People just didn't learn how to play the game. Since you get a bonus for using the same make of cars, you get extra XP and credits. The same goes with upping the difficulty. I use Fords and BMWs for nearly every race, and I racked in XP and credits. I think people are more pissed about micro-transactions in general than they are with the difficulty.
Well...yeah. The micro-transactions were pretty much the source of all the outrage. Having the economy all out of whack was part of that (T10 seemed to make the game "harder" than normal to push people towards paying money), but yeah, it was pretty much always about the micro-transactions.
I wish Turn 10 didnt listen to the community because, the way things were set up, it made you actually work for the cars and appreciate the ones you do have. Like, if you want to buy a 3 million dollar car, then you better be sure that's the one you want...and enjoy the **** out of it. Now, it's just a matter of time where I'll have what I want and I'll be done with it. But at least the "give it to me now" crowd should be happy.
They have Xbox one on stock in Best Buy Humble Location. More available this Sunday for all who wants one. Also they had a Microsoft Xbox One rep on site, microsoft is eager to mingle with the gamers.
They kind of DIDN'T listen to the community, so you kind of have your wish. Had they actually listened, they could have kept the "grind" roughly the same, but just done something like offer all cars for free play, and maybe make tokens much cheaper (or just replace it all with good old cheat codes). As I alluded to earlier, "We saw you didn't like micro-transactions in our game, so here are some cheaper micro-transactions!" isn't really an ideal solution. Feel free to blame the community, but I think it would have been pretty easy for Turn 10 to make everybody happy (or mostly everybody...maybe not certain execs at MS).
Got an XBone yesterday. Very impressed with it. While not all the features are available yet in Australia you can still see where this system is going. It's so much more than just a gaming system. The voice recognition works better than I expected. Until you try and show someone how good it works....then of course it's rubbish. :grin: The hand gestures work great too. Not sure how often ill use that feature but if they made it run just a little smoother I can see it being great for viewing photos. My Internet connection isn't great so I can't make full use of the online stuff but what I have played around with is so easy to use. I can understand anyone not being sure about getting an XBone or Ps4. They are so similar....both will play great looking games, both have online features, but the XBone has so many added entertainment features. That's why I bought it.
You could also try deleting the game (go to "My Apps and Games," highlight it and hit the menu button) and then reinstalling it. I had an issue with my first installation of Dead Rising 3, where it would crash in the same spot. Removed it, and reinstalled and worked fine.
theres plenty of xbones out there. it seems like microsoft is better at supplying the north american market
I agree, Sony has been behind on stocks in North America. I'm guessing overseas, Sony is doing a lot better especially in the U.K
The demand for PS4 has also been higher and I am sure a lot of it has to do with it being $100 cheaper than the Xbox.
It is pretty difficult to figure out given how little data there is. Different launches for the two. PS4 is in nearly 50 countries vs 13 for the Xbox One IIRC. For both, they seem to be focusing on NA and the UK (XBO because that is where it has traditionally done well...and I guess the same reason for Sony since they DON'T want to lose in those regions again). Not sure what that amounts to though (MS might be able to get by with something like 90% to NA, but not sure Sony could do the same for PS4). NPD for December should give an idea of how each is doing with supply I guess. Both seem substantially better than their predecessors (for the most part), and that is factoring in their global launches.
Both systems are averaging 110,000-125,000 units per week at the moment, far too early to weigh demand. I do know that Microsoft did a better job of securing components before launch. They've been gathering final hardware components for about six months, so they can build entire systems faster. They also ship to retailers daily, where I think Sony ships 1-2 days per week.
What's the context of your 110K-125K number? I either missed (or forgot) the news that MS was able to secure parts sooner, though not sure it really makes that much of a difference given that they still decided to delay the system in several regions.
