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[QUOTE=Mokkan13;24839312]Suppose I'll get a ps3 and get it on ps3.[/QUOTE] :what: So you'll spend £300 to buy a new console to play this game on... when you could just spend £15 on an Xbox controller instead?

[QUOTE=Bomimo;24839034]Yeah... i lacked a better word than tracks. you get what i mean eh? I'm not touching that. call me a classy bitch, but going from Dirt to Runescape with wheels is just depressing.[/QUOTE] Agreed. I tried Dakar 2010 with my G25 a while ago, and it's pretty bad. The car doesn't slide, there's no clutch, and there's no feedback. Not even caster.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24829690]How could it possibly be disrespectful? It's a tribute to his name. Did you not see the video in DiRT 2?[/QUOTE] I think his point is that they mention Colin Mcrae infrequently. His name's on a car, there's a tournament named after him, there's the video, but the rest of the time, it's more interested in Ken Block. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. He doesn't sound like a driver who would be particularely easy to work with, since he seemed to have a 'finish first or crash trying' attitude, while his team was stuck following him around with a dustpan and brush. Hell, even when he crashed his helicopter, he wasn't qualified to be flying without an instructor with him. Despite that, he attempted some ridiculous landing maneuver whereby he comes in sideways and uses the propeller's lift to slow down the helicopter, level out and land. So he bit off more than he could chew, and as a result, he killed himself, his kid, his friend, and his friend's kid. Regardless of how fast a driver he is, he doesn't sound like a good person to me. [b]Edit:[/b] Fffffff crappy automerge :(

That's the worst thing I've ever read. [editline]09:23PM[/editline] Seriously. You don't know how disappointed I am to hear that.

[QUOTE=lemming77;24845462] [B]Regardless of how fast a driver he is, he doesn't sound like a good person to me.[/B] [b]Edit:[/b] Fffffff crappy automerge :([/QUOTE] You bastard.

He got hot headed and killed himself plus three others in an accident which shouldn't have happened. Hardly the work of a saint, is it.

Yeah, he was a bad person, since he REALLY wanted those people dead. And how do you know that he got "hot headed"?

He was an inexperienced pilot trying an ambitious maneuver. It was asking for trouble from the start. [editline]09:54PM[/editline] Someone who isn't experienced in driving wouldn't powerslide between trees in a Swedish forest. That's just stupid. Someone who isn't experienced in riding a motorbike wouldn't attempt a double backflip on it. That's just stupid. Someone who isn't an experienced helicopter pilot wouldn't attempt some big, dramatic, flashy landing maneuver with their friend and two children on board. That'd just be stupid. Colin Mcrae did. I'm sure it wasn't an elaborate plot to kill everyone else on board, and it was just a stupid mistake. But they'd all be alive right now had Colin just decided not to fuck about that night. That's what makes him responsible.

Jesus christ...... I don't even know what to say.

He killed his own 5 year old son and his son's 6 year old friend through recklessness... What the fuck, this has ruined everything I ever thought about him.

There's still things to admire in the man. After all, he did win the WRC in 1995. That's not just luck. That takes talent. I'm sorry if my explanations have come across as being quite brutal. I just think it's important to remember both the good and the bad things about people, despite how hard it can be.

Still, the thing I admired him for most - his attitude to racing (the whole "if in doubt, flat out" approach) - was the thing that ended his life and the lives of others.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24847479]Still, the thing I admired him for most - his attitude to racing (the whole "if in doubt, flat out" approach) - was the thing that ended his life and the lives of others.[/QUOTE] Shit happens. When you take some philosophies that work somewhere and apply it elsewhere, disaster is guaranteed. everyone knows this. On another note. anyone have any experience with the WRC game series?

[QUOTE=Bomimo;24847920]On another note. anyone have any experience with the WRC game series?[/QUOTE] I'm interested in this. There is a new one out next year apparently so I want to know if the old ones have been any good. [editline]10:50PM[/editline] The new Gran Turismo has a WRC license too and that's out this year... [B]So much rally![/B]

Just how I like it. Up until recently, rallying seems to have been neglected. The WRC game in the works right now isn't developed by the same company who made the PS2 WRC games. It's by a company who seem to aspire to make heavyweight simulators (something along the lines of rFactor or Richard Burns Rally), however haven't managed it yet with their other games. They made a game called V8 Superstars (Xbox and PS3 demos are kicking around, dunno about PC) which they developped, a racing game which didn't go particularely well. But it looks like they've pulled their act together with WRC, so it may well turn out really well. I also heard a rumor months ago that the WRC section of Gran Turismo 5 will be released as a standalone game on PC, as well as be included in Gran Turismo 5. GT5 won't be released on PC in it's entirety however, probably due to exclusivity agreements with Sony. That may well have been confirmed true/false by now. [editline]11:08PM[/editline] Just had a quick google searh, and I can't find anything about that standalone GT5 Rally release on PC. Seemed unlikely anyway. WRC 2010 on the other hand... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kukWpfGDLE&hd=1[/media] This is certainly looking promising.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24821521] The game is set to have over 50 rally cars representing "the very best from five decades of the sport"[/QUOTE] As long as that includes a Stratos, an Integrale and an 037, I'm completely sold.

[QUOTE=Black Milano;24849002]As long as that includes a Stratos, an Integrale and an 037, I'm completely sold.[/QUOTE] Completely agree. But I'd personally throw the Ford Escort in their for good measure.

[QUOTE=lemming77;24848140] WRC 2010 on the other hand... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kukWpfGDLE&hd=1[/media] This is certainly looking promising.[/QUOTE] That looks very arcadey, and the tracks are too wide to have any challenge.

[QUOTE=lemming77;24845462][b]Edit:[/b] Fffffff crappy automerge :([/QUOTE]Automerge stops working after 1 hour. [QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24839433]:what: So you'll spend £300 to buy a new console to play this game on... when you could just spend £15 on an Xbox controller instead?[/QUOTE] I have other wants for a ps3. I keep avoiding it, so yeah... time to get one I guess :v:

I've just heard that [I]Gran Turismo 5[/I] will have procedurally generated rally stages. Yes. That means [B]unlimited amounts of rally tracks[/B]. If the co-driver speech is generated too then I can suddenly get quite excited for GT5.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24857413]I've just heard that [I]Gran Turismo 5[/I] will have procedurally generated rally stages. Yes. That means [B]unlimited amounts of rally tracks[/B]. If the co-driver speech is generated too then I can suddenly get quite excited for GT5.[/QUOTE] Oh my god!!!! i would be going on forever. assuming they know how to get the corner drifting down correctly. [editline]12:42PM[/editline] [QUOTE=lemming77;24848140] WRC 2010 on the other hand... [media]http://youtube.com/watch?v=2kukWpfGDLE[/media] This is certainly looking promising.[/QUOTE] Toutube seems to hate it, but i guess i could give it a spin. and why are the media so fucking retarded these days?

[QUOTE=TippZ;24855910]That looks very arcadey, and the tracks are too wide to have any challenge.[/QUOTE] I'm not sure about that, the guy did seem to have trouble keeping it on the track at times. Although I agree, the roads are very wide. [editline]12:15PM[/editline] [QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24857413]I've just heard that [I]Gran Turismo 5[/I] will have procedurally generated rally stages. Yes. That means [B]unlimited amounts of rally tracks[/B]. If the co-driver speech is generated too then I can suddenly get quite excited for GT5.[/QUOTE] As cool as that would be, the second result on Google for procedurally generated rally stages in Gran Turismo 5 is this thread. Where did you hear that?

Why are the tracks so wide and flat? You'd think in a WRC-licence game they could just break down parts of the real rally courses into three minute segments instead of wasting money paying some retarded track designer who, by the looks of his work in this game, hasn't worked on a title since [I]V-Rally 2[/I]. Even the physics look broken - the car goes a million feet in the air on the jumps and slides around like a boat with no contact with the ground.

Gran Turismo 5 does have a track generator. You set certain parameters and it makes the track up. [editline]12:31PM[/editline] [url]http://www.gtplanet.net/early-info-on-gran-turismo-5s-course-maker/[/url]

Oh that's excellent. The article doesn't seem to say much about rally stages, but it still sounds like a cool addition. [QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24858025]Even the physics look broken - the car goes a million feet in the air on the jumps and slides around like a boat with no contact with the ground.[/QUOTE] It looks realistic to me. On loose surfaces, cars do just slide around a lot. There's not much that can be done about that. And what do you mean 'a million feet in the air'? They don't go particularely high, only a few feet. :v:

There's a jump halfway through the video that just looks ridiculous. And by "slides around... with no contact with the ground" I was really referring to the way the car's contact with the ground is simulated - it's far too smooth.

[QUOTE=Doozle;24858135]Gran Turismo 5 does have a track generator. You set certain parameters and it makes the track up. [editline]12:31PM[/editline] [url]http://www.gtplanet.net/early-info-on-gran-turismo-5s-course-maker/[/url][/QUOTE] Awesome! [QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24857413]I've just heard that [I]Gran Turismo 5[/I] will have procedurally generated rally stages. Yes. That means [B]unlimited amounts of rally tracks[/B]. If the co-driver speech is generated too then I can suddenly get quite excited for GT5.[/QUOTE] Hope your right.

[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;24858374]There's a jump halfway through the video that just looks ridiculous. And by "slides around... with no contact with the ground" I was really referring to the way the car's contact with the ground is simulated - it's far too smooth.[/QUOTE] Oh right. Yeah, I agree on that. Black Bean have a habit of making excessively smooth driving surfaces, which is pretty crap. And none of the jumps stood out as looking ridiculous to me. What exaggerates some of them is the occassions when the front of the car lifts more than the back, and you end up looking at the sky. It'd be easier to see whether it's right from outside the car.

[QUOTE=Mokkan13;24858422]Awesome! Hope your right.[/QUOTE] Err... that first thing you Quoted.... that was the proof... So yes he is right. [editline]02:56PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Doozle;24858135]Gran Turismo 5 does have a track generator. You set certain parameters and it makes the track up. [editline]12:31PM[/editline] [url]http://www.gtplanet.net/early-info-on-gran-turismo-5s-course-maker/[/url][/QUOTE] And also, FUCK YES FUCK YES FUCK YES FUUUUCKKK YEEEESSSS!

[QUOTE=Rastadogg5;24885952]Err... that first thing you Quoted.... that was the proof... So yes he is right.[/QUOTE] I read the bottom quote first, and then yeah, built my post the wrong way, really should have removed the bottom bit..