NHL 13 GM Connected Mode Revealed with Video and Blog

[FBeaule04]

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I'm encouraged by what's shown with this new mode, but let's see the things the way they should be seen with each new mode EA implement.

EASHL : Not that bad until someone figure out how to do the 99 attributres glitch and that was patched almost 2 years after the fact, with still a way to counter the patching. No need to talk about the glitching, the bugs and all the depressive things from the mode.

EAUHL : What a nice idea, until we found out that you can't have a league we're you play with your friends. What's the fun of playing a team build with cards if you have to go online and play stranger.

BAP : This was nice addition, but getting stock on a 3rd line for 50 games or even be put on the bench because you lost a game as a goalie and the coach is not please was a killer. With the years, to me the mode went down a bit. The improvements beeing tossed to the side by poor AI Teammates and bad lineup change logic.

So, if you take these 3 additions EA made over the years, you have to wonder what will kill GM Connected for year 1. I don't know yet, but it's not to rub it at EA, but no way I'm going to be sold this mode will be problem free. I hope it is, but I don't believe it will.

I would just hope EA stop only trying to find new ways to attract new customers and settle on modes they have, made it great (not perfect) for playing in the long haul, and after that, focus on getting new stuff in.

I know, it won't happen. Next year, we'll get another new mode, maybe Be a Ref, or Goal Judge Connected. *I'm kidding* :-)

[LuGer33]

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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.

Post whistle is actually going to be a little different this year because of the new presentation. The way they were planning on doing it was really smart, but I don't know whether it turned out or not.

I would assume if you set your league to "Hardcore" game style, then the post whistle rules would be pretty strict by default.

[gopher_guy]

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Post whistle is actually going to be a little different this year because of the new presentation. The way they were planning on doing it was really smart, but I don't know whether it turned out or not.

I would assume if you set your league to "Hardcore" game style, then the post whistle rules would be pretty strict by default.

What were they planning on doing that was so smart?

[ManiacMatt1782]

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Post whistle is actually going to be a little different this year because of the new presentation. The way they were planning on doing it was really smart, but I don't know whether it turned out or not.

I would assume if you set your league to "Hardcore" game style, then the post whistle rules would be pretty strict by default.

I appreciate the reply.

[WAZ]

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Okay, so just so I understand... In any of the 5 ways to play, can you play a co-op online season/franchise (2 human players on one team vs. 29 CPU teams) with any created players?

In 2K10 we were able to create ourselves, put ourselves on the Hawks, play co-op online through multiple seasons (including same-screen co-op when we'd meet up a few times a year, then keep it going online when it separate cities). I think I'm getting some mixed information and/or misunderstanding it re: NHL 13's various online modes and "5 ways to play" -- can we do this with NHL 13?

[Qb]

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Waz, as I understand it, yes to online co-op vs the CPU and no to created players.

[ManiacMatt1782]

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Say you want to fly solo on your team, but another team wants to play team play. Please don't say the guy flying solo will be forced to player lock. I wouldn't mind playing against a team play team, but I want controls for my team to be just like an vs. game.

[shogunofharlem3]

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This is probably a silly question but I'm asking anyway. I see that EA is pushing the mobile app for NHL 13 to make moves and whatnot away from the console.

My question, for those of us that still have a flip phone due to ruggedness, I am where phones go to die. Will there be a website that we can access through our computers? I assume yes but didn't read anything about that.

[JezFranco]

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I don't see what's at all different over what we've already had since moving the series to the 360/PS3. It's never allowed multiple users in a GM mode. At the very least it's now doing that online. I honestly don't see them ever allowing multiple users on a single console in GM mode. That really just isn't the direction the industry is moving now that pretty much everyone and their grandmother are online these days.

No, because before we have been forced to play "Season", if we wanna play offline co-op.

Or alone on BaGM offline if "Season" doesn't provide all you want.

Or EAHSL or whatever it's called for online.




But now, there is online BaGM. "Connected". It is here!
Where you have the ability to play 1 Human team, vs 29 CPU controlled teams.
- Me and my 3 mates can "meet up" online any day of the week, and play together co-operatively in our team versus the CPU. It's amazing.
- However, if my 3 mates instead comes over to my home, and I load our same GM connected to continue it, we start a match versus the CPU, and they can just sit and watch instead of grabbing a controller a play with me!


Where is the technical, financial or moral obstacle for putting the support for such a tiny feature in there?


Hell, I could even scrap the whole GM side of it, if they could give me a "Season" with the ability to also play online. I want to play co-op hockey with my friends, sometimes online... sometimes like it's supposed to be played, together over a few beers.

[LuGer33]

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Waz, as I understand it, yes to online co-op vs the CPU and no to created players.

Right. And no to local co-op as well.

[m-dogg]

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I was very excited for this mode until I saw there is no custom sliders...that pretty much killed it for me.

co-op would be fun for a little while, but eventually sliders are needed to play a more realistic brand of hockey that will keep me interested. I hope they can be added next year...

[NHLandPESFan]

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- Me and my 3 mates can "meet up" online any day of the week, and play together co-operatively in our team versus the CPU. It's amazing.
- However, if my 3 mates instead comes over to my home, and I load our same GM connected to continue it, we start a match versus the CPU, and they can just sit and watch instead of grabbing a controller a play with me!


Where is the technical, financial or moral obstacle for putting the support for such a tiny feature in there?


Hell, I could even scrap the whole GM side of it, if they could give me a "Season" with the ability to also play online. I want to play co-op hockey with my friends, sometimes online... sometimes like it's supposed to be played, together over a few beers.

EA doesn't want you to have any real life friends, what they are doing with this mode makes that abundantly clear. It's a shame because it could be really cool if they would just do everything 2k did.

[jsauce75]

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I am ok with no custom sliders. Everything that points to my buddies and I playing coop in a Franchise is something we've always wanted. Pretty excited about this option.

However, we do like to have a Franchise Day once in a while where we get away from the wives and crush beers like prohibition starts the next day and play a bunch of games. Too bad you can't make a backup copy of your existing GM, play offline together, then upload the new results. I can see why it isn't in there, maybe next year, but a good step in the right direction.

As far as the 82 games are concerned. As long as the GM (creator of the league) doesn't have to be present to play every game, I think my 5 man team can nickle and dime the season. A 2 v cpu one day, 5 vs cpu the next. However, that will only be possible if the creator doesn't have to be present. Anyone know about that?

So I live in Lake Tahoe and my buddies live in Chicago. Will we be able to play coop with 2-3 of then on one machine and me on mine? Basically we want it exactly like we are playing a dynasty against the computer and were all on the same box.

[shogunofharlem3]

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Nope. From what I understand only one player per machine. So on 2k10 for instance, when my buddies are over, I can sign them all in as guests and connect to my other buddy that lives in California.

13 only allows one player per console. So you buddies in Chicago better all save up and get their own systems if they want to play.

As a matter of fact. Your buddies will not be able to coop on one system as it is, unless you play season or something. But Gm mode will not let them play together offline.

[jsauce75]

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Nope. From what I understand only one player per machine. So on 2k10 for instance, when my buddies are over, I can sign them all in as guests and connect to my other buddy that lives in California.

13 only allows one player per console. So you buddies in Chicago better all save up and get their own systems if they want to play.

As a matter of fact. Your buddies will not be able to coop on one system as it is, unless you play season or something. But Gm mode will not let them play together offline.

Bummer...but way better than nothing.