Codies/EA Thank you for WRC!
I just wanted to come on here and say thank you guys for the awesome game that is WRC. I can't believe I paid a little over $40 bucks for this game at launch and already amassed nearly 450 hours of p...
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@EA_ShepardHey fella hope your well👋
How am I doing… still bursting into tears after not putting a wheel wrong throughout an entire long stage only to fall off a mountain in sight off the finishing line. 😭😂But still when I make the finishing line with a PB time I shout “I AM A RALLY GOD”.💪 Love how the cars handle and feel.
PS5 game after a rough start. I’m getting great stability and runs silky smooth.
Obvious where the development resources were prioritised. With immersion and atmosphere being low priority. Which although for me Gameplay is king. Would have been nice for career to have proper podiums celebrations, cut scenes and the like.
EA_Shepard
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Community Manager@ScarDuck14 I am super, and thanks for asking!
That is the way to do it! I would love to see those video clips! Fall off a mountain right to the finish line!
Gameplay is absolutely key. The more details you see in the game the better! "career to have proper podium celebrations" This I have seen mentioned a few times but I can 💯send this over to them as feedback for you though! At least get this documented so we can see if more players have the same feedback!
@EA_ShepardJust my take. When I’m playing the game I feel a lot of love went into it by the team. Maybe getting to grips with using a new engine in unreal took longer than expected and/or the budget/resources didn’t stretch to adding all the little things that add to the immersion. If that’s the case.. They did the right thing and concentrated on the important stuff first. I’d be massively disappointed if the game had all the immersion but none of the gameplay I feel like a god mechanics
I’ve had worse finishes. Sweden in the snow. Slightly got it wrong Coming out of last corner just couldn’t gather her up in time and hit the finishing line gate and didn’t cross the line. Cost me ten seconds and stage win 😂. But it’s funny some game you get enraged through stuff at tv and quit blaming everyone but your self. But. Because the handling physics are just awesome and (it’s not a hardcore sim people) come with a little extra fun and personality. You can’t be angry with the cars or how they handle. Cause most of the time when I’m not crashing and I’m dancing on the brakes/throttle and nailing the perfect Scandi flicks.. huge huge smiles. Can’t blame it on the stage design being hard. It’s Rally not circuit racing. I think they are perfect foil. Awesome handling fun time cars that make you a true believer. You are the almighty. But well can’t stack it all in our favour. Oh no. That wouldn’t be cricket. So Codies stage design team wanted each stage design capable of making people cry looks babies. When we get it wrong but punch the air and scream when we get it right.
Never once have raged quite this game. Where F1 a game I put on average 600 hours each new game. I’ve broken many many thing in my lounge because it’s always one thing works great but another doesn’t. WRC feels like every department spoke to eachother throughout development. F1 feels like day be release. Each department adds what they are responsible for to the game not knowing if it works with the other parts. Which upsets me I’ve been a codemasters Fan OAP for 30ish years. And When they get it right it’s a big banging banger off a game. Plus being British developer and me being a chest thumping proud Brit. It cuts deep when they fall short.
Anyway genuinely thankyou for taking the time to reply. For reasons you know I’ve lost that loving feeling 😔
@EA_Shepard wrote:@ScarDuck14 I am super, and thanks for asking!
That is the way to do it! I would love to see those video clips! Fall off a mountain right to the finish line!
@EA_Shepard Firstly I apologise for serious more spelling mistakes in my post than normal. As I post fairly frequently. 😇. Think I’ve worn out my phone’s touchscreen 😂
Anyhow there are a dozen compilation videos from this YouTuber from game release to a couple off weeks back. I found entertaining. What’s more it has clips off only time I’ve ever seen the E-Sports sim racing Aliens. Crash and burn like normal people. Was nice knowing I wasn’t as bad as I thought in the beginning.
As I mentioned previously. All the clips in the videos have racers crashing, swearing then laughing about their own demise.
I’m guessing you’re now CM in charge of WRC Board. If there’s anything I can help with. I’m just a DM away
- EA_Shepard
@ScarDuck14 No need to apologize. We are all good people here! I appreciate the feedback. I sent it on over to the team as well! They love seeing players provide feedback like this. I am not the main one. I decided to jump into the boards and help out for a while. I actually cover the BioWare boards, TSTO, and most of the RPG boards.
We have all raged in a game. it is a part of the journey, but when we come by a game we love, even with bugs, it can be a great experience. I have raged in some of my favorite games, even though I have played endless hours of them.
This is why we love having that feedback. If one player is experiencing rage or joy, we want to know why! It helps improve the player experience. All of the feedback given we send directly to the team so that feedback is seen daily.
