Multiplayer 25%?
Have the developers commented on the reason to change Ranked Multiplayer from 25% race distance to 5-laps?
I personally don't see the appeal in this. If the intent is to rank players based on their skills, 5 laps "race" is probably the worst way to do it.
- Getting divebombed on the opening lap completely ends your race as not even the ghost of Senna can make up those 10 seconds you lost in the remaining 4 laps. On 25%, you were at least able to pit for hards and crawl back into the points.
- Managing tires and ERS is a huge part of F1, especially in F1 25 with the new tire model. There is nothing to manage in a 5 laps race, since everyone is playing it as glorified bumping cars.
- In general, a longer race means that players can be more patient with their overtakes, leading to overall better racing. On a 5 laps race, you have to defend against hail mary divebombs at pretty much every turn.
I understand that my view is not universal for the entire player base, but I am at least curious what led to the change compared to F1 23?
