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This article was published by Ameer Zaita (@Ameer67) on January 6th, 2017 in the eSports category.
From the Formula E site:Great article. Can someone give the transmission link?
The race will be broadcast live across the world at www.twitch.tv, and the live link will also be shared on www.fiaformulae.com.
The Twitch link if anyone is interested.
It's rFactor 2 I think.So is this any particular video game sim racing? Eg. IRacing or is this just a Formula E Simulator that they use for practice?
Some of the pro guys don't look like they're taking this entirely seriously.
Also, god those visuals are awful.
Pretty cool though overall!
rFactor wasn't exactly all-world in terms of graphical capabilities, though.
Interesting is quite the euphemism.Well. That was interesting.
Well. That was interesting.
It depends. There is drama that can make the whole competition more exciting ... and then there are apparent flaws that just paint the whole thing in a bad light. The visuals, the technical issues, the overall packaging: I doubt these things, as they were presented to us yesterday evening, have done the genre any good. Sure, there can be controversies that do make it all a bit more exciting (as much as I hate to say it, but F1 with its team internal fights is a more positive example), but in this event, none of them were present. I think the rather emotionless podium is a great indicator of that. (yes, there are people that prefer not to show their emotions, but if the air over there was just that little bit thicker, you could've cut it with a knife.Thrills, chills, controversy. Awesome for the sport.
With the proper mods, RF2 can look like the prettiest game out there. However, for the sake of fairness and equality, I'm sure they had to keep every rig equal to one another and hence you have a sub par looking sim.Well, I know rfactor must be the best sim but it's so ugly!! It's not just average...
Nonsense to use this game if they want people to watch it.
Well, I know rfactor must be the best sim but it's so ugly!! It's not just average...
Nonsense to use this game if they want people to watch it.
I'm not even a sim racer, just a pad player^^ games like GT or Forza. Not a member of the elite. The graphics alone are enough for a big NO for me.Best sim? Sorry but all that I've watched was a horrible sim... All the racers used the walls to make some corners. In real life the car would be smashed if they touched the walls like they did in this competition.