Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-38518555-20190424135342/@comment-28169398-20190506041205

Here would be/are some of the things I have suggested (most are requests that many have made) that would be helpful for newer players:


 * Adjustable Difficulty- Early design decisions would pretty much require the game be rewritten in order to implement it.
 * Ability to Turn Off Friends, Team Mates, or TSM- They didn't say this couldn't be done, but whether they have resources to prioritize it is another issue.
 * Randomized Starting Grids- Races are balanced for player starting in last, meaning that you would have to tune each and ever starting place for each and every Cup race in each and every series in the game... Also most good players can win from last beating the best bots in the game and that means that is the best a bot can do going around the track in that car track combo. (When you have different starting grids in SEs, they spend a lot of time tuning those).
 * Recommend PR for SEs should match what the average player (Top 50%) can achieve- FMs view is that it is only the top 10% of players that can achieve an SE goal at recommended PR.
 * Practice Mode- FM has no appetite for it as they feel that players would lose sight of the goals of the game and would stop playing... counter to what the OG argues.
 * Track Series- Each Circuit would have its own series and Each tier would represent different cars from different levels, and they would unlock as the player progressed in career. So say a player unlocked Master, the tiers with Master level cars would unlock on all of the track series.
 * Only penalize for true cuts that gain time and not for off tracks from mistakes- nothing is probably more frustrating than leading an OMP race and ending up seventh because you overcooked a turn and got a time penalty
 * Match cars performance to tracks- Formula E and Porsche Dynamic are purpose built for either narrow cars or single car tests. Dumping 22 prototypes or GTs on them does not lead to a good time.
 * Endurance Cars should have many lap races in their series (this is more for the OG that have these cars to begin with).
 * I used to advocate for alternatives to the Le Mans 10 lap, but when I got the full picture I actually am of the opinion that isn't a good idea.