AOR Nova Wrote:Uhm, you sure they "take it"? Or are they just tolerating - it gives the same feeling though..
I am sure of many of my opponents. By "taking it" I mean the following (and in this particular sequence):
01. Recognizing you are in the middle of an intense battle for position
02. Knowing that your opponent is a clean but an aggressive racer
03. Expecting that your opponent will attempt a risky manoeuver
04. Seeing the move immediately, and not in the middle of it / after you have crashed
05. Altering your speed and racing line accordingly to a) avoid contact; b) minimize speed loss; c) attempt not to lose the position
06. Regardless of the outcome (position lost or protected), continue racing without losing your head
My "risky move" menu is quite scarse, and is mostly around overtaking on the outside and almost dive-bombing into the corner. The latter move is only done when all others have failed, and I always make sure I am able to make the corner unaided by the opponent's car. I also know a thing or two about drafting, and with LFS' over-exagerrated draft effect, one can do interesting things. For instance, not overtaking too soon, as the other guy might catch your draft and re-pass. Just hang in there, sit on his bumper, and pull out at the 150m mark. This catches plenty of people off-guard, as they think that if you'd spend the entire straight not attempting an overtake, you never will. Helped win a few races.
AOR Nova Wrote:And how actually do you "refuse to give way"?
By making anybody willing to go by race me for position. If you are faster than me, I will not yield, blink by turn signals or slow down. You will have to pass me clean. I only yield to lapping cars, which, I feel, is obvious.
AOR Nova Wrote:Might just be overly aggressive defending knocking some anger in the grid, but again, I haven't seen your driving often, advise me on this
I am quite well-known on AA servers for being very aggressive, something I take a lot of pride in. I am capable of overtaking at places which are not the end of the longest straight, and not only on the inside. Naturally, I sometimes make mistakes, but those are minimal. If collisions happen, these are most often due to the opponents failing to recognize the move is happening. This is, in fact, my biggest pet peeve - 85% of people I have had a chance to race against have neither spacial awareness, nor any desire to know what's happening around them. They seem to be firm in their illusion, that if I was behind them 5 seconds ago, I will remain there.
Needless to stress, that if somebody wrecks me not due to an error, but as a result of obvious attitude problem, I make sure I retalliate. Always happy to serve a ban for that, which I have on many occasions.
One can start a philosophical conversation about "why try to overtake if you know the other guy is inexperienced", but my views are dead simple: I do not run a driving school, I come to these servers to compete. I remain within racing rules at 98% of the time, I am intense, and if wrecks happen, well, be it. I have taken time to help out those guys who have either asked for help or showed their desire to learn, but the ignorant folk who prefers 10 restarts to a more thinking approach to racing - well, F... them.
Voyager's Big Speaker.