artimrj wrote:And add to what Chris said, we all have a different opinion of how it should play. What's realistic to some is a toy to others.
Well I'll pose these questions for you....
Is there any posts on this or any other forum complaining that it's TOO realistic and that it needs to be dumbed down ? I've not seen any.
Are there posts saying it's realistic enough and to not improve it anymore? I've not seen any.
Obviously my biggest hang up is it's physics as I have stated earlier in this thread. Why not have a button in the OPTIONS menu to kick in BETTER physics? Certainly more options is better then less. Run 8 even has an option for better coupler physics by checking a box called "Mo-Betta Coupler Equations". It uses more CPU cycles, but it's an option should you want it or uncheck it to remain in default coupler equations. There is also a foamer/piglet mode that tells you errors made like breaking a coupler that don't fatally end the run or need fixing. You don't have broken couplers in TS2013 that I know of. Both Trainz and Run 8 have it. I'd like to see that added at the very least as an option.
When they came out with the Xbox 360 controller option with the release 0f 2013, some decried it as dumbing down the sim and complaining they were aiming for the casual gaming crowd. I would say to them...SO WHAT? What did they take away? You still have the option of using the keyboard and mouse. It added an OPTION in ADDITION TO.... not a replacement for. You still can't do everything with the controller anyways. But having the option is nice.
If you want simple controls or more realistic controls...TS2013 allows you the OPTION to choose.
Want automatic coupling or to do it manually?...TS2013 allows you the OPTION to choose.
Want TSX-ON or do you want TSX-OFF? ...TS2013 allows you the OPTION to choose.
Want shadows or NO shadows or anywhere in-between? ...TS2013 allows you the OPTION to choose.......ETC...ETC...ETC.
Since so many things in TS2013 have options.... both important ones and trivial ones..... how about a better physics OPTION button? That's all I'm asking and many others are. Then those that think it's a toy can bump them up and if they are fine with the default.... those people have an option TOO. That's all I'm saying. That's how you address the issue of "we all have a different opinion of how it should play" by being able to tweak it the way you want it to play.
One thing I'm just as baffled about is when they TAKE SOMETHING AWAY that some people liked. When 2013 took away the old legacy Railsimulator HUD display that told you what was up ahead I said to myself...... what the heck??!?! Why take it away?!? I tried it a couple times and never really liked it. But just cuz I didn't like it, why take it away as an OPTION for those people that liked it? It's not like it was some huge detrimental piece of computer code that needed to be done away with cuz it was sucking up vital resources.
So while you are completely right that opinions will vary, giving as many OPTIONS as possible allows all those different opinions to be satisfied as much as possible through customization tweaks.
I am 90% satisfied with Train Simulator 2013, but it's that last 10% that drives me nuts.
Not many here agree with me, so i guess I'm in the minority.
