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This has no place in a driving videogame, its stinks.
- Casino will have progression.
- Slot machines, Pokers
This has no place in a driving videogame, its stinks.
- Casino will have progression.
- Slot machines, Pokers
I read this on Reddit, but it seemed like there was no confirmation. I trust you, do they really talk about more than 180 races in the video?
- No need to worry about race variety (180 at launch). Weekly LIVE event races that are exclusive to each week.
You can witness it yourself. They talk in the video about it at 25:20.I trust you, do they really talk about more than 180 races in the video?
It was like that in TDU2 as well, there was an Audi R8 convertible that was required you to get a jackpot on the slot machines to obtain it. Though what made it worse was that the casino in that game was a pre-order DLC bonus (and I don't remember if they ever made it available to everyone to purchase later on), so if you didn't have that DLC you were completely locked out of getting it. There was even an achievement called "Ready to play TDU2 now?" for getting that car, because they knew some people would just be grinding the slots nonstop to get it.I also believe that Casino has no place in a racing game, but the fans want it so I guess it's ok. What I hate you basically made gambling mandatory or else you lose exclusive rewards.
Because recycling stuff from the first TDU would be even more obvious.And why not Hawaii in the future
It was made available for purchase, although in some countries it did not become available due to laws against gambling, making acquiring all the trophies/achievements impossible for a lot of players. (also, the casino also had another exclusive car, a Spyker C8 Aileron, which infuriated me because I knew I could never get it and yet I had to see an AI racer use it in one of the championships, the envy...).Though what made it worse was that the casino in that game was a pre-order DLC bonus (and I don't remember if they ever made it available to everyone to purchase later on)
No, it hasn't been released yet.Anyone know if the full car list has been revealed? I counted 95 in the latest list so should be at least 6 more at launch.
For context:They are now going on strike, joining Spyder dev against nacon, and the working conditions etc.
They say not sure if the release will be affected, supposed to be in September i think.
and that kills any incentive for me to find positives in the game. Also explains why it's feeling heavily mishandled, what a mess.For context:
Test Drive Unlimited Developer Joins Spiders in Strike Against Nacon
Both studios encountering similar issueswww.pushsquare.com
So every race is PvP? That’s odd lolI will wait maybe up to a year before buying it,
Always online is not a big deal for me, but what is a big deal is the forced pvp in the races, hopefully they can change that down the line.
At this point - with Gold players getting it on Thursday - the launch is set, as would be any day one patch.They are now going on strike, joining Spyder dev against nacon, and the working conditions etc.
They say not sure if the release will be affected, supposed to be in September i think.
The only good thing about the casino is it does give good money if you win. Suppose that you, or someone you know is good at playing Texas hold'em, you'll be earning a ton of credits easily.Must admit, the Casino and playing poker has absolutely zero appeal to me. They catering this game towards gamblers and or alcoholics/drug users? 🤣
Are the races all online or there will be single player content? I am asking because right now my PC has some really slow internet compared to my PS5.
I hope this game fails and sends a strong message to game designers that they should listen to their audience first before making narrow arbitrary gameplay design choices. I really fancy a new driving game experience to sink my teeth into... sigh.from one of the dev newsletters
“As you've seen through the different Solar Club Letters, the stories in Test Drive involve many players. That's also what we're aiming for with the races.
This means all the races are primarily multiplayer events, so you will face other players in each of them. If there aren't enough players in an event, AI drivers will fill out the starting grid.”
You can drive around solo and collect some stuff, but to make any progress you need to do the PVP racing. Frankly if you don’t have a reliable internet connection you shouldn’t buy the game - it’s entirely designed to be online multiplayer and so the experience wouldn’t be great if that doesn’t work for you.
It'll more likely send a message to publishers that open world racing games aren't worth investing in and thus provide even less choices in the future. You should instead be hoping that Nacon actually listens to their unhappy studios and allows them to remake the game in a manner that makes it fun to play, rather than be designed for maximum publisher revenue as that's where the real problem with the design lies.I hope this game fails and sends a strong message to game designers that they should listen to their audience first before making narrow arbitrary gameplay design choices. I really fancy a new driving game experience to sink my teeth into... sigh.
I agree monetization is the enemy of compelling gameplay, I dont like how the publishers are treating developers either. You are staring down the gameplay barrel of a driving? game which wants you to grind casino games for in game currency to buy vehicles, for me the grinding is unacceptable, never mind normalising gambling. At the end of the day we dont want our fun being ruined by greed.It'll more likely send a message to publishers that open world racing games aren't worth investing in and thus provide even less choices in the future. You should instead be hoping that Nacon actually listens to their unhappy studios and allows them to remake the game in a manner that makes it fun to play, rather than be designed for maximum publisher revenue as that's where the real problem with the design lies.