I thought it would take 2 to 3 years before drastic changes like this would
take place. Definately headed in the right direction in my opinion.

Based on recent posts at RSC, the price drops are significant, yearly down
from $149 to $99, but without the credits. However, the content prices are
also lowered substantially, $12 to $15 now (versus $15 to $25).

The class updates will occur more frequently. I'm not sure how much faster,
but apparently someone could advance to A class in a season rather than
it taking a year. This will allow some to skip buying intermediate content
that they aren't interested in, a secondary beneficial effect.

I also read that leagues and hosted servers are to be enabled sometime
during the next season.

I (and many others) are still hoping that once there's enough content and
progress made with the game basics, there will be a retail version of the
game being sold.

Sorry, but I hope you're wrong about that.

"Byron Forbes" <chocolate (AT) caramel (DOT) com.au> wrote


Sorry, but I hope you're wrong about that.

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Highly unlikely, doesn't fit their current model at all.

"rcgldr" <rcgldr (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote

iRacing accessible to people who maybe only want to race once or twice a
month.

Mobile phone companies manage to make a profit out of pay-as-you-go, so why
not have pay as you race? Just top up your account if you fancy and
afternoon of racing.

Of course the fanboys hate that idea. Cunts the lot of 'em.

tony.rickardno (AT) spam (DOT) blueyonder.co.uk (Tony R) wrote:

I thought that might have been binned when I saw the new prices. With the
participation bonus in place that certainly makes it look like a better deal.... as
long as pootling around the back of one race a week, admiring the scenery, counts.
:-)

Mind you, I must admit that -- as I found before when I was lured back by a good
deal -- the longer I stay away from iRacing, the less I miss it. Especially now
Shift has unexpectedly sparked my enthusiasm and reminded me that I'm probably not
an iRacing kind of person (there's a big difference between loving the cars &
tracks and loving the service itself). I don't really have the courage to race hard
against real people when the stakes are so high.

I have, however, contemplated abandoning my old account and starting a new one;
never buying any content and focusing on the SRF. If I am ever to learn how to deal
with the dangers of racing on iRacing it will be through focusing on only one car.
But I know that if I return to my old account I'll just end up racing whatever's
due to start when I have time to race. That's never going to make me a competitive
and safe driver.

Andrew McP

tony.rickardno (AT) spam (DOT) blueyonder.co.uk (Tony R) wrote:

Copied from a quote at RSC:
_______________________________________________

The details of the “Credit for Race Participation Program” are as follows:

• To qualify for iRacing credits a driver must participate in eight different race
weeks in the course of a normal 12-week season in an individual official iRacing
series. (Only Race Sessions in Official Series Count; sessions in Pro and Rookie
series do NOT count, nor do sessions in Week 13.)

• For the purpose of the “Credit for Race Participation Program” a driver satisfies
the participation requirement by scoring championship points in his or her race
session, and completing at least 50% of the number of laps completed by the class
winner. Races with an odd number of laps will be truncated. e.g. If the winner of
an individual’s car class completes 17 laps other members of that class need to
complete only eight rather than nine laps.

• In the case of a race with no finishers, the race will still count as an official
session for the purposes of this program. Drivers who complete 50% of the laps
completed by the driver in that class who has completed the highest number of laps
will receive participation credit.

• For the purposes of this program a driver may participate at any series for which
he or she is eligible. (e.g. A driver holding an A license may participate in B, C,
or D level races.)

• Payouts are $4.00 iRacing credit per official C or D level series and $7.00
iRacing credit per official A or B level series. Maximum credit per season is
$10.00.

• iRacing Credits earned under this program will be calculated during Week 13 of
that season. A promotion code will be generated for the proper amount of credit for
each member and then e-mailed to the member prior to the start of next season.
_______________________________________________

Well, that's that settled then. Pass the headache tablets somebody! ;-)

I hope that includes negative points. I suspect it will.

Andrew McP

"schooner" <schooner (AT) accesswave (DOT) ca> wrote

Yeah, well as a paying customer now the idea of them even thinking of
spending 1 moment or dollar on this offends me! Plenty of infinitely more
important things for them to do imo.

On Oct 15, 3:37*pm, "David G Fisher's Left Testicle" <dfg.myass@aol>
wrote:
LOL :-)

Fanboys...

schooner (AT) accesswave (DOT) ca (schooner) wrote:

Lotta defensive types who can't recognise the difference between dissatisfaction
and hate. I still love the cars and on-track experience Kaemmer has created. I
still dislike the service currently called iRacing because it lacks sufficient
relaxed racing for my -- and many others' -- tastes. Presently I have no choice but
to tolerate one if I want the other.

Still, comments like yours help remind me why I left iRacing repeatedly, so
hopefully you'll have done me a favour.

Andrew McP

"Andrew MacPherson" <mcp.andrew (AT) DELETTHISgmail (DOT) com> wrote

Glad I could help. Hit a sore spot it seems with you.
Just find it curious you talk of iRacing so often in a negative light, if
you don't like it why not just move on?
Still so many seem to watch their every move so as to complain.