How to improve the game 16.0
Some of the things i would like to see on next gen for f1 or future games is please note much of this list is carried over from previous iterations thus making some points abit off. Okay so i...
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A lot of really good suggestions on how to improve the overall series, if there was a way to fund it. To acheive that level of implementation, it probably would be easier just moving the license over to a platform like iRacing.
I’ve been playing the series since the beginning, using a wheel, no assists, so I lean more towards the sim end of the scale. But as I was working full time up until retiring recently I play on the consoles, and with limited seat time I really just want to keep up with the RL series - the tracks, and the cars - so i can follow it better. But wrangling and paying for a PC based rig was more trouble and $$ than I wanted. (so not so keen on the iRacing idea)
The size of the base of people wanting to pay for the game is smaller than the major titles out there so resources are certianly an issue. However I think over the years CM has done a decent job, some ups some downs, but dedicated people like David Greco continue to work hard at it. (handling much improved! thx!!)
Clearly EA has $$ expectations, and netflix DTS must have given some marketing person a brain f@rt regrading how to leverage that, which has resulted in the abysmally bad waste of resource that gave us F1 life.
Sadly, this has left the main game code base limping a lot. The unrelated issues that pop up with each patch tell me that a lot of the code base gets carried over, not always optimised or well documented, probably by a lot people newly drafted. Testing this “collection” of bits is probably very difficult and having limited involvement of a clearly passionate core community shows. The pressure of a yearly update doesn’t leave much time for rework. All of this annoys the regulars who then stop buying the title for a few seasons.
I’d really want them to rebuild the game’s core in a way that improved overall performance of cars, AI and the made the various recurring updates easier to make each year before adding in all the nice to have features, ignore or get rid of my Team for now - make a deal with F1 manager to tie the two togehter in some way?, work the online a bit - and focus on getting the core game/sim rebuilt.
@Neil_RS60 Awesome post fella.
With regards to code being ported over and then cut and replaced with new code. The issue is normally the person cutting and replacing the code isn’t the original coder/programmer who has a limited knowledge on how the previous Persons code affects the overall balance.
And on annually released games it gets more out off sync every year. FIFA gameplay on new gen consoles is hardwork,
With regards to code being ported over and then cut and replaced with new code. The issue is normally the person cutting and replacing the code isn’t the original coder/programmer who has a limited knowledge on how the previous Persons code affects the overall balance.
And on annually released games it gets more out off sync every year. FIFA gameplay on new gen consoles is hardwork,
I think EA needs to really reset their expectations for this title. Is it a cash cow bringing in lots of in game monetization with minimal investment (old beater with a fresh paint job) or more of a halo product that enhances their brand as well as that of F1?
Yes F1 has a lot of global buzz right now, but the series is about driving, racing - speed, setups, competition - all the other drama & froth is the color that goes with it.
Driving an F1 car IRL is incredibly hard, so the game has to offer that as part of the peak experience.
Yet in order to sell enough copies it has to be accesible to interested but more casual users and offer an engaging progression to keep people interested.
Some thoughts:
- Has to be drivable with a pad - the most common gaming device. Assists can help but a challenging level also has to be there to strive for.
- Has to work WELL with all the supported wheels - anyone whose made that investment is seriously interested so they have to be supported
- Has to acknowledge and reward skill progression - when you turn off an assist and continue on that should earn you a trophy or something - that keeps people working at it (giving up the dynamic driving line was hard for me but very satisfying ultimately)
- the various elements have to also allow comparison and like competion - such as TT needs to sort those assists so you can see how you compare both like and global users
- Tutorials need a huge step up - the copy and pasted elements tell you a basic what but very little how. Maybe even source content from the community - compete for best tire management video or something and then link to these in the game
- setups need this help as well - a problem in any racing title but there is almost no useufl explanation or aids in dealing with setups. Not helped by the current canned setups which have some odd extremes - so harder to know what to tweak. As an experiment I made a setup with all the aero tire and supension elements set to mid point. It was drivable, but also pretty easy to iterate into a decent setup knowing what to tweak to get a desired result. A canned setup that is neutral and middle of the road needs to be included.
The above are focused on the driving/racing experience, which for me is a key interest - there are others but all elements of the game need a seriously good core drving experience IMHO. So the game progression has to recognize and reward efforts in those areas.
Getting people into the game is one thing keeping them coming back is key longer term. I’ll give Breaking Point some nods - it wasn’t so terrible and it did give a bit of DTS flavor mixed in with some track time elements - but that could easily be just given away as a demo/teaser.
Back to EA - right now they’ve stepped on their… er, rep - maybe they know, probably they don’t. But maybe one thing to do is to move the convo up to FOM - they are the license owner and its their rep indirectly on the line if their licensee drops the ball.
@Neil_RS60I’ve previously posted every word you’ve just said… You are obviously as all knowing as me.
People only go buy this game buy it solely for F1 and it’s career modes, multiplayer, TT and GP mode. No more no less.. We don’t want or need some new big thing to differentiate the new releases from previous years.
What we want is just to keep improving on what’s good. Even if it’s just by a little.. year on year.
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