Criterion has just unveiled the first post-launch content update forNeed for Speed Unboundcalled Volume 2, and fans are pretty dissatisfied with what they’re getting. Players were quick to label Vol.2 “the lamest update ever,” arguing it’s not worth logging in after all the wait.
Volume 2 brings several new features to Unbound on March 21, including police chases and night racing events in Lakeshore Online mode, new challenges, tracks and playlists, new cosmetics for your characters, and three new cars, as well as traditional ‘Keys to the Map’ paid DLC. While this may sound exciting at first, fans believe all the goodies are not worth the four-month wait, and Criterion shouldn’t brag about this updateback in January. Moreover, some of the new features look like they should’ve been in Unbound at launch, but weren’t quite ready to be added to the package. “This isn’t a ‘content update’ but more like ‘We finished the game now!’ update,” redditor AlexKVideos1wrote.
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So, what players are left with are a couple of new emotes and driving effects, as well as new Hot Lap activities scattered across Lakeshore. Fans were hoping for some serious multiplayer improvements, like lobbies and readjusted economics, as heavy grind ruins the online experience for many right now due to being almost completely separated from the career mode, but it looks like EA won’t listen.
All things considered, Volume 2 is unlikely to drag too many players back to Unbound, which struggled to maintain its player base in the course of the past months. Even despiteUnbound getting its first major discount mere weeks after launch, more players are actuallyplaying Heat now. At this point, it’s unknown whether Vol.2 will be the final update released for the game, but many fans now suspect it’s quite possible.
