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LuckyNico92
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago

NOES! THE VERSTAPPEN PROBLEM IS BACK!

Hi guys,

I'm sorry to say this, but I have very, very bad news about F1 22...

Remember when I said in an earlier post that Max Verstappen is no longer OP like he was in F1 2021?

Well, since Update 1.11, which was the 1.10 hotfix, I did a race in Driver Career, and during the race, I saw Verstappen go with a pace that is far beyond any living being, and I played on level 71. Prior to the patch, Verstappen was never this fast before, and suddenly, he's back to dominating every single session like in the last game, which makes zero point zero sense, and therefore ruins the game even more by making every Career season predictable, because the champion is already set and the game wants to replicate it by all means, further confirming my concerns about EA trying to make it a replica of F1 2021, which had the exact same problem.

Dear EA, if you're reading this, fix your flipping game! I do not want a second F1 2021, I want an F1 game where every AI driver has a chance to win, and not where just one driver dominates everything. I can only relate to this guy in this video: https://youtu.be/Nqsw-8irbVk

Verstappen is no God, and therefore shouldn't be made a God in F1 games. This just ruins the fun, and completely destroys the experience. We don't want to have Verstappen win all 10 seasons of a Career, at least give all other AI drivers a chance! I mean, what about Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, even Sergio Pérez? Why is none of them faster than Verstappen?

I don't understand how you can ruin an F1 game like this. After 2021, I thought it can't get any worse, and now with the Verstappen problem back on our necks, all I can say is: Everything can get worse if the wrong people are in charge. This honestly reminds me of the end of Need for Speed Heat, because the Ghost dev team has been shut down. And they had tons of stuff planned for NFS Heat, like Seasons, more cars, and so on, and we will never get to see any of it because EA says so.

Honestly, I think I'm going to skip the next F1 game if this keeps up. If EA don't let Codemasters do their work and have them fix the things that need fixing, there's no reason to continue playing, sorry.

- Nico

16 Replies

  • GameOfEnder95's avatar
    GameOfEnder95
    3 years ago
    @Darthsausage44 I think what Nico is asking for is it to not be landslided by Verstappen 100% of the time seemingly. However I’ve never had that issue. And would prefer it based on its more believable than what I’ve got which is an OP McLaren where lando and Daniel are getting 1,3 finishes with the 4th fastest car constantly.
  • I just recently played Qualifying in Imola, and it's still insane how fast Verstappen is, and this even when it started raining, and Verstappen was behind Lewis Hamilton, therefore having worse conditions on his lap, but he still beats him by a second anyway and ends up in 1st place.

    @jenny_a_m , in case you're reading this, this needs to be taken a look at RIGHT NOW before my experience turns into a second F1 2021, which had the very same ordeal. I don't want Verstappen dominating all 10 seasons of a Career save, give the other top drivers a chance too!

  • s00zster's avatar
    s00zster
    Rising Ace
    3 years ago

    @LuckyNico92He's not going to dominate 10 seasons of your career, you need to progress more for everything to shape out.

    Everyone has had different championship winning drivers, you only need to check out Twitch streams for that, but season 1 will most likely be Verstappen because it's based on current form - he is dominating the season IRL after all, especially with the best car. It's like playing a game from a few years ago and expecting Lewis Hamilton to not dominate.

  • LuckyNico92's avatar
    LuckyNico92
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago

    @s00zsterSure, I understand if the Red Bull is the best car, but Verstappen doesn't have a Pace stat of 150 (which is not possible). Even he is limited to 100 max, but for some reason, he is inhumanly fast compared to everyone else, so unless you deliberately destroy his car, or you have a car that is far stronger than the car Verstappen has (like I have in My Team Season 3), he will win every single time, just like in F1 2021.

    Maybe this is just me, but this is still a choice that ruins the fun and motivation, as it makes every season predictable. People say that Norris is overpowered from Season 2 onward, but maybe it's because McLaren has a dominant car, or Norris heavily improved over the first season.

    And boy, I would rather have Hamilton dominate than Verstappen, not gonna lie. 😉

    EDIT: In the previous games since 2017, it's usually Valtteri Bottas who dominated the first two seasons unless his car suffered a mechanical failure.

  • @LuckyNico92 I’ve definitely seen the OP Bottas problem from older games. Another reason I’m glad George is at Merc is that both drivers are credible champions.

    And as I was the one who mentioned Norris and McLaren issues. I’ll say this. It’s not that they’re leading at the front. They’re dominating while on paper being 4th. And it’s not helped when Lando’s stats are too high as is.
  • Yes boys I have the same problem, but I nerf the winners on a handicap system +5kg when they win and -5 when they have a bad race. I have all 20 drivers within 1 sec on all tracks in Quali but also see red Bull Ferrari Merc in top 6 with Alpine and McLaren making occasional appearances it is the only way I can play the game, takes me half an hour editing before each race.

    But because of the pathetic fast forward Quali I have to literally torture myself to watch all Quali because if you fast forward as you all know the Devs use a different file for that and not the VTF files as they should. 

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