CAGLS: Official NHL 13 No Hockey League - Playoffs! Rd 1 - Deadline 12/11!

[quote name='Canbanana']I enabled CPU on the one game I have left, I thought we were advancing the game period last night so hopefully it carries over to the coming games as well. I'll continue to check until I need to leave for the Airport in case N8rockerasu gets a chance to forward the schedule. Also does anyone know if I would be able to set it to CPU via the ios App?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, sorry. I should have done that last night (usually I do it in the mornings, but wasn't thinking about your situation). I just advanced us now. If you're long gone, I'll just boot you and re-invite you when you get back. Since we don't have actual "coaches" in NHL, that shouldn't make any difference.

EA really couldn't make it any more complicated though. In Madden, not only can the commissioner put anybody on "auto pilot" at any time...but if does carry over to multiple games. I don't know why the NHL team felt it was a good idea to have to set it for every single individual game.

EDIT - Actually, wait...maybe it does carry over because Dallas, Edmonton, and NYR are still showing up as potential CPU games on my schedule (with my other 2 games being against Columbus...that's 5 CPU games for me, lol...though I'm sure at least one of the others will want to play), and I know both of them talked about putting some games on auto pilot. I don't play Minnesota though, so I can't confirm. Can anybody who plays the Wild take a look at that? Also, it seems this is the last chance we get to sign free agents according to the in-game message.
 
Wow...it looks like I lost both of my simmed games against St. Louis. He had them set as able to play the CPU, but I tried to offer him a time to play them. Then, our schedules just didn't work out yesterday, and the thought of me just playing them against the CPU made me feel bad. But losing both sims is really shitty. Once again, illustrating why this full schedule garbage was a terrible idea. So, now people who just don't want to play their games are overtaking me in the standings (not specifically you, sendme. There's a few teams this is happening with). That seems fair.
 
[quote name='CAGLeagueSports']Also, it seems this is the last chance we get to sign free agents according to the in-game message.[/QUOTE]

Not to seem like an idiot but were do you even find the current general "Free Agent" players to pick from. On my GM options that "Free Agent" option I have cant be highlighted to be be picked. I just figured that would be available for me to pick when the season was over to sign my own free agents.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Wow...it looks like I lost both of my simmed games against St. Louis. He had them set as able to play the CPU, but I tried to offer him a time to play them. Then, our schedules just didn't work out yesterday, and the thought of me just playing them against the CPU made me feel bad. But losing both sims is really shitty. Once again, illustrating why this full schedule garbage was a terrible idea. So, now people who just don't want to play their games are overtaking me in the standings (not specifically you, sendme. There's a few teams this is happening with). That seems fair.[/QUOTE]

I know I am a shitty player but I have also done very crappy on my simmed games also.
 
[quote name='ajh2298']Not to seem like an idiot but were do you even find the current general "Free Agent" players to pick from. On my GM options that "Free Agent" option I have cant be highlighted to be be picked. I just figured that would be available for me to pick when the season was over to sign my own free agents.[/QUOTE]

Oh, it can. You just have to feather your button press because the menu is designed so horribly, it will skip over it. Yes, I'm being totally serious. It usually takes me at least 4-5 tries to actually get to the free agent menu.

[quote name='ajh2298']I know I am a shitty player but I have also done very crappy on my simmed games also.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, like I said, it's just a terrible design decision to force people to play an 82 game schedule. It brings in so many added variables that make you feel like you're not even in control of your team. Honestly, I've been so disappointed with this year's game, I'd fire the entire development team and start over. It's pathetic to say, but I think people from the Madden team could provide more innovative ideas at this point. The new skating engine is great, but everything around it is inconsistent and sloppy.
 
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[quote name='n8rockerasu']Oh, it can. You just have to feather your button press because the menu is designed so horribly, it will skip over it. Yes, I'm being totally serious. It usually takes me at least 4-5 tries to actually get to the free agent menu.[/QUOTE]

Now I feel like more of an idiot because I swear I tried to click on it one night for like 2 minutes when I couldnt figure out where the free agents were. I thought they would just be listed between the Jets and the Ducks ont the roster pages like they used to be in previous games.
 
Sorry we couldn't get a time set. I was on at the time we had talked about, but didn't check CAG to see that things had changed. When I did I was getting ready to head out. I really hate simulating the games even though all but one of my wins are from simulated games. The full scheduled is a pain and the fact that we have to fit the games into a week. I think out of all my games I have been able to play 3 people and 2 others we tried to get a time going but it just never worked out. Hopefully the next time we are scheduled to play we can get a time set up.

EDIT: Not to sound like an idiot, but how does free agent work. I never kept up with how the contracts worked as a kid and I just started to get back into watching hockey last year. Also I never even seen the free agent menu in the game.

I also have to say the menu system in this game sucks. I created a player and was simulating to the games that I could play. When the game came up it would not stop simulating and half of them didn't even show as a game I would be playing. I don't know how many times I pressed Y to get it to stop.

Speaking of my created player. I created a goaltender and every the puck comes close the system slows down. Does this happen to anyone else?
 
[quote name='ajh2298']Now I feel like more of an idiot because I swear I tried to click on it one night for like 2 minutes when I couldnt figure out where the free agents were. I thought they would just be listed between the Jets and the Ducks ont the roster pages like they used to be in previous games.[/QUOTE]

lol...I don't think expecting something logical makes you an idiot. I don't even know if they've explained why the menu just jumps over "free agents" because pretty much everyone I've talked to says the same as you...that it gives the appearance that it is locked and cannot be selected. That's just how good of a job they did with this game.

[quote name='sendme']Sorry we couldn't get a time set. I was on at the time we had talked about, but didn't check CAG to see that things had changed. When I did I was getting ready to head out. I really hate simulating the games even though all but one of my wins are from simulated games. The full scheduled is a pain and the fact that we have to fit the games into a week. I think out of all my games I have been able to play 3 people and 2 others we tried to get a time going but it just never worked out. Hopefully the next time we are scheduled to play we can get a time set up.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's totally not your fault. I'm the one who had to miss the time we talked about. That's why I didn't feel right just playing them against the CPU. I was at least hoping for a split though, lol.
 
[quote name='ajh2298']Now I feel like more of an idiot because I swear I tried to click on it one night for like 2 minutes when I couldnt figure out where the free agents were. I thought they would just be listed between the Jets and the Ducks ont the roster pages like they used to be in previous games.[/QUOTE]

I literally did the same thing until someone told me about feathering the analog stick
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']lol...I don't think expecting something logical makes you an idiot. I don't even know if they've explained why the menu just jumps over "free agents" because pretty much everyone I've talked to says the same as you...that it gives the appearance that it is locked and cannot be selected. That's just how good of a job they did with this game.



Yeah, it's totally not your fault. I'm the one who had to miss the time we talked about. That's why I didn't feel right just playing them against the CPU. I was at least hoping for a split though, lol.[/QUOTE]

With it being two games it would have been nice. Hell every time I have to simulate the games I simulate both teams instead of playing the CPU, but I think that only works for the teams that don't have a GM or am I wrong on this. I would rather simulate the full game than to play the CPU. I just feel like we have a 50/50 chance that way.
 
[quote name='ajh2298']Maybe there should be some kind of rule that if you have any unplayed games by the last night of the deadline you should set your team to CPU controlled or something. Just a thought, I know two of the teams I played this schedule were never really on at all. I hate playing the CPU as much as all of you but I still would rather play them than have the game simmed.[/QUOTE]

You're one to talk why didn't you set your team to cpu so i could play it out i been on all week and sent you several msgs that went unreplied to and i set our game to cpu this morning when it should've been simmed yet you some how find the time to play it out...
 
[quote name='ajh2298']Maybe there should be some kind of rule that if you have any unplayed games by the last night of the deadline you should set your team to CPU controlled or something. Just a thought, I know two of the teams I played this schedule were never really on at all. I hate playing the CPU as much as all of you but I still would rather play them than have the game simmed.[/QUOTE]

Hopefully this isn't referring to me. I'm with Canbanana here. I was one of your opponents (LA) and I have been on every night. I even sent you a friend request. That was my first unplayed game in this league... I had intended to play all 82.
 
Don't feel bad. I just lost to CPU Columbus 2-1, outshooting them 25-15...on a backhanded flip from the slot in OT. I don't even know what to do with this game anymore. Part of me hopes that too many players get hurt that the game just pops up a message that says "Sorry. You Do Not Have Enough Players To Continue Your League. Have A Great Summer! K Luv U Bye!" :wall:
 
CPU Columbus beat me, too, at least in 1 of the 2 games. I have been fortunate to not have any major injuries so far. Hopefully saying that doesn't jinx me.
 
I have to agree to some point with ajh2298. I think all should be set to play CPU, but every attempt made to set up a time that works. If both players can not set up a time to play then the player that can be on the last night should play the CPU. If no one for the two teams can be on the last night/day then the day before. That way the game can be played against the CPU and not simulated. This is all based on every attempt to set up a time and play is made. I'm sure with most of us it is understood that things will come up an cause a time to change, but if a time can be set up and plaid it should. If nothing can be then both players should agree on a day that one can play the CPU. I would prefer it to be the last day just in case something can be set up last minute.

I do however hope that the comment ajh2298 made was not directed at Matt Young and Canbanana. They are two of the people that I have been able to set up a time and have worked the best they could to set a time that worked for me. I'm sure they both have done the same for everyone else that they have played.
 
[quote name='Matt Young']Hopefully this isn't referring to me. I'm with Canbanana here. I was one of your opponents (LA) and I have been on every night. I even sent you a friend request. That was my first unplayed game in this league... I had intended to play all 82.[/QUOTE]

No it was not directed towards you at all but both times you posted about playing the Canucks in this thread I posted back with times I would be on. I was on both nights after you posted and I never saw you available to play or on-line at all. I ended up playing 3 games against CAG GM's the first night and one on the second niight so I was on for awhile. It might just be one of those I am on the east coast and you are on the west coast so if we are both 10:00 gamers its too early for one of us and too late for the other to meet up.
 
[quote name='sendme']I have to agree to some point with ajh2298. I think all should be set to play CPU, but every attempt made to set up a time that works. If both players can not set up a time to play then the player that can be on the last night should play the CPU. If no one for the two teams can be on the last night/day then the day before. That way the game can be played against the CPU and not simulated. This is all based on every attempt to set up a time and play is made. I'm sure with most of us it is understood that things will come up an cause a time to change, but if a time can be set up and plaid it should. If nothing can be then both players should agree on a day that one can play the CPU. I would prefer it to be the last day just in case something can be set up last minute.

I do however hope that the comment ajh2298 made was not directed at Matt Young and Canbanana. They are two of the people that I have been able to set up a time and have worked the best they could to set a time that worked for me. I'm sure they both have done the same for everyone else that they have played.[/QUOTE]

No it was not directly towards anybody in general I know both of those guys are very active (much more active than me) it was just one of those things times would not line up for us to play each other.
 
The last time I was to play Matt he didn't show up as being online for me. I saw the GM of Phoenix was playing LA however for matt it said offline. It happened with Canbanana also. I was about to sign off when he sent me a message about playing. So I don't always go by the list of league members now.

Hell I'm still trying to figure out how I got a DNF when I played all my games till they were finished.

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[quote name='ajh2298']No it was not directly towards anybody in general I know both of those guys are very active (much more active than me) it was just one of those things times would not line up for us to play each other.[/QUOTE]

I have had that happen a lot. That is why I do agree with out on setting up for CPU play. I would rather someone play the CPU than it be simulated however I think both sides should agree to it.
 
I believe I mentioned that I am not usually on later at night and I asked if you could play earlier. I guess you were not able to do so. But yes, the 3 hour time difference didn't help either of us.

It's not that big of a deal- just one game for me. But I really wanted to try to beat up on the Canucks a little bit. ;)
 
[quote name='Matt Young']I believe I mentioned that I am not usually on later at night and I asked if you could play earlier. I guess you were not able to do so. But yes, the 3 hour time difference didn't help either of us.

It's not that big of a deal- just one game for me. But I really wanted to try to beat up on the Canucks a little bit. ;)[/QUOTE]

It also doesnt help that I am working a shit schedule this month and have to wake up at 3:45 am 5 days a week. It is nice because my son doesnt have to go to daycare this month so we save some $$$ but that also means I have him till 6:00 everyday so my gaming window is very limited this month. And by the time we eat and get him to bed I am pretty much dead on my feet. I actully feel alsleep a few days ago between two HUT games and woke up in the middle of the night still holding the controller.
 
Well, that makes sense. In my second game against CPU Columbus, I outshot them 24-16...and I won 6-0, lol. WTF, EA?

As for everyone basically setting themselves to potential CPU play at all times, I don't hate the idea. The problem would come if somebody "accidentally" played a game because they couldn't remember which teams didn't have an owner. Having everyone set to CPU does make my job easier though since that's something I have no control over (other than booting the person from the league...which as I said before, I don't want to be doing all the time).

At the end of the day though, we're all just trying to make the best of a bad situation, but I do feel that minimizing the number of sims would be ideal. While I don't think it's necessarily fair to just reward the people with the most free time, I think it's even worse to have somebody take a loss when they could have played the game.

The policy would have to be something like no vs CPU games allowed until the day of the deadline (not including vacant teams). And EVERY effort must be made to set up a time with the person before going that route. If they give you permission to just play the CPU, that's different. But in general, people still need to be communicating to schedule times to play. None of this is ideal, but hopefully it'll address some of these problems that we've been running into. Now, if we could just do something about injuries.
 
With the way injuries are in the game the only thing I am more worried about losing a player to an injury for a long time in a completely simmed game to just losing the game in general.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']
The policy would have to be something like no vs CPU games allowed until the day of the deadline (not including vacant teams). And EVERY effort must be made to set up a time with the person before going that route. If they give you permission to just play the CPU, that's different. But in general, people still need to be communicating to schedule times to play. None of this is ideal, but hopefully it'll address some of these problems that we've been running into. Now, if we could just do something about injuries.[/QUOTE]

That's the key part to that in my opinion. I have done that twice now with NYR for this past period and Edmonton for the previous. I just prefer to play the person that way they are having a chance to actually win with their team.

What is the CPU set at again for difficulty?

Also just curious JZA, earlier in the week you said you were going to be on between 12:30 and 2 (or 2:30 don't remember) and then 3/3:30 and 4:30. Did you end up getting on most of those days? I ask after someone made the comment about people not showing up online. I got on each day about 1 or so and was looking to see if you were online, at least every 30 mins. So I'm wondering if maybe that's why I never saw you because EA wasn't picking it up.
 
Well I officially quit the other league I was in so now I'm all yours... :)

I will probably get on by 11:30 PM EST tonight if not a little sooner if anyone needs to play Chicago.

If I'm playing something else don't hesitate to send me a message and I'll switch over.
 
[quote name='jza1218']Somehow I lost Michael Del Zotto for six games. So I've lost three of my top six defenseman in 17 games played. Lovely.[/QUOTE]

I never saw anyone get injured in the games I played against the Rangers
 
[quote name='DestroVega']I never saw anyone get injured in the games I played against the Rangers[/QUOTE]

Don't worry about it, I'm sure he tripped in the locker room or something after the game.
 
[quote name='chriscolbert']Well I officially quit the other league I was in so now I'm all yours... :)

I will probably get on by 11:30 PM EST tonight if not a little sooner if anyone needs to play Chicago.

If I'm playing something else don't hesitate to send me a message and I'll switch over.[/QUOTE]

I doubt I'll be on that late tonight (well, most nights). How does tomorrow look for you? I haven't checked in-game since advancement, but if my dates are correct, you and I should have a 2 game set to play.

I have a Madden league game at 6:30 P.M. Eastern, but I can play any other LA opponents who may be on after that game ends.
 
[quote name='jza1218']Don't worry about it, I'm sure he tripped in the locker room or something after the game.[/QUOTE]

lol
 
[quote name='jza1218']Somehow I lost Michael Del Zotto for six games. So I've lost three of my top six defenseman in 17 games played. Lovely.[/QUOTE]

Some of the injuries are strange... When Cole got injured for me, they never said a word about it during the game, he played the whole game as he was on the ice for the last shift (I remember because I hit the post with him with a few seconds left), and then back at the main menu he was day to day with a "Stomach Injury". I don't know if players can get the flu or something, but that's the only thing I could think of.

[quote name='Twick87']maybe he just reaggrevated something while eating his wife's delicious pancakes...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...res-himself-while-eating-stack-155530523.html[/QUOTE]

More about aggravating previous injuries, I was actually thinking about this the other day. I have seen quite a few players who have had serious injuries in the past few years suddenly get hurt with the same injuries in my offline GM. Example: In both this league and my offline Horton is injured with a concussion, in mine Eaves is hurt with a concussion, and Helm has a wrist injury, Crosby and Steen both have concussions as well. I wonder if EA was somehow smart enough to put this in there or if it is just a a crazy coincidence that 4 guys with concussion history all have them again.
 
[quote name='DestroVega']I got Dallas, St. Louis, Winnipeg, San Jose and Florida. Tomorrow is wide open for me. Lets set some times.[/QUOTE]

Glad you posted this. I knew I had two games that were CPU and two that were players this week. I only remembered I had to play Detroit. I sent you a PM.
 
Tampa and 'Nucks... Let me know when works best for you. Tonight I may be on, but if so only until 7 or 8 EST before I head out. Otherwise tomorrow I will be on during the day.
 
Good game against Winnipeg cept for losing Carlson for 41 games and Backstrom for 18 lol

Injuries are way too rampant in this game and these are only my first too.
 
fuck you EA. Playing an AHL team in HUT. Outshot the AI 35-13. doubled their time on attack and had a better passing percentage. Lost 5-3. fuck off EA.
 
[quote name='jza1218']fuck you EA. Playing an AHL team in HUT. Outshot the AI 35-13. doubled their time on attack and had a better passing percentage. Lost 5-3. fuck off EA.[/QUOTE]

Ouch... I've been there a couple times in the Right Rockets Tourney. I had a game a few days ago against Buffalo where I out shot them 38-1. Yes, 38-1. They scored in the 3rd period to win 1-0 after I hit the post a few times and Miller came across the crease 3 times in one possession to make desperation saves.
 
To those who have shot me PM's this week: Sorry about my lack of response. Been dealing with some drama this past week.


I'll be on XBL later tonight though.
 
Anyone looking for Dmen, I'm interested in moving three of my Dmen: O'byrne, O'brien, and Wilson.

Ideally looking for third/4th line forwards, preferably a center.
 
[quote name='jza1218']fuck you EA. Playing an AHL team in HUT. Outshot the AI 35-13. doubled their time on attack and had a better passing percentage. Lost 5-3. fuck off EA.[/QUOTE]

I know how you feel. Hell I dropped back down to rookie and stopped playing in the tournaments for not just to build up pucks. In the tournaments I get my ass handed to me and pro is about a 50/50 chance of me being able to win. Rookie outside the tournaments I have a better chance of winning however I have had some odd losses even on that setting. After talking to a buddy about some UFC game from EA, and how he knocked one of the top fighters out in 16 seconds I'm not sure EA knows what they are doing when making the games.
 
Yeah that to me just shows disrespect to your customers. I feel that the Hercules Check is a bug and should have been fixed instead they make a joke out of it. EA and Capcom are why I think after this generation of systems I might be done.
 
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