NFSW Maintenance Window - May 15

Purpose:
The purpose of this maintenance window is to deploy server / a game patch to Need for Speed World. Please see Release Notes below.

Date:
May 15th, 2012

Duration(s):
4 hours
Start: 1pm (13:00) PDT -- 4pm (16:00) EDT -- 8pm (20:00) UTC
End: 5pm (17:00) PDT -- 8pm (20:00) EDT -- 12am (00:00) UTC

Affected Users:
During the maintenance window, the servers will be offline and users will not able to log in and play Need for Speed World. Players who are already logged in and playing NFS World will be disconnected from the server and therefore, disconnected from the game.

New Features:
- The Mazda RX-7 RZ has been re-released and is available for purchase from the Car Dealer

Bug Fixes/Changes:
- The Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34) has undergone retuning to increase the car’s top speed and enhance its handling
- Fixed an issue that caused damage to appear black on the BMW M3 GTS (Cop Edition)
- Fixed an issue that caused the Lamborghini Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster to lose a substantial amount of detail when viewed at a distance
- A missing sound effect when winning a rare part from Card Packs was added
- The brightness of the “Outlaw” license plate has been lowered
- The edges of the “Diamonds” neons have been softened
- A number of instances where text has cut off in localized languages have been fixed

If this also fixes my inability to buy any boost, I'll be happy!

Let me start off by saying how excited I am about none of this update. Fixes that should have been addressed before the particular features were released.

Yeah I must admit, most of the details of this update certainly seem "essential".

On a side note, I thought the R34 GT-R already underwent retuning? The rest is what appears to be just cosmetic adjustments, most of which we didn't really need to have or worry about.

I am totaly disapointed by EA,this is all crap, and funy thing is >>THEY DONT GIVE A DAM what we need to be fixed

I have a list of articles I am starting to write for MMOsite and I think it is time I speak my peace on this game as well. If they don't want to listen to everyone on the forums, Facebook, Twitter, etc., maybe they will start to pay attention when I take it public about how NFSW is actually ruining the whole NFS franchise. The bleeding is going to continue into every future game they make.

Mate if you can DO THAT TO THEM ,they deserve even more!!

this update is useless!!!

these things are all pointless... who cares about your license plate??? noone actually really reads those things.... at least i dont when i race someone...????

also @dog, that would be awesome! bet they never expected someone that plays the game get on a big public level to bring up the FLAWS this game has and that we've been telling them all this time only to have them ignore us... and fix some stupid license plates haha

Stupid update

If the tuning of the R34 had been released before the IGC Camino, I would have bought it. Oh well.

Here's how I look at updates: Bug fixes and new non-SB content are manly, while "cosmetic" updates (like paint, visual glitches, etc.) and new SB content are very feminine. Judging on that, we must have a game run virtually completely by women...

I play Backyard Monsters on Facebook (I'm probably gonna reference that when talking about World) and they're continually tipping the balance of the game, but not to the extent that the World developers are. KIXEYE focus on putting out new content for BYM every or every other Thursday or Friday, while bug fixes aren't anywhere near as common. Lag is a big problem (Flash products whoop whoop) and there are several other problems in the game as well. If KIXEYE would just take a month or two to fix bugs and optimize (speed up) the game, they could probably pull in a lot more players.

Same with World. If they took 2-3 months to fix a lot of bugs and implement a bunch of anti-cheat stuff, the game would be SO much better. I'd also love it if they could somehow optimize the game so I could run the game on Medium quality without lag or that weird rainbow color distortion thing happening whenever I crash.
But they also need to add tracks or (preferably) more TEs. Carbon had 66 events to race in Career mode (15 in all areas except Silverton, 21 in Silverton) and I can still play it over and over.

My rant is over. I go to a vocational (job training) school, and I've got final exams next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. After that, I'm going back to my main school for the next week and a half to help out with my school band, seeing as how our only tuba player is graduating and we've got someone on bass clarinet coming into HS band.

the only good thinkg i see here is the re-tuning of the R34, :facepalm: