The Most Annoying Thing About Hot Pursuit Mode In NFS Unbound

This feels like a cheesy strategy for Racers. Especially when a race has more then 1 gas station to drive to.

[@Z38_US]

Racers are at a massive disadvantage, especially in any class that isn't S which is why they usually use these cheesy tactics like going through the same gas station or intentionally running off the track to avoid people trying to slam into you from behind in corners or to go slightly off track to manually reset to avoid cops. This is an issue but I can totally get why racers do it because that is literally the only way to fight back against cops, especially when someone has the EMP lock on you because if that EMP hits you you are effectively just fcked, nothing you can do literally unable to move for a solid 5-6 seconds which is why when the lock happens people run off the track to get rid of it.

[@Spoken05]

The thing with this mode in general is the fact that they give the cops a wayyyy bigger advantage then the racers since they bring a bigger impact then how racers would try whenever they ram the cops and that just seems unfair…

[@shopwood8010]

There’s no way the cops have a bigger advantage, especially on this race there are so many gas stations that it’s almost impossible to shut down a decent racer. Because they’ll keep repairing their damage.

[@Spoken05]

@@shopwood8010 You have the AI cops on you, you have the cop players using weapons, and you have cop cars blocking your way. What advantages do the racers have? Like the level of inconsistency that the mode has between the cops and the racers are just not enough to be fairly balanced for everyone to enjoy…

[@Spoken05]

To add on to this, I’ve witnessed cop players placing spike stripes onto gas stations which makes it even more difficult for players on the racer side to escaped from them and most of them always end up getting busted by the minute they start the pursuit.

[@bluetuber982]

They really need to give racers weapons. I mean this was a thing in HP2010.

[@vitosavage9415]

Everything u said have one solution - FUCKIN VOICE CHAT. The real problem in hp - no cooperation at all between cops, just fuckin zero. With proper cooperation u can bust any racer, but nfs players are idiots so they just SMAAAASH emp’ed car instead of stopping by and just bust it. Cops can choose any route on track, checkpoints doesn’t exist for them, so gas stations is ok.

[@ThePaperAssassin-YT]

Best fix for this- Limited repairs like in NFS Heat.

[@oba9041]

You can’t really get upset about a player going through the same gas station over and over again when the repair kits barely work and we have no pursuit tech like the game mode is towards cops having the total advantage against racers. Not to mention the game mode isn’t really 414 it’s really four against 30. The cops basically are all S plus tier plus any other AI cops boxing them in

[@lulspooky2383]

One thing most racers are finding out about is the fact that you’re able to abuse the “reset to track” to let the repair kit fully heal you. I came across this when I was going for the (bust 2 racers in single playlist) which felt impossible but I still got it. But a racer can basically run off track when there low hp to get the repair kit to register.

[@WAGAKO19]

I wish they made the repair kit like heat where you can tap a button and your car can get half the health back, but it's so stupid on unbound because you have the meet a certain condition before the repair is activated.

[@noscrim]

when racers are under the effect of an EMP or Spike Strip, they should not be allowed to reset either by manually or by going off the map. it is so unfair that i am parkbusting them and they just press reset. Going off the map for a reset should damage their car so there is a puishment for that slimy worm playstyle. Manual reseting should be removed completely. on the other hand, cop teleporting should be limited

[@vitosavage9415]

Problems in hp have one solution - FUCKIN VOICE CHAT. The real problem in hp - no cooperation at all between cops, just fuckin zero. With proper cooperation u can bust any racer, but nfs players are idiots so they just SMAAAASH emp’ed car instead of stopping by and just bust it. Cops can choose any route on track, checkpoints doesn’t exist for them, so gas stations is ok. What about racers: remove manual reset, add race tech like jammer cause emp is op. And the main thing - cops cars shouldn’t be always s+. Racer A - cop a+. Racer a+ - cop S. Racer S - cop s+. Perfect hp mode created

[@HirokaAkita]

Problem is, that racers do not have any countermeasures against Cop tech. And as you state it, yeah, the auxiliary items in this mode are nearly useless.

[@Abdulla_king]

To be honest I can't blame him cops have way too much power unlike the racers they should add counter measures

[@WAGAKO19]

Ahhh, gas stations abuse. Giving me nostalgia when i did the gas station abuse back 10 years ago on rivals😂

[@FreddyFazbear_22]

i think if they add equipment like the jammer or turbo for racers it would be more fair imo

[@Itz_Puxe]

Racers: unlimited repair but it doesn't fix the tires if popped Cops: UNLIMITED NITROUS, UNLIMITED REDEPLOY, UNLIMITED LIVES, UNLIMITED PURSUIT TECH, ASSISTANCE FROM AI POLICE AND THE POLICE ARE JUST FASTER THAN THE RACERS IN GENERAL. I can seriously go into debt on how overpowered the police are and how Petty players can be because trust there are some petty people out there who will purposely wait for you just so they can only get you as a racer. I've been in that situation way too many times and it's honestly annoying, just let me play the game okay police? It's A class I'm not going to be going that fast so why are you wasting your time trying to bust me not even 10% into the race? And don't get me started on how literally a vast majority of the people who play police only use the Porsche. After a week of the new update I haven't seen a single crown Vic or a heavy unit get picked willingly, there are some exceptions of course but it's mainly the Porsche😤 you can't outrun it in A or A+ class and you barely get away from it. Maybe if you use EMP and not just ESF with a Porsche like literally over half of the police players, you most definitely would have caught him because with all of the AI blocking his other angles it would have been easier for y'all to close the gap. So again how is this unlimited repair option overpowered? If anything it helps me catch the racers because if I see them going off course for a gas station that means they are going to be forcefully reset back in front of my line of sight meaning they are not going to be able to get up to speed quick enough and I will eventually get them and that is a free bust for me. THAT'S HONESTLY WHY I LOVE THIS RACE SPECIFICALLY😂 I get so many EMP busts because of that, and players be thinking they are slick trying to swerve out of my way, I don't even go nowhere and I let y'all look stupid trying to avoid me. I have EMP level 2 so it will reach you.

[@oba9041]

Also, if going to the gas station over and over again is a cheesy strategy then using an infinite spawn method, infinite lives is also cheesy as well. Not to mention when cops get taken out they just respond when a racer gets taken out they turn into a cop that’s also cheesy. That’s even worse

[@Joshua-zp2uu]

It would make more sense if when a cop player wrecks, they should just be in spectate mode like how Hot Pursuit did. But I can see why that won't be added as a feature in Unbound. The mode just needs alot of fixes, balances, and additions and it can feel fun for both sides.

[@oba9041]

@@Joshua-zp2uu I agree. They also should have made a game mode that’s the opposite of gauntlet. In stead of everyone being a racer everyone would be a cop instead to bust the ai racers and they should have added time trials as rapid response events for people to use cop cars as well

[@shirokov5965]

the fuck? i thought we could use the the gas station with the cooldown exists just like in normal campaign

[@Joshua-zp2uu]

Only free roam has cooldowns for the repair shops. Gauntlets and Hot Pursuits don't have a cooldown.

[@konosuhardbass]

You clearly haven't seen racers abusing respawns. That ruins Hot Pursuit.

[@Joshua-zp2uu]

I have. But there is a way to bait the opponent sometimes to reset and get ready for when they respawn at the right timing. Especially when they're at critical.

[@RVLTNS]

o carro da polícia tem infinitos benefícios, o carro do piloto tb deve ter vantagens, porém acho que a pista é curta demais, seria mais equilibrado uma pista longa de 4minutos