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Exactly! Podium Pass/Pitcoin shenanigans in a €70 a year game is malicious imo. And how about no items at all, but a livery editor instead.

F1 players over the last two years have apparently shown that they don’t mind the microtransactions, pitcoins and podium pass shenanigans. I’m sure that caught EA’s attention pretty quick too.

I can’t wait to power slide a Ferrari with neon under glow trough Eau Rouge while being chased by the cops and listening to bad rap music 👍

I’m afraid the F1 games are pretty much done by now. T2 and EA are both terrible companies, but to be fair F1 2020 has also been in a terrible shape since launch. Even if they wouldn’t sell, I wouldn’t have great expectations for the coming years. It’s a sad time to be an F1 fan and a gamer. Hopefully Gran Turismo 7 will scratch that racing itch next year.

@BarryBL is there going to be a final car/driver stat update, with the season being finished now? (perhaps fixing the Bottas issue)

That’s like choosing between getting shot or stabbed 😄

The exact same problem on PS4 Pro.

Has anyone noticed the barrier on the Bahrain track while playing F2 2020 championship keeps flashing in and out of existence? Also on the second straight there are no brake markers anymore (PS4 pro, 1.14) @BarryBL is this a known issue? - Never mind, apparently it has been reported.

Thnx @GioProductions. I didn’t see that post.

I only play Championship & GP mode, but I can confirm Bottas is massively overpowers in these modes too. Almost always on pole and winning the race too. Meanwhile Hamilton drives like the real life Bottas. (Patch 1.14) Does anyone know if this is being looked at?

@BarryBL can you please explain this tweet? It’s a bit vague. It won’t affect the career save. will it affect a new save game? Will it affect the championship/grand prix mode? So what does it actually do, or doesn’t do?

Lots of microtransactions, sadly.. I also expect to skip it, in favor of GT7 which should launch around the same time.

@BarryBL thnx!

@BarryBL is there an fix planned for the Mercedes halo colors? I know it’s just a small thing, but it also seems like a really small thing to change.

I’m wondering why they’ve introduced microtransactions/Podium Pass in the F1 series (besides the obvious). Now with the Take Two take over the topic of microtransactions keeps coming up more often. Other Codemasters games, like Dirt Rally 2.0, Grid an now Dirt 5, all get a Season Pass/DLC packs. Which I prefer over the microtransactions in F1. Mainly because of the better content and the less intrusive way they are implemented. Even if you don’t care about all the cosmetics, like me, you’re still bombarded with the Podium Pass XP counter after every race. It ruined the game for me and now I don’t even bother with it anymore. I regretted buying F1 2020 almost instantly, while I played all the previous F1 games well upon to the release of the next one. I’m not against spending extra money on games, I do it all the time. If I like a game, I’ll always buy the season pass or Deluxe edition. I have no problem buying a € 100 Deluxe Edition, with a season pass included and get some decent extra content. So why isn’t F1 getting monetized like other Codemasters games? Is it licensing, development time, just easy money or something else? *genuine question, I’m not dissing on Codemasters or the people running this forum. I’m just curious. I’m sure I’m the minority when it comes to this, and I fully expect it to get worse with the coming F1 games. In my opinion this “mobile game type monetization” harms the game. Well, my enjoyment of it anyway.

I don’t have a problem with spending extra money on a game. Actually, I’d love to see a € 20 - € 30 season pass with some additional content, like tracks and cars. I just hate the way they do it now, with the Podium Pass and the way they try to push you to purchase in game currency (for very dumb items, no F1 fan actually cares about anyway). After every race the Podium Pass is always in your face, very obtrusive and it ruins the game for me to the point that I just don’t bother anymore. I’d buy a € 100 Deluxe Edition with season pass over this “mobile game type monetization” any day. DLC > microtransactions

An overhaul is needed in my opinion, but judging by their other titles, I’m afraid they’ll ramp up the microtransactions too.

I was wondering about this too.

I also posted this on the suggestion page a while back. It would be nice to drive with only the “halo HUD” and have the rest turned off.

Schumacher has a somewhat legendary cult status by now, well deserved of course. But I’m often surprised that people forget he could also be kind of a dirty driver 😇

I see, that’s too bad. Well, thnx anyway. Hamilton fan here, but yeah, I can appreciate that 😉.

@BarryBL any word about the Mercedes halo’s? I noticed patch 1.13 is out, but nothing about the Mercedes liveries was mentioned in the patch notes. Mercedes is champion, and Hamilton as of yesterday the best F1 driver in history.. 🤗 so I find it a little strange that their liveries aren’t accurate.

It’s a terrible idea, of course they’ll sell. Codemasters isn’t exactly known for turning down a buck. So, get get your credit cards out boys! 🤑

A biannual release with a paid DLC roster and track update for the next season, would be much better indeed. But, you know.. money 🤑

Yes, people are gonna keep buying it, and no, it doesn’t make it less disgusting. And yes, you should definitely say something. I have for years, but now I’m just tired of this ****. Nothing ever changes. you already know next year is going to be exactly the same. They’ll just laugh as they ignore our suggestions, and launch another set of skins to the item store. At some point you just have to step away. Gaming is supposed to fun, remember. I’m actually enjoying MotoGP 20 right now (I wouldn’t mind Milestone getting the F1 license tbh). Also, have you read the replies on that Twitter post? 😂