rec.autos.simulators

> This was my point. Most of the online Sierra.com players are running
> super speedway sprints. During peak time I see 300 players during
> weekdays, and 500 players during weekends, which is a lot more than
> other racing games, and most of them are running super speedway
> sprints. I think there are two main reasons for the popularity of
> these super speedway sprints, virtually no skill required, and it's
> Nascar (a lot of players are fans).

> rFactor : 40, perhaps 50 people online MAX at peak times.  Leagues are
> careful not to switch yet.  Plenty of "possibilities" for mods but how many
> of them will 1) ever see the finish light  2) be of an actual quality and 3)
> be worth if it there's nobody racing them?

> GTL :  Great cars on washed out neutered tracks.  Still the old ISI game
> engine filled up with bugs.  3 months of fun then we move on to whatever's
> next as developpers don't support it per low sales of it.

> NR2003/GPL : still pumping out the races, but how long with the Sierra
> servers be kept alive?

> GTR :  Read what I wrote in GTL but start with "Great modern cars".

> LfS : :-|

> So hmm what's next?  iRacing?  GTR2?  Some miraculous other sim?  People
> actually start RACING rFactor?  Or we just die like the flightsim community?

> My pick : the last one.

> "No skill required" depends on who you are racing with.

> If you have 20 long-time SuperSpeedway Racers that can 'smell' the draft,
> then I guaran-damn-tee you that if you aren't up to their level, you WILL
> get your ass kicked.

> -Larry

>>> If you can make a 6/7 rating in a couple of nights, then you're not
>>> doing anything I would call racing. The 5-10% sprints aren't races, and
>>> people with high ratings don't generally impress me, especially on
>>> supers.

>> This was my point. Most of the online Sierra.com players are running
>> super speedway sprints. During peak time I see 300 players during
>> weekdays, and 500 players during weekends, which is a lot more than
>> other racing games, and most of them are running super speedway
>> sprints. I think there are two main reasons for the popularity of
>> these super speedway sprints, virtually no skill required, and it's
>> Nascar (a lot of players are fans).