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Post by dimitrikhoz on Apr 27, 2011 16:29:57 GMT
d§$# what s%*! i really h+&? it Completely agree. In the previous post, I expressed my thoughts a bit incorrect. I really want a chat function to be in the game. Chat in the lobby room is not PMs, so it is under constant public view, therefore, it is harmful. PM may be banned but not lobby chat.
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Post by spiko on Apr 28, 2011 5:06:55 GMT
This is the only time I didn't buy a NFS game, but for some reason I had a bad feeling and I decide to wait and see what people will say about it (I also enjoying playing heat online anyways, so I do keep my self busy). I feel great I didn't spend a dine for this game after reading all the negative comments (sad for the way EA is pushing incomplete games and they don't care about their customers). If they get a patch and I see positive comments , I will buy and try it. Till then I'll continue having fun with Heat.
Spiko
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revit
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Post by revit on Apr 28, 2011 8:04:58 GMT
Unfortunately, online car games are still in the dark ages! Except it's the "dark ages" when the racing games did have a proper lobby chat, like Underground 2 and older NFS games, even High Stakes (1999) had a lobby chat area. True that but i think Dimi is onto something, the world we live in is really sad! Steering is the main issue for me, i can deal with no chat although it would be nice. I have a feeling this will be the last NFS game i buy for a while until they get their heads out of their asses. Looking forward to Dirt3 now. Revit, thanks for the offer, very cool of you! If they get this game fixed i would like to try it. I havn't had that steering prob, my biggest prob is the throttle sensitivity being a drifter, it's as good as push button.. So looking forward to Dirt3 as well, at least we'll be able to get them cars sideways, lol My pleasure bro, MAG is all about making gaming fun!
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Post by xxxh0tridexxx on Apr 29, 2011 18:10:45 GMT
you can communicate with someone bye set the checkmark be it that you handel the morse alphabet
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Post by rcgldr on May 10, 2011 4:44:37 GMT
Was thinking about this again. I get the impression that sales of Shift 2 as well as online play are way down compared to Shift 1. The bugs in Shift 2 are part of the issue, but I'm thinking that even after the bugs get fixed, the online play format just isn't as interesting as it was before, since there's no chat and I think autolog is discouraging players more than it's helping.
Maybe players are getting burnt out on racing games. Maybe the last few NFS games (World, Hot Pursuit, Shift 2) have been a bit dissappointing, and Shift 2 isn't that much different than Shift 1, and players may not want to spend the time to tune a set of cars to deal with the variety of tracks.
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Post by SPEEDFr3ak on May 10, 2011 13:13:06 GMT
to me it seems as if all the arcade/semisimracing has gone to the consoles and therewith the community leaving the pc in the dust. no wonder since consoles are cheaper and the aimed agegroup hasnt that much money for a highendgamer pc.
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Post by dimitrikhoz on May 10, 2011 19:10:15 GMT
reason nr1: money, as Phillip mentioned. (Most of the young gamers have PS3/XBox but not PC) reason nr2: Sterile online play because there is no textchat or messaging.
We, at ISRC2, know eachother for years, so it is fun even if just one of us is online, so we can race together. + we have offline PB competitions.
But imagine new green player. How can he/she make friends without chat??? And they won't not know about ISRC2 as well because EA killed all Community vinils!!!
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Post by Soul Traveller (PC, PS3) on May 11, 2011 2:29:36 GMT
I have to admit I am not enjoying this game at the moment. The steering issue makes it hard for me. On the PC, online racing is slim pickings in my timezone. Even when I can get a race, I am so far off the pace it is ridiculous. It just isn't working for me. It's just not fun. No chat box is bad, but console dudes didn't have it for Shift 1 either.
Maybe when the PSN comes back online there can be some online racing to be had, but it could very well suck big time. I may have to go back to FPS games.
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Post by rcgldr on May 24, 2011 6:24:52 GMT
I went online a few days ago with Shift 1, still a few players there, but I'm seeing very little activity with Shift 2.
The handling in Shift 2 doesn't seem right to me. This is due to the way some cars weave if disturbed (bumps or jumps) and a high speed oversteer reaction in other cars. The visual and audio feedback seems lacking, as I don't get a sense or a "feel" for if the car is at the limits like I do with Shift 1. I'm using a joystick to steer, so I don't have force feedback, so maybe this is less of an issue for players with wheel and pedal sets.
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Post by Jussi on May 24, 2011 17:29:21 GMT
I think leaving out the chat is the stupidest think EA could have done. That must be at least partly the reason for online not being attractive. I myself have no desire to play online in either Hot Pursuit or Shift 2, NFS World is much more fun online. Jussi
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Post by dimitrikhoz on May 25, 2011 2:22:45 GMT
I totally agree with you, Jussi.
I think most of the racers can adjust to a crappy handling when there is a good company of friends to play the game with and to have fun. But lack of chat is killing all the experience.
And you know, I am going to play Shift2 online a bit no matter what. I still get some fun racing online against everyone + have some career competitions against folks from my Canadian region and Germany.
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Post by rcgldr on Jun 10, 2011 9:29:45 GMT
I think leaving out the chat is the stupidest think EA could have done. That and the somewhat quirky physics have turned me off on Shift 2, plus I'm not interested in doing a dozen setups or more for the cars. I'll probably redo Shift 2's career mode events, but when I go online, it's mostly Shift 1, although there aren't many players online anymore, and I'm a bit burnt out with online racing at the moment.
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Post by dimitrikhoz on Jun 10, 2011 16:00:46 GMT
Only now, I understood why so many people were crying/asking for a tougher AI. Guys, Shift2 online experience is not as exciting as we expected. Many of gamers already went back to career mode. But PLEASE forget about setting fastest Autolog Career times. Just set: - AI to Hard, - handling to Elite, - put Full Damage ON, and you will find that it worth it to run Whole Career one more time, cause it is tons of fun now, after these small changes! You will have real handling, engine blowouts, and situations like this, in the middle of Nuerburgring : P.S.> I can not wait till WRecords will follow the same rules I described. It will instantly eliminate all wall-riders, complainers, and drift-wizards (guys, plz do not take it personal)
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Post by Jussi on Jun 11, 2011 4:07:29 GMT
[...when I go online, it's mostly Shift 1, although there aren't many players online anymore, and I'm a bit burnt out with online racing at the moment. I had a lot of fun playing NFS World all through the night. Random multiplayer races with www.khak.com playing. First I raced a bit with my Cayman that is on the jsskppnn account , but later I swapped to my Audi A1, just because it's easier to win races with a fast car, especially if you're having beer while you race. I just quit racing and it's now 7:05 AM. Time for bed soon, I thin. Jussi
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Missy Q
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Post by Missy Q on Jun 14, 2011 16:49:28 GMT
Its been a hell of a long time since I participated in NFS World, wonder if my account is still active....
I think there are many reasons why chat was removed and most of them already stated in this thread and pretty much spot on, the main one is PD like dimi said earlier, we may not like discussing it but it is a big problem these days, and considering ea's target audience or more younger than older I can only imagine that this has played a big part in their decision if that really is the reason, its not like they will ever tell us.
Online is scarce at best, but for us its a little easier as we have our own community for racing, unfornuately not all new players are aware of this though, myself only heard of WR recently....been trying to track down ISRC for a while, I finally found the website after speaking to jussi at nfs forums and speaking to marco at n grip regarding WR.
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