Brother, game development is hard. Scripting a single steering animation for one car takes the devs 10 hours at least. The devs couldn't have "simply" copied tdu2, they tried to make it's direction more modern but resulted in many people disliking it
They literally just had to take exactly what they had with TDU2, maybe add a new map, add a bunch of new cars + houses/properties, and improve the graphics and it would’ve been one of the best car games ever
they didnt want people who got early access to have an advantage hence no compensation, oh wait we will however take your money for early access so you can have an advantage!!!
dunno how recent it is but there is one... quote To thank you for your patience and support, an exclusive ‘Adventurer’ off-road edition of the 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe will be given to all Gold Edition players who have played the game before October 12th. This exceptional German car will be part of the Cross Country category, available from level 15, and is fully equipped to navigate on the rugged off-road trails from Hong Kong Island. The Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe ‘Adventurer’ edition will automatically be transferred to your garage in the first weeks of the Season 2, the time it takes for us to polish the car and its integration into the game. A pack of 5 ‘Pioneers of the Solar Crown’ premium stickers will also be part of this compensation, with more details coming in the next weeks.
Honestly i do believe it should be the other way around. Sure, both games sucks, but at least Solar Crown didn't had fake marketing. All you see is what you get. Unlike Forza "build from the ground up" Motorsport. And if that isn't a good argument, then at least SC has better gameplay. Like, is by far the main and only good thing it has.
After watching the vid i wholeheartedly agree with your take on this. It’s incredibly frustrating seeing how sad the state of the game is. I couldn’t really give a damn more about a new location. I just want unlocked regions, offline mode, WAY more cars, and NO “AI go brrrr, 250mph around a corner brrr” . The amount of 2019 and below cars we have is embarrassing. And some cars need an absolute buff / turbo. *cough* centanario *cough*
@@jordanking7711 Test *Drive* , as in "Driving", how does that imply that is a racing game? Following that same logic then we can say a game like "City Car Driving" is a racing game... and not a driving simulator.
@@jordanking7711funny thing is, the "racing" part in tdu 1 is just for earn money and progressions, the big part of this game are driving and exploration
@@zardians_of_galaxy No offence intended, but you don't think you can do that in Solar Crown? Of course you can. You get XP for exploring the map and covering the entire map. Not to mention the collectibles you can get on the way. And if the 'racing part of TDU 1 was to earn money and progression, again no offence intended but isn't that the whole point, other than the 'lifestyle' elements?
@@jordanking7711 yea i know what you mean, the difference is you're not forced to race, u can just mind your own business explore the island for example because exploring are actually counted as progression lmao
Most likely. They’ve already assumed most of the server errors were fixed, when the reality is the player base solved the server issues by deleting the game in droves. They’ll probably pull the plug once the year one is done. GTA 6 will be right around the corner for consoles and PC players already don’t give a damn about this game. It’s quite honestly a DOA game.
They are about to launch a new map expansion, but to be fair, I couldn’t be bothered to play it before this update. Let’s hope this new season shake things up a bit.
@@scottoleson1997There's a new map expansion coming right up with a lot of content, a new Made in Japan playlist, new cars such as the 911 GT3 RS (2023), the Nissan Skyline R32, BMW M5 CS, the helicopter and so much more! Also, there's QoL coming too such as the rear view mirrors working and viewing gold parts while hovering a car
I'd play Car Animal Crossing, but more than that, I want something like Euro Truck Simulator, but with Lamborghinis instead of Scanias. Big maps, long journeys and exploration, building a business delivering shady parcels for stacks of iffy cash to maintain and improve your fleet, epic scope for police chases and so on...add in an Ikea to outfit your house/garage and I'll enjoy it all the more.
Bring back an old title without any funcionality it was loved for, but always online which is the least wanted thing right now. What could possibly go wrong?
@@danielstokker How is always online in 2024 normal to many people? What if the servers go down either permanently or temporarily? You are essentially DONE with your game. Online only and digital is NOT the future you think it is. No offence intended, but have fun renting or leasing your game that you think you own.
@@danielstokker no it isn’t normal for online play sure but strictly online nope. We want offline play. And modding? Don’t affect anyone if u play solo and if online ban them like Elden ring or other games.
@@danielstokkerthink man, why tf would a racing game need online-only normalized? Virtually every racing game has AI drivers and therefore should allow you to play the game and have fun even if servers are down/your internet is down. Also who tf cares if someone’s editing their save if it’s for like cars or customization unlocks? I just care about cheating races which they can combat without a game being alway online
I will wait for a big discount, before I even consider purchasing the game. Nothing I see from this game entices me to play it. My experience playing the beta was not a good one.
They just needed to give TDU2 a modern overhaul, with a offline story/cups and getting drivers llicense… getting customers cars to the dealership, giving a ride to people who are hiking or want to get to a party… and some newer cars!!
Unfortunately, bringing in houses now would be completely pointless. They simply messed it up right from the start. In the old games, houses were an important part of progression. You had to buy houses to expand your garage. Ibiza won't save the game either, as it will only be a small part of the island.
The benefit of houses is so you can manage a ton of cars. Who is willing to grind for a couple houses, and then grind to buy enough cars to fill up the garages? If the cars are overpriced, imagine how much they will charge for houses?
This video is bang on! The only thing is missing from this video is other driving game modes. Like Courier, vehicle deliver, etc… that could fit so well into the clan system
The compensation for Gold Edition buyers. "It wont be something silly like a car or some stickers" What did we get? A off road Porsche, and 5 stickers.
"But forza and every other open world racing game are bad" there is even people thinking that the ps5 pro update will make the game good , how tf 10%better graphic and 4more fps will make this game fun LOL?
@ people who put too much hype on the graphics of game other than how the game plays. Yeah the game looks realistic-ish, but I’m pressing the left button while my car/character is going right, why? Minecraft where you actually SEE the blurry ass pixels is still titled as one on the best games to ever existed. Little to no one is complaining how it looks like a gameboy game. People are focused on the wrong problem.
The issue is that all of the things we dislike in other racing games are things that fit in this game, and the things we dislike in this game would be great in other games. For example, current f1 games allow you to decorate your living space and your avatar, which doesn’t fit the game at all. It certainly would fit here. Too many developers seem insecure that their vision will cut out some audiences and tie in aspects to cater everyone, which I would personally be happier if they doubled down on what makes each game great-rather than compromising.
Hot take but Ibiza is proof they have no idea what to do with this game. Wouldn't it make more sense to go to Taiwan or the island of Hainan. I honestly doubt this game took 12 years or whatever it is they're saying. This looks it was an 2 and a half year stint of mismanagement and corporate meddling. I mean think about how many artist work on capturing the feel of Hong Kong only to say "nah fuck it go home" It's not like other map expansions like Crew or Fallout 76 where you're on the same continent and share a visual theme. My unproven theory is they were working on a remake or remaster but then the project was canned for a new installment but because they just had this map lying around so they decided fuck it make it DLC
Yes and no. I agree with the fact that they didn’t know what to do with the game but keep in mind that they only own TDU license but not the old games. Which means that they can’t remaster TDU2 or TDU1 (I asked them once and they told me this).
THAT'S GOOD YOU SAID ALL THIS. They don't want to listening people on the Discord etc. You are a noticeable RUclips content creator and can change thay point of view because now this game is a sinking legend that not deserve this. Keep pushing!
I’m not buying until I can play offline. Always online is ridiculous especially with these server issues. Also cruising Oahu on a sportbike was really my jam so waiting on bikes too
As much as I enjoy receiving more content for games I enjoy throughout their lifecycle, I feel like the live-service model has let publishers get lazy. It's really old that you're handed a half-baked game and you're just supposed to wait 1-2 years for them to fix it and add the rest of the content that was promised. Granted, games are much larger now, but there was a time when the devs had to get it right the first time, there were no updates after release. And of course, if your game is online-only, why can your servers not handle it? It's 2024 and this is not a title with millions of concurrent players.
Unfortunately games are MUCH LARGER now. Even mobile games are more complicated than games from the PS1 era that took a year to make. Games are now SO LARGE that companies are no longer willing to take risks that can result in 10 years of wasted effort and 100 million down the drain. A single AAA game not doing well can now permanently cripple a company. Live Service model is the "mutation" that happens in such as environment, it allows them to release the game earlier, and it opens up post launch monetization. Not saying it's good, its just a natural progression of how big they have to make their games now.
Someone needs to make a passive GTA online that is car customization focused, is mainly about exploring the map in your dream car and pulling into your dream garage, meeting up with friends, drifting around together, going off-road together and drag racing together, maybe throw in some extra XP for doing things as a group
The social element was always the big draw of TDU for me. Just driving about with other people on the island and sometimes going gambling or walking around other people's cars before an event starts. Also organising my garages with specific cars in was always really cool too. Bring it all back.
The servers are still quite unreliable, I play it on PS5, and I kid you not, I got disconnected as I crossed the finish line of an endurance race. 20 Minutes wasted all for nothing. It's actually the 2nd time I attempted this race, the first time I got kicked out of it 75% into it, and that was 2 weeks prior to my 2nd try. My frustration with that TDUSC is out of this world.
BlackPanthaa kinda cooked on this one. The good moments in the game are fleeting… I got on for the first time in a month yesterday and played for two hours and was connected with ONE other player the entire time and never once saw them…
My issue is lack of depth behind the races. Give me back championships and main rivals to beat the shit out of and take their cars. Then add the houses and proper feckin dealerships. Basically take TDU2, repackage it and I’ll be happy 😂
It just sounds like, from everyones complaints, the devs never played TDU or TDU2 and if they have, they didnt understand what made those games so likeable.
That’s very likely seeing as the last one came out in 2013. That seems to be a problem with a lot of games nowadays. Made by people that either: A) Think they know better so they do what they want and not what the fans want. B) Don’t know about it at all and blindly do what they think it’s about. Ultimately, both come down to ignorance. Intentional or otherwise.
They should make special trims of cars. Billionaires love having "the only one like this" kind of car. Allowing players to create unique specs that can't be replicated and an auction house system could help.
Having never played the game here are things i think they could do straight away Boosted payouts/Cheaper Cars Coop Races against ai Selling cars with maybe an evaluation tool Seeing your character in hub environments and even the photomode Offline patch
Yo that Ikea idea deserves more attention! They need to focus less on the 'racing' and more of the 'driving'. Make cruising and finding cool new things and scenarios more varied and fun. The handling and car functionality like indicators, wipers, spoilers and roof control, there are so many things they could do to utilise these features.
Doing "server maintenance" with record low player count and being able to sesion with region players only. Makes me 100% convinced that they were either scammed by the contractors for the servers or they pocketed the money saved from running the entire network from Raspberry Pi, for themselves.
They still need to add a difficulty option. Let the players deciede how easy or how difficult they want the game to be. They also need to alter the payouts and cost of vehicles.
I had over 100 million in TDU2 n in TDUSC 49 different cars n over 30 million money . 280 clothes , heaps of after market wheels . And some awesome stickers . League season complete n WAITING FOR REWARD END OF SEASON...
so they wont be making an offline mode? I will buy if so. Also I know you talked about the CREW MOTORFEST offline mode but I havent seen an update for that yet, does anyone here know when that will come out?
Personally, I don't agree that they're thinking about anything that the fans want. I think they're just saying they are to make us stick around after the utterly abysmal launch...
It is & u can blame every dev along with those two bait & switch scammers & AlexVll are fully responsible for this purposely bait & switch DOA game that now permanently destroyed ANY chance of the franchise coming back now. Also there's a rumor that Ibiza "map" expansion will be delayed into next year to make everyone forget this DOA game exists & the devs taking whatever money they scam & bail by now
Just checked concurrent players and a estimated 169 people are playing the game. Likelihood of playing with others is extremely low, there is almost 0 reason to have an online function if no one is utilizing it - give us an offline patch!
The really wish the "eye-view" from inside the car would turn towards the direction you're turning while driving like how adaptive headlights turn when you turn, i dont understand why car games arent doing this detail. Because i love the realism view from inside but you cant see very well.
Nowadays' trend. Developers> "Let's give a damn half finished game and then we'll fix it later with patches". NO dear Developers! NO because you equally take our money..!
Completly agree must be a real mmorpg with a real story, cinematics, championship per cars categories with licences, real estate, clothes stores and of course the casino.
Imagine being able to have a car meet, have people around the environment and checking out cars with each other, reacting with voice chat... How dope would that be?!
Still pushing for online events and activities even after the disastrous official release, which was a direct result of the BS online servers and so on, is absurd. Pouring more into offline features in general for players to engage with would be better
This games problem is its trying to be an NFS/Forza clone which is not what the fans wanted. TDU is different and this game should have followed what TDU was all about
Question for the community: I just got Solar Crown yesterday. I play it on a new XBOX Series S. During one of the races, the XBOX got pretty hot. Is this game known to be really resource heavy?
Let this game survive and make the events available offline to play and adjustable difficulty They should NOT allow to meet the same fate as The crew 1
You're saying so many things that I think all the fans have been saying or feeling about this game. I wish it felt worthwhile to keep playing Solar Crown but it leaves so much to be desired 😢I replayed TDU2 before the release and it still holds up so much better (despite the laughable characters) I wish they were able to give the people more of what we want and have been publicly asking for...
If they want to save the game for me, they have to: - Release the new map as expected in December or January for polishing. I don’t mind if it's delayed by a month; make sure it's ready. - Forget the clan wars update and push it to Year 2, Season 2 at least. - Replace it by adding solo play to the game or at least make a minimum of 50% of it playable solo, and add cross-play and cross-server (with the option to disable them). - Release the casino update with at least 75% of playable solo. - The first release of Year 2 has to be housing and 100% solo playable. - Stop pushing as hard on pvp Every update should include small additions like, for example, making the map (GPS) work on the dashboard in the car, like in TDU2. Improve the game’s performance, fix bugs, and release monthly updates to show the game is active. Add more small animations, like when washing or repairing the car (I miss the car wash and the funny car wash girl when the car was a convertible). Add more detailed camera options, like having different dashboard skins that match the car, like in TDU2, and make the dashboard and part of the HUD disappear in first-person view. I think this would be a good start for making Year 2 possible, and we can even dream of a Year 3. I’d also like to see a system where we don’t have infinite car garage space, like in TDU2.
You are absolutely right.secondly they need to increase the amount of money on a race.the cars are extremely expensive more then the cars in real life.
While you're not wrong, just think of how bad the Aspyr SW Battlefront Classic launch was. They literally just had to copy and paste and I genuinely believe that was the worst launch ever, considerably worse than this. They did 2 or 3 updates to fix major problems and abandoned it, they stole modder code, they just screwed everything up. Even revamps are screwed up spectacularly now days
I can’t believe i spent my money and haven’t touched the game since a week after it was available. It’s just not what i expected and it’s hard to make progress.
Nothing has updated for like a month so youre seeing the same broken test drive. Hopefully the ps5 pro patch is atleast playable but its embarrassing the ammount of no communication.
i do enjoy motorfest i can even race against level 5 difficulty ai now once you get used to each car it just clicks btw put your dynamic max lock to 50 percent trust me the car is way more grounded and dosnt full lock on every turn even turning slowly feels much smoother it has transformed the experiance for me
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All they had to do was make a modern TDU2. That's it. And they had an existing fanbase already. How could they fumble so bad?
Literally, could have copied it, like 4 like, just upgraded the graphics.
Agree
Yeah agree. It has to be harder to get it wrong then right. They really had to focus on making it bad
Brother, game development is hard. Scripting a single steering animation for one car takes the devs 10 hours at least.
The devs couldn't have "simply" copied tdu2, they tried to make it's direction more modern but resulted in many people disliking it
by doing the exact opposite of what the fans wanted, such as always online for starters
They literally just had to take exactly what they had with TDU2, maybe add a new map, add a bunch of new cars + houses/properties, and improve the graphics and it would’ve been one of the best car games ever
What's the point of selling without putting love to their products so all fans continue buying extras and keeping them in the game.
Neither the Developers or Publishers are the same. It's a Product of Sweet Baby Inc Shills & Corporate Overlords
crazy that 2 months later and still no mention of the "compensation"
they didnt want people who got early access to have an advantage hence no compensation, oh wait we will however take your money for early access so you can have an advantage!!!
dunno how recent it is but there is one... quote
To thank you for your patience and support, an exclusive ‘Adventurer’ off-road edition of the 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe will be given to all Gold Edition players who have played the game before October 12th. This exceptional German car will be part of the Cross Country category, available from level 15, and is fully equipped to navigate on the rugged off-road trails from Hong Kong Island.
The Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe ‘Adventurer’ edition will automatically be transferred to your garage in the first weeks of the Season 2, the time it takes for us to polish the car and its integration into the game. A pack of 5 ‘Pioneers of the Solar Crown’ premium stickers will also be part of this compensation, with more details coming in the next weeks.
The fact forza motorsport has more players on steam says a lot...
At least that game is getting better and you can actually play it compared to this maintenance simulator....
This thing also means a lot when you realize that fm8 is niche racing game while tdu:sc is the "for everyone" kind of game like fh5
Honestly i do believe it should be the other way around. Sure, both games sucks, but at least Solar Crown didn't had fake marketing. All you see is what you get. Unlike Forza "build from the ground up" Motorsport.
And if that isn't a good argument, then at least SC has better gameplay. Like, is by far the main and only good thing it has.
MOTORSPORT IS STIL MILES BETTER THAN TEST DRIVE LIMITED 😂 @@Otherface
@@MelvinThe123literally everything about motorsport 8 is absolute trash. That game is more of a dumpster fire than tdu sc
As soon as I saw “Server maintenance” the TDUSC PTSD kicked in 😂
After watching the vid i wholeheartedly agree with your take on this. It’s incredibly frustrating seeing how sad the state of the game is. I couldn’t really give a damn more about a new location. I just want unlocked regions, offline mode, WAY more cars, and NO “AI go brrrr, 250mph around a corner brrr” . The amount of 2019 and below cars we have is embarrassing. And some cars need an absolute buff / turbo. *cough* centanario *cough*
I'm very happy I dont know that PTSD feeling cuz of this game 😂
They missed what makes Tdu a Tdu game, and it's not the racing.
Its the life simulation that made a Tdu game Tdu.
If it's not about the racing though, then why have the Test Drive in the name?
@@jordanking7711 Test *Drive* , as in "Driving", how does that imply that is a racing game?
Following that same logic then we can say a game like "City Car Driving" is a racing game... and not a driving simulator.
@@jordanking7711funny thing is, the "racing" part in tdu 1 is just for earn money and progressions, the big part of this game are driving and exploration
@@zardians_of_galaxy No offence intended, but you don't think you can do that in Solar Crown? Of course you can. You get XP for exploring the map and covering the entire map. Not to mention the collectibles you can get on the way. And if the 'racing part of TDU 1 was to earn money and progression, again no offence intended but isn't that the whole point, other than the 'lifestyle' elements?
@@jordanking7711 yea i know what you mean, the difference is you're not forced to race, u can just mind your own business explore the island for example because exploring are actually counted as progression lmao
They don't care about this game. I expect them to just keep doing the bare minimum then pull the plug on updates as soon as year 1 is done
agreed
Most likely. They’ve already assumed most of the server errors were fixed, when the reality is the player base solved the server issues by deleting the game in droves. They’ll probably pull the plug once the year one is done. GTA 6 will be right around the corner for consoles and PC players already don’t give a damn about this game. It’s quite honestly a DOA game.
@@leo_625how’s the Crew Motorfest doing? I feel bad my brother got for me for my birthday last year and I’ve played about 5 minutes of it.
They are about to launch a new map expansion, but to be fair, I couldn’t be bothered to play it before this update. Let’s hope this new season shake things up a bit.
@@scottoleson1997There's a new map expansion coming right up with a lot of content, a new Made in Japan playlist, new cars such as the 911 GT3 RS (2023), the Nissan Skyline R32, BMW M5 CS, the helicopter and so much more! Also, there's QoL coming too such as the rear view mirrors working and viewing gold parts while hovering a car
It's been two months already?!
It's that forgettable 🫥
@TigerChamp99 2 months and they haven't done a single thing🤣
I know that they're not Need For Speed or Forza; but I want more customization than just livery, wheels, tint and interior.
They barely have any wheels. They really mainly have offroad wheels hardly any car/street wheels smh
Didn't they said that they're gonna bring a licensed body kits way back when they did the gameplay reveal? Or i'm just misinformed?
@@Blownaway1127 there are more wheels in the solar pass
@michaelbreckshot6589 like I said there are mostly off-road wheels. shit is garbage
@@tompramanaaccount8892 yes, they said that
Completely agree. Life sim with cars, casinos, yachts, accommodation, shops etc would be a really interesting game.
It's already an interesting game, it's called TDU2, and TDUSC was supposed to be a modern sequel to it
I'd play Car Animal Crossing, but more than that, I want something like Euro Truck Simulator, but with Lamborghinis instead of Scanias. Big maps, long journeys and exploration, building a business delivering shady parcels for stacks of iffy cash to maintain and improve your fleet, epic scope for police chases and so on...add in an Ikea to outfit your house/garage and I'll enjoy it all the more.
You wanna transport iffy parcels in Lamborghinis
The Italians do it all the time.
Bring back an old title without any funcionality it was loved for, but always online which is the least wanted thing right now. What could possibly go wrong?
Always online and paywall content is the red flags in games
Always online in 2024 is nornal tonmany people F around with savegame modding and this is the only way to get rid of it
@@danielstokker how does save editing effect anyone apart from the user? they are just cheating themselves
@@danielstokker How is always online in 2024 normal to many people? What if the servers go down either permanently or temporarily? You are essentially DONE with your game. Online only and digital is NOT the future you think it is. No offence intended, but have fun renting or leasing your game that you think you own.
@@danielstokker no it isn’t normal for online play sure but strictly online nope. We want offline play. And modding? Don’t affect anyone if u play solo and if online ban them like Elden ring or other games.
@@danielstokkerthink man, why tf would a racing game need online-only normalized? Virtually every racing game has AI drivers and therefore should allow you to play the game and have fun even if servers are down/your internet is down. Also who tf cares if someone’s editing their save if it’s for like cars or customization unlocks? I just care about cheating races which they can combat without a game being alway online
I will wait for a big discount, before I even consider purchasing the game. Nothing I see from this game entices me to play it. My experience playing the beta was not a good one.
Same here.
Haven't played the Beta though.
same here as well
Playing the beta was awful for me, I didn't think the full game would be so similar to it tho. So happy I waited until reviews were out
Don't waste your money on that game lol
dont waste any money on this game
They just needed to give TDU2 a modern overhaul, with a offline story/cups and getting drivers llicense… getting customers cars to the dealership, giving a ride to people who are hiking or want to get to a party… and some newer cars!!
GTA V is a better TDU game that TDU SOLAR CROWN IS
true lol
Bro why is that true😂😂😂😂
Unfortunately, bringing in houses now would be completely pointless. They simply messed it up right from the start. In the old games, houses were an important part of progression. You had to buy houses to expand your garage. Ibiza won't save the game either, as it will only be a small part of the island.
The benefit of houses is so you can manage a ton of cars. Who is willing to grind for a couple houses, and then grind to buy enough cars to fill up the garages? If the cars are overpriced, imagine how much they will charge for houses?
This video is bang on! The only thing is missing from this video is other driving game modes. Like Courier, vehicle deliver, etc… that could fit so well into the clan system
they announced TDU2 playmodes LMAO, but no information about them besides a small line of text.
@@Xx_serpento_xX Fr, when?
The compensation for Gold Edition buyers.
"It wont be something silly like a car or some stickers"
What did we get?
A off road Porsche, and 5 stickers.
It is over boys
It’s been over
It never started
Watch them cut the support for this game once the new kt racing game comes around.
@@leo_625 What is this game and what is its name?
True it over
Careful Theo, the ones that has Test Drive’s knobs in their mouth might scream at you and tell you to go back to Forza.
"But forza and every other open world racing game are bad" there is even people thinking that the ps5 pro update will make the game good , how tf 10%better graphic and 4more fps will make this game fun LOL?
@ people who put too much hype on the graphics of game other than how the game plays.
Yeah the game looks realistic-ish, but I’m pressing the left button while my car/character is going right, why? Minecraft where you actually SEE the blurry ass pixels is still titled as one on the best games to ever existed. Little to no one is complaining how it looks like a gameboy game.
People are focused on the wrong problem.
The issue is that all of the things we dislike in other racing games are things that fit in this game, and the things we dislike in this game would be great in other games. For example, current f1 games allow you to decorate your living space and your avatar, which doesn’t fit the game at all. It certainly would fit here. Too many developers seem insecure that their vision will cut out some audiences and tie in aspects to cater everyone, which I would personally be happier if they doubled down on what makes each game great-rather than compromising.
This game is dead, there's no chance for it anymore, and the failure of this game basically means Test Drive is dead too
Test drive unlimited problems, servers down
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Hot take but Ibiza is proof they have no idea what to do with this game. Wouldn't it make more sense to go to Taiwan or the island of Hainan. I honestly doubt this game took 12 years or whatever it is they're saying. This looks it was an 2 and a half year stint of mismanagement and corporate meddling. I mean think about how many artist work on capturing the feel of Hong Kong only to say "nah fuck it go home" It's not like other map expansions like Crew or Fallout 76 where you're on the same continent and share a visual theme. My unproven theory is they were working on a remake or remaster but then the project was canned for a new installment but because they just had this map lying around so they decided fuck it make it DLC
Yes and no. I agree with the fact that they didn’t know what to do with the game but keep in mind that they only own TDU license but not the old games. Which means that they can’t remaster TDU2 or TDU1 (I asked them once and they told me this).
DOA. I'll be surprised if the planned content actually gets released.
Hate to say this but I agree with you. Unless they get rid of the stupid always online requirement.
THAT'S GOOD YOU SAID ALL THIS.
They don't want to listening people on the Discord etc. You are a noticeable RUclips content creator and can change thay point of view because now this game is a sinking legend that not deserve this. Keep pushing!
I’m not buying until I can play offline. Always online is ridiculous especially with these server issues. Also cruising Oahu on a sportbike was really my jam so waiting on bikes too
As much as I enjoy receiving more content for games I enjoy throughout their lifecycle, I feel like the live-service model has let publishers get lazy. It's really old that you're handed a half-baked game and you're just supposed to wait 1-2 years for them to fix it and add the rest of the content that was promised. Granted, games are much larger now, but there was a time when the devs had to get it right the first time, there were no updates after release. And of course, if your game is online-only, why can your servers not handle it? It's 2024 and this is not a title with millions of concurrent players.
Unfortunately games are MUCH LARGER now. Even mobile games are more complicated than games from the PS1 era that took a year to make. Games are now SO LARGE that companies are no longer willing to take risks that can result in 10 years of wasted effort and 100 million down the drain. A single AAA game not doing well can now permanently cripple a company. Live Service model is the "mutation" that happens in such as environment, it allows them to release the game earlier, and it opens up post launch monetization. Not saying it's good, its just a natural progression of how big they have to make their games now.
Still haven't bought it
This was the first weekend I didn’t play TDUSC. I actually bought a G29 for this game.
I’m looking forward to Assetto across EVO now.
Someone needs to make a passive GTA online that is car customization focused, is mainly about exploring the map in your dream car and pulling into your dream garage, meeting up with friends, drifting around together, going off-road together and drag racing together, maybe throw in some extra XP for doing things as a group
Patiently waiting for the 75% discount on steam
not worth your time actually tbh
me waiting for 90, it will come for sure
Just by cyberpunk 2077 please thats actually a good game now has nothing to do with driving games i know but then you finnaly dont play shit games
In its current state, I wouldn't even get the game if it was on sale.
Patiently wait till they release offline mode so i can pirate it
The social element was always the big draw of TDU for me. Just driving about with other people on the island and sometimes going gambling or walking around other people's cars before an event starts. Also organising my garages with specific cars in was always really cool too. Bring it all back.
Solar Crown Already destroyed itself. Motorfests newest Update just stomps what was left of Solar Crown.
Game was over before it started 😂
The servers are still quite unreliable, I play it on PS5, and I kid you not, I got disconnected as I crossed the finish line of an endurance race. 20 Minutes wasted all for nothing. It's actually the 2nd time I attempted this race, the first time I got kicked out of it 75% into it, and that was 2 weeks prior to my 2nd try. My frustration with that TDUSC is out of this world.
New TDU need to have gta features like avatars, houses but with racing story and cutscene may sounds too simple but thats the idea
BlackPanthaa kinda cooked on this one. The good moments in the game are fleeting… I got on for the first time in a month yesterday and played for two hours and was connected with ONE other player the entire time and never once saw them…
You don't need server stability if there are no people playing.
Modern problems require modern solutions.
My issue is lack of depth behind the races. Give me back championships and main rivals to beat the shit out of and take their cars. Then add the houses and proper feckin dealerships. Basically take TDU2, repackage it and I’ll be happy 😂
In a game like this i should be able to drive up to my house and push a button that opens my gate or garage door and drive my car in and get out!
Online only is the worst decision ever and all these game devs instantly think of it by default like it's so dumb
It just sounds like, from everyones complaints, the devs never played TDU or TDU2 and if they have, they didnt understand what made those games so likeable.
That’s very likely seeing as the last one came out in 2013.
That seems to be a problem with a lot of games nowadays. Made by people that either:
A) Think they know better so they do what they want and not what the fans want.
B) Don’t know about it at all and blindly do what they think it’s about.
Ultimately, both come down to ignorance. Intentional or otherwise.
They should make special trims of cars. Billionaires love having "the only one like this" kind of car. Allowing players to create unique specs that can't be replicated and an auction house system could help.
I got my refund and never looked back, i’m just here to support Panthaa😂
I couldn't. Sadly
The compensation needs talking about a offroad kit for an old Porsche and 5 stickers ?!?!?
Having never played the game here are things i think they could do straight away
Boosted payouts/Cheaper Cars
Coop Races against ai
Selling cars with maybe an evaluation tool
Seeing your character in hub environments and even the photomode
Offline patch
this is need for speed heat with a new name.
Yo that Ikea idea deserves more attention! They need to focus less on the 'racing' and more of the 'driving'. Make cruising and finding cool new things and scenarios more varied and fun. The handling and car functionality like indicators, wipers, spoilers and roof control, there are so many things they could do to utilise these features.
i really waited over 10 years for this 😢
Where’s Alex 7 now??? That muppet naycon worker scammed his fans
His last vid is from 2 weeks ago lol where is he? 😂
@ exactly
No he didnt
Doing "server maintenance" with record low player count and being able to sesion with region players only. Makes me 100% convinced that they were either scammed by the contractors for the servers or they pocketed the money saved from running the entire network from Raspberry Pi, for themselves.
They still need to add a difficulty option. Let the players deciede how easy or how difficult they want the game to be. They also need to alter the payouts and cost of vehicles.
Why is it that Gran Turismo has a "story mode" and TDU doesn't?
Its been over since the day the game released
I had over 100 million in TDU2 n in TDUSC 49 different cars n over 30 million money . 280 clothes , heaps of after market wheels . And some awesome stickers . League season complete n WAITING FOR REWARD END OF SEASON...
so they wont be making an offline mode? I will buy if so. Also I know you talked about the CREW MOTORFEST offline mode but I havent seen an update for that yet, does anyone here know when that will come out?
Personally, I don't agree that they're thinking about anything that the fans want. I think they're just saying they are to make us stick around after the utterly abysmal launch...
It is & u can blame every dev along with those two bait & switch scammers & AlexVll are fully responsible for this purposely bait & switch DOA game that now permanently destroyed ANY chance of the franchise coming back now.
Also there's a rumor that Ibiza "map" expansion will be delayed into next year to make everyone forget this DOA game exists & the devs taking whatever money they scam & bail by now
I had this game on my steam wishlist for 4 years, only just found out that it released 2 months ago
I was thinking about buying this. Now I'll wait awhile for sure!
I honestly don't know a single person who bought this game
Why does rate 18+ on the cover though
Just checked concurrent players and a estimated 169 people are playing the game. Likelihood of playing with others is extremely low, there is almost 0 reason to have an online function if no one is utilizing it - give us an offline patch!
The really wish the "eye-view" from inside the car would turn towards the direction you're turning while driving like how adaptive headlights turn when you turn, i dont understand why car games arent doing this detail. Because i love the realism view from inside but you cant see very well.
Remember that BlackPanthaa is one of the first people to showcase the game.
We wanted it to succeed, but even more so for him. :(
Ngl pantha hyped this game up when it was still being created
As a Sharp, I laughed at you selecting to leave the Streets
The future is told this game will not survive even one years
Nowadays' trend. Developers> "Let's give a damn half finished game and then we'll fix it later with patches".
NO dear Developers! NO because you equally take our money..!
They could have remaked tdu2 and called it a day a massive graphical improvementent from the prior td2 game like how ea remaked nfs hot pursuit
It's over for me. I stopped playing a couple of weeks and bought The Crew Motorfest and The Crew 2. They are so much better.
Completly agree must be a real mmorpg with a real story, cinematics, championship per cars categories with licences, real estate, clothes stores and of course the casino.
Imagine being able to have a car meet, have people around the environment and checking out cars with each other, reacting with voice chat... How dope would that be?!
U don't get chat, only scripted responses like FH3.
Open chat mean PEGI 18
@ keyword: imagine. It’s simply what I wished :p
Ibiza just gonna be full of Sticker reward races
Not to mention only a small part of the island...
Very cool video black panthaa
Still pushing for online events and activities even after the disastrous official release, which was a direct result of the BS online servers and so on, is absurd. Pouring more into offline features in general for players to engage with would be better
kind of agree about improving the life sim
This games problem is its trying to be an NFS/Forza clone which is not what the fans wanted. TDU is different and this game should have followed what TDU was all about
They could've just remastered the old one tbh. Add new cars and map, use the new physics and voilla. Perfect game
Question for the community: I just got Solar Crown yesterday. I play it on a new XBOX Series S. During one of the races, the XBOX got pretty hot. Is this game known to be really resource heavy?
Let this game survive and make the events available offline to play and adjustable difficulty
They should NOT allow to meet the same fate as The crew 1
BlackPanthaa knows about Playstation Home!
time for 50% off and save up for a remake of TDU2
Two months Later, One day before update....
Oh wow, A game that was in development for almost a decade failed? What are the odds in that
I remember when he titled TDU2 as a rich knob simulator and now its just broken and as a fan of the series please bring the magic the games had back
You're saying so many things that I think all the fans have been saying or feeling about this game. I wish it felt worthwhile to keep playing Solar Crown but it leaves so much to be desired 😢I replayed TDU2 before the release and it still holds up so much better (despite the laughable characters) I wish they were able to give the people more of what we want and have been publicly asking for...
Two months already?!
If they want to save the game for me, they have to:
- Release the new map as expected in December or January for polishing. I don’t mind if it's delayed by a month; make sure it's ready.
- Forget the clan wars update and push it to Year 2, Season 2 at least.
- Replace it by adding solo play to the game or at least make a minimum of 50% of it playable solo, and add cross-play and cross-server (with the option to disable them).
- Release the casino update with at least 75% of playable solo.
- The first release of Year 2 has to be housing and 100% solo playable.
- Stop pushing as hard on pvp
Every update should include small additions like, for example, making the map (GPS) work on the dashboard in the car, like in TDU2. Improve the game’s performance, fix bugs, and release monthly updates to show the game is active. Add more small animations, like when washing or repairing the car (I miss the car wash and the funny car wash girl when the car was a convertible). Add more detailed camera options, like having different dashboard skins that match the car, like in TDU2, and make the dashboard and part of the HUD disappear in first-person view.
I think this would be a good start for making Year 2 possible, and we can even dream of a Year 3. I’d also like to see a system where we don’t have infinite car garage space, like in TDU2.
They can literally add non-racing missions (as in TDU2 and TDU1), and the game is automatically 10x as entertaining. Should be simple.
They just have to recall the game and refund everyone as the player base is dead and further plans won't success with this player base
I gave up all of my hopes for the game when I realized that the studio behind it is Kylotonn.
You are absolutely right.secondly they need to increase the amount of money on a race.the cars are extremely expensive more then the cars in real life.
They only had one job
Remake the first TDU and they still messed up
While you're not wrong, just think of how bad the Aspyr SW Battlefront Classic launch was. They literally just had to copy and paste and I genuinely believe that was the worst launch ever, considerably worse than this. They did 2 or 3 updates to fix major problems and abandoned it, they stole modder code, they just screwed everything up. Even revamps are screwed up spectacularly now days
I honestly might buy the game if all the dealerships where sorted by manufacturer and then designed after the real versions
I can’t believe i spent my money and haven’t touched the game since a week after it was available. It’s just not what i expected and it’s hard to make progress.
Nothing has updated for like a month so youre seeing the same broken test drive. Hopefully the ps5 pro patch is atleast playable but its embarrassing the ammount of no communication.
I can't wait any longer for the new island in TCM
2 days left
i do enjoy motorfest i can even race against level 5 difficulty ai now once you get used to each car it just clicks btw put your dynamic max lock to 50 percent trust me the car is way more grounded and dosnt full lock on every turn even turning slowly feels much smoother it has transformed the experiance for me
Ik