LOL. Absolutely no offence at all N64, but that's the most incorrect thing I've ever seen written on the forums. Setups are a mandatory consideration on this game. They always have, and they always will.
The proper setup to be competitive will literally break the laws of physics, and often, it won't get patched by CM at all. I remember the 11/11 glitch of F1 2011 and the 1/1 glitch of F1 2012 so well... Good times. Who also remembers 11 anti-roll bar on the rear? 1/1 ride height? The list goes on and on...
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Unless the game has implemented such a function for this release, you can't mandate a particular setup anyway. This rule would be done on a gentleman's agreement, and as the cynical realist I am, that just won't happen. Unless there's a function to lock it, it's either setups allowed or no league.
I appreciate that you're fighting the honourable fight, and it is most virtuous, but I've been having that fight for half a decade now and I've conceded defeat. F1 games don't have a hardcore majority audience, and there just aren't enough like-minded people akin to you and me. I'd be floored in amazement if we reached any concensus or even half a concensus upon banning assists.
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Sure, but these cars aren't built (NB: developed by CM) to use assists because F1 cars don't have those assists. As a purist NA (no-assists), I can't even find a lobby without assists, because to get a race, even in leagues, you need to conform to the majority audience to even get a race. I can't open a lobby under my 'style' of driving because noone will ever join. I might get one person, but as soon as I start the 1v1 race, they quit after half a lap. I've even deliberately driven slow before so that I can have even a smidgen of fun, but they still can't hack a single lap. It sucks.
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I need to take another break from posting again because my posts always come off either arrogant, pretentious or overly critical, and I'm not trying to be. I know people get annoyed, so I'll shut up now
Last edited: Aug 23, 2016