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Old 09-05-2014, 18:55
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I was reading over at ign about the microtransactions in this game, you can pay to buy cars earlier than levelling up and unlocking them. It's also only 30fps.

I'm less and less pushed about this game as time goes on. I think the ps+ version will do me fine. Driving around the USA sounds more interesting to me atm.
I think they'll have a timesavers pack for those that don't want to play through the game to unlock all the cars.
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Old 09-05-2014, 19:02
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I think they'll have a timesavers pack for those that don't want to play through the game to unlock all the cars.
See I don't like that kind of thing. Tough titties if people don't have time to unlock everything. I just hate microtransactions in general.
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Old 09-05-2014, 19:43
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See I don't like that kind of thing. Tough titties if people don't have time to unlock everything. I just hate microtransactions in general.
They don't bother me as long as you cant get the best items in games and all are available without paying.

For example MMOs like EQ and SWTOR allow you to buy solo quality gear but group and raid gear have to be earned in game.
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Old 09-05-2014, 19:46
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They don't bother me as long as they're cosmetic items. But surely buying cars that others have to wait to unlock is getting an unfair advantage as I assume the best cars are unlocked at the end, but people can buy them from the start. Nope, don't like it.
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Old 09-05-2014, 20:13
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They don't bother me as long as you cant get the best items in games and all are available without paying.

For example MMOs like EQ and SWTOR allow you to buy solo quality gear but group and raid gear have to be earned in game.
Thats how i look at it. As long as they are only time saving and you can get them through grinding.
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Old 09-05-2014, 21:28
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I was reading over at ign about the microtransactions in this game, you can pay to buy cars earlier than levelling up and unlocking them. It's also only 30fps.

I'm less and less pushed about this game as time goes on. I think the ps+ version will do me fine. Driving around the USA sounds more interesting to me atm.
I feel exactly the same as you Yuffle Im starting to lose interest in this and I genuinely believe that this was never going to be ready for release when the PS4 launched. Nearly a 1 year delay shows that it was no where near ready and it was purely used to help market the console and help with pre orders to help compete with the Xbox One which had Forza.

I would of definitely bought this back in November if it had launched then but I think I will opt for The Crew as my go to racer later this year !
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Old 09-05-2014, 21:45
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Def sounds like Sony simply weren't happy with slow cumbersome menus. That is basically all they spoke about that had to change. However while that team improved those they had time to refine other parts.
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Old 09-05-2014, 22:47
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I've not got high hopes for this tbh. The art director left at the beginning of the year just as the first delay was announced.
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Old 10-05-2014, 00:32
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Def sounds like Sony simply weren't happy with slow cumbersome menus. That is basically all they spoke about that had to change. However while that team improved those they had time to refine other parts.
Ahh no. It doesn't take a year to fix slow menus.

I'm more inclined to agree with Sparky saying it was never nearly going to be ready for the ps4 release. And watchdogs is in the same boat, except that doesn't have microtransactions and might actually be good. They used these games to sell the console knowing they wouldn't be ready. You never overshoot a deadline by a year.
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Old 13-05-2014, 13:46
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Good blog post over on Dealspwn about Driveclub:

http://www.dealspwn.com/shambolic-dr...s-agogo-173318

The more I read, the less interested I am in buying this game. Shame, because I could do with a racer for my new PS4.
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Old 13-05-2014, 23:29
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The microtransactions seem to be just like the ones available in Battlefield (since Bad Company 2), the last 6 Need For Speed titles (starting from NFS: World 2010), Forza 5, GT6 and many more which are timesaver shortcuts, very different to the type of "potentially ongoing" microtransactions associated with F2P games.
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Old 16-05-2014, 08:32
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Not sure if these are new or not, but Gamespot posted a few gameplay trailers for Driveclub yesterday. I really like the day/night transitions etc. I am interested to see how the full game shapes up here. It has been a while since I really got into a racer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmj9F-rD2eE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSYGnyrO1T8
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Old 16-05-2014, 15:09
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There's another video on the blog today of some Canadian forrest.
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Old 17-05-2014, 23:59
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New video posted by ex colleague
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DKb5i9gXf8

edit: forget that, its old news.
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Old 18-05-2014, 11:32
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The YouTube videos really don't do this game justice. Go to Sony's own 1080p streams or, better still, track down a download and the difference is staggering.

It truly is an exceptionally good looking game.
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Old 18-05-2014, 14:01
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The YouTube videos really don't do this game justice. Go to Sony's own 1080p streams or, better still, track down a download and the difference is staggering.

It truly is an exceptionally good looking game.
Do you have any good links to either of these?
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Old 18-05-2014, 15:16
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Do you have any good links to either of these?
1080p streams are here (pc/tablet only) -

http://driveclub.eu.playstation.com/...mcid=so-ga-149

You should be able to right-click the following links to download the MP4 files.

http://e1.dl.playstation.net/e1/camp...eOrder8OCT.mp4

http://e1.dl.playstation.net/e1/camp...eOrder8OCT.mp4

http://e1.dl.playstation.net/e1/camp...eOrder8OCT.mp4
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Old 22-05-2014, 17:32
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There was a pre-E3 preview event for the game recently with loads of positive vibes coming from it.

Q&A interview about the game, containing some nice new footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sB3B7k7hbY

Uninterrupted footage from Nilgiri Hills, one of the India tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tuk...ature=youtu.be
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Old 22-05-2014, 18:40
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looking good and still a must have for me, without a doubt
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Old 22-05-2014, 20:06
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The audio should be first class as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19IX...ature=youtu.be
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Old 23-05-2014, 17:41
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Rumours of a closed beta in July.
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Old 05-06-2014, 17:32
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A list of some of the details being crammed into the game.

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/...ust-blow-mind/

And an in-depth preview from Tech Radar.

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming...omised-1251681
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Old 06-06-2014, 09:20
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15 seconds to load a map is a good thing?!!!!!

Not in my books!!!!
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Old 06-06-2014, 09:40
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That might be about the time of a battlefield map.
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Old 06-06-2014, 10:06
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Certainly a lot faster than Forza 5.
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