NASCAR The Game 2011 Q&A and Impressions

[jaybubba99]

lol makes sense about forgetting to slow down the pit crew

[Claymaker52]

Just got the game today. Haven't played much offline. But online when not playing with more than 5-6 other players is good so far. The only problems I've had is with the starts, the cars are bumping into each other, and spinning out before the race even starts, and when it does you find your self 5-10 seconds behind.

I did win my first race though. I was running in third at Daytona comeing up on the tri-oval, when the two lead cars took each other out and I cruised onto victory, just narrowly missing getting involved in it my self. My first so-called legit win came at Infineon. the race involved 10 players, and I started in 6th, and for whatever reason the problems with the start of the race did not occur here, and I dominated in my first road corase race winning by almost 10 seconds. I was always good on road coarses in the old games.

I also created a Packers themed car with green and yellow flames with a black body. And it say's "Packers" on the bumper which has made me a target in many races.

[nascarthegame]

Quote: Originally Posted by i c u cant stop me

i dont know about you guys but i think iam turn the spotter off. it sounds like its pre programmed and doesnt really tell you whats going on in real time. there was a time in an online race at daytona where i was by myself for the last 4 laps and every 10 seconds i heard "your clear" "clear" it got really annoying there was no one with in 15 seconds around me. and the "the hendrick boys are going to want pizza" is getting annoying also.

How do you actually turn him off? I'd like to do that also, but the only option I've seen is to turn down speech volume. I turned this down, but it turned down the guys who give the pre race thing. Is there an actual off selection? While I'm at it, is there an option to turn off the display above the drivers cars? This is annoying as heck seeing the names and positions of all the cars in front of me.

[jaybubba99]

I can see why being a packers fan and all lol jk

[jaybubba99]

click the right stick on 360 (i think) it is either the left stick or the right stick. ok lol i'm pretty sure the right stick changes the info about the oppents cars onthe top of the screen and the left stick takes off(or puts on) the info above the cars

[thekodinator]

Quote: Originally Posted by Claymaker52

I also created a Packers themed car with green and yellow flames with a black body. And it say's "Packers" on the bumper which has made me a target in many races.

Ahhh... It's good to be champs ain't it?

Post a picture man!

GO PACK GO!

[nascarthegame]

[quote=TCrouch;2042262. That's the kind of stuff that really gets me. Give me control all the way down pit road and out...don't take it away as soon as I hit the cones and not give it back until I'm exiting turn 2 on a half-speed exit that a blind neanderthal with half a foot could drive faster.[/quote]
Holy crap, I'm loving reading all these posts. I have not laughed so much in a forum ever. It really helps to just laugh at all the crazy things that happen, instead of getting too worked up about them. I remember the last NC game I played (EA 07) when I first went online, I could barely control myself I was laughing so hard. All of the cars were smashing into each other like bumper cars before the race even started. I'm sitting here laughing like an idiot as I'm typing this!

[nascarthegame]

Quote: Originally Posted by Senor Nascar

Message to Developers: Here are my concerns and suggestions for issues which should be fixed in future patches: 1. Obviously the caution issue which has been well addressed by numerous people. 2. The AI aggressiveness at bump drafting on Auto Club Speedway. I have been wrecked numerous times by the AI simply slamming into the back of me at a place where bump drafting is minimal. 3. The AI difficulty needs to be ramped up especially in Qualifying. 4. The lack of TIRE TEMPERATURE readings. I would really like to see this added in. If you do not know your tire temperatures it makes it really difficult to set up a car properly. 5. The small tire wear indicator needs reworking. It is very difficult to see how much your tires are wearing and if the insides, middle, or outside of the tire are wearing more than other parts of the tire. This is key info for finding out what is wrong with the setup and how to make it better. I would advise using a system like other games. Where the tires are blue, then green, then yellow and then red. 6. The AI needs help when pitting under yellow. Numerous times I have seen them run into each other on Pit Road causing a huge mess. 7. When Pitting, the DEFAULT should be a full gas tank not the opposite like it is now. You already don't have much time to make adjustments so it would be great if this could be reversed so I am not wasting time filling that meter up. If I want less than a full tank than I could dial it down instead. 8. I would like to be able to save more than 50 setups. I know it sounds like a lot but it really isn't if you calculate that you at least have one saved setup for each track (23) and when the update comes you will need at least another 23 for the 2011 models which will handle differently. I would like to see the number of allowed save setups to go up. 9. The spotter should stop saying all clear at odd times like when I am stopped or on pit road. It is just way overdone. Also for future versions of the game I would look at maybe omitting the comedic lines because although they might be funny the first time...they get real old real quick. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the hot dog line. I would rather the spotter focus on positional info. 10. The bunching up of AI on certain tracks. 11. It was my understanding that there would be an Adaptive AI setting in this game. What happened? It could help solve some difficulty issues for some if it were to be added. 12. I think for future iterations try to make the default setup not so good out of the box. It really takes away from the need to work on your car. I know you are trying to appeal to people who don't want to work on their car but it just kills it for those who do. 13. The draft is way overdone at certain tracks. I think it greatly needs to be toned down overall. I think it will really help with the difficulty as well. 14. The online timer (even in private races) needs to go away. All other racer games have always had a ready up feature which works much better. Hopefully this can be addressed soon. F1 does a good job of this. 15. Better online stability. 16. The wheel support needs revamping. I play with a Porsche Fanatec GT2 wheel for Xbox 360. It is operational but is certainly not tuned for this game and the force feedback seems to come and go. After playing with the g25 on PS3 last night, I can honestly notice a HUGE difference. Hopefully you guys can look at all the wheels people are using and tune them for this game. 17. When your fuel runs out, it should not be an automatic DNF. There needs to be a chance to coast to the pits. 18. The AI needs to be more careful when coming out of pit road and onto the track (Auto Club Speedway is a good example of this) They move all the way over near the wall when not at speed yet and it causes major bunching. They need to stay near the white line till they are up to speed somewhere on the backstretch. That is what I got in terms of immediate fixes to help get this game on the right path. I am sure I left out a couple of things but overall I think there is a good base here in this game (driving model and AI) and with these fixes the game would be much better.

Great post Senor, but put it on the official forums. They have one for suggestions, and supposedly they actually read them. They even respond to them now & then. Put this where they have a chance of seeing it. We need more coherent thoughts on improving the game on the official forums. Sorry, hadn't gotten to the part where blue sent it to the developers.