You can find "the point" by reading this thread and the previous "bash
EA" threads. People are comparing Papy to EA and vice versa although
they're not the same thing. It's so easy to bash the ISI sims, because
the folks at EA are greedy ***ers. Using that theory you could say
that N2003 sucks because Sierra are greedy ***ers who just want to
make money creating NASCAR sims. Well, that won't happen anymore.
People don't liken Papy to Sierra so why do they do that with ISI/EA?
The bottom line is, that it's ISI making the sims and from what I've
seen in interviews and websites they are just as enthusiastic about
making realistic racing sims as Papy (not Sierra) are.
ISI and Papy are the best by far at the moment. What sims would we
have without them? Nothing. N2003 is better than anything ISI has done
so far, but the difference in physics for example isn't that big as
some guys suggest. The only area where ISI is still a long way from
Papy is multiplayer and the basic user interface including replays
etc. In modding options ISI's sims eat Papy for breakfast.
If only ISI would enhance their game engine a bit to fix these things
(the basic game engine has remained the same for a long while, but
NT2004 has dedicated server support so they're on the right road) they
would be right up there with Papy.
There's not that much to look forward to in sim titles, except maybe
for RBR, GTR and Racing Legends. So here's hoping that ISI can really
match Papy with their next sim.
This is the end of my sim rant for now. Thanks for reading.