In your opinion Keith is it worth purchasing now? Or do you recommend still waiting for final fully patched release at the end of July to avoid most of the current bugs?
I'm going to puchase this game, even though it is a simcade like F1 2012. I see on the NTG forum that there are still bugs being reported even after the second patch, even though it sounds like it is getting better to play.
Yes, it is a simcade like F1 2012, that's probably a good game to compare it with - in my opinion, there's already a comparable level of immersion with the spotter & the fast, close, door to door racing.
My three usb devices (G27, Button box and ProRace display buttons only) all work together, though some are still reporting problems.
Eutechnyx are responding well to bug reports and two patches have already produced good improvements. They are promising more cautions caused by AI, and more mechanical retirements, which is lacking at the moment. Personally I feel there are also some discrepancies in difficulty levels from track to track, but again, there have already been improvements, & it's still being worked on.
The big difference for me though, is, I am simply tired of trying to ignore and edit / tweak my way round the way the F1 2012 AI cheat, i.e.no matter what we do to tweak & improve them, the lap times & race director screen are NEVER going to be genuine/fully truthful due to the simulated out of sight racing & it leaves me feeling let down. NGT2013 may also be a 'simcade', but it does not give me this impression so far, so if Eutechnyx continue to iron out the minor niggles, for me this is a hands down winner.
My bottom line right at this moment with the beta is: it is already great fun and very playable for me as it is, and Eutechnyx are making noticeable improvements, so it's well worth an early purchase.
NASCAR The Game: 2013 for PC is now available for pre-purchase with Beta Access on Steam.
