NHL 13 (XBOX 360) GWJHL Season - Week 6

ColdForged wrote:
PsychoKillerZ wrote:
ColdForged wrote:
PsychoKillerZ wrote:
ColdForged wrote:

Where those confounded Sharks and Bruins? I need a game!

I can probably play at some point tonight, Coldforged. I usually have a window between 6pm and 9:30pm PST on weekdays.

YES. Let us do this! Say about 9:00PM EST/6PM PST?

I will do my best to be ready by then.

Need 6:30 PST?

Sure. That will work.

Leroy and BNice, I'm around tonight for the next couple hours. Other than now, I probably won't get a chance to play for the next couple weeks.

I'm going to hop on around 9pm EST. Hopefully, we can hook up then for Sabres v. Islanders.

Games are quick. 15 minutes or so. Counselar and I just knocked one out. About to play Dynamo

Sidenote, holy sh*t at these load times.

Dynamo and I finished and now I can't get back to the menu. Lame.

If I can get in, did you want to play Jayhawker?

I am having problems as well connecting to the EA server

I got in. Took a while B Dog I'm ready whenever you are.

Took a while for me as well. I'm waiting for TheCounselor to connect. Then I'll catch you, willhouse.

Alright I shall be around

Leroyog wrote:

Dynamo and I finished and now I can't get back to the menu. Lame.

Yeah, that sucked (not being able to get into the menu, not the game--that was a great defensive game). I wanted to play another game, but couldn't get back into GM Connected. Guess we'll just have to get in our game on Wednesday, Jay.

After my second game my menus were not showing. But for whatever reason, I was able to hit A through the menus. So Jayhawker and I got our game in.

Yeah, the servers were being finicky. The moment I got in, Leroy got off an invite to me. I then proceeded to play like crap. I couldn't complete a pass to save me life. I had a good 3rd period, but couldn't buy a goal.

I think Wednesday is probably better, even if you can get on right now, Cpt, as the wife is home and ready for attention.

Man, tonight is like Hockey Night in Goodjerville. It's been a steady stream, of notifications that another Goodjer is on playing NHL 13.

Let me know when folks are ready to roll. It doesn't seem to give me a list of games to be played by each owner. In fact, there is a lot of information GM Connected fails to give me that would really help run the league.

Looks like I will wrap up my set of games on Wednesday.

Its fun. Games are quick except the load times are horrendous.

Yeah, tying every single menu to the web is ludicrous. It was a slog before anyone even joined.

I think the 5 minute periods work for this. We could go 7, but I feel like these a good competitive games. I think we might actually get 82 games in this way.

Jayhawker wrote:

I couldn't complete a pass to save me life.

Hell, that sounds exactly how my game went--guys would be overshooting passes or just straight up missing. Then I got TOO generous with the RT and Crawford kicked out a pass right to Zetterberg Ah well, still plenty of games left in the season

Does anyone know how the "Set CPU" thing works? Is it just setting your team to CPU so the other human guys can play their games? If so, that's a pretty cool feature to have if someone goes on vacation or something like that.

Crap. Didn't notice this thread until now.

2-2 to start. Not bad. Still getting used to the game. Mr Green, great game!

4-2 start to the season, 3-0 vs humans!!

Maybe update the title of the thread since we are no longer in the preseason

Tampa shuts out The Islanders 4-0. Excellent start to the season at 4-0 1-0 against humans.

Jayhawker wrote:

I think the 5 minute periods work for this. We could go 7, but I feel like these a good competitive games. I think we might actually get 82 games in this way.

Agreed.

I was riding a high after squeaking out a 3-2 victory over TheCounselor's Sabres, and then willhouse comes in and soundly kicks my butt. Let's just say that the Lightning exposed the Islanders speed and skill deficiencies. I also had a case of that "can't make a pass" thing you guys were talking about.

Was great fun to get some human v. human games in. I'm good with 5 minute periods as well. Keeps things moving.

Jaro Spacek is slow. That's what I learned.

Great games Psycho and BNacht. Very enjoyable if boring for the fans: Canes fall to Psycho's Sharks in the shootout after goose-eggs in regulation and OT, then prevail over BNacht's Bruins in OT after we each score a goal a piece 2 minutes apart in one period and Ward stepped in to save my bacon a few times late.

Game feels really good. Love the skating engine, love the saves. Love that you rarely get clean cross-creasers unless you really boof your defense... which I do. Should be a fun season.

Damn it, Chicago and I need to play again

Well played Magnus!

Spoiler:

Why don't you slip into something more comfortable...like a coma.

Leroyog wrote:

Damn it, Chicago and I need to play again

hahaha Awww come on, Leroy--the game wasn't THAT bad, was it?

And yeah, I love the 5 minute periods--means the games go fast, which means it doesn't piss the wife off too much when I say "I've gotta play hockey" and I'm back in like 15-20 minutes.

I'm looking forward to playing you in the league, Chicago.

And yes, 5-min, fast games, has a high WAF. (Wife Approval Factor).

magnus wrote:

I'm looking forward to playing you in the league, Chicago. :)

Of course you are--hopefully one exhibition game is not an indication of how I'll be playing in the league.

Jayhawker wrote:

Let me know when folks are ready to roll. It doesn't seem to give me a list of games to be played by each owner. In fact, there is a lot of information GM Connected fails to give me that would really help run the league.

I'm ready to roll! A win over Vancouver in SO to finish my first 5 games.

So Edgar is out of the league?

I think I have two games to play still with MrGreen, one away and one home game. Can a Bruin get a win?!!

I mean that I didn't realize we had two games till you logged off. And these menus are the worst.

Boudreaux wrote:

I think I have two games to play still with MrGreen, one away and one home game. Can a Bruin get a win?!!

Well, it is against Green. Seems like two wins are in your future.