For me there are 2 problems with R3R's system:
- You have to spend a lot of time comparing packs vs individual cars an tracks, and against the content you already own, so it's quite a chore to assess the best deals and you have to calculate these VRP's against the € and $ on top of it. Also having to buy VRP's in bundles is not very convenient.
Just get rid of them and work with normal currency, that would already be a lot less hassle IMO.
- A lot of the content we already own in other racing sims, mostly for free so why would i want to pay for a track or car if i already own it in 3 other games.
That's not really true. I don't spend any time comparing packs vs. individual cars and tracks, packs/experiences are always the best deal on a price per piece basis. If you don't want the whole pack you can just buy one of the cars and get into any races using that class for only a couple bucks. I also don't do any VRP calculations, I just add the item to my cart to see what the price would be in my local currency, if I like the price I buy it, if I don't I remove it.
And you don't have to buy VRP's in bulk, you can just add it to your cart and then pay with funds in your Steam wallet. Yes, you get a bit of a discount if you buy them in bulk, but it's not a requirement (I've only done it once). The reason they use VRP's is so they can give them away in competitions, doing that with real currency can go up against various anti-gambling laws, and IIRC they are awarded randomly (to anyone in the top 10?) from the competitions so you don't necessarily have to be a super alien to have a chance of winning them. Personally I think it's pretty cool that they do that, I don't know of anyone else doing it.
Yes, it's a confusing system and I'm sure it's turned some people off or caused others to spend more money than they needed to. Yes it's cheaper than iRacing, but can also be more expensvie than every other sim. Not an ideal system but it's also not that hard to understand and the more you own the cheaper it all gets. If you have any questions just ask me, I have a fairly firm grasp on how it all works and can make sure you're getting the most for your money.
As for the last comment, R3E is the only sim I know of that actually gives you any content for free, they give you three tracks and about a half dozen cars for zero investment and you can race them as often as you like, even online. In regards to already owning the stuff in other sims, well, R3E gives a truly unique experience from any of the other sims and they also offer a lot of tracks/cars that aren't commonly found in other sims. I can't think of another sim where I can (out of the box) drive Group 5's around Zolder, or a full field of DTM cars around Norisring, or a Daytona Prototype around Lausitz.
