Daiman Patel
rFactor 2 Technical Assistant
OK, you may have received a penalty but this would have been after the incident had been properly reviewed. But if you remember we also spent the entirety of the race at Silverstone just clearing your penalties due to the issue with the cut detection (not our fault, but a problem with a game) without actually checking whether or not you had actually exceeded the track boundaries, so in this case we were also doing you a favour. I know that some league administration would have simply said "don't go off the track, and if you do then you will have to serve your penalty."
Well that may be the case, but the P2 car will also sustain damage so neither of you will fare better than the other. So the idea is to make P2 drivers think before they make a risky move that could result in damage. Therefore I believe that we have addressed the issue, and I have also acknowledged that maybe the damage multiplier is a little too high so will be happy to turn it down a little.
Meanwhile, encouraging teams to quit, and willing the event to fail - that's very grown up of you, well done!
When there is only one, maybe two people in the live stewards box how can you expect us to watch all 40 cars at all times during the race?! Please, if you would like to volunteer to keep an eye on the race and all of the teams, monitor the server and related applications, resolve issues, and deal with incidents for 6 / 12 / 24 hours straight then please be my guest. We have made it very clear since the beginning of the season that we will only really deal with incidents that are reported, but if there are any significant issues (a crash due to careless driving and impatience) that we come across then we will take action.
Seriously Mark, you need to get over yourself! I have made it very clear how we make our decisions and what the reasoning is behind them. Increasing the damage multiplier is completely justified, and I have provided a legitimate explanation for why we have taken this action and what the effect will be. Please tell me, what are the "fair points" that you have raised to make this "awkward" - I'm at a loss.
If you think that being passive aggressive will help to get things done then you are very much mistaken, because we are already doing as much as we can to ensure that the league and each race is a success.
Well if that's the case then once again I would recommend withdrawing from the series! And I can assure you that it's a damn sight more frustrating sitting at my PC for hours on a daily basis arguing and dealing with people like you instead of doing something useful - it's like having a second job, except it is voluntary and completely thankless. I became involved in this league because it's something that interest, and I was only supposed to be responsible for technical matters. As it happens I have been left to effectively organise the league on my own, with some assistance from others in the lead up to and during an event, which is certainly not what I had planned. And constantly having to deal with your obnoxious attitude is certainly not what I signed up for.
I'm more than happy to receive and respond to constructive criticism, but you are simply raising issues for your own benefit and because you are concerned about being disadvantaged in some way - it's outright selfish! What you have failed to consider is that everyone is affected in the same way by the decisions that we make, and that we consider their impact on all of the teams before choosing whether or not to go ahead; as I have said already, we make decisions in the best interest of all participants, and do not intend to disadvantage anyone in any way.
If you like I can reduce the damage multiplier back to 40%, but don't then complain to me when a P2 car then hits you because the driver decided to take a stupid risk knowing that he would probably sustain no damage.
Seriously, I do not know what you want me to tell you! How can we take responsibility for and fix something over which we have no control? I will repeat it again, because you seem to have not understood - there was a problem with the game and the issue was resolved as part of a recent patch for the DX11 build. I thoroughly tested both the Aston Martin and Corvette yesterday evening, while it was twilight and night time in the game, and I experienced no problems at all with lighting, which suggests that neither of the resources are at fault for the issues that you are seeing! Any dark patches appeared realistic, and even then it was possible to clearly see the track (and differentiate between different parts of the track) while in the shadows and when driving in the dark.
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