gtplanet: F1 2019 Will Feature Microtransactions — Including Items Only Available Via Cash

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https://www.gtplanet.net/f1-2019-microtransactions/

One of the major tenets Codemasters is pushing for the upcoming F1 2019 is customization. We’ve now learned that microtransactions will be a part of the equation when the game launches next month.

When we took part in the F1 2019 preview event a few weeks ago, game director Lee Mather talked us through the game’s customization. Players will earn Competition Points via multiplayer events, which they can then use to unlock unique liveries, suits, helmets, and more.

At a similar preview event, Mather told Screenrant that there will be a form of microtransactions in F1 2019. This ties to the customization features, and in fact, some items will only be available through cash purchases. When Screenrant asked if the Premium Tier was a cash-only affair, Mather’s response was “for the very high level ones, yes.”

The full article also confirms that players will only be able to unlock other customization items through different in-game challenges.

It’s a surprising move from Codemasters. The racing genre has had all manner of approaches to the MTX model: some titles like iRacing or RaceRoom are practically built off it. Polyphony Digital reversed its decision on microtransactions in GT Sport by introducing them last summer, right after the Forza franchise declared it wouldn’t use them.

As is, this sounds like Codemasters will be limiting paid-for items to visual customization only. As for how much the system relies on the Premium Tier, or how easy it is to earn Competition Points, we’ll surely find out more before F1 2019 launches June 28.


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Sounds like cosmetic items only. No idea if this also includes cosmetic items you can use in single player modes, like helmets.

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Ursprünglich geschrieben von BiggNasty187:

Its time to give a the F1 License to Slightly Mad, or anyone else who has developers employed with more than two braincells to rub together and produce a working VR mode.

F1 for SMS? I am not sure they are the best in open wheel as I felt their prototypes and GT race cars are better than their open wheel.

However, if you mean F1 license with Reiza or Kunos with AC1 engine, yea, i'll pay a lot of money for that. Especially if a F1 game under Kunos that offers cars from 50s to modern that they did so well in AC.

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Ursprünglich geschrieben von Cynical Cheese Cake:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von BiggNasty187:

Its time to give a the F1 License to Slightly Mad, or anyone else who has developers employed with more than two braincells to rub together and produce a working VR mode.

F1 for SMS? I am not sure they are the best in open wheel as I felt their prototypes and GT race cars are better than their open wheel.

However, if you mean F1 license with Reiza or Kunos with AC1 engine, yea, i'll pay a lot of money for that. Especially if a F1 game under Kunos that offers cars from 50s to modern that they did so well in AC.

^^^This, f1 cars physics and handling feels way better to drive in ac

Its time for codemasters to give up the f1 license to someone else, they just don't take this franchise seriously enough. Always has these game ruining bugs that they never fix, how can f1 endorse this as a esports title when cars are lagging and stuttering all over the place on live broadcast, its just pathetic. I hope this title is different