Apparently there's a new fashion on VROC. Now somebody is running
backward without wrecking anybody. First time I saw it, I thought
I was lucky avoiding him 3 times, later I realized he's never
collided with anybody.
I wonder what will be the next fashion? ;>
Alex.
John
> I wish Jimmy Spencer would get hired by Hendrick to drive the 25 next
> year. I dunno how someone with so much promise 10 years ago ended up
> in such a junk ride...
> Jason
> >LOL Jimmy Spencer a playboy? LMAO
> >> Perhaps at it's roots. Now NASCAR drivers are "Wealthy American
playboys
> >> and royalty; LOL
> >> > One might expect a "simulation" to mirror the real world as closley
as
> >> > possible.
> >> > With that in mind, consider the roots of Grand Prix racing: Wealthy
> >> European
> >> > playboys and royalty; versus the roots of NASCAR: Beer swillin',
> >> > ass-whoopin',
> >> > ex-moonshining rednecks from the Southern US. What would you expect?
> >> > WS
> >> > PS: I'm born and bred in North Carolina, so don't bust me on the
redneck
> >> > comments.
> >> > > 3 days ago, I had a slight brain failure, and bought N2002. It must
> >have
> >> > > been a brain failure, 'cause I don't like ovals, I have and old
> >PIII600,
> >> > and
> >> > > have driven N4 online a year ago.
> >> > > I am a die hard GPL-er. I bought N4, as I was told that the physics
> >was
> >> > > good. And it was, indeed. I raced online for 6 weeks. Then I
returned
> >to
> >> > > GPL.
> >> > > I blame the brain failure for me buying N2002 three days ago, in
spite
> >> of
> >> > me
> >> > > having decided long time ago *not* to buy that game. I saw no
reason
> >at
> >> > all
> >> > > to support another game running mostly left handers. Besides, my
> >online
> >> > > experience in N4 wasn't very positive.
> >> > > To my frustration, N2002 online crowd seems to be of the same
quality
> >as
> >> > the
> >> > > N4 online crowd. Most ppl are nice, but there are a few loudmouths
> >> around,
> >> > > overshadowing the decent racers. Not to mention those who enters
races
> >> > with
> >> > > one ambition only: Wreck as many as possible.
> >> > > During races, a crash usually occurs before the race starts, or
just
> >> after
> >> > > the flag drops because of jump starters. Then the flaming begins,
and
> >> > lasts
> >> > > forever. As if anybody cared. Why can't ppl take their
disagreements
> >> > > outside? The flaming is of no importance for anyone except those
> >> > > parcticipating Why disturb other ppls races with complaining? Of
> >course,
> >> > > those caught up in the in it. For the rest of us, the flaming is
just
> >> > > disturbing and annoying. Of course, a few of those caught up in the
> >mess
> >> > > yells for a restart, which they will not get. Still they keep
yelling,
> >> > > disturbing those still on track.
> >> > > Why is there such a huge difference between GPL and Nascar crouds?
In
> >> GPL,
> >> > > most racers use their real names. In Nascar sims, the only persons
> >using
> >> > > their real names are GPL-ers. Nascar racers uses nicks like:
> >> > "A$$Phuckers",
> >> > > "Wreckmaker", "aDHeSiVe202-ApT" etc. Nicks that I normally would
> >regard
> >> as
> >> > > passwords rather than names. I guess this is a part of the problem.
> >> > > When using some silly nick, you wear a camouflage. It is easy
yelling
> >at
> >> > > someone when you are not recogniseable. Yelling and silly nicks is
> >more
> >> > > apparent in Nascar racing than in GPL.
> >> > > Why using silly nicks anyhow? If I were Osama bin Laden or George
Bush
> >> Jr,
> >> > I
> >> > > sure would use another name. But for the rest of us, that
presumably
> >> have
> >> > > done no harm to anyone: Why use a nick? We could use our real
names,
> >and
> >> > > noone would know who we really were, anyhow.
> >> > > I have been rearended at superspeedways. That amazes me. All you
have
> >to
> >> > do
> >> > > to prevent a crash at superspeedways, is lifting off. It seems that
> >lift
> >> > off
> >> > > has a different meaning in Nascar racing. You don't lift off the
> >> throttle.
> >> > > You keep the pedal to the metal, ramming the poor guy in front....
and
> >> we
> >> > > have a lift off. Another racer put into orbit.
> >> > > Jon Andersen,
> >> > > using the nick Jon Andersen of GPL in N2002
LOL! Jon, for some reason unknown to me (and I do not have a shrink
and maybe I need one :-), it takes a LOT for me to laugh a little.
The only "comedy" (not saying yours was) that gets me are the spoofs
on life (not that your post is meant to be).
What a great post, especially that part about nick names!! I will
never forget it! I am going to print it out :-)
Unfortunately (maybe not!), I only have a 26.4 connection and looks
like that is all I will have the rest of my life (I am not moving!) -
so I can not play N2002 on-line (or anything but the occasional Unreal
Tournament). I would LOVE to if I could, but I am not good enough
off-line to even dare to - even if I had DSL or cable - and wouldn't
think of unless I could kick ***with the AI.
Looks like I am not missing a thing by not being able to play MP games
over the Internet! I quit playing UT when the same classification (I
will let you classify them, if you want to <g>) of people took over
and ruined the game. I bet they've taken over and ruined the
experience for most games.
I will have to buy GPL2 now when it's available here in the States.
Am sort of a new NASCAR fan and have fallen in love with it.
-paul
