The civilian vehicle AI is straight up the worst I've seen in a game since GTA3. The fact that vehicles just happen to pop up and disappear is just not up to par for a game released in 2019. Specially when prior nfs game have done a better job.

@armse95 that's a rendering issue and has nothing to do with the AI, but both are huge issues in themselvesThe AI aspect is most noticeable when the idiots stop in an intersection because you've come near to them, or they do the completely ridiculous.I've seen AI driving down the wrong side of the road in the wrong direction... IE on the left of the yellow line but going with the traffic on the right side....As for the rendering, it's rarely noticeable when in solo play, but if you're looking for it you'll notice it from time to time.It gets exponentially worse when online though, and it issue is that the whole map IS NOT rendered at one time, it's rendered in a roughly 300 meter bubble around you, and that's fine for trees and the inanimate, but when you throw in moving vehicles, it gets worse, those will render between the 300meter mark down to literally on top of you.It gets worse still when you do a race that crosses paths with another online racer doing a different race, in the city core areas, and worse again if either of you are in a pursuit.I literally drove through 3 vehicles and slammed into the 4th that I couldn't see, because I had just been INSIDE the ambulance or tow truck in front of it ....

@armse95 Well, news flash this has been a problem in the NFS Franchise since I can remember the early days.Pop up A.I. cars while in races or even free roam are a common phantom that seems to never truly get addressed by the DEVS. Thanks for pointing that out and I fully agree with you it can be annoying to deal with.Take care and thanks for sharing your thoughts!

@BLVD69 Too correct you a litle, it has been a problem since EA and Black Box started the street race trend. We dident had that problem with NFS in the 90s, not that i can remember atleast.

@GUCCIxADIDAS You stated: >>>>> Developing a game for profit will always fail.https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/EA/electronic-arts/revenueMy Reply: Well I understand what you were addressing in your post.However, Just looking at EA and their profits sheet they build the NFS Franchise to be incomplete and fail day one on launch.Somehow we all keep taking the worm off the fish hook to buy the game which brings us to Forums to address the failures.Maybe the problem is we should just walk away from giving EA our money, to begin with!Maybe we as a community should stop believing the promise of a new day for this game because that new day ain't coming!EA builds the game to fail period and this franchise is past its glory days!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dur8Dzgtbv4Take care and I appreciate all you said truly.P.S - It would be great if we could create our own DEV Team and replace the Ghost Devs.Maybe Ghost Studios would hire some new talent...."hint" apply for the job! https://www.ea.com/careers/careers-overview/worldwide-studios/ghost

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CRSSQUARED
6 years ago
@armse95 Odd that I have not seen this happen. *shrug*
ZeroMcDol
6 years ago
@armse95
Yep, it's pretty horrible. Not that the AI traffic in any racing game that I've played has even been greatly coded to begin with, but this game's traffic is by FAR the worst I've ever seen.
Icarium81
6 years ago
@armse95 that's a rendering issue and has nothing to do with the AI, but both are huge issues in themselves
The AI aspect is most noticeable when the idiots stop in an intersection because you've come near to them, or they do the completely ridiculous.
I've seen AI driving down the wrong side of the road in the wrong direction... IE on the left of the yellow line but going with the traffic on the right side....

As for the rendering, it's rarely noticeable when in solo play, but if you're looking for it you'll notice it from time to time.
It gets exponentially worse when online though, and it issue is that the whole map IS NOT rendered at one time, it's rendered in a roughly 300 meter bubble around you, and that's fine for trees and the inanimate, but when you throw in moving vehicles, it gets worse, those will render between the 300meter mark down to literally on top of you.
It gets worse still when you do a race that crosses paths with another online racer doing a different race, in the city core areas, and worse again if either of you are in a pursuit.
I literally drove through 3 vehicles and slammed into the 4th that I couldn't see, because I had just been INSIDE the ambulance or tow truck in front of it ....
ZeroMcDol
6 years ago
@Icarium81
And even worse, it can all be avoided by simply increasing the distance, changing some numbers, all of 10 seconds to fix; but no, they're stubborn as a mule so here we are.
I've changed traffic distance values in TDU2, so I know just how little time it takes to make an adjustment; so in short, it is - the way it is, because Ghost wants it - the way it is.
And they also want to keep losing fans and money too, apparently.
BLVD69
6 years ago
@armse95
Well, news flash this has been a problem in the NFS Franchise since I can remember the early days.
Pop up A.I. cars while in races or even free roam are a common phantom that seems to never truly get addressed by the DEVS.
Thanks for pointing that out and I fully agree with you it can be annoying to deal with.
Take care and thanks for sharing your thoughts!
BVBgamer88
6 years ago
@BLVD69 Too correct you a litle, it has been a problem since EA and Black Box started the street race trend. We dident had that problem with NFS in the 90s, not that i can remember atleast.
BLVD69
6 years ago
@BVBgamer88
I was talking about the regular A.I traffic cars ., not the Racing A.I. cars in the game that pop up
No worries, I still agree with you.
Take care.
GUCCIxADIDAS
6 years ago
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BLVD69
6 years ago
@GUCCIxADIDAS
You stated: >>>>> Developing a game for profit will always fail.
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/EA/electronic-arts/revenue
My Reply: Well I understand what you were addressing in your post.
However, Just looking at EA and their profits sheet they build the NFS Franchise to be incomplete and fail day one on launch.
Somehow we all keep taking the worm off the fish hook to buy the game which brings us to Forums to address the failures.
Maybe the problem is we should just walk away from giving EA our money, to begin with!
Maybe we as a community should stop believing the promise of a new day for this game because that new day ain't coming!
EA builds the game to fail period and this franchise is past its glory days!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dur8Dzgtbv4
Take care and I appreciate all you said truly.
P.S - It would be great if we could create our own DEV Team and replace the Ghost Devs.
Maybe Ghost Studios would hire some new talent...."hint" apply for the job!
https://www.ea.com/careers/careers-overview/worldwide-studios/ghost
GK3512
6 years ago
@BLVD69 Experienced devs can make their own dev team.But not every talented devs can be funded like those under big name(Infinity Ward under Activsion/Ghost under EA/Polyphony under Sony/Playground under MS)Thus with limited small budget talented devs can't make a very polished good game(Three Fields Entertainment's Dangerous Driving is a good example of talented but poor)