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Don I agree 100% and you have presented another poignant issue!
First many [more likely all as they aren't a huge group] who work for
Papy past, present & probably in the future do! go that extra mile to
take work apon themselves at home!
Am I a "Papy lover" as DGF eludes many are here? Not me! I have
many other sim titles from many other publishers! It would matter to
me if  Black & Decker had their name on a title as long as its good!
Do I think Papy did a fantastic' thing by working on a patch for a 3
year old sim' to give it many more months and maybe years of play
time? Absolutely!!
[fwiw] The question seems to be: Is it about the heavy posting here
with GPL or someone having an "axe to grind " with those that do?
Odd!! Very Odd!! Thom_j.

| The fact that it has been going on for 3 years now is a testament to GPL,
| and the awesome sim that it is. Throw in the fact that Papy still supports
| it, even if it is a couple guys working on it from home,  makes it even
more
| incredible. I don't find this behaviour strange in the least.
| Do you think F1RC will still get this kind of press and support 3 years
down
| the road? Or any other sim presently out for that matter?
|
| Don Burnette
|
| > Wouldnt you admit then this is a plus for GPL then??
| > [Btw: I've said this before but I'll race any motor type racing!]
| > ["Hell!" Strap some motors on a few frogs and I'm there :-)]
| >

| > | Forgot to add, it's been going on now for THREE years. That's the
really
| > | strange aspect of the behavior.
| > | David G Fisher

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Thanx for the correct information Brian!!

| Actually, the GPL forum at High Gear Forums has about 14,000 posts
| since it was created, as about 10,000 posts were deleted in a
| technical glitch a few months back.  Also, the GPL forum at HG is
| relatively new (1 year old) versus the RC forum which has been around
| a couple years. Given the same amount of time, the GPL forum would
| probably have close to 30K posts, if not more.
|
| I just dont want anyone to be misled by misinformation.
|
| Brian McLeaney

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Maybe if those Papy lovers would simply quit sticking their nose into
threads devoted to other sims to tell us how great their GPL girlfriend is
(in their annoying opinion), then you wouldn't ever have to hear a word of
complaint from me again. Even fans of N4 don't feel the need to do this.

David G Fisher

Btw!!! Per chance: Is that you Bubba??...lol
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Why is his information correct? Post proof or retract.

David G Fisher

No DGF cuz MTM2 has "riotess" amount of fun!! Yes I do go online with
MTM2!! Love it for the shear rip'roarin' blast of it!! :-) No more, No less!

| MTM2 has been out for three years now, and the other night at 1:30 a.m.EST
I
| saw 100 people playing online at the Zone. There are over a thousand user
| created tracks, and who knows how many trucks. Why? Is it better than GPL,
| or are they simply both excellent titles without sequels?

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I posted about this already & I will re-post if it is the same Brian
I think it is!! More to come eitherway! :-) Me...

| Why is his information correct? Post proof or retract.
| David G Fisher

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It was released in August of 1998.  It's false to say 3 years, in my "Price
is Right" universe that's worth zero lol.

At least you agree with me that MTM2 is a great game because it's unique and
is a great arcade racing game.  It has no relation with the success of a
serious racing simulation.

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r.a.s. is not a single game specific newsgroup, yet GPL has a huge amount of
posts compared to other games.

What's the point you want to reach David?  What's the deal?

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Oops, this is a Papy title thread .
Now be quiet you anti-Papy pig!!
:)
Don Burnette

No need for a retraction. :-)
See this thread:

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~hg/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16922

From K. Verburg:
"Unfortunately there seems to have been a corrupt message in the Grand
Prix  Legends forum and this ment we had to delete the forum and all
its files. "

From poster:
"The old number of messages - about 9800 - should be added to the
current number of 36.
Otherwise we will ..."

Brian McLeaney

Yes, but six posts in, I was invited.

David G Fisher

David G Fisher

Now Brian posted! Your turn DGF! Never under esimate Bubba!...lol
You are *way* over your head now kiddo!! :o)~
de Thom_j. aka Tee_jay  -..  . -. ..--- .-. .. ..-.  --... ...--

| > Are you 100% sure? Post proof or retract.
| >

| No need for a retraction. :-)
| See this thread:
|
| http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~hg/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16922
|
| From K. Verburg:
| "Unfortunately there seems to have been a corrupt message in the Grand
| Prix  Legends forum and this ment we had to delete the forum and all
| its files. "
|
| From poster:
| "The old number of messages - about 9800 - should be added to the
| current number of 36.
| Otherwise we will ..."
| Brian McLeaney

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It's still lagging far behind F1RC. 4,000 in the last 4.5 months. Yes, it's
good for an older game, but like I pointed out with MTM2 (even bigger
community), it's not unheard of with no sequels available.

F1RC has 13,000 in 5.5 months (just 3 months since the release of the game).
Bet those numbers shoot up after the patch.

GP3 21,000 in 15 months.

F12000/CS 19,000 in 15 months.

F1RC is clearly the dominate F1 sim of today. Honor it and feel blessed.

David G Fisher

Where is your post? You demanded a proof post. You got it & you just
ignore what was asked of you!!  Dont want excuses just post or retract!!

| > Are you 100% sure? Post proof or retract.

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