Career mode

[HammerHead]

So, my experience with career mode wasn't very good so far. AI is a bit wonky and can even crash you out on the final straight of the formation lap. The game crashed on finishing my first race, had to re-do it. And last but not least, on my second attempt, I got disqualified for not making a mandatory pitstop, even though I did make it (didn't take any fuel or changed the tyres, since it was just 10 minutes in).
I feel like the career mode could use some more training in it. It's weird that the first pit stop you make, you do it during the race.

[Sterling Archer]

Yep.

Its not a particularly strong aspect of the game, and i think thats a widely shared opinion.

[banzai bill]

Originally posted by HammerHead:

And last but not least, on my second attempt, I got disqualified for not making a mandatory pitstop, even though I did make it (didn't take any fuel or changed the tyres, since it was just 10 minutes in).
I feel like the career mode could use some more training in it. It's weird that the first pit stop you make, you do it during the race.

I agree. They pretty much expect you to know the whole ruleset of the Blancpain Series. But than they make you race 20 minutes which makes no sense with some of those rules.

So in particular, you got disqualified, because you have to change tyres, no matter what.
You also have to change drivers, but this can not be deactivated for sprint races in the career anyways.

Another thing is, you are not allowed to refuel between Qualifying Session, so IRL you would start with about 60l for 2 Q-Sessions. The game separates the sessions and refuels your car to what you set before Q1, but you are not allowed to touch it, otherwise DNF. And AI seems to use about 45l in Q1 and 35 in Q2, so it kinda fakes there fuel consumption.

Originally posted by HammerHead:

AI is a bit wonky and can even crash you out on the final straight of the formation lap.

I avoid this by breaking way early and slowly, watching the car behind me getting close and than catch up to the field. This works most of the times for me.

[DC2Dixon]

The main reason I bought the game was because it was Kunos making it and for the career mode. The game is pointless for career as you don't even get championship points from what I can make out. Don't see no table or points awarded anyway.

The AI is dull and move around in braking zones (might be patched) the sessions are practise, quali, race repeat without the ability to forward time. I set my lap time and was p2, I skipped the rest of the session and I had no time? There is no explination of Blancpain rules so you have to either know them or just guess. Cant see who the game is aimed at myself but the ones who like career will be let down by this game in so many ways.

[DC2Dixon]

Originally posted by ..SMILER..:

I just wanted a real championship like the f1 games.

And omg the pit stops suck the amount of races I quitted because of them.

Ye the F1 games do a good job with career mode. Its the only mode I play and I do enjoy the upgrade system and managing the power unit. I wish they would change the practise programs a little but still a fun game.

I do 100% race weekends and the AI are also good to race against. They are a little passive on times but there pace on 110 is a challenge. Maybe expecting a similar game was my problem but I just gave up after doing the second weekend on ACC.

[nko][Bobobski]

I think there is no denying that career mode has fallen short of even the devs expectations. But to my mind they missed a trick in that, if you think about it, the ranking system they came up with is to all intents and purposes, a career mode.

It’s a shame that given the importance of this system and how all the elements fit together to measure your performance as a driver, that this wasn’t better integrated into the career mode – In other words, career mode could have been designed to focus you on improving your stats and therefore your skills as a driver.

[Jonny*Combat]

The career mode is a big disappointment which to me was the main selling point. Here's hoping they take another look at it.

[DC2Dixon]

Originally posted by Jonny*Combat:

The career mode is a big disappointment which to me was the main selling point. Here's hoping they take another look at it.

I feel the same, career is the mode that got me to buy it. I cant see Kunos looking at it much if at all TBH as the player base is so low now. PC still has more people playing the game on occasions and PC2 is out so can't see how this game will get a big player base when there are much better games out there. Should of known by AC that Kunos isn't good at making AI and making a career that is fun to play.

[Robbo (AR)]

Awful career mode.

[MakeMeLaugh]

Love when people talk like this. "It's not its strongest point", "Could use more work..."

The career mode of ACC is absolute garbage with zero effort put into it. There, I said it.

[Sterling Archer]

Originally posted by MakeMeLaugh:

The career mode of ACC is absolute garbage with zero effort put into it. There, I said it.

yep...

almost as if its not its strongest point and could use more work................


theyre kind of saying the same thing, but coming across less entitled and overly indignant

[MakeMeLaugh]

Originally posted by falster194:

Originally posted by MakeMeLaugh:

The career mode of ACC is absolute garbage with zero effort put into it. There, I said it.

yep...

almost as if its not its strongest point and could use more work................

Because "some more work" is not enough. The OP "feels" it could use "some" improvements. Yes, sweet words for an abysmal implemented feature(not sure it can even be called that).

It needs to be redone from bottom to top, no amount of tweaks will save it.

[Sterling Archer]

cool....cool

[PJ Dunham]

The "Career Mode" isnt a Racing Career mode at all, i think the dumb Devs lost its meaning in translation.
what Career mode is : is an introduction to the game/series and a way for a newbie to start harvesting the usless Stats the game keeps on your driving and even those are flawed.
As there as no racing for points, no building up a team or anything like that its just get use to the tracks the AI the syles of racing in sprint and enduro and a couple of cars thats it. you come out of it disappointed and little mad that you wasted your time and wondering WTF were Kunos thinking.
But with so many of the "bonus points" not achievable due to bugs the career mode isnt worth ANYTHING!! Eg. Hammer Time bonus 100% legit laps, but you need to pit at least once each race and that counts as "out of track lap" so can never get the Bonus. and thats just 1 of the issues LOL.

[craigh95630]

Yeah, career mode burned me out quick. I managed to eek out three 20-minute races, but now the last three attempts at finishing a race the game crashes with only minutes left. Frustrating. While I've got things looking acceptable in VR, when I step away and fire up AC with Content Manager and the Sol weather/time mod it is so much better in every way.

Still holding out some hope things get cleaned up and more stable and I can try again later, but for now I'm playing original AC.

[Captain Slow]

The career mode is just a meaningless crap with nothing to earn or achieve. There is no progress, no goal, no development, just nothing.