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From: pjgtech@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Peter Gagg")
Subject: Re: GLP is OVERRATED!
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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:53:38 GMT
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In article <77sgcr$2ii6$1@quince.news.easynet.net>, mjm@easynet.co.uk 
(Dean) wrote:

> It's just become a bit of a joke having 50-70% of all the posts 
> praising GPL
> for the last 2 months or so. MGPRS2 exists as well you know.

If it upsets you so much, filter out the GPL posts? And yes, I know 
MGPRS exits, I have F1RS (the first version) and it too is a great 
sim, but it too, is not perfect, and IMHO GPL takes sims to a higher 
plane and is quite simply the best there is.....at present. I have no 
doubt that some time soon, an even better sim will appear. Thats 
life....

>> The perfect program has not been written yet, and probably never
>> will be. So lets give credit where credit it due?
>Sure but Papy will think that they can retire now having reached sim
>perfection. They haven't, that's all I'm saying.

What! where do you get this from? Are you not aware that Papy are 
already working on their next sims?

> In GPL you can put a wheel or 2 on the grass and not really notice. 
> Other Papy sims were the same.

Have you ever watched *real* F1 races? ever noticed how, on quite a 
few tracks, they are able to put two wheels quite a bit off the track 
on the kerbs, on the dirt, and even (gasp!) on the grass!!!!) No! 
perhaps you should watch and see. Granted, its not recommended 
driving, but it *does* happen, and they *do* get away with it?

> God forbid Papy could ever produce a feature less than perfect.
> This is a bloody religion. Deny any critisism at all costs or we'll 
> all go
> to hell.

Amen Brother, (Thats called Irony?) Constructive critisism is one 
thing, unfounded allegations, uninformed comment, and plain stupid 
remarks are another.

> The gear lever concept is crap in a sim. Areal driver 
> doesn't have
> to take their eyes off the road to check the gears (as he obviously 
> feels
> them).

And you can hear the revs, and you can remember what gear you just put 
the car in, and you can glance at the rev counter, etc, etc, yeah, 
yeah, ok, so what are you getting at.....

>We can't yet Papy force us to take our eyes off the road in 
> a fast
> corner because they couldn't think of a better way.

Hmmm, Papy "force us" do they? Do you always let people force you to 
do things you don't want to do? If you don't want to look at the gear 
lever, then don't. It really is that simple? No-one is forcing you to 
look at it. And what would be a better way? I'de be very interested 
to hear.

I think most decent drivers, after a bit of practice, rarely have to 
look at the gear lever while driving.

I'm not particulally good at GPL, but I've already learnt to change 
gear without looking at the lever, but it is handy to have if you 
crash, or spin, and want to glance down to check which gear you are in 
after quickly dropping up or down the gears pretty fast.Perhaps you 
need a bit more practice? The choice is yours, you can look if you 
want, or not, no-one is forcing you to do anything.

> GPL is the best, it's is not the Holy
> Grail of sims.

I never said it was (has anybody?) so why are you arguing?
Jeez, get a life and complain about something thats really bothering 
you.

*Peter*   #:-)
