Attn. Tom, some sort of stats for WR

[FeZ]

Hi Tom,

I was just thinking if it would be possible to implement some better stats for World Racing. I would really like to have some sort of sheet that shows the records for all cars on all tracks.
This has not to be some huge database ingame with a flashy site, but what about some simple log file with say "Track; Car; Topspeed; Laptime" written into it after each race.

Then everybody (who cares) could make his own stats from that data, be it with some selfwritten Log-Viewer or import into Excel and do your thing there. I would love to have a sheet showing that data for each track as some sort of reference what car for what track.
I know you can do it with a piece of paper and a pen but, pardon my French, that sucks.

[DC_Tox]

I would be much happier if, at the end of each race online, there would be an option to save the replay of the best lap with a filename including track, best lap time, car & player name.

Something like: "Alps12-02.35.27-SL55AMG-DcTox.RPL"

This is the same method used by NetKar, for example.

If only the replay of the best lap is saved, the file should be small enough to store it in a user-made online stats website, eventually Zipping it before sending. In this way all laps can be checked against cheats, by watching the replay itself.

This is IMHO the best anti-cheat method, and is also requiring a low developing effort for the Synetic team (they're already working on the replay functionality)....Why spending too much time developing now, if you're not sure how many ppl will use it...

On the other side, it's a method open to future developments: someone of us should be able to create a stats site like the one KingPo made for PU, adding those lap replays and the relevant info via web interface (user registration should be used to track users and to allow deletion/editing of wrong lines, updates, etc...).

Maybe in future, if the game has success, the community will a develop a program like "Race Telemetry" in GTR, allowing you to upload the best lap immediatley after the race, to analyze the replay against other saved/downloaded replays, to check the game options used, to check for altered car files, etc...

What do you think?

I'm personally against stats like the one made for PU...too much hassle about stats pollution, cheaters and such.