We need to talk 2.0

Touche salesman. hahaha

Trowa People were weaving on straights in the endurance? Please don't tell me they were in Vaccas because that's just poor. It's obvious a Zentorno is going to pass on the straights so there wouldn't be any reason to defend against one. I'm glad we're having blue flag rules this time so hopefully that problem can be eliminated if that was the case.

More than 1 move to defend is illegal blocking.

A video will have to be made on all this (it has been planned for a while mind you).

     I'm glad this issue has been brought to everyone's attention. Think of it this way: Treat others the way you want to be treated. If someone T-Bones me and sends me flying into a gas station and my car explodes into fiery flames and my character screaming in agony, I expect the person who hit me to give me the common courtesy of waiting. If someones accidentally hits me as I am about to go around a corner and they do not brake in time, I expect them to wait. I should and will do the same thing if I hit someone. Futhermore, whenever I do accidentally make contact with another racer, I will let the person pass me before I accelerate. This gives the other racer a fair chance in the race. Now, mind you, not necessarily a fair chance to win. But rather, a fair chance to get enough speed to separate themselves from me (or vice versa).

     We're all in the same boat here (and not even Captain Loggins' cruise). We are all here because we love racing in one form or another. We all enjoy our leaders content and hope to race with him whenever we get the chance to do so. All of us would like to be treated fairly and with respect. I can't say personally because I actually did not found and create the Crew, but I feel that this is what Nonchalant Dominance is all about. Good people and good racing. At least, that is what it means to me.

     At the end of the day? Have fun. You can't win every race that you do. Understand that you're going to make mistakes. Learn from them. We're only human. Well, except for Lupacia💕, Twilicane, double_s92, ChrisDE22, xxawesomedude1xx, and Shred_Ninja. They're all robots! XD Just kidding. You're all absolutely superb at racing! Most important of all, enjoy the thrill of racing!

That's the problem right there. You see we all look through rose coloured glasses to an extent. What you see as weaving others might see as defensive driving or even simply driving the racing line when it comes to certain sections of track.

But we see things differently and we all see things subjectively and believe at times we are the ones hard done by when that is perhaps not the case.

I've read through much of this forum and taken it all in. Not for any purpose but interest for interests sake and some things have dawned on me.

What I just said is certainly one thing but the other main thing is that although this game can be played how you want it to be it's simply not designed in such a way. The only real way to eliminate problems is to really respect the people you're playing. I mean REALLY RESPECT!

Speaking generally (and not specifically about anyone) if you come across NoDo guys that you haven't seen before you tend to be not as prepared or willing to give room to them like you would your friends or NoDo players you know and race against often. This is something that you may not be aware of and protest but it's probably there in some form or another. 

What I mean is most guys (and girls) here are fast and usually have played a fair amount of pub games to consider themselves the fastest in any random 8 player game. So once they are paired with other fast people we all tend to get a little anxious and protective of our space.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that this game is unforgiving. It wasn't designed for how you are all trying to play it. That doesn't mean that you can't play it that way but I think there is a fair amount of people that aren't willing to accept that shit happens.

For example you guys are all into the endurance races right now. Well here in Australia our greatest race is Bathurst. 1000 kms of racing that usually takes around 6 to 7 hours. My favourite driver is Craig Lowndes. Today I watch him slowly get better and give himself a chance with only a few laps remaining. He was sitting in 3rd spot but the two ahead of him were low on fuel. The guy in second runs wide around a left hand turn fish tails and Lowndes comes around the corner and unloads him (taps him in the back). The guy spins and Lowndes continues on. After a couple of minutes he's black flagged for causing contact (that everyone knows he couldn't avoid) and has to do a drive through. Race over.

So he spins someone and gets penalised even when it's not his fault. You guys all talk about that too but of course the penalty is not as severe. Just common sense. I get that. However the reason I raise such a thing is that it reminds me that there are two to tango so to speak. I mean it's not always the guy behind that has caused the contact. And there lies the problem. 

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that you all try so hard to get some perfect set of rules and try and enforce them. I get that. But there is always going to be one guy looking through subjective eyes if not both and too many unforgiving moments. 

I've been guilty of it, you know that. However I've been a victim many many more times. Or at least that's the way I remember them.

When I first joined the crew I was racing with two other crew members I went to pass one of them back I had the inside line and he just spun out. On my screen I didn't hit him I apologised anyway and waited a few corners later when I realised I must have hit him and after the race he switched on his mic to confirm i did hit him. Can't remember the race result but all was well at the end