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Old 07-01-2011, 09:27 PM   #17
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I hope this isn't it. I don't think this is, but who knows.

I like the changes/tweaks they listed in the blog, but I am/was expecting a lot more.

Don't worry, I'm pretty sure EA would not release everything they have done to be a gm in one blog. I'm guessing their is a few more tweaks/additions to learn about which will be released in the coming weeks.
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Old 07-01-2011, 10:27 PM   #18
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Don't worry, I'm pretty sure EA would not release everything they have done to be a gm in one blog. I'm guessing their is a few more tweaks/additions to learn about which will be released in the coming weeks.
I gotta say, I'm hoping so Flames.

I mean...it's great that the sim engine seems much improved, more realistic number of injuries, better trade logic, etc.. But dang, if this and the Stat tracker is about it for the GM mode....yep, that's kinda disappointing.

I won't hold my breath, but hopefully GM blog #2 is coming soon!
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Old 07-01-2011, 10:44 PM   #19
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So, all the hype... for that?

Uhhh retired jerseys... nice I guess, but come on I was expecting more from what IGN and other people who had tried it said (things like, "I can't wait to discuss Be A GM mode!").
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No custom season length !! Major disappointment... I DON'T WANT TO SIM GAMES !
Yep...that's a drag TD.

I must admit, I'd rather have had a custom season length, than the Stat tracker.
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Yep...that's a drag TD.

I must admit, I'd rather have had a custom season length, than the Stat tracker.
Even I would want custom season length over stat tracker and I would never even think to play a season that isn't a full 82 games. The thing that kills me about the stat tracker is that only a select amount of people will actually use it to it's full purpose. Not everyone sims a bunch of games during their season. I do understand that people want to be able to have some sort of control over the simmed game because they don't have the time to play a full game. I just know that when I sim a game, it's for the purpose of moving through my season faster and I do it through the calendar instead of going to each individual game and using the simulator that is built in now.

As I've said before I don't think most of us play this game as a simulator like Eastside Hockey Manager. This is ultimately a video game, where using the controller to skate, shoot, pass, and score occurs. That's just what's kind of ticking me off right now. I just don't believe so much time needed to be spent on this Game Track simulator when it could have been spent on so many more important parts to the mode. The simming needed reworking, but it did not need to go into this whole different game tracker system. This is the type of thing that needs to be added when the game mode is nearly perfected. I will say this addition will be great for people who sim most of their games, so they should be pretty happy.
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Even I would want custom season length over stat tracker and I would never even think to play a season that isn't a full 82 games. The thing that kills me about the stat tracker is that only a select amount of people will actually use it to it's full purpose. Not everyone sims a bunch of games during their season. I do understand that people want to be able to have some sort of control over the simmed game because they don't have the time to play a full game. I just know that when I sim a game, it's for the purpose of moving through my season faster and I do it through the calendar instead of going to each individual game and using the simulator that is built in now.

As I've said before I don't think most of us play this game as a simulator like Eastside Hockey Manager. This is ultimately a video game, where using the controller to skate, shoot, pass, and score occurs. That's just what's kind of ticking me off right now. I just don't believe so much time needed to be spent on this Game Track simulator when it could have been spent on so many more important parts to the mode. The simming needed reworking, but it did not need to go into this whole different game tracker system. This is the type of thing that needs to be added when the game mode is nearly perfected. I will say this addition will be great for people who sim most of their games, so they should be pretty happy.
The sim engine couldn't have been re-done without the Action Tracker, so maybe there could have been custom season lengths, but we'd still be stuck with the same broke *** sim engine from years past. I don't think anyone who plays Be A GM would want that.

Also to your last point, this doesn't just cover simming user games, it covers the entire landscape of your GM mode and the results that are churned out when it comes to player stats and team records. Even if you played all 82 of your games, this still covers your GM mode too because it's simulating what's going on with the CPU teams.

I'd much rather have this to be honest. Not to downplay the people who want custom season lengths, and it would have been nice to have both of these things, but IMO this was a more important thing to do this year.
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The sim engine couldn't have been re-done without the Action Tracker, so maybe there could have been custom season lengths, but we'd still be stuck with the same broke *** sim engine from years past. I don't think anyone who plays Be A GM would want that.

Also to your last point, this doesn't just cover simming user games, it covers the entire landscape of your GM mode and the results that are churned out when it comes to player stats and team records. Even if you played all 82 of your games, this still covers your GM mode too because it's simulating what's going on with the CPU teams.

I'd much rather have this to be honest. Not to downplay the people who want custom season lengths, and it would have been nice to have both of these things, but IMO this was a more important thing to do this year.
I must have totally misreadthe entire blog then. I was just thinking it was a tracker for each individual game. Like the one they have now where you can see the score after each period and with 5 minutes left in the 3rd period. I just kind of thought this action tracker was replacing it and not having anything else to do with the mode. Thanks for clearing that up. I think what happened was I was a little dissappointed that this was the new feature for the game and I just didn't pay enough attention to what I was reading.
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Is there a PC/Web interface so I can sim games from my computer? Or are we just playing a text hockey sim on our big screen TVs with 7.1 surround sound?
Note: I understand and agree that the sim engine needed to be fixed for cpu controlled teams.

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