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Gareth_Hall89
Seasoned Novice
5 months ago

Broadcasting - Camera angles

I've commentated on F1 games since 2018 and ended up getting 'real-world' work from it. 

I look at how the Creator Series has run and of course for good/ or bad how PSGL exploded and saturated the market and whilst the league racing scene may not be as big as it was over COVID, but there is still a pretty big viewership. 

I do not know why the developers haven't made any changes to 'spectator' mode possibly ever? 

I know obviously for console there are data/storage limitations but I'd love to have at least a much varied camera angle choice much like you see on other games such as being able to swap to helicopter, front nose, rear wing, chase cam and 'crowd' came where you get a POV as if you were in the stands. 

If I could also add anything else I'd let the spectator role also be able to be 'director' to which you can have locked for online 

Director can 

  • Add/remove penalties 
  • Set flags 
  • Change weather 
  • SC/VSC release 




    I'd love to hear others thoughts on a varied camera setting or race director. 

2 Replies

  • helium82's avatar
    helium82
    Rising Newcomer
    23 days ago

    I 100% agree, the Spectator mode is something that could really benefit form a update. 

    I startet commentating in 2021 and the biggest problem i have with the spectator view, is that your not able to change anything about the angels or wich camera is being used. For example Helikopter Cam, Blimp, Normal TV Cam etc. 

    If we would be able to change a few of these things it would be great, but in the last years we saw that League Racing is something EA is interested in and does not want to support.

  • SDGMatt's avatar
    SDGMatt
    Seasoned Ace
    22 days ago

    Spectator cam could use a big update. I'd love to be able to have a 'free cam', like photo mode, but whilst the video is in motion to capture some clips, especially for incidents in league racing stewards. 

    It would also be nice to see vital race info like the penalties and tyre life without having a big box take up a chunk of the screen. Please work on that display! 

    I'm really not sure about giving a spectator a God Mode to interfere with the racing though.... It would be abused and spoil the race. In our league we have a team of 7 stewards that deal with post race incidents and a verdict is a result of a vote. Everyone has different views on an incident, so having one person control flags and SC's is just asking for trouble and not something I would like to see, personally. 

    Perhaps there could be a "commentator" spot in the lobby, and that offers an auto switching broadcast cam to show all the closest racing and track action as well as switching to crashes and showing replays. 

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