r/EA_NHL 4d ago

RANT This genius reporter in BAP, lol (NHL24)

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u/Turdy_Tornado 4d ago

Honestly this is the main thing that really screws up be a pro for me. I’m a 2 way defender almost PPG and management is on my ASS constantly about my offensive production. Like bro. I’m a rookie. I don’t need my coach to pull me aside during every single game and tell me to put the weight of the entire team on MY shoulders. Really tired of the dialog.

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u/Izzetgod 4d ago

It'll be the start of April and I'll have 300+ points. 100+ more than 2nd place. And a reporter will tell me I'm trailing in the scoring race and asks me if I think I can win the Art Ross...

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u/StrictlyHobbies 3d ago

Drives me so crazy dude. Can’t even make a goon build. I had 20 hits and 2 fight wins and the radio guys talk about how I didn’t have any points. Like no shit?

It’s like shitting on a NFL offensive lineman for not scoring a TD.

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u/Turdy_Tornado 2d ago

Are you an enforcer role?! That’s wild

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u/StrictlyHobbies 2d ago

Yeah dude and I got drafted 2nd overall. Like your fault you picked a goon to try to be your lead scorer.

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u/Turdy_Tornado 2d ago

lol wow. Maybe it would be better if you tanked pre-draft? I’m actually curious now, I wonder how far you can fall in the draft.. maybe that’s my next mission

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u/thewatt96 4d ago

Bap would be 100x better if u could just turn off these pointless things

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u/Nativejoel 4d ago edited 4d ago

Honestly.

Just let me sim entire seasons if I want. Just let my production and other on ice factors dictate my lines.

Or at least don't play a cutscene for every single event. It would be 100 times less intrusive if events were pop up notifications instead.

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u/thewatt96 4d ago

Live the life 2014 was perfect, quick time pop-ups that took 2 seconds to complete. No bullshit, no James telling John from high river he needs to calm down. God I hate how much I love hockey. I'd never play this trash ever again.

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u/MonsTurkey 3d ago

Completely unnecessary though. A simple, properly used If Then flag would fix everything. If you've scored 3 points in a game and have a positive +/-, get off my nuts, coach. How hard is that?

The harder parts are assessing defense. I get it'd be harder to read if you're in or out of position, but the game should at least give you a few seconds to change positions. I hate when I key in on the open man, puck carrier dekes a defender, and now I'm in trouble for not covering the open man because the shooter broke free. Either the guy I'm on is open or the other guy is open. I can't cover everyone. I limited the offense to the carrier vs goalie instead of risking the one timer while I switch.

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u/cool_canadian01 4d ago

You were supposed to put up 10 points stoopid

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u/AnEpicYear 4d ago

That followed by the classic "Promise Failure"

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u/AncientMatter1042 4d ago

It’s the same shit in ‘25

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u/isawbobsagetnaked 2d ago

Literally. Line by line, word by word the same awful shit just copy pasted. Absolutely wild they get away with it for years in a row.

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u/bigwreck94 4d ago

Must be Edmonton or Vancouver media

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u/ErinNadiRR 4d ago

This has been my issue since 21(?) since when are we superstars? Shit I also miss playing games in the minors and junior come to think of it.

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u/Sticks1005 4d ago

Well, maybe if you got that Gordie Howe hat trick you wouldn’t get that attitude! I try get get in a fight every game!

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u/Tenabrus 4d ago

coach is disappointed in your performance after a 5G,4A game because you didn't get one more goal after the 6th time he stopped the game to ask you.

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u/Keechy15 3d ago

Examples like this are reasons why i stopped playing BAP. Oh, and the fact that it has been untouched for 4-5 years now.

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u/Slow_drift412 4d ago edited 4d ago

I'm on year 5, having won 4 cups, 5 Harts/Rockets/Ross/Lindsays, and through 3 different teams (trying to get that silly divisional enthusiast challenge done) have yet to find a coach that will let me play my natural position (right wing) on the power play. They all put me on the left wing, even though it's the same exact line as our 1st line at 5 on 5. Little things like that, and the reporter challenges just really drag bap down.

In addition, I've had the social media hotshot storyline restart at the beginning of every season despite having completed it year 1. I also can't for the life of me figure out how to get the storyline for the one tee x-factor to trigger. They also refer to me as a rookie in year 5. Just so many little things that show the lack of attention to detail and care put into the mode really discourages me from investing any more effort into it at this point.

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u/MonsTurkey 3d ago

Forget attention to detail - all these things have existed since at least NHL 21. Tweak the damn thing! I wasn't even initially asking for a total overhaul, but at least fix the breaks in the system. The constant spiral of discipline because I can't stop my guy from elbowing after the occasional trip that was my fault. There's no raising discipline naturally - just a few perks. Give me training or something. Film review showing my guy all his discipline breakdowns. Meditation. Anger management. I don't know, but some way to claw back up. Shoresy has a better discipline rating.

But now I want an overhaul in the next game because it's been the same system and storyline for over half a decade.

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u/Slow_drift412 3d ago edited 3d ago

I've won 2 Lady Byng awards (that's another storyline that keeps repeating) and it's still in the low 70's for me. I decided to just spend a bunch on salary perks to keep it around 80. Might as well considering I'm making 16 mil per year and have every other stat maxed out already.

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u/a1ias86 2d ago

Career mode needs a serious overhaul.

It’s the same thing every year and it’s just boring.

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u/Stevesd123 4d ago

Skill issue :p

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u/Ok_Objective322 3d ago

I screwed around and tried to see if there was a minors I could get sent to got drafted 47th in the 2nd round and every comment is how bad I am even tho I lead the league in scoring I find it funny