FIA

discussed in 23 posts, 1998-2004 · overall tone very negative

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Starts at zero. Every post that spoke well of them moves the line up, every critical post moves it down (weighted −2 to +2).

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Key threads

• F1 Racing Championship multiplayer limits and FIA licensing 2001-08-24 · 38 posts
  David G Fisher argued that the lack of full 22-car online multiplayer in Ubi Soft's F1 Racing Championship was due to FIA licensing restrictions rather than developer choice. Others blamed cheap licensing deals or FIA greed, and Jack Rocchio gave a history of FIA and Bernie Ecclestone politics. Posters noted that the third-party F1RC Relay network now enabled online racing, and the thread ended with bickering between Fisher and ymenard and impatience over the still-unreleased patch.
• Grand Prix 4 reportedly lacks internet multiplayer 2002-02-27 · 64 posts
  ymenard posted a German magazine report that Grand Prix 4 would have no internet multiplayer due to licensing, only split-screen, and mocked Geoff Crammond. Most were scornful, noting GPL had offered 20-car online racing over modems for years, while a few said a good offline experience mattered more. The debate returned to FIA licensing and drifted into whether modern F1 driving aids make the sport and its sims less appealing.
• Newcomer asks whether Grand Prix Legends is worth buying 2003-12-30 · 23 posts
  A Dutch newcomer asked whether the five-year-old Grand Prix Legends was any good and would run on XP. Most replies praised it strongly, recommended patches and add-ons, and noted cheap retail prices. Haqsau offered a dissent, arguing NR2003 was now the better simulator and that GPL was popular partly because of its reliable online play.
• F1 2002 online play and a GPL hotlapper feud 2002-06-07 · 62 posts
  A question about F1 2002 multiplayer led to reports that it worked only with fast hosts and broadband clients, and to tips on host settings. GPL driver David Powell dismissed F1 2002 as easy and called David G Fisher a 'mullet', then traded abuse with 'Morgan Boof', whom he identified and mocked on a web page. Others debated whether online play matters to sales.
• ISI to develop EA's NASCAR Thunder 2003 2002-06-03 · 25 posts
  Haqsau reported from PC Gamer that ISI was developing EA's NASCAR Thunder 2003. The talk turned to NASCAR Heat's missing online yellow flags, which posters said had been blamed on licensing. Former MGI developer Dave Pollatsek explained that Heat was contracted with only pickup-race multiplayer and that Hasbro lacked full online rights, which Sierra held.
• 2002 Australian Grand Prix start crash and Schumacher's win 2002-03-03 · 48 posts
  The group discussed the 2002 Australian Grand Prix, especially the first-corner crash in which Ralf Schumacher launched over Rubens Barrichello. Opinions split between blaming Barrichello for weaving and Ralf for braking too late, and many debated why the race was not red-flagged. Posters also praised Michael Schumacher's pass on Montoya and Mark Webber's points finish for Minardi.
• Does the FIA really block online play in F1 sims? 2002-01-24 · 48 posts
  Rob Adams asked for evidence that the FIA prevents proper internet multiplayer in F1 games. Ian Bell said he had heard the online licence would cost around $5 million on top of the standard licence, and Schumi of Relay Games explained that F1 Relay was legal, tolerated by Ubisoft, and had nearly got official support before a licensing crackdown. The thread mixed this insight with insults between David G Fisher and Gerry Aitken.
• Ubi Soft's Formulasim action explained by hosting ties 2001-04-21 · 23 posts
  David G Fisher quoted a forum post claiming Formulasim was hosted on Ubi Soft's Gameloft server, so Ubi had to act under its FIA contract and no other F1RC add-on site would be affected. Some posters offered apologies to Ubi Soft, but Formulasim's webmaster was then quoted denying any connection, and ymenard withdrew his apology. The thread featured personal jibes between Fisher and his critics.

Busiest threads

• F1 Racing Championship multiplayer limits and FIA licensing (5 posts about it)
• Grand Prix 4 reportedly lacks internet multiplayer (3 posts about it)
• GP3 will probably have IPX protocol ONLY (3 posts about it)
• Newcomer asks whether Grand Prix Legends is worth buying (2 posts about it)
• F1 2002 online play and a GPL hotlapper feud (2 posts about it)
• ISI to develop EA's NASCAR Thunder 2003 (1 posts about it)
• 2002 Australian Grand Prix start crash and Schumacher's win (1 posts about it)
• FIA GT2/F1-2001 problem - NOT controller related ;) (1 posts about it)
• Does the FIA really block online play in F1 sims? (1 posts about it)
• CART Questions? Can we Prove the FIA is full of #%^@? (1 posts about it)
• Ubi Soft's Formulasim action explained by hosting ties (1 posts about it)
• F1RS Funny Stuff Happening.... (1 posts about it)
• New F1 2000 info (1 posts about it)

Sentiment by year

Who talked about them most

Byron Forbes · 3 Andre Warringa · 2 David Buttery · 2 David G Fisher · 2 Shumi · 2 Dave Pollatsek · 1 John Pancoast · 1 FatnSlo · 1 David Ewing · 1 jason moyer · 1 Gerry Aitken · 1 Jack W. Rocchio · 1 Dave Henrie · 1 istoff · 1 Rafe McAuliffe · 1 Coco · 1 Bruce Kennewell · 1

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