I refunded, first time for Codies game. Money talks + feedback why.
FYI, steam refunded my game, even though I was 11hrs in, I documented everything that was going wrong. Because at this point I can't play this game at all (due to several reasons).
Nor is it the game I want to support (due to functional decision - see them listed below).
From a die hard codemasters fan, sad but ey. We've got to draw a line somewhere - otherwise they won't listen. The only thing that talks is money, not feedback. So I refunded + gave detailed feedback why - on tech side & on functional side.
Even if I was 11hrs+ in the game already, Steam/VALVE they accepted without issue.
Last thing I want to say:
- I am beyond sad I had to do this, because diehard CODIES fan. But the direction this is going, like I said, I have to draw a line somewhere as a customer.
-- No one in the community asked for F1 Life!!!
-- No one asked for these Super Cars!!!
We didn't want these things to be added, at all. There are lists and lists on the internet, from leading figures as well, asking other features they/we would like to see. Never did we want super cars, or f1 life thrown into our faces as f1-codies-community. See the videos by Aarav, and other F1-youtubers. Or even on the codemasters old forums (e.g.: https://forums.codemasters.com/topic/92230-f1-2022-wishlist/).
So they knew what we wanted, and chose to ignore a lot of that and give us an empty box that does not even reflect the life of an f1 driver. No it is a microtransaction storefront. Plus super cars that handle like BRICKS. They don't drive well at all, and are not on par on the driving capability of other codies-games where they are implemented.
They need to learn. Only way is giving the feedback and letting your money talk.