iRacing

[pk500]

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ha, i love we have different views on about everything we come across on here.

It is a replacement for real racing for me. All online racing is. Its the competition not the "feel of racing". And this you can actually move up. Which adds goals. Yes they are going to put out garbage lines that over state and stretch the facts, they are now in selling mode.

Understood, dude. And I'm glad we can have a civil, rational discussion about this.

But you've played right into my big question about iRacing: If all online racing is a replacement for real racing for you, then what is compelling you to shell out triple digits in dough for iRacing? I'm not seeing the lure. What is pulling you in? What makes this a singular experience over racing online with rFactor, GPL, GTR 2 or NR 2003?

I guess its just how you look at it. Im not calling it a game. Im racing, just because im not physicaly moving, doesnt mean i'm not racing. Your starting to sound like my ex PK, maybe im just a loser and thats why she is now my ex. ha.

hopefully next week i can give you a review.

Cool. You consider iRacing not to be a game. Do you feel the same way about rFactor? About ASR? About NR 2003? About GTR 2, GPL? If not, then what makes iRacing a simulator and the others games?

I'm just not seeing the big tipping point that pushes iRacing into the realm of pure simulation instead of a very good simulation game.

Appreciate your input, as always.

Take care,
PK

[kneebon5]

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Understood, dude. And I'm glad we can have a civil, rational discussion about this.

But you've played right into my big question about iRacing: If all online racing is a replacement for real racing for you, then what is compelling you to shell out triple digits in dough for iRacing? I'm not seeing the lure. What is pulling you in? What makes this a singular experience over racing online with rFactor, GPL, GTR 2 or NR 2003?



Cool. You consider iRacing not to be a game. Do you feel the same way about rFactor? About ASR? About NR 2003? About GTR 2, GPL? If not, then what makes iRacing a simulator and the others games?

I'm just not seeing the big tipping point that pushes iRacing into the realm of pure simulation instead of a very good simulation game.

Appreciate your input, as always.

Take care,
PK

punishment for idiots, and a price tag too high for 12 year olds that act like ******s if they arnt fast.

(i just hope it turns out that way once these first 6000 or so get in) That will be the true test.

[kneebon5]

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Little update. Should hopefully have it sometime this week. Hopefully tonight.

Here are some shots to check out of the tracks.

Atlanta










Concord



Daytona





Martinsville





Infineon





Lowes





Richmond





South Boston



Summit Point



Stafford



Silverstone



Sebring



Road America



Oxford Plains



Limerock



Lanier



Laguna Seca



Irwindale



Homestead



USA Inernational



VIR

[auburntigersfan]

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looks really impressive, I doubt I make the purchase though.

[kneebon5]

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looks really impressive, I doubt I make the purchase though.

yeah i would say right now, for what you are getting it isnt worth it.

What they do offer is everything i am looking for in a sim. And i know with what they have invested that it can only get better.

The price is crazy, but im still going to get it, hopefully me and Choas81 can give some thoughts on it later tonight.

[Bahnzo]

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looks really impressive, I doubt I make the purchase though.

It does, and it's David Kaemmer (sp?), the mastermind behind Grand Prix Legends as well. But the pricing is just too prohibitive. From looking at the website, it's $20/month just for the basic package, which is a couple cars and a few tracks. No info on how much extra (just that it's extra) for the other tracks and cars. Looks great, but at this price point I don't see how it's going to attract all but the hardest of hard core racing sim enthusiasts.

[kneebon5]

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yeah 20 per month if you just get 1 month.

13 a month if you buy a whole year.

both get the same thing.

Tracks and Cars that are not included cost extra, but with the year plan you get 60 free dollars to buy any extra stuff.

with the month plan you get 2.50 each month for extra stuff

They also have discounts towards purchases of 3 and 6 or more items.

But yeah it is a ton of money. Hopefully i will be spending 156 bucks today. (year plan)

[Jeffrey99]

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Sorry if this is a dumb question, know nothing about the game but I saw on the website that Sprint Cars are coming soon. Are they planning on having any dirt tracks? Or is it all pavement? Game looks very cool, unfortuantly I'm sure my pc won't run it and the price tag is a bit too steep.

[kneebon5]

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Sorry if this is a dumb question, know nothing about the game but I saw on the website that Sprint Cars are coming soon. Are they planning on having any dirt tracks? Or is it all pavement? Game looks very cool, unfortuantly I'm sure my pc won't run it and the price tag is a bit too steep.

at some point they will be doing dirt, they have also said drag racing, and a few other goodies as well, later down the road.

[Scott76]

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I see that it went Live today to a limited number of people...kneebon, do you have any more "invitations" you can send out? I've been waiting for this for awhile and would like to join.

Thanks!

[TCrouch]

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Subscription model doesn't bother me at all. I'll probably run across you and Chaos tonight, or whenever you start running

[kneebon5]

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Subscription model doesn't bother me at all. I'll probably run across you and Chaos tonight, or whenever you start running

I'm in there now. Man is it fun. I will write up a ton later.

[Chaos81]

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I'll probably run across you and Chaos tonight, or whenever you start running

Just quit a Solstice practice session.

Michael Roth is my in game name, so if you see me, say hi.

[kneebon5]

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man i am wore out. This is the most fun i have had in a long long time. Ran 3 races did a ton of Time Trials, everything is fun. Tomorrow i will write up everything i can think about it. If you have 20 bucks and get the chance to try it out.

[TCrouch]

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Gotta say, I'm impressed. I still think it's going to be a highly niche title based on the pay-to-play and the astronomical cost of cars and tracks, but what's there is very, very good.

They do a great job with making rookies run fixed setup vehicles in the Legends and the Solstice, and it's great to have integrated voice chat with a built-in push-to-talk button on my wheel.

What it manages to capture is almost impossible to explain--most "sims" are very difficult when starting out. Very few games actually manage to make it feel like driving a car. You know, if you hop in a Pontiac Solstice and take off, you're not going to have a very difficult time keeping it under control. Most sims go out of their way to make something difficult, all in the name of "realism". I'm in the camp that a game doesn't have to be overly difficult to be realistic, depending on the car being modeled.

After running their two rookie cars and being able to easily control them just with instinct, I came away quite pleased. I didn't have as much time as I would have liked, but I ran a few practice sessions and met some good guys, and then a qual and time trial run. It seems the Legends are so evenly balanced with the forced fixed setup that passing is very difficult. My average lap seemed to be somewhere around 16.25 or so, and it was the same for most of the cars around me, so we just kind of followed each other around like a little bee swarm. However, the vision from within the cockpit of the car lets you see out the side windows (since the car is so narrow), giving you a form of peripheral vision. I haven't found any way to change the driving camera, so I think drivers are locked into cockpit cam...I love it, but I can see how some people won't, and that makes it even further "niche". It's great in my opinion, considering they want to put everybody on an even playing field, etc.

I was really impressed, but I have yet to actually fire up a race. I must have misunderstood, because I thought you could only actually race the one time that week, but were free to practice or time trial all that you wanted. I need to RTFM.