This isn't a complaint, just an observation as I know this isn't the place to bring up issues with particular servers but my understanding is that from free licence holders there are a number of 'Demo' servers available for, in this case, FBM.
Being Demo servers, it presumably is to be expected that there will be varying quality of driver skills on there, so why do some quicker (S2?) drivers get really offensive towards more rookie users? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think most servers have a delta lap time which if you can't lap in that time you get booted, so say on Blackwood the spread is 1:13-1:16, I've had experience of some drivers voting to kick or ban drivers who seem to be driving ok, but just aren't up to speed yet. If thats the case can they not just go to a more experienced server?
I'm not making accusations, I am a rookie and genuinely don't know. I have been racing Blackwood FBM for 6 months on and off and using a keyboard/mouse am currently having some issues so only lapping in the low 1:15's (my best yesterday was a 1:15 dead). At the starts I have sometimes been blamed and attempted to be kicked for hitting someone who had already spun right in front of me or if say someone has clipped me going into a corner, I overcorrect on the mouse and spin off yet I get blamed and one even got kicked for 'bad driving'. Is this some people just being idiots?
A few drivers have told me that any contact deducts points off that drivers overall score or something but some have also said that until you are doing below 1:15's you shouldnt race online but just practice on your PC. I understand people not wanting their races affected but 1. If they are on Demo servers do they not expect some people to be learning and hence slower? and 2. I always find I go quicker in a race than practice. Call it red mist if you will but yesterday in a race because I got a good start and was trying to hang onto the leaders I shaved 7 tenths off my best lap, I wouldn't get that going round on my own.
So, because I appear to naive, can someone clarify that for me?
Thanks.
Being Demo servers, it presumably is to be expected that there will be varying quality of driver skills on there, so why do some quicker (S2?) drivers get really offensive towards more rookie users? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think most servers have a delta lap time which if you can't lap in that time you get booted, so say on Blackwood the spread is 1:13-1:16, I've had experience of some drivers voting to kick or ban drivers who seem to be driving ok, but just aren't up to speed yet. If thats the case can they not just go to a more experienced server?
I'm not making accusations, I am a rookie and genuinely don't know. I have been racing Blackwood FBM for 6 months on and off and using a keyboard/mouse am currently having some issues so only lapping in the low 1:15's (my best yesterday was a 1:15 dead). At the starts I have sometimes been blamed and attempted to be kicked for hitting someone who had already spun right in front of me or if say someone has clipped me going into a corner, I overcorrect on the mouse and spin off yet I get blamed and one even got kicked for 'bad driving'. Is this some people just being idiots?
A few drivers have told me that any contact deducts points off that drivers overall score or something but some have also said that until you are doing below 1:15's you shouldnt race online but just practice on your PC. I understand people not wanting their races affected but 1. If they are on Demo servers do they not expect some people to be learning and hence slower? and 2. I always find I go quicker in a race than practice. Call it red mist if you will but yesterday in a race because I got a good start and was trying to hang onto the leaders I shaved 7 tenths off my best lap, I wouldn't get that going round on my own.
So, because I appear to naive, can someone clarify that for me?
Thanks.