I remember playing this game with a mouse over 10 years ago. It was hard to drive, but it was awesome. The demo cars were a bit slow but fun to drive. Then I got a MOMO and really loved playing the game. I played it with my dad and his brothers hot-seat style when my sister had her confirmation party in 2004. At some point I bought the S2 license and my MOMO got worn out. I got a G25 and I really, really loved playing the game online with my friends. We still do, occasionally, on a private server.
This game has been my go-to race sim for a decade now, and the only racing sim with car handling that truly feels realistic. But the lack of development and updates in the past 5 or so years really is starting to get to me. I know my online stats don't show many laps around various tracks on different cars, that's because I usually just drive around alone or mess with the AI drivers in single player / offline mode. Also, I haven't been active on the forums. Actually, this might be my first post, I'm not sure. So go ahead, laugh at my stats and mock me, call me a noob. That doesn't mean I'm wrong, however.
The new tire model sounded exciting and awesome. The Scirocco sounded like a welcome and interesting addition. New laser scanned track(s) sounded awesome. None of those have been released, although they were promised to us years ago. What I'm saying is that I truly love this game. I've played it for over a decade. I have fun memories with the game. But I also feel sad for the game. It hasn't received the love and care it deserves from its developers. Sure, they have their own lives, but they also have this amazing game and a very dedicated community of people who still play the game actively, and they seem to have abandoned both almost completely. Now there are new racing sims coming out that seem very promising. If LFS doesn't get the updates it has been promised, people WILL abandon it eventually. If they release the S3 pack 5 years from now, who will be there to buy it and play it? I'm pretty sure I won't, and not many of you either.
Sorry for the lengthy post. I just wanted to share my history and thoughts on this awesome, neglected game.
- Aleksi
This game has been my go-to race sim for a decade now, and the only racing sim with car handling that truly feels realistic. But the lack of development and updates in the past 5 or so years really is starting to get to me. I know my online stats don't show many laps around various tracks on different cars, that's because I usually just drive around alone or mess with the AI drivers in single player / offline mode. Also, I haven't been active on the forums. Actually, this might be my first post, I'm not sure. So go ahead, laugh at my stats and mock me, call me a noob. That doesn't mean I'm wrong, however.
The new tire model sounded exciting and awesome. The Scirocco sounded like a welcome and interesting addition. New laser scanned track(s) sounded awesome. None of those have been released, although they were promised to us years ago. What I'm saying is that I truly love this game. I've played it for over a decade. I have fun memories with the game. But I also feel sad for the game. It hasn't received the love and care it deserves from its developers. Sure, they have their own lives, but they also have this amazing game and a very dedicated community of people who still play the game actively, and they seem to have abandoned both almost completely. Now there are new racing sims coming out that seem very promising. If LFS doesn't get the updates it has been promised, people WILL abandon it eventually. If they release the S3 pack 5 years from now, who will be there to buy it and play it? I'm pretty sure I won't, and not many of you either.
Sorry for the lengthy post. I just wanted to share my history and thoughts on this awesome, neglected game.
- Aleksi
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