Why is this game so hard?

[Zeev]

I play video games for decades and racing game as well, I rarely place under 1st place but I find this game extremely hard on normal difficulty.
I just do not get the drifting system. And the AI is super aggressive.
I even placed last 8th place on some race. WTF? Is it supposed to be this hard?
Yeah I get it that I need to hit brakes and then on the right time hit nitros to do turns but still the AI just cheats.

And why do I have a restart limit? How is this a difficulty thing? Just let me restart hundreds of time if I have to learn the game, but let me do it, why limit me for 4 restarts?
How am I supposed to learn to play if I have restart limits?

Playing on PS5. Just wasted 70 dollars and ofcourse I cannot refund.

[Legendairy2]

I do not understand any complaints about the driving mechanics rofl. They are brain dead easy, even a drooling ape could figure them out. Drive on road, keep accelerator held down as you come into corner, begin turn and TAP brake slightly BEFORE the corner to initiate drift. GG EZ you learned how to drive in NFS Unbound

[trocapalot]

i don't know but after 2-3 hours in i've got a hang of the controls, I am able to finish 1st in almost every race now and i haven't really had any problems since, sometimes i finish 2nd or 3rd but that doesn't happen often and im playing on normal difficulty, escaping the cops is also not really a problem, take sharp turns and juke the cops by making a sharp turn on to an offramp when going fast, they'll either turn around and you'll lose em quickly or crash into a wall trying to turn

for my cars i've been using both grip and drift tunes to race with no problems at all, boost out of corners and use the nitrous when u actually need it instead of spamming it, when it becomes available

[PunisheR]

Publicado originalmente por Wybrem:

Why would I or anyone play a game as boring as iracing. I'd rather watch paint dry. IRL > Arcade > nerdy sim. I mean I hate to say it, but iracing is not sim. drive a car irl on a track and youll understand.

I autocross. You go to any community of people that track their own cars or is a driver and working on that career path put time into these sims. I can tell you have no idea wtf you are talking about from that statement.

The reason iRacing is preferred is the simulation is most realistic when it comes to the physics of cars and the track (granually down to the small bumps and cracks on some of them). Tracks are more realistic. You speak from a place you have ZERO knowledge about and saying things to make it sound like you have some credibility. Calling you out on your BS lol. Real sims that are close to real life racing when it comes to cars and tracks are iRacing and rFactor. A simple Google search will yield plenty of info that supports this and the ones that claim Forza, well, looks at those making those claims. They are kids thinking they hot ♥♥♥♥ on the road/streets typically doing it illegally. The adults and men keep on the track ad we prefer to practice and hone our skills on iRacing, rFactor, and Assetto Corsa. I'll be happy to race you for pinks any day. Name the location and track.

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Skill issue

[nickwithtea]

Personally I have not had any issues playing on the hardest difficulty, just finished the prologue and won every single race. There was a few races where I could tell if you made a single mistake you would probably finish second place. The game plays pretty similar to NFS Heat so I am very seasoned - I am leaning towards grip driving though and the game has a minor over/understeer feature which is fun, but simply tapping(peddeling) the gas corrects it. No where near sim level but adds a fun little twist compared to NFS heat

Overall the game is great so far. Really loving it.

[Mr. Christmas]

Publicado originalmente por Wybrem:

Publicado originalmente por Kontradicti0n:

I Am iN tHe ToP pErCeNt In ArCaDe GaMeS.

Come over to iRacing and let's see what you got. 🤣

Why would I or anyone play a game as boring as iracing. I'd rather watch paint dry. IRL > Arcade > nerdy sim. I mean I hate to say it, but iracing is not sim. drive a car irl on a track and youll understand.

...so professional drivers actually use iRacing, are very vocal and engaged with the community, and absolutely consider it to be a great training sim. Most have made the move over to rFactor 2, but if that died tomorrow iRacing would not be some horrible, inferior thing.

[Johnson]

i had choose the easiest difficult option, but still failed 20 times on againsting week1 final race, i should be a newbie, but i also don't get it why they need to restrict restart amount in easiest mode, i just want to relax on this game, the AI is super speed to me.

Maybe i should back to play rFactor2 and Dirt Rally2, just send request to steam customer service for refund this.

[Maraud]

Yeah, this game makes me want to destroy everything around me. I usually enjoy the relaxed difficulty but this game at even the lowest difficulty is very hard.. way too much. Plus with the poor handling, you don't really have any margin for improvement. It is more about luck. And no rewind and limited retry. Seriously?? The game is also extremely slow to progress. You even have to pay for races!! Seriously?? After like 6-7 hours, I am still with the first and it is almost stock still. Few pieces here and there but nothing crazy. Police can really be frustrating as well. Knowing how hard and frustrating it is to win races and get money, you might be tempted to take more risk during the night but also loose everything. You need to have some solid nerves to play this game. I should have asked for a refund. When I play video game, it is not to upset or frustrated but be relaxing and having a good time. That is definitely not the case with this game. Too bad, I love the style with half reality half manga

[glory]

Publicado originalmente por Can't Believe Someone Actually:

Legit! Right! I’m up to the first qualitifier after completing the first week. Came first like twice but I get eliminated in the second race? I’m not allowed to upgrade my car any higher the game won’t allow it. Yet I’m always 200+ yards behind. The cops are so unbelievably aggressive escaping heat 5 feels impossible and I’m ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ playing relaxed difficulty. This is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dark souls of Need for Speed

Deleted the game because of this vile issue.

[glory]

Publicado originalmente por Maraud:

Yeah, this game makes me want to destroy everything around me. I usually enjoy the relaxed difficulty but this game at even the lowest difficulty is very hard.. way too much. Plus with the poor handling, you don't really have any margin for improvement. It is more about luck. And no rewind and limited retry. Seriously?? The game is also extremely slow to progress. You even have to pay for races!! Seriously?? After like 6-7 hours, I am still with the first and it is almost stock still. Few pieces here and there but nothing crazy. Police can really be frustrating as well. Knowing how hard and frustrating it is to win races and get money, you might be tempted to take more risk during the night but also loose everything. You need to have some solid nerves to play this game. I should have asked for a refund. When I play video game, it is not to upset or frustrated but be relaxing and having a good time. That is definitely not the case with this game. Too bad, I love the style with half reality half manga

ive been screaming for hours bro . i relate...

[(っ◔◡◔)っ Security101]

This is a joke right? I'm in intense difficulty and win 80% of the time. You guys are just actually braindead. Plus this Steam community section is filled with morons that don't own the game like always.

[johnny bovril]

Publicado originalmente por Wybrem:

Publicado originalmente por MancSoulja:

The first hour or two is the prologue and it's unnaturally hard because you can't tune or upgrade your car, after that the game reverts to a more standard difficulty.

after that the driving physics are still absolute trash. just like nfs 2015, payback and heat. but somehow even worse now.

my man you have 48 hours in the game, it can't be that bad or are you just a moron?

[pizza7]

Publicado originalmente por Wybrem:

Publicado originalmente por Kontradicti0n:

I Am iN tHe ToP pErCeNt In ArCaDe GaMeS.

Come over to iRacing and let's see what you got. 🤣

Why would I or anyone play a game as boring as iracing. I'd rather watch paint dry. IRL > Arcade > nerdy sim. I mean I hate to say it, but iracing is not sim. drive a car irl on a track and youll understand.

i wonder if there is any racing sim you really like? maybe play a different genre?

[F0xL]

I cant belive how many people have struggle with this game. No, its not an easy game, but its also not a hard game. I won most of the games on normal difficutly. I pimped my ride to the max tier for that week that i was playing and i had handling on drift cca 15 ~ 35 %. On sharp corners you brake and drift and boost to stabilize the car. Once you figure it out its fun to ride. I was driving with heat 5 and 100 to 200 k money on on the last week all the time. Cops are the easiest on this game you need fast car and make sharp turns, hit the cops from the front and from the back.. This disables the cops and doesnr gives you dmg at all, cops that hasnt spoted you yet. You are just clearing the road. Looking on the map is also crucial. Im not saying im the best gamer or the worst. Just play the game and dont expect to win all the time, i mean justdont expect nothing. Alot is also luck based. There are times a cops will just flew from somewere and hit you in the last corner... And ofc you are gonna lose the 1 stop or any other. Driving at 360 kmh, drivers in front of you hitting things are gonna make you hit things.. You are also gonna lose spot. Sometimes is just not you but the game working against you. Calm down and enjoy the game, this is my two cents. Lp jure

[Zero McDol]

It's pretty difficult, mainly due to the imo poor handling and modernized rubberbanding.

But anyways, the AI is a pain even at Relaxed difficulty. So yea, 'skill issue' but not really. Any AI will be fast when they have a variety of advantages that the player can't have; such is why I can't stand Forza Horizon 4 and especially 5's AI. Fortunately for myself, I'm not concerned with winning every race, so I'm not stressed about the difficulty. The fact that I still get decent payment for 2nd and 3rd place also helps.