NASCAR The Game 2011 Q&A and Impressions

[bluengold34_OS]

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I realize it was after the race had finished, but can it be that hard to just program the cars to continue to pit lane single file? Just something strange about racing games for so many years how the AI is always doing weird things. (ie: braking too much in corners or tri-ovals etc) Someday it'll get figured out I'm sure.

Looking forward to picking up a copy later today to give a shot. Not expecting iRacing or NR 2003 but something as a change to MLB The Show all the time.

That's a good thing, because it is not iRacing or NASCAR 2003. I do think the driving model is very close to NR2k3 though, and since you obviously have played 2k3, I am curious as if you feel the same(when you get it)

[Kibby]

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Well actually, no, it doesn't. The user finished 1st, meaning all of those AI cars would still need to finish at least one more lap..

The original crash was caused by cars still racing, yes. But, the user controlled car, and the A.I. cars behind him had finished the race and went into sleep mode, and that's when the absurdity starts.

[realtmd]

Hey I am new here and I will be picking up the game later today but I do have one question. Is there driver ratings system similar to the ea games? Like say you qualify at the same track with Jimmie Johnson then Jennifer Jo Cobb will Jimmie pretty much be automatically faster or be easier to win the race with?

[chapmac24]

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Anybody found a way to put manufacturer decals and/ or headlights on the create-a-car post patch?

[Claymaker52]

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Well to be fair, much of that wreck occurred after the race concluded, and it's typical for racing A.I. to go brain dead after the checkered flag - that goes for every racing game.

Where was the damage? Was it off? The cars looked more like bumper cars or blocks of wood comeing together moreso, than cars traveling 120+ MPH. I want total devastation.

[Claymaker52]

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Just czecked my mail to see if my Gamefly shipment arrived yet, and need less to say, it hasn't. If it doesn't come by tomorrow, I'm sueing somebody.

[Segagendude]

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Just saw this NASCAR 2011 video on YouTube, it's very funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2djBsPzA9xE

Funny and sad all at the same time. Went from Nascar to Saturday night Demolition Derby at the fairgrounds.

[Ænima]

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Okay, so I just got the game and I've been playing for a few hours offline. Difficulty is... ehh. On Hard at Daytona I could pull away without a drafting partner. On Very Hard at Bristol I couldn't keep up with Todd Bodine for 42nd place.

I'm hoping you can adjust the difficulty from race to race in career mode when I settle on a real driver (probably a custom one).

However, I want to stress that online is BROKEN right now. I'm not talking about buggy, I'm talking broken. Here is what just happened in my first race:

Eight players, most of us driving the 24 or the 88 (lol). That didn't bother me. As soon as it loads into the track (Talladega), I am upside down skidding across the pavement. Other people are also spinning, flipping or parked backwards as the race goes green. We have no control as this is happening. As we gain control, my car rights itself and I drive through the spinning and the smoke to find myself in second place. The leader is the only car that wasn't flipping and spinning at the start. He is probably four or five seconds ahead of me.

I am one lap down.

Over the next five laps, I chase him down and pass him to unlap myself. Nevermind that HE NEVER LAPPED ME. Although I am gaining on him as we actually drive, scoring shows me (and everyone else) continuing to LOSE LAPS.

He finishes the 9 lap race while I am on lap 5. I finish second, four laps down, despite winning the race (despite flipping around like the other seven drivers behind him, I caught him and passed him on track, finishing ahead of his car).

Online is BROKEN. Someone in the lobby suggested that this bug has something to do with players who are playing without the patch because they haven't booted out and booted back in since the patch went live this morning. That seems reasonable.

If you're waiting to get home and go right online to race, temper your enthusiasm and show some patience. Or, at least, bring your sense of humor.

For what it is worth, I was laughing the whole time. I always wanted to play in a Beta. :P

[Jonsco28]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2djBsPzA9xE

I didn't find this funny...I'd think it woud be rather embarrassing for the developers. I came to this forum thinking I might be interested in the game and that video confirmed to me that I am not.

[Ænima]

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I should point out that despite the massive multiplayer bug(s) the game plays great. The sense of speed when you're running in-car is absolutely phenomenal. Your view is restricted, the window net wavers in the air and there is a faint sound of wind rushing by over the engines. Debris builds up during a green flag run and you really feel like you are going nearly 200 miles an hour.

It's impressive, IMO.

EDIT: In case anyone was worried, your stats don't reset if you reset your career to pick a new driver. I switched from Junior to JPM so I wouldn't have the same car as everyone else online and it still shows my record for fastest lap, my online top five and everything.

[chrisasst]

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Been playing for a few hours now..

During career, for each race you can adjust the # of laps, difficulty ,etc....
The yellow flag still is not fixed. I have spun with a bunch of cars and no yellow sometimes. Also..I do not see an option to fix damage when you pit. Also I think the damage is beefed up a little to much. I brushed the wall and looked at the front of my car, and the whole right front is basically damaged.

[Mbalmer]

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Has anyone played the ps3 version with a fanatec wheel yet? Just want to know how it works.

[luciano2421]

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Okay, so I just got the game and I've been playing for a few hours offline. Difficulty is... ehh. On Hard at Daytona I could pull away without a drafting partner. On Very Hard at Bristol I couldn't keep up with Todd Bodine for 42nd place.

I'm hoping you can adjust the difficulty from race to race in career mode when I settle on a real driver (probably a custom one).

However, I want to stress that online is BROKEN right now. I'm not talking about buggy, I'm talking broken. Here is what just happened in my first race:

Eight players, most of us driving the 24 or the 88 (lol). That didn't bother me. As soon as it loads into the track (Talladega), I am upside down skidding across the pavement. Other people are also spinning, flipping or parked backwards as the race goes green. We have no control as this is happening. As we gain control, my car rights itself and I drive through the spinning and the smoke to find myself in second place. The leader is the only car that wasn't flipping and spinning at the start. He is probably four or five seconds ahead of me.

I am one lap down.

Over the next five laps, I chase him down and pass him to unlap myself. Nevermind that HE NEVER LAPPED ME. Although I am gaining on him as we actually drive, scoring shows me (and everyone else) continuing to LOSE LAPS.

He finishes the 9 lap race while I am on lap 5. I finish second, four laps down, despite winning the race (despite flipping around like the other seven drivers behind him, I caught him and passed him on track, finishing ahead of his car).

Online is BROKEN. Someone in the lobby suggested that this bug has something to do with players who are playing without the patch because they haven't booted out and booted back in since the patch went live this morning. That seems reasonable.

If you're waiting to get home and go right online to race, temper your enthusiasm and show some patience. Or, at least, bring your sense of humor.

For what it is worth, I was laughing the whole time. I always wanted to play in a Beta. :P

I agree with every thing you just posted. I will say that the only time I have raced online cleanly is when it was just me another guy racing. They really need to fix this online before I take it back and get tiger. As you most know cause I have posted this, I want to race just online.

Now my first impressions is this. I love the way the race feels. But i feel the FF on my Xbox 360 is lacking. Maybe its the pro or legend settings I am using? Also does anyone else feel its easy to get wreceked or wreck other people. Like I was racing and I went up to bump some one on the side and I went spinning?

I like this game and think it has great potential but I am seeing alot stuff that can/need to be improved.

Thinks that stick out in my mind right now

1. No Lobbies
2. No Online Leagues to race season
3. Online is broken to the point where i don't even want to play it.
4. No Sliders for career mode to set the A.I. how you want it.
5. Can't change cars in online/offline modes. Set as your career car as default.
6. No cautions for quick or custom races
7. Wrecks every where
8. To easy to be wrecked by A.I. or online drivers.
9. No Lobbies
10. No custom car paints on 360 version

I will continue to play it but I am really unhappy about the online aspect of the game. Offline its great just wish there was sliders to adjust difficulty of how you want it to be set up.

So far I give it a 6/10 just cause the online is crap right now. Hopefully this changes in time.

[tweezy90]

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Has anyone played the ps3 version with a fanatec wheel yet? Just want to know how it works.

im gonna go rent it today and ill try it out tonight on my wheel...im waitin for the game to go on a price drop before i buy it

[Mbalmer]

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im gonna go rent it today and ill try it out tonight on my wheel...im waitin for the game to go on a price drop before i buy it

What kind of wheel do you have? Could you pm me and let me know how it works out for you?

Thanks