Since the devs are already heavily catering to the Hyper-crowd, why not go ahead and add just Drag Races to the S2 online adventures in place of what normally would have been freeroam rush in between races?
First, this would finally introduce this popular format to some actual meaningful gameplay. I’m not big on this myself, but it would seem to me that the majority of cars that might be found in an S2 garage would already be well-suited to a quick drag event, so players wouldn’t have to get all bent out of shape worrying about another format build during car selection for that round. The races themselves are what, 12-30 seconds a pop, depending on the length of track? So, the addition of two quick drag runs to an S2 round shouldn’t be disruptive to gameplay by way of tuning, car builds, and time allocation.
Second, adding Drag races to S2 would also add some cushion/flexibility for ranked gameplay because as it is now in ranked S2 adventures, if you don’t place at the top in the first event, you are much less likely to be able to rebound and salvage and/or improve upon your rank with just three event opportunities. Sure, pulling that off against drivatars every week is one thing, but against actual players worth their salt is another thing entirely. Freeroam’s removal has actually put ranked S2 gameplay at a disadvantage compared to the remaining classes, all still with five events per round and more opportunities to salvage/improve upon rankings. I’m really surprised I haven’t come across any tear-laden rants about this already.
First, they would have to fix automatic transsmision - that changes gears to quickly, and reduces at too low RPS. Manual transmission in drag races is OP compared to automatic.
Well, manual is “OP” everywhere compared to AT…try it. In drag races it would finally be usable with manual clutch. I’ve tried MT+clutch in normal racing but I was sweating bullets smashing the buttons and grinding gears every tight corner
With all the fuss generated by the recent music censoring for that E Rating, I think it’s pretty unlikely that they introduce gambling into the game for the next update.
Waiting 30 seconds to 1 minute or more (thanks to people joining the lobby and selecting a car) for a 7 seconds race? count me out.
It would be better if the devs extend the race like in NFS ProStreet where the fastest time, out of three runs, wins.
Like I said, I was talking about an addition to ranked gameplay, so new players wouldn’t be joining in and selecting cars; players are already set with their car of choice at the start of that whole series round. I do like your best-of-three drag idea, however.
I don’t really think it’s a feasible idea now, per the reasons others have outlined above, but… are you guys seriously entertaining wishlist suggestions at this point in game development? It’s not too late for other submissions?
I tried.