NHL 13 GM Connected Details Arrive Next Week, What Are You Hoping For?

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by statum71

Man!!!!! I was coming in here to say the exact same thing. And you're the first comment. I hope for the LIFE of me they don't make this a single team player mode. I'm still ticked that Madden made such an inconsiderate move. Give me the NHL..........not just my Dallas Stars.

GM Mode in NHL was already like this, you control one team, GM Connected doesn't change that.

[NHLandPESFan]

I don't care about being connected, I just want to run a franchise mode with a few local friends where we each control one team. You know, like what 2k8 had 5 years ago and that EA has refused to implement.

[statum71]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

GM Mode in NHL was already like this, you control one team, GM Connected doesn't change that.

Yes.......BUT!!!!

Will they eliminate all other modes like Madden did? That's the problem. The Madden team didn't consider gamers who don't wanna play a GM style mode with one team. And they took out the basic franchise mode in the process.

Which killed the game for those of us who like to play offline multi-player seasons.

[voodoo_magic]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueNGold

One thing I wonder is how similar this is going to be to Madden's Connected Careers mode. For the most part I like what I've seen out of that. I just hope NHL isn't removing features like they are. If NHL can accomplish getting the sense of being in an actual living and breathing league, that will be a huge step forward from where we've been with Be A GM. It would also be nice if the CPU teams start identifying what they are through the course of a season. For example teams like the Blue Jackets being a rebuilding team, the Pens being a championship contender, etc. If they were to add that and have the CPU AI construct their teams and make moves according to that, it would add so much more depth and replayability to GM mode.

This was in one of the blogs posted around, about 30 details of gm connected. I hope this works like they say.

21. When deciding what moves his team should make for the upcoming season, first the GM Brain determines if his team is a championship-level team, a contender, a hopeful, or in rebuilding mode. This evaluation helps set the types of trades a team is willing to engage. If a team is on the cusp of a championship, it may trade off some prospects to get a veteran who fills a weakness. If a team is in full rebuilding mode, it will be much more likely to trade off players at the tail end of their prime in exchange for prospects or draft picks.

25. GM Brains also have the ability to project their rosters up to five years out. This helps them determine what talent is coming up so it knows when it's smart to either trade a veteran during the deadline to make room for a prospect or let him leave via free agency.

[onac22]

I just hope there is separation in skill levels and overall development potential between the types of players. Tgh guys should never really develop above 85 and that's pushing it. If George Parros appears as a 90 and on the first line of one more franchise they haven't fixed a thing.

Grinders Grind because they lack the skill set of a superstar. So how do they end up 90+?

If EA can make more realistic player development this year and more separation between the franchise players and everyone else than maybe they actually fixed the rest as well.

[ericromain]

I'm excited, but only if they implemented a way to have custom rosters. I'm not going to wait an entire month for the NHL season to start to play the game. I'm a nerd, i need that accuracy early like in the days before that ps3 update ruined custom rosters for all of us ps3 players.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by statum71

Yes.......BUT!!!! Will they eliminate all other modes like Madden did? That's the problem. The Madden team didn't consider gamers who don't wanna play a GM style mode with one team. And they took out the basic franchise mode in the process. Which killed the game for those of us who like to play offline multi-player seasons.

I would hazard a guess that Play now, BAP, HUT, and single season mode (where you if I remember correctly can control all teams) are still in the game.

I do realize that some people like the whole "Control the whole league" thing. Personally I never understood it but to each their own and all that.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by voodoo_magic

This was in one of the blogs posted around, about 30 details of gm connected. I hope this works like they say. 21. When deciding what moves his team should make for the upcoming season, first the GM Brain determines if his team is a championship-level team, a contender, a hopeful, or in rebuilding mode. This evaluation helps set the types of trades a team is willing to engage. If a team is on the cusp of a championship, it may trade off some prospects to get a veteran who fills a weakness. If a team is in full rebuilding mode, it will be much more likely to trade off players at the tail end of their prime in exchange for prospects or draft picks. 25. GM Brains also have the ability to project their rosters up to five years out. This helps them determine what talent is coming up so it knows when it's smart to either trade a veteran during the deadline to make room for a prospect or let him leave via free agency.

21 was supposed to be in the game last year too, and the year before that. Honestly as much as I do kinda champion the NHL sku they have totally dropped the ball on GM mode the last few years in terms of proposed features actually working as advertised.