So far the February update has brought some major needed improvements (which I'm happy to have.), but is still in need of more improvements as of now. So here are some improvements as well as ideas that should be taken into consideration for future updates:
Online Free Roam:
Player Limit:
For one, the player limit of 8 players is something that should be drastically increased. NFS World was my first NFS game and while this online free roam is somewhat fun, it's not as entertaining as that game's online free roam was. Mainly because of the vast amount of players you could come across and do random crazy stuff with. Here, it seems much more empty seeing as how this is a bigger world. Please take in to consideration of increasing player limits on online free roam to at least 40-100 players A thought I had could be to have multiple lobbies each with a bigger player limit that you could choose from.
Chat:
It's as simple as it gets. We need a chat for online free roam seeing as how the only actual way to communicate in the game itself is through car honking. This was also in NFSW and I'd like to see this here so I can meet and greet players whether they be a friend or a stranger.
Race Creator:
A new feature I'd like to see for online free roam is a race creation mechanic. Essentially, I'd like to be able to create a race through the map simply by selecting two points from start to finish. Then other players could be notified on the map to teleport to or join (or invited to). Extra options for race creations could be player limit, car types, time of day, and whether or not random players or only invited players can join.
Extras:
Police in free roam. This is something that's already been talked about by many players and I, myself would like to see this too.(Seeing as how NFSW was the only other NFS game I played, I don't know how this would be added in). Multiple campaign races in online free roam. Players have already started to talk about this and I too want to see this so that I can play some of the fun preexisting races with others.
Graphics:
Weather:
This game, graphic wise, looks very nice which I bet looks even better on PC. My one problem is that it feels somewhat empty or missing something. That's where weather comes into play. The weather alone has a ton of potential to make a game that much better and I can definitely see this here.
-Skies
A whole slew of skies ranging from light cloudiness to dark clouds, day and or night.
-Rain
Light sprinkles of rain and or small sessions of heavy rain. (This is what happens here in AZ so being in a desert, aside from being sunny for the most part, these weather conditions/patterns happen from time to time.)
-Storms
This is what I want to see most in the game. But not just any kind of storm. I'm talking about dust storms.The perfect storm for the location/environment in the game. I've always been excited when a dust storm hits (apart from being on the freeway during one) and seeing this in the game as you race through the desert would be so thrilling as I'm trying to navigate my way through. These dust storms should not be too frequent and with a duration ranging from 10 to 30 second as well as have a decently large range. Players should still be able to see the highlighted blue markings during races and of course through maps. Dust storms should be able to happen in all races whether offline or online and in free roam. (Small dust storms should only occur when racing campaign if they are added into those races unless you're willing to change/add dialogue in those races.)
Cosmetics:
Light up rims:
LED lights that illuminate your rims with all the current colors of other cosmetics. It'd be fun to drive about at night with lights both under your car and on your rims. These lights are obtainable through shipments and come in two types. There are 2 types of LED lights. The first is a bunch of small lights that you can manually place around certain areas of your rims through customizations in it's own section. The second is a single circular ring that can be adjusted with size and placement through customizations in the same section as the first. The color and type of LED lights is what you can you find in shipments.
Shipments:
Shipments are something I'm fine with, but the more cosmetics you add, the harder it gets to find what you want. Therefore there should be a seperate shipment that is only excluded to underglow, tire smoke, nitrous colors, and what could be, LED lights for rims at the cost of being acquired randomly by rare chance through leveling up. These shipments would only give you two rewards instead of 3 and both rewards cannot be the same type of cosmetic. They can also be acquired through speed points.
Police DLC Pack:
Addition of operating police car roof lights for specific cars as well as police push bars, exclusive themed wraps, colored variants of cosmetics and even the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor.
Cars:
Honestly, I don't have that much knowledge on all the latest or most popular cars. That being said I only have one car in mind that I'd like to drive around in. An off-road/runner vehicle. Specifically a truck. There's only about two trucks in the game and I want to see more than just those two. I'd like to be able to drive the RAM Rebel TRX. Awesome concept car that's perfect for off-roading, escaping police and a great competitor to the Ford Raptor. The latest 2019 RAM Rebel is also a good choice with being able to most likely further customize.
EDIT:
Another car I just thought of and didn't want to edit/redo into the above sentence was the Dodge Demon. Dangerous and fun! Perfect car for drag racing.
Side Note:
I'm not sure if some of my suggestions are possible to add in the game without causing any problems so please take this with a grain of salt.
I hope that you guys will take into consideration some of the ideas and improvements I've proposed and hope all the best for this game, its team and community!
