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This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on April 15th, 2021 in the F1 2021 category.
I know the tracks take a long time to model, and they were only confirmed recently, so that's probably why. Plus COVID, although it isn't much of an obstacle compared to the beginningNice. Seems to match up with the leaks we saw earlier this month. Looking forward to finding out more.
Somewhat disappointing, that Imola, Portimao and Jeddah will be post launch content. F1 2021 won't have the 2021 season, at launch, halfway through 2021.
I know the tracks take a long time to model, and they were only confirmed recently, so that's probably why. Plus COVID, although it isn't much of an obstacle compared to the beginning
I have nothing but bad feelings about this, considering Codemasters' owners. What if Casino Mechanics are added in after the critics gave out their reviews?
Yeah it is rather annoying, but I'm still excited about PS5 features as well as two player career mode at least. Plus there's also the possibility of classic tracks making a returnI get that but with SMS under Codemasters stables with fully modelled Inola and Portimao circuits, I'd imagine there must be a way to get them working in the CM engine. It seems pretty fundamental to me that a licensed racing game should accurately portray the season.
Like you say though, if they couldn't use the circuits available to them then it will take more time but to me its just an absolute no go on day 1 as I don't see the point if it isn't actually up to date.
Players who pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition get three days’ early access, along with 18,000 PitCoins and seven “iconic F1 drivers” for use in My Team mode. All pre-orders get a bonus Braking Point Content Pack, which brings a set of exclusive in-game items and 5,000 PitCoins.
The use of PitCoins makes me fear this is going to be monetised to hell and back.
The use of PitCoins makes me fear this is going to be monetised to hell and back.
I hope not. If that is what we can expect for the next Codemasters titles under EA then i won't spend a cent on F1-2021, Dirt 6, Dirt Rally 3 and Grid 3. I have all the current versions of these games but won't support the crappy tactics of EA to grab money from players. "Surprise mechanics" they say...
What happened to Grid 2?I hope not. If that is what we can expect for the next Codemasters titles under EA then i won't spend a cent on F1-2021, Dirt 6, Dirt Rally 3 and Grid 3. I have all the current versions of these games but won't support the crappy tactics of EA to grab money from players. "Surprise mechanics" they say...
That was my thought as well. F1 2020 was the first F1 game I played in years & while I haven't played in a couple months, I specifically remember there being pitcoins you can purchase to unlock things.FYI this isn't the first F1 title to have pitcoins. Like I get people want to just hate EA and stuff but Codemasters have been monetising games for years.
Just popped in to have a read before I break up for Christmas tomorrow and have realised I'm probably a bit late to the party on folks worrying about everything to do with the takeover. I can't go into massive (any) amounts of detail, and you might well think I'm just blowing hot air to calm people down, but my honest message is that you have nothing to worry about.
I've been in a lot of meetings about the future of DiRT Rally and our team this year, and have never had any indication that me or any of my fellow Directors and Leads will be asked to betray how we want to represent rallying for you. We won't always be able to control everything related to the publishing and business side of things (we're the development team, so whilst we have a voice in discussions ultimately we trust our colleagues who are specialists in those areas) but when it comes to how a car goes down a stage that's firmly in our control.
A phrase I've kept being told (in one wording or another) in presentations and meetings with external parties related to the takeover has been 'we can see the quality of the game the team has made, and the passion the studio has for rallying, and we don't want to mess with that'. I'm certainly planning to keep doing what we've been doing and I've got no-one in my ear trying to persuade me otherwise.
So with that I'll wish you all a Happy Christmas/Holidays/Etc, take care of yourselves and your loved ones, and here's to 2021.
Does anyone else get put off by the game being released almost half way through the F1 season?
This is the only sport game I see doing this.
Its not a new concept for F1 games to release part way through the season.