Windows Need For Speed World

So, I've just signed up for the Beta, don't know when/if I'll get a key/download.

It appears to be Battlefield Heroes type of NFS (free-to-play, download game).

Looks interesting, seems like EA are freeing up a lot of their games recently, FIFA Online (Beta again), Tiger Woods Online (Beta again), Battlefield Heroes, and now this.

Anyone else signed up?

Linky: http://www.needforspeed.com/web/world

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Sounds promising, but if it doesnt drive like forza 3 i wont be playing

 

^^^this NFS always felt way too arcadey for me and being this is a free online game and so targeted to have most mass appeal i doubt it will change from the formula.

 

NFS is recreating Street Legal.

 

Could be interesting, will a game I play with a Xbox controller rather than my G25 though.

 

That game was ace but shite at the same time, the modabillity of the cars was amazing, being able to pick everything from the shocks to the pistons and having to build the engine in the correct order was great

Too bad as soon as you actually went to drive it was like driving a rock on ice :/

 

looks cool, applied for the beta, i bet they gonna make you pay to customize your car

 

So is anybody playing the beta? I've been playing it for 2 days now and so far it's quite good fun. Shame multiplayer racing keeps breaking though

 

I'm playing the beta too.

Not that exciting, and quite laggy, but a decent amount of fun.

Be wary of shops offering a pre-order of this game - e.g. here - it's just the amount you pay worth of SpeedBoost (in-game currency) which is actually unnecessary as power-ups can be earned at the end of each race.

 

From what I gathered the Starter Pack was necessary in order to progress past level 10? As well as a few other perks over those who play for free.

 

I quite like this game, interesting and different I doubt it will hit mainstream but this will have a following for sure.

quickstream is my name if anyone wants to hook up once I get my computer working again lol