CLASSIC CARS, TRACKS
I hope ea ,codies didn't make mistake again... classic cars should be in f1 24 and tracks that we want to see turkey istanbul park mugello hockenheim they should give as f1 old bolides the fast...
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@atfmarko the thing is while the classic cars and track may draw in the traditionalist/hardcore consumers who inhabit this board (and were already likely to buy the game anyway) they don't do much for the modern/ casual consumer (that don't frequent this board) who has no idea where Mugello is or what a Hockenheim is. Hence as others alluded to there's little reason to cough up the dough for the licenses.
I remember they made a big push for classic content back in f1 2013 I think it was and then they never really did it again, so I think they kind of wrote it off as a flop. Sadly, the modern consumer seems more interested in sofas, t-shirts, and supercars that have nothing to do with Formula 1... This phenomenon baffles me but here we are.
@TheRagebeard wrote:@atfmarko the thing is while the classic cars and track may draw in the traditionalist/hardcore consumers who inhabit this board (and were already likely to buy the game anyway) they don't do much for the modern/ casual consumer (that don't frequent this board) who has no idea where Mugello is or what a Hockenheim is. Hence as others alluded to there's little reason to cough up the dough for the licenses.
I remember they made a big push for classic content back in f1 2013 I think it was and then they never really did it again, so I think they kind of wrote it off as a flop. Sadly, the modern consumer seems more interested in sofas, t-shirts, and supercars that have nothing to do with Formula 1... This phenomenon baffles me but here we are.
Then why not offer the classic content as grind or pay? Most pay.
I just wanna see the end of Spiderman race suits and embarrassing podium emotes....car paint jobs, yeah go to town, design your own helmet, like I care.
@SteveJackson I agree, the customization stuff is getting increasingly embarrassing. I remember the first year the liveries were pretty legit, the Union Jack, Stars and Stripes etc. then they sold out to the content creators, now they’re selling out to the highest bidder.
back on the classic stuff though…
one issue with the cars. Pretty much every classic car would need its own handling model to represent the characteristics of that era, unless they were only a few years apart of course. This would be kinda time consuming and personally I’d rather have the devs focused on making the main game the best it can possibly be.
regarding tracks. While the FIA would gladly cut a deal with EA and Mugello to include Mugello, the actual calendar tracks paying increasingly hefty fees to host F1 races might object to allowing outsiders to sneak in and steal a bit of the spot light for a fraction of the cost. TLDR I’m guessing there’s some legal paperwork that would block this.
- @TheRagebeard I would suggest them 2020 grid..fastest cars of all time..why not have them..with realistic performance for online...they can make 10 esport pro series races..and final with 2020 grid of cars...one 1 special track..you got best pro serie for the game
Why should we even want new stuff, if even what we have does only barely work to the absolute minimum?
TIP: If you want historic cars, give (for example) Automobilista 2 a chance. During the weekend I rushed Sennas MP4/4 through a race at Interlagos - hell that was fun... a completely different experience.
Or am I wrong?
@SteveJackson wrote:Then why not offer the classic content as grind or pay? Most pay.I just wanna see the end of Spiderman race suits and embarrassing podium emotes....car paint jobs, yeah go to town, design your own helmet, like I care.
Oh, Lord. This, 100%!
Cosmetics and rewards to drive player (should probably stick with consumer from now on) engagement up and instill good reputation in the industry and in the community.
You're designing a cartoonish or SF looter shooter with wacky weapons and gear? Yeah, alright. Design the loot that you want with no boundaries or constraints. There's no real expectations on aesthetics. Go ham, go wild... Go lazy, no one cares as there are, again, no expectations.
A racing game? A real motorsport game? A F1 game? My darling 😶
You have 100+ years of motorsports and 75+ years of F1. So much icons, so vast of a heritage.
Classic cars as rewards for grinding or whatever silly activities they come up with? I'm not going to boot the game for that, but perhaps I'll stretch my play sessions for 15 more minutes... or, oopsie, 1.5h?
Liveries and suits inspired by real ones? Hey, I don't mind not getting the Thing™, but something reassembling the color palette of the Jaguar Silk Cut or those Castrol white liveries would absolutely get a smile from me.
There are so many low hanging fruits this looter shooter of a racing game could reach to to please their core audience.
- @mariohomoh
well, is their intention to please core gamers or just earn more money on microtransactions?
As @TheRagebeard wrote, they target new audience which didn't experience previous versions of the game so they don't know what they are missing. And because games are not available anywhere any more, they will never get the chance, either.
Also, new audience wants to earn money by playing and presenting the game on social media. We play it for fun and they can't exploit that.
