am i good enough for VROC?

Ive heard so much talk about VROC that I really want to give it a try. First of all I was worried that im more of a gamer than a dedicated sim racer that the competition would be too hard. I can do 1:08 at the glen but 1:09 consistenly but loose it because of my dumb joystick sometimes. Hows that will I find some similar competition? Also I installed netscape communicator off a september 98 pc mag cd, how do i know if its 4.07? I got into VROC but didnt really understand what was going on. How do I join races and all that? Thanks

If there's a lot of guys racing, chances are they are pretty much all under 1.07. This doesn't matter, since there usually is some first corner mayhem and with a clean line and a cool head you can avoid it and escape from these hotlappers. Then it's all about driving consistently and staying out of trouble. Racing it's really not so much about speed than it is consistency, so consistent 1:09s at the Glen could well put you on the podium provided you don't spin or anything. It's a Java applet that initializes, asks your permition to read, run and modify files (it's safe), then you get a list of games that you can join. Pick one, it runs GPL, then go to multiplayer and the address is already in your addressbook. Just click it and get a connection. - "If the meaning of life was printed in a book, someone would use it to keep the window open."

>Ive heard so much talk about VROC that I really want to give it a try. >First of all I was worried that im more of a gamer than a dedicated sim >racer that the competition would be too hard. I can do 1:08 at the glen but >1:09 consistenly but loose it because of my dumb joystick sometimes. >Hows that will I find some similar competition? Being fast isn't important if you want to race online. Being consistent, and obeying the rules of racing is far more important. Just race as you would in real life, then you'll have fun. There is always somebody with the same skill as you, so you can always fight for position. (Which is, IMO, more fun then winning with 30 sec lead) Cya on the track! Remco

I believe that there is no such thing as a Dumb question. But I'll make an exception here. ;-) If you have GPL, A connection to the Internet and the need to "have fun" then YES! you are good enough for VROC. If you can make it around the Glen more then one lap against the AI then your doing better then some of us. Heck, you might even win most of the races. Mike Barlow

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> Ive heard so much talk about VROC that I really want to give it a try. > First of all I was worried that im more of a gamer than a dedicated sim > racer that the competition would be too hard. I can do 1:08 at the glen but > 1:09 consistenly but loose it because of my dumb joystick sometimes. > Hows that will I find some similar competition? > Also I installed netscape communicator off a september 98 pc mag cd, how do > i know if its 4.07? I got into VROC but didnt really understand what was > going on. How do I join races and all that? > Thanks

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> Ive heard so much talk about VROC that I really want to give it a try. > First of all I was worried that im more of a gamer than a dedicated sim > racer that the competition would be too hard. I can do 1:08 at the glen but > 1:09 consistenly but loose it because of my dumb joystick sometimes. > Hows that will I find some similar competition? Believe me, if I can race you definitely can race! I can't drive worth beans but I like the idea that I'm "racing" (more like like isolated from) with other humans. Also, sometimes the chats get more interesting than the racing. Nathan

>Being fast isn't important if you want to race online. Being >consistent, and obeying the rules of racing is far more important. >Just race as you would in real life, then you'll have fun. There is >always somebody with the same skill as you, so you can always fight >for position. (Which is, IMO, more fun then winning with 30 sec lead) Thanks for the encouragement. I really suck at GPL, so when online I just try to drive clean and let faster drivers by. I probably go even slower than when offline. The only accidents I've been is is being rammed by impatient passers from behind (no, I'm not going to lose my line and spin out on a corner so you can pass - wait for a straight) or being cutoff by someone who didn't complete the pass. Joe

Does VROC cost anything or affect my phonebill in any way? Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

> Does VROC cost anything or affect my phonebill in any way? Nope. The only cost is whatever you pay your ISP. Other than that the only other thing that will be affected will be that feeling of happiness and joy that will overcome you when you finally get to race against other humans. Nathan

VROC is free. As for your phone bill, you should know how you get charged (VROC does not place charges on your phone bill if that's what your asking). Jason. > Does VROC cost anything or affect my phonebill in any way? > Dan Belcher > Team Racing Unlimited -------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

Or rather the feelings of anger as you get repeatedly punted off the track by people who can't drive (allthough they think so!) and refuse to apologize. Yeah, Enjoy!