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ARCA - Worth purchasing?
I'm not sure if I should buy ARCA or not... I tend to buy most new
auto racing "sims" when they come out (I currently have GPL, GTL, rFactor, GTR2, Race07 and LFS installed. I felt a bit of buyers regret after playing Race07 for a few weeks, as it feels very much like a mod for GTR2 (and indeed, you can install pretty much the exact same content for GTR2 - whether that is 100% legal or not...). I have most of the available good mods for rFactor, and I am a bit worried that ARCA will feel like just another mod for that sim. Can some of you who have ARCA please comment on how it differentiates itself from the available rFactor mods - especially the stock car mods. For instance, does ARCA add radio comms (spotter, crew chief, etc...), more advanced oval racing rules, etc... over what standard rFactor mods offer? Also, I race about 80% offline and 20% online. Is ARCA's offline racing ok? Thanks in advance for any input! -Pat |
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I haven't ran the newer versions of the rFactor mods, so I can't make
a direct comparison. I do have limited experience with the rFactor stock car mods. I ran a couple of Race2Play oval races with one of the mods. There were all sorts of penalty and black flag bugs. Those problems may have gotten better with newer mods, I don't know. There are occastionally problems in ARCA with online starts and restarts in terms of people getting penalties, but it happens very infrequently compared to what I saw with rFactor. If you like racing ovals I can't see any reason against buying ARCA. It's a lot better than rFactor in terms of flag rules. The tracks are much nicer than any conversions I've seen from other sims. There is a spotter included. The best thing about ARCA is that it's self- contained with default tracks and vehicles so you don't have to worry about online mismatches or downloading anything new before racing online. Offline I don't know about. I've ran a few offline races. The cars run OK, but you can outwit them easily. I haven't had any great offline racing with the AI, but I haven't really tried that hard either. Racing online is easier, and I haven't grown at all tired of running endless test sessions to improve setups. Pat Dotson On Apr 7, 2:42*pm, wrote: > I'm not sure if I should buy ARCA or not... *I tend to buy most new > auto racing "sims" when they come out (I currently have GPL, GTL, > rFactor, GTR2, Race07 and LFS installed. *I felt a bit of buyers > regret after playing Race07 for a few weeks, as it feels very much > like a mod for GTR2 (and indeed, you can install pretty much the exact > same content for GTR2 - whether that is 100% legal or not...). *I have > most of the available good mods for rFactor, and I am a bit worried > that ARCA will feel like just another mod for that sim. > > Can some of you who have ARCA please comment on how it differentiates > itself from the available rFactor mods - especially the stock car > mods. *For instance, does ARCA add radio comms (spotter, crew chief, > etc...), more advanced oval racing rules, etc... over what standard > rFactor mods offer? > > Also, I race about 80% offline and 20% online. *Is ARCA's offline > racing ok? > > Thanks in advance for any input! > > -Pat |
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ARCA - Worth purchasing?
Thanks for the reply, Pat.
Based on your response, I think I'll go ahead and give ARCA a try. -Pat |
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