Monday, August 23, 2004

Pink Slip Racing

One topic that I wanted to cover with regard to SRS is about pink-slip racing. First, an explanation.

In SRS, you can build your car up from the original unmodded pile of mediocrity to a blazin' street dominator. Race this car in the game and/or online with other players. If you are feeling really bold, you can raise the stakes by racing for pink slips, aka the car title. If you lose the race, you lose your car. The car is gone from your system and the winner of the race now has a new set of wheels.

Presumably, possible cheating is overcome by moving the car data into memory and erasing it from the hard drive before the race begins, so that you can't disconnect if you are losing. I'm not sure about this point - we will have to see what happens when the game is released.

Although I will probably not do this very much, this type of racing appeals to me. I would not do it unless I was fairly confident that I would win, and if lose I am not the type that would be upset by the loss - I'd just have to start over with a new car.

I'm of the thought that you should not bet what you are not willing to lose, no matter the circumstance. Take responsibility for your actions and choices and accept the consequences.

You may discuss.

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