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Last night in a great online pit and the RP chat the idea came up for a rating system for all addon cars.
The idea was to evaluate every addoncar for its looks & sound, realism, fun of driving and so on.
Also the idea of a "TopGear"- style tracktest came to mind. That could easily show different/unrealistic handling and could give good feedback to the car makers for future projects or updates.
This whole idea would require players that can consistently drive similar lines on a given testtrack and knowledgeable people to research and compare car data.
So what do you think, would that make sense ? would it be helpful for the community ?
StupidUglyLlama
01-02-2005, 02:35 AM
Sounds like a good idea to me -^ .
Yes, sounds great!
TopGear is great ^^
DC_Geezr
01-02-2005, 01:43 PM
For our version of Top Gear,I think [XR]Keys should be our Test Driver,aka The Stig":o)
Ric
Frank N. O.
01-02-2005, 01:50 PM
LOL yeah, I've never meet my countryman but from what I hear he's a skilled veteran-racer so I second that :cool:
Frank
Very good idea! Then Stig, ( or whomever gets the job) can set up a list of "RP recommended" vehicles. (lets not forget the trucks etc.)
Sort of like what Links Corner does with golf courses, and maybe they could be rated as well. (Maybe using the " :cool: " smiley. Ie: 5 " :cool: " = great,1 :cool: = don't bother)I would not recommend "user polls" to decide this. That tends to start flame wars. :mad: :)
Also, if we could get or buds @ NFBS and EAO to do the same thing, then come up with a "master list" of cars to use online, it may be helpful.(or not :D )
Of course, this would all have to be done with tact, as not to offend the ppl who create/convert the cars being tested.
Just my 0.2 worth
Soon enough I'll have the game, I'd love to test the cars and wrie a report on them, as a juinor and modeler myself.
LOL "The Stig" why didnt I think of the [XR]Stig ^_^
The main problem with the whole idea is not to piss off any of the great people that release/convert all the cars to the game.
Frank N. O.
01-03-2005, 03:54 AM
1. It's impossible not to piss off Reiliss.
2. You could ask the other persons if they meant the car to be realistic or just plain fun. Some cars can be fun even though they're not quite realistic.
Frank
DC_Geezr
01-03-2005, 04:54 AM
Soon enough I'll have the game, I'd love to test the cars and wrie a report on them, as a juinor and modeler myself. It'll be great to see another RP'er out there,VQ! :cool: As for modelling,I say go ahead and make some cars for WR,if u wish.As a guy with 113(so far) add on cars,I say you can never have too many! ^_^
I agree with Frank,many cars are a lot of fun to race,but aren't nescessarily realistic.I'm sure few of these cars have the correct sound,which is a shame really,as the odd time i've heard what some of these cars actually sound like under heavy throttle(Top Gear) they sound like music to me;just awesome!
Ric :beer:
I have 143 addon cars, and i want more as well :D
StupidUglyLlama
01-03-2005, 03:41 PM
143!?!?! ive only got 71! and I thought I had most of them lol!
Great idea !
I vote 2 hands for this project :D
There are too many add-on cars, while I can`t download/find them all. Rating list is what will help every MBWR fan.
P.S. How about "the Look" rating ? (no winking or anything, I just want to play best cars)
Frank N. O.
01-04-2005, 04:16 AM
Hi Krom, the problem with looks is that most cars are conversions (by Reiliss) and several of them are older models and made for a game-engine like NFS4 that isn't nearly as clear as WR so giving a look-score would be unfair since it doesn't concern the converter who doesn't do anything about the 3D mesh and texture normally. However a oppinion on detail, size and proportion and such for scratchmade cars that could be done but with respect for the modeler and his/her intentions with the model's visuals. Just my 25 ears (1/4 DKK, smallest danish currency) :)
Greetings
Frank
P.S. Krom I tried sending you an email but it gave an error the first try so please tell me if it doesn't surface next time you check the email and go here.
DC_Geezr
01-04-2005, 05:35 AM
I have 143 addon cars, and i want more as well :D
^_^ Holy crrraappp! I didn't know there were that many! &( You must have every one of the old dogs that came out last year,as well as all the ones with modded rims.etc.I'd love to get rid of several of the crappy ones,but then I run into problems joining add on pits,where the host has the Toyota GT64 or the Caddy Eldorado,or some other pos. :rolleyes:
In WR2 why not just eliminate the seperate D/L pit checkbox alltogether,as well as the need for ppl joining to match the host's car collection?? As I recall,in PU,if you didn't have one of the add ons,the Host would usually let the person use something else,but at least you could join the pit.
Ric :beer:
Gangster
01-05-2005, 03:59 AM
hey,
this idea is really cool, in germany there is such a tv car magazine as well ("motorvision") and they also have a "tracktest" where they test many cars and compare them...
i'd say i could be a tester as well, and during my few projects/converts i've created some kind of "test procedure" and found good sources for car data so i could compare them very good if realistic or not! -^
this idea is really cool, would really like to see my stuff rated :D , and is this going to be a big homepage?
because that would finally be the place for all wr racers to go, finally a place where everything is avaiable, plus info! (and the place where everyone send his stuff to ;) )
the community really needs such a big page!! :Peace:
Hehe we should start with your RWD Muscle-Eldorado :D :D :D
Just kidding :p
Love your cars Gangsta -^ -^ -^