More off-topic but perhaps necessary before people think us mods are oppressing opinions...
I said we (members of the forum community) are bored about you harping on about one piece of hardware being better than another to an excess. I didn't say you can't express opinions in general, or even on the matters for which you have a reputation. I just don't want to see more threads veered into x vs y debates where everbody is too proud or stubborn to either agree to disagree, or be intelligent enough to not care that "somebody on the internet is wrong!". Now if somebody starts a "should I buy an x or y" thread, then feel free to go on about these such things (so long as you don't stoop to insults), but if the topic is completely unrelated, it's often better to keep your opinion to yourself.
As for people insulting Lerts, I didn't read any of those threads as I didn't find them interesting, so if nobody reported offensive posts, I won't have read them, thus cannot have taken action. I can't really vouch for the other mods, but with the forum having so many dicussions and us mods being low in number and spare time, we really do rely on the community to flag up potential issues, then we can make the decision on what action, if any, is necessary. People trying to go the next step, posting bananas or flaming, is certainly not encouraged.
Anyway, after that little aside, you may continue basking in the glory of the first news update this year...
Spam and thread hijacking always comes from the same loud minority, that has been complaining about LFS development speed for... ever. But they are still here maybe the maturity to enjoy the path will strike them before S2 final
I want to thank you (development team) for the news and progress report, but I can see how a constructive discussion about the news is nearly impossible in here - you have to scroll pages to find interesting and relevant posts on topic.
I enjoy following your path forward in creating this game, from within, and I appreciate that you share you difficulties, ideas and sometimes frustration with us users.
Well, it started with a nice update on what is currently going on "inside" LFS, followed by the usual "oh my god, you guys are so awesome" posts, some (unanswered) technical questions about the new model and surely turned out into this.
To be honest, that's not what I call a "nice" thread. It was a glimpse on what is being worked on, and given that's over half a year after the last piece of info dropping in here from an official side, I'd also say about time. I don't want to offend anyone here as it's not really my business.
My guess is that at this would be some kind of an overkill and as sooner or later one brand would turn out to be the best for a specific car you'll end up with all driving the same brand anyway. Of course it would be nice but I don't really see it fit atm.
We'll have to see how much driving / tire consumption changes anyway with the new model (once we can get our hands on it).
I agree. I'm begining to tire of the behaviour of some people in this forum and the way they act. It's turning into a rowdy mess and it's putting me off this forum more and more each day. Some people need to take a long hard look at themself and think "Why do I act this way?" It can really ruin it and if it puts me off as an older user, I wonder how many new customers get turned away.
Mini-Rant over.
Anyway, thanks to the dev's, it's good to see that progress is being made, and if we seem to be this far ahead, will there be a general date of release (not precise or anything, for example around Christmas/New Year?)
That's all I have to say for now, and the Scirocco looks mighty fine.
P.S. For those that know who I mean, FEEL BADDD!!!
Those are for 99% the tires they used in 2008. And they are very close in spec to semi slicks (like r888). Judging by threadwear value they are only a tad worse. Those are still damn grippy high perfomance tires.
And in d1 usa (or formula d, not sure again) there is regulation that threadwear can't be smaller than "xxx" (I don't remember exact value). That regulation rules out most dot-r tires (ie. r888).