Burnopedia/Misinformation

This page is being continually updated as new issues are found. This page tracks known misinformation stemming from the Burnout Fandom, Burnopedia, and corrects it when possible.

Only incorrect information is addressed, but many articles have sections written like opinion pieces and containing very little factual information. Their contents should be taken with a grain of salt. Additionally, no attention is given to the quality of writing and confusion that may stem from it; the focus of this page is exclusively misinformation.

= Burnout Paradise =

Remastered as a 10th anniversary release of Paradise
Several pages, including the one for the game itself, refer to Burnout Paradise Remastered as a 10th anniversary release of Burnout Paradise. While it's true the game released roughly 10 years after the original game, the implication that it was created as an anniversary edition is not backed up by any of the game's marketing and the date appears coincidental. Leaked screenshots from Walmart suggest the game could have been intended for a 2017 release and saw delays.

Remastered on Switch running at 1080p
The Burnout Paradise Remastered page claims the Switch version runs at 1920x1080 while docked. In their analysis, Digital Foundry found the game runs at a locked 1600x900 with artifacts.

Free February Update
Update pages on the wiki tend to stick closely to Criterion's changelogs, but the 1.6 page is an exception and its validity suffers as a result. It first states that the "first few cars" have been made easier to handle to accommodate new players when in reality, excepting the Opus XS, all vehicles unlocked prior to the 500 GT (49 vehicles) had their performance lowered. It goes on to claim that the speed rating system has been changed, which is correct, but then says it is a misunderstanding that the top speeds were lowered, which is at least partially untrue. This incorrect statement is fully asserted in a third sentence, claiming "all of the vehicles unlocked in the game are still as fast and powerful as they were before."

The speed stat section also implies the boost rating system was unchanged and only the speed rating system changed. In actual fact, both were changed to use a new system, whereas they used separate systems before.

Hunter Cavalry
Although data collected on vehicle performance shows it is among the slowest accelerating vehicles in the game even after being updated in 1.9 specifically to improve that aspect, the Fandom page claims it is "an average performer with decent straight-line acceleration." Other claims are more opinion than fact, but some imply boost type is causal to vehicle performance despite being unrelated.

Hunter Oval Champ 69
The Oval Champ 69's Fandom page describes the strength rating as being a determining factor in the vehicle's ability to perform takedowns when the strength rating is used solely for the number of crashes a vehicle can have before losing an event. It also incorrectly states the extra mass "has not affected the straight-line performance" when according to data collected on performance, it has.

Notably, its mass being greater than that of the Cavalry is mentioned. As seen on the Cavalry's and Oval Champ 69's attribute listings, this is correct (it is 600 kg heavier) and commendable in its inclusion in the page, being among the only correctly described attributes on the wiki.

Montgomery PS3 Hawker
The PS3 Hawker's page is incorrectly titled PlayStation Hawker despite unmodified game assets revealing the name to be PS3 Hawker. This decision came from an administrator believing the file name, PSPPS3, meant PlayStation Portable PlayStation 3. PS3 is indeed PlayStation 3, but PSP is a prefix where, according to official Criterion debugging symbols, P means it is a racecar and SP means it is a special vehicle. Its official description has been modified by said administrator to be incorrect on the same basis.

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