Comments on: iRacing: Hardcore Online Zoom-Cars

By: Neeraj Kaushik from Farringdon Motorsport

Neeraj Kaushik from Farringdon Motorsport — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:50:59 +0000

That is fine it is not going to affect us at all. Start racing at Farringdon Motorsport

By: Jason Moyer

Jason Moyer — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:48:42 +0000

Thanks for posting this Kieron. I haven’t really bothered talking about it much on the gaming sites I frequent (motorsports sites are a different matter, but I can’t really see TTLG or someplace getting excited about it), but it’s good to see gamers are also becoming aware of it. I’ve been a subscriber since early May, and frankly, I haven’t been able to tear myself away from it since. I don’t want to launch into a lengthy review, but I can say with confidence that there’s nothing out there that’s even remotely comparable to either the simulation or the service (which is really what you’re subscribing to).

By: Phil White

Phil White — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:16:16 +0000

The small community will work in its favour, given the content. ‘Wreckers’ shouldn’t be tempted. However…

In my experience of real-life racing, the tantrums thrown by a large number of the fraternity is enough to put me off such a community. I’d be far more inclined to subscribe to a Maddox flight sim, despite having less knowledge on the content.

I’m staying with Live for Speed unless something changes my mind. iRacing has a way to go to convince me.

By: minipixel

minipixel — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:22:11 +0000

i don’t want to troll with this link. it can be informative of what happened some time ago :p
first-racing-sucks.com

By: Cigol

Cigol — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:09:10 +0000

The problem with a ‘trial’ is that it’s going to put off quite a lot of people, and with it generate negativity. Even if you’re familiar with other racing titles there is still a learning curve to get to grips with – something that isn’t initially fun, but with perserverance everything soon falls into place. If you pay a paltry $20 you’re more likely to get stuck in and work at it, a trial version would potentially dilute your appreciation.

It’s like taking someone who plays GRID, sitting them down in front of Richard Burns Rally and telling them to have fun in a set amount of time. It’s possible they might but most will give up after the 5th try at turn one and miss on the excitement of playing it properly.

I’m not saying this is the motivation for no trial existing, I don’t know the reasons, but I think it would be more of a detriment if it were to exist. If you play any of the aforementioned games (GTR, LFS, rFactor, NR2003, GPL, etc) then you don’t really need a trial. You’ll more or less know what to expect and whether that appeals to you.

By: AbyssUK

AbyssUK — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:40:59 +0000

I’d also like to say yay open source and post racer

http://www.racer.nl/

By: Fede

Fede — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:34:14 +0000

I like racing simulators but I dislike a bit monthly fees. Especially if there is no trial.

No trial? No buy!

By: Bozzley

Bozzley — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:28:53 +0000

Different is good. The game / sport isn’t my cup of tea, but I’d be interested to see what happens if it becomes a success. Might encourage people making other games in other genres to rethink a few things, might encourage a bit more diversity across the board for any game with an online component. Different is good.

By: Domicius

Domicius — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:20:33 +0000

Although I personally don’t have the time to spend on a driving hobby, I think that this “game” is just that; A way to participate in a serious hobby with other like minded individuals.

The money is not much if you consider that you are playing against other serious individuals, and the implication is that you’re going to be playing this game for several years to come, and not just a month.

Sounds great, wish I could afford the time.

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:01:44 +0000

Erm…people pay money for WoW, Everquest. Why not for a racing game? Ok, I’m not sure personally if it will work, as all other racing games are based on a one-off payment – the only micropayments I’ve see are for hi-res skins in LFS. For a product intended for use by professional racing drivers to “learn” circuits, it has a fairly limited array of tracks at this moment, but it has potential.

And as a big GPL fan, anything with Dave Kaemmer as part of the team should be fairly authentic handling/physics wise, which is what I look for personally in a racing game. I know, quite sad, but I haven’t any time for arcade racers.

So long as I can have a go for a month, and cancel the subscription easily should it not be up to much, I’ll be giving it a go. Unfortunately, I fear having a free trial will only encourage wreckers etc., and that will give a bad impression of the game to potential customers.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:53:05 +0000

i’m really shocked how positive people are sounding. F**king monthly fee’s, all they seem to be providing in terms of features is a play what we tell you system, great. I hope the company goes under, the last thing i want is this payment model sneaking into genres i care about. Yea, i’m bringing the hate to what is meant to be a specialist product.

By: The Sombrero Kid

The Sombrero Kid — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:18:08 +0000

Yuck