Ah okay, so "SHUT UP" in all CAPS is par for the course, but I get picked out for swearing? I guess Andrew must have an anger management problem then.
There's good reasons they made decisions like that? Yeah, just like they had good reasons to not patch the last game I guess. There's always a good reason for everything Codemasters does, and that reason is making the most money with the least effort. There has been so much hype leading up to this game release and all they are doing now is to cut promised features or features already in place.
Please show me: Which improvements exactly have been made just for SP? Why is it only possible to watch other cars in online mode, for example? Where is the save functionality for 100% races? Where are the statistics for each P, Q and race session during a career? Where is the telemetry? That's the stuff the SP would need. Not just some updates liveries and a bunch more interviews off track.
All they are doing this year is to add a supposedly better driving model - which remains to be seen - and pimping the online mode. Sorry if the truth hurts your ears but this is totally weak for a 50EUR "DLC pack."
And if it seems like I "complain too much" I guess that is needed to counter the endless heap of hype and praise they are already getting so that people new to the series will get a more even picture of what Codemasters really is and does.
1. They did patch 2010 to fix the major gamebreaker bugs. Why did they not patch it again? Maybe because they were working on 2011?
2. Because in online it's real time and there will be plenty of possible bugs arise with watching the AI, e.g timing sync, sector times etc.
3. It's not essential for everyone because the minority do 100% races. If your one of the minority, make time for it to complete it.
4. Not everyone understands telemetry. The majority of buyers are casual players who don't necessarily understand everything in F1.
5. Why on earth are statistics necessary?
6. You cannot judge physics by videos, you can only judge them after you've tried the game. Everyone who has had a taste of 2011 has said its infinitly better than in 2010.
7. Now for the list of improvements for single player:
- Safety Car- which is the most requested feature for the new game and they've delivered.
- Better AI- Even by looking at the videos you can see how much better they are.
- More sensitive damage model.- Not revamped as such but you can no longer whack a wall and get away with it. (and before you complain about the damage model being rubbish, it's actually the best in any F1 game so far...)
- Better reputation system, being able to stay with a top team for multiple years for example.
- Weather system- Dynamic clouds, it can rain on one part of the track and not on others.
Those are just the key ones I can remember without looking back to the Codies forums. It just so happens most of those can be put in multiplayer too.
Seriously, I don't see your problem apart from to find something petty to complain about just because you're part of a minority who wanted a certain feature they couldn't implement for this years game.
Oh and I mostly play SP and I for one am delighted with what's in the new game.