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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Jan 1, 2019 17:09:04 GMT
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 1, 2019 18:16:00 GMT
I really enjoyed some aspects of Shift 2 Unleashed and we enjoyed some great races with it in a couple of series we ran using it but I'm really surprised that they have announced that direction as it wasn't a psrticularly popular game and certainly would appear from that to be a shift away from the more sim oriented (no but pun intended) direction the have always aimed for. This following quote is a bit of a contradiction in my view... “pCARS3 will be more of a spiritual successor to Shift, but with all of the sim goodness everyone appreciates… The key focus though is on fun and not biting off more than we can properly chew and digest.” I kind of think it makes it look like they will look to reduce some of the more advanced sim-like features if that quote is anything to go by.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Jan 1, 2019 19:12:17 GMT
I really enjoyed some aspects of Shift 2 Unleashed and we enjoyed some great races with it in a couple of series we ran using it but I'm really surprised that they have announced that direction as it wasn't a psrticularly popular game and certainly would appear from that to be a shift away from the more sim oriented (no but pun intended) direction the have always aimed for. This following quote is a bit of a contradiction in my view... “pCARS3 will be more of a spiritual successor to Shift, but with all of the sim goodness everyone appreciates… The key focus though is on fun and not biting off more than we can properly chew and digest.” I kind of think it makes it look like they will look to reduce some of the more advanced sim-like features if that quote is anything to go by. If that’s the case then it seems that they’re trying to reach a wider audience than just the Sim racing community. If that’s the case then I’ll be off to PC
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Post by ReadingRich on Jan 15, 2019 17:30:37 GMT
I really enjoyed some aspects of Shift 2 Unleashed and we enjoyed some great races with it in a couple of series we ran using it but I'm really surprised that they have announced that direction as it wasn't a psrticularly popular game and certainly would appear from that to be a shift away from the more sim oriented (no but pun intended) direction the have always aimed for. This following quote is a bit of a contradiction in my view... “pCARS3 will be more of a spiritual successor to Shift, but with all of the sim goodness everyone appreciates… The key focus though is on fun and not biting off more than we can properly chew and digest.” I kind of think it makes it look like they will look to reduce some of the more advanced sim-like features if that quote is anything to go by. If that’s the case then it seems that they’re trying to reach a wider audience than just the Sim racing community. If that’s the case then I’ll be off to PC Join the dark side, we have cookies 😁
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 18, 2019 20:53:13 GMT
I don't know the first thing about building my own PC and don't know what to look for in terms of performance, price, upgradebility, and all that jazz when it comes to getting a pre-built PC.
It's definitely something that i'm considering due to the fact Ian Bell & Slightly Greedy Studios doesn't seem to know what they're doing.😔
Any advice would be more than appreciated.
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Post by hurtmagurt on Jan 18, 2019 21:19:29 GMT
Tyler we used to race with a guy in our previous league that moved over to PC a year or so ago. Here is everything he has to build his own. Everything is available here but I might question the powersupply as I believe Europe runs different voltage than the USA. He runs a VR headset and has triple screens i believe. The graphic card, EVGA 1080Ti, is the most expensive component by far, upwards of $800-$900 itself.
Intel i78700k - EVGA 1080Ti ftw hybrid (liquid cooled) - 32gb 3200mb Corsair vengeance RAM - Asus Prime z730 mobo- eggs 850w Platinum PSU - Samsung 850 evo 500gb SSD - todhiba 2Tw HDD - starteck 4 port/ 5gb per usb 3.0 card. Generic 4 pt usb hub - fractal design define atx case
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Post by ReadingRich on Jan 19, 2019 10:30:09 GMT
Tyler we used to race with a guy in our previous league that moved over to PC a year or so ago. Here is everything he has to build his own. Everything is available here but I might question the powersupply as I believe Europe runs different voltage than the USA. He runs a VR headset and has triple screens i believe. The graphic card, EVGA 1080Ti, is the most expensive component by far, upwards of $800-$900 itself. Intel i78700k - EVGA 1080Ti ftw hybrid (liquid cooled) - 32gb 3200mb Corsair vengeance RAM - Asus Prime z730 mobo- eggs 850w Platinum PSU - Samsung 850 evo 500gb SSD - todhiba 2Tw HDD - starteck 4 port/ 5gb per usb 3.0 card. Generic 4 pt usb hub - fractal design define atx case If your on about who I think your on about he’s “upgraded” more since. mine was off the shelf and cost about £750 Plus key board and a mouse, at present it’s run on my flat screen tv via the HDMI. I’ll try and find the specs of mine but as I didn’t want VR I could afford to tone it down a bit.
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Post by niblips on Jan 23, 2019 19:00:25 GMT
If funds weren't an issue i think we'd all be on PC. They have some great titles and a large community of racers. PCs require more time than i'm willing to put in though. There always seems to be some upgrade that's needed, or firmware, or buttons and bows, i honestly have no idea about that stuff so i'd have to spend time learning what to do and how to do it. The consoles make it much easier to just sit down and turn some laps.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jan 23, 2019 20:30:58 GMT
I do think they are less problematic in that respect than they used to be but you are right that the console is just plain simpler and requires little to get you up and racing. I've been on both sides of the fence and at a time when it took far more knowledge to get your PC working consistently but I at least had some knowledge and experience with them to make it less daunting. I can imagine it would be a big concern going into it blind and having the prospect of dealing with driver updates, compatibility and the like to contend with.
I'm not sure when I'll go back to that route, it will happen eventually I'm sure but right now the simplicity of the console and quality of the titles is more than enough to keep me satisfied. I would say the greater number of people to race with is the PC's biggest draw as on the console that is something that has become more and more difficult to find especially when wanting no assists racing.
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Post by ReadingRich on Jan 24, 2019 2:18:01 GMT
If funds weren't an issue i think we'd all be on PC. They have some great titles and a large community of racers. PCs require more time than i'm willing to put in though. There always seems to be some upgrade that's needed, or firmware, or buttons and bows, i honestly have no idea about that stuff so i'd have to spend time learning what to do and how to do it. The consoles make it much easier to just sit down and turn some laps. The only reason I managed to get one was work run a tech scheme each year just before Christmas which has a tax incentive on it so I figured it would be worth, plus it stops McDuff nagging me.
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Nov 28, 2019 20:06:36 GMT
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 28, 2019 21:53:25 GMT
Yeah I saw this over on the Messenger chat group. Not sure what I think of it tbh.
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Nov 28, 2019 22:39:05 GMT
This could be a good thing. It could also be a bad thing. I guess it depends on what they do with it, only time will tell...
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Post by Dale Rossi on Nov 29, 2019 23:00:39 GMT
Shift was very good, more sim than NFS and was the start of helmet cam iirc.
Codies are really Jeckyl and Hyde. They do great things with Dirt and they phone it in for F1.
Hopefully they don't water down PC3. I still find it incredible that in 2019, the Official F1 game doesn't have a single laser scanned circuit.
If I thought they were going to go the Dirt 2.0 route and have actual enthusiasts working on it, I would be pumped. PCars 2 has very good rally physics and combined with all the DR series has, that could be incredible.
But, they may go the F1 route and ignore customer issues while releasing DLC helmets, gloves, suits, and car paints (each sold separately).
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Nov 30, 2019 1:05:33 GMT
I enjoyed Shift. We had a very good league running on that for a while. Great fun.
F1 is still great fun, it might not be up there in the sim bracket but I still think it's a good game which gets better every year. The fact we've managed to keep a league running using it for so long shows it's positive side. I think the tracks are well done considering they aren't laser scanned but of course it would be great to get that but my gut says it's unlikely. The cost would probably be prohibitive but let's live in hope eh 👍
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Post by hurtmagurt on Jun 3, 2020 17:55:36 GMT
Project Cars 3 Coming This Summer apparently. Twitter Link"Get ready to embark on #YourUltimateDriverJourney. Own, upgrade and customize elite-brand cars, personalize your racing hero and battle your way up from weekend warrior to racing legend in #ProjectCARS3. Summer 2020. PS4, Xbox One, PC." Upgrade and customize seems like it's more Forza than previous versions.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jun 3, 2020 19:40:28 GMT
Project Cars 3 Coming This Summer apparently. Twitter Link"Get ready to embark on #YourUltimateDriverJourney. Own, upgrade and customize elite-brand cars, personalize your racing hero and battle your way up from weekend warrior to racing legend in #ProjectCARS3. Summer 2020. PS4, Xbox One, PC." Upgrade and customize seems like it's more Forza than previous versions. Wow!! That's out of the blue. I was expecting late Autumn or Q1 next year. That trailer does look a bit Forza-ish doesn't it 🤔
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Jun 3, 2020 20:09:52 GMT
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Post by dazp95 on Jun 4, 2020 13:51:10 GMT
Hey guys, been a while, I saw the PC3 announcement and thought of you guys. Looks like they’ve sold out hard. Did fear it when codemasters took over.
Think if you have a look at that link it will answer your questions on how much simness is left, can’t believe they called this PC3.
Hope you guys are well.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Jun 4, 2020 15:28:28 GMT
My 1st impressions aren’t very positive. It looks from the early footage that the software has been made to be more appealing to the casual racer rather than the more serious Sim Driver, they seem to have taken the usual driving game route of buying a car, racing it in low performance groups for credits which can be used to upgrade the car etc etc etc, it’s uninspiring and dull and I was appalled to see markers on the corner apexes which must be hit for multiplying the ‘score’ at the end of the race. Understandably the studio wants to make as much money from their investment but I feel that the rug has been pulled from under our feet with this Forza/GT clone and I’m pretty certain that I won’t be parting with any cash for this backwards step. From the comments in the social media pages I follow is anything to go by the sim community aren’t very impressed either and I’m quite sure that Pcars3 will be just another average racing game quite quickly
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