F1 Manager 2022 devs backtrack after irritating followers with a “final update” simply 2 months after launch

F1 Manager 2022
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Frontier Developments has actually revealed that it’s finishing significant gameplay updates for F1 Manager 2022 much less than 2 months after launch, yet after a promptly unfavorable reaction from followers, the workshop’s messaging has actually softened.

On October 27, a Frontier rep made an article entitled “News on Next Update and the Future of F1 Manager (opens in new tab)” on the game’s main subreddit. According to the article, “this next update for F1 Manager 2022 will be the last significant update that addresses player-reported feedback, or suggested changes and additions. Any potential updates following this would be minor patches that do not noticeably affect gameplay.”

The devs stated that “to ensure upcoming F1 Manager projects realise their potential and meet the expectations of both our team and our community, the development team’s focus must move fully onto projects beyond F1 Manager 2022.” The article likewise explains the last large spot as the game’s “final update.”

Response from followers was uninterested, to state the least. Posts with titles like “never buy another Frontier game ever again,” “this company is a laughing stock, and “a revolting choice by Frontier” are filling up the subreddit currently, as well as the game’s Steam page (opens in new tab) is quickly being flooded with negative reviews referencing the news.

Today, Frontier has made a new post that makes an attempt at “clarifying yesterday’s news (opens up in brand-new tab)“. As in the previous post, the developers say that major gameplay updates are ending while minor patches will continue. “To be clear,” the devs say, “we will certainly continue to support F1 Manager 2022, with multiple updates currently in the pipeline, focused on addressing the most important topics raised by the community.”

The devs are making some specific contradictions to previous statements, however. One of the big complaints players have had regards issues with cars not properly getting unlapped under the safety car. Yesterday, one member of the team said (opens in new tab) “we can now confirm that this will not be addressed further in F1 Manager 2022,” because the fix “would require significant gameplay alterations that are just not within scope for this game.”

Today, Frontier says (opens in new tab) the issue is “not considered a gameplay feature. It remains on our list of topics we’re investigating for F1 Manager 2022. We’ll remain to provide more particular details on what else we’re working, as soon as it’s confirmed.”

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Source: gamesradar.com

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