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hkv24ymelv8v
Seasoned Newcomer
1 month ago

Multiplayer players and rules !!

Subject: Unsportsmanlike Behavior in F1 25 Online Multiplayer

Online multiplayer racing in EA Sports F1 25 is currently being undermined by a widespread lack of fair driving standards. A significant number of players consistently engage in dirty and unsporting behavior, which severely damages the online racing experience.

A common example is as follows. I am clearly faster, closing the gap and preparing for a clean overtake to potentially win the race. Instead of defending appropriately, the driver ahead deliberately brake-checks, causing damage to my front wing and completely ruining my race. The offending driver then continues unaffected, wins the race, and celebrates without receiving any meaningful penalty. This raises a serious question: how is this behavior permitted in a competitive racing game?

Players who repeatedly drive in an unsafe or intentional manner should face clear and escalating consequences. Penalties need to be stricter and more consistent, and accounts that frequently cause avoidable collisions should be flagged. Continued offenses should result in reduced access to online multiplayer modes. Alternatively, EA Sports should consider creating a separate matchmaking environment for players who prefer chaotic or destructive gameplay, allowing clean racers to compete without disruption.

This is a premium-priced title, and players purchase it expecting a fair and enjoyable motorsport experience. Many users only have limited free time and want to enjoy a few competitive races. Unfortunately, the current state of online multiplayer makes this difficult. Out of ten races, perhaps one is genuinely clean, while the remaining races are dominated by intentional collisions, frequent safety cars, and unnecessary incidents that remove any sense of enjoyment or realism.

EA Sports F1 must implement stronger rules, better driver rating systems, and proper separation between clean and dirty drivers. Motorsport is based on skill, respect, and fair competition. Allowing persistent dirty driving not only frustrates players but ultimately damages the integrity of the game and its community.

In its current state, online multiplayer racing is disappointing and deeply frustrating, and it urgently requires improvement.

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7 Replies

  • OpeSneakPast's avatar
    OpeSneakPast
    Seasoned Rookie
    1 month ago

    I trusted a bad source of information for my comment, so I deleted my comment to stop misinformation. However, my final point remains: until the game AI is smart enough to better punish bad drivers, I highly recommend finding a league where a human admin can ban bad drivers. 

  • DUALexploration's avatar
    DUALexploration
    New Novice
    30 days ago

    Completely agree. There needs to be a more severe penalty when the driver is clearly looking back waiting for the opportunity to ram you off the track or brake check outside of braking zones, forcing you to either pit for a new front wing or DNF while they drive away essentially penalty free.. because let's face it, warnings don't do jack. Find races that are Safety License Level A and its the same. You might find a good lobby (I would say the percentage is greater than Casual or other 'Open' lobbies) that way but its still a poor ratio of good quality racing to obnoxious drivers. 

    Also, if you qualify outside of P3, I feel you spend the beginning of the race waiting for these fools to DNF (if you weren't already rear-ended by someone who doesn't believe in timely braking going into Turn 1) and by that point, P1 is long gone.

    The reporting system needs actual consequences or if you are the cause of a driver to DNF because of a collision, automatic anti-grief so they cant cause further chaos and loss of License Level (either straight to D or 1 level, depending on repeat) so A class can race with quality and a little bit more peace.

    Improvement and stricter oversight of players reported is needed for Multiplayer races. You try to find a league but the EA Racenet app is down a majority of the time.

  • SDGMatt's avatar
    SDGMatt
    Seasoned Ace
    25 days ago

    Public lobbies will NEVER be clean. If you want to race properly and enjoy a competitive race, they're a waste of time. I've league raced exclusively on these games since F1 2010 and I don't bother with public lobbies. 

    I tried the new Survival Mode recently and realised that the ONLY way to win it is to sit behind the leader until the last 10 seconds and then BIFF them off into the gravel just before the timer runs out. The game mode does not penalise contact! It encourages it! 

    If you want clean, fun and competitive racing with a mature group of drivers, come and join my league "SDG Racing League". We have over a decade of experience running a league, we are just about to start a new season, we have an average of 19 drivers on the grid each race, so no empty grids, and we've only had to issue 7 post race penalties in our last 18 rounds. Our drivers race hard, but with respect!! 

    JOIN SDG RACING LEAGUE DISCORD https://discord.gg/YxJAb322Zt

  • RichardDiHard's avatar
    RichardDiHard
    Seasoned Newcomer
    23 days ago

    I completely agree! The open lobbies are absolutely awful to play in. Either there needs to be a proper system that puts D-license drivers into their own lobby, or there should be a real ranked system. A ranked system where you can race for 5 laps and choose normal cars like Ferrari, McLaren, etc., and not just the F1 World cars! Just give us lobbies where players are matched based on their licenses so we don’t have to race with every psychopath out there!

  • SDGMatt's avatar
    SDGMatt
    Seasoned Ace
    22 days ago

    Majority of lobbies only have 5-6 drivers in at best though. If you limit matchmaking to licence levels, you’d probably be waiting a long time to a race!

  • K0uzu's avatar
    K0uzu
    Seasoned Newcomer
    21 days ago

    I can add that ranked is also a joke. We have titles like lmu, iracing and platforms like lfm that implements a much better ranked experience. I can't play leagues because I play when I have time, on my own schedule.

    We need proper ranked system with safety rating and races with more than 5 laps, without assits. 

    Until then, for me f1 its just career, solo or co-op, which is a shame.

  • SDGMatt's avatar
    SDGMatt
    Seasoned Ace
    21 days ago

    That’s the frustrating side of online racing. If you want to race properly, your only option is an organised league. But if you can’t commit to a weekly schedule, you’re stuck with public lobbies!
    5 lap races are a waste of time and the short time paired with a forgiving penalty system just doesn’t reward patient driving! 
    5 lap races should be for unranked. They need to bring back the casual “sprint mode” for that!

    ”Ranked” should be for the competitive public lobby drivers. It’s should have 25% 50% and 100% options, should feature strict track limits and a harsher penalty system! It should encourage proper Grand Prix racing! Test players on race craft, consistency and strategy. Create a proper leaderboard! Ranked should not a 5 lap crash fest!

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