rec.autos.simulators

>The AI is programmed exactly the opposite of the way that would make
>it fun. If I get ahead early, the AI gets desperate and makes
>mistakes, falling even further behind. I end up doing hotlaps by
>myself. If I make a mistake or two, they take off never to be seen
>again. I end up doing hotlaps by myself. This is a classic example of
>how making a game realistic doesn't necessarily make it fun.

>The racing is REALLY fun nd exciting on those rare occasions when
>there is someone near me to race with. Too bad that only happens about
>5% of the time I'm playing.

>Joe McGinn
>_____________________
>Radical Entertainment

> I am using a 28.8 connection and having alot of fun.  I notice
> no lag at all (I don't know how microsoft hides it, cause I know its
> there.)

> mickster

> >So I guesss no one's figured a way to hack catch-up logic into this
> >game? It's getting really boring in all the racing modes (which, after
> >all, is a pretty large part of the game).

> >The AI is programmed exactly the opposite of the way that would make
> >it fun. If I get ahead early, the AI gets desperate and makes
> >mistakes, falling even further behind. I end up doing hotlaps by
> >myself. If I make a mistake or two, they take off never to be seen
> >again. I end up doing hotlaps by myself. This is a classic example of
> >how making a game realistic doesn't necessarily make it fun.

> >The racing is REALLY fun nd exciting on those rare occasions when
> >there is someone near me to race with. Too bad that only happens about
> >5% of the time I'm playing.

> >Joe McGinn
> >_____________________
> >Radical Entertainment

> Thanks,
> Alex


> > You really need to play online on the Microsoft *** zone.

> > I am using a 28.8 connection and having alot of fun.  I notice
> > no lag at all (I don't know how microsoft hides it, cause I know its
> > there.)

> > mickster

> > >So I guesss no one's figured a way to hack catch-up logic into this
> > >game? It's getting really boring in all the racing modes (which, after
> > >all, is a pretty large part of the game).

> > >The AI is programmed exactly the opposite of the way that would make
> > >it fun. If I get ahead early, the AI gets desperate and makes
> > >mistakes, falling even further behind. I end up doing hotlaps by
> > >myself. If I make a mistake or two, they take off never to be seen
> > >again. I end up doing hotlaps by myself. This is a classic example of
> > >how making a game realistic doesn't necessarily make it fun.

> > >The racing is REALLY fun nd exciting on those rare occasions when
> > >there is someone near me to race with. Too bad that only happens about
> > >5% of the time I'm playing.

> > >Joe McGinn
> > >_____________________
> > >Radical Entertainment

>>I will try online racing before giving up on it.

>Well I returned the game to EB today (and pre-purchased Dues Ex with
>the credit). The multiplayer IS fun ... but I spent about two hours at
>it last night, only about 20 minutes of which was actually playing the
>game. The rest was trying to fnd a multiplayer game, trying to get
>into a game without it crashing, and then doing all that again trying
>to find a GOOD game.

>So while I did experience a few minutes of exhilerating racing, it was
>just too much work to get there. The overall experience was more
>frustrating than fun. I wouldn't mind so much if the single-player
>racing was fun, then I could play that when there's not a good
>multiplayer game handy. But the single-player racing just isn't fun.

>Joe