@chavtheworld said:
I'm curious, why this PC racing game? There are a few I've heard mentioned but this isn't one of them (I'm an advocate of Project CARS myself), just wondering what the draw is here.
iRacing's the spiritual successor to the Papyrus racing sims (NASCAR Racing/Indycar Racing/Grand Prix Legends), many of which I greatly enjoyed back in the day. I don't know how true it is now, but iRacing used to run off a modified NASCAR Racing 2003 engine in its infancy, and that game alone was amazingly fun and realistic. Beyond that, the developers have a reputation for working really hard with drivers and engineers from the various series to make sure they pin down as much of the nuance for each car and track, and it pays off in the end product, even if iRacing isn't the most visually pleasing game. I'm not really into name-dropping, but their testimonial page has real-life drivers vouching for the product, and many of the drivers listed have been known to show up in the online leagues from time to time.
Outside of quality reasons, it's the most punishing game and community out of any modern racing game, making it very hard to just jump in and succeed. It's a game where elitism tends to gravitate and settle towards, and that's a challenge I've entertained taking on in the past. Now that I can afford the financial burden required for iRacing, I can finally see just how punishing it is for myself.
I know of Project CARS, but I have absolutely no interest in spending any money on it, since it's the same developers that were behind SHIFT 2: Unleashed. While Shift 2 was a beautiful game, its car physics and netcode were nothing short of atrocious, as far as I'm concerned.
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