Improved Customization
One of the best features of any racing game is the customization aspects. Pimping out your car with the latest spoiler, exhaust, or vinyl is what keeps players engaged for the long-haul as they attempt to make their car stand out from the rest.
Need for Speed as a franchise is in a pretty good place in terms of its customization. However, there are some improvements that Heat can make in order to claim the throne of car customization in racing games.
In Need for Speed Payback, vinyls and stickers were limited in terms of where you could place them. Allowing players to put these items anywhere on the car, such as the wheels or lights, would allow players to create some very unique styles for their vehicles.
Unfortunately, the restrictions on customization seemed to increase the more you played NFS Payback.
Lower tiered cars had plenty of visual customization options that the player could choose from, but once they got their hands on some of the more advanced vehicles, customization became more limited and players had fewer options to choose from.
This limitation is partly due to high-performance vehicles having fewer options in the real world. While there is a large contingent of players that enjoy that authenticity, some players would rather have limitless customization options so that they can express themselves more freely.
Another aspect that needs to be improved in Need for Speed Heat is the wheel selection. In Payback, trying to find the wheel you prefer meant you were forced to scroll through an endless list, combing through each and every option until you find the one you want.
Need for Speed Heat can improve upon this by implementing more filters and categories for the various customization options so that players can spend less time scouring menus and more time customizing their ride.
