Based on the designer being a genius and producing the absolute cutting edge simulations for the last 20 years. He has never failed to raise the bar with every release so his track record is proven. Hes the only guy I would have trusted to live up to this hype and from what i hear, he has. I havent heard a single person bashing the driving experience. Some dont like the cost or restrictive system and ratings ect but nothing negative about the driving, which must mean its amazing.
Pretty much all the beta tester comments ive seen say it is a next generation driving experience. I think simulated sounds are the biggest waste of time in simulation history. Who the hell would really notice the difference between samples, and the change in tone up a hill, seriously? How many years has it been and LFS sounds still sound embaressing and like C64?
It depends on what your looking for. If you dont desire the absolute highest quality of simulation, then its a waste of money. If you do then its dirt cheap imo.
The first one is. The rest of them probably changed since the scan was done.
To those crying about the pricing, Iracing have so far invested 18 million into the product so the pricing is very neccessary and would be impossible to regain without consistent flow of revenue. Thats the price we have to pay for the next level of simulation. If you dont like it , stick to driving the same old crap forever.
So I guess physics accuracy is a red herring also. Lets all race need for speed and if physics accuracy is SO important save up and go and buy a real race car.
You dont seem to understand the concept of 'simulation'. The point is to simulate reality as closely as possible which is why accurate tracks create a better simulation experience than fantasy tracks.
Since when is $13 a year considered THAT MUCH? I bet you spend more on lunch every day. Its peanuts and not comparing to thousands and thousands for real racing.
You really are a retard. Road American is rated as one of the best tracks on the planet. Fast, challenging sweeping, everything. Your just so desperate to bash iracing its pathetic. Stick to your fern bay's.
It can have 100 cars and tracks but it wont change the fact the graphics are 5 years old, sounds are crap and it doesnt have real content. I guess someone people like Mcdonalds and others like restaurants. Depends on what standard your after.
Iracing is definately going for serious sim racers but not high income. $156 US a year is peanuts for starters, many people would spend close to that just on a night out on the town. And after the basic suscription, for the price of a G25 you can buy all the content you will ever need for years. Just because the sim isnt dirt cheap like LFS or RF doesnt mean its expensive overall like your making out.
If we dont put something into sim racing we wont get much back as evidenced by the last 3 years of no progress. How many years will it take for LFS to get an updated graphic engine to DX9, a bunch of new cars and tracks ect ect? Years if ever, and thats simply because they dont have the resources. Look at the development and quality of WOW and its no coincidence that the devs are swimming in money.
Yeh you could buy them all and what would the end result be? An inferior product, and being stuck in the dark ages of sim racing. Maybe you would prefer tha, over spending the equivalent to your daily lunch money, a month of a new sim but I dont.
You even have a friends list in iracing which allocates all friends together in races when possible according to their iracing of course, although I think higher irating drivers can race in lower fields anyway.
Paying for TV isnt mandatory, you can watch free to air but you dont because you want higher viewing quality and pleasure. And you are restricted by when your specific movie or show starts.
As for Iracing 'restrictions', well your not restricted anymore than 20 formula one drivers yesterday who were all forced to drive at Canada. boo hoo and in two weeks time they are will be forced to race at magney cours. If you dont want to race on specific track then just test alone on your choice.
Oh god stop being so INSECURE and crying about some professional structure. You have it in real life motorsport so it should be in a simulation. It makes everything you do in the game have value and importance as you get better and progess. Instead of being insecure you should enjoy it. Are you worried about being a 'cash cow' when you pay money for other products and services in your every day life? Like your pay tv or mobile phone?
The reason they have the matching making system is to ensure there are always servers with high number of cars and balanced skill, otherwise you have random rubbish pick up racing as you do now in LFS and RF, where its hard to find filled servers and high quality racing. Everytime I check out lfs servers I see most of them empty or filled with idiots. The iracing system will help fix this.
Ok thats your opinion so fair enough. Ill give you mine.
Im also a hard core simmer and I think the community has grown very stale and im sick of it. The scene has been stagnet and tired lately and Im desperate for something fresh.
Ive played RF to death for 3 years and its been great but its stale now. Pickup racing is a waste of time because with al the mods its hard to find servers with enough drivers for a good race and the skill levels are a joke and its full of wreckers. Most mods have good graphics but physics are very hit and miss. League racing is good and offers great racing but I want a better leve of simulation. Its 2008 afterall. I want to move forward.
Ive toyed with LFS since the demo days but its never grabbed me. There was always something 'lightweight' about it. Fantasy cars and fantasy tracks dont grab you like real ones, and they have barely changed in years. Graphics are very dated and for me its quite an important issue because its part of realism and simulation, and I want to utilize my new graphics cars. Sounds are still crap also and development rate is very slow. Community is great but it cant make up for the short comings of the game. Im sure its a great game for fun, but for serious sim fans its not good enough.
Nkpro has some good aspects like physics and FFB but its miles from being professional and to me its a waste of time because it has no future. Online code is crap, and is limited to 15 or so drivers, tracks are limited, interface is ugly and none of this will get fixed anytime soon if ever so to me its a dead end. The community is also dead which is a big big area of importance to me.
Iracing basically fixes all the short comings of all these simulations and is a package of all the best bits we have scattered in the other sims so its what Ive been waiting for and Im sure as hell not going to miss it for the sake of $13 a month, the amount of money most people spend at Mcdonalds or a cafe in a single sitting. Hell a pizza costs more than that. Ive just happy I have the OPPORTUNITY to pay someone for such a quality of service and product, and dont intend of waiting another 5 years playing the same dated games just so I can save a few bucks.
Another big issue with sim racing is that the community is scattered through many different games and mods. For sim racing to reach the highest level and become a 'sport' the community needs to be centralized, and I see Iracing as that hub to turn this hobby into something more serious and fun. Thats why I hope its supported.
Thats just the usual suscription model, just like my pay tv for example. You have pay tv dont you? They obviously want to make money and I hope they make a lot because it will mean a better and faster developing simulation, something that we have been missing in the community.
You mean you dont like the concept of 'organisation'? You prefer just random unorganised pick up races with half filled servers and un even skill levels? That sucks and is why pick up racing is so crap these days. Nothing wrong with some organisation and structure.
Rfactor with ancient converted tracks that are not accurate, physics that are hit and miss and developed in notepad?
Or live for speed with 5 year old dated graphics, and same old fantasy tracks that we have been driving on for years, not to mention utter crap sounds?
Nkpro which is just half a game and rough as hell?
Seems like there isnt much on offer these days certainly nothing new and there wont be unless there is a change in business model for simulations and suscription is finally the chance for sim racers to have a funded cutting edge simulation. We shouldnt let it go to waste because we might never have the opportunity again.
Whats the difference between offline and online? Your gaming PC is constantly connected to the internet isnt it? Seems like your making a big deal out of nothing.