How is Assetto Corsa going to beat pCARS2

It's idiotic because it's being mentioned every freaking week by people who don't bother to at least get an insight on the development.Yes, AC is improving and you will see features launched alongside content updates.That's as much as anyone here knows about the future of AC.You'll find out in due time as will we .

 

I am looking forward to the next round of updates/improvements/DLC for Assetto Corsa. I will worry about pCars2 (or any other "competitor" for that matter) when it arrives.

 

Just wait for the next big announcement coming this fall, duely teased by Marco.
I can see a new engine coming up.....
*runs away very fast*

 

AC doesn't have to beat anything. But it does need to be able to keep it's customer base (purchasing dlc) and attract new customers to what Kunos as a business believe is a satisfactory level (meeting targets/revenue) etc.

In Dec 2016 I looked hard at PC1 and AC and chose AC. I'm glad I did as it satisfies my needs with wanting the best representation of the driving side of a simulation at a reasonable price point. I was willing to compromise on other areas for this. I play a lot of offline and was a bit disappointed with the AI and the offline options but Kunos have continued to develop their product and custom championships and the new AI has moved the game onto yet another level for me. I love how Kunos interact with their customers and the clear passion they have for their product and the pride they have in their work. To me this goes a long way in knowing that if something is not right there is a good chance it will be one day. I'm bought into Kunos as well as AC.

With that in mind, I've followed a bit of PC2 but not in any detail. It sure looks pretty and the day/night cycle stuff is great (having just started really watching 24hr races I want to experience this). I obviously don't have an opinion on the developer but impressions provided from people here don't paint a particularly pretty picture.

If PC2 is PC1 with some new game features and added bling then it will hold little interest to me, if they improve in the driving areas (as I beleive this was PC1 weak point) and the reports are positive my interest will be peaked. But right now nobody really knows so we will all just have to wait and see what PC2 delivers.

 

I'm not convinced yet, just because John Sable said it's good. They might have put him drive the only cars that feel good. Also the motion rig might affect his impression. Sable said some good things about Dirt4 physics after early hands-on (although he tested only tarmac, which actually was slightly improved) but we all know how Dirt4 went.. too early to start the celebrations imo

Also, I'm fairly sure sim developers want to "beat" each others, in terms of market (if target audience is same). Of course they can co-exist and there isn't as "bloody rivalry" between devs as simracers often want to think, the sim race developers are in good relations afaik. Still doesn't mean they wouldn't like to outsell their friends in business, be a bit ahead of the pack. Because in some way they are competitors, that is what business is all about in the end. Difference is maybe that, since there is so few sims and wheels/simrigs cost so much, people who have the required peripherals usually buy all worthwhile sims, not just 1 or 2 sims.

Anyway, still too early to get super hyped imo.. being good doesn't mean it's AC good. Especially in all of the cars. pCars had some okayish feeling cars like the Formula 3 (iirc, uninstalled ages ago)

Still, I must say I never had "loyalty" for games or certain developer. I may try out many sims, but stay only with the best stuff (and buy DLC for that). Which just happens to be currently AC and AMS

 

Question is how is pCARS2 going to beat AC! Hahaha

 

I hope Pcars 2 is as good as promised, i'm not putting any stock into it though, and yes it can significantly cut into AC playerbase.

I'm eagerly awaiting for Kunos next move regardless if PCars 2 is great or Meh because of the great many hours and smiles AC gave me.

 

Just found this on Youtube and it seems like a improvement .
Yes , i've also been banned from pCars forum and had some words with Ian Bell (end) so my opinion of them as a whole is not great but i'll put personal feelings aside if i can get a Sim that works as well as i really really want .

 

There's a game called "keep talking and nobody will explode"... This thread is just the opposite

The title alone on *this* forum means this is much more volatile than any other game thread here (or social media, other games forums, the usual).

Can someone point me to Marco's tease for this fall please though?

I won't comment here about the topic though. Popcorn cup in hand

/edit
@Stains
Everything else apart, the attitude deserves 5*. And this is not simracing specific. I think it says quite a bit about someone.
I actually gave a similar example on the pc2 thread so I really appreciate this kind of attitude.
Cheers.

 

AC on the right and PC2 on the left!

 

This thread is way ahead. First challenge for pCARS2 is to convince all who got disappointed in pCARS1. From the looks of other pCARS-thread they are doing well with that. We'll see if it's just paid compliments like first time.

 

Now the question comes to mind , what karate kid was best ? For me the 1st , lets hope thats not a indication for pCars 2 ,lol

 

Ac will beat Pcars by being a better simulator.

 

I'm looking forward more for forza 7.
Pcars2 can beat AC at least with the amount of official tracks.

 

You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig

 

i agree regarding ambiance, but also a nice career properly presented. Some Action around the Track primarly the pits, small in and outro for the right Mood and pitradio.
That also easier than the physics and ai but expensive. Also more Race Series.
Of course more Features:
Rain and Night Are nice, but i dont Need it, also no lose Surface pH., i would prefer the sim that offers 6 (-12)h endurance races, with the Cars and gridsizes of the real races with multiclass, Save/load during a Race but offline with ai. Cant so that in any sim.
Racing vln, Lemans or 12h Bathurst Would be awesome.
Blancpain or wec the Game would be cool too and unique comperaded to pcars.

 

I feel exactly the same.
I've never felt so connected to a "game" before.

 

I'm pretty sure you're totally wrong on so many levels. KS are doing what they love to do, and doing the best job they can at it. Lucky for us (and them), they're really good at doing what they do. They are always improving AC - improving their product doesn't mean beating the competition. I guarantee KS doesn't give a rat's a$$ about pCars2. There's lots of different companies developing racing sims, and there's lots of money to go around. At the end of the day, it's all subjective anyway - no matter how much better pCars2 might seem to some people, just as many people will disagree. Can't we all just get along? This isn't Highlander, ffs.

 

It all depends on the mod-ability PC2 will offer us, provided that all other aspects are similar to AC.

Kunos will give us one last DLC (Ferrari), maybe another track and will then announce AC2 ( December '17). The pressure to have night/rain/better graphic grows around 22.Sept.

 

If PCARS2 is improving, it's because they need to do it in order to compete with AC.

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