I just tried to login to a CTRA server and the website says all servers are offline, is this correct?

http://www.speedtv.com/forums/viewthread/196763/

Heated enough debate... so it's not HD in the US nor around the world. Bernie being the usual dictator.

Quote from Tezuka :

I dont think it was even upscaled. The broadcasts looked the same on Fox HD & Fox standard

I remember the quality being better, but that doesn't mean it was HD It probably means the compression used on Speed TV is poor

Odd, i'm sure FOX Sports broadcast a few races over here in the US in HD last year. Speed TV was in standard.

Quote from hazaky :

Where?!

Away from the bright light dummy!

Quote from Jakg :

He doesn't know - or at least if he does then he certainly wouldn't post it on the forum.

Wow, releases of LFS are more secret than Apple product releases

Quote from Flame CZE :

I dont know how to show it better and more readable

I knew it was early 2009, I was fishing to see if Sam or anyone else might have an insider nod on the release.

26 car FE Club MRT races on CTRA would be awesome!!

Anyone know when the Scirocco version of LFS might hit the street?

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

MRT

Ooh yes, the MRT. What happened to that MRT cup Sam was thinking about? I used to love that little go-kart racer

Thanks Sam, sorry about the bug I had the most terrible squits a few days ago and had to suffer a flight to Seattle and back in the same day... not nice

I certainly would not want to admin the CTRA and admire you guys for putting up with doing it and providing us winging lot an excellent set of servers to race on.

oh and p.s. you can ignore any reports against me, they don't need processing

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Nice idea, Yeager, however bad in practise. People would let their freinds (or people they like) off the hook, where as people who they don't like (or don't get on with) will face a ban for a minor offence. And then it needs to be viewed by another 2 people, which only goes to slow down the entire process.

I say appoint trusted users who are active on CTRA, that are hand-picked by the current admining teams (say 4 or 5 extra people).

Yeah I realised after suggesting it that it wasn't a strong idea. But something needs to change otherwise the reporting system becomes ineffective. Maybe your suggestion is the way to go, have the CTRA pick 10-15 trusted people to become "report admins". Give them guidelines and monitor the group for the first few months to see how it goes.

I know Sam is most likely trying his best to get to the reports, but they are climbing at an alarming rate...

Reports Pending: 246
Reports Under Review: 175
Total reports awaiting processing: 421

Warnings Issued: 625
Cautions Issued: 575
Bans Issued: 1,159

412 is a pretty high number and if you imagine it probably takes something like 10 minutes to view, asses and process a report thats 68 hours of work!

I wonder if it is possible to change the system a little. How about having reports processed by all Platinum drivers and above. A report must be viewed by at least 3 people so that a fair response is given? Then maybe admins only deal with appeals? Might be over complicating but with the fact that most CTRA admins have busy full time jobs, families etc, it's going to need some serious commitment to reduce that number down.

Quote from Becky Rose :

@Dandy Dust: I got half way through your posted PM there with my morning coffee and couldnt help but wonder when you where going to ask for do0f's bank account details to transfer 10 million USD over .

Making a reference to prostitution surely caught my eye!

Quote from fujiwara :

If you don't trust someone, avoid close situations with him, awareness ...

And in the case of the server I was just on. A very slow and unpredictable driver joined who a lot of people were crashing into simply because they didn't give enough SPACE. People complained and one person even rammed the poor guy into the wall and he eventually disconnected. I ended up reporting the rammer and not the slow driver!

Quote from pacesetter :

I disagree, the back and the front are the dirtiest drivers

I totally agree, of course when i'm infront i'm careful But it doesn't happen very often!

I just did 2/3 races and golly there was a lot of bumping. Very few real crashers, but just a lot of pushing their way through. I also saw a load of reports go by... CTRA are going to have a very very busy Christmas!

Quote from VoiD :

That was fun, just like "the old days"!

I love the packed grids but going from the rigid single seaters and GT cars I really don't like the soft suspension on those TBO's

Just had some awesome races but need to get back to work. A good mix of driving, some still learning the TBO's, some excellent drivers and some not so! But overall the attitude was really good, CTRA provides the best racing environment by far...

Race 2 it is! I've been having WAY too much fun on Race 3 and SS1/2 recently. I need to temper that with some frustration on the wishy washy slow TBO beasts!

Ban Silver and above drivers from race 1, then race 2/3 would fill up a lot quicker.

Really? I would have thought that a single class with all 4 cars, XRT, RB4, FXO and VW would make for very interesting races. The more different cars in a race for me that are close enough in performance, the better.

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=51274

Will this car be lined up in the TBO class or LRF? Anyone in the CTRA group had chance to drive it yet? Race 2 is going to get busy when this release comes out.

Last edited by yeager, Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:46.

Quote from NightShift :

And if one needs to vent after a race then maybe he/she hasn't had his/her share of fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-1lFWUd54U

Tell David Coultard that after 246 Formula races he's not had enough fun... get over it man and Shift + S!

Quote from NightShift :

Since when doing burnouts = venting frustration ? looks more playful to me.

And if one needs to vent after a race then maybe he/she hasn't had his/her share of fun.



They would probably relax better after the race, if there was no need to watch out for rammers

Oh come on... this is a GAME. We are PLAYING the game and we are all mainly here to have FUN. Anyone using the CTRA simulator for any professional gain and takes the simulator in such serious light is in need of a strong Gin and Tonic (Bombay Sapphire with plenty of lime...)

The CTRA system is by far the best LFS racing system implemented, infact the best online racing system ever. I dropped my iRacing subscription simply because I didn't have the time for the awkward system. I liked the racing when I could. But I have a very busy job, 7 month old son and a life to enjoy. CTRA is perfect for high quality, pick up racing.

It's high quality because of the common sense rules implied by Sam et al. Its also high quality because of the common sense attitudes by most that race on the servers. e.g. if you want to save your FFB motors, spectate at the end of the race. If you don't like people messing about on an online game simulator at the end of a stressful, close quarters race, then spectate...

Seriously, there are far more important things to worry about than a few people messing about at the end of the race ruining a few peoples perfect worlds. It isn't as if the cars damage lasts beyond a single race, or as if you incur any physical damage (apart from the odd coffee cup incident)

I love CTRA for its rules, but I actually love it more for the way they are enforced... with common sense (something that is REALLY lacking in this modern age)

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Quote from [RF]-art555 :

Race server is a race server, only racing should be done on the track, if a player wants to show some moronism by ramming in other people he is free to go to corresponding servers. A crasher is a crasher, race over or not isn't important.

Wow... seriously, relax.