Hello fellow racers!

I've been searching the forums for weeks trying to find a thread on blue flags but couldn't find anything! So I decided to make a thread dedicated solely to the issue of blue flags. It's time we got this out into the open for some healthy debate. For too long it seems everyone has been ignoring the blue flag problem. But not any more!

I was racing the other day and some idiot kept on yelling at me "blue flag! Get out of the way!" Then he rammed me into the wall! I was so mad because not only did he wreck my race but I spilled my chocolate milk! My mum was so angry, then she yelled at me too! Then other people were yelling at me to move my car back to the pits after I got crashed off the road! Why is everyone always yelling? My mum said it's because I don't listen.

I just pissed my pants.

Pay attention to Your mom next time.

I'm tired of those losers yelling blue flag too. and its only happened to me on the S2 servers.

I think we should have a staggered system of shaded flags. When a faster driver is approaching, but say they are over a kilometre away, you should get a sky blue flag. As they get closer, the flags get darker. This is the flag order system I propose:

Sky blue
Powder blue
Periwinkle
Dodger blue
Cornflower blue
Azure
International klein blue
Royal blue
Cobalt blue
Cerulean
Denim
Steel blue
Ultramarine
Sapphire
Dark blue
Indigo

I think should make the whole flag system much more informative and user friendly. Thoughts?

i hate the "GET OUT OF MY WAY BLUE FLAG" stuff too, so i admin on my servers and anyone who says it gets a pitlane i dont care if i got to stop and type it in cause it really is annoying.

Quote from Zachary Zoomy :

I'm tired of those losers yelling blue flag too. and its only happened to me on the S2 servers.

Does you're mum yell at you to? and I'm glad you agree about teh blue flags!

ps you're sig rox!

Quote from sam1600 :

I think we should have a staggered system of shaded flags. When a faster driver is approaching, but say they are over a kilometre away, you should get a sky blue flag. As they get closer, the flags get darker. This is the flag order system I propose:

Sky blue
Powder blue
Periwinkle
Dodger blue
Cornflower blue
Azure
International klein blue
Royal blue
Cobalt blue
Cerulean
Denim
Steel blue
Ultramarine
Sapphire
Dark blue
Indigo

I think should make the whole flag system much more informative and user friendly. Thoughts?

I bet that u're not serious, aren't you?
This is simulator for real-life racing, ever heard of this kind of system? It's your responsibility to be lapped safely or lap others safely. Ignore those idiots that don't respect blue flags(whatever yelling at others or being lapped)

Quote from racemania :

i hate the "GET OUT OF MY WAY BLUE FLAG" stuff too, so i admin on my servers and anyone who says it gets a pitlane i dont care if i got to stop and type it in cause it really is annoying.

What really annoys me is that no one on the forum seems to want to talk about this issue It seems like everyoen is too scared to say anything about the blue flags because they don't wanna upset the devs.

But the devs rock and by creating this thread on blue flags I think we can let them know about this problem and then the game will get even better!

Quote from keithano :

I bet that u're not serious, aren't you?
This is simulator for real-life racing, ever heard of this kind of system? It's your responsibility to be lapped safely or lap others safely. Ignore those idiots that don't respect blue flags(whatever yelling at others or being lapped)

Hey why not I don't see you coming up with any solutions to this probem? I'm trying to help the devs and the community and you just wanna yell at me! I bet your one of the peopel who were yelling at me on the server the other night what is wrong with my suggestion?

there is _nothing_ that needs to be changed at the current system, the drivers are the ppl that need to change.
im always a defensive driver, so usually it aint really hard to pass me but when some guy comes and starts blue flag spamming i start to block.
that way he will see that his spamming doesnt do any good.
wanna pass me? go for it.
i have eyes and i can see "Blue Flag" in the middle of the screen.
if u annoy other drivers u will earn annoyance.
as easy as that.

Quote from [RCG]Boosted :

there is _nothing_ that needs to be changed at the current system, the drivers are the ppl that need to change.
im always a defensive driver, so usually it aint really hard to pass me but when some guy comes and starts blue flag spamming i start to block.
that way he will see that his spamming doesnt do any good.
wanna pass me? go for it.
i have eyes and i can see "Blue Flag" in the middle of the screen.
if u annoy other drivers u will earn annoyance.
as easy as that.

lol i do the same i either get a ban or slammed into a sidewall in the next turn.

now im sticking to servers where i know the ppl who race there or i just stay on one of my team servers.

but the drivers do need to be aware of blue flag spamming i dont think devs will be able to do much about it but i think the ppl of LFS could make it known that we aint going to stand for it anymore. New drivers that are comming to LFS see get out of my way blue flag and end up getting p*ssed and just race offline.

racemania

Hang on a minute, how long did you search??

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=25383

That was posted yesterday, it didn't take you that long to write your post did it?

I've seen a lot of threads about blue flags recently, I think perhaps they should include something in the training to help people out. There might already be something, but since I am a big fan of motorsport I never felt the need to take a look at it. I've known the flag rules since I was about 9, and race craft just kind of comes naturally to me.

Oh and heres a tip...Don't drink and drive!!! You found out why you don't do it

I'll see yours, and raise you 10...

Blue Flag?
Wide misunderstanding of blue flag
Blue Flag Rules Amplification
How to know if you have a blue flag
Blue Flag
Blue Flag Policies.
Blue Flag Time Limit To Yield
Yellow and blue flag messages
Blue flag enforcement
Full Flag rules (inc. Black Flag)

I'm honestly not sure what the purpose in this thread was, but it's closing.