Scott Jeffrey medal 5000 5 years 286 days ago
The weather is absolutely %^&*$#@ stupid.
Wednesday I checked the weather after our race and did set up for next race, no hint of rain in the 7 day forecast.
Logged in Thursday to do more training, still no rain anywhere
Logged in 3 hours before today's race to make sure I did set up, again, still no rain anywhere
Log in 1 hour before race just to check weather - I leave work 1 hour before race launch and make it home just in time for the race - and you guessed it, no rain anywhere
Other players in my league confirmed that at 15 minutes before race launch, still no rain in the forecast
Race launches under 1.3mm of rain and proceeds to get wetter
It is impossible to race competitively with such unpredictable weather forecasts
Without the ability to make adjustments to the wings or ride height during the race, there should be no weather changes at least 30 minutes before a race launches.
I know weather people are not exactly rocket scientists but they are way better at their jobs than this game would lead you to believe
And now that today's race is done, here is the weather forecast for my next race:
Eurpoean IGP
Today - Sunny - Hi 72 - Low 51
Friday - Partly Cloudy - Hi 70 - Low 56
Today is Friday - 5pm local time, 10pm game host time and no matter where in Europe the race is held, it is after 10:00pm so these 2 forecasts should be the $#@%^& same!!!
Graeme Osborn medal 5000 5 years 286 days ago
Well said and i second that motion. Our last 2 or 3 races the weather has been that far off from what is real and what the Dark Sky site says.
Most of the tracks now have live web cams i ten to watch them also on the lead up to our races to compare them to Dark Sky. I know there is supposed to be a difference in time between the live and Dark Sky so i even try for an even medium and that dont even work!
Example:
Turkey, Dark Sky was saying rain rain rain within the game. Look on there site and there is no rain at athe track and hadnt been for 5hrs. Checked live cam of track 4hrs b4 race track was still little damp but then by 3hrs b4 race its fully dry. No rain all the way up till our race time at the track or on the Dark Sky site. Race its fully wet at 3.8mm to 4mm!! So real track is totally dry and so is the area surrounding yet the game is bucketing down!
Next race Britain. Dark sky tell us all will be fine and cool. Check there website and yes it had rained but like 5hrs b4 again. Rest of the day on Dark Sky was to get better and even up a deg or two. Live cam 5hr b4 track bone dry. Check 2hrs b4 and slight rain. Start of race the track was wetter again! Get into the game and its dry!!! Rained right on our first pit stops then rain stopped and then rained again. So what the hell was Dark Sky talking about with it being fine and even getting hotter?
I tend to be at all of our races as i also host our league and for those who cant attend any of there strategy or tyre set up might as well be thrown out the window!! So i am one of the lucky ones as i was at these races but even then the game took over 1 pit stop and changed tyres for me to put me in Inters when the track had dried!!!
Something had to be done about this as people in my league have had enough of it also. Either just go total random weather or set weather as Dark Sky is defiantly so far from what is happening its not funny!!
Chris 'Iceman' Tones medal 5537 5 years 286 days ago
Randomize the weather or have a prediction that can show +/- 30mins maybe instead of +1 day, 2days etc. I dunno. Whatever. Pretty much over it all now.