If we're voting, I want a new Shogun.  That might get me back.  

Yes - could not agree with this more (possible exception - if there was a total war: three kingdoms my internet might melt)

CA is one of the few companies that has found a way to consistently crash my desktop machine due to graphics errors... rome through empire (could play empire american scenario with ALMOST no crashes but it is hard to play a game when you can't read the text - crashes started with the bigger scenarios due to my card not meeting reqs - rome and m2 i exceed reqs and constantly crash)

so even if there was a 3 kingdoms version released, I would probably wait until I bought a machine/video card that has been specifically proven to have NO problems with their games (currently using a 128mb ATI card from a few years ago).

Qualified last night - so far I'm 10th out of 16 with 24 still to qualify.  I suck!  It's fun though.  I can't wait to watch the race.  How long do they last in real time?

Rookie has a LOT of deadweight I will be surprised if you get over 20 qualifiers... the game usually expands every few seasons on player demand but I think they have reached their maximum interest - at least for a while.

each lap updates every two minutes (which can be unbearably long)... i usually just watch replays after the fact though.

Codemasters has just announced it and I think I just about wet myself looking at those screenshots.  I usually prefer the more 'off the track' racers but I may get this one just for the purty graphics.

"and an extensive, innovative Career mode. "

awesome --- would it be too much to hope that it has a Grand Prix Manager 2 type feel on the management side of things?

if it is a "career mode" only from the driver's point of view - I will probably pass

I've been naughty, notrich.  I did some tests and things.  I have been following your advice but I've also been doing my own thing a bit too; I prefer to learn by making my own mistakes than to follow proven courses that others have already figured out.  Your advice has been really helpful thus far though, I don't think I'd have a bloody clue about what I'm doing if I didn't have it.

First race coming up soon!  Isn't it exciting?! 

No problem on trying things your own way... the only time that is frustrating for me (personally) is if I show someone a proven method of success and someone thinks their way works better (all the while coming in last every race)

Experiment - Learn - Collect Data (5 seasons from now if you still enjoy the game you will be kicking yourself if you don't use GO or figure out a way to collect all the data you need to help figure out the game)

Glad to have given you some material to get off to a quicker start. 

[thank you GT for helping fill the team for the first time in several seasons!]

Is there a slot left? I'm looking for the team, but I don't see a way to search for it (just look through the 14 pages of teams with open slots).

My bad... it was looking like no more interest so i closed applications (to prevent random people trying to join)

apps are open now and you will be the 10th member on the team...

thank you GT for helping fill the team for the first time in several seasons!

The game will be a little confusing at first but after a few races hopefully my tips will help you out...

ps - any other latecomers that are interested in checking out the game - feel free to join up and I will do my best to answer any questions you might have (also we will have you queued up to join the team if we have any dropouts)

just one more bump before the season starts...  one spot left

a good time to learn the game because we will have a large number of new guys (tips will be given out galore)

RESET complete...

5 days till first race... still might have 2 possible positions (looks like our ranks are swelling from 5 to 8 so far)

Would love to fill up the team before first race (and the sooner you join - the sooner you can get familiar with the game)

(huw - pm'd you in game... apply to the OO team at any time - post your driver stats or pm them to me and i will comment for you)

I am trying out CoH free trial for 14 days for the first time... do you guys have a supergroup/guild?  Server?

I don't think there are many here playing anymore. My account is active, but have been playing WoW more recently. I suspect I'll be back for a while post Issue 17 or when Going Rogue comes out. This is still my favorite MMO I've played to this point.

So no server has more players from this site?  (in the unlikely event that they all happen to log on at the same time or use a free trial?)

Is there an exceptional character build wiki site available so that I can get the most out of my 14 days (plus whatever other free codes I can cram on to the end of this free trial)?

I am trying out CoH free trial for 14 days for the first time... do you guys have a supergroup/guild?  Server?

[you]

I liked it when Hurley told off the temple boss.  I'm a candidate, go back to your temple.  Essentially, I know who I am, you are dismissed. 

"Why don't you go back to the courtyard?"  - I loved that line   I also like how they have Hurley voice the viewers' thoughts, like when he commented about the skeletons in the cave, one of the favorite speculation topics for Lost fans.

Hurley Rules...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk4jYfiRKVs

You might talk to these guys.  At 28 pages long, I think there's some consistent interest at the other board.

Looks familiar... currently there are only 3 OO guys on the team (with 1 or 2 more coming at the beginning of next season - interest died out awhile ago there - but it is starting to come back a bit - it was not fun to race and lose as long as some of us did - hopefully getting people started out on the right foot will help the game be more "fun").  

Since not everyone here is a poster over there, seemed like it might be worth seeing if we could round up a few new people from here to join.

OO/GT ftw

OK I've read the noob guide and it sounds good, even though I don't even like F1!  I'm about to sign up, but I'm not sure how much I'll get done tonight.  I'll PM you when I have some details.

Isn't anyone else going to join in the fun?

Just a quick reminder... even though you signed up today, I am not completely sure that you will be "in" the game until 3/7/10 (the day of the reset).  If you had joined in the middle of the season then it would be likely that you would be put into a league in a couple of days... now that we have entered the "reset mode" - i would venture to guess that no new players will be in until 3/7

goodluck!  would love to get a couple of more people - if at all interested in management games/racing give it a shot.

I think I can manage two hours a week!  Thanks for the info, I will definitely check it out when I get home tonight.  I'll be sure to use your referral link if I do sign up.

Anyone else in for this?  I think I might bully Tals into playing, in retribution for bullying me into playing that bloody League of Legends game.

Thanks!  

Goodluck in the game and then pm me here with your name in the game (they demand your real name but to the best of my knowledge there is nothing stopping you from putting in a reasonable non-fake sounding name) and we will get you signed into the team at the season reset... be sure to spend an hour or two reading the noob guide and the gamewiki that is available on the game site... its a bit of a wall of text, but should help you get started (read them again after your first race and near the end of the season where some of the tips might jump out better for you after you have played the game for a bit)

Greatly appreciate you clicking the referral... once you get into the game be sure to post (or pm) your driver stats and we can discuss some options to consider for you.

ps - keep in mind that the game polices multiple accounts by using among other things your network card mac... so if you show a friend the game by logging on to THEIR computer, if they try to play the game it might delay the process because you would need to prove to the admins that they are not multi-accounting (running multiple logins from the same computer).  Obviously - this does not prevent someone with multiple computers from playing the game from multiple accounts, but it is surprisingly decent at slowing down the asshattery that sometimes comes with free to play games (opening multiple accounts allows the individual to more easily compare data at no risk to their "main" account)

Intriguing.  I'm interested, but looking at the screenshots it seems there's a hell of a lot to it for a browser game.  What's the time investment required and how often would I need to login?  When does money become a factor?

Last but not least, does your team play for fun?  I wouldn't like to join a team only to be expected to play a certain way and be shouted at if I don't.

There is no cost to play the game - supporter features give you minor data collecting benefits (sorting data/showing data in graphs/downloading data files/make your car look different), but do NOT enhance your  performance in game.  Most of the supporter benefits can be covered using the free tool linked further below here and popping the data into a spreadsheet.

The OO Team is more of a fun team that I am attempting to revive.  The purpose of the team is to help players improve their game.  I have been on a couple of data gathering teams that treated the game like "serious bizness", but that gets old after awhile.  I decided to go back to a more relaxed style of play and help the team that got me into the game originally (it was on the verge of extinction when I got back in the leader spot).  

I would hope that players that want to improve will be interested in following some of the basic instructions that will make them successful:
1 - The further you plan out - the more money you can save - the more successful in the long run
2 - Either pick up a cheap driver that is "good" or pick up a cheap place holder driver until you can find a good one or think about training a cheap driver for the long term (the cheaper the driver the more money you have to buy other things in the game)

There is a player supported tool called gpro organiser that saves TONS of time for the casual/somewhat competitive player.  You run the tool before the race and after the race and two seasons down the road (when you might be racing at the same track again) you can look at the data using the tool.  This would save you a huge amount of time instead of manually collecting data.
http://mbjerg.dk/gpro/

Typical time commitment for rookies might be on the order of an hour per race (two hours a week), as you work your way up to higher leagues the time commitment can stay the same (it is more dependent on the individual - how much do you like to analyze data/read?)

In your rookie season, you can play the game by planning ahead a couple of races at a time (the data wear sheet I will give you will allow you to plan your season out farther if you are interested).

If you were to join the team, I would ask you to forward your driver stats to me so that I could point out the strengths and weaknesses of that particular driver and I would also forward you some alternate choices to check out.  The sooner you get hooked up with a cheap driver that matches your playstyle - the less time that will be wasted for you in the game.

There are many ways to play the game.  The two most popular strategies are:  
1  playing for "right now"
2  playing for "better performance in the future".  

When you tell me your preferred method of playing games, I will do my best to give you advice that is more interesting to you.


ps - if you decide to play - I highly recommend that you resist the urge to spend money on stuff in the game right away (except for a cheap driver if needed)... alot of new players get in the game see they have 30M to spend - and then spend it all before the first race (which will hurt them greatly by the time they get to the race 6 of a 17 race season)

ps2 - once you get in game don't worry so much about the overall score of your driver (OA)... the individual attributes are more important

ps3 - if you join today you will be inserted into the game after the season reset (which should happen sometime right before 3/8)

ps4 - cheap drivers are less than 800k per race... some as low as 300k.  Alot of new players will spend more than 2M per race because they think they are getting the best driver - unfortunately most of the time they are not (they just have less money to spend on car parts).  Some new players have spent 8M per race and then quit the game because it will be two months before they can do anything again.

[Season 18's last race is today. The new season will start 12th of March (first race)]

Hello all!  New to the forum and did not see a browser based game section so hopefully this will be good here (also did not see a previous gpro thread using the search function)

Trying to rebuild the old OO team and we have at least 4 slots available.  I will also give free tips/guidelines to new players.  The forum on the game site operates on FOBY (find out by yourself), but really it is more about AYT (ask your team).

The game is fairly data intensive (each track affects wear on cars in a fairly standard repeatable way unique to each track, but knowing the wear ahead of time can allow you to save money by getting the most out of each part in your first season).  It will still pay you to gather your own data, but by joining the team it will save you approximately 3 seasons worth of data gathering so that you can start out more successfully (a lot of new players can make mistakes in the game that can set them back a full season - better to start out the game with some knowledge from an experienced player).

Season 18's last race is today.  The new season will start 12th of March (first race), but the first market (a chance to pick up a better driver) is the 8th of March.  Now would be a good time to join so that you are ready to go when first market comes around.

GPRO referral link   - this is a referral link that will give me some game credit if you join up and play for more than a season

http://www.gpro.se - this is a non-referral link that you can click if you are not comfortable with referral links.

FYI - they demand your real name but to the best of my knowledge there is nothing stopping you from putting in a reasonable non-fake sounding name if you are uncomfortable with providing personal information on the web (I would recommend NOT putting in Nigel Mansell)

FYI2 - keep in mind that the game polices multiple accounts by using among other things your network card mac (if you try to get a friend interested in the game by logging onto THEIR computer with YOUR account- it will possibly flag them as a multi-accounter when they attempt to join from their computer.  You can play from multiple computers using one account - just keep in mind that each computer you play on will most likely be blocked from someone else trying to play the game.


Feel free to ask questions here or pm me.  If there is some interest here, I will post some tips and guidlines for new players.

If you like browser games (but don't like the daily or hourly grind - gpro runs races only twice a week) and you like racing management games, this game is for you!

This is exciting news... looking forward to checking the game out if they  get to another beta stage soon (unemployment is awesome for gaming)