So, here comes the question again. What should we do for next season.
I?d propose something new. New as in having some ?theme? or something in that respect. The reason being is that I don?t know about you guys, but I need something ?cool? to keep me attached to LFS. There were no updates since I don?t know when, so unless there?s something ?funky/cool? in a league I don?t think I?d be interested. We did rotating schedules for many years now, which is all fine, but when the sim is not updated after a while it doesn?t float my boat anymore.
What I?d suggest is to have something like a touring car series. Either with TBO or GTRs. GTI/GT and XFR/UFR is fine too, I just think that having 3 cars to choose from is better, but I don?t mind the other either. The idea would be that everyone picks a car for the entire season, and sticks to it. Combos would be such that all the cars are equally competitive, so we wouldn?t have scenarios where car XYZ is ridiculously hopeless and doesn?t stand a chance. Cars would be also equally distributed among members so that we don?t end up with everyone taking the same car.
I think that having a mixed field of cars brings in some new factors. Each car is strong/weak in a different section of the track, you need to change your overtaking strategies, lines etc according to who you are fighting with.
Everyone could also stick to a different skin, I could take a few requests, or you could choose among the many available in lfs and on the lfs forum, or even public ones I made. Everyone would be recognizable from far as well.
I?d also suggest having 2 shorter seasons till the summer, instead of one very long never-ending one. This will also insure in case you get bored with racing, next season comes and brings something new again.
Handicaps worked out fine I think this season, although I personally thought that sometimes they were a tiny bit less than perfect. So I?d say something like
3rd ? 15kg or 20
2nd ? 35 or 40
1st ? between 60 and 70
e.g. 15 ? 40 ? 70
I don?t know, I personally don?t have any other ideas. We did rotating schedules many times in many formats. We did a 1 car season ? FOX, not the most successful one I?d say. Though I?m fine if we pick a car for the whole season, as long as it?s a sensible choice so no BF1 or UF1 etc season. The problem with that is that e.g. if we pick fwd, then ? the people don?t like it because it?s the work of devil. If we pick rwd, then the other ? complains that there?s too much oversteer. If we pick FZ then ? the crowd will say they don?t like RR layout. In short, one car season would be hard to agree on so I?d say skip over that idea.
Well anything is welcome but please please keep things simple, reasonable and realistic. No complicated manoeuvres with ?1st this then that with x % restriction + x kg weight depending on this and the outcome of that bla bla?.
I'd like this to be agreed on soon, preferably before x-mas. Endless discussions never lead to anything, the problem won't be solved by itself as the thread ages so let's get this over with quickly.
I?d propose something new. New as in having some ?theme? or something in that respect. The reason being is that I don?t know about you guys, but I need something ?cool? to keep me attached to LFS. There were no updates since I don?t know when, so unless there?s something ?funky/cool? in a league I don?t think I?d be interested. We did rotating schedules for many years now, which is all fine, but when the sim is not updated after a while it doesn?t float my boat anymore.
What I?d suggest is to have something like a touring car series. Either with TBO or GTRs. GTI/GT and XFR/UFR is fine too, I just think that having 3 cars to choose from is better, but I don?t mind the other either. The idea would be that everyone picks a car for the entire season, and sticks to it. Combos would be such that all the cars are equally competitive, so we wouldn?t have scenarios where car XYZ is ridiculously hopeless and doesn?t stand a chance. Cars would be also equally distributed among members so that we don?t end up with everyone taking the same car.
I think that having a mixed field of cars brings in some new factors. Each car is strong/weak in a different section of the track, you need to change your overtaking strategies, lines etc according to who you are fighting with.
Everyone could also stick to a different skin, I could take a few requests, or you could choose among the many available in lfs and on the lfs forum, or even public ones I made. Everyone would be recognizable from far as well.
I?d also suggest having 2 shorter seasons till the summer, instead of one very long never-ending one. This will also insure in case you get bored with racing, next season comes and brings something new again.
Handicaps worked out fine I think this season, although I personally thought that sometimes they were a tiny bit less than perfect. So I?d say something like
3rd ? 15kg or 20
2nd ? 35 or 40
1st ? between 60 and 70
e.g. 15 ? 40 ? 70
I don?t know, I personally don?t have any other ideas. We did rotating schedules many times in many formats. We did a 1 car season ? FOX, not the most successful one I?d say. Though I?m fine if we pick a car for the whole season, as long as it?s a sensible choice so no BF1 or UF1 etc season. The problem with that is that e.g. if we pick fwd, then ? the people don?t like it because it?s the work of devil. If we pick rwd, then the other ? complains that there?s too much oversteer. If we pick FZ then ? the crowd will say they don?t like RR layout. In short, one car season would be hard to agree on so I?d say skip over that idea.
Well anything is welcome but please please keep things simple, reasonable and realistic. No complicated manoeuvres with ?1st this then that with x % restriction + x kg weight depending on this and the outcome of that bla bla?.
I'd like this to be agreed on soon, preferably before x-mas. Endless discussions never lead to anything, the problem won't be solved by itself as the thread ages so let's get this over with quickly.