Could Papy be making Thunder 05?

I just heard a RUMOR that Papy is climbing back into bed with EA and will be the dev's of the next version of Thunder. No basis of fact, strictly a rumor, but a dam fine rumor it is :-) Mitch

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:16:23 GMT, "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I just heard a RUMOR that Papy is climbing back into bed with EA and will be >the dev's of the next version of Thunder. No basis of fact, strictly a >rumor, but a dam fine rumor it is :-) Ugh, does this mean we're going to have random failures and damage again? =) Jason

If they reuse 90% of the code like they have in 4 of 6 titles then yes we'll be having that discussion again :-) Mitch "Jason Moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:16:23 GMT, "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Ugh, does this mean we're going to have random failures and damage > again? =) > > Jason

Oh, my. Mitch, you had better not be pulling my chain :) -Larry "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Hb6Zb.14787$[email hidden]... > I just heard a RUMOR that Papy is climbing back into bed with EA and willbe > the dev's of the next version of Thunder. No basis of fact, strictly a > rumor, but a dam fine rumor it is :-) > > Mitch > >

And a damned fine discussion it will be :) Bring it on! -Larry "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9M6Zb.25993$[email hidden]... > If they reuse 90% of the code like they have in 4 of 6 titles then yeswe'll

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> be having that discussion again :-) > > Mitch > > > "Jason Moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:16:23 GMT, "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > Ugh, does this mean we're going to have random failures and damage > > again? =) > > > > Jason > >

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:55:17 GMT, "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote: >If they reuse 90% of the code like they have in 4 of 6 titles then yes we'll >be having that discussion again :-) Since Kaemmer indicated that brake wear and tire blowouts were going to be included in N2004 had it come out, perhaps you should be hoping this rumor isn't true. I can already see you and Dave flipping out after an Atlanta fixed-setup RASCAR race when half the field retires after having their RF go down. =p Jason

Hehe. Seriously though they need to evaluate whats needed most and neither of those items would be high on my list. I want better physics. Not this crap they been shoving down our throat since N4. I want a better environment to race in not the least of which is track/car/head relationships. Not the cartoon crap they been shoving down our throats forever :). Realist sun/effects, a track surface that actually is thermally dynamic with realistic bumps low/high freq that actually interact with the cars tires/suspension/chassis/head in a realistic way. All this on top of the MANY good things Papy has done over the years. I know not much to ask :-) Let the many modders have at the pretty graphics and models we need Papy to lay a better groundwork. Mitch "Jason Moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > Since Kaemmer indicated that brake wear and tire blowouts were going > to be included in N2004 had it come out, perhaps you should be hoping > this rumor isn't true. > > I can already see you and Dave flipping out after an Atlanta > fixed-setup RASCAR race when half the field retires after having their > RF go down. =p > > Jason

Aren't you overlooking the fact that Papyrus isn't an independant developer, like in the old days? They're owned by EA's arch enemy, Vivendi, and I'm sure they're on a *real* short leash. "Jason Moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:16:23 GMT, "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I just heard a RUMOR that Papy is climbing back into bed with EA and willbe

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> >the dev's of the next version of Thunder. No basis of fact, strictly a > >rumor, but a dam fine rumor it is :-) > > Ugh, does this mean we're going to have random failures and damage > again? =) > > Jason

"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:zQaZb.77672$%[email hidden]: > Aren't you overlooking the fact that Papyrus isn't an independant > developer, like in the old days? They're owned by EA's arch enemy, > Vivendi, and I'm sure they're on a *real* short leash. > But isn't Vivendi pretty short on cash? From what I've heard, EA is drowning in $$. Perhaps they have rented Papyrus' services for a time. However, given the investment EA has made in ISI & Tiburion, I wouldn't think they'd toss off their current teams so quickly. (suddenly rembering how EA killed A-10 tank killer mere weeks before it's release & Ultima 9's poorly timed release) Then again... :) dave henrie

All I can add, is that this is a valid rumor. :) "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Hb6Zb.14787$[email hidden]... > I just heard a RUMOR that Papy is climbing back into bed with EA and willbe

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> the dev's of the next version of Thunder. No basis of fact, strictly a > rumor, but a dam fine rumor it is :-) > > Mitch > > >

Well, April 1st is too far away, so maybe... -Larry "Buck411" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kGgZb.37031$[email hidden]...

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> All I can add, is that this is a valid rumor. > > :) > > > "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Hb6Zb.14787$[email hidden]... > > I just heard a RUMOR that Papy is climbing back into bed with EA and

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> be > > the dev's of the next version of Thunder. No basis of fact, strictly a > > rumor, but a dam fine rumor it is :-) > > > > Mitch > > > > > > > >

Larry wrote: > Well, April 1st is too far away, so maybe... > > -Larry > Which also means the big Racing Legends announcement can't be far behind...