Developer Frontier has announced that support for F1 Manager 2022 will cease less than two months after launch, with the next patch coming to the game to be it's last of any consequence.
This decision has been made, apparently, to "ensure upcoming F1 Manager projects realise their potential". Considering that F1 Manager 2022 only launched at the end of August, that's a little rich, especially considering fans have complained of bugs and shallow features ever since. Frontier has inked a deal with F1 for a total of four games, with 2022 being the first.
The "last significant patch" still coming to the game will reportedly provide visual updates for official F1 teams, address fuel usage issues, and amend instances of Estimated Race time calculation inconsistencies. So, hardly a banger of a send-off.
We actually thought F1 Manager 2022 was great, so this one kind of stings. You can read our full thoughts on the matter in our comprehensive review. What do you think of this incredibly brief period of support for F1 Manager 2022? Take pole position in the comments section below.
[source reddit.com, via eurogamer.net]
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What more can they really add to it? Everything people want will be in a follow up. It's not like they ever announced DLC or a live service-esque cycle for this one. It's a pretty basic intro to what they want to do with some nice graphics but limited features, again this is mostly to test the waters for a bigger game to follow up.
Wow. I’m not buying their annual games if they are just waiting to embed simple features to future games. At least EA attempt at updating for a few months longer.
Not a good look at all Frontier.
Sounds like it'll be better to wait on next year's version...
I was really hyped fort the game bit then reading reviews about the bugs and various problems never picked it up.
Make it free-to-play and I'll give it a try.
If the game plays well and there are no major bugs after the final patch to spoil it, I don't see a problem.
Unless i'm missing something this is a weird take. As others have said if a game releases feature complete, performant and (relatively) bug free why do they need to keep updating it?
Not every game has to be a live service. If working well then it would be better to concentrate on future games, especially on annual releases.
Bit of a shock to read this. I really enjoy the game even though there are a few bugs. Shocking to see there is only going to be one more patch.
@themightyant Its not about Live service. All patches are to fix game and not to add anything new. And they will not be able to fix multiple critical issues for hardcore F1 fans, because there will be left multiple issues in game which is not realistic for F1.
@REALAIS But the game launched in a good state and relatively bug free. Why does it need more patching?
What are the 'critical issues'? Perhaps i'm unaware of something.
@themightyant Main issue is with Safety car and lapped car issue which will not be rectified till next game atleast. If you want to dig deeper then in F1 Manager Reddit it is possible to read main issues.
lol Frontier doing Frontier things. Absolute joke of a company.
Absolutely no surprise to any Elite Dangerous console players. Frontier really are a dreadful studio
@REALAIS Thanks for the insight.
Though "Safety car and lapped car issue" sounds like a very authentic take on F1! 😂
Poor effort. Also stupid. Why would this encourage anyone to purchase their future attempts if this is their attitude towards a game which is still nowhere near fixed? Certainly my first and last purchase of this series.
Compare with the likes of studios such as IO Interactive, Insomniac and Motion Twin for post-launch support and they're just an embarrassment. Scummy.
@REALAIS i thought one of the recent patches addressed this? sure i read it in last few days.
tbh theres not much to update so long as bugs addressed. next years will add more im sure.
I don't really understand the hate this is getting. Other than the very rare occasion, which hasn't happened the last few times, having a SC bug, the game is absolutely fine. I've been enjoying it with no issues. I think it's a really solid start to this series. Not all games need constant live service updates.
Looking forward to seeing what they add with the next game. If it's much of the same, then perhaps I'll see a problem, but for now, I don't get the negativity.
It doesn't sound as if the game is complete and bug free, so it makes sense why people do not like this news.
I guess frontier doesnt have the resources to update like EA do while working on a yearly release.
And that being said if this game is "development complete" what would you expect them to add? I dont know the game, is it missing features or functionality? If not we should probably give them Kudos for releasing a full game rather than patching after launch.
@themightyant I watch a streamer who plays 3 full races a day and even he believes they've basically done all they can for this game. At this point it's in a great place with the only major issue being the inability to unlap yourself but it's so rare for that to be an issue anyway
It's a cracking first attempt and there's nothing even remotely close on the market
It’s not like the game is being shut down, ideally when a game comes out it needs no support, at least you know what you are getting with this.
Racing management games are kind of niche. If they perfect the first version with numerous patches, how many other incarnations are they realistically going to be able to sell?
Thats fast 2 months for a managementsim but what do i know.
Considering the F1 season finishes in about 3 weeks, I'd say it's right on time to end support.
Frontier usually support their games for years
It a yearly release title like fifa 2023. Frontier will release f1 manager 2023 next year no doubt they will fixed and deepens many featurs.
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