Is this true? I thought WSC was supposed to be the be-all end-all GPL
killer, run a full Le Mans field of 60 cars, etc. If all it can do is
8 players online, it ain't gonna cut it. I hope this information is
incorrect, or all the hype/waiting over WSC has been a waste of breath,
IMHO...
Marc
David G Fisher
> Why would you think that it's a problem with people not in the USA?
Really,
> most of us don't have any kind of problem with limited time (it's
unlimited
> or very close to it for about everybody now who pays a normal price for
his
> ISP) :)
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> -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
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> I say and will continue to say, it's an urban legend and simply an
> excuse like the GT developpers stating they do not have a correct
> damage modeling engine because the manufacturers don't want.
For a developer working for a company like EA, using such an important
license as F1 (for example) such cavalier programming trickery wouldn't
get past one release, after which it's likely any licenser will not be
interested in further cooperation for future games.
David's claim that the FIA (or whoever) has imposed restrictions on F1 is
entirely plausible, and I see no reason to deny it , except to argue for
arguments sake.
cheers
John
> >> You must not bother to read Schumi's posts. FIA has everything to do
> >> with it.
> > I say and will continue to say, it's an urban legend and simply an
> > excuse like the GT developpers stating they do not have a correct
> > damage modeling engine because the manufacturers don't want.
> Say what you like, manufacturer insistence plays a major part in these
> decisions. Case in point, Screamer 4x4 had fully deformable vehicles in
> its damage model, and the programmers were forced to remove the damage
> model at the insistence of the car manufacturers whose products were
> licenced in the game. One of the programmers "let slip" a config file
> edit that re-enabled the damage model after the game was released.
> For a developer working for a company like EA, using such an important
> license as F1 (for example) such cavalier programming trickery wouldn't
> get past one release, after which it's likely any licenser will not be
> interested in further cooperation for future games.
> David's claim that the FIA (or whoever) has imposed restrictions on F1 is
> entirely plausible, and I see no reason to deny it , except to argue for
> arguments sake.
GA
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Papyrus probably has to pay a fraction to NASCAR of what the F1 developers
have to pay to the FIA. F1 has 350,000,000 viewers per race while NASCAR has
about 10,000,000. Which license is going to cost more? If the demand was
really high for F1 multiplay and it would increase sales enough to offset
the internet play licensing fees, than they'd do it. I just don't think
ability has anything to do with the current situation at all.
David G Fisher
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What's wrong - you were waiting to beat me up in WSC, too? :)
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>>Is this true? I thought WSC was supposed to be the be-all end-all GPL
>>killer, run a full Le Mans field of 60 cars, etc. If all it can do is
>>8 players online, it ain't gonna cut it. I hope this information is
>>incorrect, or all the hype/waiting over WSC has been a waste of breath,
>>IMHO...
>> Marc
> What's wrong - you were waiting to beat me up in WSC, too? :)
But yeah, sure, I'd love to beat you up in WSC if I could. ;-)
Marc
> Hey man, I'm pretty sure you've finished ahead of me more than half the
> time this IICC season. You did on Sunday anyway...
> But yeah, sure, I'd love to beat you up in WSC if I could. ;-)
> Marc
>> Marc
>Whatever, Huttu (and Burke for that matter) will beat us ALL up in WSC if it
>ever comes out...
Eldred
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Oh sure - I beat you with my Lotus compared to your Cooper, and I'm just lucky
that Wormie got in the way...<g>
Eldred
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>>> But yeah, sure, I'd love to beat you up in WSC if I could. ;-)
>>> Marc
>>Whatever, Huttu (and Burke for that matter) will beat us ALL up in WSC if it
>>ever comes out...
> I say we pay off Peter's mechanic next race...<g>
Marc
