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Wow. I think that makes it official; there are no more new things to do. From here on out we just go in circles!

That's sensible approach for any product. Scepticism and constructive criticism is good for everyone, fans and developers alike, and if we can win over someone over who has doubts that will mean we've done a genuinely good job. Quality will always speak for itself. I look forward to reading what you think when you see some more concrete details on what we're working on. :)

I've been trying to come up with a cool 'Don't fill up too much on chocolate eggs this weekend because we've got a treat for you!' line, but as you can see they all just sound corny and ridiculous. So I'm just going to bail out of that one right here. Man, those engines sound good though don't they? I mean... if they are engines. Can't tell you for sure yet ;)

This might suggest...  What if they have merged the two series. One big useless World Series of Racing with gymkhana, rally, touring cars, touge, le mans, horseback riding and (god forbid) drift. All vehicles mixed up into one big stinkin stew called GRiT.. The name actually sounds really cool there. I wonder what kind of game would be appropriate to slap that label on. Drag racing on the salt flats maybe? 

What was your favourite bit of GRID 1, Flash? Not in terms of features you'd like to see back, but what part of it did you find most fun? Original GRID was before my start at Codemasters, so I came to know it as a fan long before analysing it as a developer. I used to spend ages driving the Formula Jedis (I think they were 'F1000s' or something) in the lowest tier open wheel events. I know a lot of people say the touring cars were the best things to drive in GRID, but I preferred the grip and balance of the open wheel stuff.

So which game was supposed to have more "simmy" type of handling - G2 or D3? Well on that scale DiRT 3 is certainly closer to the sim side than Grid 2 (unless you had tricksteer on!). If you set up a wheel, turn off the assists and try driving a DiRT 3 car in the same way you would drive a real rally car, you will probably get it down the stage and be pretty quick. None of our games have ever tried to be full on "hardcore simulators" though.

Yeah it was a part of the direction that was being taken with that game. Any car that gets done for any project gets tested extensively to make sure it is good in the context of the game it is in. They take a lot of revisions and reworks as well; there are so many detailed simulations going on with the cars in all our games that tweaking everything to achieve what you're looking for takes a lot of effort and understanding. I think the best way I can explain it is ask you to look at DiRT 3, GRID 2 and F1 2013. Three games with three very different types of handling. But the same skills are needed for each of them, and any of our handling designers would be capable of making something suitable for all of those titles. So then it just becomes a question of whether people like the direction the project as a whole is taken. If you weren't keen on G2 then hopefully as @Loore says you'll find future stuff more to your liking :)

Just because the old forums are gone, doesn't mean all your old feedback is! Even if this forum were to vanish tomorrow, people will still have read these threads and seen what you've been asking for. That doesn't just get forgotten about. So there's definitely a point to keep posting in threads like this. :)

I saw the thumbnail and thought "Oh cool, like the visor cams Simon Pagenaud does for IndyCar!" *Reads the title*. "Simon Pagenaud French Rally Visor Cam 2014". ...Man I love Simon Pagenaud. Re the angle itself: pretty cool to watch for the sense of speed, as you say, but I'm not keen on the field of view. Certainly I wouldn't want to drive with an FoV like that. It's just too wide, and while that's handy for peripheral vision it's not great for looking down the road. If this was spread across three monitors though it would maybe be pretty cool if it was a bit lower and further forward. :)

Recently watched Kill la Kill, which I can highly recommend to anybody who doesn't mind being hit over the head by a show that's absolutely insane from the word go. At the moment I have Nagi no Asukara on the go, which is a more serious slice-of-life story about children who live in the sea going to a high school on the surface. I know that doesn't sound like a very serious premise but... it's anime. They can make it work with anything. So I watch a huge amount of anime, but don't really read any manga. Part of it is I don't seem to be able to put aside much reading time for anything, and I also just prefer seeing this stuff animated and bookended by catchy theme songs.

It's true the hardware costs are definitely more significant with PC, although as long as you aren't trying to be 'top end' you can get something pretty decent without spending too much more than a console budget.

The way I see it... if you're PC you're always next-gen ;) Will be picking up both new consoles eventually though, unless Final Fantasy XV miraculously makes its way onto PC.

Some real bumper car racing at Long Beach tonight. Four of five cars out in one corner, and Simon Pagenaud got turned around by Will Power - didn't leave many crossing the finish line! Pretty good race though. Mike Conway shows what a class act he is every time he steps into a race car.

The FW14 and EJ11 liveries hold up really well. They're iconic... timeless... Or maybe I'm just biased as Damon Hill was my favourite F1 driver!

I've been watching the livestreams of these and the racing is just wonderful all through the field. There's always some kind of race long duel going on that makes Villeneuve/Arnoux look boring, interesting strategies, rain mixing it up... everything you could want. Genuine edge of your seat entertainment; I wish the season was the full 20 races!

I had planned my first post after the community guys let me loose on here to be the creation of an IndyCar thread, but I have been beaten to it! Good work guys. :) Started getting into this series in 2012 and last year was a brilliant season of racing. It's now pretty much my favourite motorsport. Looking forward to Long Beach on Sunday as I prefer that circuit to St. Petersburg. My money's on Will Power but the great thing about IndyCar is you get a lot of surprises.