I will be buying it for sure. Love the game (not as much as Richard burns admittedly) and I love taking part in clubs and trying to beat my brothers ghosts in time trial. Buzzing for Poland and Latvia!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Some people saying it's a rip off and not enough content but they way I look at it is like this.... People don't think twice about spending £9 on a glass of wine for the wife and £5 for a beer these days. Alcohol makes you feel good for an hour swiftly followed by feeling anxious and sad lol. I will pay £17 for this and drink a cup of tea instead of beer and have many hours of fun!!! 👏🏽🙂👏🏽
Have seen basically no one mention that the 2024 Rally1 cars don't even have the dashboard hybrid boost indicators like many of the real world WRC cars and teams utilize, the game is still using the standard rpm/rev/shift lights across the board, so the OSD/HUD instrument panel is still necessary if you need to know the hybrid boost status while in cockpit views. Hooray immersion.
Glad to see they are going with updates rather than new release. It’s a small thing but it annoys me I can’t edit the official liveries just to have my name on the car 😢
50% of the cost of a new game for around 20% extra content (on the high end) of the base game seems like a bad deal to me... but on the other hand, the original game was completely overflowing with unique km's so maybe I'm just expecting a bit too much.
@@SLENDAMANN when one piece of content on iRacing ranges around $12-$15 USD & a full price ACC DLC is around $15 USD, this seems fair according to the market.
@@iSoccer_FC WRC isn't targetting hardcore simracers exclusively so I don't think that's a fair comparison. I'd assume most actually play this game on gamepad
@@SLENDAMANNtrue, the game was quite cheap on launch compared to many other games. Now that its improved, I don't mind paying as its allot of fun. But each to thier own aye
I hope there will be an ERC or EHRC expansion, with special locations (Mecsek rally in Hungary for example), and special cars, like Ladas or older Škodas
Wasn't a big fan of this game on release....but.... I just love it now. The VR is awesome. Using a motion rig with Sumhub and the effects are brilliant! I just love jumping into this title after an Iracing race. It's a great way to relax and just drive and grin 😁. The only thing this game is missing is the testing grounds that Dirt 2.0 had. Be awesome to have that included later on 🎉
I'd buy this instantly if I wasn't hopelessly broke right now, Poland was the first rally I saw this year and to see it recreated so faithfully feels amazing. Christmas sale it is, probably.
I absolutely support the idea of releasing DLCs to expand the game instead of pushing out new games annually. So I am definitely gonna buy this package. But I am not fully happy. There are some simple things, but also some that aren't as easy to add, I understand this. Starting with the simple stuff. Where is the livery of Mārtiņš Sesks? Where is the livery of Sami Pajari? They both had some great starts in the top class and I think that should be honoured by adding their liveries too. A bit more difficult would be to add Super Special Stages, to add a testing ground (eg. Dirt Fish area from DR2.0) and to rework the WRC2 career mode. I don't play the career mode in EA WRC, I don't quite like the events that fill up the calendar alongside the WRC events. But that's a personal thing. However, what should be changed, is that in WRC2 you should be able to pick the events you want to score points in - as in real life. I think this adds to the challenge of WRC2, choosing the events thar suit you to score points at and only using the others to learn, or even skip them. Only with this ruleset we have the current (strange) title fight, of Oli just watching the drama unfold on the remaining two rounds. This would just add a little spice, and I'd definitely appreciate that.
I like rally games, but I skipped this one, I can't bear with UE racing games anymore. There is so much input lag, and horrible terrain integration with the cars, which does not appeal to me.
Content is not the issue at all. Even just the base game has a wide variety of stages in many locations, they are very enjoyable to drive and there are many many cars. The issue is that the base game has some serious issues that need to be fixed before they release additional content. You can't even adjust the camera/fov of dash cam... VR is barely working... Bad performance, crashes, stutters... And they know it. The game was basically on perma sale during the summer (15$!). For me it's basically unplayable so I won't spend any more money on the game unless they fix the base, bring VR out of beta or at least give me better camera options and let me turn off the horrible camera shake.
But did they fix the Moments "Can't connect to server" bug where if you retry the Moment and win it, you can't save your win? Literally I won't buy the DLC until they patch that…
Now mere hours away from this expansion releasing and still no way to purchase and pre install on PlayStation. I’ve been checking daily, but still nothing. Not smart Codemasters!
I’m so annoyed but not at all surprised, there’s only two new cars to WRC this year, the Rally2 Yaris and the hybridless Puma, and of course Codies only adds one of them
Have no idea about it on flat screen but in VR with my 3080 it the badest experience ever. Dirt2.0 in VR is good. Ac in VR is good AmS 2 look gorgeous RbR is a lot of fun in vr and look sometimes even better as WRC
Hi, please can someone confirm or correct me if I am not fully aware of the latest updates. My understanding is WRC 2024 does have VR support but it still does not have true triple monitor support? This for me is the main reason why I have not yet purchased the title. Thanks
There is no true triple support yet sadly. VR is still in Beta, you can try it and look if you would good results with it (and refund if thats not the case). -Michel
If they don't fix that excuse for a VR mode, and I really don't think they can without outsourcing, well they won't get another dime from me. Pre ordering this was already a huge mistake.
I'm enjoying the game for what it is. Is it a sim racing title with all the sim options and performance, well no. Was it rushed to market, yep like almost every other so called AAA title from big developers these days. It's all about money first. But the core gameplay is tight and the physics are great. It's also a heap of fun and a challenge. I would love triple screen support and a polished vr experience. But I honestly haven't had the stutters and issues others have had. The performance has improved dramatically since launch aswell. Overall a 7 out of 10 so far. I will buy the expansion as Its content is it's strong point so far. Especially the locations.
I got this in the Steam Sale a couple of weeks ago. Imagine my disappointment that my Moza DD wheel wasn't supported. I had to search the internet for how to get it to work (by adding stuff to an XML file). One thing I've noticed is that mine doesn't look anywhere near as good as yours? so probably more faffing about with the settings.
You can really improve the look of the game in the config files! There are alot of forum posts about this. Take a look at C:Users\NAME\AppData\Local\WRC\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor In the Engine file i fixt alot of stuff. Stuff the should have fixed tough
U didnt talk about physics and comaper them to Dirt rally 2 and reality also optimization for PC stol havent pated this game in months as it looked bad on pc due to staterings infact there us a lot you didnt talk abt which was mostly our concern
Michel weisst du warum es keine SSS Zuschauerprüfungen in diesem Lizenz Spiel gibt? Das das nach 11 monaten noch keiner gefragt hat von den Spielern is auch komisch! Noch keine erklärung von den Codies warum die fehlen! Warum alle Länder 12 stages haben und Lettland nur 10 weiss mann auch nicht🤔Ob Polen auch nur 10 hat werd ich morgen sehn!
Die sollten eigentlich beide 12 haben, und das mit den SSS ist wirklich schade, ich denke aber, dass sie das auf dem Schirm haben. Wahrscheinlich schwierig bzw Aufwand , das mit der KI umzusetzen, gegen die man dann fährt. -Michel
Oke,.... the DLC instead "new game" (like F1) is a good thing! But Overtake told us that they would talk about the triple screen update. That still did not . Way is Overtake not critical about this? and yeah, there will be "2 more locations" EA says. But i don't believe anything EA says until they release it. The screw us with the low level Kernel anticheat. They lied about triples, they did not even patch the current game good enough. But there is paid DLC! I am Not going to buy EA products any time soon. Vote with the wallet. The only language they speak!
Same with Rennsport. Overtake also says they will test this after the last Rennsport content release. They are not really critical against the game devs lately.
@@jobkinderen8882 I really like what Overtake is doing, and i don't want them to "bash" the devs! But they can be a bit more critical about stuff like this. The game has its good points for sure! But also some really bad points!
Hey, there is nothing to report, as sadly there is no "true" triple screen support yet. Anticheat even prevented third party software to enforce it. Its a shame and I should have mentioned it in the review, but for me its now "normal" to not use my triples with this game - as you saw in the video, my side screens are black :/ - Michel
@@OverTake_gg Not having news is also news! Why? Because EA told us they will fix it after launch. Its better if EA tells us. Its never gonne happen! We are sorry. But not talking about it ever again, but releasing new DLC. Thats not oke. Because what can we expect from them? Thats the big problem. Not the fact that there is no supportfor triples. And gamers and also great platforms like overtake should keep them sharp and not forget. I do really appreciate your honest reaction !
I really expected a big graphics update, they can say what they want, but one of the reasons DR 2.0 was so immersive was it's graphics which were amazing for it's time. EA WRC disappointed me from that aspect i am not even sure if it looks better than DR 2.0.
graphics are the last important thing for those who want a Rallysim. the physics and faithfully reproduced stages up to 40km in length are much more important. Ego engine can remain moldering. colors were also unrealistic in DR2.0
love the review, but Fk EA. i bought and played this on linux; have 166hrs play time, and 7months later this anticheat came out. I get their point it that linux wasnt supported but i cant get a refund. Ill never want to run Windows, and kernel level software for anything by any company is never good idea (i know ill get hate replies, oh well). Poland looks good and new cars.
I really would like to see more cars from the 1970s to the 2010s. There are so many still missing.
@@jameschen2168
Celica & Corolla WRC
03 Impreza WRC
Peugeot 307 WRC
Citroën DS3 WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
2017 Hyundai I20 WRC
2017 Yaris WRC
@@jameschen2168 I want to see the Skoda Octavia
I will be buying it for sure. Love the game (not as much as Richard burns admittedly) and I love taking part in clubs and trying to beat my brothers ghosts in time trial. Buzzing for Poland and Latvia!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Some people saying it's a rip off and not enough content but they way I look at it is like this.... People don't think twice about spending £9 on a glass of wine for the wife and £5 for a beer these days. Alcohol makes you feel good for an hour swiftly followed by feeling anxious and sad lol. I will pay £17 for this and drink a cup of tea instead of beer and have many hours of fun!!! 👏🏽🙂👏🏽
Have seen basically no one mention that the 2024 Rally1 cars don't even have the dashboard hybrid boost indicators like many of the real world WRC cars and teams utilize, the game is still using the standard rpm/rev/shift lights across the board, so the OSD/HUD instrument panel is still necessary if you need to know the hybrid boost status while in cockpit views. Hooray immersion.
Thats a good point, thanks! -Michel
Unfortunate about the instrument panel. There is a mod for it on simhub if your on pc in race department.
Glad to see they are going with updates rather than new release. It’s a small thing but it annoys me I can’t edit the official liveries just to have my name on the car 😢
As a fan of rally games, i will for sure be picking this up, Poland alone looks worth it for me.
50% of the cost of a new game for around 20% extra content (on the high end) of the base game seems like a bad deal to me... but on the other hand, the original game was completely overflowing with unique km's so maybe I'm just expecting a bit too much.
@@SLENDAMANN when one piece of content on iRacing ranges around $12-$15 USD & a full price ACC DLC is around $15 USD, this seems fair according to the market.
@@iSoccer_FC WRC isn't targetting hardcore simracers exclusively so I don't think that's a fair comparison. I'd assume most actually play this game on gamepad
@@SLENDAMANNtrue, the game was quite cheap on launch compared to many other games. Now that its improved, I don't mind paying as its allot of fun.
But each to thier own aye
I hope there will be an ERC or EHRC expansion, with special locations (Mecsek rally in Hungary for example), and special cars, like Ladas or older Škodas
@@Dreamghost1897 the game is more about WRC than ERC, but yeah ERC do offer some great stages
Looking forward to this, but really wish they'd add triple monitor support, or at least undo the anti-cheat bug that prevented custom resolutions.
Is it enough? No
Does it have triple screen support? No
Why is it not enough, it's a new expansion?! See second question above
Wasn't a big fan of this game on release....but.... I just love it now. The VR is awesome. Using a motion rig with Sumhub and the effects are brilliant! I just love jumping into this title after an Iracing race. It's a great way to relax and just drive and grin 😁. The only thing this game is missing is the testing grounds that Dirt 2.0 had. Be awesome to have that included later on 🎉
Testing grounds are really missing, the Rally School does not make up for it! -Michel
I'd buy this instantly if I wasn't hopelessly broke right now, Poland was the first rally I saw this year and to see it recreated so faithfully feels amazing. Christmas sale it is, probably.
I love this game. Just hope the also add more stuff, like random events, better podium celebration, environment details and AI D.N.F.
I absolutely support the idea of releasing DLCs to expand the game instead of pushing out new games annually.
So I am definitely gonna buy this package. But I am not fully happy. There are some simple things, but also some that aren't as easy to add, I understand this.
Starting with the simple stuff. Where is the livery of Mārtiņš Sesks? Where is the livery of Sami Pajari? They both had some great starts in the top class and I think that should be honoured by adding their liveries too.
A bit more difficult would be to add Super Special Stages, to add a testing ground (eg. Dirt Fish area from DR2.0) and to rework the WRC2 career mode.
I don't play the career mode in EA WRC, I don't quite like the events that fill up the calendar alongside the WRC events. But that's a personal thing. However, what should be changed, is that in WRC2 you should be able to pick the events you want to score points in - as in real life. I think this adds to the challenge of WRC2, choosing the events thar suit you to score points at and only using the others to learn, or even skip them.
Only with this ruleset we have the current (strange) title fight, of Oli just watching the drama unfold on the remaining two rounds. This would just add a little spice, and I'd definitely appreciate that.
I like rally games, but I skipped this one, I can't bear with UE racing games anymore. There is so much input lag, and horrible terrain integration with the cars, which does not appeal to me.
Content is not the issue at all. Even just the base game has a wide variety of stages in many locations, they are very enjoyable to drive and there are many many cars. The issue is that the base game has some serious issues that need to be fixed before they release additional content. You can't even adjust the camera/fov of dash cam... VR is barely working... Bad performance, crashes, stutters... And they know it. The game was basically on perma sale during the summer (15$!).
For me it's basically unplayable so I won't spend any more money on the game unless they fix the base, bring VR out of beta or at least give me better camera options and let me turn off the horrible camera shake.
I will buy it anyway because it's my main rally sim for multiplayer. But the content is lacking and we're still waiting for more optimizations.
They still need to sort the VR out
But did they fix the Moments "Can't connect to server" bug where if you retry the Moment and win it, you can't save your win? Literally I won't buy the DLC until they patch that…
Now mere hours away from this expansion releasing and still no way to purchase and pre install on PlayStation. I’ve been checking daily, but still nothing. Not smart Codemasters!
I’m so annoyed but not at all surprised, there’s only two new cars to WRC this year, the Rally2 Yaris and the hybridless Puma, and of course Codies only adds one of them
Have no idea about it on flat screen but in VR with my 3080 it the badest experience ever.
Dirt2.0 in VR is good.
Ac in VR is good
AmS 2 look gorgeous
RbR is a lot of fun in vr and look sometimes even better as WRC
Hi, please can someone confirm or correct me if I am not fully aware of the latest updates. My understanding is WRC 2024 does have VR support but it still does not have true triple monitor support? This for me is the main reason why I have not yet purchased the title. Thanks
There is no true triple support yet sadly. VR is still in Beta, you can try it and look if you would good results with it (and refund if thats not the case). -Michel
@@OverTake_gg Thank you Michel
If they don't fix that excuse for a VR mode, and I really don't think they can without outsourcing, well they won't get another dime from me. Pre ordering this was already a huge mistake.
Will VR get enhancements too with tomorrows 2024 update ?
Great video,many thanks
any performance improvement? do
I'm enjoying the game for what it is.
Is it a sim racing title with all the sim options and performance, well no.
Was it rushed to market, yep like almost every other so called AAA title from big developers these days. It's all about money first.
But the core gameplay is tight and the physics are great. It's also a heap of fun and a challenge.
I would love triple screen support and a polished vr experience.
But I honestly haven't had the stutters and issues others have had.
The performance has improved dramatically since launch aswell.
Overall a 7 out of 10 so far.
I will buy the expansion as Its content is it's strong point so far. Especially the locations.
I got this in the Steam Sale a couple of weeks ago. Imagine my disappointment that my Moza DD wheel wasn't supported. I had to search the internet for how to get it to work (by adding stuff to an XML file).
One thing I've noticed is that mine doesn't look anywhere near as good as yours? so probably more faffing about with the settings.
I am running on Ultra Settings, maxed out. But tbh the graphical quality of the new stages is also a bit better! -Michel
You can really improve the look of the game in the config files! There are alot of forum posts about this. Take a look at C:Users\NAME\AppData\Local\WRC\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor In the Engine file i fixt alot of stuff. Stuff the should have fixed tough
This game looks great on monitors but in vr it looks rubblish. Bought it and then refunded quickly.
I want classics and pikes peak cars
U didnt talk about physics and comaper them to Dirt rally 2 and reality also optimization for PC stol havent pated this game in months as it looked bad on pc due to staterings infact there us a lot you didnt talk abt which was mostly our concern
Michel weisst du warum es keine SSS Zuschauerprüfungen in diesem Lizenz Spiel gibt? Das das nach 11 monaten noch keiner gefragt hat von den Spielern is auch komisch! Noch keine erklärung von den Codies warum die fehlen! Warum alle Länder 12 stages haben und Lettland nur 10 weiss mann auch nicht🤔Ob Polen auch nur 10 hat werd ich morgen sehn!
Die sollten eigentlich beide 12 haben, und das mit den SSS ist wirklich schade, ich denke aber, dass sie das auf dem Schirm haben. Wahrscheinlich schwierig bzw Aufwand , das mit der KI umzusetzen, gegen die man dann fährt. -Michel
Oke,.... the DLC instead "new game" (like F1) is a good thing! But Overtake told us that they would talk about the triple screen update. That still did not . Way is Overtake not critical about this? and yeah, there will be "2 more locations" EA says. But i don't believe anything EA says until they release it. The screw us with the low level Kernel anticheat. They lied about triples, they did not even patch the current game good enough. But there is paid DLC! I am Not going to buy EA products any time soon. Vote with the wallet. The only language they speak!
Same with Rennsport. Overtake also says they will test this after the last Rennsport content release. They are not really critical against the game devs lately.
@@jobkinderen8882 I really like what Overtake is doing, and i don't want them to "bash" the devs! But they can be a bit more critical about stuff like this. The game has its good points for sure! But also some really bad points!
Hey, there is nothing to report, as sadly there is no "true" triple screen support yet. Anticheat even prevented third party software to enforce it. Its a shame and I should have mentioned it in the review, but for me its now "normal" to not use my triples with this game - as you saw in the video, my side screens are black :/ - Michel
@@OverTake_gg Not having news is also news! Why? Because EA told us they will fix it after launch. Its better if EA tells us. Its never gonne happen! We are sorry. But not talking about it ever again, but releasing new DLC. Thats not oke. Because what can we expect from them? Thats the big problem. Not the fact that there is no supportfor triples. And gamers and also great platforms like overtake should keep them sharp and not forget. I do really appreciate your honest reaction !
Finally! No new game every year
thank you
Poland 🇵🇱🦅♥️
Minimal effort in my opinion. Its 2024 and dirt rally 2 was alot better!
EA take my money ❤
I really expected a big graphics update, they can say what they want, but one of the reasons DR 2.0 was so immersive was it's graphics which were amazing for it's time.
EA WRC disappointed me from that aspect i am not even sure if it looks better than DR 2.0.
graphics are the last important thing for those who want a Rallysim. the physics and faithfully reproduced stages up to 40km in length are much more important. Ego engine can remain moldering. colors were also unrealistic in DR2.0
Stop funding junk.
love the review, but Fk EA. i bought and played this on linux; have 166hrs play time, and 7months later this anticheat came out. I get their point it that linux wasnt supported but i cant get a refund. Ill never want to run Windows, and kernel level software for anything by any company is never good idea (i know ill get hate replies, oh well). Poland looks good and new cars.
That's really worst case for you :/ -Michel
@@OverTake_gg you make really good videos, your own setup video was amazing, keep up the work 👍 i wanted to delete my comment before you commented.
Not enough.