Rejoint: juin 2018
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I think there's definitely a need to revamp the overall system, as well as the overall potential system. I'm not sure 20 points is the best, but the run-of-the-mill third and fourth liners should be in the 70s (75 being replacement level). Then you can have generational players (Crosby, McDavid, Ovechkin) in the 90s, elite tier 85-89, and top six forwards 80-84. I think this gives you a better spread of talent for generational and elite players to perform at high levels.
I think the potential system is pretty broken too. If you're going to have any success in franchise mode, you have to have most of your lineup be Top 6 F+, Top 4 D+, and Starting G+. There's plenty of guys in the league today that are solidly bottom 6 potential players, but the odds of you having a bottom 6 potential forward in your lineup and having success are pretty low.
I also like the idea of the chemistry system, but it makes it too easy to game the system, IMO. They tried to make the chemistry system harder by disallowing editing players white in the franchise mode, but a line up of player types like the lineup below would at least give you +3s across the board:
SNP - PLY - PWF
SNP - PLY - PWF
SNP - PLY - PWF
GRN - GRN - GRN
It also kind of sucks that you can't see what PP/PK unit your players fit best while in the edit lines screen. Additionally, it kinda sucks that you can't edit your strategies for your coach to better fit your lineup, so if your coach retires or doesn't return, you are stuck essentially rebuilding/retooling your roster unless you come across a perfect fit in staff hiring. Seems unrealistic to me that a coach wouldn't adjust strategies to better fit the roster in front of them. If they're going to keep the chemistry system intact, they should make sure it lines up across bulk calendar sim, slow sim, and in game situations. I think that would make for a more fluid experience.
On top of this all, goaltending performance in franchise is an absolute crapshoot. You could have a 90+ overall goaltender, and they could post a sub-.900 save percentage every year, and then you match up against a team with an 81 overall goaltender in the playoffs who puts up a .940.
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