In the last few months there have been several updates to both the game itself and the surrounding area (Hall of fame etc ...), but every time these updates are made, has anyone thought about their consequences?
-The yellow flags and VSC were introduced, which were requested by the forum, but they were so badly done that after a while, they were removed; but then who would have asked them? the best players? the worst? or the occasional ones?
- the Hall of Fame has been changed, so that now only those who play every day and in full leagues can aim for the top places; moreover, the monthly reset has practically flattened the scores, which is no longer clear which are the best leagues ... but that was the reason that requested this change? give new members the opportunity to compete? if so, perhaps it would have been simpler to have a monthly ranking with a restart from zero to complement the existing one.
-the menu has been changed, why? now if one wants to see the drivers' classification or the history of the races, it takes more clicks than before!
My feeling is that the game is trying to find new appeal for new players, while neglecting what longtime players are asking for: bug fixes and real improvements!
But sooner or later the new player, if he stays to play, will find himself of the same idea as the "old" players!
The first problem the new player encounters is the search for a league but it DOESN'T WORK!
this non-functioning of the search also has a second consequence: if I don't find a championship suitable for me, I will create it! with the result of having many similar leagues, at the same time, but with few players and if there are few players, the championship is easier and maybe you win it too soon!
Except that the players are few and the promotions are not activated ... unless the managers lend a hand, activating them, adding numerous BOTs ... so, while when I started playing to switch from rookie to Elite I needed several seasons, first because I was scarce, then because the PRO was full of more experienced players, now in 2 or 3 seasons you get to Elite but then it's hard because if you are in Elite with a level 10 and you have to compete with 20 levels!
so the new ones get bored and stop playing ... because in 2 seasons they have not learned anything ... almost always running alone ... and they are too "far" to learn from the most experienced.
The search should also be arranged with more search possibilities, i.e. insert the search at least by duration (25-50-75-100%) and perhaps also by speed.
In addition to this, which would avoid semi-empty double championships, in my opinion it would be appropriate to make sure that in Rookie and PRO there are enough 4 teams (or 8 in the case of one-car championships) to activate promotions, obviously reduced: now with 8 (or 16) teams, 2 (or 4) pass, you could do that with 4 (or 8), only 1 (or 2) passes and with 4 teams in championships a car, only 1. In this way, even if there are few players, to get the promotion you should try harder, given the limited number of promoted and the emptying of the series would be slower
In the meantime, longtime players are inventing everything to create more compelling championships: double compound, triple compound, tire quota, no refueling while racing, offline championships etc ... in my opinion, it could be better if these rules can be chosen directly in the game with the relative penalties
Maybe these requests are difficult for DEVs, I'm not a programmer, but I don't think they are easier than adding yellow flags!
Then it would be nice to see the historical bugs solved (DRS random in Brazil on the second round for example) and the adjustment of the advanced strategies, which have systematic errors in certain conditions, while in others they have inconsistent operations (but is there a tutorial?). it is useless to hide saying that the game was designed for playing live, advanced strategy, for playing live, are useless.....
