asenk80 wrote:Did anyone else play this in NHL 13/14 ?
Hell yea. We even managed 2-3 seasons with a full 30 humans. Sure, we had the odd member who flaked and needed to be replaced, but a dedicated crew for the most part.
The problem is GM Connected was way ahead of its time. It was too ambitious. Did you know that although only up to 30 humans could manage a team, you could play every game as a full 6v6? Humans controlled real NHL players, and they also needed to be aware of line changes. It was a unique multiplayer experience outside of EASHL. That meant you could have up to 180 people involved in a single league as players or a GM. It was a lot of fun but was clearly competing for resources with EASHL.
Thus, getting into the mode and accomplishing a task such as simulating any remaining games took FOREVER. It was incredibly cumbersome and only the most devoted of League Owners would dedicate time every week to the grueling task of simming games that hadn't been played by the deadline.
One of the coolest things was GM Connected had its own iOS app. Stat tracking, trade requests, etc. Again - way ahead of its time.
It laid the groundwork for an amazing GM Connected mode in the future, but it's clear that World of Chel and the money-making HUT took priorities.
My opinion is that the only way we see a mode like this return is if EA finds a way to monetize it and/or integrate it with HUT.