DriveClub by Evolution Studios [PS4]

Graham · Nov 17, 2014

London-boy said:
Can I just say... The drift events... WHY??? HOW??? WHYYYYY!!!!!

I absolutely hated the drift events. The scoring is so arbitrary, you could perfectly string a set of corners together with moderate drift - or do a handbrake spin into a wall and somehow get twice the points. It seems to be that points scale with speed × angle (with a really high angle threshold) with no obvious multiplier for keeping the drift going or keeping it clean - doesn't matter if the car is in control or you hit a wall, so a slower modest (but consistent) drift can give *very* few points. :/

I just ended up going as fast as I could, and to hell with style. Really hated the events, especially those that deliberately had poor visiblity.

Graham · Nov 17, 2014

Having said that, the game really nails the feeling of close racing (when racing online at least). Far more so than other racers I've played online.
When you get an opponent who actually races clean it can be a real thrill jostling for position - especially on the windier, bumpier tracks. The player to player networking and prediction is exceptionally good and pretty much single handedly saves the game for me.
It's at this moment the game really comes alive and it's such a shame the same can't be said for the AI.

I really hope this patch improves things, it's still a complete mess actually trying to get into a race. I had a game today with the full 12 players in the lobby, only for 2 of us to make it into the race proper - that's assuming you even get into the lobby which is about 1 in 5 in my experience. :/

scf · Nov 17, 2014

I noticed that these issues with lost players appeared relatively recently. It wasn't like that even during the worst times when you just couldn't connect to the servers.

novcze · Nov 17, 2014

I hope that next patch will also improve network problems, not just add replay, photo mode and tracks. Disconnects in the middle of the hot lapping are annoying, not only your best lap can be lost but also no points for the club. Happened to me this morning, about 200k points was not given to the club.
At least points or "fame" if you like, are added to your score even if you are already at lvl. 50.

scf · Nov 18, 2014

There's a new Game Update (1.07) available for you to download now.

Please keep sharing your feedback to help us shape future game updates and rest assured that the online teams are still hard at work to keep improving all aspects of online play and server capacity.

Here are the full details of Game Update 1.07:

* Adds Photo Mode to the game. You can enable Photo Mode during gameplay by pressing the right side of the Touch Pad and share your favourite pictures with the Share button.

* Adds three new tracks - all including reverse variants: Yedapalli in India, Los Pelambres in Chile and Wester Ross in Scotland.

* Adds support for the Renault DeZir DRIVECLUB™ Edition and BMW M5, 2013 to PlayStation®Store (available as free download to full game owners from Nov 25-SCEA, 26-SCEE, 27-SCEJ).

* Adds support for the Ignition Expansion Pack - which includes the Ignition Car Pack and Ignition Tour Pack - to PlayStation®Store (free download available from Nov 25-SCEA, 26-SCEE, 27-SCEJ).

The Ignition Car Pack includes 5 new cars:
W Motors Lykan Hypersport
Caterham SP/ 300.R
KTM X-Bow R
BMW M4
Renault Twin'Run Concept

The Ignition Tour Pack includes 11 new Events and 5 new Trophies.

• Adds support for the Photo-Finish Tour Pack to PlayStation®Store (free download available from Nov 25-SCEA, 26-SCEE, 27-SCEJ).

The Photo-Finish Tour Pack includes 11 new Events and 5 new Trophies.

• Adds support for two new livery packs to PlayStation®Store (free download available from Nov 25-SCEA, 26-SCEE, 27-SCEJ).

Each Livery Pack contains 5 new livery patterns to customise your cars with.

• Changes have be made to corner cutting, corner penalties & collision penalties for balancing purposes.

• Improves the Server Announcements functionality and implements a restyled screen.

• Adds the ability to manually trigger reset-to-track by pressing the left side of the Touch Pad.

• Adds the ability to view a Club's current unlocks (Vehicles, Paint Jobs, Club Badge Shapes and Accolade Stickers).

• Integrates Player and Club Cards into various option menus.

• Adds the option to hide and unhide the results screen in order to view the post-race cameras.

• Adds Newest Clubs to the list of potential recipients when sending a Club Challenge.

• Adds the ability to search for a Club by name when sending a Club Challenge.

• Plus a number of minor bug fixes, performance improvements and usability tweaks.

London Geezer · Nov 18, 2014

Does that mean the multiplayer finally works?

scf · Nov 18, 2014

I've read that now there are much more events available. Dunno about stability.

scf · Nov 18, 2014

Photoshots from gaf

Karamazov · Nov 18, 2014

DieH@rd · Nov 18, 2014

my best picks from GAF

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Polyteres · Nov 19, 2014

Hi everyone!. Here I post my first photos in photomode. I hope you like it:

Bye.

Karamazov · Nov 20, 2014

not enough love for photomode here.
the attention to detail in this game is really amazing.

scf · Nov 20, 2014

Photo guy of b3d

Karamazov · Nov 20, 2014

photomodes and share button ruined my social life

scf · Nov 21, 2014

Ignition Expansion Pack is coming next week link
Also a note from evo:

Work continues on the server improvements as our priority, and everyone on the team who is able to work on this (or help) is focused exclusively on fixing the server issues.

The other members of the team are working on game updates to make DRIVECLUb better for you and new packs to add more cars, tours and trophies to the game. We're also working on new features like dynamic weather and replays as well as many other improvements to the game based on your feedback. We'll give you an update on all of this soon.

novcze · Nov 21, 2014

yeah yeah photo mode is nice and all, but since update I can't use official PS4 steering wheel Thrustmaster T300 RS because button mapping is messed up and button configuration doesn't work as supposed to. First Sony forced us to buy new wheels and now they messed up wheel support in their only exclusive racing game, poor show.

edit:

and after few days of trying to bring attention to this problem, I finally got response from them, at least now we know that they work on this

Billy Idol · Nov 22, 2014

I really like the driving in this game...but I really wonder what is going on with Evolution...all this brutal mistakes

Graham · Nov 22, 2014

Welp. Patch doesn't seem to have improved the matchmaking issues. :/
Maybe it's just my imagination, but I feel like the game looks crisper now.

scf · Nov 22, 2014

A few of mine shots

Karamazov · Nov 22, 2014

DriveClub by Evolution Studios [PS4]

Graham

Hello :-)

Graham

Hello :-)

scf

novcze

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London Geezer

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Karamazov

DieH@rd

Polyteres

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novcze

Billy Idol

Graham

Hello :-)

scf

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