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[Concept] Need for Speed: Ironclad – A gritty return to the Most Wanted formula.
Hey everyone, After seeing the community's reaction to Unbound and how much people miss the vibe of Heat and Most Wanted (2005), I wanted to put together a complete design pitch for what the next NFS should actually look like. I even designed a mock logo for it (attached above) to capture the exact aesthetic I'm picturing. Let me know what you think! ### 🗺️ The Title & Setting * **Name:** Need for Speed: Ironclad * **Setting:** Bay City (The Rust Belt) – Think a rain-slicked, gritty, industrial version of Detroit and the Pacific Northwest. Heavy focus on wet asphalt, industrial docks, neon downtowns, and foggy mountain passes. No more cel-shaded anime effects—just photorealistic, raw street culture. ### 🚗 Core Gameplay Overhauls 1. **Unified Economy:** Completely scrap Unbound’s split single-player/multiplayer economy. If you grind for a car offline, you show it off online. 2. **Handling Physics Reset:** Move away from the automated "Brake-to-Drift" model. Give cars weight, make grip racing viable, and make drifting a skill you actually have to execute. 3. **Aggressive, High-Stakes Police:** Cops shouldn't be an annoying roadblock every two seconds. Bring back the tier-based Heat system from Most Wanted. Chases should be a choice with massive rewards if you survive the Rhinos, helicopters, and spiked strips. ### 🏁 The Story: "The Takeover" You start as a rising talent running with a tight-knit crew of four friends. After months of building a legendary project car, a corporate-sponsored racing ring called **The Syndicate** (led by a driver named Garrick Vance) rigs a high-stakes race, crashes you out, and uses a corrupt, heavily armed police task force to impound your car. The campaign is a pure, grounded revenge ladder: * **Rebuild your garage:** Find your scattered crew members to unlock deep tuning, map intel, and part discounts. * **Dismantle the Lieutenants:** Take down Vance’s four regional bosses across Drift, Drag, Sprint, and Circuit events to take over their territories and steal their pink slips. * **Win back your hero car:** Face Vance in a multi-stage highway pursuit across the mountain passes to take back what’s yours. *** Would you play a game with this vibe, or do you think the franchise should go in a completely different direction? Let’s discuss!
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Please make a remake or remaster Need for Speed undercover with the dlc’s!!!!!!!
Please make a remake or remaster Need for Speed undercover with the dlc’s!!!!!!!Includes the challenges as well 🙏🙏🙏!
Scoobyslap
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11 hours ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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NFS 2015 OFFLINE MODE
Hello EA Team, I am a fan of Need for Speed 2015 and would like to request an offline mode for the game. Many players still enjoy the game and its atmosphere, but we are concerned about the future of the game, as it requires an internet connection even for single-player games. An offline mode would help preserve the game and allow players to continue to enjoy it in the future. Thank you for your time and consideration. ( This is a petition that I shared on a social network and collected enough "signatures" to be taken into account )
CODE9Thiefyo
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20 hours ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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BUG: PS5 Trophies not popping? (In The Zone, Caught On Camera)
Hey everyone, Is anyone else having trouble getting certain trophies to unlock on the PS5? I’ve fully met the requirements for the following, but they just won't pop on my account: In The Zone Caught On Camera Frequent Flyer I’m 100% sure I completed the objectives (I even got the in-game reward car for doing them!). I strongly suspect this is caused by playing the game offline. At the time I completed the requirements, the EA Servers were down so I couldn't connect. It seems like if you hit the milestones offline, the progress completely fails to sync with the PlayStation trophy system once the connection is restored Let me know if you guys are dealing with this too, or if there's a way to force the trophies to sync!
JEEP43524
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1 day ago Place NFS Unbound General Discussion
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Hot Pursuit Remastered Crashes
It was working fine for the past 2 years, but recently it would have BAD lag crashes in game. Like whenever id use a weapon or someone leaves, it would freeze. Its gotten worse where i try to start the game and it crashes with black screen and says its a failure on EAs end. Ive repaired the game 3 times.
ObamasChicken
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1 day ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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Daily & wkly challenges blank
Can any1 xpln how to fix the missing daily n wkly challenges in nfs unbound if even possible. I tried everything from deleting & redownloading to all my settings in my PS5 console even directly entering manually DNS settings also even tried with AI. Or have a way to complain directly to EA Inc
9451n8ecd2c1
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1 day ago Place NFS Unbound Technical Issues & Bugs
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Need for Speed Mobile
Hello, I would like to ask if EA is planning a presentation Need for Speed Mobile global version somewhere at the upcoming gaming events this year or if EA has quietly canceled it and has been silent for over 2 years. Thank you for any answer. Best regards, Roman
Romankus1993CZ
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2 days ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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Content Suggestions for the new nfs game
To the Need for Speed Team, I've been a fan of Need for Speed for years, and I wanted to share some ideas for what I think could become the ultimate Need for Speed game. First, I think the atmosphere of the game is one of the most important things. Need for Speed Rivals had amazing weather, a great sense of speed, and different environments that made the world feel alive. Need for Speed 2015 had an incredible nighttime atmosphere, while Unbound brought unique social spaces and style. I would love to see a future game combine the best parts of all three. The map should be huge and diverse, but I especially think there should be more long roads and highways built for high-speed racing. Some of the best moments in Need for Speed happen when you're pushing a car to its limits, and having more open roads would make that experience even better. For cars, I would love to see a much larger vehicle roster. One thing that disappoints many players is seeing mostly the same cars return every game with only a few additions. A massive selection of vehicles from different eras and categories would make every player's garage feel unique. While I know having over a thousand cars might not be realistic, I would love to see the largest car roster in the history of the franchise. Customization in Unbound was excellent and should definitely continue. At the same time, I think Heat had the better performance upgrade system because parts could be reused across multiple cars instead of buying the same upgrades repeatedly. Combining these systems would be ideal. One feature I would love to see is the ability to switch between grip and drift handling while driving. Sometimes players want maximum stability and precise racing, while other times they want to drift and have fun. Being able to switch modes instantly would give players more freedom without constantly changing setups. The damage system could also be improved. Instead of damage appearing only when a health bar gets low, I would love to see more realistic localized damage. If the front bumper is hit, the front bumper should show damage. If the side is hit, the side should show damage. This would make crashes feel much more believable. At the same time, I think the instant repair system from Rivals and Unbound is a great feature and should return. It keeps gameplay fast and fun instead of forcing players to stop for repairs. However, the cooldown can sometimes feel too long. A good compromise would be keeping the cooldown system but allowing players to repair their cars immediately during the cooldown by paying a small amount of in-game money. This would give players more freedom while still keeping the repair mechanic balanced. Another idea is expanding car meet locations. Unbound introduced event areas, but I think these could become fully developed social spaces where players can actually drive in, park, show off their cars, meet other players, and start races naturally instead of simply using them as menu transitions. I also think the visual style should be customizable. The anime-inspired effects from Unbound were unique, but not every player wants them. Giving players the option to switch between a realistic visual style and a stylized Unbound-inspired style would satisfy both groups of players. Customization could go even further with the ability to design and change the speedometer, gauges, HUD, and dashboard displays. Many players enjoy personalizing every aspect of their cars, and this would add another layer of individuality. A first-person cockpit view is another feature I strongly believe should be included. Being able to experience the game from inside the car would make racing feel much more immersive. Finally, I think the driving itself should feel more alive. Rivals captured speed extremely well, but I would love steering and road feel that provide more feedback and make every car feel connected to the road. The handling should remain fun and accessible while still giving players a stronger sense of control and immersion. Need for Speed has always been about speed, freedom, customization, and style. I believe combining the strongest features from previous games while introducing new ideas like these could create something truly special. Thank you for taking the time to read this. A passionate Need for Speed fan since i was 7 years old.
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Blacklist Car Not Awarded
Despite extracting with Ronnie's Custom Nissan GT-R Premium Edition '17 from Lockdown and completing the contract for doing so, I have not been awarded the car. I extracted Ronnie's GT-R from a session of Lockdown, but it was another player's car that they left behind and as such, I only had temporary access to it and did not complete the contract for extracting the car. In the following game of Lockdown, I found and extracted Ronnie's GT-R from a Lockup (as spawned by the game, not another player's car) and completed the contract for doing so. However, I was not awarded the car upon completion, and once the Jacked version of the car was removed from my available rides in Lockdown, the car was not added permanently to my inventory. I have since found and extracted the car again, but as the contract has already been completed, I have not been awarded the car and am now locked out from obtaining it. I suspect that there was an issue awarding me the car when I completed the contract since I already had temporary access to it. I have attached screenshots showing that I have completed the associated contract, and that the only GT-R Premium Edition I have is Izzy's, despite the fact I should also have Ronnie's.
ThatLimey
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2 days ago Place NFS Unbound Technical Issues & Bugs
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PS5 Controller support on PC
The game is unplayable to the sense that you cannot rebind anything on the ps5 controller when on this game. Connecting though steam and setting up a config doesnt resolve the issue further. Loading into the game X on the ps5 or A on xbox for the main action button is R2 on the ps5 controller. camera is always facing down and looking backwards when booting into the game. Unplayable state on launch when heat worked like butter.
ALCATRAZxd
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2 days ago Place NFS Unbound Technical Issues & Bugs
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NFS The Run not launching in Windows 11 25h2
Hi, I upgraded my system to Windows 11 25h2 from Windows 11 24h2. All games are working fine except NFS The Run. Since then, 'Need for Speed' The Run is not launching in Windows 11 25h2 from my EA App. I tried things like 'repair'. But it didnt work. When I check from Windows 11 24h2, it is working properly. What could be the issue? How to fix it? Thanks
CreativeArtsz
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2 days ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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NFS the Run won't launch with a "couldn't read license" error
I have played Need for Speed the Run several years again, and when I tried to play the Run on my laptop (HP Omen with Windows 11 25H2, Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, 16G RAM and Geforce RTX 5060), an error poped up with EC:204 code. I googled this code and reinstalled the game and EA app several times, now the EC:204 code is gone, and the "Game license is invalid" shows up.
pamapaya
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2 days ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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Image Hovering
After the last update of the EA APP, the image freezes while playing Need for speed Hot Pursuit Remastered. You drive, the image freezes, it takes a few seconds and it goes through acceleration very quickly, then it works fine, so it can happen an unlimited number of times with an unknown frequency. It doesn't matter if the game is on the hdd or ssd (I've moved it to the ssd now), the problem has not disappeared. I would like to fix the app or something. There were no problems until the last update of the application.
KoLyM6uuCKuU
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3 days ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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No EA games are launching
No matter what I do, reinstalling the game , ea app , the windwos it self, trying different PCs and connections. This error keeps happening, and to many others as I've seen on Reddit. What can i do? i've tried it with NFS Heat on EA and NFS Unbound on steam , non of them worked . ofc they did work before and i played them a lot . but now i can't .
HoomanSA7
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4 days ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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A death freeze appeared from<NFS:hot pursuit remastered>
EA made a minor version update to the STEAM version of the game "NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT REMASTERED" (although I have no idea what was actually updated)last week. As a result, in the video file I uploaded, the problem is obvious: not only have you not made any positive changes to the game, but I also experience the same extreme lag when playing this game on different computers. From my own home laptop with a 3050 GPU,I mean from 3050 to 5060 at internet cafe, it's exactly the same! May I ask if this is how you treat long-time NFS customers? Just because someone plays an older game, does that mean they are not a gamer? Right now, I only care about receiving a satisfactory reply and hope that you will quickly address the issues to varying degrees and restore the smooth performance from before last week. I hereby thank EA for handling my complaint, and as a long-time NFS user, I would be very grateful if the issues were sincerely resolved.
xxxibgdrgn_euro
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5 days ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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Need for Speed Unbound
I have purchased a few Vol. pack cars , example vol 3, 6, 9 cars however I cant see those cars in the story mode. What to do. please suggest....
TriedTigerGamer
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5 days ago Place NFS Unbound General Discussion
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NFS UNbound - Error F03 / FOD "Inventory could not be loaded"
My game closed, I reopened it and this error appears
Solved
LovelySewer
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5 days ago Place NFS Unbound Technical Issues & Bugs
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android purchase of need for speed most wanted to be restored on app store
hey, I have purchased Need for speed Most Wanted, Fifa 15 on android, and now i have shifted from android to ios. I wanted to know whether i can Restore my purchases from Android to ios.
Anonymous
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5 days ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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NFS No Limits Crew Update
Hi. Thank you for this game. Thank you for the unique opportunity to test CREW update. Today, I send more than 20 requests to play in a team. But no one accept me. It is some problem with requests in this new update? Or leaders see from what country I am and he don't want to me to join? I want to join in a crew and nothing. When I created a crew team no one enter and you cannot make anything in single person. I have level 213 and VIP 9. I don't think anyone wants an active player in his crew. What should I do?
Indries_Luka55
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5 days ago Place NEED FOR SPEED™ Franchise Discussion
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Same issue here in 2026. Logitech G923 still unsupported.
Need for Speed Unbound isn't compatibility with PC , Logitech G923 is one of the most sold and widely used racing wheels worldwide, especially among PC players. Need for Speed Heat supports this wheel correctly, while Need for Speed Unbound still does not after several years since release. This lack of support is actively preventing a strong and established wheel-user community from purchasing or continuing to play Unbound. Considering that the G923 is a modern and current-generation wheel, it is difficult to understand why compatibility has not been added, especially when previous NFS titles like Heat already support it. Please clarify whether wheel support for the Logitech G923 is planned, or if it has been officially dropped.
brian95t
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6 days ago Place NFS Unbound General Discussion
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[Concept] Need for Speed: Ironclad – A gritty return to the Most Wanted formula.

Please make a remake or remaster Need for Speed undercover with the dlc’s!!!!!!!

NFS 2015 OFFLINE MODE

BUG: PS5 Trophies not popping? (In The Zone, Caught On Camera)

Hot Pursuit Remastered Crashes

Daily & wkly challenges blank

Need for Speed Mobile

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Blacklist Car Not Awarded

PS5 Controller support on PC

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android purchase of need for speed most wanted to be restored on app store

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Same issue here in 2026. Logitech G923 still unsupported.

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