@goathedxxx In regards to NFS Heat... I absolutely LOVE that game- actually, it is 100% BETTER! The best part is there are NO CARDS!! When you race @ night, you will have cops chasing you, and that is a BLAST (especially when you hit level 40 & have the McLaren '15... but that is after dishing out $2 million+... That is THE most expensive car in the entire game. That is one BEAUTIFUL CAR! But when you hit lvl 50 spend another $1 million+ on the Konigsegg Revera, THE FASTEST car in the game- I guarantee you, it will be even better!). Depending on how many/how long the cops chase you, it will raise the REP amount you are rewarded- but only if you escaped & got into a safe house. I found out the hard way, that it is best to go to the safe house after every race... if you don't & they bust you, you lose EVERYTHING you won since the last time you were in the safe house. Daytime racing is different- cops wont chase you during a race. I'm trying NFS Payback to add variety, but as many others have said, I agree that the cards are budshik (we all know I had to spelll it wrong, for obvious reasons). They can burn those cards for all I care! They know is NOT a casino game... then WHY do they want us to gamble away our hard earned money & points?? Trying to win races against npc's is enough challenge for us as it is. So EA, if you are reading this thread, please understand that you would see MORE gamers playing if you DITCH THE CARDS!
In NFS Heat, when I got the McLaren '15, I drove it a bit to get used to the handling... I then did some day & night races, to be sure I could handle the car at higher speeds. Then, I went out during the day & rammed atleast 6 different patrol cars. The result, they ate the dust left by the car, because my car was long gone! There was one time, when a cop nearly took my car out. I tried to swerve, but forgot there was deep water there. I thought for SURE I was going to be busted, but get this... when my car respawned, the cop said I disappeared! That mistake actually saved me! But there is a drawback to getting into chase's with cops during the day... at most, I reached heat 2, but when they lost sight of my car, within a very short time, the heat dropped to zero, then chase was called off. But who wants to be too close to their cars? Two patrol cars usually come after you, and they could easily box you in or bash your car from both sides, ruining your chances for a clean getaway.
Anyway, try NFS Heat... you will LOVE it! If you play NFS Rivals, you can play either the racer or the cop.
