NHL 13 - 30 Details You Need to Know About the Revamped GM Mode

[gopher_guy]

playoff beards???????

[Broncos86]

Almost rioted about drafting until I saw:

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16. If you want to keep your GM experience offline, you still have that option. Doing so will allow you to make your draft selections like in past NHL games.

Crisis averted!

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29. In past NHL games, when a player went down the AI would make wholesale line changes instead of just plugging a scratched player into the hole. Now the AI is smart enough to make individual moves without completely revamping the entire lineup. It will also make player valuations to determine the best fit when a player goes down. A right winger may switch to center if the next center in the minor league is significantly worse.

Thank goodness. It only took 10 years or so to fix, right?

[Fiddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by LuGer33

However many your team is actually scheduled to play in that time period. The tick length only affects how many games are available to play during that portion of the schedule; the actual time / decision on when to advance is informal and happens whenever the CM and GM's agree is best for everyone. (1 day, 5 days, 2 weeks, etc.).

ah ok, so, the 3, 7, and 14 are the options for how many weeks in game we have available to play? kind of like a flex schedule of sorts but just 2 weeks worth max.

so, a commish can open up two weeks worth of the schedule per team, say first two weeks of October. then he can advance the league to two more weeks when he wants, say 3 days or 5 days. but no matter what, it wont advance until the commish does it himself, just like NCAA's Dynasty?

[HawkeyMediaPlus]

Quote: Originally Posted by LuGer33

However many your team is actually scheduled to play in that time period. The tick length only affects how many games are available to play during that portion of the schedule; the actual time / decision on when to advance is informal and happens whenever the CM and GM's agree is best for everyone. (1 day, 5 days, 2 weeks, etc.).

Reminds me of MLB The Show..

[GlennN]

Quote: Originally Posted by Broncos86

Almost rioted about drafting until I saw: Crisis averted! Additionally: Thank goodness. It only took 10 years or so to fix, right?

I had the same reaction about losing the draft until I saw offline we can still draft (I have no interest in online playing anyway).

I loved seeing:
"28. The trade engine is now much more granular than it was in the past. If you want to tell teams you are looking for a first-line forward between the ages of 27 and 30, you can do that. The GM Brains also have a much better idea of what players they are willing to trade."

The NHL series has always been a chore for me to find the player I want to obtain (since the ability to view stats and rosters has always been deficient). If I can get teams to offer players I am looking for by attribute, things are looking good! Now if I can just see the stats/awards/history of any player, then we'll have hit gold!!

[Wingnatic]

Sounds good!

[Fiddy]

another thing with this mode that seems great is if an owner will be out of town for a week or two, vacation etc, he can let us know and he can still set up his team prior to leaving or even on the app while away. the league wont have to hold up and wait for him if they chose not to. since its an 82 game season, need to keep things moving at a solid pace for everyone. so, with that said, whoever has to play the owner thats away they can play vs the cpu and they will play how he wants them to strategy wise, line wise etc.

one problem with that is, what level to play on? if they even give us an option. if you miss some games the cpu team shouldn't over power the other user like the cpu does offline at times on allstar or superstar.

all in all, still fired up for this. cant wait to play a ton of seasons with my EASHL team guys.

[laijka]

Quote: Originally Posted by canucksss

same here...although this is great addition for people who love to play online. my only concern is that with this addition of ONLINE option, EA will not address the OFFLINE issues of BeGM

I'm hoping that by adding the online mode they are forced to address those offline issues.

Sad to read that they think the ratings are good as they are. Hopefully the changes they have planned are enough to make players and teams feel differently.