Hello Everyone and hope you are all enjoying 2023 so far!
I am going to detail my plans and implementation of Franchise Mode which will be a bit different for sure.
The Goal
The Mode is all about winning the Cup in 3 leagues. Which will be Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
You will dive deep into the lore of the Beer Hockey World as you must beat 5 random teams in each league and faceoff against the Champion in a battle for the cup! Along the way you must manage your team, keep them happy, strengthen your reputation and bring home the hardware for the fans.
Initial Draft
First you will have to decide how you will start the first season. There are 3 starter drafts you can pick from, Full Random, Basic, and Build. Random is exactly how it sounds and you will need to decide your style and what you will be building to with what you are given. Basic will help you be competitive out of the gate but the long game may be a toss up. And Finally, Build which will help you set up your team for the future.
Challenge a Team
Now its time to enter Week 1, You will first challenge one of the 5 teams in your Division. Once you challenge them, you will use the allotted days available to get your team ready to play.
Preperations
With the opponent set, its time to get ready! The Rink is a busy place and getting ice time can be hard. So make use of free days when you can. You can get your team ready by booking events for each free day. You can set up a practice to see who works great together on a line, You can watch your opponent play in a Scout event. You can also book an open hockey event to have talent come in and play, from there you can potentially acquire a new player for your team.
Management
There will be a plethora of options to help build your team. You will be able to release players in the trading block as well as acquire new players from there. Players on your team can bring you talent depending on their skills. You can send off players to camps and they come back with a new skill. Keeping the players happy will be the big challenge from season to season. Of course the best way of keeping them happy is by playing them but other issues can come up that you can deal with from a management side so sometimes you may have to be resourceful with alleviating morale in the locker room. Of course Player reliability is always an issue in Beer League and this is no different. Some players may not be able to make games and you need to think on your feet to be ready for each game.
Coming Soon!!
There is a lot of other things that I have not even mentioned yet but I will tell you I am excited to bring this mode to you and hope you are enjoying the game!
PS. I do have a patch coming out here next week that will address some fixes so stay tuned for that!
-Jordan