rec.autos.simulators

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> I was really hoping for GPL killer but GP3 sure isn't and that's
> disappointing.

> >You guys are funny .

> >How much posts we read each single day about someone who shits in his
> >pants cause he's too happy with his new lap record.

> >Each time this makes me laugh.

> >Do you guys race sometimes ? Or are you only "hotlapping" ?

> >Anyway that's not really a complaint, I just find this funny.
> >I'm happy if you love this. (seriously)

> >BUT when you are talking about GPL like you would talk about your
> >religion I find it outrageaous.

> >GPL is a game. A fun game yes...But it's not a religion or a god's
> >creation.

> >I have read some posts of people who are ACTUALLY HAPPY that GP3 is
> >or
> >will not be better than GPL. That's so ridiculous.

> >Like you have to protect your game from a new threat (menace?). NOOO
> >don't even replace MY GPL.. No please no more progress , no more new
> >sims...LONG LIVE TO GPL. hehe

> >Anyway GP3 is not even concurrent...It's a modern F1 sim, with
> >pit-stop strategies, weather, etc... It's really not the same type of
> >game so no need to protect YOUR GPL from this newcomer.

> >Relax ;)

> I think I've heard a saying that goes something like 'It's easier for a
> poor person to put up with their situation than it is for a rich person
> to live as a poor person.'

> In effect, after playing the richness of GPL and then trying another
> poorly done sim it often feels very much the same.  Those that get
> e***d about GPL and extoll its virtues have seen what is possible when
> it comes to driver feedback and handling and they don't want to return
> to the poor imitations that continually turn up claiming to be the new
> promised land, only to find that they have been let down once again.

> However, not everyone is able to get into GPL or is given the
> opportunity to discover its delights.  Many will just think it is just
> plain too difficult, haven't got the time to get used to it or just
> don't even want to bother with it in the first place.  I would imagine
> that you fall into one of these camps.

> But for those who have been able to, once they finally discover what it
> has to offer, it is like a breath of fresh air in comparison to
> everything that has gone before.  To them it is that something new and
> wonderful that they have been searching for unknown in simland and as a
> result they can become quite e***d and enthusiastic about the whole
> thing.  That is why you still see these posts about someone who has just
> improved their laptimes.  Because they have been able to sense the
> potential that GPL has to offer and there is a real sense of
> achievement, that all that hard work and effort is finally paying off.

> So I don't begrudge these people their moment.  They have probably
> worked long and hard to achieve it and, as a result, want to share this
> achievement with those that they feel will understand - their peers.

> Sure you could say we are just playing a game, but the guys here are not
> your common or garden casual driving sim players.  They are much more
> dedicated to this genre and put much more time into it than most and are
> therefore more emotionally involved and serious about the whole scene
> than your casual gamer.

> So when something new comes out - in this case GP3 - they are going to
> want to compare it to what has gone before and are going to be more
> outspoken about what they have to say.  That's why we come to ras isn't
> it?
> --
> Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington)

> No person's opinions can be said to be
> more correct than another's, because each is
> the sole judge of his or her own experience.