Re: (Damage/"Health bar") We need to have a talk.
Unfortunately, much to my ire too, it was outlined in a Gamescom interview that it is more about running now, and the collisions will ultimately be damaging so battling cops will no longer be possible at the same enjoyable extent as in the past.
Repairs ARE limited, you can't spam them like Rivals and your night is truly finite, whether you rush back to the safe house on Heat level 3 feeling underwhelmed, or following a cheap cruise missile tactic (courtesy of FVPD AI which might be reused, adding to the long list of things that are being recycled) and ending up in the back of a squad car. The risks seem minimal, you lose some bank, exactly how much is unknown but this will ultimately be a minor setback similar to Payback making you restart the event.
In fact, in a community poll by LP-RipperTV 24, I'm very pleased to announce that the damage bar was the change most players would make at a healthy 23%, taking the majority (bar "Other" which is a LOT of individual complaints) whilst others remained in single digits or significantly less.
It should be noted that the re-inflates are optional (fortunately), but these little "auxiliary parts" are all too reminiscent of Rivals. I have nothing against Rivals at all! However, the sheer amount of hatred from the community it gets for things like the racer pursuit tech, the hyper-aggressive RCPD, and the damage system... It can only be compromising for NFS Heat to share features with a game that seems so hated.
Overall, your points are great observations, but there is more to NFS Heat than all of us combined know. I merely don't want GHOST to throw it away again. My and others faith in them have utterly diminished over time, yet people are very willing to believe this is a comeback, almost too easily. We'll have to see, I suppose we should wait, though whilst providing contributions where necessary.
Rest assured, I won't disrespect you for having an opinion. I'll just have to disagree and try to change your mind, or at least ask why you'd be contrary. No worries though, I won't shred you!
