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Seasoned Vanguard

9 years ago

Need for Speed 2017 suggestions

1. Lively, Energetic, Popular beach City & Weather Changeability

- A popular city that's extremely lively, energetic, large, wide open that's near a beach with less tight spaces and more open areas, parking lots, and a couple big and open parking garages (that are very well lit at night) something new and refreshing to the NFS universe. Somewhat similar to MNC LA.

- Dynamic Weather along with full Day to Night time cycle.
Clear, Dry, Snowy, Cloudy, Rainy, Heavy Storm, Stormy. Also when it rains in game, it should actually seem like it's raining, and should be able to hear it instead of just seeing water hit the screen (also with better visuals of the rain coming from the sky to touching the concrete).

- Snow would be an amazing part of the weather cycle since most games don't have that. Or at least add it as a custom option (offline and online)

- Possibly more than 1 city to travel to and play in. The story could revolve around 2-4 different cities similar to MNC3. (possibility)

2. Way more cars, including "odd, unpopular" cars (with 2-4 garages to travel to)

- Finally adding a huge handful of popular cars players have been asking for along with a great handful of odd, unpopular cars that've never seen the light of day in a video game so players can build cars you don't see everyday instead of only being able to build the popular cars. (nothing wrong with that, it would just be fun, different, and pretty awesome)

1988 BMW 528e
2014 Dodge Charger SRT8
1999 Dodge Viper GTS
2005 Dodge Magnum SRT8
Dodge Caliber SRT4
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
Mitsubishi Evo X
Mitsubishi Evo 8
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
2003 Cadillac DTS
2005 Cadillac XLR-V
1993 Cadillac Allante (with hardtop option)
2002 Cadillac Cien Concept
2008 Pontiac G6 Sedan
Nissan 350z & 370z
1991 Mercedes 190 E 2.5 Evolution II
2013 Mercedes C63 AMG
1993 Subaru 22b STi
2004 Subaru STi
1988 Honda Accord Sedan
2015 Lexus RCF
2015 Infiniti Q50
Lamborghini Gallardo
1995 Volkswagen Corrado VR6
2016 Volkswagen Beetle

- (Car garages being able to fit 30 or infinite vehicles)

3. SUV and Trucks

- The addition of SUV's and Trucks to the NFS universe once again since NFSU2, can be turned into low performance/racing SUV's/Trucks, as well as lifted.

2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
2009 Pontiac Torrent GXP
1999 Dodge Durango
2015 Dodge Durango R/T
Dodge Ram Runner
2008 Honda Ridgeline
2014 Ford Raptor
2003 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning
GMC Typhoon
GMC Syclone
2005 & 2010 Cadillac Escalade
2005 Chevrolet Suburban Z71
1987 Nissan King Cab 4WD
2007 Volkswagen Touareg

- (Customization for SUV/Trucks will vary/mix with street racing style & parts, & off-road/rally style & parts)

4. Actual Rich Customization

- With loads of custom parts for each section of every vehicle in the game, mixing with real aftermarket parts and authentic looking custom designs from the NFS team, such as Khyzyl Saleem.

- No vehicle will say "no parts available" for any part section, unless the player has to unlock it. Every vehicle in the game having at least 5 custom or aftermarket parts for each customizable part of every vehicle. Especially don't forget headlights and taillights (Since NFS 2015 was lacking too much in that area)

Along with new additions such as...

- Headlight & Taillight tinting with transparency/color options (with more headlights and taillights)

- Headlight/Taillight housing color

- Headlight Halos (Oracle Lighting brand for select cars like the 2014 Charger SRT) with custom color option

- Full Underglow (including wheel underglow)

- more Wheels (AG, BBS, and original american muscle wheels would be nice additions) and instead of the wheel selection being all together, players should be able to select which wheel brand they want to look at with a free-full car viewing camera option to see how the wheels look on the whole car

- chop tops like in Carbon? (just a suggestion, not needed)

- more Paint Options such as Candy, Chameleon, & Iridescent similar to NFS Carbon.

- Changeable Grilles

- actual Debadging option

- Trim Color (black, gold, chrome, and white)

- Besides custom and aftermarket parts, every vehicle should have every stock option of that model, mainly the bumpers and lights.

- authentic "Time Attack" parts/inspired parts from time attack vehicles.

- (POSSIBLE INTERIOR CUSTOMIZATION) Seats, steering wheels, gauges w/ color option, full interior glow, speedometer color

5. Story/Career Mode

- first off, story/career mode should always be offline.

- Championships where you win big money, prizes, & unlocking vehicles and major parts. After you beat each set of (certain amount of races) there will be a championship where you win more money the further you get into the game.

- Add some sort of Final Boss or Final Boss Championship where the player wins 200k to a million.

- A story like NFSU1, a little like Carbon, with a hint of seriousness like the Run. But all around fun and energetic.

6. Multiplayer

- Matchmaking lobbies like NFS The Run and like the new multiplayer update in NFS 2015

- Leveling up with a prestige system similar to COD? Could be a cool addition.

- Icons, Calling Cards, and Emblems similar to The Run.

- Custom Lobbies.
For as simple as cruising only, with the ability to have custom options. (open or private)
Weather and Time of day should all be changeable. When creating a new lobby, players can set up all options before launching lobby from a settings menu, as in Weather, Time of day, Traffic, Player Limit, Open or Private, etc.
When launching Online Multiplayer, there will be an option to "Quick Join" which will throw the player into a random match, whether it's computer created or a custom created one by another player. Custom Lobbies are just player created ones, with all custom settings like listed above.

7. Extra Details

- There should be more people around in the game, especially when you win races. Similar to NFSU1 where there's an entire crowd cheering or booing, depending on if the player won or lost (would add to the liveliness and energy of the game)

- ARCADE MODE with a menu similar to Underground 1 and Carbon where players can freely customize every vehicle in the game, and can then go on and race them offline and possibly online.

- 2 Player Split Screen

- If you're going to add drag races, make sure they're all strait-aways, or an actual drag strip, or both. Drag races aren't suppose to have turns like in NFS 2015.

- A Car Wash would be nice to have in-game.

- Possibly give the game an oil meter that shows players how good or bad their oil is, and when it gets bad/dirty enough, players will have to change it. It will also effect the performance if they don't. (like GT)

- Mileage indicator for every owned vehicle.

Last but not least... OFFLINE MODE.

26 Replies

Anonymous
9 years ago
Approved
Dude the SUV add on with a new map like that to tie into it would be so much fun. Would be cool to see the listed vehicles to make it in game as well, some unique choices of cars and suvs
Anonymous
9 years ago
Approved
how about first fixing the cops to something challenging and rewarding and not something total brain dead and under motorized, that u pull behind u for 40 minutes and then getting crushed by 3 smash-u´s and 20 chargers at the same crossing? and maybe make them destructible for extra REP?
but yeah your ideas dont sound bad (tuned trucks and copcars to crush never sounds bad as a combination), specially the part of underground2/carbon like customizing
tsukuyomi-r
Seasoned Vanguard
9 years ago
Well ya the cops do need fixing and I'm pretty sure they're working on that right now, especially since that's a popular demand...that's why it wasn't in my list.
The thing is I love the game a lot, but it's not full. It gets boring quick. Yes aggressive in game cops like Carbon would help a lot, but it would be even better if they added a whole new city with it. (MNC 3 had 4 cities and it was on PS2, so they can at least add one bigger one). Ventura Bay is great mainly for tight driving and drifting but it's just not large enough, doesn't have too many open spaces or big areas and isn't too lively. A new, bigger, lively city with dynamic weather and day time cycle would really help. It just feels too small of a game right now. And new cars with the addition of SUVs and trucks would make it more interesting, seeing how there's not too many cars to choose from in a game made in 2015. There's "enough" to enjoy the game for a while, but not enough for the long run (especially with no more than 10 slots and 1 garage). Games like Forza Horizon and Gran Turismo have such a large selection and wide variety of vehicles, including unpopular/odd vehicles you don't see often in a game, which if Need for Speed had that, it'd be way better IMO...especially with the customization NFS has (if only every spot had something available).
They've been good to the fans with all these free updates and I respect them for that. It's awesome. They've come such a long way from Rivals which is amazing. But if they were to add a new lively, large city with day/weather cycles, a bunch of new cars and suvs, and so on...I'd pay for it as DLC which I'm more than sure most would too.
Anonymous
9 years ago
Approved
well if you look at the map close enough you can see that they dont need a new city, there is more then enough of ventura left they may just have to add little more traffic then
tsukuyomi-r
Seasoned Vanguard
9 years ago
Eh. They could but it'd still be in the same theme as Ventura and so on. Not that I don't like VB, it just gets old quick. I'm just sharing what I think would be amazing in the game and possibly help and refresh it. A new city with a different, mixed up scene along with a different theme. Sure, they could add way more to Ventura Bay and open some new roads, add to it and what not, but it's still Ventura Bay. A new and refreshing map/city with a new theme along with it is all I'm suggesting. Seriously though, who wouldn't want a new city to race and play in with new events, etc? Especially if it tied into the other DLC I suggested, it'd make more sense and make it a bigger, more fun, longer lasting game in all. Cause I'm not the only player that wants or has suggested new map like that. There's several of other fans asking for the same thing around the web. Why limit a game such as NFS to one map anyway? Again, even if they were to expand Ventura Bay it wouldn't entirely be something as new and refreshing as a new map would. Bigger, wider, more open, lively city with weather and day cycle (with the addition of suv dlc) - would add a different theme and make the game more interesting, while keeping Ventura Bay of course.
Anonymous
9 years ago
Approved
Ooooo I second this. A big parking garage like that sounds fun! & I'd love to see the listed vehicles with a new city like that in game. SUV's would be such a cool add on too. I'd buy it as dlc honestly..including a new map to go with it. Would definitely make it last longer in terms of enjoyment and up the replay value. & I agree, adding to Ventura Bay wouldn't be all that great compared to a new city with all that extra stuff listed... why not go all out, right? They could pull it off for sure. I believe in the NFS team. Would be fun and worth it 🙂 Snow would be fun too lol
Anonymous
9 years ago
Approved
so what about a city themed like Rockport? lot of highspeed + fast cornering and lots of stuff for a Outlaw to breakdown
tsukuyomi-r
Seasoned Vanguard
9 years ago
Nah, not at all. Was a good city but it doesn't define lively too well. A lively, energetic, popular city near a beach similar to Midnight Club: Los Angeles for another example, that's well lit up and that would fit the theme of dynamic weather, day to night.
It'd be best to create something completely new, a city different than all of the others from any NFS game instead of going back on old stuff, or even similar themed. Nostalgia is great, but continuously going back on old stuff or similar just gets...old. Something new, beautiful, and exciting to pull the player in.
Anonymous
9 years ago
Approved
I really hope they're working on all this
Anonymous
9 years ago
Approved
Great idea. Would be cool if they made the police actually difficult. I posted a video of me escaping from them in reverse only.. they are bad.