Individual leagues and maybe a re-hash of the old World League would do for the first outing - I wouldn't be surprised if the WC tournament isn't the biggy HB are going for, the competition are making too much of a song and dance about the NZ provincial competitions and ignoring the rest for me to think otherwise - then also including a good "offline party mode" or lounge mode for the at-home competitions. So long as it plays right and has good online options I'll be happy for the time being.

Lisences are certainly a welcome bonus (and we know that at least some are on the way), but not the be all and end all IMO.