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James Reay medal 5000
6 years 150 days ago Translate
If driver weight can be changed through training, it should be highlighted like the other traits.

Driver weight seems to have a disproportionate effect on race performance compared to say ballast.

Regardless of height, the target weight is 51kg. My shortest driver is 173cm, which would give him a bmi of 17, which is underweight. Taller drivers would be dangerously underweight.

Taking Lewis Hamilton as example. He is 171cm tall and 68kg in weight (BMI 23.2). Minus the weight of his seat (2.5kg), he has to carry approx 8-9kg of ballast to meet the minimum driver&seat combined weight. Of course, iGP doesn't need follow to GP rules, but this suggests there is an inherent advantage to female drivers whose minimum weight is 46kg.

Either way, iGP are promoting unhealthy/impossible body standards!
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Gustavo Heiden Super Mod medal 5000
6 years 150 days ago Translate
Hi James, driver weight actually hasn't been implemented yet. So, I don't think they are promoting any body standard.

Once they count weight on race pace, I agree that the minimum weight should respect driver height (and not gender) in order to not lead/promote an unhealthy practice of underweight.
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James Reay medal 5000
6 years 149 days ago
If driver weight doesn't do anything, why are my training sessions being wasted on reducing my driver's driver's weight and not improving his stamina?
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Gustavo Heiden Super Mod medal 5000
6 years 149 days ago Translate
Good question, I've flagged that with low priority, so it can be brought up to devs answer to you.
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Dan Tyler medal 5000
6 years 149 days ago
there are many things in this game that have no baring on what happens, thats why there is a big 4 in development for many years.

its all being dumbed down to such an extent they are hoping to just leave it to make them money without updating or fixing errors.

this game used to be a game, now its a time killing app you play for 10 mins a night.
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John Doe medal 5000
6 years 145 days ago Translate
James
If driver weight doesn't do anything, why are my training sessions being wasted on reducing my driver's driver's weight and not improving his stamina?

Hello
We are aware of this and the developers will be working to address the issue.
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Mika Skerzo medal 5000
6 years 143 days ago (Last edited by John Doe 6 years 142 days ago) Translate
@Bruno non sarebbe bello se il peso del pilota avesse il giusto "peso" nell'algoritmo del gioco e se ogni tot (magari a fine stagione) aumentasse di peso costringendoci ad allenarli??? Magari un +5kg a fine stagione, no? ?

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@Bruno wouldn't it be nice if the driver's weight had the right "weight" in the algorithm of the game and if every tot (maybe at the end of the season) increased in weight forcing us to train them?? Maybe a +5kg at the end of the season, no? ?
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Gustavo Heiden Super Mod medal 5000
6 years 143 days ago Translate
Mika, I'd like to be able to read your comment too!

So next time in global forum, please, comment in English.
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Mika Skerzo medal 5000
6 years 142 days ago Translate
Sorry, but my English isn't really good... I took advantage of Bruno's presence? and now I have used the translater??? I don't know if it work well ?
I'm sorry for Bruno's extra work ?
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VIP Frank Thomas Moderator medal 5743
6 years 141 days ago (Last edited by Frank Thomas 6 years 141 days ago)
Mikas post triggered an idea, or I like it if that's exactly what he meant: The drivers gain on their birthday party 6 kg of weight, minus 1 kg for each star from the doctor? Would be nice for some long term driver training, also age becomes more important as it gets harder to train away those kgs, especially if a team still opt to fire the doctor for his wage after finishing that 'last' set of drivers.

Also there was a debate on the minimum weight. How about there's an ideal weight above, let's say 70kg as example. You still can train below, as of now, to reduce car weight, but from then on at a malus for the driver, either general or like -1 Stamina per 1 or 2 kg as it has an averse affect on the drivers fitness. 

There could be a soft cap, like at 60kg, from then on weight reduction is only 0.1 kg on the car per kg on the driver, like the regulation weight of the car is reached then and pace increase is only due to better ballast positioning or so.
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Mika Skerzo medal 5000
6 years 140 days ago (Last edited by Mika Skerzo 6 years 140 days ago) Translate
Frank
Mikas post triggered an idea, or I like it if that's exactly what he meant: The drivers gain on their birthday party 6 kg of weight, minus 1 kg for each star from the doctor? Would be nice for some long term driver training, also age becomes more important as it gets harder to train away those kgs, especially if a team still opt to fire the doctor for his wage after finishing that 'last' set of drivers.

Also there was a debate on the minimum weight. How about there's an ideal weight above, let's say 70kg as example. You still can train below, as of now, to reduce car weight, but from then on at a malus for the driver, either general or like -1 Stamina per 1 or 2 kg as it has an averse affect on the drivers fitness. 

There could be a soft cap, like at 60kg, from then on weight reduction is only 0.1 kg on the car per kg on the driver, like the regulation weight of the car is reached then and pace increase is only due to better ballast positioning or so.



Why not? ?

Honestly, I do not make advantage anything, but it would be fairer.
Let's say 6kg more not counting the doctor's stars, or 6kg - half the doctor's stars ... The most realistic scenario would be that the pilots gain weight directly proportional to their age or rather at their level, decreased in percentage by the doctor's stars. When a driver reaches the maximum level (reaching 20 in experience) the weight gain is significantly reduced so as not to encourage the excessive use of young drivers, who are often too competitive.
Sorry for bad translation ??it's that internet translater offer?
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Paul Burns medal 5000
6 years 130 days ago

James
If driver weight can be changed through training, it should be highlighted like the other traits.

Driver weight seems to have a disproportionate effect on race performance compared to say ballast.

Regardless of height, the target weight is 51kg. My shortest driver is 173cm, which would give him a bmi of 17, which is underweight. Taller drivers would be dangerously underweight.

Taking Lewis Hamilton as example. He is 171cm tall and 68kg in weight (BMI 23.2). Minus the weight of his seat (2.5kg), he has to carry approx 8-9kg of ballast to meet the minimum driver&seat combined weight. Of course, iGP doesn't need follow to GP rules, but this suggests there is an inherent advantage to female drivers whose minimum weight is 46kg.

Either way, iGP are promoting unhealthy/impossible body standards!

   I recall a body weight guide that starts height: 60" / 152.4 cm then weight: 100 lbs / 45.4 kg.  Add 4 lbs per inch for females and 5 lbs per inch for males.  That means Lewis Hamilton at 5'7" could be as light as 137 lbs / or 62 kg.  However, most drivers engage in strength training.  Strength training would have a positive effect on stamina, composure and focus.  So I think 4.5 per inch for females and 5.5 lbs per inch for males is more realistic.

   A smaller driver like Danica Kirkpatrick weighs maybe 100 to 110 lbs (she got into strength training at the end of her career).



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