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Delvis said:
I'm tempted to try this but really not sure....but it is on offer ATM.

I tale it there's no real way to 'try' the game?
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You can just get a month's sub and cancel, think it's about £9
Word of warning Iracing is expensive how ever you look at it to be honest.
You can plan and be sensible with content purchases and that will save you a bit of money but it's vastly more expensive than the competition.
Saying that though if your serious about online racing then it's worth it IMO.
 
MikeTheNative said:
You can just get a month's sub and cancel, think it's about £9
Word of warning Iracing is expensive how ever you look at it to be honest.
You can plan and be sensible with content purchases and that will save you a bit of money but it's vastly more expensive than the competition.
Saying that though if your serious about online racing then it's worth it IMO.
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This. I can't commit to the same evenings anymore with a little one, so being able to race when I want is a big thing for me. Since November I've chucked around £150 at it for content (£136 of that off the back of a £2 bet for Max to win 10 races, thanks Masi!) but I know it will get reused in future seasons, and I can just 'top up' every now and then. Each season is 12 weeks but have 4 drop scores, so you only need 8 weeks worth of content to count (case in point; I avoided TCR Long Beach like the plague). What kinda racing do you want to do @Delvis ? GT? Prototype? Oval? Touring cars? A bit of everything?
 
carrot1401 said:
This. I can't commit to the same evenings anymore with a little one, so being able to race when I want is a big thing for me. Since November I've chucked around £150 at it for content (£136 of that off the back of a £2 bet for Max to win 10 races, thanks Masi!) but I know it will get reused in future seasons, and I can just 'top up' every now and then. Each season is 12 weeks but have 4 drop scores, so you only need 8 weeks worth of content to count (case in point; I avoided TCR Long Beach like the plague). What kinda racing do you want to do @Delvis ? GT? Prototype? Oval? Touring cars? A bit of everything?
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I've usually done Rally, rally cross and touring historically.

Tbh I've bit the bullet, found a code that gets me three months for $5 so I'm trying that. Long term it would be cheaper to have purchased a year now as it's 40% off ATM, but can't justify it yet.
 
Black Friday is the only sale they have on for existing members. So what you see is how it will always be priced. There has never ever been sales on tracks or cars btw (before you ask).
As carrot said above. If you have at least £150 to throw at it your be set outside of odd purchases/subscription but I would definitely get out of rookies and even push for C class before thinking about what you want to race in.
 
iamtheoneneo said:
Black Friday is the only sale they have on for existing members. So what you see is how it will always be priced. There has never ever been sales on tracks or cars btw (before you ask).
As carrot said above. If you have at least £150 to throw at it your be set outside of odd purchases/subscription but I would definitely get out of rookies and even push for C class before thinking about what you want to race in.
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Trust me, I won't be spending a penny extra until I have/want to. I'm angry enough it's subscription based :p

Did some practice races in the MX-5 on a simple enough track in the Fanatec cup thing, seemed to get on 'okay'. Need to dial in my feedback a bit.
 
Back at it as well.

First Oval race - finished 4th after starting 7th - avoided the usual opening lap carnage and drove steady without threatening the leaders!

0 incidents and 0.63 boost on rating - happy with 1st race back after a long time away!
 
Someone remind me...I joined a 'Practice' race last night from the 'Go Racing -> Current Series' menu, am I correct in thinking that doesn't go towards your iRating etc.? It is only when you go to a 'Race' it counts towards it all?
 
Delvis said:
Someone remind me...I joined a 'Practice' race last night from the 'Go Racing -> Current Series' menu, am I correct in thinking that doesn't go towards your iRating etc.? It is only when you go to a 'Race' it counts towards it all?
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Correct. The 'race' practise session DOES count towards rating, but a normal practise does not. As soon as you click 'Race' you are in a session that will affect your rating, be it the 3 min practise and/or the quali (and the race too obviously)
 
carrot1401 said:
Correct. The 'race' practise session DOES count towards rating, but a normal practise does not. As soon as you click 'Race' you are in a session that will affect your rating, be it the 3 min practise and/or the quali (and the race too obviously)
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Cool thanks, may try a race later.
 
iamtheoneneo said:
In rookies hell no.. Main aim of rookies is start from the back and avoid the crashes.
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Had someone just reverse straight into the track and got talen out :D

Enjoying it though, did two races this evening, do a few more and will play another track.

What other tracks / cars do people recommend for a new starter?
 
Tracks change are weekly every tuesday so just do whatever comes up.
If you want a bit of single seater you can do the Vee in rookies but I never personally got on with it.
There is also street stocks for oval which I would recommend you try as is fun if you can get a clean race.

Moving to D class allows you to drive the Spec Racer which is pretty cool
 
MX5 Fanatec Cup - tonight as rookie. Qualified 7th at Okayama

Decent race - not threatening the top 5, good battle with a guy onto the main straight - tucked in behind him, he brake WAY too early and I hit him and we both went off - x4 incident etc. Anyway - carried on, he caught me again - I let him go past, then he missed last corner - I got the draft and passed him heading down to 1st corner - I knew what was coming.....Zero breaking from him, smashed into the back of me a full pelt.... End the race in the pits - finished 8th. He got DQ'd (C class driver and lost 0.58 rating!!)

Fun again!

Street stocks are good if you can get into a rhythm....
 
booyaka said:
MX5 Fanatec Cup - tonight as rookie. Qualified 7th at Okayama

Decent race - not threatening the top 5, good battle with a guy onto the main straight - tucked in behind him, he brake WAY too early and I hit him and we both went off - x4 incident etc. Anyway - carried on, he caught me again - I let him go past, then he missed last corner - I got the draft and passed him heading down to 1st corner - I knew what was coming.....Zero breaking from him, smashed into the back of me a full pelt.... End the race in the pits - finished 8th. He got DQ'd (C class driver and lost 0.58 rating!!)

Fun again!

Street stocks are good if you can get into a rhythm....
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That's okay, it wasn't me....I got worried for a moment there :D
 
This game is such a money pit that I'm having second thoughts about continuing.
I dread to think what I've spent in the past couple of months.
 
I've had a mixed week an a bit on this. After starting from the pits at Oran park just for safety rating but managing to actually finish well I started to actually qualify and do grid start. Managed a few 2nds and 3rds but 3rd always seemed a cursed spot. Never made it past T2 without being shafted. Despite this I did usually manage to finish 6th (iRating neutral basically, never gained, never lost). My VR headset arrived late last week and I've been trying to get into that. Really struggled with Oran park over the weekend (I put this down to my turn in and brake reference points being different than on the single monitor) to the point I wasn't enjoying it. I'd do 1 race, fudge it and not bother doing any more.

Come to Okyama this week and my feelings towards the VR are still the same. Do 1 race, be disappointed in the result and give up. Last night though I went back to the monitor and enjoyed it so much more. I can be faster and more consistent on it than on VR. Disappointing as in VR it is ridiculously immersive but not that enjoyable for me.

Need to get back on the iRating recovery though. Slumped from 2.1k to 1.7k since VR'ing it.
 
N0ddie said:
I've had a mixed week an a bit on this. After starting from the pits at Oran park just for safety rating but managing to actually finish well I started to actually qualify and do grid start. Managed a few 2nds and 3rds but 3rd always seemed a cursed spot. Never made it past T2 without being shafted. Despite this I did usually manage to finish 6th (iRating neutral basically, never gained, never lost). My VR headset arrived late last week and I've been trying to get into that. Really struggled with Oran park over the weekend (I put this down to my turn in and brake reference points being different than on the single monitor) to the point I wasn't enjoying it. I'd do 1 race, fudge it and not bother doing any more.

Come to Okyama this week and my feelings towards the VR are still the same. Do 1 race, be disappointed in the result and give up. Last night though I went back to the monitor and enjoyed it so much more. I can be faster and more consistent on it than on VR. Disappointing as in VR it is ridiculously immersive but not that enjoyable for me.

Need to get back on the iRating recovery though. Slumped from 2.1k to 1.7k since VR'ing it.
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It took me no time at all to get used to VR but we are all different I suppose.
Have you tried starting a week on monitor, learn your braking points etc. then jump into VR and try to follow them the same?
 
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