How to find the most opponents to race against online in Grid 2 PC (better than matchmaking system)
11WARNING - I will NOT be held responsible for any damages the software(s) and methods shown in this video may cause to yours or someone else's computer, hardware, software, and/or data, including loss of use of such devices and/or loss of data and/or loss of profits from the resulting inability to use such devices and data. Any information or program you choose to put into use from this video is done AT YOUR OWN RISK. As a precaution, I recommend backing up any irrecoverable data before installing and using ANY new software(s), including those shown in this video.
UPDATE February 2016: In Steam, selecting STEAM - SETTINGS - DOWNLOADS and changing the DOWNLOAD REGION to a European city will then connect you to servers based out of said city, which is easier than the method shown in this video (albeit less efficient at finding large servers since selection of a city is so narrow)
This video will show you how to find the most opponents to race against online in Grid 2 PC. Grid 2 PC is one of the richest, most rewarding, best multiplayer racing experiences on PC, however the matchmaking system makes it difficult to find opponents. The game is much more popular in Europe, and since the matchmaking system matches players based on region, if you are not in Europe already, if you know the Steam username of any European who plays this game, you can connect to their game through Steam instead of through the in-game matchmaking system (this video will show you how). Also, the host and creator of a Grid 2 multiplayer server should ONLY 'allow downloadable content' if they own the BASE version of Grid 2 with NO DLC addon content (so no addon cars and no addon tracks): the reason for this is because Grid 2 only allows clients to join hosts' servers if the client has the SAME DLC addon content as the host, and given the sheer number of different combinations of DLC content out there, it would be best to not allow downloadable content if the host has any sort of DLC associated with their game (including hosts with the Reloaded Edition or with the All In DLC Pack). Finally, this video will show you how to join me in playing on MY Europe-based Grid 2 server that is up most weekends.
Here are the accessible DLC addon cars when playing on a Grid 2 server created from a BASE GAME with ALLOW DLC CONTENT set to ON:
Data collected with the client having:
Grid 2 Reloaded Edition
Grid 2 All In DLC Pack
TIER 2 (ALL TIER 2 DLC ADDON CARS ARE INCLUDED)
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Performance
Dodge Charger Performance
Ford Mustang Mach 1 Performance
BMW 1 Series M Coupe Performance
BMW E30 Performance
Volkswagen Golf R Performance
TIER 3
Mitsubishi Team Orange Evo X
Nissan NOS Energy 370Z
Nissan Auto Gallery Skyline GT-R (R32)
Honda 5Zigen Civic Super Modified
Mazda Panspeed RX7
Subaru Tomei Cusco Impreza WRX STI
Nissan Daijiro Yoshihara 240SX (S13)
Chevrolet 'Tyler McQuarrie' Camaro SS
TIER 3 NOT INCLUDED
Nissan GT-R SpecV
Ford Racing UTE
Nissan Skyline GT-R Group A (R32)
Ford Sierra RS500 (Group A)
TIER 4 NOT INCLUDED (ALL TIER 4 DLC ADDON CARS ARE NOT INCLUDED)
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 GT
McLaren MP4-12C GT3
BMW Z4 GT3
Pagani Zonda Revolucion
Koenigsegg CCGT
Aston Martin V12 Zagato (N24)
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