rFactor 2 in 2022: Is It Worth The Money?
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
- Hey what is going on guys, today im sharing with you my 2022 Review of rFactor 2!! This game is the Vegemite of sim racing, so my goal is to arm you with everything you need to know about RF2, as well as share my personal opinion of if the game is worth your money!! If you did find this review helpful, a like and a sub would mean a lot!! Have a good one guys!! :D
Chapters:
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00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Pros
04:59 - Cons
08:52 - Is RF2 For You?
10:40 - Outro
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Quite a lot missed in this review. First of all, physics are far from the best with major tire model flaws and many setup exploits. Content-wise, the historic community is, simply put, ignored, both, by S397 and modders. AI is terrible with throttle and brake inputs only going 0-1, no in between. Their lines are also messed up and often they just do stupid things. New UI isn't great, but it's also very laggy for me, as I have tons of content (official and mods) and the severe input lag makes it very annoying to use. Multiplayer is not even that bad, there is the new Competition System that is lacking players in those daily and hourly races, but there are also many leagues and many decently good ones. These leagues cover all kinds of racing, from open wheel stuff, cup races, endurance stuff and even historic races (obviously very limited because of lack of content, but it exists). Once you're a part of the rFactor 2 online community it actually becomes a really pleasant experience and you can find yourself even too busy with online races. And that excuse: "to race online you have to race in leagues which I can't/don't want to" is stupid, you very much can, just get involved and you'll find something you like and can compete in. Finally, graphics, for single monitor users, such as myself, very high, nearly max graphics can work at over 100 fps on a mid-range modern PC, at least offline that is, usually with 30-40 cars. Personally, always when going online, I turn graphics down to nearly minimum to ensure I have absolute peak performance, so can't comment on how intense it is to run high graphics online. Touching on the pricey content, the problem is that to race online, you must have all the content that's on the server, which can get very expensive if that's a lot of official DLC. It's possibly the biggest flaw of rFactor 2 that seems like won't be fixed anytime soon. Overall, it's a very, very flawed sim, but you get used to it and learn to love it. Plus I got really comfortable with the community, so I see no point in moving on. I've been playing rFactor 2 for quite a few years now and racked up solid 1900+h (maybe even 2000 now) so I think I can give you a rough idea what it's like.
Very good points, in terms of the finer details, I tried to keep the review in the 10min or below marker and even then I went over it. All those details are very valid and I’m glad you put the time into writing that comment so people can read it and get more detail. I’d love to do a deep dive video to discuss all of these points more in the future.
Rfactor 2 will still be the sim to beat on many ways for some time. From tire model to overall phisics its still on top. By the way, the thumbnail BMW was my team's car on 12h of Monza this weekend. Skin done by me :).... Thanks for that mate ..
Nice man, tbh I found it on steam community so yeah 😅. No clue how to use the RF2 photo mode
I am a long time rFactor (1) user. I tried to make the switch to rFactor 2 some years ago and could not get used to it for several reasons. In fact I got more disappointed over the time by rF2. So I started using Assetto Corsa and still use rF1. Since the new rF2 user interface and shorter loading times I am back at rF2. I must admit, I have a very powerful PC so I have all graphics settings to the max and still decent fps, so the image looks decent. But I have fallen for the superb physics and FFB. I am driving most of the time on original rF2 ISI and Studio 397 tracks, so the AI also does a decent job. Never had such a good simrace experience just racing against AI before as I had last weeks in rF2.
All good shouts!! I definitely prefer AC overall to RF2 but when it’s working perfectly as it should it’s a ton of fun!!
Best engine, you actually feel what’s going on and on the limit of grip it’s feels like a car or the limit. Most other sims it’s like you are just driving safety and normally on the limit and then you push past it and spin. Driving a car in the limit is not like that. The limit is a blurry line and changes so much. You push a tad past without meaning too and end up fighting a bit of oversteer, and this happens all the time. R factor actually feels like that. Most others feel like just normal driving but your Speedo is out. Rfactor is crap in a lot of other ways, tracks aren’t that accurate and times and multiplayer, menus etc. Even content is super inconsistent. But when you get a nice track with a good car, the driving experience is the best by far. Flat spotted tyres, track constantly changing, tyres coming back to life after pushing them to mush. It’s awesome.
as far as what's good out of the box, I think some of the taatuses are some of the best open wheelers in sim racing. The way you feel the tyres is just on another level.
For variety: AC, for competition: ACC (or iracing if u dont have any money crysis) , for timetrials: AMS2, for the best overall experience except online :RF2.
Good and enjoyable review, thanks Jabob, i will watch more content and decide if subscribing. Cheers.
Thanks for sharing!! :D
@@JacobCappello i was being hard, i am subbed , this channel has quality and deserves all support.
Great video, u might get some hate but love the honesty!
RF2 fanboys haave mercy lmao
Greta vidoeo man,just watched whilst eating a beyond burger with green beans
Never had someone tell me their lunch in a comment but hey nice man 😂🍔
I've been acquintated with RF2 for a year, so I can give my take on it. It's worth the price on sale. When everything works, RF2 is the best. None can beat its physics and FFB feel because the finer forces are translated really well. S397's content (and its curated ones, like the Alpine Cup) are of really good quality. It also has the best GTE / LMP endurance racing. iRacing has it too, but it's on A class and a LOT more expensive (in comparison to RF2's Endurance Pack on sale). League online racing is peak RF2, I've gained lots of friends because of it.
GT3 I would place between ACC and iRacing, because while ACC has the best GT3, it does not have enough tracks to complete a GT World Challenge (Magny-Cours, Hockenheimring, Valencia) series this year while RF2 has plenty of good quality community-made tracks to cover those tracks. IMSA series is possible in RF2. iRacing is also comparable, just with the price being its barrier of entry of course.
I've tried racing AI at 100% with GT3, and while they're decent, if you're good enough, they are no match for your pace. I think you can find a lot of joy in AI racing, they're not the best, but servicable.
I like RF2, but my main problem is that it is so very buggy.. It crashes randomly some times, and almost always screws up its content when you try multiplayer. .
yeah definitely, wish S397 would focus on that
Rfactor 2 crashed zero times while driving in my case. And I drove 800 hours meanwhile. It's stable. It crashes, in menues. That's the crazy thing about it.
Online: search for a solid community. If the game crashes, it's mostly because of wrong host settings. There are tons of possibilities for a host. Random servers are mostly hosted without any knowledge.
@@ZimmerZirwes Yes, for me it usually crashed while loading, rather than when driving. The real problem is that if I ever drive online and the system needs to download a car or track, it completely trashes my list of cars and tracks. It's fixable, but a total pain in the bum.
I’ve had RF2 for a year or so. Put in maybe 20 hours. I want to like it, but I’m having a hard time getting into it. Any thoughts on how I could get more engaged in RF2? Since the new AMS2 update recently fixing the physics, I can’t put that game down.
i just tried the Formula E content seriously today actually, now yes i know its Formula E, but especially racing the AI its a very unique experience as a whole. plus the 2022 liveries and plenty of the tracks, if you have the DLC i highly recommend giving it a shot!!
Search for a solid community. That's my suggestion to you. If the servers are hosted correctly and the workshop content is uploaded correctly, it's relatively easy to use.
For the first use: Search for some help within the community. You won't get any better physics. It's worth the search.
Replace the horrible oficial ingame HUD for some mod, get simdashboard or something like that so you can have a button box or any info you want on cell phone in real time (and you will not need to memorize keys) , play it with a cleaner screen (ditch HUD stuff you don't need), and get only the best mods or some official content.
Spend 5 euros in steam in 1 car you want to try, try it for < 2 hours, refund, and then try another one and so on. Keep what you like if feasible.
Btcc cars are awesome.
I have only felt really in love by this game after trying official content (besides the one it cames with the game).
I wanna learn gettin' rid of ideal line and the fact there is none in rFactor 2 is really helpful because I cannot be tempted to turn it on
fair enough
It ain't bad, actually a very good race sim IMO, goes on sale all the time for as low as $7 on Steam.
definitely worth the price!!
Rf2 is best sim in this moment. Thx
Rfactor 2 gives me everything I want from sim racing. I searched for some communities - and that was worth it.
It offers by far the best tire model. The best drive swap. The best weather plug-in - with real weather. And weather changes during the race. You have to look the weather forecast. The sounds are getting improved a lot. The new optional version shows the potential of the new sound engine - and it sounds awesome.
IRacing is so much overrated. You have to learn the cars behavior - you don't feel it. Even with irFFB - it's ridiculous, that this sim is hyped that much. No rain since a decade? That's a joke, too. The cost of the game? Come on. That should be a point of hard criticism in every review. It's ridiculous, too. The netcode is a joke. Cars are blinking and flying into your car, if the ping is too high. There are only some reasons for saying, that iRacing is a good sim: The rating system and the hosted races. But they are completely without soul. No life streams, an only automatic punishment system and off tracks, where every car in every race is allowed to drive.
Iracing is a solid sim. Rfactor is the way better sim, if you put some effort into it. And of you spend 150 euros in sale, you own the complete content. Not only the fee for renting the base content for two years.
rfactor 2 is still a bit of a joke though...
I have it installed but I don't play it much because I have a g29 and unfortunately it doesn't change the wheel rotation automatically according to the car you are using and you have to manually do it everytime you change car..if anyone knows about a solution please let me know
yeah on my CSL DD it does that too, its annoying
It does actually change automatically, at least it does on my G920 (same wheel). Make sure you have full rotation in G Hub and just tick "range set by vehicle" in rF2 controls settings.
@@JacobCappello change in game wheel settings to device driver
Might be late but had the same problem with my g29 and fixed it by choosing g920 preset and bind the inputs afterwards .
Hope it helps!
The best mod that studio397 can do for rF2 is actually make rF3 and listen to feedback instead of ignoring every positive and negative feedback and ignoring what the fans ask and put out expensive crap that the majority didn´t even want. LFM might save this sim but im sure, even after every problem and recent drama, they will find something to wreck even more.
You need to look at your pc because on my 3080 9700k and get 130fps too 160fps
I have it, but its so hard to set up my G920 with it. I've given up
Yeah that’s RF2 for ya
7:47 not sure why mate but I get sold 141 fps all ultra at 5760x1080 where even AMS2 I'm fluctuating from 80 to 141.
Also, I have such a great time now coming back to rF2 after playing AMS2 and AC for the last few months. rF2 just blows my mind with how good it drives and honestly looks photo real on occasion like you night Le Mans clip in this video.
I get not fantastic frames on RF2 on max settings, 1080p with a R7 5800x and RTX 2060 super
I would have never even played it had it not been part of humble bundle racing bundle. I'm in love with the game. I really like. None of the flaws stop me from enjoying it. At 50hrs. It's hard to recommend though. If you're picky or whinny about things avoid it.
Don’t get me wrong it’s a great sim, but it does have a few issues that can bug some people, and it is quite expensive for the DLC, even as good as it is
Now it supports LFM is a game changer.
I don't know how often I must repeat it: compared to real (race) car behaviour rf2 just comes closest.
I can only speak for Nissan GT-R and formula 3 but rf2 just is the closest of all.
biggest thing to note. the base content was made by ISI when they were aready looking to sell off the title. pretty much every piece of paid content is 397 and they are really dedicated to making the best content they can. coming from the RF1 modding community i can confidently say ISI gave 0 shits about its community of modders. they gave us no proper tools or tutorials for the new software and threw 397 under the bus which is why the game was so on the back foot at first.
I didn’t know about the history, damn, it really should be Time to let RF2 rest and move on to RF3 or whatever it’s successor would be imo
@@ne_mz its not moving at all. rf1 had an insanely massive dirt racing and offroad community and they gave us literally nothing to work off of in RF2. it actually even harder than it was in RF1 and the first "good" dirt mod is only going into open beta this year or maybe even the next depending on how things go.
After ACC the best sim for me.
It's funny how some people who spend thousands of dollars on simrace equipment complain about the price of a simracing title like Rfactor 2.
people who spend 1k+ are definitely the loud minority in sim racing
It's still the king of pyhsic and ffb
If the wheel rotation worked properly 😔
just ffb
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I play rf2 with my potato pc and is realy bad but im play ac with graphic mod im still got 30fps cause my pc is bad :) So to play rf2 need a better pc
What pc specs?
@@matteosodero4683 im forgor 💀
but im remember some
windows 7
intel core i5
Amd redeon hd forgor 💀
Only that i remember
optimization needs work
Assetto Corsa is newer, really? AC hasn't been updated at all in five years. How anyone can think it's newer than rF2 is beyond me. The graphics engine is also more dated unless you are talking about Assetto Corsa Competizione, which uses a completely different engine and is updated, but doesn't have mods.
Sol + CSP + PPFilter + Max Settings = Better than RF2 by a lot, at least in my and many other peoples opinions. Plus the modding community is stronger than ever with new content
RF2 Isn’t really a kids game. You don’t just turn it on and find some random races like the ADHD themed ACC and iRacing.
If you want to play RF2 find a league and you probably won’t play another sim again
It's only £3.99 on cd keys lol
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Too much expensive, despites at the simulator quality.
Low options cars and tracks and your online mode and competitive don't encourage spend some dollars on this simulator (is MY opinion, ok?)
Prefer pay for iRacing on this case.
Thx for share, Jacob.
yeah iRacing is great, shame it costs so much!!
I bought it yesterday on sale for 8 USD.
@@JacobCappello To us (brazilians) too much expensive still, but.. RF2 close to be ridicoulus the price of cars, tracks and packs...
@@AleshRock It was on sale last week for circa €7,49, and Humbel Bundle had a bundle sale 2 weeks ago at €12,00 for AC Ultimate, rF2, AMS, AMS2 and Nasscar Heat, and 1 month iRacingI . I would think iRacing at €10 a month Is way more expensive because you don´t get to keep anything you buy! In that sense, RaceRoom Is better, what you buy you keep. I really like rF2, with all It´s flaws, It´s the best driving experience to me.
@@redonealpha710 Thx for infos. RRE it's a great simulator, but... I stay in AC and 'consider try a iRacing signtaure. Thx one more time.
You can buy steam key but the dlcs are so expensive
yeah :/
Yes of course....NOT.
Quality of RF2 is on another level of all other sims. I bought and will buy every dlc because it's worth it.
On what system are you playing ?
Intel Pentium 486 and GeForce 1000?
@@Imaxe nope, Ryzen 7 5800x and 2060 Super
@@JacobCappello and people like you crying because that dlcs are too expensive??
*Facepalm
@@Imaxe i never said they where for me, i have a lot more financial freedom than most as I'm not 18 and don't really have any expenses, but for someone who is just getting buy and sim races as a hobby 30-50$ for some cars / tracks is a lot
Correction: Their physics engine for the game DOES NOT use 'rFactor; PRO'... It is BASED off of it. If it was the rFactor; PRO, the game would cost us thousands and thousands of dollars for them to even pull a slight profit. Do not lie to everyone to talk up your fanboy game. The FFB is WAYYYY to noisy with random quirks, you never feel like you have grip when you do. If it's the best and we're getting this tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars simulation engine for peanuts then why is rF2 most of least played sims? Get over yourself.
Yes, based off of and used seem to mean the same thing correct? No it is not the 100% rfactor pro engine, never claimed it to be, it borrows elements from it, such as basic FFB and Tyre modeling. Also it really depends on what wheel you have, on my. CSL DD RF2 feels very nice, and i don’t feel really any “random quirks”. I’m also not a RF2 fanboy lmao, I’ve been so critical of the game and if you actually watched the review (which you didn’t) you’d know I didn’t recommend the game for most people. 🤣
Even the Physics is over hyped as there's nothing else to hype.
If AC looks better, i guess you like cartoonish look a like. Rfactor2 Is simply the best. Comparing to AC is dumb.
I disagree whole heartedly but to each their own
rf2 is a joke honestly