NHL 13 GM Connected Mode Revealed with Video and Blog

[ManiacMatt1782]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

To be fair saying something like "No custom rosters or sliders, I won't play it" isn't really providing positive feedback, it's feet stomping. I'd be all for custom settings but it's the first year they do this ever with NHL. I'm willing to give them some slack in that regard.

I agree. I guess my time here has allowed me to sift through the knee jerk comments and get to legitimate gripes. I am bummed about the lack of customization, but it is also leaps and bounds better than what we had before. I just wish they took the 2k11 way of online leagues before the NBA 2k12 online association debacle, and added the multi season aspects.

[gopher_guy]

I really hope we don't get into a situation where EA spends all their time focusing on this new "Play with 13,000 of your closest friends!" GM mode. While neglecting the offline BAGM people...

[LuGer33]

Quote: Originally Posted by gopher_guy

I really hope we don't get into a situation where EA spends all their time focusing on this new "Play with 13,000 of your closest friends!" GM mode. While neglecting the offline BAGM people...

Be A GM will benefit this year from all the improvements to the trade logic and AI (dubbed the "GM Brain") being introduced w/ GMC, as well as the "Build Your AI" feature (advanced strategies, systems, tendencies, etc.) and other features so it definitely hasn't been forgotten.

The @EASPORTSNHL account recently said Be A GM has seen "major tweakage," so while that likely doesn't constitute any sort of overhaul some pure offline guys might have been hoping for, I'm sure it will be a nice improvement over last year's version.

[gopher_guy]

Thanks for all the responses on everyone's issues/questions Luger. Much appreciated!

[ManiacMatt1782]

One rule setting am particularly interested in. Will we have the option to set ost whistle rules to authentic. I would like to curtail some of the after whistle shenanigans in my league. or at least punish it with penalties.

[gopher_guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ManiacMatt1782

One rule setting am particularly interested in. Will we have the option to set ost whistle rules to authentic. I would like to curtail some of the after whistle shenanigans in my league. or at least punish it with penalties.

That was another thing that didn't work last year. Post whistle rules would be set to authentic, but you could plow over a goalie unprovoked and no penalty.

[ManiacMatt1782]

They worked just not how you think. you could check someone once and get away with it. subsequent hits after the whistle would result in roughing or unsportsmanlike. the issue with the goalies is that you skated into them and knocked them over, you never actually checked them. I agree that needs tweaking.

[JezFranco]

Quote: Originally Posted by LuGer33

Well you are in luck because that is the exact point of GM Connected. One of you would be the "official GM," and the others would be OTP / co-op teammates, but I mean, you could all share in the GM decision making. You cannot invite them over and continue your GM Connected co-op offline though, it's strictly online w/ GMC or offline w/ Be a GM (1 human GM in that mode, but you play local co-op in your games I believe).

Thanks for all your replies, really appreciated.
However I must say that it seems that this if far from exactly what we wanted.


So we now have the ability to play online co-op! That's great.
But we can not play offline co-op on the same GM. Useless.


Also reading now about no custom sliders for it.


Sorry to say it, but I might not even touch GM Connected then.