New racing mode idea I have

PeteRoy · 10-30-2009, 06:58 AM

I made a post in my blog about a new idea I have for online racing games.

All the racing games I play online always use the concept of joining a lobby, you wait for it to fill up with players, you choose a car of the same class as the other players and then the race begins and ends and you return to the lobby. Playing this over and over again can get boring and old.

I have a new idea, have a server that can hold 8 players for example, have a track like the Nurburgring and just allow players to come in and out of the track, there will be no start or finish, the track will always be open, just like the real Nurburgring where you can come with your car and just ride the track while seeing other people with their cars on the track but there would be no official race between them and you are not worried about your car being underpowered compared to other players because your not actually racing them, it's more of a test of the car you used compared to whatever cars are being driven at the moment, it also helps you "showoff" the car you use and what upgrades you made to it.

Read the full post in my blog

LePetitDejeuner · 10-30-2009, 07:00 AM

You mean Test Drive Unlimited

JustLikeEPMD · 10-30-2009, 07:27 AM

Live for Speed servers sort-of operate like that already, with a couple of little differences: Anyone can join a server at any time and spectate, they can then select a car and exit the pits, and if no race is currently happening then a race will start when a majority of players vote to start a new race.

So there's no waiting around in lobbies.

10-30-2009, 06:58 AM	#1
PeteRoy Join Date: Aug 2003 Reputation: 0 Posts: 316	New racing mode idea I have I made a post in my blog about a new idea I have for online racing games. All the racing games I play online always use the concept of joining a lobby, you wait for it to fill up with players, you choose a car of the same class as the other players and then the race begins and ends and you return to the lobby. Playing this over and over again can get boring and old. I have a new idea, have a server that can hold 8 players for example, have a track like the Nurburgring and just allow players to come in and out of the track, there will be no start or finish, the track will always be open, just like the real Nurburgring where you can come with your car and just ride the track while seeing other people with their cars on the track but there would be no official race between them and you are not worried about your car being underpowered compared to other players because your not actually racing them, it's more of a test of the car you used compared to whatever cars are being driven at the moment, it also helps you "showoff" the car you use and what upgrades you made to it. Read the full post in my blog

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10-30-2009, 07:00 AM	#2
LePetitDejeuner Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 154 Posts: 60	You mean Test Drive Unlimited

10-30-2009, 07:27 AM	#3
JustLikeEPMD Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 189 Posts: 103	Live for Speed servers sort-of operate like that already, with a couple of little differences: Anyone can join a server at any time and spectate, they can then select a car and exit the pits, and if no race is currently happening then a race will start when a majority of players vote to start a new race. So there's no waiting around in lobbies.