chat on/off opponents on/off

Ste-Unit · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 707 Location: Leeds, W. Yorks.

do any of you guys race with opponents or chat off?

having chat off improves concentration (especially when drunks like belial start shouting and distract you), i've crashed many a time from looking at what someone has wrote. i find sometimes its better with opponents off too, as having someones car buzzing around yours is also a bit distracting.

i havnt had either on as of recent times as i cant be bothered pressing the keys, lol

-slowth- · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 167 Location: Northants

No
If you're not going to enjoy a bit of banter or race agaist other cars then you may as well race offline.

Pepper · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

Most of the time (concerning long races like Le Mans) i begin the race with Chat on but opponments off (avoiding a lot of confusion), and then, after a few laps, it's the inverse. I turn off chat to not be too distracted and i turn opponments on to keep the race sensation. Wink

Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:23 am Post subject:

I'm with slowth on this one, its not really a racing game if you can't see anyone else.

I leave the chat on for the banter too, always made me laugh knowing CRJ would be trying to race while we typed stuff to distract him. Razz

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Middenrat · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:48 am Post subject:

Opponents Off is useful in Time Attack mode on busy servers, but racing with m8s on Mad Laps is more fun with them On.
Admins need Chat On, so no Zen bubble for me.
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Moldo · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

I keep everything on, only sometimes when I'm having bad connection and huge lag I turn opponents off during the start, then wait one or two laps and put em back on, so I won't have 20+ cars on my screen at once
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Ste-Unit · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 707 Location: Leeds, W. Yorks.

I do usually have opponents off at the start of the race, as its quite crowded there on the first few corners, but once everybody starts to space out I stick them back on again.

I see what you mean about the chat slowth, a good banter is good but I tend to 'banter' between races or when I crash out. So when I'm driving I don't chat because well..i'm driving lol (and looking at what other people say distracts me, unless its someone like bboy or steve saying 'oh damn i'm out')

i kept both on for the two gps i did early season, but there was so much lag the other cars didnt move, they just jumped around the track, appearing and disappearing around me.

MyBoozyHell · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 50 Location: Chester

Why don't you configure your game to only show a mximum of say 4 opponents.....?

beechus · Joined: 18 Jul 2008 Posts: 135 Location: down south lol :)

i find having cars on gooood. u know where they are and tends to improve my driving and try harder too beat them if ur close to them
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Munkhi · Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 127 Location: Herts, England

I'd love to keep the opponents on all the time, even though I'm guilty of getting tunnel vision and chasing down the car rather than racing the track, but some tracks have such scenery overkill going on that I have to kill the cars to save FPS.

Yesterday I dropped my opponents from 10 to 6 - any less and you may as well turn it off anyway. It's down to the tracks for me. Too much junk on some of them.

So I keep them on, until I need to toggle cars off with my shoulder button.
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YussuF · Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 242 Location: Hamburg

JawZ · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1991 Location: Bedfordshire

chat on
and depending the track - opponents off.
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DaCheese · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject:

You're not getting the Mad Laps experience if you're not having a close race with another regular and having a good laugh at what everyone says after crashing, offputting as it may be at times.
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msquires · Spam King Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 803

yep everything on for me! There's no point racing people if you can't see them. and its always amusing to have chat on...don't understand how it distracts you in a race...u should be looking at the track Razz

sosteve · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

the only things that distract you are potmans avatars and thugs jokes Smile

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Dantski · Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 463

Both on usually, although I've found I drive smoother with opponents off less pressure?)

I figure I crash plenty with chat on or off Cool

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evil_homer · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:55 am Post subject:

both on for me with the exception to some tracks like surveilance, 1/8th rallycross, tabletop terror. too confusing for me otherwise
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McInSanE · Joined: 25 Nov 2007 Posts: 357 Location: Germany

i turned avatars off but left the rest on because it doesn't distract me and even if it does, i'm not freaking out if i don't win one race^^

DaCheese · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:

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