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[bubaglobalj]

...what are some improvements you would like to see?

Inclusion of Mexico and Canada?
A new region altogether?
A graphical update?
Offline Mode?

What else?

Here is the announcement:

 

[Flunkie]

Driving physics that don't feel like they came from Test Drive Unlimited in 2006.

 

[kadotsu]

I would like amphibious vehicles. That way you can explore the map more thoroughly. They should also add a photo mode. Maybe you could even do missions where you need to photograph certain landmarks and characters. It would also be nice if there were on foot portions instead of menus to raise immersion. Maybe make the whole open world explorable on foot and go for a complete story campaign. Go full urban fantasy with talking animals and shit.

 

[SliChillax]

Driving physics that don't feel like they came from Test Drive Unlimited in 2006.

I remember Test Drive being better, TDU2 being worse. Nonetheless, I agree.

 

[ymgve]

Europe, please.

 

[bubaglobalj]

I would like amphibious vehicles. That way you can explore the map more thoroughly. They should also add a photo mode. Maybe you could even do missions where you need to photograph certain landmarks and characters. It would also be nice if there were on foot portions instead of menus to raise immersion. Maybe make the whole open world explorable on foot and go for a complete story campaign. Go full urban fantasy with talking animals and shit.

One of my biggest frustrations with the first installment was that you had a limited view from your driver's seat. I want to be able to get a 360 Degree view of my surroundings.

 

[Heart of Black]

I read this as The Club 2, and now I'm so disappointed.

 

[Maintenance]

Offline, but that will never happen so it doesn't matter.

 

[Tommi84]

Better handling model?

 

[Oachkatzlschwoaf]

Unfuck the controls and driving physics and I am in. If they are still garbage I have no interest, not even for free.

 

[bubaglobalj]

Unfuck the controls and driving physics and I am in. If they are still garbage I have no interest, not even for free.

The handling gets way better as you upgrade the cars.

 

[soundscream]

Offline, but that will never happen so it doesn't matter.

Ghost Recon is offline, wouldnt have bought it otherwise. So hopefully Ubi had an uptick from the people who bought the division/for honor.

 

[Krosia]

Unfuck the controls and driving physics and I am in. If they are still garbage I have no interest, not even for free.

The problem for The Crew 2 is that it has to compete with Forza Horizon series, and Forza was already miles away with FH2.

Really don't understand why arcade racer these days means fucked up driving, Need for Speed pulled the same shit. Make it easy and simple, not bad.

 

[GlamFM]

Some aspects of the crew were amazing.

The sequel has endless potential.

 

[antitrop]

Don't try to shoehorn in some stupid plot no one cares about with Troy Baker. Or if they absolutely have to, at least try to make it ironically enjoyable like NFS2015's awful FMV was.

 

[Caayn]

Remove the rubber banding and make it offline playable as well.

I enjoyed The Crew 1, but the rubber banding drove me insane. The graphical update they added in a later patch was a welcome change.

 

[Duxxy3]

Offline mode and a physics model that isn't shit.

 

[FrontalMonk]

I didn't get into TC until just before Calling All Units came out, but I had a blast with it. Looking forward to Ubi's E3, now. Gimme dem bullshots.

 

[Rodney McKay]

WAY better car handling/physics. I've been able to get used to (and end up enjoying) a large variety of racing games over the years (everything except the sims), but I've never been able to get more than a few hours into The Crew because I just didn't have fun with the actual racing. The Crew 2 announcement has got me considering redownloading it on PC and giving it yet another shot. Maybe I'll be able to get far enough that it'll click with me.

And a massive graphical upgrade is pretty much a given. The Crew was one of the most mediocre current gen racing games out there, even taking into account its huge world.

The problem for The Crew 2 is that it has to compete with Forza Horizon series, and Forza was already miles away with FH2.

Really don't understand why arcade racer these days means fucked up driving, Need for Speed pulled the same shit. Make it easy and simple, not bad.

Yeah, I just want a racing game that controls similarly to Burnout 2/3/Revenge/Paradise. It doesn't even need the takedowns (since that's Burnout's thing), but just make the cars feel fast and super fun to drive and drift around corners with ease.

 

[enzo_gt]

Europe, but I don't know how easy it would be. The game's premise is so daunting as is.

I'd rather they focus area-wise and flesh out a bit in a new region (perhaps not all of Europe, but say, Italy), but extending to Canada (my home!) would be great, as it'd offer a ton of new types of terrain.

Really, they could get by on re-doing the whole of the US with greater fidelity and I'd be in. Would be interesting if they had a model where they could continually keep updating the landscapes and cities, or plopping down new cities with updates.

Driving physics that don't feel like they came from Test Drive Unlimited in 2006.

This and a more straighforward, less RPG-esque upgrade system and the franchise has a ton of potential.

That said, I'm pretty excited. The game has a lot of flaws, yes (and seemingly a lot of gamers are pretty intolerant of B-games nowadays), but its pretty much the GOAT game for exploration and discovering little and big things as you drive. There is a sense of wonder that only The Crew has captured.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Less story.

I tried the crew when it was free on Xbox, but fell off after cutscenes and shit I didn't care about.

I loved TDU and don't even recall what the story was about. You just had a huge area to discover and race in with a story that didn't get in the way.

 

[Acorn]

Less dumb story shit. Decide on a handling model and commit to it.

 

[ViciousDS]

Driving physics that don't feel like they came from Test Drive Unlimited in 2006.

TDU was way better than The Crew was for driving........and thats the sad part

 

[Disxo]

I would like amphibious vehicles. That way you can explore the map more thoroughly. They should also add a photo mode. Maybe you could even do missions where you need to photograph certain landmarks and characters. It would also be nice if there were on foot portions instead of menus to raise immersion. Maybe make the whole open world explorable on foot and go for a complete story campaign. Go full urban fantasy with talking animals and shit.

They added photo mode later...and it was glorious.

 

[Oneself]

The handling gets way better as you upgrade the cars.

My real life car isn't upgraded and doesn't control like shit though.

 

[TwoDurans]

Do I need to watch The Crew 1 so I won't be lost in the story?

 

[Doogington]

Improved handling and more circuit races and I'm in. Though to be honest, I'm probably in regardless. For as janky as it could be at times, I loved my time with The Crew.

 

[Hux1ey]

My real life car isn't upgraded and doesn't control like shit though.

Yup.

Driving model was terrible.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Do I need to watch The Crew 1 so I won't be lost in the story?

The story is more forgettable than the one in the last Need for Speed game.

 

[MANGOD]

But why?

 

[jett]

They need to really change how the driving feels in this game. I spent more time waiting for the game to download than I did actually playing it (it was free on uplay).

 

[Weevilone]

Driving physics that don't feel like they came from Test Drive Unlimited in 2006.

Yeah I got it free somehow and played for like 10 minutes. The cars handled horribly.

 

[bubaglobalj]

Europe, but I don't know how easy it would be. The game's premise is so daunting as is.

I'd rather they focus area-wise and flesh out a bit in a new region (perhaps not all of Europe, but say, Italy), but extending to Canada (my home!) would be great, as it'd offer a ton of new types of terrain.

Really, they could get by on re-doing the whole of the US with greater fidelity and I'd be in. Would be interesting if they had a model where they could continually keep updating the landscapes and cities, or plopping down new cities with updates.


This and a more straighforward, less RPG-esque upgrade system and the franchise has a ton of potential.

That said, I'm pretty excited. The game has a lot of flaws, yes (and seemingly a lot of gamers are pretty intolerant of B-games nowadays), but its pretty much the GOAT game for exploration and discovering little and big things as you drive. There is a sense of wonder that only The Crew has captured.

I'm Canadian too and I would love Canada, but then I was thinking about how that would be in practise. Can you imagine driving from let's say Ottawa, north all the way to Winnipeg? It's like 2000km of nothing and it would be like that all over the map

 

[U2NUMB]

The handling gets way better as you upgrade the cars.

I agree but that was also why this game was a tough sell and turned so many people off. I had to have a summit with every friend I got to buy the game to help level them up otherwise every one just shit on the controls.. It is very odd for a racing game to level like an MMO character and I do not think they did a good job with explaining what the system was.

So they need a better initial feel for the game.. I loved the game but I admit it took me 3 or 4 times before I pushed through and figured out how it worked.

 

[Auctopus]

- Better handling physics.
- Stop the scripted AI movement that's sole purpose is to fuck you up. E.g. a truck reversing out of every alley in NYC.
- RUBBERBANDING

As for region, I don't think they should do USA. The problem is, the country works so well due to its varied environment. I suppose they could try mainland Europe? But they'd have to pick a country as a condensed Europe would be pretty weird to say the least.

 

[Tizoc]

Give me offline mode at least

 

[M1nty]

Japan would be sweet. Unlikely however...

 

[GlamFM]

Japan would be sweet. Unlikely however...

Japan is too small and lacking enough well known landmarks for a game of this scale.

It's either Europe or the US again.

 

[drotahorror]

I loved TDU and don't even recall what the story was about. You just had a huge area to discover and race in with a story that didn't get in the way.

The story didn't get in the way of The Crew. You could skip the cutscenes. You must have really missed the point of the game if you thought it was mainly story based.

 

[Buttonbasher]

Bigger Crew

 

[JCH!]

I guess I am one of the weirdos that liked The Crew, though I only got into it post Calling All Units...

 

[keltickennedy]

Driving physics that don't feel like they came from Test Drive Unlimited in 2006.

Rockstar should sell their vehicle physics system.

 

[Glass Shark]

z

 

[mazillion]

Why does everyone hate the driving physics? I tried the game out for the first time this year and I found the handling to be very fun to play. I always felt like I was in control.

 

[flkraven]

Why does everyone hate the driving physics? I tried the game out for the first time this year and I found the handling to be very fun to play. I always felt like I was in control.

People played it thinking it was a replacement for Forza, which isn't the case. The Crew is far closer to an MMO RPG than to Forza. It racing, yes, but you need to level up and get 'gear' in order to get better.

 

[Porkepik]

VR mode for PSVR 🙂

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Europe would be my choice.

 

[Bandit1]

Offline for me to even take a second look at it.

 

[martincrimson87]

I liked the Crew better than FH3. Best open world map by far and much better optimized on pc. If they do it on Europe I'm in.

 

[sangreal]

Driving physics that don't feel like they came from Test Drive Unlimited in 2006.

this

I couldn't get past the terrible, floaty physics and quit after an hour or two