Need For Speed: Most Wanted 2012

[Darren.]

The McLaren F1 was in NFS2, a last gen NFS game. Do you think it should stay last gen? Well, Criterion doesn't, they put it in all their NFS games to date. The F1 is awesome in MW though, best car in the DLC and is IMO the best sounding car in the game.

 

[Spoil-t]

They used the F1 LM which was only in Hot Pursuit 2. We also got 3 more cars which were never in any NFS game. (unless you count convertibles as the same as the hardtops)

 

[Need4Speed685]

I once jump the Venom off the Lighthouse cliff & the car froze mid-air like 500 yards out to sea.

Not the only one who has done that. Playing mutliplayer and had to leave my own session otherwise I couldn't get out of it.

 

[ilikewaffles11]

I have a Slim Jim code if anybody would like it. It's the PSN unlock code so you just have to redeem it on your PS3.

The code is QHL8-BFN8-9LRT.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

^ That code has been used by me actually. Waffles gave me the Slim Jim code and I redeemed it on the website, but since I don't have the US version of the game it doesn't work. I can download the unlock file from PSN but the car doesn't show up in game. I don't know if the code will work twice, but it's worth a shot 👍 Just don't call waffles a scammer if it doesn't work lol.

Now, since there's no way for me to get the Charger, can a kind soul please take a picture/screenshot of the stats screen (all stock mods except burn nitrous) and the paints selection screen? Just want to satisfy my OCD mind

 

[Spoil-t]

Now, since there's no way for me to get the Charger, can a kind soul please take a picture/screenshot of the stats screen (all stock mods except burn nitrous) and the paints selection screen? Just want to satisfy my OCD mind

It comes in White gloss, & Blue, Red, Silver, & Grey metallic. The stats are identical to the Challenger but with slightly better acceleration if my memory serves me right.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

It comes in White gloss, & Blue, Red, Silver, & Grey metallic. The stats are identical to the Challenger but with slightly better acceleration if my memory serves me right.

Cool, thanks Spoil-t 👍 Are you sure those are the only colours though? On the slim jim website it shows an orange one as the prize for the xbox version.

 

[Spoil-t]

Oops, forgot to mention the yellow metallic.

 

[GTMail]

Really enjoying this game. The online is really enjoyable especially when you get people who know what they're doing. Some things I've noticed in my first week or so of playing online:
- The Aventador is easily the most common car I see
- People are usually terrible at racing
- I've come to realize that the Bugatti is used in almost every race by anybody who has it.
- People don't understand that when you sit and wait for other players to get to the challenge/race area you can't be taken down. They still continue to hit you.
- I get yelled at a lot.

I'm sure I've just told you guys what you already know but I thought this thread could use a good bump. That's about it for observations so far. As for cars I use the following:
Everyday- Focus ST and Delta
SUV- Raptor
Sports- Countach, 911 and the Marussa
Grand Tourer- Bentley
Muscle- Cobra and the Mustang Boss
Exotic- McLaren F1, Pagani Hyura(spell check), Agera R and the Ford GT.

As for pro mods I've basically unlocked everything I use online.

 

[Spoil-t]

I can easily beat any Veyron with the Corvette or Camaro. That 2 ton turd is overrated.

 

[TilDawn]

Really enjoying this game. The online is really enjoyable especially when you get people who know what they're doing. Some things I've noticed in my first week or so of playing online:
- The Aventador is easily the most common car I see
- People are usually terrible at racing
- I've come to realize that the Bugatti is used in almost every race by anybody who has it.
- People don't understand that when you sit and wait for other players to get to the challenge/race area you can't be taken down. They still continue to hit you.
- I get yelled at a lot.

I experience these all the time. Except for the yelling, but only because I mute the game and play my music.

 

[sesselpupser]

I remember the first and only time I played online I chose the Atom V8 and thoroughly trounced Veyrons and Lambos in the only race event there was... I didn't do so well in the challenges though because I was taken down almost instantly. Then the game sort of crashed; the HUD disappeared and I couldn't move but the game was still going on, I has to ctrl-alt-del to be able to leave, so I haven't been back.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

^ The HUD disappearing glitch happened to me a few times as well. It mostly occurs after everyone has meetup and the screen switches to show you what event is playing next. Sometimes it cures itself, sometimes it stays like that. The only way to quit is by signing out of PSN so the game throws you back to offline mode.

This problem and the concours freezing are the main problems that makes online in this game less enjoyable than Burnout Paradise. They are almost game-breaking 👎

I also dislike the fact that the words 'drive to meetup' occupies the whole screen and causes all other HUD to disappear. I just want to see the map so I can get there first dammit Also hate that they show your license plate and list of mods equipped everytime you change cars, which also causes the HUD to disappear. Some shockingly poor UI design choices by Criterion. Paradise was also better in this regard.

Sometimes I wish mod changes could be voice activated so we don't have to take our left thumb off the steering. I thought of moving steering to the right analog stick, but that would require me to adapt my driving all over again that the benefits will not be worth it

On another note, has anyone unlocked the license plate for 'Takedown Master' yet? It's one of the car specific plates. I want to know how it looks like. Is it the same picture of the car from the side like the others with the words 'takedown master' on top?

Also, have you unlocked any of the plates for the Charger yet Spoil-t? If yes, what colour is the car? (I'm guessing white because most plates that I've unlocked have the cars white)

 

[AOS-]

Sometimes I wish mod changes could be voice activated-

Kinect.

 

[Spoil-t]

The game glitches after events when EVERYONE are having a takedown battle. Idiots.

Also, have you unlocked any of the plates for the Charger yet Spoil-t? If yes, what colour is the car? (I'm guessing white because most plates that I've unlocked have the cars white)

All of the plates for the car milestones are the same color of the stock color of the car. So the Corvette's plates will be yellow, F1 LM's orange, Camaro's red, Mono's white & the Charger since it comes in white first will be white.

 

[AOS-]

The No HUD thing I think is a result of people creating too many takedown messages in between the results page and the next "Drive to Meet Up" message.

Basically, only one message can appear on screen at a time and if people keep taking each other out, the game doesn't get a chance to put up the next message.

The good thing about this is that despite having to wait about a minute to get the next event rolling, I've never got stuck on it forever.

I do however get stuck occasionally when the game redirects players and gets stuck at 0 seconds.

 

[Spoil-t]

I do however get stuck occasionally when the game redirects players and gets stuck at 0 seconds.

That's from a player lagging out. The event starts once the person leaves.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

All of the plates for the car milestones are the same color of the stock color of the car. So the Corvette's plates will be yellow, F1 LM's orange, Camaro's red, Mono's white & the Charger since it comes in white first will be white.

I've unlocked the Corvette plate and it's blue. The Ford GT plate is white even though the stock colour is red. So that rule doesn't work...

I've discovered another glitch: the motorhead plate doesn't unlock for the Audi R8. Strangely the 'True Fan' milestone records all mods unlocked and I got the Audi true fan plate, but the R8 modfather milestone got stuck at 9/10. I checked the EA NFS forums and a couple of players are having the same problem, but with different cars. Seems like its an Autolog problem and not a car specific problem.

So that makes it 3 cars that I can never unlock all plates for (Marussia, R8, Charger). Great, just great

 

[Spoil-t]

Huh, every plate I unlocked so far was the stock color of the car. *shrugs* I also think my MP4-12C glitched because I had all mods for it but no plate.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

Hmm, maybe it's different between players then. Could it be that it unlocks whatever colour you have driven the most in? That seems to be the case for most of my cars. With a few exceptions like the Agera (plate is blue, most driven colour is white). Who knows? Are you sure the Corvette is yellow spoil-t?

 

[Hyped]

12 more jack spots to go, and I'm running out of ideas for where to look. Any suggestions?

 

[Spoil-t]

I don't remember. I unlocked it months ago.

 

[Need4Speed685]

12 more jack spots to go, and I'm running out of ideas for where to look. Any suggestions?

There's a chance those 12 spots are Most Wanted Rival-related.

Have you seen how many locations there are for a car in the 'Change Car' sub-menu in EasyDrive? If you've found all spots for one car, there needs to be at least 3 different locations for that car. If not, look for the missing spot or head over to nfs.wikia.com for the full list of Jack Spot locations.

 

[TilDawn]

I've discovered another glitch: the motorhead plate doesn't unlock for the Audi R8. Strangely the 'True Fan' milestone records all mods unlocked and I got the Audi true fan plate, but the R8 modfather milestone got stuck at 9/10. I checked the EA NFS forums and a couple of players are having the same problem, but with different cars. Seems like its an Autolog problem and not a car specific problem.

So far I have not encountered the motorhead glitch. I have 24 motorhead plates, including the one for the R8. I'm also led to believe it isn't car specific with the Marussia being the exception. All based on reports I've read from players, and because of that I haven't touched the Marussia yet. I'm dropping the game for now, very frustrating for a completionist like myself.

12 more jack spots to go, and I'm running out of ideas for where to look. Any suggestions?

Each car has 3 jackspots. Check Easydrive to see what you're missing, that should be a good start.

 

[Hyped]

There's a chance those 12 spots are Most Wanted Rival-related.

Have you seen how many locations there are for a car in the 'Change Car' sub-menu in EasyDrive? If you've found all spots for one car, there needs to be at least 3 different locations for that car. If not, look for the missing spot or head over to nfs.wikia.com for the full list of Jack Spot locations.

I've taken out all of the most wanted. Just need to find some more spots for the other cars. Will every jack spot for each car be in a different region than the others?

 

[AOS-]

I've taken out all of the most wanted. Just need to find some more spots for the other cars. Will every jack spot for each car be in a different region than the others?

Answer this first:

Each car has 3 jackspots. Check Easydrive to see what you're missing, that should be a good start.

And I can probably give you an answer in no time.

 

[wicken]

I've discovered another glitch: the motorhead plate doesn't unlock for the Audi R8. Strangely the 'True Fan' milestone records all mods unlocked and I got the Audi true fan plate, but the R8 modfather milestone got stuck at 9/10. I checked the EA NFS forums and a couple of players are having the same problem, but with different cars. Seems like its an Autolog problem and not a car specific problem.

So that makes it 3 cars that I can never unlock all plates for (Marussia, R8, Charger). Great, just great

So far I unlocked 16 motorhead license plates without any problem until I was finishing my run with the McLaren F1 LM, like usual when I get 321KM for that specific car I always set my own private lobby (only if I have to unlock Off-Road pro) to get the final mod and all the paints but in this one something happened. I got the usual message that I unlocked the final mod but the game glitched and didn't recognized that I unlocked all mods, anyway I got scared that I could not unlock the "Ultimate Fan" license plate because of this but thankfully the game tracked correctly in the ultimate speed milestones and not in the car milestones.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

So far I have not encountered the motorhead glitch. I have 24 motorhead plates, including the one for the R8. I'm also led to believe it isn't car specific with the Marussia being the exception. All based on reports I've read from players, and because of that I haven't touched the Marussia yet. I'm dropping the game for now, very frustrating for a completionist like myself.

Lucky you. The glitch seems to be completely random as far as I know. I was in my own room with no other players when I unlocked the mods for the R8, the internet connection was stable and I didn't unlock any other milestones (besides the last one: off road tires). I've unlocked motorhead plates in chaotic online rooms with various takedowns and milestones popping left and right just fine. Very frustrating like you said.

So far I unlocked 16 motorhead license plates without any problem until I was finishing my run with the McLaren F1 LM, like usual when I get 321KM for that specific car I always set my own private lobby (only if I have to unlock Off-Road pro) to get the final mod and all the paints but in this one something happened. I got the usual message that I unlocked the final mod but the game glitched and didn't recognized that I unlocked all mods, anyway I got scared that I could not unlock the "Ultimate Fan" license plate because of this but thankfully the game tracked correctly in the ultimate speed milestones and not in the car milestones.

Yep, same problem as mine. It's bizarre that two related milestones could show different things. If they designed Autolog properly it would've recognized the mismatch and corrected itself.

Also, does anybody experience more than usual autolog disconnections over the last 2 days? MW online is completely unplayable for me at the moment. I popped in HP3 to cure my rage and I'm reminded of how much more polish it has compared to MW.

Criterion turning into the next Black Box it seems...

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Criterion turning into the next Black Box it seems...

Sadly But then a decrease in quality can be expected from an increase in quantity.

 

[Spoil-t]

Remember CG is on EA's leash as was Black Box. If EA says "Spend no time on fixing problems just make the next game." they have to listen because EA pays the bills. They let CG have their way with BP but since then EA has gone stupid.