Make Online Versus more interesting & fun
I think something the NHL series should adopt from their UFC brethren is the concept of having 'Seasons' and ranked fights that have certain weight classes you need to fight in during periods of the ...
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@Sega82mega OVP is quite literally the only mode I play. The reason?
1. HUT is full of incredibly OP teams and I don't have time to grind that out nor am I willing to spend even a SINGLE CENT more than EA Play costs for this game.
2. EASHL is cool if you can get a team of 6 but I'm a grown * married man with a job and I honestly don't have the availability to schedule playing time like that... also none of my IRL friends play this game.
So, I'd be incredibly disappointed if some sort of GMC came and replaced OVP. It should come IN ADDITION to it.
What I DO think OVP needs are some M'F'n dedicated servers. WHY am I (LA-based) forced to play against someone from Toronto on their terms and vice-versa? I almost NEVER have a "good" connection because I guess there just aren't that many people playing hockey games in LA... it's a trash experience.
1. HUT is full of incredibly OP teams and I don't have time to grind that out nor am I willing to spend even a SINGLE CENT more than EA Play costs for this game.
2. EASHL is cool if you can get a team of 6 but I'm a grown * married man with a job and I honestly don't have the availability to schedule playing time like that... also none of my IRL friends play this game.
So, I'd be incredibly disappointed if some sort of GMC came and replaced OVP. It should come IN ADDITION to it.
What I DO think OVP needs are some M'F'n dedicated servers. WHY am I (LA-based) forced to play against someone from Toronto on their terms and vice-versa? I almost NEVER have a "good" connection because I guess there just aren't that many people playing hockey games in LA... it's a trash experience.
@NeonSkyline21, I agree with you that HUT is a mode where you have to spend a lot of time to put together a competitive team, and in WoC mode there is a lot of dependence on other people to get together and play 3v3 or 6v6.
I didn't play when I was GMC, and I don't even know what it is. Can you tell me what this mode was like?
Therefore, the current Online Versus mode is quite good, but there is room for improvement. In particular, we are running simplified online tournaments for NHL teams in Online Versus mode with friends for 8-10 people. And it would be nice if you could make a spectator mode so that two people play, and a third person can be present at the match, but not play for one of the sides, but watch the match and comment on what is happening on the ice, in addition to streaming on Twitch or YouTube. It would be interesting for the esports world, I think.
P.S. tell me, @NeonSkyline21, what is your ping against players from Toronto?
I didn't play when I was GMC, and I don't even know what it is. Can you tell me what this mode was like?
Therefore, the current Online Versus mode is quite good, but there is room for improvement. In particular, we are running simplified online tournaments for NHL teams in Online Versus mode with friends for 8-10 people. And it would be nice if you could make a spectator mode so that two people play, and a third person can be present at the match, but not play for one of the sides, but watch the match and comment on what is happening on the ice, in addition to streaming on Twitch or YouTube. It would be interesting for the esports world, I think.
P.S. tell me, @NeonSkyline21, what is your ping against players from Toronto?
- @par_metra My ping against anyone not immediately located around the south-west coast is usually above 80. East coasters in particular are ALWAYS above that and usually around 90-100. It's horrible.
And for anyone who thinks an 80 ping isn't much I have news for you: It's devastating in THIS game in particular. In CoD? Not at all. - @par_metra Sorry for the delayed response, I haven't been on the forums in a while.
To your point about HUT: yeah, that's ONE of the reasons I don't like it lol. I'm not trying to grind to unlock digital trading cards that disappear after the year ends (or become unusable).
GMC stands for GM Connected. It was an online franchise mode in which you could run a full league with your friends/other players online. It had most (all?) of the features of the offline franchise mode except it was online. It was pretty revolutionary for its time but they dropped it rather quickly and never supported it.
As far as my connection to guys from Toronto: I'm based in LA so I'm about as far as you can get in North America lol. I don't know what the actual ping would be but I usually have a "fair" connection to east coasters. It sucks.
