Stop prioritizing cops in NFS
As much as I love the NFS community and the fact that we got street racing culture back since 2015, there is one thing I always disagree with others, which are cops. There, I said it. I understand...
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@Caelum_NL wrote:
I find it stupid that the only way to make distance in this game without being spotted is take a streetracer car with a rideheight inching the asphalt, with sideskirts and splitters and go all Collin McRea with it.
There are several strategies to lose cops besides this one. But you need to spec the car to the strategy/style or it won't work. Going offroad with a street car is not enjoyable as you already discovered.
If you prefer a nimble street racer, stick to the asphalt and/or drive back to the city or the industrial/harbor area and lose the cops in there. Plenty of options to lose both cars and choppers between the high rises and many alleys, tunnels, overpasses, etc. But spec the car accordingly (acceleration/cornering over top speed)
Offence is also a good strategy. But needs proper car and setup (e.g. heavier car, increased damage aux).
Offroad is a good strategy. But needs proper car and setup (e.g. AWD, big frame, suspension/tires/etc.).
And there's probably more. I have not found a one-size-fits-all car/setup that does everything btw. I have different cars/setups for different purposes.
@NLxAROSA Cheers for the detailed post, firstly 🙂 My feelings are just that. I would be more agressive, but I got a Beetle and a Silvia K's, which are neither burly like a Camaro/Raptor or built for offroad. The thing about offroad is that my Silvia, built as a drift car does quite well offroad, but it just feels stupid. And doesn't matter which type of cop is chasing you, they also do very well offroad.
Also, you can't switch cars on the fly, so you can't do your races in your streetracer, then switch to your Dakar vehicle to get rid of the cops in the mountains (not that it matters because the cops can easily follow you everywhere, from my experience). Plus there is not enough offroad races (at least in the early part) to rectify an offroad build for what are mostly street races.
Also I am done driving to the city every time I get chased, after which I have to play Metal Gear Solid on wheels to get back to my desitination outside the city. Mostly before making one screwup and have the whole circus starting again.
Also, you can't switch cars on the fly, so you can't do your races in your streetracer, then switch to your Dakar vehicle to get rid of the cops in the mountains (not that it matters because the cops can easily follow you everywhere, from my experience). Plus there is not enough offroad races (at least in the early part) to rectify an offroad build for what are mostly street races.
Also I am done driving to the city every time I get chased, after which I have to play Metal Gear Solid on wheels to get back to my desitination outside the city. Mostly before making one screwup and have the whole circus starting again.
- @Caelum_NL The closest thing to a one-size-fits all solution that I found so far is to go on the offensive: Something with good acceleration&cornering and the extra damage aux and the extra nitrous from drafting aux.
Kite the cops off the highways so they can't do the 'we can always go faster' trick, then wipe them out with nitrous bursts. Park car behind something and turn off engine.
If I run into an undercover car while traveling (you can spot them from quite far, the cop/level icon will appear over them) or other single car, I immediately take them out with a nitrous burst. As long as you're not fully spotted it's an instant takeout, even the AWD ones. Just don't miss, or it's a chase again (and then you will need more than one hit for a takeout depending on speed).
I haven't found any other strategies yet that are as quick as the above.
A thing I read somewhere else is that the cops use your GPS target and patrol around that so it's better to navigate by map, but haven't confirmed that yet.- @NLxAROSA Aight, thanks mate, for the hints and tips, always apreciated 🙂 Still, I'll be trying for a refund. The game does so much good, but these cops are just dealbreakers and stop me from starting the game. Plus we don't even know if Criterion has plans to handle this cops problem.
- @Caelum_NL Totally understandable. I think it's mostly balancing issues with the different difficulty settings, but no guarantees that they'll fix anything of course, or when.
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