F1 22 vs 21 vs 20?

@nedreV22
1. It’s not as bad as it used to be

2. Depends which handling model you prefer. But I’ve heard many experienced players say the handling has gone down hill. And the feel of the car and traction isn’t as clear as it used to be. And I agree with that.

One thing is sure though, F1 22 has by far the most bugs. Every time I play there are 2-3 bugs that affect my gameplay. That has been the case since launch, only the bugs rotate as patches go by. At the moment the current rotation for me is fps glitch where I get poor fps unless I switch out of the game and back in, no engine part wear during quick practice, audio stuttering and infinite loading screens.

Mindless sheep will keep buying the next one because it’s the new year. 

My favourite was F1 2021 in the first couple of months or something like that, when braking system has been implemented and more close to the real (and very funny and tricky to drive).

Unfortunately they had to come back to the previous one due to a bug found by eSports drivers who were in fact the only ones who could exploit it.

It is now at the top of the list for F1 23, I strongly hope it is implemented again, correctly 🙂

2020 has to be the best.  Simply cause I never once got the hump with it.   However I can’t play it now…  loading screen took forever.  

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@nedreV22 wrote:
1. Is AI straight line speed still a thing in F1 22 or it has been fixed?

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Yes, it has been fixed. But you have to keep in mind that real life F1 cars this years have an aero concept that depends heavily on the ground effect and not that much on the aero support from the wings. So this'll be reflected on the game as well and you need to take that into account when playing. Overall, less grip on slow corners (thus harder to get a good exit and the feeling of the AI having a better straight line speed) and more grip on fast corners.

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@nedreV22 wrote:

2. Which F1 game (22 vs 21 vs 20) is the best single player experience at the moment? I mean which has the best gameplay, with not too many bugs. I dont really care about roster or tracks, as long as gameplay feels great.

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I think that releasing a new installment every year comes with a toll and the toll is the need for several patches for the game to be at its best. Right now (and reading your concern about the AI straight line speed) I'd say to you: F1 2020. If you can handle a bit less grip, F1 2021.

In my oppinion, F1 22 is almost there. If you don't mind setting the AI a bit lower you can play it and have a good time whilst getting used to the different handling model.

Cheers, 

Dan

F1 22 is only 'almost there' if you don't care about their abject failure to allow proper tire selection during a race weekend to allow for more than one set of mediums during a race. Something EA claims they "can't" fix this year.

"Can't" in this case, meaning "we coded it that way, and most certainly could fix it and code it appropriately, but we don't care enough to spend the time doing it. Thanks for buying our simulation lol."

@nedreV22There's a big distinction between the car handling in 2020 vs. 2021.

2020: Plenty of traction under acceleration and you can be really aggressive taking kerbs, but it's very easy to lock up the brakes.

2021: Acceleration is more finicky and you have to be selective about which kerbs you take, but braking is much smoother, and there's a Quick Practice option in career mode so you don't have to do the same practice programs over and over.

I strongly prefer 2021. I still think there's more than enough traction to be aggressive on the throttle out of corners, but a lot of people find it touchy. Most of the community prefers 2020.

I'm on controller with no assists and no vibration, if that matters.

What platform do you play on @nedreV22 ? If it's a current gen. console then you'd likely prefer '21 over '20 due to load times, particularly as you've played '22 already.120 Hz mode also wasn't present in F1 2020.