There needs to be at least a message to the user when are at a car's max level, be it 299 or 399 or whatever, stating that the car is at MAX LEVEL so you don't grind out a dozen more races or wheel spins hoping to get an upgrade. Also it should be more obvious before you even purchase a vehicle that its maximum level is listed in bold. From a gameplay design perspective, it's ridiculous that some cars will never ever be competitive when you have fully open racing lobbies where you basically have to be 390+ to win, yet so many cars can't even hit 300. I've been playing EA games since the 80s, I'm an EA Access member, and this is the first horrible gameplay design I've felt the need for shtting on the forums to get my point across. This is bad design.

Eh there is a sliderbar above every car at every dealership that tells you which is the maxlevel of the car. However I do agree with you that 299 max for many iconic tunercars put all the endgame emphasis on highend hypercars. Actually I couldn't care less about, Regera, Vulcan, Huayra etc cause they are new cars without a soul. I rather see a mix of tuners/muscle/supercars in the endgame content, but hey thats only me.

I can understand the levels from a certain point, but they will mean nothing if the PVP races aren't limited by levels.

I agree, I am in the final stage of the game and my runner car (Audi s7) and my offroad car (Subaru WRX STI) are maxed out at 299 and at tune shops the only speed cards there are level 12 and under. I think it is outrageous plus the recommended level is higher than 299 so I have to switch the difficulty to easy.

I agree. There are many sleepercars in real life. Many Golf I or II that reach 1400 hp plus that eat Lamborghinis for Breakfast. And even if it wouldnt be like this, this is still an Arcade Racer so everything should be possible. The limits set here are to bad.

wellll winning is still one of the two purposes of playing a game, winning and have fun. You can play for one or both but you can't judge people that plays for winning since the game was made and exists for that.I agree that all cars should be unlocked to level 399 (and the regera should be nerfed or restriced). However I like the idea of having 299 level races too, That would diversify the cars and force people to use more different cars, the races would be interesting because it would be less fast. In 399 levels whenever someone has a regera or the people behind crashed (or got crushed by disrespectful noobs), you basically distance everyone and the race is over because at this moment you know you've won - and it sucks.

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master2g
8 years ago
@SkywardFR
Yeah thats true and im not judging others for enjoying that part. I am trying to say that there are those few who make it bad for the others who like being competitive but are not going to have a flip out if they lose. Good sportsmanship does exist out there its just stained by those who i mention in my other post. I just like having fun and enjoy the "fun" crowd more.. Used to be competitive but just kind of lost the drive after awhile. Having to classes is good i think IMO as like you say it breaks up the cars more. There are different levels of classes in real life races for reasons right. I dont think NFS Payback will please every one equally so I think its tough to really make it so. We all have to meet in the middle some where. 🙂
anti-loser1
8 years ago
The 299 max makes no sense when you have cars like derelicts that start out at 100 and can go to 399 and others that start out at 199 and only go to 299. there is no logical reason for limiting some cars. IRL you can tune any car as fast as you want (provided you know how and have the appropriate parts) even if that means you have to do an engine swap.
master2g
8 years ago
@anti-loser1
"IRL you can tune any car as fast as you want (provided you know how and have the appropriate parts)"
and money , lots of money. When i had my last turbo FWD car the damn turbo alone was 1000 Canadian . Thats big money every time it chewed out a inducer bearing.
I put a lot of money out when i had my cars. Wish i could have some of it back lol.
Like i say its hard to say what their idea was behind making the 2 classes. Its still comes down to the fact that with all cars at 399 it still wont make a huge difference because most online players will be using the fastest car in game. Already on line it is always regaras and VW bugs every were. I went out in my G wagon and i was the only different guy there. Plus id bet that if all cars were made 399 then the next issue would be some saying it has to be broken up so that they can use something different then the " fastest car in game". Its feels like a no win sometimes
anti-loser1
8 years ago
yes, lots of money.
anyway the car level isn't exactly fair as you can have cars with same number but have different top speeds and/or acceleration. I don't play multiplayer but it sounds like they should put tiers in there (it would give you a reason to have a lower tier car).
the problem with the regera is that no other car in the game comes close. IMO they should have a tier 4 for the hyper cars

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