"Beckett" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:29:21 -0700, "rcgldr" > wrote:
>
>>I thought it would take 2 to 3 years before drastic changes like this
>>would
>>take place. Definately headed in the right direction in my opinion.
>>
>>Based on recent posts at RSC, the price drops are significant, yearly down
>>from $149 to $99, but without the credits. However, the content prices are
>>also lowered substantially, $12 to $15 now (versus $15 to $25).
>>
>>The class updates will occur more frequently. I'm not sure how much
>>faster,
>>but apparently someone could advance to A class in a season rather than
>>it taking a year. This will allow some to skip buying intermediate content
>>that they aren't interested in, a secondary beneficial effect.
>>
>>I also read that leagues and hosted servers are to be enabled sometime
>>during the next season.
>>
>>I (and many others) are still hoping that once there's enough content and
>>progress made with the game basics, there will be a retail version of the
>>game being sold.
>
> meh...still not cheap enough to get me to join. The writing is on the
> wall, iRacing will eventually fail and it is just a matter of when and
> not if.

And one day we all die. iRacing will probably moph into something else.