I'm surprised that they haven't addressed the issue of not getting people to join races and the impact that has on your ability to progress. This is perhaps the one issue that has kept me from playing the game with any regularity because my in-game destiny is reliant upon other players. I'm typically a completionist when it comes to my favorite games, meaning that if I were the master of my own destiny in NFS Unbound, I would grind out every single challenge in order to unlock every single car. Since I'm not permitted to do that... well, I don't. They needed to allow players to run playlists by themselves whenever others are unwilling or unable to join. Whether or not they want to backfill the field with AI racers is a different topic, but without the ability to control how or even if I can complete the established challenges and progress through the game, there's little incentive to keep trying.
I agree with this 100%. I like that they attempted to encourage people to race again by spacing out the linkups however, this still doe not give you 100% control over your progression. Great comment Babs
Totally agree. Also, I refuse to intentionally crash-out other player (unless they wait at the start and don't race). So I can't even get some of the good offroad vehicles.
Totally agree with this as just like yourself i am sure alot of players wouldn't mind racing alone to work towards / grind challenges. The new boosted events could give players incentive to race in some of the lower tier races and they should change it so if you wreck players in link up that goes towards your challenges because that unintentionally happens all the time or better yet wrecking cops in the new gauntlet counts.
not anymore though. the boosted events are actually pretty good and the Guantlets pay around 20% more than regular playlists. I think the economy is pretty good now.
@@aldop.r648Hey, I wouldn't be surprised if some people simply just show up to do meets and just chill. You know, work on cars; show off wraps and paint jobs, and well... just hang out. It's kind of what I used to do in NFS 2015 with some friends, just some days we would have wrap meets instead of racing. Actually felt close to being at an actual meet IRL.
Thank you for the overview. I definitely think the Gauntlet playlists are going to be my preferred race type going forward, since I love cop interaction (and it reminds me of the excellent HP2010 online feature where you had a 4v4 between cops and racers). All in all, not a bad update but I do hope they press on and don't let themselves be dominated by TCM because I really love this game's sense of style and feeling, the cars just sound right and the visuals are buttery smooth and gorgeous even compared to TCM on the PS5's performance mode.
I have a feeling in all future NFS games you will be able to get certain cars if you played the before tittles. Seems like the update might please the community.
Cannot wait for The Crew Motorfest to make me forget this NFS. Everytime I play NFS Unbound I feel like it’s NFS Heat all over again (which I played 100+ hours), so then switch over to the weekly Forza Horizon 5 season playlist or to The Crew 2 motorpass… Hopefully the NFS Most Wanted Remake 2025 won’t let us down.
Question: Will you be extending the battles to Motorfest? My friends and I loved NFS but we all moved on to The Crew 2 after being disappointed and now we are fully invested in the new Crew.
I was looking forward to the Porsche playlist, since I have a full garage of Porsches. Only rentals seems really weird to me. So instead of this becoming my new favorite playlist it's just going to be something I do three times and then never touch...
I hate the fact they gonna delete every single old linkups and increase the time of them poping. Thats BAD! It will be completely game changing and I think I really enjoyed the last update. It soon will be just a memory. They are throwing away all the hardwork in vol 3 .... Why there shouldn't be 14 linkups? ( that would be amazing) I will really miss the old linkups and the great times with them... But I'm also very excited for the oncoming content. And in the end I will say Thank you Trigger! (I liked my own comment) lol
I get the feeling they're testing the waters with the addition of new linkups & removal of the old ones. In future volumes where new content is a bit drier (at least in terms of linkups), they'll probably mix it up by integrating some of the new & older ones. And yeah, I also agree 30-50 mins downtime is kinda overkill. If they're addressing the people not racing issue, I think all they have to do is make races reward more. At least as much as or more than linkups. Or if they're not doing that then 15-20 mins downtime like Trigger said would be good.
I definitely appreciate the compliment. Just an fyi, “sponsored by EA” is a legal requirement because they gave us early access to the game. And that early access is looked at by the FTC as “payment for advertising” so we have to put it in the content. It’s just red tape.
Ever since update it doesn’t let me play keeps saying item system synchronization failed and I called play station support they said it’s a ea problem and I called ea they sent me straight to voicemail like 4 times … need help here what do I do
I hope they bring back the Ford Mustang gt legendary custom as a separate dlc at a discounted price. Out of all the vol3 dlc that car looked the best but i didnt want to buy 10sp levels aswell.
Would be great if they would add CONTROLLER BUTTON MAPPING FFS Older games would always give settings you're used to, nowadays the wanna be incompatible as possible. What's the point in calling it options menu if we don't have any fucking options.
quick question… is nfs unbound compatible to use steering wheel with shifter? and if so any examples of some good options to pick i have xboxX and a ps5
Yes but it’s not officially supported. Meaning there are tons of bugs. I’ve used a G923 with shifter. And it works but many buttons are not compatible.
@@MilitiaGamingCommunity thanks bro good to know. even tho buttons arent compatible does the stick shift actually work for nfs unbound? sorry for all the questions just wanting to make sure bc i saw a video talking about how it doesnt work
After this update i'm not getting any linkups. I know this update has reduced the linkup appearances, but i played for 4-5 hours and didn't get any linkup. How long does it take for a linkup to appear? Also there was something mentioned like "Boosted events", this too i couldn't see yet.
NFS Unbound is becoming one of the best NFS games ever, it's already the best of this generation but if they keep adding new fun game modes and ways to earn money, people won't get bored of it, there's just this one feeling that hasn't reached it's peak in my opinion... When you're just driving around, going at high speeds and enjoying the map... It doesn't feel as good and relaxing as it did in NFS Heat, at least, not yet I guess
@purplegr6844 No I don't want realism. Need For Speed was never meant to be realistic. From og Need For Speed to Undercover it wasn't realistic. Full arcade. Gen Z are the ones that want realism. Not in 1 NFS I've played I had to try being careful to not hit a curb and wonder if I'll lose Traction and crash.
@purplegr6844 Yep. You right. I'd rather EA (which they won't do) give it to Ubisoft or Square Enix. I bet they'll give NFS better gameplay, stories and handling like the free-steering handling from the older games. But you right. Unbound may be my last one unless I hear something great about the MW remake
Man, i swear these NFSU updates are legit worse than Mike Brown's FH5 updates....🤦♂️ Last time i checked, even when MB added in a bunch of recyclables, you still didn't have to pay for em..with that one exception being the Porsche 911 Sport Coupe for the car pass ofc lol
Unlike what the other guy said, if you like pvp racing I'd actually recommend going online immediately & only do the campaign on the sides. Main reason being that progress from campaign don't carry over to online, including car unlocks, cash & cars you've bought & customized. In terms of worth, there are some issues (like lame cops) but yeah it's a fun & very stylish NFS game, and one that's likely getting an update somewhat regularly for quite some time now. Seems like it's getting these 'big' updates every Speed Pass cycle now. I'm enjoying it even more than Heat atm & Heat was the last one I enjoyed for a real while now.
It’s not. How can you make blanket statements like that, when lobbies are always full?!! Everyone has a different reason for playing the game. It just may not be your preference.
It was about time to release a full electric car into the game. Climate change is real - you cant have all these racers drive around in petrol fueled cars. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Its ridiculous that not all cars in this games are electric and the helicopters also need to be replaced with hot air balloons.
I'm surprised that they haven't addressed the issue of not getting people to join races and the impact that has on your ability to progress. This is perhaps the one issue that has kept me from playing the game with any regularity because my in-game destiny is reliant upon other players. I'm typically a completionist when it comes to my favorite games, meaning that if I were the master of my own destiny in NFS Unbound, I would grind out every single challenge in order to unlock every single car. Since I'm not permitted to do that... well, I don't.
They needed to allow players to run playlists by themselves whenever others are unwilling or unable to join. Whether or not they want to backfill the field with AI racers is a different topic, but without the ability to control how or even if I can complete the established challenges and progress through the game, there's little incentive to keep trying.
I agree, apart from these, a decent matchmaking system would be nice too.
I agree with this 100%. I like that they attempted to encourage people to race again by spacing out the linkups however, this still doe not give you 100% control over your progression. Great comment Babs
Totally agree. Also, I refuse to intentionally crash-out other player (unless they wait at the start and don't race). So I can't even get some of the good offroad vehicles.
100%, this is unbounds biggest problem
Totally agree with this as just like yourself i am sure alot of players wouldn't mind racing alone to work towards / grind challenges. The new boosted events could give players incentive to race in some of the lower tier races and they should change it so if you wreck players in link up that goes towards your challenges because that unintentionally happens all the time or better yet wrecking cops in the new gauntlet counts.
Undoubtedly a good update. For Volume 5, i would expect off road playlists with SUVs or cars like Lamborghini Sterrato.
No way in hell they didn't call the gauntlet playlists hot pursuit
lol...im sure it crossed their minds
@@worthy7834 ☕️🗿
because we (players) can't drive as cops in unbound that you need to take down races in gauntlet
@@D4rkNFS I'm going to pretend I didn't see that.......
@@D4rkNFSyou couldn't in original hot pursuit either
as in original original, not 2010
Yes, the increase in time between link up events is perfect. Fianlly people will race and do some fun gauntlet events
It feels a bit too long but we will see how it plays out in full lobbies
I want 1hr in between if possible 😅
Yes finally they fix the linkup with 50 minutes break. I'm upset that people just always grind linkups and nobody wants to race.
But it’s the only way to make decent money and be able to play around with different builds.
not anymore though. the boosted events are actually pretty good and the Guantlets pay around 20% more than regular playlists. I think the economy is pretty good now.
Gives you a lot of time in between to do races sow you have a lot of options
@@shopwood8010 but whats the point of playing a racing game if you never race?
@@aldop.r648Hey, I wouldn't be surprised if some people simply just show up to do meets and just chill. You know, work on cars; show off wraps and paint jobs, and well... just hang out. It's kind of what I used to do in NFS 2015 with some friends, just some days we would have wrap meets instead of racing. Actually felt close to being at an actual meet IRL.
Thank you for the overview. I definitely think the Gauntlet playlists are going to be my preferred race type going forward, since I love cop interaction (and it reminds me of the excellent HP2010 online feature where you had a 4v4 between cops and racers).
All in all, not a bad update but I do hope they press on and don't let themselves be dominated by TCM because I really love this game's sense of style and feeling, the cars just sound right and the visuals are buttery smooth and gorgeous even compared to TCM on the PS5's performance mode.
I have a feeling in all future NFS games you will be able to get certain cars if you played the before tittles. Seems like the update might please the community.
Its possible. Although, EA might want to just charge you money to get them
you know if you need to have finished heat to get the car?
Who is paying $15 for that tank
yeah that’ll be 15 dollars
This game is really awesome to be in its simple formula: racing is having fun i have to say this update is awesome in my (opinion) Amazing update
Great video of volume 4 thank you Tony
Cannot wait for The Crew Motorfest to make me forget this NFS.
Everytime I play NFS Unbound I feel like it’s NFS Heat all over again (which I played 100+ hours), so then switch over to the weekly Forza Horizon 5 season playlist or to The Crew 2 motorpass…
Hopefully the NFS Most Wanted Remake 2025 won’t let us down.
With the 1.5x events it will help out
Question: Will you be extending the battles to Motorfest? My friends and I loved NFS but we all moved on to The Crew 2 after being disappointed and now we are fully invested in the new Crew.
Got this game made it through the 2nd week. Tried crew 2 and never looked back
I was looking forward to the Porsche playlist, since I have a full garage of Porsches. Only rentals seems really weird to me. So instead of this becoming my new favorite playlist it's just going to be something I do three times and then never touch...
The fact that they release bodykits as DLC is dumb. In payback, the DLC were cars not included in the game and same in HEAT with F1.
I hate the fact they gonna delete every single old linkups and increase the time of them poping. Thats BAD! It will be completely game changing and I think I really enjoyed the last update. It soon will be just a memory. They are throwing away all the hardwork in vol 3 .... Why there shouldn't be 14 linkups? ( that would be amazing) I will really miss the old linkups and the great times with them... But I'm also very excited for the oncoming content.
And in the end I will say Thank you Trigger!
(I liked my own comment) lol
I get the feeling they're testing the waters with the addition of new linkups & removal of the old ones. In future volumes where new content is a bit drier (at least in terms of linkups), they'll probably mix it up by integrating some of the new & older ones.
And yeah, I also agree 30-50 mins downtime is kinda overkill. If they're addressing the people not racing issue, I think all they have to do is make races reward more. At least as much as or more than linkups. Or if they're not doing that then 15-20 mins downtime like Trigger said would be good.
I’m grinding All night tonight on linkups so I can get some decent money b4 the update tomorrow 😅
@@shopwood8010lol me too bro😂
@@Don_Akane89I completely agree with you bro. The idea of old linkups are coming back in future does really make sense.😉👍
damage stays the same between races. I think that is gonna make things more interesting
A nice update, Lovin all the new race events and they seem to have added some new music too?
I'm Still watching these to see if there's any sliver of hope left at all that this franchise could get saved...so far...nope
I’m trying to figure out how to do the Porsche unleashed races are they random?
Note that to get the Lambo you have to have an ACTIVE EA Play subscription. If you cancel the sub, you lose the car like the M3. Classic EA Bullshit.
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Ooof 😢😅
I love the website. Thank you for your hard work I really appreciate you
Never seen a more honest Sponsored by EA video ever
I definitely appreciate the compliment. Just an fyi, “sponsored by EA” is a legal requirement because they gave us early access to the game. And that early access is looked at by the FTC as “payment for advertising” so we have to put it in the content. It’s just red tape.
What happened to the Mustang pack? I don't see it under add-ons in the PS Store.
Yay for spawn rate on link ups. Now we can race again in a racing game. I'm not a fan of link ups ready to race. Decent update but still no aux fix😢
Are those simple one-color turbofan wheels on the legendary 911 and lotus available to put on any car?
No, that was one of the first thing I checked! Lol.
Ever since update it doesn’t let me play keeps saying item system synchronization failed and I called play station support they said it’s a ea problem and I called ea they sent me straight to voicemail like 4 times … need help here what do I do
I like this nfs more than the new crew motofest. I can feel the real speed only in unbound!
I hope they bring back the Ford Mustang gt legendary custom as a separate dlc at a discounted price. Out of all the vol3 dlc that car looked the best but i didnt want to buy 10sp levels aswell.
In the first day of vol 4 I haven’t seen a single link up event appear on my screen. Weird
They are spaced out super far now. Gotta wait a while to get one.
@@MilitiaGamingCommunity how long
Would be great if they would add CONTROLLER BUTTON MAPPING FFS
Older games would always give settings you're used to, nowadays the wanna be incompatible as possible.
What's the point in calling it options menu if we don't have any fucking options.
quick question… is nfs unbound compatible to use steering wheel with shifter? and if so any examples of some good options to pick i have xboxX and a ps5
Yes but it’s not officially supported. Meaning there are tons of bugs. I’ve used a G923 with shifter. And it works but many buttons are not compatible.
@@MilitiaGamingCommunity thanks bro good to know. even tho buttons arent compatible does the stick shift actually work for nfs unbound? sorry for all the questions just wanting to make sure bc i saw a video talking about how it doesnt work
After this update i'm not getting any linkups. I know this update has reduced the linkup appearances, but i played for 4-5 hours and didn't get any linkup. How long does it take for a linkup to appear? Also there was something mentioned like "Boosted events", this too i couldn't see yet.
you should see one if you play for an hour. Keep in mind that you can miss it if youre in a race playlist.
Did you find out or did it ever appear? I’ve been playing for days and didn’t get any linkups or boosted event. I think their is a bug/glitch
@@dedabidopatrick yes, i get linkups and boosted events rarely and sometimes i don't get though. There is no glitch, these are very rare now.
It's not perfect, but I feel this a step in the right direction.
That new Porsche is fast a fuck wym
Its very good at launch but dies in the top gears. It loses to basically any meta car.
When do we get wheel support
Still no option to remove the driving effects
Can I still get the DeLorean in vol 4?
Love the gauntlet, more money and more fun with the cops. WHY ISN'T IT CALLED HOT PURSUIT?
They are very fun
I just finished the single player campaign, bought 7 cars just to find out i cant use them in multiplayer. This game is officially mud
NFS Unbound is becoming one of the best NFS games ever, it's already the best of this generation but if they keep adding new fun game modes and ways to earn money, people won't get bored of it, there's just this one feeling that hasn't reached it's peak in my opinion...
When you're just driving around, going at high speeds and enjoying the map... It doesn't feel as good and relaxing as it did in NFS Heat, at least, not yet I guess
Unbound isn't better than Heat. You hit a curb on Unbound and your car loses Traction and most likely crashes
@@sambeezy007thats what yall want right realism tf you expect to happen? Fly over the bump?
@purplegr6844 No I don't want realism. Need For Speed was never meant to be realistic. From og Need For Speed to Undercover it wasn't realistic. Full arcade. Gen Z are the ones that want realism. Not in 1 NFS I've played I had to try being careful to not hit a curb and wonder if I'll lose Traction and crash.
@@sambeezy007 well now you do get used too it 💀 cause its not changing anytime soon
@purplegr6844 Yep. You right. I'd rather EA (which they won't do) give it to Ubisoft or Square Enix. I bet they'll give NFS better gameplay, stories and handling like the free-steering handling from the older games. But you right. Unbound may be my last one unless I hear something great about the MW remake
Does S+ get a makeover or gauntlet race with the cops?
No, sadly.
Why on this Nfs have so many rammers? I swear every race Im in theres always a rammer on every class btw. Biggest question I have
need for speed unbound what about driving effects
what percentage of cam shake do you use
0%
Gauntlet looks hella fun
THEY ARE!
Having the same tracks in gauntlet playlists is a disappointment
It honestly doesn’t matter because the cops take over the races and you are literally in survival mode from the jump.
How do i unlock the porsche? 🙂 Cant watch it yet but i wanted to know it if its with money so i do need a paysave card haha
There are 2. Taycan is $250k in game unlocked by playlist challenge....and the 911 Carrera S is unlocked with the free motorpass.
@@MilitiaGamingCommunity Thanks a lot 🙂 Ill hope im home in the next few hours first thing is starting the video while playing 🤩
Still im unsure if i will even return.
Can we have a bots in online lobby? Like Its totally ass playing race in 3 people 🙃
not yet. and yes I agree, but the lobbies are much more active.
Car packs are not great but update is nice!
for some reason i didnt get the vol 4 update. Is this a glitch or intended? Pls help
Nfs youtubers can test the update early
However we should get it after 2 days
@@cooldrip2791 ohhhh
It's out now (Volume 4 is released in 16 August 2023)
@@D4rkNFS but my game doesnt have an update
try to check updates, also what platform are you in?@@NotDrift1
What time does it release?
Wednesday 8am UTC. which converts to 3am Central/4am Eastern (for USA)
When is this update for ps5?
16 August
Man, i swear these NFSU updates are legit worse than Mike Brown's FH5 updates....🤦♂️
Last time i checked, even when MB added in a bunch of recyclables, you still didn't have to pay for em..with that one exception being the Porsche 911 Sport Coupe for the car pass ofc lol
Im not a fan of this season . I still want a Police theme battle pass and I want to use cop lights on my vehicles ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ .
I would love more vehicle customizations like police lights. not sure why they havent added them yet.
@@MilitiaGamingCommunityyeah I want to be a aggressive Corvette police unit .
Im sure people who push others from the road would love to play as a cop
is the game even worth it? I’m most likely buying it when I get a ps5 because the game got pretty cheap in my country
I picked it up for a 1/3 of the price. It's worth it.
Do the full story, then go online and play as much as you want! It's worth it with a low price!
100% especially if its on sale. Don't listen to the internet....except me on the internet, telling you its good. lol.
@@MilitiaGamingCommunity actually it’s not even on a sale it’s a base price, but still thanks!
Unlike what the other guy said, if you like pvp racing I'd actually recommend going online immediately & only do the campaign on the sides.
Main reason being that progress from campaign don't carry over to online, including car unlocks, cash & cars you've bought & customized.
In terms of worth, there are some issues (like lame cops) but yeah it's a fun & very stylish NFS game, and one that's likely getting an update somewhat regularly for quite some time now. Seems like it's getting these 'big' updates every Speed Pass cycle now. I'm enjoying it even more than Heat atm & Heat was the last one I enjoyed for a real while now.
We're is the drag racing
gone since heat. also there are not really tracks or roads that can be for drag racing
You’re telling me….I’m a little disappointed about it.
I feeel this game is on the grave already from vol 3
It’s not. How can you make blanket statements like that, when lobbies are always full?!!
Everyone has a different reason for playing the game. It just may not be your preference.
It was about time to release a full electric car into the game.
Climate change is real - you cant have all these racers drive around in petrol fueled cars. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Its ridiculous that not all cars in this games are electric and the helicopters also need to be replaced with hot air balloons.
We need Supra please 😢
Give us Supra
No online matchmaking wtf
The biggest addition to this game will be matchmaking lobbies like Payback had.
Would be nice!
So there’s no S+ HOT PURSUITS, games trash compared to heat.
S+ Gauntlet would be sort of pointless. It’s too easy to run from the cops.
来了
They could update this game by tossing it in the trash! Car physics are shit.... Literally some cars are deemed useless because they are heavy!
First pls pin
nfs heat was alot better than this
Very informative video Trigger, great job!