PI system and the new DLC

[SatNiteEduardo]

@O_Bleak_Genius

@ManteoMax

@JONK1969

Lastly, of course we allow players to upgrade and tune their cars to be competitive with cars that have a much higher PI in stock form, within the bounds of real-world limits. In multiplayer or rivals competition, it’s not uncommon to see cars which, in stock form, would have no chance of winning, but with a great tune (and driver!) can smoke the competition.

I think this last paragraph is emblematic of the problem.

After a lengthy explanation of how they determine PI for STOCK cars, the whole issue of upgrading cars is handled in a 2 sentence paragraph that starts out with the word “lastly”. And then we get a game where 1000hp cars dominate C class. The entire statement shows evidence of thought being put into PI and class as it pertains to stock cars, but it shows no evidence to thought put into how upgrading effects PI and class, and offers no explanation as to they arrived at weighted costs of upgrade parts.

And I submit that their stated method of determining class limits … based on the PI of stock cars … begins to explain how they got the PI system so very, very, very wrong this time around. I’d say less than 5% of stock cars are at a class limit, and I can’t think of one that is and is a match for an optimally upgraded car of the same PI. Ugraded cars should set the class boundaries (even if a function of stock PIs), not the stock ones themselves. Again 1000 hp in C class and those paragraphs don’t contain evidence that it was considered.

I have always thought that the PI system applies to stock / upgraded cars alike.

In JonK’s quote he never mentions stock until that last paragraph.

My reading of it has always been as if the car in whatever form it is in is taken virtually around the test track and PI calculated.

All I know is the difference between upgraded builds for any given pi is much larger than it used to be.

Max I agree that there is no other official info so this is all we have to go by. I would love to know the devs thoughts on the current PI system and why it is the way it is.