Picked up this game on sale a couple months back cause I felt like playing my first racing game in nearly a decade. I've had so much fun with it that I got every achievement and I'm still playing it. Just tinkering with the cars and casually racing is really fun! And thanks Trigger, you've definitely helped give this game more longevity for me personally.

I love how straight forward you are, you don't just ramble around for 5 minutes just to say 1 thing I love it

The game is great I love it so far but I wish the campaign was longer.

I think when players say "Heat is dead" they are talking about EA canceling the support for NFSH after months of launch. Not the playerbase. Heat was the best NFS of last 10 years, but what EA do was a punching in the face of the community

I struggled with the cops earlier in the game, once my cars were 300+ i genuinely had no issue. I'd say I'm a pretty average player, so I think this is an issue with leveling

I hadn't played a NFS game in years and just got a new Xbox and decided to grab Game Pass, NFS Heat caught my eye and I am loving it. Took a while to get used to the drifting mechanics, but I find it really satisfying now. Customization is almost overwhelming, in a good way. Also the soundtrack is right up my alley, I understand others probably don't like it, but it works for me. The cops were messing me up until I watched a couple of your videos, your content is still appreciated in 2023.

I only drift in this game and I've never been busted by the cops. The cops in this game cannot turn, so when in a chase and your car is slow you should turn alot

Every time when a cop is behind me I'm having a heart attack 😂😂

I preordered the game and been playing it since. I kinda stopped playing it for like 2-3 months. But then i realised how good the customisation was. So now im playing it like daily.

Thank you Militia. This was much needed, especially coming from you. One thing I can’t stand are the “Captain Obvious” crew, who whine about HEAT’s arcade physics. Duh! It’s an arcade game for the casual player, not SIM racing.

Got the game back in March, I believe, and even though I finished the story mode, I still have loads of fun playing the game, and especially when I lay while watching your streams. Your help and tips have been immensely appreciated, and I 100% agree with your opinion in this video. Keep up the fantastic work, friend 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

A Game is never dead if people are playing and enjoying it. People might say it's dead if they are content creators and are pushed to jump on the next train, but as a casual player i am looking forward to starting a new game and have fun with a different set of cars and go through different experiences. For me, Head is as alive as Underground 2 as i can and have always jumped back to these games for racing and enjoyment - new is not always better, if the old stuff are more fun. Great video, i support you in your comments, it feels like most of them are made of players who just want to sound different and more interesting and they should learn that different ain't always better.

Awesome, informative video! Thank you for the League shoutout 😀. I look forward to seeing your fans take part in our Heat season. I agree with everything you stated in the video. The lobbies are always full and we've had success recently in having 8-12 players, accepting races. Great explanation about the RSR. It truly is the King on Heat.

Perfect video Trigger i got back pedals for my controller so i can enjoy the game even more cuz im learning and gettin used to shift with it

I don't drive the RSR, because I don't play to win, I play to enjoy. That's why I drive a dripped out McLaren P1 GTR proudly

Still not dead! Man I've engorged myself on your content since I downloaded the game on 9/11. The crew that it drafted me into and I took leadership of is already lvl 49 in just 22 days and I attribute it to your tips and hard work allowing me to fine tune my driving experience.

I picked up the game 2 days ago and im level 45 already. This game is my most favourite becuase of all the customization. I also love it that it has all my favourite rides. My VW golf gti7 is at 365 and my dodge at 340

Completely agree with everything in this video. I typically play more realistic race games but his is just plain fun. I started playing a couple weeks ago after seeing my son play for months and was still enjoying it, and that says a lot given that he’s 10. We are both 50 and recently all Ultimate + so now we just do whatever, buy whatever, upgrade it and have more fun together!

Yooo honestly im so so happy that your making videos about nfs again thanks a lot

Just started playing. I know these videos and game are old but I’m loving it. Thanks for the content

Picked the game on previous sale from steam, 2 months back. Played 100+ hours, completed the game 100%, got every achievement, on last Wednesday. And unlocked Pista, but its not as good as RSR. And thanks Trigger for sharing the build videos. Its definitely helped me and saved lots of money building the car with the right engine. One thing I hate about this game is that, while doing pvp races, some drivers often ram into my car while I do clean overtake. I think, it would have been better if this game would have ghost mode while doing online races(just like TheCrew2). Apart from this, the game is awesome. So far the best NFS after MW and TheRun.

Also, this helped me so much. Thank you trigger!!! ❤️

dude love your videos legit straight up. subbed

Too bad your car is made out of paper so as soon as the cop passes your car your damage lights start flashing...

Hello. New player here. Haven't played a racing game since DT racer on PS2. Recently got need for speed heat when it went on sale on PSN. I cannot express how much I am enjoying it. I can't get enough.

I didn't know the heat level thing and it was difficult to get away from heat level 4 cops in a 200 car. Thanks for the info

This video is very accurate 👍 I hate the RSR, all my best time on any track are all done by RSR. Been trying hard to beat the records with other cars ):

This is one of my fave games. I finished everything on the PS4 and when I downloaded it again for my PS5 I saw I had to start over which is fine just cause the game is replayable and fun in my opinion! Hopefully NFS 2022 can be as good if not better.

I've completed the stories like 4 times, and I gotta say that I think I enjoyed the story of payback better, had a longer story with more than like 5 races for each of the stories and that's it, I also wish drag races came back in heat as I enjoyed the challenge of it, couldn't just run through barriers and just hit the points on the way. I also feel the map was better than heat, had way more variety of landscapes imo, I will say that the customization was worse that heat, but I don't think it was too off from heat, I mean I don't need 20 different fenders for my 180sx. If payback had the parts system from heat and the customization from heat, it would beat it imo. EDIT: I also thought the 2 year for heat wasn't worth it, not much graphic improvement, but the fact you can turn one car into any kind of car in heat is way better, but I feel like payback forced you to have different cars to keep from thr player from say picking up the Evo and cheesing the game to the end, also the super builds was really cool, my favorite was the mid engine 65 mustang, just really cool things like that should have returned, like a hood that puts the hotrod butterfly intake on the camaro should really have been added especially since it's literally rendered in game already, no excuse on that.

When I first started I thought these were true.

About rsr you r 100% right i just picked up the car cuz i saw in your videos that the car is one of the best in the game, but after first race(day) i got almost negativ thought mostly about handling but i played with live tune i little bit (witch i also learned from your video how to use it) its actually sick car, so thanks for your content 👍

I got NFS Heat 2 days ago for my birthday! And honestly im in love with this game! Im playing it every day and I got the 140K BANK Porsche upgraded as much as i can! It has score 300. It is so good!

I got to heat 5 by accident on lvl 11 using the 180sx build I went to the race track next to the main garage and escaped with 1 hp I got boosted all the way up to lvl 18. Yes this is my 2nd playing I just got online privileges now. Thx Militia for all the tips you gave me I bet I would have just lost all my rep on heat 3 If I haven't been watching you content.

The rsr is the fastest car in general but most importantly it's the best car on a track. Now here's where people need to pay attention, it's not the fastest car for Top Speed but everything about the rsr still makes it the best car anyways..I can name a list of cars that have a better top speed than the rsr but all of those cars either don't have the acceleration or the handling to keep up with top cars and the rsr

Love the content bro

Great video bro I just bought the game a few weeks ago. Tbh from what I’ve seen I don’t think there is a “faster” car than the RSR but It does seem the Evo IX when upgraded correctly is quite comparable especially depending on your racing style. But like I said I’m new, what do u think on that?

I love heat for its tuning. I love racing games with some slide to it, easy enough to drift, but takes skill to continue to the drift and control it so you don't lose too much speed. I also like the fact that you can easily make enough money to have a car for almost every type of even and driving style. The only thing I do not like is that as soon as you get a fast enough car, the events kind a get stupid easy and the cops are so easy to evade driving in a straight line. The game needs cooler events and more imaginative races

The cops used to be hard. They nerfed em in an update. The chopper used to chase and stay like near on the roof and would search for you when you're escaping. But people kept saying it was too hard

I don’t get why there aren’t any drag races in nfs Heat even though there are drag tires, and why there aren’t ghymkana events even though we have speed cross tires

Appreciate this video. I still think out of today's nfs games, Heat wins! Been playing since their original games. PS original days lol 🤘🏼😎

I agree the cops in this game are very easy to avoid I can easily escape heat 5 in a lvl 250 car you just gotta know where the weaknesses are, but if you really want a challenge with the cops and you're on pc try the UNITE mod, it changes so many things in the game. It adds the BlackBox style Nos for example, and now you can't lose the cops by simply getting out of their line of sight. There are way more roadblocks and spikes and rhinos. Its simply a must have. Sorry for the long comment guys🙏🏻

Nice video thanks for helping us nfsheat fans and pro players even new players better at the game cause of these video give respect to trigger

Who in the right mind would think that Payback is better than Heat? Payback has: 1. The worst voice acting I've ever heard in a video game (The only good VA was that millionaire guy) 2. Cop chases are just scripted events. 3. Having to grind for visual customization FOR EACH CAR. 4. A performance upgrade system that's literally a roulette, designed to annoy people into buying free rolls with real money. 5. A handling model where drifting is the only viable way to race fast (Drifting is till fast in Heat, but it isn't always the fastest) The only thing payback did well are the Offroad races. It's the closest thing to next gen Motorstorm we could ever get. Also I would like to comment dev team for the cop AI. They follow the logic of line-of-sight pretty well. You could easily lose cops by taking turns in the sharper intersections, and they won't magically know where to look at when they have lost sight of you. (I'm looking at you Carbon)

I absolutely love this game. 400+ makes the game easy against AI but opens up a massive challenge for online play. Trying to clear the map is insanely fun too!

I started doing heat 5 chases with a 280 performance Evo IX, it was fun but they kept overpowering me, but it helped me level up a lot mid-game

I've started playing heat after payback and am really loving it. I found payback a bit boring at times and thought of quiting but heat is just so fun to play!

The last point you gave is the most annoying, some individuals are so self centered thinking the gaming industry revolves around them and that the features that games offer cater specifically to them, and if they get burned out then they declare said game to be dead as if their presence in the game is what gives it life.

I just helped a new player the other day. I see new players all the time. Just beat it for the 5th time and in the process of completing all the challenges. This game is a lot of fun.

Hi Trigger, What do you use to record nfs heat gameplay? I am having hard time getting a good quality of video gameplay when I record it thru OBS. the color saturation is so bad and its really grainy. I hope you got a tip that can help me out. I just want to capture some of my gameplay. lol Cheers mate

Ahh trigger really got me there saying stop saying it’s boring when you haven’t finished the missions and story.. I should probably get to that

Just because heat is on sale doesn't mean it isn't dead with new players downloading the deal. They'll play it 3 weeks and be done

Man your videos are really good I just started playing nfs heat not the first nfs had all the nfs from the ps2 era all the way to nfs carbon and wow had high expectations after playing payback and let me tell you that this games passed those expectations all the details and customization is great and let's not talk about no mechanic cards the best 👏

💯 good video bro

>"The RSR is easy to drive" Then, try to make a 6:55 or less time on Discovery (the looooooong night sprint). Try to do everything perfect in that race is a complete mindfuck, and is even worse *when you play on keyboard* , i barely can do 6:55 and my record is already 6:47.

Honestly I'm enjoying Heat in Project Unite mod, but just with better visual elements. Still keeping everything else about game's mechanic in vanilla. That seems to mean I'm quite satisfied with Heat's default gaming features. It real does especially at night :)

The RSR is really good and definitely one of the best but I just particularly don’t really like it this is my own opinion so don’t get mad

True with the RSR, it's harder to handle in Heat. It's kinda shocked me when i try the RSR in Heat, especially when i use keyboard to play the game. Sometimes understeer, sometimes oversteer too much

I just picked it back up again and really enjoying it. I love customizing the vehicles.

My brothers, friends and I just started this game 2 days ago and I have no complaints I'm enjoying driving and improving my 350 Zed

Question. Do you think bodykits effect performance. Not by stats, but like making turns or clipping walls. Do you think stock body mitigates this?

Imagine the look on my face when I stumbled into NFS heat and used to play underground 2 as a kid! FINALLY! The sweet feeling og nostalgia was running through my vains as I was downloading a long waited game

Got this game maybe 3 weeks ago? And I love it! Haven’t played a racing game I got into since Most Wanted the one with the Gray and Blue M3! I have a 5.0, RX7, Raptor and 06 WRX all ranging from 320-380 and I can’t escape cops level 3 to save my life!

IMO what makes this game are the customization and the Heat Races. As you said, the cops aren't too difficult, but the feeling of not knowing if you'll come back in one piece is something no other game has. Map is fun too. I actually like Ghost's maps better than Playground's. Eventually people will get bored of Forza too, since every Forza is the same and every week is a grind to get the seasonal cars. No such nonsense in NFS (yet).

Got heat as a monthly exclusive a few months back. I deeply enjoy just cruising around even tho im very bad at it lol.

I have like 2 weeks playing NFS Heat and I'm so excited cuz i see many elements for me is a flashback. Great game great story. Salute!! 🇩🇴

Fair play bro, these videos are so helpful and i formative. I still play this game every day and I'm not bored still, always competing and seeing if i can beat my old scores or players scores. Thank you for your time and effort for these videos.

Something about the first point: The Rep gain in this game is exponential because the cops don't scale. At the start, you cant gain too much rep or else you'll have too high of a heat level, if you cant gain much rep, you wont unlock many parts. Once you DO unlock parts, you'll be able to gain more rep and therefore gain more parts, just so you can gain even MORE rep and MORE parts the next time, so on and so forth. Its not a beginner friendly system and I hope they address it in future installments.

I bought this from PSN when it was on sale last year, but didn't download it until last week. I haven't had this much fun since NFS Carbon and Underground

I was about to say you’re wrong on the cops but when you broke it down it makes sense

1 . once you get to Heat5 theres no escaping . i mean . you evade and run to your safe house once . and thats over . coz the Heat5 mech will automatically detec you play abilities and they will counter you no matter what . but different county different counter attack so expect to mod more than 3 cars for each counter . ea: flexible cars to get in and out of any alley ways and slick roads (those who chased by rhinos) . a high speed cars to get to another county just to catchup with high heat lvl race . and an offroad car to those who sick and tired for those high speed corvette and bumper rhinos . 2. finish up the little quest before you get to the main game i spent months to get every county 100% completion so to get a taste of those sweet ferarri . ouh and other mods too . 3. personal best car i test so far from this channel is the evo . surely and most definetly satisfying in both speed circuit , sprint and drift . the tune of the evo is wide and ngl , @militia did say theres other more speedos car than the rsr . this is it for me ❤

I think when people say the game is dead, they mean public lobbies are dead. No one seems to want to join races anymore in public lobbies and when you do get someone to join they quit out. I mostly play solo and because of that I spend much of my time lobby hopping trying to race.

NFS payback has more car customisations and you have to spend more time unlocking each car accessories, it feels more rewarding and makes the game feel like there is less to do

the game gets funny playing with friends tbh, like challenging the group to complete certain races with a off-road car in a track race and other things

This is a dope game man! I had to jump back on the heat!! I been trying to beat that 2:30min on sonic!! Closes I got is 2:38 getting there!! I’m a solo player with a 50 lvl crew been putting time, ain’t get bored yet

me listening to the first myth and being like "but I had a rank 220 and was running heat 5... that explains why it was hard getting away"

Just started this month. Only got back into gaming last year with the new Xbox. My last console before that was a PS2 20 years away from Gaming yes lots to catch up with.

one weird thing with the RSR is that it is so damn solid, i could run 300kmph straight into a running car and it will do chip damage but the car that are suppose to be beefy like the mustang get obliterated once i did that

I think the best way to make the cops harder in this game is the higher the heat level the more highly spec'd cars they use. So instead of making the C7 the flagship, use better cars for heat level 4-5

I picked up NFS HEAT for me and one of my buds last steam sale and we just hit RepLevel 50, all I can say is thank you soo much for these videos, i build my cars based on your build videos with a bit of difference i the suspension and differential parts (thats just me since I drive a bit different) but damn are they helpful.

Love what you said about the RSR! I rarely use it PvP because I get more satisfaction beating players with a Huracan, Pagani, F1, Lotus, etc. What I love EVEN MORE is beating a cocky RSR driver who can't corner to save his grandma. I only use my RSR to take down trolls and show them how to properly drive them.

Same here I actually can use the same get away every time it's the jump outside of the speedway which I use to jump in the speedway, its gotten old its almost too easy especially in the rsr , but I love the game love customizing my cars, I just hope the next one is just as good but with about 100 more cars lol

I got this game a couple months ago with other games and didn't play it much a few days ago i started playing more and i have been watching your videos on it and I'm already level 31 and have 10 mill

I really wish they didn't implement car damage as part of car chases with cops. I understand partially if they needed something to curb being super reckless, but my question is why do that to begin with? Wasn't the fun in MW, Carbon, even Undercover maybe, that you could go on these insane, endless cop chases and wreak havoc across the entire map? The damage mechanic paired with the severity of consequences for getting caught creates such an aversion to having prolonged, fun chases. Instead the chases in NFS Heat result in you rarely even seeing the cops.

I KNEW IT, Trigger's right; this game was never boring to begin with. I play Need for Speed Heat every day (Even though I don't have OTHER black market car: McLaren F1 along with ALL NEW OTHER races I didn't unlock) & STILL have fun playing it. Not to mention, earning cash & building cars is the best, especially once finished & driving them around the ENTIRE map online.

hi love the vid would you prefer nfs heat over fh 4

I have a question for you Militia. I'm aggressive during a race and when I'm not. Try ramming into the cops it is better or honk the horn a lot so they notice you.

bruuuuuuhhhh i went level 350 heat 5 i was shit and didn get to my garage until ur content helped with cops and now i use 300 on heat 5 cops thank u

The one thing I hate about copies in heat is even when you are at heat 2 running on full speed and suddenly a cop car hours you from behind you take lots of damage and I am taking about beginning of game when you have less specs cars

I played NFS Payback and got super lucky one pull and ended up breezing through the story. I also hate at the end of the game, when you can get the "boss car" the one you steal in the story. No matter how you upgrade it it doesn't ever feel as good as when you first drive it

Need for speed has the ability to attract you to play it forever. Heat is the best racing game so far. Palm City is a visually delicious playground.

even after finishing the base game, i love to replay it all the time just because it's so interesting, i'm surprised anyone could be bored of this game

I bought this game on my birthday very late last June and about a week ago I finally played it and haven't touched zombies since then

Everytime I get into it with the cops I’m always in the middle of a lap race 😂 gotta finish that race but end up at heat 3 and I’ve been using my starter car just pumping it up.

I’ve been playing this game for maybe a year now and I’m still learning what cars are good and this vid is just nothing but facts

I like how you go straight to the point of the video without giving useless information

Just picked up NFS Heat on Sale. This is the closest game to NFS Underground 2 we're gotten from the franchise. Loving this game and faintly want to climb the rankings and join a great crew

I ran away from the cops in my 200 firebird. Was my first chase and i was used to the nfsmw black edition heat meter so i was suprised that i was heat 5 so fast hahah

There is only one thing I don't like about the building a car and that's the wings you can't edit them in any way except what they show you can change it to. It would be nice if you could change the size of the wing you want to use like you could on the older NFS games

If your NFS Heat car is 300+. You can escape cops easely with heat level 3 for me.

I fished all my NFS (payback rival heat) rivals was boring because you can’t customise your car and nfs payback didn’t have water that’s sad.