I don't think anyone has any problems with questions asked in good faith. It's just certain accusations will get us down a bit.

You are correct that mods are for S3 users only. In addition, Rockingham (track) is also for S3 only.

It is very discouraging and demotivating to read these comments. As a team, [TC] put in a lot of effort to provide a fun atmosphere for everyone. A lot of people enjoy our community which is reflected in the player numbers and the fact we have many loyal, excellent members of the community. I understand that LFS developers also put a lot of effort. I thought we were meant to be on the same side.

I am personally very sad to read this post which is blaming [TC] instead of opening constructive dialog to try to resolve the problem of account sharing.

This post is just from me, not a response from TC as a whole.

[TC] Response

Hello,

This is an official response to the questions and points raised in this thread, in relation to the current account rental-related issues.

Do [TC] allow users to exchange real money for [TC] in-game money? Why do people do it?

Our current stance is neutral. While we do not officially encourage this activity, we allow people to advertise these services on our platforms, including our forum. However, any exchange is at the risk of both parties.

Despite the easy ways to earn in-game money, the buyer wants to quickly gain without putting in the hours. Meanwhile, the seller chooses to make a few real-life £€ by selling some of their in-game savings, which should have been legitimately gained in the first place.

We have an economy where things can be traded, mostly cars. A common car is about 40k, however hyper-cars may have an in-game value of 200k. Based on past trading, the average exchange rate is about 1€ real money per 10,000 € in-game money.

Will [TC] stop the transfer of in-game money between users?

We cannot do this, as there are many legitimate reasons for the movement of money between users. Including:

• Trading vehicles / property
  
• Event participation, including money pot management, entry fees and prize distribution
  
• Payment for collisions or incidents e.g., as an apology or courtesy
  
• Personal favours, such as skin-making
  
• Helping out a friend who is new to the server

We believe that outright preventing players from sending money to each other would result in different, more significant problems for us.

It is also quite likely that desperate players would find ways to circumvent the system, with the honest players left in a worse position.

This is what we are doing to help alleviate the issue of account rentals:

It can be difficult for us to identify cases of account rental. However we now take a more stringent approach to these cases. If an account is clearly a rental account, we will disable it on our end meaning it can no longer play on [TC]. Furthermore:

• We have identified cases where users have felt the need to use illegitimate methods to earn in-game money (i.e., abusing the InSim). This is possibly the actions of users renting an account and needing to pay the account owner. We take all cases of ill-gotten gains very seriously. Our usual course of action is money removal and a ban.
  
• We have a long-standing policy where we do not unban accounts which were banned and then allegedly passed to a different owner. Our unban-related policies can be viewed in full on our forum.
  
• We continue to detect and action cases of ban evasion.
  
• Chuck is looking into a few possible internal logging changes which may help flag suspicious money transfers.

We are happy to hear more specific ideas in the interest of reducing the ongoing account rental issues.

BP on behalf of [TC] CityDriving Management

If you want to buy a racing game, I'd say don't bother with LFS at this time.

There isn't a lot of racing going on, and updates to the game are very rare.

If you do decide to get the full game, I would definitely advise against purchasing an S3 licence. S3 has been out for years and the only extra piece of content (compared to S2) is one track. And it's £12.

Quote from Scawen :

Can all of you access www.lfsworld.net - I can't at the moment although Victor can.

I've logged in without issue.

Nice one

Good luck with it Scawen, you seem a bit more determined this time! Imagine how everyone will feel when you roll out these new tyre physics. I'm sure it'll be worth it.

Really nice stuff, thank you devs.

Quote from Scawen :

As far as I know, the only time it comes up automatically is when you are in VR mode and you open a text entry dialog box. Is it a problem to see a keyboard in that case, or are there other times it shows up unwanted?

There is a time where it shows up unwanted. Not sure if you saw this post by Degats: https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1905522#post1905522

Cheers

Quote from Abone :

i rarely join in cruise servers,so no vote from here, but is so fun see people voting TC XD. in my opinion is the worst server , just because drivers dont have nothing to do for won some money, just driving, driving and driving(easy money).....

Considering LFS is solely a driving game, I don't see how any server, including TC, can really change that.

Not sure what you're trying to complain about. xD

Surely this poll shouldn't be multiple choice.

EDIT: Voted for TC

Last edited by Boypower, Fri 22 Jan 2016, 18:55.

He was banned from [TC] CityDriving in 2013 for speedhacking which probably answers your question. Didn't watch your replay though.

You're better off going to the forums (if they have them) of the servers you were banned from and ask for an unban request. Or you could ask the owner or person who banned you, depending on how they operate as a server.

Quote from TheNoobisonFire :

I have a Quad Core 2.70 XEON, 6GB Ram, and a Radeon R7 250 LP. I always get 100fps. Just asking, how do you turn off the fps limiter?

You can do this by going onto options, then "Misc", then selecting "No" for "Limit in-game frame rate".

It's a good game, if you like rallying, I'd recommend it.

Quote from TypeRacing :

This game is really bad according to this review. Probably reviewer isn't playing the same game I am. Or maybe he has driving aids on.

Are there any league drivers over here? I'm taking part of RaceDepartment Rally Club events, which isn't exactly league, but more like club events where you can test new cars and stages, but also get time references with other drivers. It's great fun and works for me.

80% isn't 'really bad' surely?

Good work, hope to see more content in the near future.

Quote from Jaro911 :

Scawen, isn't it a little bit rude to take 12 pounds for just one track, seven years after announcement?

No one's forced to buy it, so I personally don't find it rude.

Quote from aroX123 :

Im woundering if you have realised 90% of competition have disappeared?

Is this a random statistic or have you done your research?

Quote from aroX123 :

That youve lost the respect of most of the community.

You can speak for yourself, but not on behalf of "most of the community".

Yes, progress is a little slow on LFS but the content the developers do release is generally of a very high standard, which is perhaps why it takes so long to push updates.

Keep it up, devs.

Quote from mbutcher :

That was a slick operation. Good work this week!

Exactly this.

Nice to see some proper progress and even better that everyone is responding well to it!

The track is fantastic -- I think it was worth the wait. Well done.

Yeah, try adjusting your filter. There are certainly a few cruise servers kicking about.

Looking good, keep it up.

Great video, nice one, Oscar.

Have a pleasant day!

I'm really glad LFS is still progressing after all this time it's been in existence. Well done to all involved.