NHL 16 Be a GM Developer Diary Scheduled For Tomorrow

[kutya]

Quote: Originally Posted by actionhank

This might be the make-or-break moment for my NHL16 purchase. The Be a Pro video was interesting enough, but Be a GM is my bread and butter. These interactions look interesting, but if they actually do anything will be the big thing. Those all look pretty positive, and not really very different, so I'm interested to see how they affect players. Also, sliders are going to be huge. The videos so far don't make it look like the AI has had a whole lot done to change the way it behaves, but if we can at the very least adjust sliders that have an actual impact on the game, Be a GM could have some new life. Roster sharing, slider sharing, player creation, better stats, those are all things that would be great to have, but I could get by without if the gameplay is solid. That said, those things have all been missing, and gameplay has been getting pretty stagnant offline, so I'm really hoping EA has some good news with this video, and not just the usual fluff type thing like "Discipline you players! They'll get a frowny face next to their name". I want to see guys connect while playing well together and get a stat boost. I want rookies to come in and play above their attributes. I want to see a player's performance affect their salary in negotiations, and who is interested in them. I want teams to actually try to do things like rebuild, shed players to stack prospects and picks, move salary around to make room for a free agent, and most importantly, fight to keep guys who a team realistically wouldn't let walk for nothing. If there's a dialogue system, having my top-line center say things like "I'm not sure about my future. I might test free agency" would make me want to trade them. If they're wanting to stay, it makes that choice harder. Do I go for the big trade in case they get swooned with a better off season offer, or do I keep them and hope to win against the other teams? Seeing goalies have their confidence affected by goals, which might be dependent on their poise rating would give you reason to actually worry about pulling them, and worry about possibly hurting the development of your rookie goalie/players by putting them in too soon. Plenty of players get their development stunted when they get sent to the AHL before they're ready, and it hurts their overall progress. It would be great to see something like that in the NHL series. Making you care about your roster, and pay attention to your rookies would be so immersive. I just want some real depth in the game.

I agree with all of this, I have been dreaming for these types of things for a long time. I question how this chemistry and momentum will work in future drafts. What happens 10 years into your BAGM and the draft is all generated players who won't have preset chemistry with other players. How do they generate chemistry since they are new? Then if they dont have chemistry morale goes down and your team is all sad faces. Not only your team but maybe the rest of the league and your whole BAGM is a mess. We all know EA never tests past a few years.

I think these forums need to get split into offline and online and maybe even more specific with BAP and BAGM. I play offline only and I'm always fishing through too much EASHL and HUT Stuff. I will never touch HUT, I will never give them more of my money in that mode.

I also want to have slider and roster sharing. I wish sliders were numbers instead of ticks across. When i get someones sliders I have to count the ticks across, not all sliders have the same amount of ticks. If its a number its easier to move the slider or just push an increment button to the number you need.

[MGSW]

Quote: Originally Posted by Simple Mathematics

I'm luke warm about the text boxes. I do like that they put something in. It's better than nothing. I would like to see a little more innovation in this area though. Similar to NBA 2k.

My thoughts exactly.

But hey its better than having a game with most of the modes missing right? Lol.

[Droned idahoan xb gt]

I would like to see 30 team control