Why the hell

do a friends only game

i have a total of one friend with origin. and nfs mw. That does not make for a very good game.

I write same problem here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Need-for-Speed-Most-Wanted/We-need-to-do-multiplayer-RACES-Not-freeroaming-but-RACES/m-p/256082#U256082

Need a multiplayer race mode... not freeroaming mode

Nevermind the fact that players with x2 Speedpoint bonuses get their score doubled (when in reality the doubled score shouldn't show up on the leaderboards because it's unfair to other players who always win all the events).

Desolution i agree.

Wouldn't be so bad if you could safely park somewhere so you can customise your car without being taken down over and over and over!

yea that is true.

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@davemccheese wrote:

Wouldn't be so bad if you could safely park somewhere so you can customise your car without being taken down over and over and over!

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When you're in need to park , don't park in the middle of the road or long straights , just find some tight corner or tidy place so noone could get enough speed to takedown you or  move from others while you're changing things

Also , "meeting point" is  takedown free ,as long you're in correct car for next race and you're within "meting point" limits> green circle on the map , but beware , right before race starts >  the moment mission objectives are displayed > takedown immunity goes off .

+++ choose competitive cars , because light , fragile cars like  BAC , caterham ... Don't stand a chance against heavy cars (unless they're fully heavy chasis,body moded ) so I usually  avoid   them in mixed (free for all classes) races :D 

Yeah, but if you like playing with a controller, stupid people crash into you whilst you're waiting and the controller vibrates repeatedly which gets VERY ANNOYING; as a resolution to this, possibly turn off vibration when at the meet up, or cause player controls to freeze so people can't crash into each other until the race starts.

"as long you're in correct car for next race"

That's the problem though mate, what if you want to change to the correct car? 

Parking out of the way is impossible, some ass still hunts you down, plus you're hurting your race chances.  What about if you're tucked around the corner and the race starts.  Everyone else gets a 10 to 20 second head start on you and you'll come mid-table at best. 

Plus.  I've been taken down in the green circle, in the correct car.  If someone or a group of people hit you just right you can be tipped or even pushed out of the circle.  Which is great if I'm customising my licence plate for example!