NHL 13 GM Connected Mode Revealed with Video and Blog

[WAZ]

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]

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

[ManiacMatt1782]

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]

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

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]

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by JezFranco

- 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.