Rally 2000: arcade? Gimme a break...

Some people say this game is an arcade game. Well, after trying my first rally I know one thing for sure: arcade drivers will HATE this game! In simulation mode it's FAR from easy. After the first race (I almost ended up 3rd, but near the finish I crashed and I couldn't get into reverse soon enough, so I ended up 8th) I was full of hope. I thought this would be an easy ride. No victory, but top 10 for sure. After the second stage I was 18th... I did't have enough time to repair all I wanted. Did the best I could and started the 3 stage. After finishing that one as 58th I was taken out of the rally: my car didn't pass the test... (One great thing: you can proceed to the next rally! No need to finish high, which I always hated in CMR!) Everyone knows arcade drivers hate long races. Well, some of these RC2K babies will keep you occupied for more than half an hour. And they hate having to fiddle around with setups (they may be simple, but they really do have effect!) I'd like to see one of these GPL wimps finish any RC2K rally as first. As far as gameplay goes, this game needs a lot more dedication than the average arcade game. Sim or no sim, it's great. It's hard (not that THAT makes any game a sim!) and it's beautifull. I'm glad a crash into a tree doesn't end the rally (like in real life) because in that case I would never ever finish in the top 10 (or finish at all!) IMHO Mag Fields did the right thing with this damage stuff. And they made a beautiful game that will keep anyone who plays it busy for months. Anyway, I wish everyone would stop moaning about sim or no sim. Who the hell cares! You like a game or you don't like a game. Sim or not. As if playing sim makes you a better person! Don't make me laugh. Playing 'sims' only seems to make people smug. Even a sim is a game, for crying out loud. Even GPL fanatics are just simple people, doing nothing more than moving pixels around a flat screen with a fake wheel! Let's keep things in proportion, please. Hm, maybe we can start a new usenet group called rec.autos.games... Jeroen

This paragraph kills all possible argument. Please remember that this newsgroup is called "rec.autos.simulators". It covers all possible forms of racing simulators, even including arcade games. If you read the charter or the FAQ you would see that. The last thing you want is to have all the newsgroup on your back calling us GPL wimps. It is totally immature and shows no class. Stop taking this seriously. From the reports I see, you need to seperate and learn WHO actually posts those messages. There is some people who give very accurate reviews, some others who are very emotionnal in their messages, etc... Learn to deal with those people. The majority of people here have accepted that GPL is the best racing sim bar none. And from the replies here, people DO say that RC is a sim. It's just not as a sim as we would had wanted it to be. -- -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

: I'd like to see one of these GPL wimps finish any RC2K rally as first. As : far as gameplay goes, this game needs a lot more dedication than the average : arcade game. Sim or no sim, it's great. It's hard (not that THAT makes any Ah, but maybe they just used an over-hyped AI to make it artificially difficult to win the first time out. Now GPL on the other hand... oh... wait... :) Stephen Yes, I *know* that those little GPL automatons really do turn their fast laptimes. I've seen virtual Clark flash by me enough times.

> The last thing you want is to have all the newsgroup on your back calling us > GPL wimps. It is totally immature and shows no class. Stop taking this > seriously. You're absolutely right. I apologize (boy, a lot of apologizes lately in relation to RC2000 :-). This was a bit over the edge and unnecessary. I guess I'm one of those people who get a bit emotional in their messages. The problem is: you can't see the smile on my face with which I write (most of my) my messages. I have to say, I like to put things a little harsh or sarcastic or whatever on purpose every now and then, just to spice things up and to see what reaction I get. Indeed, you could call that 'totally immature'. But it's also true that yuo need to learn WHO posts a message. Anyway, I'll try to better my life, be more accurate, polite and caring and act my age. I'm 38 (and 'still' nuts about computer games!), for crying out loud!!! :-) Jeroen

To avoid confusion: the apology message was really send by me, Jeroen, not Jo Bo. I'm not Jo Bo! I'm Jeroen! The one and only. I typed that message on another computer at work, that's how. Jeroen

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> > The last thing you want is to have all the newsgroup on your back calling us > > GPL wimps. It is totally immature and shows no class. Stop taking this > > seriously. > You're absolutely right. I apologize (boy, a lot of apologizes lately in > relation to RC2000 :-). This was a bit over the edge and unnecessary. I guess > I'm one of those people who get a bit emotional in their messages. The problem > is: you can't see the smile on my face with which I write (most of my) my > messages. I have to say, I like to put things a little harsh or sarcastic or > whatever on purpose every now and then, just to spice things up and to see what > reaction I get. Indeed, you could call that 'totally immature'. But it's also > true that yuo need to learn WHO posts a message. Anyway, I'll try to better my > life, be more accurate, polite and caring and act my age. I'm 38 (and 'still' > nuts about computer games!), for crying out loud!!! :-)

38 huh, well, let me assure you, a couple of the guys over here at "The Pits" will make you look like a kid :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy

snip > From the reports I see, you need to seperate and learn WHO actually posts > those messages. There is some people who give very accurate reviews, some > others who are very emotionnal in their messages, etc... Like this one guy getting high *** pressure all the time because of that F1 sim by this certain company... oooops! l8er ronny -- The box said "Windows 95 or better", so I installed LINUX! |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

Yepo ! 8) Like this one guy that replies all the time with smart-arse message because of that guy who gets high *** pressure all the time because of that F1 Sim(S) (and upcoming crappy Rally title) by this certain company... ;-D -- -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

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> > Like this one guy getting high *** pressure all the time because of that > > F1 sim by this certain company... oooops! > Yepo ! 8) > Like this one guy that replies all the time with smart-arse message because > of that guy who gets high *** pressure all the time because of that F1 > Sim(S) (and upcoming crappy Rally title) by this certain company... > ;-D

Oh come on, at least think of something new for a reply... ;^) BTW, if my comments are smart-ass, I couldn't say publically what yours are! l8er ronny -- "I heard if you play the NT-4.0-CD backwards, you get a satanic message." "That's nothing, if you play it forward, it installs NT-4.0"

Ok I give you this point ;-) They would be smart-arse, of course, not smart-ass ;) -- -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."