Nascar 4 online racing?

Are there any online venues for Nascar 4? Similar to Heat.net?? I'm looking to get back into online racing but can't find any information. Thanks for the help

Go to "Multiplayer" and click on the "Sierra" logo in the upper part of the screen. Sign in and make an account (no cost) and your ready to go. Mike

Yep, Sierra and Papyrus have provided what is probably the most comprehensive and best multiplayer capability today with the sim, and no cost. As someone already mentioned, just click on Sierra.com and sign on up. On any given evening, you will see quite a number of races and drivers, plenty to choose from. Papy even provides some looping servers that are ranked, as do other folks that gratiously provide servers for the N4 racing community. Pick up races can be a pain, ideally you'll want to hang in there and better your ranking, then you can join some higher ranked pick ups where the racing is somewhat better. And then of course there is league play, which imho is the ultimate way to enjoy racing online. Other racing sim developers should take a hard look at what Papyrus is offering, as they have always managed to keep raising the bar in the multi environment. -- Don Burnette D Burnette in N4 Some people do nothing wrong. The problem is, they do nothing. And THAT is wrong. "Max VE3TMT" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:606D6.590908$[email hidden]... > Are there any online venues for Nascar 4? Similar to Heat.net?? I'm > looking to get back into online racing but can't find any information. > > Thanks for the help > > > >

You just paid 50$ for a game, I wouldnt call the multiplayer capability free. "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:xs7D6.15019$[email hidden]... > Yep, Sierra and Papyrus have provided what is probably the most > comprehensive and best multiplayer capability today with the sim, and no > cost. As someone already mentioned, just click on Sierra.com and sign onup. > On any given evening, you will see quite a number of races and drivers, > plenty to choose from. Papy even provides some looping servers that are > ranked, as do other folks that gratiously provide servers for the N4racing > community. > Pick up races can be a pain, ideally you'll want to hang in there andbetter > your ranking, then you can join some higher ranked pick ups where theracing > is somewhat better. And then of course there is league play, which imho is > the ultimate way to enjoy racing online. > > Other racing sim developers should take a hard look at what Papyrus is > offering, as they have always managed to keep raising the bar in themulti

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> environment. > > -- > Don Burnette > D Burnette in N4 > > Some people do nothing wrong. > The problem is, they do nothing. > And THAT is wrong. > > "Max VE3TMT" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:606D6.590908$[email hidden]... > > Are there any online venues for Nascar 4? Similar to Heat.net?? I'm > > looking to get back into online racing but can't find any information. > > > > Thanks for the help > > > > > > > > > >

"Dick Funk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Dl8D6.685669$[email hidden]... > You just paid 50$ for a game, I wouldnt call the multiplayer capability > free. I wouldn't call the *capability* free, but the provided race servers and opponent matching sections I *would* call free.

Well... With EA... you will pay $50.00 for the game... then they will soon charge you a monthly fee to play your EA game online (Kesmai will be a pay-for online portal) In comparison to where the rest of the companies are going, I'd say WON is about as free as you're going to get. Also... notice the move by WON into the Flipside.com umbrella. This is because WON is losing money hand over fist (it ain't cheap to supply all that bandwidth and servers to ya), so they merged into Flipside (which is a subscription based business model, and is actually making some money from those "home-cardgame players). So the move to Flipside is a "bottomline" move for the corporation (Vivendi), to absorb/hide much of the loss WON is incurring each month, and to make the stock look better in these volatile technology times. Basically... enjoy it while it lasts... you may find yourself faced with subscription sooner than you think... on all fronts. Cheers, Schumi "Dick Funk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Dl8D6.685669$[email hidden]...

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> You just paid 50$ for a game, I wouldnt call the multiplayer capability > free. > > > > "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:xs7D6.15019$[email hidden]... > > Yep, Sierra and Papyrus have provided what is probably the most > > comprehensive and best multiplayer capability today with the sim, and no > > cost. As someone already mentioned, just click on Sierra.com and sign on > up. > > On any given evening, you will see quite a number of races and drivers, > > plenty to choose from. Papy even provides some looping servers that are > > ranked, as do other folks that gratiously provide servers for the N4 > racing > > community. > > Pick up races can be a pain, ideally you'll want to hang in there and > better > > your ranking, then you can join some higher ranked pick ups where the > racing > > is somewhat better. And then of course there is league play, which imho

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> > the ultimate way to enjoy racing online. > > > > Other racing sim developers should take a hard look at what Papyrus is > > offering, as they have always managed to keep raising the bar in the > multi > > environment. > > > > -- > > Don Burnette > > D Burnette in N4 > > > > Some people do nothing wrong. > > The problem is, they do nothing. > > And THAT is wrong. > > > > "Max VE3TMT" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:606D6.590908$[email hidden]... > > > Are there any online venues for Nascar 4? Similar to Heat.net?? I'm > > > looking to get back into online racing but can't find any information. > > > > > > Thanks for the help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Well... With EA... you will pay $50.00 for the game... then they will soon charge you a monthly fee to play your EA game online (Kesmai will be a pay-for online portal) In comparison to where the rest of the companies are going, I'd say WON is about as free as you're going to get. Also... notice the move by WON into the Flipside.com umbrella. This is because WON is losing money hand over***(it ain't cheap to supply all that bandwidth and servers to ya), so they merged into Flipside (which is a subscription based business model, and is actually making some money from those "home-cardgame players). So the move to Flipside is a "bottomline" move for the corporation (Vivendi), to absorb/hide much of the loss WON is incurring each month, and to make the stock look better in these volatile technology times. Basically... enjoy it while it lasts... you may find yourself faced with subscription sooner than you think... on all fronts. Cheers, Schumi

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> You just paid 50$ for a game, I wouldnt call the multiplayer capability > free. > > Yep, Sierra and Papyrus have provided what is probably the most > > comprehensive and best multiplayer capability today with the sim, and no > > cost. As someone already mentioned, just click on Sierra.com and sign on > up. > > On any given evening, you will see quite a number of races and drivers, > > plenty to choose from. Papy even provides some looping servers that are > > ranked, as do other folks that gratiously provide servers for the N4 > racing > > community. > > Pick up races can be a pain, ideally you'll want to hang in there and > better > > your ranking, then you can join some higher ranked pick ups where the > racing > > is somewhat better. And then of course there is league play, which imho

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> > the ultimate way to enjoy racing online. > > Other racing sim developers should take a hard look at what Papyrus is > > offering, as they have always managed to keep raising the bar in the > multi > > environment. > > -- > > Don Burnette > > D Burnette in N4 > > Some people do nothing wrong. > > The problem is, they do nothing. > > And THAT is wrong. > > > Are there any online venues for Nascar 4? Similar to Heat.net?? I'm > > > looking to get back into online racing but can't find any information. > > > Thanks for the help

>"Dick Funk" <[email hidden]> wrote > You just paid 50$ for a game, I wouldnt call the multiplayer capability > free. <roll-eyes in disbelief> -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.ymenard.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

Ditto! "ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:RgaD6.599698$[email hidden]...

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> >"Dick Funk" <[email hidden]> wrote > > You just paid 50$ for a game, I wouldnt call the multiplayer capability > > free. > > <roll-eyes in disbelief> > > > > > > -- > -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> > -- May the Downforce be with you... > -- http://www.ymenard.com/ > -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez > Corporation - helping America into the New World... > > > >

In article <Dl8D6.685669$[email hidden]>, "Dick Funk" <[email hidden]> writes: >You just paid 50$ for a game, I wouldnt call the multiplayer capability >free. > This is starting to sound like the discussion about Diablo II and Battlenet... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +28.67...F2 +151.26... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Well, I do. Especially for what we get. -- Don Burnette D Burnette in N4 Some people do nothing wrong. The problem is, they do nothing. And THAT is wrong. "Dick Funk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Dl8D6.685669$[email hidden]... > You just paid 50$ for a game, I wouldnt call the multiplayer capability > free. > >