My Team 2.0
Interested to hear people's thoughts on this? It's a meant to be one of the major new additions but I'm struggling to see where the real improvements are. https://www.ea.com/games/f1/f1-25/news/...
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I don't see much changing in the grand scheme of things for 3-5 years (it didn't really change much at all since its inclusion like 5 years ago) so this is most likely the version of MyTeam we'll have for a little bit. And, so far, my impression has been... okay.
It's the customisation that's really letting it down. The cars look shabby and fake still but there's a plaster you can put on it with the decal editor. It can make your car look passable if you choose the right sponsor but everything looks out of place outside the car when it comes to team members and pit crew. I thought I could get around it by using Konnersport as they have a car, and staff members, that look genuine. However, I found it really hard to get invested in it. Quite literally in fact as I went with the lowest in every category so i'm pure backmarker but the target for the season investment is still 150 points. I'd be lucky if I get 5. Plus having to drive as Callie and Aiden for the first year is not for me (i'm assuming they're replaceable at the end of S1). I haven't played BP3 so maybe they'd grow on me if I had played it but I left BP2 thinking they're some of the most unlikeable characters in video game history so i've had limited interest. Sure I could sim the first year before I bin them off but then that'll mean i'm even further behind as i'd have no money and few resource points and would only be able to attract drivers who want to finish last.
I share the opinion that the mode feels evolutionary. It feels like there's so much scope and potential for a mode that offers alot more than it currently does, but it also feels like there's no drive (no pun intended) to go in that direction.
I think they will add the option to be owner/driver. Other than that your right it'll be the same for next few years
I like having owner and driver split, the trying to sign two drivers for the team, but I understand those that want to have their custom driver without being limited to career mode.
If they do include them, I hope it can work like the icons or something. Driver salaries are supposed to be out of salary cap so maybe a portion of team budget needs to be reserved to sign yourself?
In any even I never liked the driver/owner concept, and I know a number of players who prefer it the way it is now.
I also prefer the split between the two, but I do think there should be a option for those who want to have a created driver in their lineup but have it as entirely optional. I don't think it should be owner/driver but owner/son-driver makes more sense from a believability viewpoint.
I guess they'd think that only being able to use a created driver in Driver Career would mean that mode would be used more. Kinda feels like they intended one to be a Driver Championship-centric mode and the other to be a Constructor Championship-centric mode but I'm not sure it really comes across that way.
If i'm honest, the moment they fix the two main issues with MyTeam (being the sub-standard customisation and incredibly shallow driver pool) then I don't think Driver Career will be all that popular a mode in comparison.
