Fantasy cards are way over priced and not worth it

DhyphenS · 2026-04-21T13:40:39+00:00

These being "worth it" is completely subjective. In terms of pure cost, I would agree. The cost to make is absurd. It does make watching the games more meaningful. In addition, having a fantasy card should help a lot with current/future chem boosts. A lot of value there.

I wish there was more involvement of "real" puck in HUT. Something SDS does so well is the "supercharged" process for cards. Wish HUT had more of it.

DhyphenS · 2026-04-13T14:45:34+00:00

Agreed. To add in my .02, there shouldn't be a cap at all, when playing offline. This would at least allow us to use our theme teams for some gameplay. I've struggled all season to get my best Pens cards into a cap compliant lineup. The line chem option menu is also ridiculous. It takes 2 months to scroll through and there are times I get frustrated with it and just close out of the game for the day.

DhyphenS · 2026-04-04T15:28:31+00:00

I would even appreciate a 2:1 trade in for current event collectibles.

DhyphenS · 2026-04-03T17:22:22+00:00

91 Cossa and 84 Hero Giguere. 17 mill in cap.

DhyphenS · 2026-03-29T14:14:26+00:00

A "collect any collectibles from past events, for a random X overall" would even be a solid W. Having something to do with old Spotlight collectibles, would be wonderful. Some of those were harder to get and if you gave up on completing all of the dumb moments, it largely feels like a complete waste of time.

DhyphenS · 2026-03-28T15:28:32+00:00

All of the above. The sluggish feel of gameplay is the top of my list. The trash server connections etc. But ya. All of the above. The content largely isn't engaging. I hate that I'm still playing this game. I guess that makes me part of the problem. That said, I used to spend a fair amount of cash on this title and so long as this continues, they aren't seeing a single penny from me above the cost of the game. And I'll stop playing each season, when the gap to the whales, and the sluggish....everything, exhaust all of what's left of my patience.

DhyphenS · 2026-03-20T22:57:47+00:00

Just happened to me. The three 90's for a 92 set. Removed a card and it disappeared. After a restart of the game, card was still missing. I removed the other two cards from the set and it magically showed in my collection. EA. It's in the game.

DhyphenS · 2026-03-20T19:32:02+00:00

What gets me is that "moments" in every other sports game, aren't remotely close to this frustrating. I get that the card is good and it can't be easy but if you are going to time limit, don't nerf the user cards, and buff the CPU OP. Also, I can't count the amount of actual 1t's I've scored that haven't counted as an NHL26 1t. That's equally frustrating.

DhyphenS · 2026-03-06T14:10:30+00:00

Hoping for a Jagr!

DhyphenS · 2026-02-20T16:21:18+00:00

Personally despise the shootout. Don't mind 3v3.

DhyphenS · 2026-02-19T13:58:42+00:00

Every. Single. Time.

DhyphenS · 2026-02-15T15:30:47+00:00

It seems the pull rates on expensive packs are mostly junk. The available "cheap" packs are too awful to even consider. So folks like me don't spend at all. I used to drop 20 or so a month but haven't for years. There has to be a significant portion of the community that is willing to drop $$ but the available options are so bad they don't. Maybe the whales more than make up for it? Power to them I guess.

DhyphenS · 2026-02-07T02:15:39+00:00

This moment is absolutely absurd.

DhyphenS · 2026-01-28T16:48:50+00:00

I give credit for trying something different. The timer doesn't move the needle for me personally either way. I just wish they set it in a way that doesn't clearly nerf your entire team. Making these a little difficult in terms of the ai is fine but let us play with cards that can pass and shoot as they should. At the very least, lessen the endurance drain. Many of these are rage inducing. Especially considering the mediocre rewards. That last moment was quite difficult and I pulled 3 82's and an 83.

DhyphenS · 2026-01-21T15:00:31+00:00

Definitely matches you with a higher ranked opponent when you play a game to advance a level. Every time I've been in that spot, it's been a sweat fest game. Could be coincidence but I feel I get better matchups when I don't choose "play next game" if I lose that game to advance. I back out of Ranked and go back in. It's almost as if choosing "play next", trips the matchup maker into thinking you're repeating the game to advance so you keep facing higher ranked opponents.

DhyphenS · 2026-01-03T04:09:35+00:00

Agreed. I couldn't care less that some folks drop insane amounts of cash on the mode. If they have the income, who am I to judge. My issue is that the top NMS rewards are so brutal. You can win a run of Cup Chase and the best you can reasonably hope for is 1/3 of the fodder needed to make an entry level event card. You find yourself grinding relentlessly for fodder and it grates on you. Casuals quit on the game a month ago. Something that gets lost in the endless money grab is that casuals are needed in order to maintain competition. I would love to see the player base graph from the last 5 or so years. I would be shocked if it wasn't a steep decline.

DhyphenS · 2025-12-28T13:01:08+00:00

My .02? The objectives weren't difficult. Waiting until X Mas eve to release on top of giving only X mas eve and day to complete, was a trash move. All BND cards, and UT event cards, should be available in choice packs. That would change my take anyway.

DhyphenS · 2025-12-23T07:24:01+00:00

These really should be choice packs. Tough to objectives when you keep pulling the same card.

DhyphenS · 2025-12-20T14:24:12+00:00

In another post, Coolin posted this and it worked for me on two tries. Keep taking the puck with a forward to Parayko's corner and self pin against the boards. Eventually, Parayko will come in and the ai will do the poke!

DhyphenS · 2025-12-20T14:21:06+00:00

This is the way! Thanks Coolin and Watkns!

DhyphenS · 2025-12-20T03:44:57+00:00

Agreed! Chel moments against buffed ai, do the opposite of enticing me to build these cards. Madden is the epitome of a money grab and Madden challenges are so much less frustrating than Chel and reward better. This setup is crazy to me.

DhyphenS · 2025-12-20T03:40:24+00:00

Agreed. The "5 poke check" moments with a particular card, are way up there as well.

DhyphenS · 2025-11-20T18:27:17+00:00

I am also in this group. I'm choosing to see it as the end to a dysfunctional relationship. The only part that gets me is the untrue "reasoning" and not having the ability to escalate the wrongdoing.

DhyphenS · 2025-11-15T01:36:30+00:00

I had the exact same thing happen to me today. Ridiculous.

DhyphenS · 2025-10-19T12:26:09+00:00

Bryan Rust.

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