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valo403 · 04-30-2009, 11:00 PM

I only really play BAP, and most of my issues are outside of actual gameplay. It amy be a bit late in the build for any of this, but here it is anyways:

- Start the BAP mode with a tryout period. I think the NCAA Football 09 model is great. You play a few high school playoff games is that one and are scouted. For NHL maybe set up a memorial cup style tournament for your player to play in. No need to include actual junior teams or players, just create a way to actually have your players ability judged.
- After the tryout games potentially add a few mini games in which to prove yourself. The current mini games would probably be sufficient. The better you do, the more your draft stock climbs.
- Have an actual draft. I think it would be pretty cool to have your BAP player sitting there on draft day waiting to see where they wind up. If you didn't do well in the tryouts/mini games maybe you slide late in the draft or even miss completely
- Assign star rookies to the NHL from the start. I guess a lot of top picks don't play in the NHL right away, but it would make sense for the top guys who are rated above the NHL roster players to start the season with the big club.
- Make the BAP contracts more realistic. Model them after the actual rookie salary structure to start, depending on your draft position. Once you hit free agency have the offers actually relate to your ability/stats. Currently you can put 180pts and get offers under 1mil.
- More interaction with the coaches and GM's. Add the ability to demand trades, ask to be moved to a different line, ask for the team to make moves etc. This mode has the potential to have an incredible amount of interaction that would make it incredibly fun to play outside of the games themselves.
- More transparency in regards to the other moves your team and other teams make. It would be nice to get an idea as to who your team is signing and for how much, who other teams are signing, and just generally what's going on in the trade and free agent market. Currently the information is hard to figure out and rather limited.
- International tournaments. This ones a bit of a reach as its asking the tournaments themselves to be created, but it would be cool if your BAP player could be selected for the Olympic team or asked to play at the worlds if you get bounced from the playoffs.
- Common sense needs to be applied to some of the computer decisions in terms of free agency and trades. I watched the Flames trade for Backstrom, giving them 2 top goalies for the majority of a season. I also had Kipper benched for the playoffs once in favor of a rookie with an 81 rating who was terrible every game.

I'm pretty clueless as to what is possible in these games, but they seem to be able to do anything so those are just some ideas. I'd essentially love to see the GM and coaching depth of Eastside Hockey Manager combined with the game play of the NHL series. If that were to happen the possibilities would be endless.

04-30-2009, 11:00 PM	#5
valo403 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Exp:	I only really play BAP, and most of my issues are outside of actual gameplay. It amy be a bit late in the build for any of this, but here it is anyways: - Start the BAP mode with a tryout period. I think the NCAA Football 09 model is great. You play a few high school playoff games is that one and are scouted. For NHL maybe set up a memorial cup style tournament for your player to play in. No need to include actual junior teams or players, just create a way to actually have your players ability judged. - After the tryout games potentially add a few mini games in which to prove yourself. The current mini games would probably be sufficient. The better you do, the more your draft stock climbs. - Have an actual draft. I think it would be pretty cool to have your BAP player sitting there on draft day waiting to see where they wind up. If you didn't do well in the tryouts/mini games maybe you slide late in the draft or even miss completely - Assign star rookies to the NHL from the start. I guess a lot of top picks don't play in the NHL right away, but it would make sense for the top guys who are rated above the NHL roster players to start the season with the big club. - Make the BAP contracts more realistic. Model them after the actual rookie salary structure to start, depending on your draft position. Once you hit free agency have the offers actually relate to your ability/stats. Currently you can put 180pts and get offers under 1mil. - More interaction with the coaches and GM's. Add the ability to demand trades, ask to be moved to a different line, ask for the team to make moves etc. This mode has the potential to have an incredible amount of interaction that would make it incredibly fun to play outside of the games themselves. - More transparency in regards to the other moves your team and other teams make. It would be nice to get an idea as to who your team is signing and for how much, who other teams are signing, and just generally what's going on in the trade and free agent market. Currently the information is hard to figure out and rather limited. - International tournaments. This ones a bit of a reach as its asking the tournaments themselves to be created, but it would be cool if your BAP player could be selected for the Olympic team or asked to play at the worlds if you get bounced from the playoffs. - Common sense needs to be applied to some of the computer decisions in terms of free agency and trades. I watched the Flames trade for Backstrom, giving them 2 top goalies for the majority of a season. I also had Kipper benched for the playoffs once in favor of a rookie with an 81 rating who was terrible every game. I'm pretty clueless as to what is possible in these games, but they seem to be able to do anything so those are just some ideas. I'd essentially love to see the GM and coaching depth of Eastside Hockey Manager combined with the game play of the NHL series. If that were to happen the possibilities would be endless.