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

[LuGer33]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rwings832

And from reading this, both modes will be available for online and offline? A Coach mode type feature would be pretty cool also, I play Manage mode in the show and suprisingly its very addicting.

No, GM Connected is online only and Be A GM is offline only. MP and SP experiences, respectively.

[Fiddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by LuGer33

One thing I don't get really though is let's say you want to do "full hands on" so you DON'T "set your style' to one where you allow the AI to play your games (if that's even an option). Then you drop outta contact for a week or whatever -- what is the criteria for when your human opponents get to play the AI instead of you? Or do the games go unplayed until the commish advances, in which case the games would be simmed and the other human players could unfairly lose games they otherwise should have played? Perhaps this is a league setting the commish decides on? Although it won't be an issue as long as all your human members are dedicated and responsible for their teams and games. Wonder if any league will ever hit the 750 member max? EDIT: Btw did you still want to join the league w/ Luc and everyone? When you didn't answer my tweet, I assumed that was a no, haha.

yeah, i was wondering that myself, on how the commish will be able to handle letting guys play a human team controlled by the cpu. how will they monitor that etc. hope we find that info out soon.

also, i got a DM from Luc about it, i didnt even see that tweet from you bc i dont get notifications i guess from people i dont follow. i dunno. ill be in touch later today more than likely. but yeah, im in for sure.

[Rwings832]

Quote: Originally Posted by LuGer33

No, GM Connected is online only and Be A GM is offline only. MP and SP experiences, respectively.

Oh ok, I got ya...looking forward to NHL 13, haven't bought an NHL game for 2 years now...so waiting to try this one for sure.

[NHLandPESFan]

Quote: Originally Posted by LuGer33

No, GM Connected is online only and Be A GM is offline only. MP and SP experiences, respectively.

Is this definite? This mode is worthless to me then, I want to have a GM mode where 3 of my friends can come over and we can all control our separate teams with a variable length season, you know like what was done in 2k8. Unbelievable that EA is now up to NHL 13 (FIVE years later) and apparently this still won't be possible, I am guessing with EA's forcing of online mode for everything it never will be.

[savoie2006]

Quote: Originally Posted by NHLandPESFan

Is this definite? This mode is worthless to me then, I want to have a GM mode where 3 of my friends can come over and we can all control our separate teams with a variable length season, you know like what was done in 2k8. Unbelievable that EA is now up to NHL 13 (FIVE years later) and apparently this still won't be possible, I am guessing with EA's forcing of online mode for everything it never will be.

Well it is, but each person has to have their console, but yeah no variable season length.

[Fiddy]

if this GM Connected Mode is half as good as what Madden 13 is going to be, we NHL gamers are going to be in for a great year of hockey gaming.

everything talked about in the Madden Webcast on their new mode i just kept thinking how it would be in the GM Connected Mode.. siiiigh!!

cant wait to get more news on this...

[savoie2006]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fiddy

if this GM Connected Mode is half as good as what Madden 13 is going to be, we NHL gamers are going to be in for a great year of hockey gaming. everything talked about in the Madden Webcast on their new mode i just kept thinking how it would be in the GM Connected Mode.. siiiigh!! cant wait to get more news on this...

Madden's career connected sounded sick, too bad it's Madden

[LuGer33]

Quote: Originally Posted by NHLandPESFan

Is this definite? This mode is worthless to me then, I want to have a GM mode where 3 of my friends can come over and we can all control our separate teams with a variable length season, you know like what was done in 2k8. Unbelievable that EA is now up to NHL 13 (FIVE years later) and apparently this still won't be possible, I am guessing with EA's forcing of online mode for everything it never will be.

You realize that they delivered what you're asking, just in an online format? I think it's very believable because what GM Connected offers is about 1000x more practical for I'd venture 90% of NHL 13 consumers...

Also, is the 82 game season length only confirmed? I must have missed that if so.

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

Madden's career connected sounded sick, too bad it's Madden

I don't really even understand it. I need to talk to some of my Madden buddies. It's like you can do BAP, offline franchise, online franchise, etc. all in one mode now? And bounce around from option to option? That's pretty cool but I hope the feature doesn't intimidate a lot of the traditional guys who just want to play a normal, robust franchise like we've had in all the other iterations.