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Rumours & Concerns
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Rumours
and Concerns.
Points and questions in this section.
Charging
for online play! We
are going to charge for all expansion packs! Only
1 car and 1 track in the initial release. Price? Project
too ambitious! Licensing
issues. We
will be in competition with the community! What
assurance can we give that it will actually happen? How
do we verify that what we doing is authentic? Will
I still be able to buy Racing Legends if I don’t live in the United
Kingdom? If
I download a new car or track do I still get a CD? Can
I have expansion packs on a regular CD? Charging
for online play!
No
idea where this one came from. We have no intention of charging anyone to
race online using Racing Legends. The league organisers pack that was
mentioned on the website is purely a suite of programs designed to make it
easier for those wishing to start an online league and help them provide a
better service. We
are going to charge for all expansion packs!
Some
confusion here that needs to be cleared up. We do not intend to charge for
every expansion pack. If it is a feature that you would normally expect to
find in a racing simulator then this will be offered as a free patch for
download, features such as weather, damage, replay etc. Complete new
functionality or major feature updates will cost and the price will depend
upon the complexity of the pack. As an example a one of the packs planned
is an advanced aerodynamic and wind tunnel feature. Many people will not
be interested in this but some will, it does not detract from the
simulator if you choose not to buy it but it will add if you decide to,
again we leave it up to the customer to decide. One
of the main reasons for choosing to go the route of releasing the core of
the simulator and then adding to it was that it allows us to give you
access to the simulator months before you would have done had we decided
we needed to have all features in place before releasing it. Only
1 car and 1 track in the initial release.
Some more confusion here. It was mentioned at Goodwood that there would be only one car and one track to start with in Racing Legends. This was referring to the initial beta test version of Racing Legends and not the release version. This will come complete with however many cars and tracks are completed at the time of the initial release.. Price?
There
has been some concern that the cost of Racing Legends will make it
unobtainable for some people. Unfortunately this will be the case and we
apologise to those individuals who feel it is not fair to price it beyond
their reach. The simple fact in this case is that we plan to make Racing
Legends the absolute best that it can be and it is also a fact that
quality usually comes at a price. It would be a little like us writing to
Ferrari and requesting they might perhaps reduce the price of a new 360
Modena in order that we could afford one. We
appreciate that we will lose a certain amount of custom but hope that
those who do try it will not feel cheated. Project
too ambitious!
There are concerns that the whole concept is just way too ambitious and not achievable. This was another important reason for choosing to go the route of an evolutionary product. This allows us to break the project down into much smaller components with easier goals. As has been said the product you will get on day one will be just a hint as to the product it will have developed into say, a year after launch. Licensing
issues.
We
currently do not have any official licences for any cars or tracks for
Racing Legends. The reason for this being, until very recently, we have
not approached anyone to ask for any. It is futile to walk into any
meeting to request the use of a car say until you have something to show
that will mean you will be taken seriously. So
currently no licences but it is something we are working on. We
will be in competition with the community!
We
are doing our best to encourage the editing community not compete with it. What
assurance can we give that it will actually happen?
None
that will satisfy everyone. All we can say is that this is our dream and
we have a lot more riding on its success than anyone else. How
do we verify that what we doing is authentic?
The
only real way of achieving this is by testing and letting those who have
driven the real things have a go and get their feedback. The maths and
physics involved in Racing Legends are the same as used in dedicated
professional tools and that, we feel, is a good start. Will
I still be able to buy Racing Legends if I don’t live in the United
Kingdom?
Naturally.
Different language versions of Racing Legends are something that we will
be investigating. If
I download a new car or track do I still get a CD?
If
it is not a free download, a patch or upgrade then you will also receive a
CD. Can
I have expansion packs on a regular CD?
Yes,
you will be able to request this option when you buy the pack.
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