Just months away from launch and Frontier is already ending support for F1 Manager 2022, its racing game management simulator.
Frontier's first steps into motorsports simulation with F1 Manager 2022 is a game of impressive depth, allowing us to give Lewis Hamilton the victory he deserves, but it turns out he won't get much support after launch.
Just two months after the release of F1 Manager 2022, Frontier said in a post on Reddit that “the next F1 Manager 2022 update will be the last major update to respond to player-reported feedback or changes and suggested additions. Any potential updates that would follow would be minor fixes that would not materially affect gameplay.
Frontier says it listens to "key reports and requests" from the community; however these updates will be seen in future releases and not in F1 Manager 2022.
Frontier tried to reassure fans that the interactions between the developers and the community would not stop there and that they would always take into account the advice and criticism sent to them by the community. However, that did not seem to quell the complaints.
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One of the main criticisms of F1 Manager 2022 is that there are frustrating bugs, such as an overshoot issue, and there are also issues with the drag reduction system, the feature that allows cars to go much faster on straight sections of the race. clue.
Other issues players pointed out in the comments under the Reddit announcement were the inability to unbox their car while under a pace car, mid-season driver registration issues, and AI drivers struggling to keep up with the development of the car for a season.
Each of these issues is pretty fundamental to a driving game, so it's frustrating that they won't be added until a future iteration of F1 Manager.
a season to come
Fans are understandably less than amused by the whole situation, feeling aggrieved and abandoned, with many taking to the comments section to voice their opinions.
Much of the frustration is coming from the development team working on F1 Manager 2023. It seems that while the team acknowledges the issues in the game, it will only address them in future releases.
news_about_the_next_update_and_the_future_of_f1_manager from r/F1ManagerF1 Manager 2022 is Frontier Developments' first foray into an annual release cycle, with previous games such as Elite Dangerous and Planet Coaster being one-off releases receiving support long after launch. It is the nature of this style of release, like with FIFA and Madden, that the team must transition to the new title, leaving the old version behind.
One consequence of this release style is that the series can become stagnant, with only minor updates between releases, like with FIFA. The demand to keep up with the new sports season and the pressure to tick that box will mean they are unable to spend time tweaking and improving F1 Manager 2022. However, for some players this may have permanently disabled them.