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Originally Posted by Bruce D

Daniel, the game is far better than negative people make it out to be and the patch will rectify the only real problems. I don't suggest you buy the game now anyway cos you seem determined to find all the negatives about it so it would be wasted on you. Rather spend your money on what you want to get, like the COD as you mentioned.

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It's not that I want to find the negatives, there are so many well made games out there which have been released in the last few years that you can afford to be a bit picky. Games like TF2, Portal, Left 4 Dead, Starcraft and co have come out for PC and have just been perfect out of the box.

Support for Sandy Bridge (google it if you don't know what it is) strikes me as a little like McLaren or Ferrari turning around and telling their drivers that they're not going to continue to develop the current car and they're going to focus on next years car.

Perhaps I'm a bit fickle and hold a grudge, but I'm not the biggest fan of codies, with them always seeming to censor their boards to remove criticism and using that damn starforce copy protection which just ends up causing headaches..........

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Originally Posted by Daniel

The game sounds half baked.

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Whether it's because it's Codies, or whether it's because some of us have been waiting so long for an F1 game, F1 2010 seems to have been a target just waiting to be hit.

The only bug I've come across, or at least one which has affected my enjoyment of the game in 30+hrs of playing it, was getting held in the pits too long, and that has happened to me once. That's not to say there aren't bugs that others have experienced but Codies are addressing them. You can argue the game should have been perfect, flawless, before release but I'm sure anyone can pick holes in anything if they really want to.

It looks as if the patch will make an excellent game even better.

Look Daniel, I agree with you that you pay a lot of money for these games and they should be bug free like the good ol' days, but I admit when I was waiting for this game to arrive (we were over a week behind the rest of the world) and I was reading all these negative comments I thought I'd made a serious mistake, but then it arrived, I knew from the forums how to tweak it to run smoothly and man have I loved this title. Once the patch is here to prevent those darn HRTs from skipping their pitstops I'll be more than happy.

They're minor niggles not game flaws though....and they're fixing them anyway. It's doesn't ruin the game in anyway.

I wouldn't say "not in any way". I wasn't all too happy when I got the corrupt save game after playing almost a whole season, and the pit stop bug really is annoying when you're playing shorter races and there's lots of traffic during a particular few laps making the lollipop man hold you for 15+ seconds.

But it's not a deal breaker, and these two flaws where the only ones from that list that I have actually experienced myself. Personally as a PC player I'm more than used to waiting for patches to make great games perfect anyway.

Maybe I'll get it then. This next month is going to be expensive for me...... Goldeneye Wii with the limited edition controller, COD: Black Ops, maybe NFS: High Stakes (i'm a sucker for a non-drifty NFS games :) arcadey but fun ), Civ 5 and now probably F1 :p

Well you know you can never go wrong with a COD game. :D

Bruce, if you can imagine, last night I logged in ONE minute after you logged out. I started the game, and GFWL said you were last online one minute ago. Well, I probably won't be able to play for the rest of the week, just way too much work, no free time, depends on if I can finish my work sooner.

Sunday afternoons it's proper crowded. You can fill up all 12 places in a matter of minutes, and most of them are pro guys with wheels, so there are possibilities of amazing races. But then again, weekends are a problem as well. I still might squeeze out 20 minutes to play a race or two, hopefully. :D

I missed 52Paddy by about 20min the other day so yeah I can imagine it. I wasn't playing yesterday anyway, just testing some settings, trying to tweak an extra FPS or something. Pity you probably won't be around this week, but I'll see what else I find.

Yeah weekends are a problem for me too, very limited time to play.

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Originally Posted by maxter

I wouldn't say "not in any way". I wasn't all too happy when I got the corrupt save game after playing almost a whole season, and the pit stop bug really is annoying when you're playing shorter races and there's lots of traffic during a particular few laps making the lollipop man hold you for 15+ seconds.

But it's not a deal breaker, and these two flaws where the only ones from that list that I have actually experienced myself. Personally as a PC player I'm more than used to waiting for patches to make great games perfect anyway.

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Maybe they're PC-specific issues?

I only ever got that pit stop thing on the PS3 if you pit the first lap after the window is open...you don't actually have to pit, if you wait a lap later or a few laps you don't get the same issue.

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Originally Posted by I am evil Homer

Maybe they're PC-specific issues?

I only ever got that pit stop thing on the PS3 if you pit the first lap after the window is open...you don't actually have to pit, if you wait a lap later or a few laps you don't get the same issue.

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No, the glitches and bugs are present on all versions. The pit-stop bug, as you said, can be worked around by coming in a lap or two later or changing your default race strategy at the start.

I've only come across the puncture bug, which happens way too often in expert mode, even if you don't get either tyre on the gravel AND the bug where someone else hits you from behind during the start and you get a penalty for causing the collision.

The save data corruption, as I understand, is present on all systems, but is occurring more frequently on PS3.

How great is the feeling when you nail a qualy lap? Pole at Istanbul.

Am I good or is the game easy? Pole with the Virgin F1, although it was a good lap and had to hit every apex. At Monaco, I couldn't get near top 10 in qualy.

depends what difficulty your playing on i suppose i can get pole in the virging racing car but sometimes Webber just speeds ahead of me in the race even if i was quicker than him in quali.

I've come across the pit stop bug at least a couple of times now. I'll have to try the suggestions of pitting a lap or two later :) .
Not had a puncture yet.
I agree, they are minor bugs and doesn't deter my overall enjoyment of the game.

Stuggling currentlly with Monaco in the HRT :( . Anyone have any suggestions for the setup?

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Originally Posted by Daniel

... Civ 5 ...

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Daniel, when is Civ 5 to be released? I had a hard time running Civ 4 on my (oldish) PC as it was too much of a resource hog. I purchased Civ Revolution for the 'Box some time ago but didn't like it at all. So I ended up reverting to Civ III and am still playing it :D
(PM me so as to not hijack the thread :) )

I have been pitting later anyway, coz with the 20% race the pitstop window is within the first 4 laps, so I have made that to goto 6th or 7th lap, btw in multiplayer are there dedicated servers or people have to host on their machines, and guys where do you join to meet each other? I cant wait to get my wheel. :D

Depends on what you're on. If you're on PC then it's GFWL, Xbox is Xbox live and PS3 is PSN. They have dedicated servers but you can set up the rules for each race and "host" an event if you like. It works quite well I think.

As for pitstop strategies I found some tracks it helps to stay out longer (Malaysia) and others it helps to pit sooner (Shanghai).

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Originally Posted by I am evil Homer

Maybe they're PC-specific issues?

I only ever got that pit stop thing on the PS3 if you pit the first lap after the window is open...you don't actually have to pit, if you wait a lap later or a few laps you don't get the same issue.

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Of course the pit stop thingy is possible to work around unless you get a puncture, and overall I'm still enjoying the game. I just don't agree that the glitches don't effect the game at all, because I think they do, BUT just to a small extent. I still find myself thrilled by it.

I struggle to find the motivation to race now that I've experienced the corrup save thingy once and I know the patch is on its way though, so I'll just try to find other things to do/games to play and wait for that I think. :)

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Originally Posted by schmenke

Daniel, when is Civ 5 to be released? I had a hard time running Civ 4 on my (oldish) PC as it was too much of a resource hog. I purchased Civ Revolution for the 'Box some time ago but didn't like it at all. So I ended up reverting to Civ III and am still playing it :D
(PM me so as to not hijack the thread :) )

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PM box is full and can't be bothering emptying it :p

Civ 5 is already out.

Question for anyone running F1 2010 on PC, did you buy it on Steam or on disc? If you bought it on disc does it still play through steam or is it Games For Windows Live only? Personally I'd rather play through Steam, but if loads of people on here play through GFWL then I might buy a boxed copy rather than just buying it on Steam

I play through Windows Live [bought a boxed copy]. I have a steam account but rarely use it.

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Originally Posted by 52Paddy

I play through Windows Live [bought a boxed copy]. I have a steam account but rarely use it.

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Well I use Steam a lot :) http://steamcommunity.com/id/SgtStupidWould be good if it played through both if I'm honest

Sooooo jealous! Poxy wii :(

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Originally Posted by Sonic

Sooooo jealous! Poxy wii :(

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Bah! Goldeneye was ALL about gameplay and Wii, 360, PS3 or PC, gameplay should always be king.

Even the steam version of F1 2010 works through GFWL. And you're right Daniel, gameplay should be everything, something the modern game creators have lost sight of.

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Originally Posted by Bruce D

Even the steam version of F1 2010 works through GFWL. And you're right Daniel, gameplay should be everything, something the modern game creators have lost sight of.

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Do you know if the retail version works through Steam?

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Do you know if the retail version works through Steam?

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I'm pretty sure it does, you'd just need to link the cd key to your account and it should act as a regular steam game, apparently apart for pre orders F1 box sets aren't there for PC, the only way to buy it is through steam, correct me if I'm wrong.

I think it depends on what country you're in. In UK and USA yeah I think you can only get download versions now, but here in SA there are a few on the shelves, although not tons.

Daniel, I don't know, I don't have steam so I don't know if the retail version can work with it.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Well I use Steam a lot :) http://steamcommunity.com/id/SgtStupidWould be good if it played through both if I'm honest

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I'm using F1 2010 through Steam. The game of course starts through Steam, no other way, the steam client HAS to be running (which is weird, because GTA: EFLC on my PC can run with or without steam. That I bought before F1 2010).

As far as online goes, once the game starts it logs you into GFWL, and so far I have played online only through that. Haven't tried to play online through Steam only, which I don't know if it's possible, because you need to login to GFWL to play the game anyway, or else it won't save anything.

You can create an offline account for GFWL though.

I have no idea about the online compatibility, just wanted to state that. :P

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Originally Posted by maxter

You can create an offline account for GFWL though.

I have no idea about the online compatibility, just wanted to state that. :P

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Oh yeah, that's right. An offline account will let you save the game, I forgot about that one. :D

Indeed, still not sure it would work to play online through Steam though. If it does and the available servers are different between the two, that would be a pretty bad decision to split players up like that IMO. I don't think that's the case here though.

Just come back from what can only be described as a bumper car session at Hockenheim. It's very demoralising when you catch a guy on pace and then get past him, only for him to just ram you off the track at the next corner. Same dude did it to me on 2 seperate races. 3rd time I got wise and dummied him by going down the middle of the road and as I braked diving to the left and he sailed past. Left him to deal with his buddy who was doing the same trick.

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Originally Posted by henners88

I find it impossible to find a 'Tard-less' race. Its full of them. :(

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Rofl :D Anyone ever tried playing Forza online? It's just like that..... I took to purposely getting a bad start at the beginning to get behind everyone :D

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Rofl :D Anyone ever tried playing Forza online? It's just like that..... I took to purposely getting a bad start at the beginning to get behind everyone :D

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I do that in F1 2010 now. I make sure I'm last running into turn 1, and low and behold I'll be in the top few once they've all gone off!

Yeah that was my tactic by the end of the night. Got a podium in the last race with it.

Funny thing happened in my first race at Suzuka last night. First lap and I'm towing a Virgin up to 130R and I look behind and I see a Lotus doing the same thing to me and I'm thinking this chicance is going to be rather interesting when we get there. So we turn into 130R at 320+ km/h and the dude in the Virgin stands on the brakes in mid-corner! So I climb on the brakes and dive to the right and somehow the Lotus goes through the middle of us, so I get back up to speed behind the Virgin again and he then brakes at 150m before the chicane, which is fine when you've gone full speed through 130R but at this slower speed (+/- 220 km/h) you can brake later so I swerve to miss this dude again and miss my braking point for the chicane and end up rubbing wheels with the Lotus into the chicance before I managed to spin off and avoid any further damage. Got going again and passed the Virgin and disappeared up the road. After the race I sent a message to the Lotus driver saying sorry for hitting him cos of the other mobile chicance and he responded that he didn't know he'd been hit, he thought he'd outbraked himself! So all was good there... :D

Great race reports!

Did praccy and qually at Monaco in career mode last night. Man, what a tough track! I quallied at 1:18.3 in the Virgin, 8th on the grid. Gonna do the race before The real Korea GP qualifying, tonight. Did some time trials in the Ferrari and got my time down to a 1:16.3. I think I can get into the 1:15's but I got tired from racing all night.

I got 3rd place in my league race over at the Red Sox Racing League for iRacing. We were at Homestead Road Course and it was pressure-packed!! I trimmed the car out, so I could be fast on the oval section. All was going well........until I caught the apron in turn 3 and did a "Spin and Win" alla Danny Sullivan.........except I didn't win, lol. I only lost one place and the guy in 2nd had an off later in the race. I was very lucky not to have put my Star Mazda into the wall.

Good racing night :)

The patch is almost ready:

http://twitter.com/#!/AndyGray_/status/28780052025

Cool beans. Only problem is its submitted to Sony and Microsoft and they took their sweat merry time with the original release so it may only be next week.

Got my wheel yesterday and I'm loving it, I took some time to customize the sensitivity, seems like F1 doesn't support the entire 900degree for the wheel, just about going 90degree from the center would be the max steering I can do, but thats not bad. The kerbs feel pretty good, and I tried some manual shifting with no traction control and thats going to take a bit to get used to, for the time being I think I will start with auto and traction control enabled, guys what time are you playing, who's playing from US? I can join around 7pm mountain! PM me people!