Yeah, it is. Just hope they port Greece too. It was my favourite country to race w in.
Yeah, it is. Just hope they port Greece too. It was my favourite country to race w in.
If you are on PS4 Pro: how stable is the framerate? And is there lots of pop in?I have the game for about a week (for reviewing purposes), I can answer to questions :)
Greece was hell, so bloody rage inducing lolYeah, it is. Just hope they port Greece too. It was my favourite country to race w in.
How's the team (in the career) customization? Better than in Dirt Rally 1 and Dirt 4?Here:
http://blog.codemasters.com/community/02/seasonone-dr2/
I have the game for about a week (for reviewing purposes), I can answer to questions :)
That's the main reason why I loved it. I wasn't any good at the game, but getting through some of the Greece stages in particular always made me feel great.
I also got a Logi wheel and stick just for Dirt Rally. What an amazing experience. And yeah, always felt the same way about the handbrake mapping, I put it on the circle button (or was that the default?), as it's the one most to the right and therefore maybe best suited for stressfull situations. Not optimal at all though.I recently got a Logitech Wheel + Stick shift and promply fell back in love with DR1. It's almost a different game compared when playing with a gamepad. One thing I can't get used to though is the handbrake mapping. No matter where I put it, I always kinda fumble to press the button in turns.
Which button worked out the best for y'all?
Streaming for a bit here whilst I finish off my review: https://www.twitch.tv/bloma
Feel free to jump in and I'll answer any questions people might have.
What exactly is the problem? Circuit racing is very different from oval or rally racing, for example. But very generally spoken: start slow and try hitting the apexes by braking early and improve bit by bit. It's way more rewarding than trying to push it to the limits and constantly loosing control and getting off track. Try to actively understand the car; what did I do that it behaves like that? How behaves the car when I promptly get off the acceleration and what happens when the transition is more gradual? What happens when I leave my foot just a tiny bit on the brakes while acceleration through a corner.I sucked at dirt rally but damn it was an awesome time. I never really know how to progress properly in racing games, any tips?
Such a minor, unimportant thing, but how deep is the team building element? Like could I make Juicy GP and customise my liveries?
Such a minor, unimportant thing, but how deep is the team building element? Like could I make Juicy GP and customise my liveries?
Game's great, but fuck that DLC plan. Will buy it cheap when it has some sort of complete edition.
That stuff is some EA-level bullshit.
Agreed. They should have gone the Hitman 2 route: import all levels/tracks from the first into the improved engine of the second game without any additional cost if you own the first game. Reward loyalty, motivate new players to get the predecessor as well and increase the size of your new game, all in one stroke. Everybody wins!Think I'll wait till the proper release date (21st May) not sure why I'd pay full price for it now considering what's missing, vs discounted price in May when it will be complete.
So true, sadly. Truly a first world problem, but from a certain point on I also got tired of setting everything up and putting it away again because of my limited space. Same for VR.I played the first one less than I wanted to. Getting my TM300 out of the corner and set it up only takes a minute but it's this one minute that more often made me pass on it and I played a different game that is easily played with a pad instead. Got Dirt 2 today and I'm really interested in what they have improved and/or changed, though.
Damn, I need a better, maybe more permanent solution, but I can't just let the wheel be standing in the middle of the living room, infront of my TV.
So true, sadly. Truly a first world problem, but from a certain point on I also got tired of setting everything up and putting it away again because of my limited space. Same for VR.
So true, sadly. Truly a first world problem, but from a certain point on I also got tired of setting everything up and putting it away again because of my limited space. Same for VR.
Good to see I'm not alone with the problem. I think it is the cables that's bothering me the most; power plug in one corner, USB plug into the PC that's on the other side. The wheel is on its wheel stands alongside my couch. Then I only had to pull it forward, fold it up and start playing. If there wouldn't be any cables running directly across my living room I could probably just leave it there.This happens to me way to often :( Come home tired and want to play a game, but need to hook up a USB cable and slightly reposition my G920 on my desk? Naah.
Well, it's a big deal to me too as I love that kind of personalisation stuff. I just know that it's probably a superficial thing for a lot of people and I didn't want the lack of it to detract from the meat of the game itself if it really is as good as it sounds like it is.See, I don't think that it is just a minor, unimportant thing. And to answer your question, no, you can't name your team and you can only select liveries on a per-car basis. It totally ruined the whole "My Team" vibe for me. Creating your driver is just the same avatars from the F1 games with zero option to customise overalls, helmet, etc.
Honestly, Codemasters could do a lot better in general with this stuff. It's the same in F1. Why is it so difficult to allow me to complete create my helmet from scratch? Why do I have to select my avatar from a list of people who look nothing like me? There's little point in putting the player in the game if you can't actually put the player in the game properly, IMO.
I kind of viewed my digital deluxe preorder as a way of communicating that i want to support this pretty niche game. I want a dirt rally 3.Game's great, but fuck that DLC plan. Will buy it cheap when it has some sort of complete edition.
That stuff is some EA-level bullshit.
yes.So the deluxe version comes with all season 1 and 2 content correct?
I kind of viewed my digital deluxe preorder as a way of communicating that i want to support this pretty niche game. I want a dirt rally 3.
Yup, would've made me cheer for 'em.Agreed. They should have gone the Hitman 2 route: import all levels/tracks from the first into the improved engine of the second game without any additional cost if you own the first game. Reward loyalty, motivate new players to get the predecessor as well and increase the size of your new game, all in one stroke. Everybody wins!
I kind of viewed my digital deluxe preorder as a way of communicating that i want to support this pretty niche game. I want a dirt rally 3.
From that point of view I guess you're right up to a certain degree. It's not really comparable to the milking with microtransactions and lootboxes and whatnot some of the bigger publishers do with games that will make them a fortune anyways. Codemasters need the money so they can keep developing for it's relatively small audience and it's good that they are giving this a bit more support compared to the first one.100% with you on that. Given how much I loved Dirt Rally I happily paid for the deluxe edition to show my support.
Exactly my thoughts, I'd love to see all of the stages from 1 in with a new coat of paint. And if they have my 3 favorite WRC cars from the first, there's no need to boot up 1 anymore.I don't know, I may be wrong, but isn't the amount of content at launch pretty much par for the course for Dirt games? Dirt Rally has pretty much the same amount of locations going for it if I remember. Anyway if there is a thing I don't like about the release is the staggered launch for the deluxe edition. never cared for that practice. also it rushed me to make this OT dammit
I can see the point of view about folks being miffed at the season 1 content, being that they're remastered tracks from the first game. But that honestly doesn't bother me much anyway. Don't have to pop in the first game anymore and will make this the definitive Dirt Rally.
I don't know, I may be wrong, but isn't the amount of content at launch pretty much par for the course for Dirt games? Dirt Rally has pretty much the same amount of locations going for it if I remember.
it's 6 for 6, but the lack of a snow track puts me right off.Yup I had thought it was roughly the same track number as well. To the folks who are upset about content and DLC plans, do you have a direct comparison for launch (ie. once it came out of early access) of DiRT Rally vs. DR 2.0?
it's 6 for 6, but the lack of a snow track puts me right off.
I also don't like episodic or heavily mapped out DLC in premium priced games.
No, but since the deluxe is +$20 ($10 for each of the two announced seasons), id think each season token would be $15 seperatelyHave the priced the DLC yet?, not that it would make a huge amount of difference, I am not really in a place that I'd be able to play it right away at the moment anyway!
s1 is detailed in the opening post. I expect s2 to be similar only focused on rallycross
From an excellent list on GT Planet- 6 Rally locations, 8 RallycrossSo if you dont get the deluxe edition you dont get any rallies in Monte Carlo, Germany or Sweden locations? So what locations are actually included in the base game?