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MrYenko posted:How are public lobbies in the wet? As you'd expect from what I've seen. Racing in the wet is going to be super challenging on both keeping your car on track and avoiding everyone who doesn't manage, especially with how variable grip can be lap to lap.
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what do yall think of the idea of reducing safety rating penalties during the rain? Or do you think that just encourages crazy driving when rain comes out because the consequences aren't as serious?
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Kvlt! posted:what do yall think of the idea of reducing safety rating penalties during the rain? Or do you think that just encourages crazy driving when rain comes out because the consequences aren't as serious? keeping it the same seems the best way to encourage driving to the conditions
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Don’t really see the point, surely you want to encourage safer driving, not encourage unsafe driving?
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Hell, increase the SR penalties.
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Yeah keep the same imo. I wonder if the formula license will have the same SR CPI rate, could see them making it more punishing as a small 4x can end your race if you lose a wing.
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Reminder there is a standalone iRacing thread outside of this one that (should) have more iRacing specific info/discussion. Though it seems more people (inc me) have been talking about it in this thread so welp!
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Vando posted:Reminder there is a standalone iRacing thread outside of this one that (should) have more iRacing specific info/discussion. Though it seems more people (inc me) have been talking about it in this thread so welp! iRenting shills everywhere smh. Join us
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Vando posted:Reminder there is a standalone iRacing thread outside of this one that (should) have more iRacing specific info/discussion. Though it seems more people (inc me) have been talking about it in this thread so welp! the iracing thread is good for in depth stuff yeah but nice to get some cross posting in here so people know it exists and we're active. TBH the discord is the main hub so I just try to remember to cross post here to keep stuff alive.
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Goddam it. All roads really do lead to iRacing. Since I switched pretty exclusively to VR, ACC has been a bit of a hassle, so I've been doing my online racing in AC/LFM and AI racing in AMS2 (shout-out to thread recommendation). Went to look for an online race tonight. Number of people racing in LFM at 6 PM PST (ACC & AC): 119. Number of people racing in iRacing (all series): 17,347. LFM really is only popular in EMEA these days it seems. Yes, there's a difference, as that's all seasons, but I wanted to do either a GT or MX cup race. Fine. gently caress you. I'll try iRacing, lol. I'm gonna blame all of you if I spend my mortgage on pretend race cars and tracks.
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squirrelzipper posted:Number of people racing in iRacing (all series): 17,347. Did you get this number from Steam? I would say a huge minority of iracing people use steam - you can't take advantage of their black friday subscription discounts if you buy through steam.
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VelociBacon posted:Did you get this number from Steam? I would say a huge minority of iracing people use steam - you can't take advantage of their black friday subscription discounts if you buy through steam. Nope that's from the iRacing UI client. e; as of now 8:22 PM PST it's 8810. 68 for LFM. Online sim racing is super niche. I bet GT 7 has more than both combined including SP ofc. ACC has 1,181 in game on steamdb right now. Now there's leagues and such of course. squirrelzipper fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Mar 19, 2024 |
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ANOTHER WALLET FOR THE PYRE
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squirrelzipper posted:Goddam it. All roads really do lead to iRacing. Since I switched pretty exclusively to VR, ACC has been a bit of a hassle, so I've been doing my online racing in AC/LFM and AI racing in AMS2 (shout-out to thread recommendation). One of us one of us. Get in the discord and join us for Friday/Sunday races.
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Fanatec deathwatch https://www.overtake.gg/news/develo...atthias%20Kosch quote:The inimitable founder and CEO of Fanatec, Thomas Jackermeier is set to depart his post at the top of the German sim racing equipment manufacturer.
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i'm constantly hearing bad things about their support/customer service. feel like they've resting on their laurels from when they were the de-facto upgrade path for people going from starter wheels to direct drive. there are now a lot more options for that first big upgrade so it's not surprising that if people keep hearing bad poo poo about their service they're going to avoid. shame because their hardware is still quite good. my dad has a csl and i tried it last time i was at his for a visit and it was quite nice.
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They made a big high-volume play with the $400 CSL DD bundle, but seemed to think they could do that without properly beefing up their logistics, keeping inventory around, or God forbid involving a retailer. Instead they spent a bunch of money putting their logo on racecar windshields.
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TheScott2K posted:They made a big high-volume play with the $400 CSL DD bundle, but seemed to think they could do that without properly beefing up their logistics, keeping inventory around, or God forbid involving a retailer. Instead they spent a bunch of money putting their logo on racecar windshields. Also sponsoring Formula 1, a thing done by notoriously stable and real companies.
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TheScott2K posted:Fanatec deathwatch TheScott2K posted:They made a big high-volume play with the $400 CSL DD bundle, but seemed to think they could do that without properly beefing up their logistics, keeping inventory around, or God forbid involving a retailer. Instead they spent a bunch of money putting their logo on racecar windshields. lmfao. black friday killed the company
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I'm hopeful that bringing in a new executive will lead to them cleaning up their operational difficulties and get back to the core business. I kinda feel like if they were actually on deathwatch the banks would have done something different than say 'hire a new head guy and we'll give you a break on interest to get your poo poo together', I feel like fanatec squandered their market advantage with all their recent stuff but also they're still in a good spot for the mid-low end of the market and are the only console option for a DD other than logitech and have a way better ecosystem than logi does. Fingers crossed they get their poo poo together and then figure out how to consistently have good CS and QC.
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Yeah I'm just being hyperbolic for fun, they have the best position probably of any sim company. Which is why its extremely funny they're going through any difficulty at all.
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Been wondering lately when Logitech's gonna swoop in with a same-QR version 2.0 of the Big Chungus and a formula rim. Or, dare I dream, a universal hub. I have their DD wheel and it's so drat good. I think Fanatec's circling the drain, whatever creditor-approved CEO gets put in is gonna have one job - get their money back. He's going to take one look at their ops, pipeline, and sales numbers and go into sell-off mode. Would love to be wrong about that, though, we need more options than Moza and Cammus at the low end. TheScott2K fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Mar 29, 2024 |
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Homeless Friend posted:lmfao. black friday killed the company P sure endor hasn't been blown up by the second death star
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I dont know how good this manufacturer is, but I wish I could afford this wheel https://shop.simagic.com/products/fx-pro
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I have a simagic gt4 rim (much less sophisticated than that / half the price) and I think it's great. Thick carbon fiber baseplate, buttons feel real good, etc.
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Never heard anyone say a negative thing about simagic other than "yeah it's expensive."
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I choose my wheel based on warehouse distance since a freakin expensive piece of electronics dying and being in RMA shipping hell would suck rear end. Cali has a fanatec warehouse so it was easy.
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TheScott2K posted:Never heard anyone say a negative thing about simagic other than "yeah it's expensive." Yeah that's all I've ever heard - "I love it wish it didn't cost so much"
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Diplomat posted:I have a simagic gt4 rim (much less sophisticated than that / half the price) and I think it's great. Thick carbon fiber baseplate, buttons feel real good, etc. If my Fanatec ever breaks, i'm gonna go with simagic.
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Homeless Friend posted:Cali has a fanatec warehouse so it was easy. Um, bad news
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NtotheTC posted:Um, bad news I mean they will have those problems fixed eventually right? .... Right? 
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Homeless Friend posted:I choose my wheel based on warehouse distance since a freakin expensive piece of electronics dying and being in RMA shipping hell would suck rear end. Cali has a fanatec warehouse so it was easy. Fanatec is gonna be fine, kids, they're just going to go live on a farm
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Unless they 100% close up shop the beautiful thing is basically every first choice shipping warehouse is going to be an LA due to the port. They cannot escape me. I RMA'd my power supply after BF bungling and it was alright.
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Fanatec recently moved all its US warehousing to Texas (a thing famously stable companies do)
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Main problem at the moment is if you have to reach out to them for any support issues wait times to get any sort of response is at least 2 weeks.
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It's 2024 I don't think it matters where a warehouse is, outside of being in whatever country. So many other factors affect RMA timing.
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NtotheTC posted:Fanatec recently moved all its US warehousing to Texas (a thing famously stable companies do) drat rip. my beautiful one day....
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Homeless Friend posted:drat rip. my beautiful one day.... Their creditors also just fired the CEO as part of a "standstill" (payment pause) agreement because they haven't been getting their payments. New guy's first priority will be getting them their money back, so...yeah, if you have anything important to say to Fanatec, do it soon.
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Am now remembering why im partial to fanatec. the one simmagic thing i bought that was partially broke on arrival and its all through the resellers (sim-motion in this case), so theyre like you can fix it yourself (attached 720p grainy video) or send it back but they never responded back after like 3 emails/2 weeks i just forced the refund through paypal lol. fanatecs competition is badass
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Homeless Friend posted:Am now remembering why im partial to fanatec. the one simmagic thing i bought that was partially broke on arrival and its all through the resellers (sim-motion in this case), so theyre like you can fix it yourself (attached 720p grainy video) or send it back but they never responded back after like 3 emails/2 weeks i just forced the refund through paypal lol. fanatecs competition is badass oh buddy,
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