Thanks to everyone who entered :) The two winners are... *drumroll*
Brian, who is currently looking to transfer from Paradise City PD to Seacrest County PD is our Facebook winner, and you can check out his entry here:
FACEBOOK WINNER!
Matheus is our winner from Twitter, who enlisted some help for his photo! I've said it from the start, this game is all about friends :)
TWITTER WINNER!
Congratulations to both winners!
Earlier this week we let you know about the World-Garage "Rate My Ride" competition. We're very happy to announce that another Need for Speed community site, NFSCars, is also hosting a competition so if you want to show everyone you're the best racer now's your chance!
The Official NFSCars Need For Speed World contest #1 has just started, you can read the rules, requirements and sample picture here.
"NFSCars is holding a "Welcome to Palmont" Race, where the lowest time takes the cup.
The rules are simple. Use a Tier 1 stock car, no Nos, no performance upgrades, no slingshots, and no cheating. Race "Welcome to Palmont" in any game mode, and submit your screenshot to the Contest thread found here. The contest ends on September 15th at 2400 PST.
The winner will be announced within the next few days after."
Have fun!
The Pagani Zonda Cinque won out yesterday against the Mercedes-Benz. It wasn't even that close =P I had the votes at 106-71. So here's your Car of the Day!
With revised bodywork from the last Zonda, the Cinque hardtop creates an additional 1,600 pounds of downforce while driving at 249 mph. It’s also capable of 1.45g’s of lateral acceleration. So the Zonda Cinque is pretty fast.
On to today's contest. Yesterday's "non-winner," the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG will be taking on the Nissan GT-R SpecV (R35). Just like yesterday, we'll be counting votes on our Facebook Page. Simply write which car you'd like to see a little blurb about along with a killer screenshot :)
We're quickly coming to the end of the Formula Drift series with only two more events left. Round 6, dubbed "Point of Impact" is another crucial stop on the Formula Drift series taking place in Sonoma, CA on September 10-11. A lot questions still remain as we head into the Championship Round at Irwindale. Can anyone overtake Vaughn Gittin Jr. as the overall points leader? Can Team Falken make another run at sweeping the podium? Can Mad Mike's performance in Round 5 propel him and his Team Need for Speed team mate Matt Powers into Top 16 appearances?
If you're in the Bay Area and want to check out all of the Formula Drift action that weekend, make sure to hit up Ron at ron@needforspeed.com and request some tickets!
Act fast, because tickets are in limited supply!
Information:
- After patch 4.7 (deployed August 31st) players were reporting that they were not able to engage in Pursuits.
- After investigation we have discovered the root cause and have patched the servers to restore this functionality.
- There was no need to take the servers offline to implement the fix for this issue therefore no downtime was required.
If you are still unable to engage in pursuits in the game then please shut down the game, open it up again and log in. This may be necessary for the fix to take effect.
Thanks for your patience!
Summary:
One of the external services that Need for Speed World depends on will be undergoing emergency maintenance.
Duration:
This is scheduled for 12:01 AM PDT to 1:30 AM PDT on September 1st. Unfortunately this is outside of our control and we’re doing everything we can to mitigate the impact.
Affected Users:
It’s possible that users will experience a few seconds of service interruption during this period. The worst case will be that some users will be logged out and will not be able to log in again for up to 10 minutes.
We apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience this will cause.
Summary:
One of the external services that Need for Speed World depends on will be undergoing emergency maintenance.
This is scheduled for 12:01 AM PDT to 1:30 AM PDT on September 1st
Unfortunately this is outside of our control and we’re doing everything we can to mitigate the impact.
Affected Users:
It’s possible that users will experience a few seconds of service interruption during this period.
The worst case will be that some users will be logged out and will not be able to log in again for up to 10 minutes.
We apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience this will cause.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit will be speeding into Seattle for September 3-5th and we'll have a lot going on at our booth! For example...
- The NFSHP On Tour photobooth will be on the showroom floor, so be sure to show which side you’re on – Racer or Chaser
- The NFS ladies will be around all weekend as well, so make sure to get one (or all of them!) in your photobooth photo!
- Get there early and be ready to race because the first 100 people to beat the fastest time on the event will get a limited edition PAX shirt
Oh yeah, and let's not forgot you'll get a chance to play Need for Speed Hot Pursuit before it hits shelves on November 16th!
See you on the showroom floor!
Update:
Servers are back online. Thanks for your patience.
Purpose:
The purpose of this maintenance window is to deploy the latest patch / update to the Need for Speed World game and servers.
Duration:
Two (2) Hours
Start: 20:00 hrs (8:00 PM) PDT
End: 22:00 hrs (10:00 PM) PDT
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 diconnected from the server and therefore, disconnected from the game.
Release Notes:
- Fixed an issue causing loss of mouse functionality after exiting Meeting Place.
- Timer should now display correctly when engaged in a pursuit for over an hour
- Improved vinyl appearance on various cars after applying Performance packages
- Made improvements to prevent micro-pauses that certain players were encountering during multiplayer events
- HUD should no longer shift off-screen after completing an event at certain resolutions
- Career Statistics screen should now be more accurate when comparing two Drivers
- General stability improvements
We've revealed 10 days worth of cars for Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, but from here on out we'll be leaving it up to you guys. I'll be posting up two different cars, and which ever car gets the most votes in the comments section on our Facebook Page will be revealed tomorrow. The reveal isn't anything like fireworks and champagne, but we'll feature it in a blog on its own with some cool facts and a cool screenshot. So get your vote on (yes, I just said that...)!
Car 1: Pagani Zonda Cinque
vs.
Car 2: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Click to magically be taken to the Facebook Page to cast your vote!
The results from the Need for Speed Hot Lap Competition are in! We had a lot of entries into the Hot Lap contest in the past two week's but congratulations to Slitch for having the best lap time on Main Street in this competition. Check out his run in the video above. Very ingenious racing!
Also, congratulations to Neofate for winning the random draw for this competition. Both winners have their choice of a prize but in order for them to get their prize they need to get in contact with me first (hint hint...still waiting).
Pretty successful first Hot Lap on NFS World. We'll start the next Hot Lap competition later this week. Stay tuned...
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