Modders To Boycott Simraceway

**Bram Hengeveld** · 7th August 2009

Several well-known modders and teams have announced their intentions to boycott the upcoming Simraceway website, not wanting to see their content become part of the site’s questionable concept. The group, including teams like CTDP, GSMF, Apex Modding and known modders like Erale and dmatzies, won’t be giving Simraceway permission to use their modding work in any way.

To understand this matter, a little bit of background knowledge is needed. rFactorcentral.com, a well-known community website will cease to exist in 24 days, making room for a new website called Simraceway. What looks to be a normal name/design change is much more significant as the new site is run by a different owner. While rFc was run by a community member, the new website has been taken over by an outside company called Ignite Skill Gaming who have “invested” in rFactorcentral.

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What is your opinion?

**Andrew Evans** · 7th August 2009

without the support of the modding community, they'll burn.... it's not like rF has a ton of high quality in-built content....

**Mike Hill** · 7th August 2009

It appears that this new company develop something similar to the "Gamerskill" thing implemented in many games on Xbox Live. They are developing the new site to be a premium service - and obviously a money spinner - and seem to be wanting to implement their tech within events on the site. Fine, but hardly in line with the ethics of the modding community, who do everything for the fun and enjoyment of all, rather than the money making opportunities of some corporation

**Andrew Evans** · 7th August 2009

yea man... i love it when a "company" takes over a "community" because they think it can make them some "money" but they pretend like they "get it"....

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**Rob Shillito** · 7th August 2009

Without the support of the modding community this wont succeed, silly idea on their part.

**David Zafiu** · 7th August 2009

Yea.This sucks a little bit.

**Kevin Watts** · 7th August 2009

I've not really watched developments on this, I saw the banners for Simraceway and just figured the rFactor Central owner was expanding to cover other sims, I guess not.

The modders will do what they feel is right but is their main problem the fact that Simraceway will be a paid service? How is this different to say Race2Play who also charge to race on the servers using free to download mods?

The modding scene has been a constant source of intrigue to me as to why none of them have been shut down for the use of trademark names like F1, BMW, Porsche to name a few. It was a worry when I first started downloading them that these mods would get taken away but it never seemed to happen. Also the fuss made over these mods when people strive for their fabled realsim yet a lot of these mods are made in someone's bedroom/study with no input from the car owners/designers and yet they are lauded for their realism <shrug>

**Mark Birney** · 7th August 2009

This is stupid! Who do they think they are?

Do they think we are some kind of peasants that will just go with the flow?

**Rob Shillito** · 7th August 2009

i think its time for the modders to club together to create a new site that can act as rFactor Central has over the past few years.

**Mike Hill** · 7th August 2009

Or they could just come and join us here?

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