The Racers & Chasers Club [Moved to FH4]

[Gotbeefboy564]

Totally forgot about the lobby. This summer is gonna be busy for me... and I'm gonna be helping my mom get a new 55in TV set up in the living room today.

 

[Firehound427]

I gotta say, I didn't expect the club to have an expiry date so soon...

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

I gotta say, I didn't expect the club to have an expiry date so soon...

Agreed.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Well that sucks that the club is set to close. I'm definitely not buying the whole "peeps will be working because it's summer" shtick.

 

[TS050]

Well that sucks that the club is set to close. I'm definitely not buying the whole "peeps will be working because it's summer" shtick.

Damn, I didn't know people had to put their lives on hold for a game

 

[Cowboy]

Just so everyone knows, summertime is not the only reason I left.

 

[Ameer67]

Poll on your availability this summer.

@AudiMan2011 @jwesson1 @EnkiTehWuff @ZDUPH @Firehound427 @Gotbeefboy564 @Lameonade @Silver Arrows @cartrucks @ToyGTone @JASON_ROCKS1998



That off roading adventure was very relaxing and nice. I liked it. 👍 I got disconnected but I had to leave anyways.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Weekends are mostly for me unless I get a holiday off from work.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

Availability will be the same for me in the summer.

 

[cartrucks]

I'm free for most of June to July and September onwards (weekends)

 

[AudiMan2011]

I'll still be available for most weekends in the summer.

 

[EnkiTehWuff]

Basically available most of the summer.

 

[Ameer67]

Here is what I told @ZDUPH in a conversation and I thought it would be valuable to you guys:

Creating a club is not an easy task. Getting The Racers and Chasers Club up and running took me four months from start to finish. In those four months, I was required to create the rules, create the police information, create liveries, create maps, and create the website.
Making the website itself took a decent chunk of the time. I had to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL. To this day, I only know the tip of the iceberg when it comes to getting a site done. A lot of it was hell, but it was worth the effort.

A good amount of work in Forza was needed too. Trial and error to see what worked and what didn't was common and tedious. Going over many different livery variations and seeing how they looked took plenty of time.

A lot of hard work, along with all the previous experience I've had with other clubs, is essential to have a club be successful. I have to time when I open the club, and when I close the club. It's impossible to know 100% when a club will close, but I always have a reasonable idea.

Everything is thought out and nothing gets left untouched for the most part. This club is the summation of what's gone into it. It's basically my baby, so handing it over to someone else is not something feasible for me. I'm cool with people using my ideas and such as long as they ask, but simply giving the whole club to someone isn't how I operate and feels wrong.

I've run these joints for a while, and trust me, knowing that one day it will be over is depressing.

And no, this not the club closing post. I'm trying to keep this ship afloat for as long as I can.

 

[Silver Arrows]

I'm not going to be placed onto a side of what this essentially is, a power struggle.

I'm done.

 

[Ameer67]

I'm not going to be placed onto a side of what this essentially is, a power struggle.

I'm done.

I think you didn't get the point of the post. No one's fighting for power.

I WANT someone else to get another club going once this one is done with.

 

[Cowboy]

I hope I didn't start anything.

 

[Lameonade]

Ok, let me try to sum this up...

• People have lives outside of TRCC and GTPlanet.
• Because people have actual lives and responsibilities outside of TRCC and GTPlanet, this club won't receive as much activity as it previously has.
• Because of the drop in activity, the club will (seemingly) go into a summer hiatus.
• Because of this hiatus, a request to take it over has been brought up, to keep it running throughout the summer.
• Because of the amount if effort and time it took to create this club from scratch, that isn't an option.
• Because passing ownership isn't an option, the proposal is thrown up that another, similar club be created to run throughout the summer.
• That's it.

It's very simple and there's no power struggle. The drama is uncorroborated.

 

[Ameer67]

Ok, let me try to sum this up...

• People have lives outside of TRCC and GTPlanet.
• Because people have actual lives and responsibilities outside of TRCC and GTPlanet, this club won't receive as much activity as it previously has.
• Because of the drop in activity, the club will (seemingly) go into a summer hiatus.
• Because of this hiatus, a request to take it over has been brought up, to keep it running throughout the summer.
• Because of the amount if effort and time it took to create this club from scratch, that isn't an option.
• Because passing ownership isn't an option, the proposal is thrown up that another, similar club be created to run throughout the summer.
• That's it.

It's very simple and there's no power struggle. The drama is uncorroborated.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

I'll be more than happy to host a sub-club throughout the summer until September rolls around. 👍
It'll still be under the Racers & Chasers name. Same cars, same rules, same people. I wouldn't really do anything that I don't already do. Just would be hosting lobbies and stuff. @Ameer67 would ultimately still be the leader. Would that be alright?

 

[cartrucks]

I was just thinking that we can try opening some lobbies during the start of summer to see if it would work out or not. If it turns out that not enough people are joining, just put the club on hold until September rolls around and get the club going again (So don't close it)

 

[Ameer67]

@Ameer67 would ultimately still be the leader.

That's the problem: I can't, and that's basically why this place will be closing. I really don't know how often I will be able to do ANY gaming after this summer.

I was just thinking that we can try opening some lobbies during the start of summer to see if it would work out or not. If it turns out that not enough people are joining, just put the club on hold until September rolls around and get the club going again (So don't close it)

If this was GT5/6, I may have put the club on hold, but Forza's different (the games actually release!) because FM7 will most likely be coming out around fall or early winter.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

Should we start planning on a new club then?

 

[Ameer67]

I think we should focus on this club for a few more weeks, then start working on the new club. TR&CC is not over yet.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

I think we should focus on this club for a few more weeks, then start working on the new club. TR&CC is not over yet.

Sounds good. 👍

 

[JR98]

My GTO Chase from the A Class Northern Plains lobby (Some NSFW song lyrics)


Some images from the lobbies last weekend

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Since drone mode has no hight limit for the hot wheels expansion are we gonna enforce a limit or just use it to our advantage like a police helicopter?

 

[JR98]

 

[cartrucks]

Hopefully the G27 works better on FH3 after the new update:tup:

 

[ToyGTone]

I forgot that plenty of people here have ether college or work but still, it's sad that it's getting closed down. Pretty much this was the only place to talk and play with other GTP members.

I know this is a bit early but thank you all for the good fun we had while it lasted.

 

[BlazeTheCat05]

Any plans for a lobby this weekend? I work until 2PM on Saturday, but I'm off on Sunday (which turns out to be Mother's Day here in the States).