Again, very valid points. I commend you for actually stating what you like,
dislike, and your concerns instead of just saying "It will never fly". You
would have made a good beta tester :)
Here's another thought. You can spend more than $20 for a dinner (hell, for
a LUNCH these days!). Twice that for a movie with all the t***s. You
get the point.
I think a lot of people would benefit by tossing that one $20 bill at it for
the single month to really give them the info they need to make a good,
solid decision. I'd hate to see people miss out because they are going by
what naysayers say, instead of experiencing it themselves.
Just something to think about :)
-Larry
>I agree on a lot of your points as well, I'm just saying many wont as its a
>big change all round for the sim community.
> At that price I personally don't think I will bother, with work and
> personal life I suspect I wouldn't use it enough to justify the time I
> could spend racing. Plus to do it right I would want a setup on my LCD
> TV, not at my primary PC and that seems like a lot for one game. For the
> last while I've basically given up on PC *** at gone the console route,
> lot less headaches and much quicker to pop on and play. I'll wait and see
> how iRacing progresses I guess and then see down the road if it may be a
> worthwhile investment.
> I managed a fulltime multi series N2003 league for years and know the pros
> and cons of all involved, iRacing is a good concept, I'm just not sure how
> it will fly with their divisional/licensing structure and subscription
> model. To me it seems to lack the personal close group feel that leagues
> bring to the racing, and makes it much more sterile and dictated.
>> Valid points. And exactly why I like the idea.
>> If I'm being honest, I...
>> 1. Am tired of online crash fests.
>> 2. Truly, TRULY sick of the whole mod thing. Really, I am. I just
>> wanna race these days without all that nonsense.
>> 3. Love the idea of a centralized scoring system.
>> 4. Love the idea of people racing under their REAL names.
>> 5. People being responsible for their actions.
>> And a bunch more.
>> -Larry
>>> There is a lot more and lot less to it compared to other sims. How you
>>> see the glass will impact who joins. The sim community is traditionally
>>> an open varied community with a lot of small groups doing varied things,
>>> with open mods, group leagues, custom tracks, add-ons, etc. iRacing is
>>> none of that as I understand it. iRacing is more about regimented
>>> organized racing on a grand scale with a central rules board running all
>>> aspects, which has both good and bad aspects.
>>> Time will tell how it goes, but I personally think the pricing plus
>>> strict rules and dictated racing divisions may turn a lot away from it.
>>>> Then it's not for you Jack. No problem. It's not expected to be for
>>>> everyone.
>>>> However, your post completely side-steps the community, competition and
>>>> other aspects of iRacing. There is a lot more to it than comparing the
>>>> sim itself against sim xxxxxx.
>>>> -Larry
>>>>>>> ***es better prepare yourself, simracing is back.
>>>>>> I've still got my fingers crossed that I'll hate it. I've almost
>>>>>> given up
>>>>>> *** completely, and the 'beast' down the desk hasn't been switched
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> for weeks. Actually it might nearly be months.
>>>>>> It sounds like I'd better start filtering out any message with
>>>>>> iRacing in
>>>>>> it, just in case anyone starts calling it GPL2. :-)
>>>>>> Andrew McP
>>>>> Well I have been testing it about a month,I don't think I'll be
>>>>> subscribing after release.Yea ,it's good but not sure it's that much
>>>>> better than the other racing sims that are out there now.At least not
>>>>> good enough to justify the pricing to me.
