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Some feedback on the season:
What I liked:
The cars were pretty well balanced for the most part. I did feel however that the Honda was a little bit stronger overall, it didn't seem to have a key weakness unlike the others (the Ford's for example was heavy front tyre wear).
The track list was fairly conservative but still had a bunch of good choices. Monza, Spa and Silverstone were highlights.
The racing in AM was quite good, I had decent battles with multiple drivers throughout the season, most notably
@Brutaka and
@Mikey24.
The Sprint/Endurance format was well balanced, Endurances were just long enough for fuel to become an issue.
I liked the inclusion of the Super Enduros.
What I didn't like:
I'm not a big fan of car allocations as opposed to open choice but I understand why you have them. Luckily the cars are balanced enough to make this a non-issue.
I don't like that Sprint and Endurance have different points payouts. I feel it needlessly overcomplicates matters. A Sprint Race can be just as tough to succeed in as an Endurance due to the different skillset and level of urgency required and as such should be rewarded as much as the longer races.
There were far too many Lap 1 incidents this season; several of my races (and I imagine the same for a few other drivers) were pretty much ruined due to early contact and a forced pitstop.
Results and championship tables need to be uploaded faster, I shouldn't have to wait 5 days in some cases before knowing where I stand championship-wise, especially towards the end of the season. I understand that you have to take potential penalties into consideration but there's no real reason you can't have provisional results and tables up within 24 hours and then make adjustments if any penalties are given.
I think too much weight is placed on the initial driver grading. Running a spec car is fair enough but I feel that DS3 users are somewhat disadvantaged due to the limited throttle and steering control a pad provides. Based on my grading I was one of the bottom-ranked drivers overall but my results this season proved otherwise. I have a recommendation to make regarding this but I'll post it in a follow-up instead of elaborating here.
I didn't like that none of the AM races were broadcast. I understand that PRO is where the key focus is for this series but us AM drivers are just as involved and active and to not be broadcast at any point didn't feel good at all when we've had some genuinely good racing going on.
I wasn't a big fan of RH being the mandatory tyre for the start of Endurance races; I feel that race strategy was limited too much because of it. I would rather have an open tyre selection but a mandatory compound change; that way drivers will still use both RH and RM but you have an additional strategy element where different drivers are quicker at different stages of the race. Right now an Endurance is almost always a 20-30 minute run on RH followed by a single stop for RM, which is quite limiting.
Your Twitter account is dead, it needs to be used more frequently. You can share updates on when rolecalls have started, drivers briefings have been posted, lobbies are open, results/tables added etc.
I don't like how the in-game club is under-utilised. First off there is no profile pic, which makes the club look less appealing:
Second, there are no in-game events or any way to download the lobby settings. Here is what I have been doing (events are for an upcoming season). This was very successful for Really Rubbish Racing in the past as people would often hold practice lobbies in the days before a race. You could also see the results of any practice races held, so that you know what kind of pace to expect on race day.
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Suggestions for the future:
I'd like to see some longer circuits used; it would be nice to have some Super Enduros on the Nurburgring N24 layout or LeMans for example.
I'd like to see some form of variable weather added; it doesn't need to be for every event, maybe keep it to the Super Enduros to make them feel a bit more special.
It would be nice to have a quicker time progression in place. The Spa race was quite interesting as it transitioned from day to night and presented a new set of challenges (if you have day/night races however please set the room quality to maximum as otherwise opposing car's lights don't work properly). Maybe some 24 hour transitions if you go ahead with LeMans/Nurburgring.
I'd like the Sprints to be run on RM tyres from the beginning, or for us to at least have the option. On some circuits it may even be a case that towards the end of the 20 minutes an RM driver is struggling for grip and you've have a tortoise-and-hare situation as the RM runners try to fend off the RH drivers.
I'd like to see a Reverse Grid for the Endurance races, could lead to some interesting results.
Sorry if this comes across as negative, that's not my intention. I quite enjoyed this season but wanted to give some honest feedback regardless.