the lesson.

This holds no merit when EASHL also has micro transactions which makes them a lot of extra cash, 2nd most to HUT .

So if its all about the money they should have just put in an NHL season mode ,EASHL and HUT.

# 219 canucksss @ 08/21/14 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TheFlamingWeazel


	EA were deleting comments and even relevant questions regarding GM connected yesterday on there own forum.....really dispicable practice imo.

That's their actual practice ever since. I know some were not polite and really deserve to be banned. But its different if they cannot take any criticism and have the arrogance of not improving the game and expect us to be silent about it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheFlamingWeazel


	Anyone buying this is a part of the problem, no way should it be 60 bucks, or it should have been delayed until 2016. EA has a monopoly on hockey and no competition, this is what you get......

THANK YOU. I know the hockey fanatics need our fix, so those guys with X1 and getting the chance to play ahead of time can really do BIG FAVOR to this community. See what's in the game. If Only presentations, crowds and arenas are new and no improvement in gameplay, Live a life, BaGM etc, then we can say....no to 15 and a probable in 16.

# 220 ChubbyBanana @ 08/21/14 04:46 PM

While I understand the disappointment in modes that were in previous versions not being there the game does what I want it to. NHL Moments, Exhibition, Vs 1v1 Offline, and Be a GM.

I think however you guys saying I'm "not a real hockey fan" or "I'm contributing to the problem" for planning on buying a game that fits my needs is ridiculous though. It'd be like if I said you were crazy to like EASHL and play it all the time.

Just my thoughts.

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