iRacing News (Pricing)

vobler · January 28, 2009, 07:37:47 AM

Quote from: Gnomie;260611Someone suggested that they changed it so that you'd pay for entering a season rather than paying for each car/track. So if you wanted to do the Mazda for a season you'd pay x $$ for a package containing the car and all the tracks you need. The tracks would then only be available to use with this particular car.

Thoughts?

That could work. Not that I think it would be cheaper in the long run for the driver. But iRacing could get the same amount of money.

I probably would want to own the tracks and cars so for example I can get the Riley now, drive it on and off and learn it fairly well before the next season.

Make a suggestion about it in the feedback forum.

Gnomie · January 28, 2009, 08:10:32 AM

Yes, I think it should also be possible to buy cars/tracks in the same way as today. Then maybe you could get a discount for participating in a season..? I think this could actually work quite well. The main point of doing it that way is that it would (hopefully) make people more inclined to trying new cars and participating in more than one season at a time. It might help distribute the population of racers more towards the higher licence cars.

spudgun55 · February 03, 2009, 07:06:50 PM

Quote from: vobler;260608I just want to remind people of the cost of iRacing.

There was just some talk about this in the iRacing forums.

Every time you get a years subscription you get back $60 in iRacing credit. You are free to use it on cars, tracks or even extending the subscription further.

You pay $156 for the full year, but you get back $60 in credit so that makes the total cost $96 dollars. Or $8 a month. (about the price I pay for a beer ... )
A superb deal! :yahoo:

Sorry but this is misleading the real price for iracer is

Add $156 for the subscription to that and it comes to:
$301 for road race content,
$296 for oval content, and
$436 for all content.

and that does not include any new content that gets released!:thumbsdown:

DAMN! thats one expensive game.

worth it if you only play iracer i guess:g:

vobler · February 03, 2009, 07:46:40 PM

Quote from: spudgun55;261715Sorry but this is misleading the real price for iracer is

Add $156 for the subscription to that and it comes to:
$301 for road race content,
$296 for oval content, and
$436 for all content.

I'm not going to argue that it might seem expensive. But your numbers are misleading too. All content is yours for life *including* all new releases and patches of that content.

Buy 6 items at a time and get 20% off.
Buy iRacing for two years and get $120 to use against the $301 you get 20% off and all road content is yours for $120. After that you pay $8 a month.

As you see there are many ways to calculate this.

But I agree it is a lot of money for a game. But it isn't a game is it....

Doorman · February 03, 2009, 08:03:49 PM

Quote from: vobler;261727But your numbers are misleading too. All content is yours for life *including*

Only for the life of your subscription. :sideways:

vobler · February 03, 2009, 08:09:43 PM

Quote from: Doorman;261732Only for the life of your subscription. :sideways:

Yes you mean only as long as you have a valid subscription?
But if you let your subscription go out at some point, it will all be there when you return. You will not have to purchase it all again.... :doh:

spudgun55 · February 03, 2009, 08:32:21 PM

Quote from: vobler;261733Yes you mean only as long as you have a valid subscription?
But if you let your subscription go out at some point, it will all be there when you return. You will not have to purchase it all again.... :doh:

But you still have to pay $96 dollars for the years sub every year:doh:

My biggest disapointment is i thought that after the latest updates i would give it another go, i was ready the last time i played to start racing the skips, which had me reaching for the new sub for a month, but to my dismay i have to purchase 3 new tracks at $25 a go!!! to race in the skip series:crying:.

Doorman · February 03, 2009, 08:44:42 PM

Quote from: vobler;261733Yes you mean only as long as you have a valid subscription?
But if you let your subscription go out at some point, it will all be there when you return. You will not have to purchase it all again.... :doh:

Never mind :doh:. You have not got this stuff for life unless you keep paying!
When my subscription runs out I won't be able to use it in single play will I? So this 'you've got it for life' stuff is a red herring. All the other games I have on my HDD I've got for life. And yes, they are games. No matter how seriously you/I/we take them they are games.

vobler · February 04, 2009, 01:09:59 PM

Quote from: Doorman;261742When my subscription runs out I won't be able to use it in single play will I? So this 'you've got it for life' stuff is a red herring. All the other games I have on my HDD I've got for life.

It's like many other things in your life. You have your dish and TV but can't watch TV unless you pay. You have your phone, but can't call anyone unless you pay. Same with internet. You have your modem/router but can't use it unless you pay. I could go on. I really can't understand what the fuss is about.

Quote from: Doorman;261742And yes, they are games. No matter how seriously you/I/we take them they are games.

I think I did not make it clear and you mis understood me. I meant iRacing is a *service*. Not a game on a CD.

Romus · February 04, 2009, 02:43:24 PM

No comments, just a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NNupminV8

spudgun55 · February 04, 2009, 06:40:55 PM

Quote from: vobler;261831It's like many other things in your life. You have your dish and TV but can't watch TV unless you pay. You have your phone, but can't call anyone unless you pay. Same with internet. You have your modem/router but can't use it unless you pay. I could go on. I really can't understand what the fuss is about.

I think I did not make it clear and you mis understood me. I meant iRacing is a *service*. Not a game on a CD.

the difference is that sky tv is market leader, iracing is way behind, gtr2,rfactor,and lfs for viewers:roflmao: