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Alison can stand up for herself, but I don't think she was bullied into
anything.  I think she simply spent more time with the game, fixed some of the
problems she had, and finally got a chance to see the potential of the title.

She STILL said it was released unfinished and she STILL has the steering
problems, the latter I think being one of the biggest game killers in this
title.

Anyway, I'll let her stand up for herself now :)

Randy
Randy Magruder
Staff Writer
Digital Sportspage
http://www.digitalsports.com/

Who has bullied her?  Your comment is insulting and demeaning to her.

Randy
Randy Magruder
Staff Writer
Digital Sportspage
http://www.digitalsports.com/

you?

That's not the case with CART.  It might be the case with YOU, but its not the
case with this title.

Yes, it was spot on for those people for whom a simulator is either wonderful
or trash, and never the two shall meet.  Thankfully, there are a lot of people
who also want to read a complete, balanced and fair review.  Some of her
comments were spot on in the first review and some of her comments are spot on
in her second review.

worth taking much notice of". >>

More like:  It looks like yet another case of "I don't respect you unless you
agree with me and trash the thing like I do".

fearless sector! >>

Yeah right.  So now being abusive and extreme is now "fearless"?  The only
people who deserve the "Fearless" label in THIS group are the level headed
people who have pointed out both the positive and negative, and taken the heat
from the extremists on both sides who don't tolerate finding out that the world
isn't as black and white as their conflict-loving newsgroup attitude dictates.

Randy
Randy Magruder
Staff Writer
Digital Sportspage
http://www.digitalsports.com/

If you're going to take the trouble to "review" a product then you
have a responsibility to do it right. Many people here (myself
included and probably you as well) have been slamming game review
sites for glossing over the faults and reporting only the good things,
and thus coming up with a glowing recommendation. I ask you, where's
the difference in glossing over the good stuff and reporting only the
bad?

Either one is a distorted picture and, IMO, an unethical approach to
reviewing a product. It's got nothing to do with your own personal
opinions, or it shouldn't have. It's to do with the way the product as
a whole will reach it's target market, as they are the ones you are
writing for - not yourself.

Cheers!
John

% Alison can stand up for herself, but I don't think she was bullied into
% anything.  I think she simply spent more time with the game, fixed some of the
% problems she had, and finally got a chance to see the potential of the title.

% She STILL said it was released unfinished and she STILL has the steering
% problems, the latter I think being one of the biggest game killers in this
% title.

Hopefully this will be fixed in the patch, but it looks like they don't
seem fit to address the yellow flag issue.  Aside from the FAQ, they
simply ignore this issue totally.

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fit to address the yellow flag issue.  Aside from the FAQ, they simply ignore
this issue totally.>>

There's "ignore" and then there's "defer".  I would be willing to be that the
coding involved in getting yellow flags implemented correctly is much bigger
than getting a few more FPS or adding a null zone slider, don't you think?  If
people are finding the cars undrivable right now, then I agree that Patch #1
should address this and not be held up for yellow flag implementation, don't
you think?

Randy
Randy Magruder
Staff Writer
Digital Sportspage
http://www.digitalsports.com/

Magruder, the voice of reason.

Regards,

Tom Petersen

Trev

Personally I rather think that the code for yellow flags should be in
the original release, being a part of the sport that has a major
influence on the outcome of the vast majority of races.

Given that it's not, a step-by-step approach to patching would be
best, but we need to keep in mind that a) it should have been in there
from the outset, and b) there has been no commitment from MS or TRI
that it will _ever_ be in there.

Cheers!
John

l8er
ronny

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% >> Hopefully this will be fixed in the patch, but it looks like they don't seem
% fit to address the yellow flag issue.  Aside from the FAQ, they simply ignore
% this issue totally.>>

% There's "ignore" and then there's "defer".  I would be willing to be that the
% coding involved in getting yellow flags implemented correctly is much bigger
% than getting a few more FPS or adding a null zone slider, don't you think?  If
% people are finding the cars undrivable right now, then I agree that Patch #1
% should address this and not be held up for yellow flag implementation, don't
% you think?

When I say ignore, "they" haven't commented on the yellow flag issue and
it was mentioned quite a number of times while Dean was busy answering
questions.  In fact he ignored this question at least twice when he did
respond to someone asking about it.  To me that is ignoring the issue.
If they are deferring it, at least make comment to the fact that it is
or isn't an issue which may be addressed.

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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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Trev, given your recent exchange's about drag racing over on SPRTSIMS
I find your above statement utterly astonishing.

Let he who is without sin.....

Cheers!
John