My First RENNSPORT Online Race! But is it Any Good?
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Hi everyone! There’s not much on this week’s sim racing schedule that tickles my fancy, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to try a Rennsport online race for the first time.
Rennsport recently reached its open beta stage, so it’s the perfect chance to take a look at this new sim. The base content is all free to download and use, so I’m going to hop right in and give it a try.
I’m not really interested in hot-lapping or offline driving, so I’m jumping straight into Rennsport multiplayer - a seven-lap GT3 sprint race around Spa. I chose not to qualify, so I can start from the back of the grid and familiarise myself with how the sim handles.
Let’s get down to the track and see what Rennsport is all about…
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"This was not a competitive grid...", i like this sentence! :)
Haha yeah. I’m a realist… I know I’m not the fastest sim racer about, so the fact I can hop in for the first time and look like a world-beater - yeah, it’s probably to do with a lack of competition 🤣
@@chrisrogerssimracing Exactly what I say when someone tells me in a public lobby that I'm fast, "I'm not fast, you guys are slow." :)
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Brilliant. Your experience showing through for some great racing.
Always love your commentary, your enthusiasm.
Always leaves me waiting for your next video. 👏
Thank you Lee! Your support is always appreciated 😃
Looked like that guy in the Porsche was playing on keyboard 🤣
Ahh yeah great shout, you might well be right! 🤣 I assumed it was damage at the time, but mouse/keyboard would make much more sense.
@@phippsa3 lmfao, but maybe true, 🤔
That first race was indeed scarey there Chris! Congrats on ur pole and win!! Thanks for sharing w us!!
Thank you Walt! The standard of opposition wasn’t up to much, but a win’s a win!
Race 1, lap 1, had a laugh at the mayhem ,so funny at times. Mind you I wouldn't want to be on the grid.🤣 Good result second race, with your experience it's what we've come to expect 👏
Haha yeah, there I was, thinking I’d start at the back and just follow the pack around for a few laps. But by T2, I’m in 4th position 🤣
Great content as always Chris 😊
Thank you Leigh!
Its nice to see someone actually formulate their opinions of Rennsport based on its own merits rather than dismissing it for not being all realism, no fun "Its a sim, not a game".
Tbh, this looks more fun than anything I've seen from iRacing and ACC.
AND its free, so I see no logical reason for anyone not to try it with an open mind.
Maybe its because I'm new to sim racing and, as Ive seen it said, "Sometimes, only those outside the frame can see the whole picture."
Which I think is extra true of niches where the hardcore have extra narrow perspectives to the point of disparaging the casual, depsite that undoubtedly being what they once were.
Exactly, the free base content is a concept I really like. RaceRoom uses a similar model, and it was that free-to-play aspect that helped get me into sim racing in the first place. So if Rennsport can help increase participation with its easy access, then that will be great. I’ve never understood the tribalism in sim racing titles… I hop around as many different sims as possible because I love the variety. Now I’ve got another added to the list :) Cheers
Congratz on the win. Rennsport looks a fun sim, not one I've tried yet. Your carnage radar is very strong, thankfully. And lucky to survive that ridiculous block.
Thank you. Admittedly the standards of opposition weren’t great, but a win’s a win!
This video has me rolling omg lmao everyone was so bad 😅😆😂😂 made for amazing content
Yeah it was one calamity after another!
6:19 Nice move from the second porsche
Yeah, some real Matrix skills, right there
@@chrisrogerssimracing dude had some future sights right there
Showing them how it’s done Chris, your race craft put you above all the other drivers there. Don’t think I’ll be playing this tbh, all the cars span out exactly the same animation, was like synchronised spinning 🤣
Haha yeah they did, didn’t they! 🤣
Congratulations on the win!!!!🎉
Thank you! Admittedly, the standard of competition wasn’t the strongest 🤣 but a win’s a win!
Tried this the other day. Felt more like a naval sim the amount I was being torpedoed 😂😂😂
The term "competitive grid" is relative. 🙂 You were just head and shoulders above everyone else. Not sure how I feel about having more sims. It may introduce more players to the hobby. Or it may end up leading to a "crash" where you have too many games chasing too few players.
Yeah, there are already more sims than I have time to play… and I also have limited HDD space. So for me, my Rennsport install has been a straight swap for rFactor 2. I fired up rF2 at the weekend and it was terrible, so I decided to uninstall it… can’t see me wanting to use it any more. So thought I’d fill that gap with Rennsport. At least it’s a free-to-play option for a decent amount of base content, so nothing to lose by trying. It’ll be interesting if they can develop it to offer something different then what’s already out there.
Great drive Chris. With all the carnage in race 1, the game looked more like an arcade racer than a sim. I wonder if it being a free Open Beta it's attracting people who normally wouldn't play sims. Anyway, great drive in the second race, apart form that slight issue on lap 1, it looked like you drove a calm race and it paid off 👍🏻
Yeah, that’s exactly it. Free to play, so lots of people trying it without taking it too seriously. Also, apparently a lot of people driving with keyboard and mouse (I think that’s what the guy I was battling with early on was doing). So that makes it a bit wilder too!
The title of this video could have been "I tried Rennsport (so you don't have to)" 😂 I did a few laps in SP a few weeks ago, and it felt OK, but nothing to justify spending more time on it. MP at the moment looks like yet another free game with people new to sim racing. Maybe I should have tried it in private beta when I had the chance.
Haha yeah. It will really need something unique to make it stand out from the crowd, by the time it reaches full release. Not sure what! For me, a decent and well-populated in-game online ranked system is most important. If it can deliver that, it’ll have my interest.
Great video chris
Thank you James 😃
Im still not sold on this game, just like im not sold on LMU.
Funny first race tho haha, great result on the second race!
Yeah, I think I’ll view Rennsport exactly as I view LMU… fine for a one-off race when I fancy a change of scenery, but not something that I would race regularly in. Also, it would be good if the standard of opposition increased a bit more 🤣
@@chrisrogerssimracing Yeah being it free will not be good in terms of 'good races'. Loads of people just trying it out because its free that don't have a wheel. That results in lots of chaos. Imagine iRacing be free and having the D-class races full of controller and keyboard players. Chaos, pure chaos
Yeah, in hindsight, the driver I was chasing in race one… I bet they were using keyboard/mouse. At the time I assumed it was damage due to the strange car movements, but I bet it was keyboard inputs.
@@chrisrogerssimracing Yeah that would be a logical explanation, also the weird and sudden moves you can really tell they don't know about racing rules.
I have had a look at Rennsport but was worried about jumping straight into multiplayer without having had the chance to practice and get the setup right. I have left them feedback to suggest a practicing off line mode is sorely needed as soon as possible. I am 69 years old and started Sim racing last year . I am disabled and race from my bed with all the equipment fastened to a wooden console table on wheels which rolls over the bed to give a driving position. Not being able to practice is stopping me using Rennsport as it must cause havoc on the track in multiplayer mode. I race in AC with content manager and in ACC and have just switched from single screen to a VR headset , I am highly pleased with the difference that makes . Any advice on how to get on Rennsport and avoid the possible carnage that not having a off line practice mode available. Thanks and best Wishes Brian aka g0rlbm.
Hi Brian, fair play to you, great to hear you’re enjoying sim racing. As for Rennsport, I did find an option to drive on an empty track, so I did a few laps on this before entering the race. But yeah, I couldn’t see any option of driving offline with other cars on track. Judging by the chaos in these races, there is a very broad range of abilities on track… so maybe it’s worth you trying what I did in race one. Skip qualifying, start at the back of the grid, and follow everyone else until you build up a bit of rhythm and confidence. Even by doing exactly that, I climbed from 12th to 4th in three corners! Good luck, hope you find a way to give it a try.
As far as I know damage is not active yet in multiplayer. Thanks to that I managed to finish some races and find some (little) good fights in the middle of all kind of accidents, mad movements, waving, blocking...
Ahhh that would explain why all those people crashing were able to continue. I did wonder! Particularly when that backmarker blocked me… I hit him pretty hard, but didn’t notice any difference to the handling afterwards.
Not a bad first two outings!
Cheers, yeah! Not the highest standard of competition, but a win’s a win 🤣
8:30 "Isaac Olivera is never going to have an easier overtake than that one"... I dunno Chris, based on the other overtakes from earlier in the video; at least your car was pointed in the right direction and moving forward. lol.
This game/sim is weird to me. They came out so hard with the esports content, then we didnt hear anything for a year+ while they kept sending closed beta keys, then they add more controller tuning and support which is good, and animated liveries... I am curious what this game is going to look like in the coming months / years. Maybe at some point Ill jump in, if the driving standards are this rough, it might not be a bad thing to hop online and just give it a go just for fun. lol.
I found it fun enough to drive. Sure, the online standards were diabolical but hopefully that could get ironed out with a more robust ranking/rating system. I like the concept of base content being free to play… similar to the RaceRoom model, which was always good value. At the moment, I would see it similar to LMU… fine to hop in for a one-off race when you fancy a change, but probably not unique enough to be one of my ‘main’ sims. But it’ll be interesting to see how it develops.
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And this is top split 😂 nice one anyway Chris.
Haha I’m not sure there’s such a thing as ‘top split’ in this at the moment 🤣
Great vid Chris, 100% podium record in your Rennsport career so far...are you going to be the next esports to real life racing driver story? 😁
Haha now that would be an excellent plot twist 😃
Last time I tried rennsport I just had clipping from my wheel at the slightest turn, couldn't be bothered to go back and try again
Yeah, I did notice the clipping was fairly high on my HUD - even for slight directional inputs. I didn’t really feel the problem, but I wasn’t really pushing the car too hard anyway. Definitely a lot of teething problems, but it’s to be expected.
Good stuff Chris, actually those races were excellent for a try out and to get a first feel of the sim. I may even consider purchasing the DLC, and you are right., the game has crazy oversteer . I couldn’t use the same wheel angle I use for ACC , Iracing and AM2. I had to change it.
Yeah, the aggressive oversteer really caught me out at the start of that first race… when I moved over to avoid the car in front at Eau Rouge, I was only expecting to switch to the inside line. Instead, it turned me hard right onto the grass. Might have to do the same as you, and tinker with the input settings. I’m gonna try it some more this week, but I could be tempted with the DLC pack too… would be fun to try Nords on it.
Haha... glad you got to try it out. I haven't yet, and have been curious. That first race looked like a bunch of toddlers in a romper room! Second race looked better; like people actually knew how to drive. Mostly. :-P Those are GT3s, right? Seemed like they didn't have any traction control. Particularly on that first race.
Yeah, a lot of people spent more time doing donuts and going around in circles than they did going straight on! Particularly the backmarker who blocked me… I kept the replay going, and he took out a few more cars after that, just by trying (and failing) to rejoin in a straight line. It was wild out there, but I guess it’s to be expected with free-to-play content and no real ranking/SR system. Early days though, hopefully they can make something good out of it. The promise is definitely there.
Nice one Chris a wins a win
Thank you mate, yeah exactly!
Great video! How does braking feel vs ACC?
Braking was a strange one. I found myself having to brake a bit earlier than my ACC markers. I think because I like to trailbrake in ACC, but wasn’t able to do it so confidently here. So had to brake a touch earlier, so pretty much all my braking was done before I turned into the corner. The steering input is more aggressive in Rennsport too, which also made it trickier to trailbrake.
There is no damage on RENNSPORT yet. Those drivers are struggling with skill issues, not damage issues lol
I didn’t realise that until a few people said it afterwards 🤣
Thats the problem with free or open Beta's, they get full of idiots who ram etc. Cracking win there in race 2,
Yeah, exactly. That’s why I wasn’t too critical of it. When it’s had more development time, maybe it will have a more robust ranking/reporting system that will clean things up a bit.
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not trying to take anything away from you but car control by everyone else is just hilarious. not glad seeing vrs putting their good name onto something like that. hopefully these are not indication what that sim will be like.
Absolutely, I can’t get too excited about podiums and wins when the standard of opposition was as comical as this 🤣 I guess it really needs a proper online ranking system with safety rating eligibility etc, to improve the standards a bit. Hopefully that will come with time 🤞
It's looking like a good Sim
Yeah, it was decent. Looks and sounds good, pretty easy to hop in and drive. It probably needs something to help differentiate itself from all the other titles, so it’ll be interesting to see how it develops.
If this is how Rennsport is I don't think Ill be getting it.
Not a great advert for online racing, I’ll admit! The driving experience was decent. But I’m not really an offline driver, so it’s multiplayer or nothing for me. Multiplayer on a free-to-play title is always going to be a bit wild. Sure it would benefit from a decent online ranking model.
We obviously know I'm a RR fanboy. But seeing this im not really itching to try it out. Really looks like the tire model is terrible. Even worse than iracing..?? Iskating 2.0??? That being said, congrats Chris.
Yeah it’s a weird one, I found the tyres and grip to be perfectly acceptable. But the amount of people spinning and sliding around was crazy!
Thank you for trying out rennsport. This one Backmarker wtfff. After you get your rating after 5 races then you meet drivers of your rating.
Driving with hot Tires is impossible. You are drifting all over the place. And one hint high abs is meta 😅
Thanks for giving me the idea! I wouldn’t have even thought about it, had you not suggested it on the last video. I’m guessing things like ABS all needs to be changed with keyboard/buttons? As I couldn’t see any setup options between sessions. It felt pretty decent, actually. I’ll get some more track time in it over the next week or two.
@@chrisrogerssimracing hm dunno I set in rennsport all the same buttons like in other racing games. On my rig I have a button box for the different things
Ahh nice, yeah I need one of those really. I only have a few buttons on my wheel. Two of them I always set to +/- TC, although I didn’t end up making any TC adjustments in these races. I never normally have any other setup buttons binded.
@@chrisrogerssimracing you never know if you use it 😋
Dodgems you say?
Haha. With plenty of donuts for good measure.
After starting with race room iv learnt not to play free 2 play race games.
Any fool can 'give it a go' and they give zero s%÷/ about race craft.
I see no point to go through that.
Id rather race ppl that feel like they have consequences to bad driving
Yeah, and at such an early stage of development, no proper ranking system with ratings/safety ratings etc. it’s got potential for me if they can develop that side of it.
Watching the rain on the Lambo windscreen was more fun than this. You are talented but there is not much you can do here, that game is just not ready for you to make it exciting.
Haha yeah, I can only work with what I’ve got, right? 🤣 The driving experience was decent enough, but the standard of competition… not yet. Maybe when it’s finished, and it has a decent online ranked system, it’ll be a viable alternative. But a long way still to go.
I'm not very interested in trying this game, plus from what I've seen they are selling packs inside the game, which isn't even finished yet. I don't know what else this game can add to what's already out there.
Yeah a DLC pack has appeared. I don’t mind it so much if it’s going to be the model of the sim, a la RaceRoom. Base content being free, but you buy content add-ons individually. Just as long as they don’t prioritise too much paid DLC at the expense of finishing the game off (which is my worry about LMU)
@@chrisrogerssimracing That's another game I don't think I'll try either, it's never really caught my attention. It's become normal to sell half-finished games.