Sounds more than I expected if true.
Although career modes seem interesting. Sounds as though you earn resources/cash by completing challenges and for better or worse XP. But there isn’t enough detail in the article to be sure. Most off it seems based on what we already know and educated guesses
The "earn upgrades through challenges" thing sounds like a throwback to F1 2012 (every few races you'd be given a time to beat over 2 laps and there would be the possibility of a part being upgraded through the data the team got), which was more fun than banging around practice for R&D points in 5 or 3 different programs every race. That turns into a bit of a chore after a while and then I just end up skipping it altogether. It's a bit like Football Manager - there's only so much realism you can put into a game before the game element becomes lost and it becomes tedious.
However, this "boost" thing - while there's no details about what it is, it sounds horribly Need For Speed-y. Hope I'm wrong.
[...] a new car upgrade system that sees players earn parts to change their vehicle’s attributes.
These upgrades, Insider Gaming sources say, can be earned through challenges and by winning races and meeting win conditions.
[...] If you happen to get parts you don’t want to use, you can salvage them for extra money or expertise
Hmm... Not my cup of tea. Reads like the seeds of a loot box system.
We all know the R&D we had was chronically unsatisfying. It's been all but broken, if not actually broken, once you got past two or three seasons worth of upgrades.
But still felt more authentic than "George, we need you to finish 5th so that we get to unwrap that big box on the garage. We don't know yet if it's a new front wing or that new push-rod rear suspension you wanted, but it does smell like a blue rare part and we're all counting on you! If Lewis finishes on top 5 too he'll open a purple ultra rare part!"
Edit: tagging @TotosHeadphones as you posted the same piece on the other thread. Please be more optimistic than this poor friend of yours that's still sour for losing the hexa last December 🥲
@mariohomoh wrote:If you happen to get parts you don’t want to use, you can salvage them for extra money or expertise
Hmm... Not my cup of tea. Reads like the seeds of a loot box system.
I completely missed that bit, potentially pay to win? Hmm.
@TotosHeadphonesCan't think of a single instance where a "boost" feature would make my experience more enjoyable in these games.
Like, boost what? Pit stops? Repair time? Setup changes? ERS regen? Top speed? "R&D" progress? Driver development? My buffet and catering services' budget? My fictional employees' wages?
For real, spent 2min typing this trying to come up with a "hey, that'd be nice indeed" scenario.
I do have a strong impression of what "boost" usually means in modern videogames though 🥲
Nah, I'm signing off for today. It is not paying off putting this much thought over rumors and I am not one to voluntarily beat myself with a stick. I always ask @ScarDuck14 for that.
Theres a lot of stuff going down the wrong way in this article, what irritates me the most is the "winning races" to improve car performance.. This whole upgrading system sounds a huge lot like Need for Speed to me which really isnt what the game should be going for the only hope i have is them talking about "this mode" so maybe its just a new mode?
Even getting strategists and sponsors etc. will probably just be the same mobile game level of depth - reach level A to upgrade to strategist X - not really hyped about that and salvaging parts you dont need for something extra sounds so not F1..
For those scared of the boost id say its nothing directly related to the driving but more like boost your career/team progress so people who want to spend the money will get faster upgrades or such.. Maybe it will just be a F1 ultimate car boost though lol
@mariohomohAs somebody who spent a few years dedicating my life to Warframe, boosts were only useful when trying to beat RNGesus Loot boxes.
I'll now be the half empty guy.
Boost sounds like something RFactor2
uses.....they had 3 boost they could use in an hour race.
Just thinking outloud
Both off you stop being so childish and XP eachother 😝
@BadMayh3mthere's also the push-to-pass system on Indy wherein a driver gets a pre-allotted usage time per race to spool their turbo faster or something. We already have DRS on F1, not really keen on any new gimmicks to in-track performance 😂
I don't see a feature like that – or any other of those I mentioned in that silly exercise – making its way to the game. But as I said, can't really think of any sort of "boost" that would feel like a nice addition to the game, even among the possible out of track implementations I noted.
Edit: @TotosHeadphones you were supposed to cheer us up 😭
I know there isn’t much detail at this stage but if it does have an online mode, would it matchmake you with similar cars or just ramdon as that would put me off
I’ll get my coat😔
Going to give my opinions on this:
this summer - possibly 30th june release with deluxe 3 days earlier
deluxe edition - immediately concerned there will be my world content in this
being removed in the first F1 game under the EA Sports umbrella - it wasn’t removed but not in 22’s development cycle
F1 23 won’t include a livery customiser - possibly in F124 with the much needed new engine
license system that will reward drivers for clean driving - will it effectively punish the dirty drivers correctly.
boost - this sounds bad from the get go
ferrari circus anyone?
Concerned is kinda an understatement based on this.
I'm more interested in the following comment, "One of the largest new additions that Insider Gaming can confirm is the introduction of F1 World, which encompasses all online aspects of the game."
If this results in online multiplayer being 'fixed' vs it's pretty pathetic state it recent releases that would be HUGE! Probably expecting way too much but the mere mention in changes for the online modes at least gives some hope 🙂.
