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[brandon27]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubcity

Thing is, are you going to be willing to pay $60 for it right off the bat? Gonna have to be some HUGE improvements and great reviews to justify that for me.

I'm going to try not to, that's for sure. I learned my lesson the hard way this year especially since I bought digital. I agree though, I'm going to need to see lots of video, and lots of reviews from real gamers, not the typical "journalist" type reviews.

I just want better sound, visuals, gameplay customization options, and better racing model from a controller. The AI was great for the most part IMO.

I've been pretty critical of this game all along, and IMO it deserves it, but I also want to say this on the AI.

I had previously mentioned running a 100% race distance at Michigan. I probably had the difficulty set a bit to low, but I was just killing time and wanted to unlock the 100% distance and victory achievements. However, that being said, it was so nice to play a Nascar game where 20 laps into a green flag run the field actually felt like the field of a Nascar race. It wasn't pack racing. It was cars spread out, several lengths apart, with position battles scattered through the pack. It was drivers falling back in the pack from pit strategy and working their way back up into the top 10. It was a running order that kept changing from time to time as they actually passed one another. I could actually see AI cars passing one another and working their way up the field as well.

At one point, I pitted on a caution where not many others did and I dropped back to 30th, at the tail of the lead lap. The restart happens, the field is bunched up, but about 5 laps later it's spreading out nicely, and I actually felt I was working my back up through a real Nascar field on race day. I watched cars ahead of me running multiple lines independently, and while racing others. I saw AI cars adjusting their line as I approached them to try and take away my preferred line to make me find another way around them. Mind you, because of the difficulty setting being lower than it should have, I progressed through the field easier than I should have, but it was awesome to see the AI actually act like real Nascar drivers, and the field look like that of a real Nascar race.

If they did anything right, it was the AI for sure, and that's the encouraging part that will eventually make me buy NHE2 whenever it releases.


If you have a couple hours to kill I recommend trying a 100% race length, or at least something long enough to experience regular tire/fuel wear, long green flag runs, pit stops etc. etc.

[bravesfan1984]

Finally got some time to download the new scheme pack released yesterday and have to say the Harvick Busch skins are gorgeous! Makes me even more depressed they can't be included in 2017 update.

[openicehit42]

Anyone else having issues with online gameplay? Since Thursday I haven't been able to complete an online race; the race will freeze, I cannot connect to lobbies or I'll get into a lobby and the race won't load.

I believe it's isolated to NHE because my other online gameplay so are fine.

[Aggies7]

Question, if we do the 2017 update do we lose the ability to use Harvicks Busch (hunting) scheme and Brads Miller Lite Scheme? Or can you still use all the old one for a Career mode.


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[bravesfan1984]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aggies7

Question, if we do the 2017 update do we lose the ability to use Harvicks Busch (hunting) scheme and Brads Miller Lite Scheme? Or can you still use all the old one for a Career mode. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The way I understand it is when you load up the game you will be given the option to select 2016 or 2017, so nothing transfers between each. So no beer sponsors for 2017, however 5 hour energy is in.

[Aggies7]

Quote: Originally Posted by bravesfan1984

The way I understand it is when you load up the game you will be given the option to select 2016 or 2017, so nothing transfers between each. So no beer sponsors for 2017, however 5 hour energy is in.

Yea that is how I read it, which would be horrible. If you at least give the option to chose the field when you start a career I think it would help (at least for me) to justify purchasing for $9.99. Granted won't make up for lack of rules and Sprint to Monster issue.


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[Turbojugend]

Quote: Originally Posted by brandon27

If they did anything right, it was the AI for sure, and that's the encouraging part that will eventually make me buy NHE2 whenever it releases.

Yeah, it seems as though the rubberbanding goes away if you select an AI number setting (85-105) instead of Auto, which is great because the catch-up logic was killing the 1P game for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by brandon27

If you have a couple hours to kill I recommend trying a 100% race length, or at least something long enough to experience regular tire/fuel wear, long green flag runs, pit stops etc. etc.

I raced 100% this morning before the wife woke up, not sure I'll ever have time to do it again but it was fun. The other thing I'm doing is going for Elite status on most tracks, I'm currently up to 13 but completing the rest doesn't seem super-difficult. That is except for the road courses, I don't think I'll ever Elite those.

Quote: Originally Posted by Aggies7

Granted won't make up for lack of rules and Sprint to Monster issue.

I was assuming that Sprint to Monster was part of the 2017 DLC, thanks for pointing out that it's not. So it's essentially a graphical update without all of the 2017 graphical updates... makes it an easy pass for me.

[UFCMPunk]

Overall I have fun with the game but I just hope they make career mode as deep as say Thunder 2004 eventually. Don't think I'll buy the new game since I'm not fond of the new race and championship format. I may buy the 2017 update and just keep playing this game until the 2018 game or something like that.

Would be nice to see in future games that NASCAR allows them to put all the different championship formats into the game(including the old Winston Cup Format). Then before we begin a season or career, we choose which championship format we want to use throughout the career or season.