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08 October 2010, 05:35 PM
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08 October 2010, 06:39 PM
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Seems they at least fixed the leaderboard delayed updates as seems to be fairly instant now. Weird thing is Ive won 19 races but the next chap up from me almost on identical XP has won 56. If hes won that many why is his XP not higher?
09 October 2010, 02:24 AM
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Work is underway on the patch, I have no info on its release date though
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09 October 2010, 11:49 AM
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10 October 2010, 11:52 AM
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Either I got better or there are plenty of crap players online today (most likely the latter). Just won 9 straight races inc 3 rounds at Suzuka 
10 October 2010, 04:33 PM
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Looks like people are cheating online already. Playing with some chap today and I had the high speed setup yet he breezed past me on the straight like I was stood still. Finished the first lap 30 secs faster than me and I barely put a wheel wrong. Disappointing considering the small numbers playing online.
Was he called mrcodes by any chance? he has been ruining a few games lately with his poxy hacks and infections.
10 October 2010, 07:58 PM
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I actually gave up on this game today and had to go for a long walk to calm myself down. How this game ever passed QA I will never know. I've been in the games industry for over 15 years, and spent the first four working in and then running a QA department across multiple platforms and it's got some of the worst bugs I've ever seen in a retail release console title.
Today I drove a frankly epic race in heavy rain on full difficulty from 13th on the grid to second place, genuinely exciting and inspiring gameplay, only to then go from second to 13th on my pitstop because my crew wouldn't let me back into the pitlane despite some very sizeable gaps.
I restarted the race out of frustration, drove another storming race up to third, used a different pit strategy to avoid congested pitlane, and then upon overtaking for second place, Alonso turned into me and I got a drive-through penalty!! I very nearly snapped the disc.
These are not little annoying bugs, these are very serious gameplay issues that do real damage to Codemasters' credibility. I cannot remember the last time I was so frustrated playing a game. I certainly won't be switching back on until there is a patch.
Today I drove a frankly epic race in heavy rain on full difficulty from 13th on the grid to second place, genuinely exciting and inspiring gameplay, only to then go from second to 13th on my pitstop because my crew wouldn't let me back into the pitlane despite some very sizeable gaps.
I restarted the race out of frustration, drove another storming race up to third, used a different pit strategy to avoid congested pitlane, and then upon overtaking for second place, Alonso turned into me and I got a drive-through penalty!! I very nearly snapped the disc.
These are not little annoying bugs, these are very serious gameplay issues that do real damage to Codemasters' credibility. I cannot remember the last time I was so frustrated playing a game. I certainly won't be switching back on until there is a patch.
10 October 2010, 09:42 PM
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I restarted the race out of frustration, drove another storming race up to third, used a different pit strategy to avoid congested pitlane, and then upon overtaking for second place, Alonso turned into me and I got a drive-through penalty!! I very nearly snapped the disc.
11 October 2010, 12:22 AM
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I actually gave up on this game today and had to go for a long walk to calm myself down. How this game ever passed QA I will never know. I've been in the games industry for over 15 years, and spent the first four working in and then running a QA department across multiple platforms and it's got some of the worst bugs I've ever seen in a retail release console title.
Today I drove a frankly epic race in heavy rain on full difficulty from 13th on the grid to second place, genuinely exciting and inspiring gameplay, only to then go from second to 13th on my pitstop because my crew wouldn't let me back into the pitlane despite some very sizeable gaps.
I restarted the race out of frustration, drove another storming race up to third, used a different pit strategy to avoid congested pitlane, and then upon overtaking for second place, Alonso turned into me and I got a drive-through penalty!! I very nearly snapped the disc.
These are not little annoying bugs, these are very serious gameplay issues that do real damage to Codemasters' credibility. I cannot remember the last time I was so frustrated playing a game. I certainly won't be switching back on until there is a patch.
Today I drove a frankly epic race in heavy rain on full difficulty from 13th on the grid to second place, genuinely exciting and inspiring gameplay, only to then go from second to 13th on my pitstop because my crew wouldn't let me back into the pitlane despite some very sizeable gaps.
I restarted the race out of frustration, drove another storming race up to third, used a different pit strategy to avoid congested pitlane, and then upon overtaking for second place, Alonso turned into me and I got a drive-through penalty!! I very nearly snapped the disc.
These are not little annoying bugs, these are very serious gameplay issues that do real damage to Codemasters' credibility. I cannot remember the last time I was so frustrated playing a game. I certainly won't be switching back on until there is a patch.
At first it looked good, but then I realised it would never touch Geoff Crammonds/Microprose GP on the Amiga 500.
And that only needed 512k.
Do Codemasters have any credibility? They couldn't even pr tthe Amiga 500 version of Sensible Soccer to the 360 without delaying it for months.
I'm not hopeful for F1 2011 - as they say, you can't polish a turd.
11 October 2010, 12:27 AM
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Not so much ignored, but we just ran out of time. We pushed back manufacturing as late as we could, but we simply couldn't move from the street-date as this was our 'window'. As well as our QA team, all games go through stringent testing at Sony and Microsoft. To some extent, all games companies rely on this final pass of testing to be sure the product is as bug free as possible.
Work is underway on the patch, I have no info on its release date though
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Work is underway on the patch, I have no info on its release date though
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I played that game for three years after it was released and wish I still could. F1 2010 - I've completed 3 races and don't wantto play it.
11 October 2010, 10:14 AM
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Sir Geoff, I believe, wrote the first one single handedly. I think by GP3 he had a team.
Those days of gaming genius are long gone. It's all about pushing gfx to the max (although I do think F1 2010 looks 'last year') or having 'realistic crash physics'...
Those days of gaming genius are long gone. It's all about pushing gfx to the max (although I do think F1 2010 looks 'last year') or having 'realistic crash physics'...
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11 October 2010, 11:55 AM
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The most annoying bug is the stupid length of time they hold you in the pitlane. It is not realistic, end of. a couple if extra seconds, fine, but not 17 fecking seconds! 
It means I can never use the ideal statagy. Also, when I pit with a damaged front wing, they change the tyres yes, but for the same ones that im on! Yeah sure, that's realistic. 
I really hope a patch will be out before xmas, as although these complaints seem minor, they wreck the whole simulation experience.
It means I can never use the ideal statagy. Also, when I pit with a damaged front wing, they change the tyres yes, but for the same ones that im on! Yeah sure, that's realistic. I really hope a patch will be out before xmas, as although these complaints seem minor, they wreck the whole simulation experience.
12 October 2010, 10:22 PM
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Aaargh playing online. Come around a chicane to find a red bull in the middle of the track and t-bone him. Automatic 10 sec penalty as blames me for collision. Yet next race an opponent can tap me from behind twice and nothing. So frustrating
13 October 2010, 11:12 AM
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Another bug - coming out of the pits the game decides to change my car view for no reason. ARGHHHHH!!!! How many more bugs are there?
I do still like the game and the graphics are pretty special......but please please please bring a patch out asap to sort the issues!
I do still like the game and the graphics are pretty special......but please please please bring a patch out asap to sort the issues!
13 October 2010, 11:44 AM
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This thread is a great advert for not buying this game !
Such a shame as it seems the game has all the attention to detail but has been ruined by all these bugs like a giant meccano set bolted together in a rush with the final article looking nothing like the p[icture on the box, reminds me of Homers BBQ.
Such a shame as it seems the game has all the attention to detail but has been ruined by all these bugs like a giant meccano set bolted together in a rush with the final article looking nothing like the p[icture on the box, reminds me of Homers BBQ
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26 October 2010, 01:45 PM
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26 October 2010, 06:51 PM
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He must have a nightmare job!
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