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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 05:05 PM
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just signed up to quid co, how do i get it under £30 then
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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just signed up to quid co, how do i get it under £30 then
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/f1-2...ainment/762371
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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I usually use the gamestracker website to sniff out internet bargains.

http://www.gamestracker.com/buy-f1-2...-prices-pc.htm
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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The minimum race you can do is 20% which is around 10-13 laps, yes you can do full weekend 3 practices and 3 Q then race.

You can race full length, also getting in dirty air also affects your driving

And yes it's very competitive.
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Also in career mode you have to start with a ****' team like lotus or force India and you get development along the season aa your car is considerably slower then the like of Ferrari.

You can also create your own pit strategy
I'm sold! Will be buying it next week!
Now all I have to decide on is whether I get it for the PC with my superior momo racing wheel or the 360 with it's MS wheel....
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Old Sep 22, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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I'm sure I've got you on my Xbox Live friends list, so if I see you on there, I'll race you.

I'll only be using the pad though.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 08:16 AM
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Im gonna pop out from work tomorrow and see whose got it the cheapest from the supermarkets. Hopefully someone does a deal but I doubt as no MW2 so no queues of people at opening time

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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by P1Fanatic
Im gonna pop out from work tomorrow and see whose got it the cheapest from the supermarkets. Hopefully someone does a deal but I doubt as no MW2 so no queues of people at opening time

Simon
That's my plan a few of my friends are having a few races tomorrow night . Might trade battlefield in.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyWon't
I'm sure I've got you on my Xbox Live friends list, so if I see you on there, I'll race you.

I'll only be using the pad though.
To be honest, I've used my wheel on the spox about 5 times so I'll probably just 'pad' it as well
That's another reason to get it for the xbox as I'll have a choice of controllers, where as if it's for the PC then I'll be stuck using the wheel all the time.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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I am moving house at the moment so won't have a phone line till nxt wednesday!
Feel free to add me on xbox live though - mr chrissy p
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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My copy was dispatched last night just after 20:00, so should be with me in the morning

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I am moving house at the moment so won't have a phone line till nxt wednesday!
Feel free to add me on xbox live though - mr chrissy p
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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It's available now on Games on Demand for PC at £29.99. http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-gb...es/f12010.aspx
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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Hmmm.

http://segmentnext.com/2010/09/23/f1...freezes-fixes/

Spidey-sense is tingling.

ConsoleMasters seam to ne basterdising stuff to much these days.

I'm thinking its going to be Dragon Rising all over again, review says its great, gamer says its crappy.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
Hmmm.

http://segmentnext.com/2010/09/23/f1...freezes-fixes/

Spidey-sense is tingling.

ConsoleMasters seam to ne basterdising stuff to much these days.

I'm thinking its going to be Dragon Rising all over again, review says its great, gamer says its crappy.



Games form Codemaster are crappy(i have GRID,which don't like i7 or don't like 5870,5970)
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
Hmmm.

http://segmentnext.com/2010/09/23/f1...freezes-fixes/

Spidey-sense is tingling.

ConsoleMasters seam to ne basterdising stuff to much these days.

I'm thinking its going to be Dragon Rising all over again, review says its great, gamer says its crappy.
Hmm I see no bugs listed for PS3
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 07:57 AM
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Has anyone picked a copy up from one of the supermarkets today? Im wondering what price they are all selling for.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jura11
Games form Codemaster are crappy(i have GRID,which don't like i7 or don't like 5870,5970)
You do realise Grid was released 6 months before i7 dont you?
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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I'm playing now
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:23 AM
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Well ScoobyWon't?! what's it like? Does it have arcing excuses if you play as Button or an option to throw toys out your pram if you play as Vettel?
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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any thoughts on which version is best to go for? Most of my online racing contacts are on xbox, but I prefer using the DFP wheel on PS3, plus with GT5 imminent I guess I will be adding a lot more racing contacts on PlayStation soon. mind you, once GT5 launches I don't imagine I will spend much time on F1 anyway!!

So - maybe get the Xbox version and make the most of the online racing now before GT5 launches? a
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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Asda are doing it for £32, or so I'm told

Just got mine from HMV, roll on 5o'clock
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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Yep I also read Asda are doing it for £32 so off down there now hoping they have a copy left.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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I'll be going to asda tonight then. You like scoobywont? Good isn't it!
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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So who's having a f1 racetonight on the xbox

Cli0ant my GT
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by antc
So who's having a f1 racetonight on the xbox

Cli0ant my GT
Count me in, going to be a HUGE geek tonight, my Mrs is away on holiday so TV to myself all night

My GT: Stef19987 (Xbox) add me

No Driver Aids tho, thats for gays
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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Come on then, those lucky people who already have it, lets get your best lap times for the Singapore circuit.....

Fastest real life lap so far this weekend is 1:58.025 on a slippery track.

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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Just turned it off to watch the real practice session.

I went straight on-line and raced scoobyvirgin and some unknown bloke. I was expecting driver aids to be turned on - they weren't! I went sailing off at the first corner of the Turkish GP.

After a couple of quick online races, I've switched to career mode, starting with Lotus. To learn the track, I've left the driver aids on and have been experimenting between the quick set-ups and the custom set-ups, concentrating on downforce at the moment.

The engineer keeps telling me that Trulli is setting faster lap-times, yet I'm over half a second faster than him I'm assuming this is just a random comment. The engineer has told me to look at Trulli's set up to see if I can gain a better set up from that, but I've not looked in to how to view his set up.

I've so far learnt that I prefer a car that doesn't over-steer as if you ride the kerbs too much than it suddenly turns in, I get pitched in to a spin.

The building a career looks interesting, but I've not even gone in to a quali session yet, so have not really experienced it.

First impressions - I like it. It's not as good as Microprose GP on the Amiga 500, but nothing ever could be!

May I suggest that we start a separate thread for car set-ups?
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by antc
So who's having a f1 racetonight on the xbox

Cli0ant my GT
I'll add you after coverage on the red-button finishes.

Originally Posted by stef_2010
No Driver Aids tho, thats for gays
That's what I thought until I went sailing off at the first corner of my first race!
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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The only driver aids I have is traction and auto, as it's way too quick to be used in manual. You can't look at trullis set up unless you can when you're the number one driver?
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Just back from Asda and its £34.97 the £32 price is online only. Picked up a copy anyway and checked out Sainsburys as its close by but £37.98 there.

They asked for my postcode as were checking how far people travel to get F1 (Asda had a massive poster outside on the grass advertising release day today). About 2 miles for me lol.

Anyway finish work at 4 so will have a go at Singapore lol.
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