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Hero (Retired)

Re: Driver name changes in game in real time?

@AnthonyLee59 I'm not entirely sure what you're on about with keeping "names of the drivers updated in real time in the game".

If you mean having F1 22 change its roster to reflect the F1 23 season, that's not going to happen. You bought a game that promised to represent the 2022 F1 season, and if delivered that.
Now if we had a GaaS/live service game, that would be different and people could and should expect an updated roster to keep up stride with the sport.

You definitely should see how a product licensed for a specific season or championship would be infringing that deal if it were to update its roster to reflect that of a different year.
In-game editors are a different story. Yes, that would be lovely to a certain point. That'd be an extra, though.

6 Replies

AnthonyLee59
New Hotshot
2 years ago
So let's say we get the game and 2 days later Piastri and Hamilton quit. So we're stuck the whole year with outdated names?
That's BS!
ScarDuck14
Legend
2 years ago
@AnthonyLee59No because that would mean they are quitting during the 2023 season. So therefore whoever came in to replace them would also replace them in F1 23. As it covers the 2023 season
SteveJackson
Hero (Retired)
2 years ago
@ScarDuck14 wrote:
@AnthonyLee59No because that would mean they are quitting during the 2023 season. So therefore whoever came in to replace them would also replace them in F1 23. As it covers the 2023 season
Not so fast. We have had frozen rosters before. In season replacements have not been reflected IIRC.
Did we have a later switch than Gasly / Kyvat? (2016)

Think they might have been switched before the game was released.
Vandoorne stood in for Alonso, Haryanto replaced by Ocon. Pretty sure they weren’t added.
ScarDuck14
Legend
2 years ago
@SteveJackson I can’t remember that far back…. I’d like to think codemasters are a lot more nimble these days. 😂 Giving we get constant driver stat updates across the season.

I maybe wrong even I’m not infallible😎
Meza994
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@ScarDuck14 wrote:

I maybe wrong even I’m not infallible😎
Wait what? Never expected to hear those words from you😂
Last mid game cycle driver change was Albon/Gasly at Red Bull 2019 iirc really with Gasly first and then in a later update Albon to RB
ScarDuck14
Legend
2 years ago
@Meza994 Well as I’m all knowing I know it helps if I pretend I’m not always all knowing 😇😂