rF2 | Ferrari Licence Secured As rFactor 2 Hints At Upcoming 'Le Mans Special' DLC Pack

[Paul Jeffrey]

Studio 397 have secured rights to bring the legendary Ferrari brand to rFactor 2, announcing on Friday that the Italian marque will be represented in the simulation with the 488 GTE and GT3 models as part of a new 'Le Mans Special' DLC.

Having long professed their love of the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours (the name Studio 397 is a nod to the greatest number of laps completed during the French endurance classic), it comes as no surprise that they would have their eye on bringing Le Mans related content and events to the simulation over time.

Having already released an excellent laserscanned version of the classic circuit, as well as a number of GT and Prototype cars, the next big piece of the content jigsaw puzzle has been revealed - with Ferrari confirmed as an official piece of content for the first time in the history of the rFactor franchise.

Revealed as part of the announcement that this June 13th - 14th rFactor 2 will be used as the official Le Mans 24 Hours esport event, organised by the ACO and Motorsport Games, the news of Ferrari finally coming to the simulation will doubtless be well received by the sim racing community. With just a small teaser footnote regarding the GT3 and GTE specification cars as part of the announcement, Studio 397 are expected to reveal more information about this exciting new content in the near future.

What we do know is the 488 GT3 and GTE will form part of a special Le Mans DLC package, and if players already have some of the content contained within this pack (one assumes the Le Mans track will form part of it), then the cars will be available to purchase separately and thus avoid the need to to re-buy content already owned.

Stay tuned for more information as and when it becomes available.


Original Source: Studio 397

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[thepharcyde]

Good content addition. Would rather see GTE, but still good nonetheless. The bigger issue for me is that if they're going to keep charging $10 for each car, these cars need proper working ABS/TC lights on the dash as well as realistic ABS/TC settings.

And forced induction noise

 

[Zuffenhausen Weiss]

Great news - until now, I used to see Ferrari as the Linda Evangelista of driving games...the brand who won't get out of bed for X amount of money.

 

[Adam Farmer]

Good content addition. Would rather see GTE, but still good nonetheless. The bigger issue for me is that if they're going to keep charging $10 for each car, these cars need proper working ABS/TC lights on the dash as well as realistic ABS/TC settings.

GTE and GT3!

 

[tr1v1um]

Good content addition. Would rather see GTE, but still good nonetheless. The bigger issue for me is that if they're going to keep charging $10 for each car, these cars need proper working ABS/TC lights on the dash as well as realistic ABS/TC settings.

Eh, you know that you will get the GTE as well as the GT3 version of the 488?

Good point about the LED indicators though.

 

[franserq]

I really like the arrival of ferrari in rf2, we will have an almost complete wec pack. The physics are the best on the market along with the ffb, it lacks details on the board such as TC and ABS lights, but it is strong in other points. For 3 years I was the owner of iracing and the online competitions are fantastic but the ffb is dead and I plant (I play with a direc force) and the physical ones do not come close to those of rf2, nor does it have a real variable climate. Each sim has its strengths and weaknesses. I hope the Ferrari and I will definitely buy it

 

[sentry87]

It'll be nice to have ferrari gt3 that bop's well with the other gt3's. Now we just need the Lamborghini

 

[Alex Townsend]

Looking forward to giving both of these GT3 and GTE cars a good thrashing around the tracks asap
I also agree as others have said, this title seriously needs to have the online component looked at as a matter of urgency. It's so offline right now, unless you join the great races here on RD, and this needs to change asap.
When I have 30 mins spare, I'm not loading up rF2, I'm on ACC for that instant, jump in and race people immediately experience. If rF2 had this option I'd probably play it just as much.
There is a reason why ACC, even though it's one of the newest kids on the block, is gaining quickly in play hours on my Steam account.

 

[Chris Alfveby]

so just spitballing on the Le mans DLC pack,
maybe a P1 car (rebellion would be easy as its based on the oreca 07 with is already in the game)
and maybe C8R? would love to see it
but who knows it could just be some classic stuff with would sure bring up some arguments about which era was better so...

 

[Deleted member 526227]

so just spitballing on the Le mans DLC pack,
maybe a P1 car (rebellion would be easy as its based on the oreca 07 with is already in the game)
and maybe C8R? would love to see it
but who knows it could just be some classic stuff with would sure bring up some arguments about which era was better so...

There will be no LMP1s. S397 stated that many times, to be focused on the future LMHs/classes.

 

[cameron_etc]

This is awesome news. rF2 is my go to sim for GT cars. I really wish it had more mainstream tracks though :/

 

[Chris Alfveby]

There will be no LMP1s. S397 stated that many times, to be focused on the future LMHs/classes.

That would be even better!

 

[Leonardo Chaves]

So just playing ACC catchup then? Is this their roadmap? Hopefully we get AC levels of Ferrari not just one car.

It would be great, a couple of road cars, some classics, F1s from various eras including a modern one...
That would be something.

488 GT3 to me is like arriving at a party as it is winding down.

 

[David Wright]

However, if you take the trend from 2015 until Feb 2020.....

Except rF2 was primarily non-steam in 2015. The real change-over to steam came with the first steam only build 1108 in late December 2016. So if you are looking to measure growth of player numbers using steam figures Jan 2017 is your best baseline. Of course it still shows noticeable growth, from around 350 to 450 average players at any one time.

 

[Peter Stokman]

You see, that's the problem. I have to spend even more money, follow 3rd party events and depend on RD schedule to play rf2 online, for which I have bought most of the official dlc content. It's not like opening the game when I have time and choosing a server which runs tracks and cars I paid for.

Go to.iracing Oh no that cost you 11$ 1 track and 15$ for 1 car and only 120$ or so per year for online and when you dont pay for online you cant even play your 800$ card and tracks Offline So go RF2 go

 

[eg01st]

Go to.iracing Oh no that cost you 11$ 1 track and 15$ for 1 car and only 120$ or so per year for online and when you dont pay for online you cant even play your 800$ card and tracks Offline So go RF2 go

Sorry, I go ACC instead, turn it on anytime and within 10 seconds I'm on track with 20 retards, ready to crash in T1

 

[thepharcyde]

Sorry, I go ACC instead, turn it on anytime and within 10 seconds I'm on track with 20 retards, ready to crash in T1

You need, to use the ranked RaceRoom servers then, a lot more respect goes on when using the ranked servers

 

[davehenrie]

As an third generation Italian-American...........

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Having seen your recent contributions with the rF2 Aston, I'm looking forward to what you can bring to a Ferrari skin.

 

[davehenrie]

so just spitballing on the Le mans DLC pack,
maybe a P1 car (rebellion would be easy as its based on the oreca 07 with is already in the game)
and maybe C8R? would love to see it
but who knows it could just be some classic stuff with would sure bring up some arguments about which era was better so...

Why hasn't anyone suggested the By Kolles for the LM DLC??? ?? ?

 

[Cheesenium]

Honestly, I would love another LMP2 and LMP3 in the game. The Oreca is awesome but the Dallara or Ligier would be a nice addition.

 

[tlsmikey]

Honestly, I would love another LMP2 and LMP3 in the game. The Oreca is awesome but the Dallara or Ligier would be a nice addition.

That Oreca is probably one of the best cars in the simracing world right now. Feels so good. The LMP3....not so much.