NFS Heat Level 3+
Can we please talk about how ridiculous the cops become overpowered after heat level 2? EA has made this awesome atmospheric night time mode where the cops are truly out to get you, but they're so ov...
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It’s a police force dedicated to stopping street racers. They are going to have top of the line cars. Heat 3 is nothing 4 is a bit tough and 5 is crazy. But all in all it’s a blast escaping them. The only thing i don’t like is the challenges. I keep getting the one for 2 roadblocks and can never get them to throw a roadblock and i keep doing the same loop all the way through heat 5 and even then just a ton of rhinos and helicopters. All in all the cops are fine. Don’t fix
I just want to say heat 3 is op as fk. And all you people who keep saying well I don’t have any problems because I have blah blah blah. Maybe you haven’t realized not everyone has all this crap yet. I know my personal experience is I race and race and race and the min I get to level 3 I get wrecked by a cop. No matter how fast my car is. The rubber banding into you at an outrageous amount of speed is bs. Ramming into them and losing lots of health for a simple ram is bs. This needs to be fixed it’s about as annoying as the random cars spawning in front of you during a race. I mean how difficult is it to adjust the AI to not do this *. It’s just like all the other bs nfs games that have come out rubber banding AI instead of just making a decent racing game. We don’t play an arcade racer for the challenge we play it for the fun of racing a car and customizing it. If you try hard at this game their is something wrong with you. This game is for a casual player and really shouldn’t be frustrating for any reason. Oh and your sound track sucks.
- @KillaAkuma Thank you that's very helpful.
@KillaAkuma wrote:And all you people who keep saying well I don’t have any problems because I have blah blah blah. Maybe you haven’t realized not everyone has all this crap yet.
You realize that we all started at the same point? I surely never complained and I bet you'll be laughing at yourself in a few weeks once you realize how novice the issue you're complaining about is.
You're all asking for a game where the progression is fed to you, simply because you can't handle a challenge. But if the game were made easier to compensate for everyone's lack of driving capability, you'd all be complaining how the game is too easy. It is absolutely beyond me how everyone struggles to outrun cops, I would love to see a video of this hardship.
Otherwise, here's a few tips for you to level up: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Quick-Guide-and-Boosting-Tips-to-Max-Level-Spoilers/td-p/8412313
- @ColAvalanche311 Yeah I'm with you man. I thought the cops were OP to begin with, but I was reluctant to complain after how easy they were previously. I worked at it and figured it out. It's a grind but its worth it.
- @Michael_Rush Agreed. I genuinely didn't have any issues with the cops, at any point of the game really. My only problem is when I run up my Heat level around the Speedway and have an occasional cruiser spawn directly in front.
It's just so sad and triggering to see the vast volume of people whining. The game is incredibly well made. People are showing up to Heat 3 on a bicycle and crying that they're not allowed to get away with their stupid decisions :D - @ColAvalanche311 I gotta say, now that I got it figured out. I am loving it. I don't think I've been this obsessive about a NFS title since Undercover,
- @Michael_Rush 100%. It would be a real shame to see all these people get discouraged so early into the game. If you aren't able to beat the cops, you've barely scratched the surface of progression
There are a lot of incredible things in this game that people completely overlook to complain about these trivial hardships - @ColAvalanche311 Trivial Hardships?
This is NFS! High speed cop chases, race to make money (and rep at night - i do like that). Upgrade cars, win more races, make more money.
Why the hell would i bother playing this game, if i'm not up to racing a few cops?
You are being swamped with freaking high speed tanks that destroy your car before you can even reach 250KPH. That takes the fun completely out of the game.
There should be some sort of Heat Lock based on level (Heat 1 until lvl 10, Heat 2 until lvl 20, Heat 3 at lvl 30, Heat 4 at lvl 38, Heat 5 at lvl 43).
They could easily compensate each heat level (specially 1 and 2) with additional cars and specific tactics.
People are discouraged because just like with Just Cause 4, this is not the game we've been waiting for.
@TheN00bIsPlaying wrote:
There should be some sort of Heat Lock based on level (Heat 1 until lvl 10, Heat 2 until lvl 20, Heat 3 at lvl 30, Heat 4 at lvl 38, Heat 5 at lvl 43).
They could easily compensate each heat level (specially 1 and 2) with additional cars and specific tactics.See, there's a constructive idea. The drawback is that your Rep gain multiplier increases at each Heat level, which would limit lower level players to a slower grind towards the max. That being said, considering I went from level ~26 to 50 within a few hours, this could really increase the length of the grind (in a good way).
But then we'd just see more people complaining about cops because it would take them that much longer to level up for engine upgrades.
Regarding the "high speed tanks", the only one I could imagine being nerfed is the Rhino. I've tried racing one as it spawned to chase another player and the truck was easily pulling 250m/h. The rest of the cops really are not a problem, the issue is simply that your engine components lack to make the time gap you need. They can only keep up with you under 180m/h.
EDIT: considering the Rhino spawns heading towards you, the speed is only an issue if you can't dodge a truck which is marked on the map (well in advance), that flies at a speed so high that it cannot turn. It couldn't be easier to dodge them.
- @ColAvalanche311 I still say don't change anything. Leave it alone. Otherwise you take out the whole thrill of risking it for more mutiplier. I like thinking about have I gone too far this time, is this the time I lose it all gambling.
If the game is too hard for some of these people maybe Need For Speed Heat isn't the game for them. Might I suggest Need for Speed 2015...... or Mario Kart. - @Michael_Rush Yup. I'm just really uncertain as to why people struggle so much. I definitely didn't, but if it comes down to the playerbase shrinking because of butthurt, I'd rather have a small change than empty online lobbies.
The challenge is definitely what makes a game fun. I spent stupid amounts of time re-doing the same jump for 3 stars over and over again. Did I come to the forums to complain? Nope, I kept going until I figured it out.
@ColAvalanche311 wrote:
@Michael_RushAgreed. I genuinely didn't have any issues with the cops, at any point of the game really. My only problem is when I run up my Heat level around the Speedway and have an occasional cruiser spawn directly in front.
It's just so sad and triggering to see the vast volume of people whining. The game is incredibly well made. People are showing up to Heat 3 on a bicycle and crying that they're not allowed to get away with their stupid decisions :DCan you teach us, Supreme Master? Any specific tips for bicycle Huracan Performante made by Lamborghini? Have you heard of them?
@Michael_Rush wrote:
@ColAvalanche311I still say don't change anything. Leave it alone. Otherwise you take out the whole thrill of risking it for more mutiplier. I like thinking about have I gone too far this time, is this the time I lose it all gambling.
If the game is too hard for some of these people maybe Need For Speed Heat isn't the game for them. Might I suggest Need for Speed 2015...... or Mario Kart.Might I suggest you finally get it through your head that arcade racing games are supposed to fun first and foremost, not challenging.
@Sephrax wrote:Can you teach us, Supreme Master? Any specific tips for bicycle Huracan Performante made by Lamborghini? Have you heard of them?
Of course, baby. The trick is to not use a Lamborghini, since they're incredibly * on a relative basis against most of the cars the game has to offer.
Once again, for those struggling with the cops, here is my guide to leveling up: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Quick-Guide-and-Boosting-Tips-to-Max-Level-Spoilers/td-p/8412313
@ColAvalanche311 wrote:
@Sephrax wrote:Can you teach us, Supreme Master? Any specific tips for bicycle Huracan Performante made by Lamborghini? Have you heard of them?
Of course, baby. The trick is to not use a Lamborghini, since they're incredibly * on a relative basis against most of the cars the game has to offer.
Once again, for those struggling with the cops, here is my guide to leveling up: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Quick-Guide-and-Boosting-Tips-to-Max-Level-Spoilers/td-p/8412313
Why should I use slower car like ZR-1? I can't even get 3 stars in Corvette every time.
Are you sure about outrunning cops at 180 mph is easy? Can you explain why I get rear ended by them constantly while doing 320+ km/h warp drive (12lb nitrous bottle) activated?
@SephraxWhat's your basis for "slower"? Your car's rep level doesn't mean anything whatsoever. If you look at acceleration, high speeds, and handling (huge), the ZR-1/Corvette Grand Sport got it in the bag.
As to your other questions, no clue. Either you're bad or you're slow. Could be the combination of the two.Edit: if you want, screenshot me your exact car and components, I'll replicate it and see for myself. Better yet, come show me yourself.
- @jhall181 I’m having fun. And I haven’t played a need for speed game since rivals.
That makes sense. Just like in 2005 Most Wanted. Unless you beat a certian black list racer, you didn't get higher Heat levels.
Guys please check out my engine sounds discussion
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/NFS-Heat-Engine-Sounds/m-p/8398295#M2454
@ColAvalanche311 wrote:@SephraxWhat's your basis for "slower"? Your car's rep level doesn't mean anything whatsoever. If you look at acceleration, high speeds, and handling (huge), the ZR-1/Corvette Grand Sport got it in the bag.
As to your other questions, no clue. Either you're bad or you're slow. Could be the combination of the two.Edit: if you want, screenshot me your exact car and components, I'll replicate it and see for myself. Better yet, come show me yourself.
Speed trap trick on track. Do you know that? Huracan does that without issues while ZR-1 can reliably get 3 stars only with nos. Do you know that 10 parsecs long front splitter on ZR-1? Because of it you can't turn early which means you have to lift just before speed trap. Here's where we start to talk about acceleration.
8,1 for ZR-1 and 9,0 for Huracan Performante.
If you want to check them yourself:
All the parts that are available at level 42, no parts from high heat races, Elite everything you can at that level, single turbo, 12lb nitrous, track handling parts.
@Sephrax wrote:If you want to check them yourself:
All the parts that are available at level 42, no parts from high heat races, Elite everything you can at that level, single turbo, 12lb nitrous, track handling parts.
Cool, I'll try it out. Thanks
Here's another area in Downtown Palm City you can use to get away very easily. All you have to do is run through the little ramp at the end of the road, the cops don't follow you as it's technically off the map, and the few who slide in go straight into the water. You can jump it going 60mph.
wait till you try a lvl 5 heat run .... beat it then get stuck with a bugged helicopter that never goes away and never looses you even underground. yes the never emptying fuel tank and heat seeking misile pilot are awesome
Know your damn limits. Don't push yourself to hear 3. Your making a pathetuc excuse. Even I didnt push my limits because I know damn well my car wont handle it. Once I got super parts and pro damage reduction I was good to go. I had confidence to escape hear 3 and 4. Once I started with elite parts I was good for the whole game. Stay off of heat three. Rubber banding? Their corvettes what you expect. I easily outrun them. But they are too of the line cars so they are agile and fast. Maybe use your head and not rant over something stupid
This ^.
So many people got butthurt right off the bat. Go into the night once, get rekt, directly come to forums to complain. Surely you couldn't simply just upgrade your car and try again.
I have my own posts on the cops. Yes maybe reduce rubber banding. And add new mechanics to further diverse the cops. Make proper roadblocks. Fix damage issues. Fix exploits. Fix certain pursuit bugs. Fix the helicopter mechanics. It's more of a filler if it really doesnt so anything but look cool in the sky.
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