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Title: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: BOBR6 84 on August 03, 2015, 11:04:10 PM
Anybody playing this? Love rallycross  8) add me on steam if you want to race!
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: CapeDoctor on August 04, 2015, 05:53:07 AM
i was keen to try it, but it doesn't start for me - splashscreen appears, then disappears, and that's it - doesn't even start...... :P
shows yo, you can pay for a nice shiny new product that don't work.....  :-X
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: BOBR6 84 on August 04, 2015, 07:51:22 AM
That's bad.. just the rallycross? or the whole game?  :o

i forgot.. no multiplayer yet  :(

Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: matty0l215 on August 04, 2015, 08:03:19 AM
Is dirt rally worth it then??

I did think about getting it a couple of weeks ago but chickened out :P
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: BOBR6 84 on August 04, 2015, 08:59:56 AM
Worth it just for the rallycross  ;D needs multiplayer though.. the Ai are shit. Has some nice group B cars for rally too..

https://www.youtube.com/v/Wi9lHtApfb4

Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: teeds on August 04, 2015, 09:11:52 AM
Might be tempted when the miltiplayer is available, looks sweet. How sim or arcadey is it to drive Bob?
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: BOBR6 84 on August 04, 2015, 09:29:17 AM
hmm hard to say.. handling is nice it feels great but im using the GPX controller  :D somebody with a wheel and ffb should be able to answer that one better  ;)

to me its DiRT 3 with heavier cars and shit brakes lol  :P good fun though..
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: matty0l215 on August 04, 2015, 09:44:09 AM
Quote from: BOBR6 84 on August 04, 2015, 09:29:17 AM
hmm hard to say.. handling is nice it feels great but im using the GPX controller  :D somebody with a wheel and ffb should be able to answer that one better  ;)

to me its DiRT 3 with heavier cars and shit brakes lol  :P good fun though..

I loved dirt 3 (especially after the free steam upgrade) ;D
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: BOBR6 84 on August 04, 2015, 09:56:41 AM
me too!  ;)
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: grimm on August 04, 2015, 04:43:54 PM
Quote from: BOBR6 84 on August 04, 2015, 09:29:17 AM
hmm hard to say.. handling is nice it feels great but im using the GPX controller  :D somebody with a wheel and ffb should be able to answer that one better  ;)

to me its DiRT 3 with heavier cars and shit brakes lol  :P good fun though..



I've been playing it here and there with a G27 and H-pattern shifter and clutch. It is alot of fun, reminds me of the old RBR days (just re-installed with RSRBR2015, all 37gb of it!  :o) and the sound and visual content is way beyond what RBR could ever be. Physics seems kind of arcade at times, but others when you get it right it's rather rewarding. The pace notes are great, getting a good stage time requires finesse and "slower is faster" attitude about driving quickly. Night + Rain + Gravel = An experience all by itself in the PC racing game genre.

It isn't a "sim" per-say, but it's good enough for me to enjoy hours upon hours of fun.  8)
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: SKD on August 05, 2015, 08:22:27 AM
Sounds good, I might give it a try, too ;)

In the good old days I played CMR 2 and later RBR, too when it came out and didn't like it. Because I couldn't handle it at that time (no wheel, just keyboard), several years later I gave it another try. Great game! But very old fashioned for those times. Since then, there hasn't really been a good rally game. :(
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: SKD on August 07, 2015, 07:16:02 AM
Just bought it yesterday. Good fun! ;)
Maybe it's not a hardcore sim, but compared for example to wrc 3 it's very demanding. In WRC everything was a like an expressway...
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: SKD on August 11, 2015, 01:27:19 PM
I've done a few hours now. Still like it allthough It's definitely not a sim. On tarmac there's allways lots of grip (even when there's ice on it), but on any other surface there seems to be no point where the cars goes from gripping to sliding. I mean I never tried rallying but I've driven a car over gravel or mud before. And that felt different. Each time I start RBR and only drive slowly over a non-tarmac road it somehow feels real, where Dirt Rally doesn't. The feeling on dry tarmac I like a lot though.
BUT: The game has very nice graphics and is demanding for a mainstream game. I like it.

Funny story: At the weekend I had a girl at my place who didn't know I did sim-racing. When she saw the G27 on my desk (which I hadn't used for a time and therefore she hadn't seen yet) she thought I must be a total nerd. I convinced her to give it a try in dirt rally. She played several stages that evening and the other day again. ;)
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: CapeDoctor on August 11, 2015, 02:35:52 PM
Quote from: SKD on August 11, 2015, 01:27:19 PM
Each time I start RBR and only drive slowly over a non-tarmac road it somehow feels real, where Dirt Rally doesn't.

indeed, well over 10 years old, almost 15, lol, and still RBR is one of the most authentic feeling rally sims out there.
seems like in the world of sim gaming, things peaked around the 2000 mark, and have deteriorated since - fancy shiny graphics, sure, all great, but seemingly at the expense of the essence of a good sim.
back then things were looking bright for sim lovers - RBR, GP500 and such. somewhere along the way, devs at large decided that shiny graphics is better than a decent sim component, and things have gone from bad to worse, generally.
there may be one or two exceptions, and PiBoSo's GPB is head and shoulders above anything else on offer, even in the development stages.
give me good sim physics over shiny graphics any day, although it seems that those of us who share this sentiment are in the minority.
i wish the console kiddy generation would hurry up, grow up and mature, and then hopefully realise this as well.  one day. i can but hope. ;D
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: davidboda46 on August 11, 2015, 05:43:20 PM
Quote from: SKD on August 11, 2015, 01:27:19 PM
I've done a few hours now. Still like it allthough It's definitely not a sim. On tarmac there's allways lots of grip (even when there's ice on it), but on any other surface there seems to be no point where the cars goes from gripping to sliding. I mean I never tried rallying but I've driven a car over gravel or mud before. And that felt different. Each time I start RBR and only drive slowly over a non-tarmac road it somehow feels real, where Dirt Rally doesn't. The feeling on dry tarmac I like a lot though.
BUT: The game has very nice graphics and is demanding for a mainstream game. I like it.

Funny story: At the weekend I had a girl at my place who didn't know I did sim-racing. When she saw the G27 on my desk (which I hadn't used for a time and therefore she hadn't seen yet) she thought I must be a total nerd. I convinced her to give it a try in dirt rally. She played several stages that evening and the other day again. ;)


Does she have a good looking sister?  ::)

Cheers,

/David "Gonzo" Boda #46
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: HornetMaX on August 11, 2015, 06:03:28 PM
Quote from: davidboda46 on August 11, 2015, 05:43:20 PM
Quote from: SKD on August 11, 2015, 01:27:19 PM
Funny story: At the weekend I had a girl at my place who didn't know I did sim-racing. When she saw the G27 on my desk (which I hadn't used for a time and therefore she hadn't seen yet) she thought I must be a total nerd. I convinced her to give it a try in dirt rally. She played several stages that evening and the other day again. ;)
Does she have a good looking sister?  ::)
Good looking ? Don't be picky ... :)

MaX.
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: BOBR6 84 on August 11, 2015, 10:42:32 PM
Quote from: HornetMaX on August 11, 2015, 06:03:28 PM
Quote from: davidboda46 on August 11, 2015, 05:43:20 PM
Quote from: SKD on August 11, 2015, 01:27:19 PM
Funny story: At the weekend I had a girl at my place who didn't know I did sim-racing. When she saw the G27 on my desk (which I hadn't used for a time and therefore she hadn't seen yet) she thought I must be a total nerd. I convinced her to give it a try in dirt rally. She played several stages that evening and the other day again. ;)
Does she have a good looking sister?  ::)
Good looking ? Don't be picky ... :)

MaX.

Hehe she sounds like an ideal bird!

But.. He spent the whole night playing DiRT so..... :-X

;D
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: SKD on August 12, 2015, 05:59:06 AM
Haha, we didn't play the whole night ;)

Yes
Quote from: TheCapeDoctor on August 11, 2015, 02:35:52 PM
indeed, well over 10 years old, almost 15, lol, and still RBR is one of the most authentic feeling rally sims out there.
seems like in the world of sim gaming, things peaked around the 2000 mark, and have deteriorated since - fancy shiny graphics, sure, all great, but seemingly at the expense of the essence of a good sim.
back then things were looking bright for sim lovers - RBR, GP500 and such. somewhere along the way, devs at large decided that shiny graphics is better than a decent sim component, and things have gone from bad to worse, generally.
there may be one or two exceptions, and PiBoSo's GPB is head and shoulders above anything else on offer, even in the development stages.
give me good sim physics over shiny graphics any day, although it seems that those of us who share this sentiment are in the minority.
i wish the console kiddy generation would hurry up, grow up and mature, and then hopefully realise this as well.  one day. i can but hope. ;D

Well it's the same with all genres of games. I started playing PC games around 2000, mainly ego shooters. I played Rogue Spear (Rainbow Six) and later Counter-Strike (I think 1.3 back then). And also Operation Flashpoint (great game at that time!). At those times you played such a game 2 years. The community was different, too. In the ingame chats you actually talked to people, asked them where they were from or how long they played this game. People commented the last round, and so on. But also: at those times you where a nerd when you were playing any game online. I also think the stories in many single player games were a lot better as well while the games were a lot more deamanding.
Now allmost everything got mainstream and a big business.  Some series like CoD or BF have a release once per year...

But there's also good turns: For example the steering wheels have gotten a lot better since then ;)
Title: Re: DiRT Rally - Rallycross
Post by: BOBR6 84 on August 27, 2015, 08:34:09 PM
Multiplayer is here!! Plus the handling has changed alot (struggling with a pad now) .. New track and cars too!

Damn I love rallycross haha  8)