Hey EA, Just your average gamer here who enjoys the time, effort and detail put into every game. Thanks for the hotfix and I hope you guy actually see this and consider applying it to the next hotfix update..
There are a few things that I feel would improve the quality of gaming for your fans that I would like to share. The first thing would be the party size. 16player lobbies are great but only to beable to create a party of 8 is lackluster to say the least. Especially having to wait for someone to leave just to invite the rest of the group. If NFS Heat isnt already on the map I would highly reccomend to look into INCREASING the PARTY SIZE to 16 OR giving us PRIVATE ONLINE LOBBY options.
The Photomode quality has improved a tad bit from the last game, however there were some options that were removed such as (REMOVE RAIN EFFECTS) or (HEADLIGHTS ON/OFF). Adding these options back would be great. Also the (Remove Body Damage) option should fix the entire car instead or leaving the scratches. There should be an (CAR ON/OFF) option added as well since it's impossible to take a picture of your car turned off in the online mode because its automatically turned on once you enter the snapshot mode.
If you could revisit some extra CONTROLLER SCHEME options to choose from that would be great. Especially for the manual users since LB(LEFT BUTTON & RB (RIGHT BUTTON) is used to gear up/ down while also used as a prompt to enter the garage/ bribe cops/ join a random race. I'm sure I speak for most when I express how frustrating it is leaving the garage; driving out and up shifting just to be pulled back in, or getting chased by the cops and not being able to downshift since the LB Is the prompt to bribe them.
As of recently a few players found the trick for DRIFTING in the game which turns out to be the use of SHOWCASE suspension/differential and drag tires. That being said if you guys could look into the handling file for showcase and apply that to the drift setup that would work nicely since most of the community will eventually find out how and the drift suspension/tires an differential will be pointless.
The option to turn off phone calls after you've beat the game would be nice. The gas stations should repair the entire car including scratches instead of the obvious fender damage. Also SCRATCHES appear on the car automatically even if nothing was hit while driving which becomes a bother when cruising around with a group just to pull up to a spot an see everyones car scratched up. The ability to remove the HEAT HUD at night should be an option for those that want the clean screen immersive feel. As for MUSIC, we should have the option to listen to all the songs in the game while driving instead of a seperate playlist for day time, night time and the garage. I do understand the reason for the garage music since it jump cuts to the intense part of a song during the exit loading screen from the garage.
This next thing is something silly but I'll bring it up anyways. STOP LIGHTS. In the opening trailer at the start of the game you can see the chick in the polestar racing the lancer at a stoplight that turns GREEN. However none of the lights in the entire map ever turn green. You all had this in 2015 and Payback. I'm unsure why it was removed from Heat.
*whew* I'm sure I missed a few things but for the most part this is everything I've experienced since the game was released that I believed should be looked into and improved upon. Especially the 16player parties/Private Online Lobbies. That alone would bring a large group of players from any car community to Heat since majority of them enjoy cruising and hosting carmeets through other games. If you're unable to do anything else I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you guys look into that at least.
Sorry for the long essay
Thanks for reading
I’m hoping, like the patch notes say, that we will be able to have a balance of both smooth FPS and stunning visuals in the future. 
