Quote from manneF1 :

That´s gotta be cause of global warming

No, but it might be a symptom of climate change.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but would Scawen's post count indicate that he's been posting in a hidden forum somewhere (OMG Test Patch !?!!?1?11??), or at least doing stuff on the forums that we don't know about?

Seinfeld is back for his semi-regular trolling session...
Nothing more to see here.

Quote from aaltomar :

LFS starts to remind each passing day more and more like the West brothers Racing Legends vaporware.

You may have some valid points in your post, but not this one. How can you say that LFS is 'more like' a project that was abandoned before a single public release?

Quote from K.David :

Anyway, I have a theory. The premise is that Scavier had to sign a contract to get the Scirocco and Rockingham, which would mean that they'd be liable to pay whatever sum for a breach of contract if they completely stopped working on LFS and never released the above things, right? Don't get me wrong, I don't want the devs to face legal consequences, I'm just implying that maybe this can be understood as a guarantee that we will see progress? Because right now the most important question for me is not when they'll update the game but if they ever will.

All the deals Scavier have done have been non-financial, but mutually benificial for both parties.

I doubt there would be any binding contracts with development deadlines. Deadlines just aren't Scavier's style.
The only guarentee we have that there will be progress is Scawen's word.

Stupid, ridiculous, and funny. I have 2 questions:
What was the DPI?
Who prints things in this day and age anyway?

Here's footage of the huge crash on lap 1.
Will probably be removed soon, so be quick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mVqcRYFto

The accident was caused by a LR blowout which was caused by light contact off the start line.

I watched some of the coverage today. A support race and qualifying.
I must say, the circuit looks beautiful. The countryside is lush and green, and the track looks to be in fantastic condition.

Greg Murphy's 'Lap Of The Gods' was bettered in practice by Craig Lowndes (finally)

Should be a great race as usual.

I'm also looking forward to the Masters historic support race. Charger for the win!

Quote from Heikkiw :

I really hope S3 physics will assrape us all when it comes.

I also hope I'm assraped by the new physics.

Something I thought I'd never say....

Awesome.
Thanks for sharing.

BBQ transport 'there I fixed it' style.

"What the f**k was that?" - Mayor of Hiroshima, 1945.

Quote from [RCG]Boosted :

it is...what else?
if ud have a timelimit that has expired and u want to play...u are forced to buy it.

To keep playing, purchasing the game would be required under the OP's suggestion, but nobody is forced to do anything. There's a big difference.

I like the idea of limiting the demo. I'd do it by limiting the number of laps you're allowed to race online to say 100. After that you could continue to play demo combos offline, or choose to buy a license.

That's how I'd do it, but I'm obviously not as generous as the devs are.

Quote from obzelite :

lfs current development, its coders contempt for its fanbase, all bear the same hallmarks of west-racing.

LFS's development has bugger all parallels with the failed development of Racing Legends. I mean, to my knowledge, there wasn't even a single public release for Racing Legends.
Your attempted comparison is a load of rubbish.

Quote from Macfox :

Sometimes things are better left unsaid. Personal attacks aren't welcome here, regardless if you don't agree with some ones opinion or how they express their views. They're a disservice to the community.

One look at his post history will show that he's nothing more than a troll who sticks his head in every now and then to 'personally attack' the devs because he doesn't like the game. He's not part of the community, and I stand by my description of him.

seinfeld is just a dickhead who has little interest in LFS other than to troll the forums every now and then.

Next please!

Quote from Macfox :

Never said they've abandoned development? My point has been about community engagement.

Who's mixing who's words? Go back and read the previous posts.
Here, I'll summarise for you:

• obzelite suggested that LFS was no longer being worked on: "bwahaha, i love the assumption that work is actually being done."
  

• I responded that I think "it's very obvious that work is actually being done (just, slowly)"
  

• Your post, quoting me and countering: "The only thing obvious is the claim progress is being made. There's no substance to back that up..."
  

Now you're saying that we weren't talking about work being or not being done, but actually we're arguing about community engagement?

Ke?

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How exactly does one produce evidence of nothing?

Evidence is a basic requirement to back up one's argument. If you were arguing that no work was being done on the game (something that you now deny), then you would need evidence of this alleged inactivity. Anyway, you might want to read more on the concept of evidence to save further embarrassment.

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Ever worked in sales?

Have you ever had a reputation to keep? Scawen has one. In case you hadn't noticed, he's not a great salesman.

Quote from Macfox :

You're entitled to believe in what you want including father Christmas, tooth fairies and the bunny rabbit, but the rest of us know better.

If we're going to those extremes then I'd assume you believe that the moon landings were a hoax, the CIA started the AIDS epidemic, and that Paul McCartney died in 1969. But I digress.

This argument is all about character.

You believe that Scawen has abandoned development, despite him repeatedly (and recently) saying the opposite. For some reason you need to see a video or a picture as 'evidence' of continuing development. It's hypocritical for you throw around accusations based on 'lack of evidence' when you have absolutely no evidence of your own.

I don't believe he is lying. Why?
He's never lied to the community before. I have no reason to belive he's anything but an honest bloke, and it's totally against his interest to lie about such things.

Quote from Macfox :

The only thing obvious is the claim progress is being made. There's no substance to back that up

I think Scawen's character has substance, and I belive him when he says he's still developing the game. You're appear think he's deceiving the community by claiming to develop when he's actually sitting on his arse doing nothing. I don't believe this is the case.

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unless you are a beta tester or a secret dev, which we all highly doubt.

I'm not a tester or a secret anything. I've never claimed to be either, so I'm not sure what you (and everyone you claim to speak for) are dubious about.

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Eric is MIA on this forum.

He's not missing. He was never her in the first place, with one exception which someone will probably regurgitate shortly...

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Really?

Yep: bwahaha

Quote from DevilDare :

Is that Eddie Jordan in your avatar? .

Close, it's Elliot Goblet.
Perhaps the bastard child of Eddie Jordan and Gordon Freeman?

OT - I agree with the above post. People saying development has stopped are really accusing Scawen of being a liar, and deceiving the community, presumably to make a buck for nothing.

This something I strongly believe is not true, and is no doubt pretty offensive.

Quote from obzelite :

bwahaha, i love the assumption that work is actually being done.

Actually, it's very obvious that work is actually being done (just, slowly). The 'bwahaha' is on you here.

Quote from obzelite :

my daughter wasnt even crawling when it was announced, now she has her own little car she speeds around the house in, i'm sure i'll be buying her a real one before we see a release.

My daughter wasn't even born, and we've conceived a second child since the announcement (true!). All this means nought except that, it's taking a long time... Everyone already knew that, but thanks for reminding us again.

Quote from AtomAnt :

any advice if infected by it?

There's advise in the wiki article you linked.

Rather than respond with nonesense accusations, how about responding to my comment on perspective?

I agree that it's time the Devs updated the community, but keep some perspective.
There are no sheepstations at stake for you with this. It's just a game.
Don't be so agressive and demanding. You just come across as a bit of a wanker.

Quote from richo :

if your first point of contact with LFS was the official web site how could you not conclude that the sim essentially is over and out?

You're right, but it just means that most people who buy LFS hear about it through word of mouth and/or visiting the forums.
I'm sure it's cost them some sales though. It mustn't concern the dev(s) though, or they would have done something about it. Their call.

In terms of updating the community on development progress... yes it's time they did it.