At the times I'm on the Aussie's would represent 30-40% of the online population its just that the rest of the world is asleep at those times and there is at least six of us! illepall
I'd love other real life tracks, and I'd pay for them. However, in the end, they're just tracks. The Nurburgring is a legend, plain and simple. Yes, I know, I can play it in GTL, GTR, GPL, and Racer, but those are all just conversions of the GPL track, which is a decent approximation at best. The Nurburgring is the only reason I have Forza Motorsport, it's the only track I ever race on. I paid $50 for Forza, and I'd gladly pay that much, maybe more, just to get the Nurburgring in LFS. Yes, it wouldn't be good for online pickup races, but it would be amazing offline and in leagues. I'd sell all my other games just to have it. It would be amazing.
Edited to say, I guess the only other track that falls in the category of "more than a track" would be Bathurst. I haven't had much experience with it other than GTR, GTL, and seeing it on TV, but it looks amazing too.
As far as the public gossip goes the Nordschleife Company has two packages. One is the bare track license, the other is the license plus a pack of very accurate GPS data.
In LFS you have paid for the development of the physics, and get rewarded with some faster cars over the free-physics demo
In other games you pay for the tracks/cars.
In LFS you don't get real tracks. In other games you don't get realistic physics (well, maybe 20% realistic relative to LFS).
You get what you pay for. Which game lasts longer - LFS or any other?
Suppose Eric makes a new track for S2 Final, with turns that rival Karussell, Eau Rouge, Corkscrew, Parabolica and Druids. And suppose it also had an extra-long config. Would you still pay for the real thing? (In other words, what is the big attraction in a legendary, challenging track: the legend or the challenge?)
Another question: Since Eric can only spend his time once, would you be willing to sacrifice other graphical updates (e.g. new cockpits, better damage, weather, ...), in exchange for the Nordschleife?
Perhaps we should arrange a group buy on the forum, get 2000 people to chip in 20 quid a piece, buy the rights ourselves, and give them to the developers for christmas.
Yes, actually, I would. Even if we get a new fantasy track with corners like those of the 'ring, it's still not the 'ring. It would be fun for sure, but still not the same. I have nothing against Eric as a track designer, in fact, as far as modern circuits go, his are better than almost any real life track. That's why I don't really care if we get other real life tracks in LFS. Those are just tracks, and Live For Speed already has superior tracks. The Nurburgring is a legend, and that would be at least half of what I'd be paying for when I bought the track. Again, I should also say that Bathurst is something more than just a track, it's a legend too. Mosport too, really. I wouldn't pay for something like Hungary or Albert Park or any other modern track though.
What you think about this:
Let's pay Herman Tillke to make track for us. It will be good like real one
He is legend and he will make a perfect track...
And I think FIA will buy a licence for that track from LFS and make new F1 Grand Prix track in some 3th world Country
I would pay for Nordschleife, Padborg Park (Denmark) and Heidbergring (local racetrack here) and maybe Eurospeedway Lausitz, Oschersleben and Hockenheim. I could practice for track days and club slalom then