Driveclub has had one of the worst launches in video game history. Mainly due to server issues, the game has been experiencing many problems since it's launch last month, and though the devs have been working hard at fixing them, reports are saying the game is still pretty broken. It's so bad that at the last minute, they had to delay the PS Plus version of the game indefinitely until the issues have been fixed.
When Evolution first admitted to the game having problems, they said that compensation to the players was something they were thinking about. Today, we got some details on what that will be.
Here's the deal. If you purchased the full version of the game, Evolution will give you both of November's DLC packs for free. This includes the Ignition and Photo Finish tour. According to Kotaku, the content includes, "5 new cars, 22 new tour events, 10 trophies, and 10 livery items."
Check out the full statement from Evolution below via Facebook:
When Evolution first admitted to the game having problems, they said that compensation to the players was something they were thinking about. Today, we got some details on what that will be.
Here's the deal. If you purchased the full version of the game, Evolution will give you both of November's DLC packs for free. This includes the Ignition and Photo Finish tour. According to Kotaku, the content includes, "5 new cars, 22 new tour events, 10 trophies, and 10 livery items."
Check out the full statement from Evolution below via Facebook:
Hi everyone,
The team at Evolution continues to work diligently to resolve all of the server issues. We know you have all been extremely patient and understandably frustrated during DRIVECLUB’s launch, and to show our appreciation for the support during this challenging time, we will be offering the premium DLC packs for November (25th November-SCEA/26th November-SCEE/27th November-SCEJ) free to those who purchased the full game.
These premium DLC packs – The Ignition Expansion Pack and Photo-Finish Tour Pack along with two livery packs – will give you a total of five new cars, 22 new tour events, 10 new trophies and 10 new livery items to play with online and offline.
The Season Pass will be extended to include four extra packs in July 2015 to ensure players who purchased the pass get everything that was promised. So on top of the free DLC in November, the Season Pass will still include 38 cars, 176 tour events and 80 unique liveries.
On Tuesday we will also be releasing our next game update which includes our first round of player requested feature updates.
In addition to Photo Mode, which will allow you to share your most thrilling moments with your friends, we will be adding:
• Improved multiplayer collision physics to reduce frustrating spin-outs
• Adjustments to soften the corner cutting penalty system
• Options in the club menu to view everything your club has unlocked
• A fix to allow all club owners to update their club badges
This update also includes the first new tracks, which we announced back in September as part of our plans to keep supporting and expanding the game as you play. These include the following free new tracks for online and offline play (also playable in reverse):
• India – Yedepalli
• Scotland – Wester Ross
• Chile – Los Pelambres
Although currently we do not have an update regarding the timing for the launch of the PS Plus Edition, we are continually working on improving the server capacity to enable us to launch the PS Plus Edition as quickly as possible.
Once again, thank you for your support. We are truly sorry that the road to delivering the full DRIVECLUB racing experience on PS4 has been such a rocky one.