rec.autos.simulators

My guess is that most GPL fans have paid their $40 or whatever, and still
get enjoyment out of the game months and eventually years later, and have
probably spent far more time on it than a lot of other titles they may
have paid the same amount for.

I think that the only way that a games development company could again
justify the investment required to create a *** realistic simulation
title is to go over to a subscription model of charging. This would
probably mean charging $20 for the initial game along with a small amount
to play online, and releasing low cost updates on a regular basis over
the web such as new tracks, cars, new seasons etc.

This would mean that although the number of users of the title would be
relatively low compared to a game such as Need For Speed, a company could
still make money because people would be paying more over the lifetime of
the product.

So, what do people think? Would you sign up for it?

- Michael

It's okey for me to pay the game $100, because i think it deserve it, but
no way for a pay-per-play !!!!

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More expansive OK but no charge to play !!!!!!!!!

Racing online with the help of......

Race Communications Association
Holodyne Engineering
Mystic Music
(have Your !!Name/Address!! placed here)

: So, what do people think? Would you sign up for it?

  No way - I would pay either fee but not both.  Unless I actually knew
that a game was superbly brilliant I wouldn't sign up for that.  Even
having played the demo I wouldn't have bought GPL under those
circumstances.  

  Interesting to see how Warbirds has done financially.  I think that's
free to download but costs for time spent online.  (It's a WWII fighter
sim).

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Richard G. Clegg       Only the mind is waving
    Networks and Non-Linear Dynamics Group
      Dept. of Mathematics, Uni. of York
    www:  http://www.racesimcentral.net/

I bought GPL, have played on a local network, but have never played on-line.

My suggestion would be to develop other equally good sims using the same
game engine. I would purchase Trans-Am, Can-Am, and other era  F1 sims if I
knew they would be as good as GPL.

Alan

I would love to see GPL do this.  Wargame sims and golf sims have done this
forever.  Sim drivers are spending 1-2 hundred dollars for video cards and have
probably junked out at least one pricey steering wheel.  User mods from various
enthusiast sites are nice and I appreciate the effort but we need modern 3D
support, weather effects and downforce modeling for winged racers that only a
real-life development team can produce.  An initial purchase price hardly
entitles one to squat on Papy and leech upgrades parasiticly forever.  Speed
costs money, how fast do you want to go?

This would

I'd rather pay more for the original sim.  When I think about it the price
of GPL was quite low compared to the  amount of hardware I have had to buy
to be able to play it.  Worth every cent.

Chris

Yup, thats ok, I realized, that but surely they culdn't ahve made such a
severe loss as some people say.....or then again...judging by the
demo........

Ok on the $40 bit, ok on the enjoyement bit but I wouldn't agree that its
the most enjoyable game to play, I just paly it out for a change now and
again.

Low cost??!?!

It hardely cost them $40 to make up my CD did it?
Or any other manufactuer at that..... I hate when manufacturers make you pay
when you they make so much of a profit on my purchase, but "FREE" updaets
would generate more interest.

Even GP2 can't boast that!!!!!

Nice idea, but definitaly NOT! I don't feel its right for any company to
charge for an update that we are paying for in the original purchase.

As for a 2nd GPL, I would like to see, it maybe from the mid-70's, with the
Tyrrell 6 wheeler or something but I wouldn't sell......
If people refused to by GPL1 after the demo, Even more will not buy GPL2
with the disappointement of GPL1.

GPL just was to "simmy" for its own good....
..... alot of peopl here have the obsession that the more difficult it is,
the mroe real it is, I wish they'd get that out of their head.

--
Matthew V. Jessick         Motorsims

Vehicle Dynamics Engineer  (972)910-8866 Ext.125, Fax: (972)910-8216

Dean

I doubt this philosophy will ever come near to any  corporate suits at
SIERRA, unfortunately.

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-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...

"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

Ben....GPL ***