WOW, my little post have created huge ripple effect, i didn't know this is such a hot topic. Well, i had some time to think about it and i want to go futher with it.
The point system we have atm is simply inadequate for the number of drivers in the league. I would even use a stronger word; it is destructive for it. Lets have all arguments put in one place.
1: we want to follow real life as close as possible.
I feel this is the weakest of them all. Real life point scoring system is design for real drivers, whom job is to drive rally cars regardless of their finishing position. For us is just a passion which really doesn't bare any marks on our real life, in most cases anyway
. And like all fellings it can change, either way. We ( as opposed to real life ) have the power to change things quickly and efficiently, to benefit the community as a whole. Our goal should be to make the championship attractive to as large number of driver as we possibly can. And the current point scoring system is doing harm to that.
2: Its too late / no changes through mid-season.
Its only been 2 rounds, we are still at the beginning. This championship is very long, there are many months still to go. But i'll simplifie this even futher: WHY?? Can someone make a logical explanation WHY is too late and WHY we can't make any changes?? Especially if those changes won't disadvantage anyone?? For me this is another weak argument.
I don't see ANY barrier why we can't make a change right now, before the harm is done.
What harm? Let me explain.
For most of us RBR is an addition to other racing sims and as such make less impact with our time allocation priority. If you are a mid / bottom driver and you don't get rewarded you gradually lose interest and then you drop out. This will be true for many drivers, especially the new ones. The hard learning curve of this sim only adds to that. And if you good at other racing sims but find yourself out of depth in RBR is even harder to keep the motivation going. The nature of rallying is that you will never see another competitor on stage, no direct fight means the only way you can compare yourself is through scoring.
I,m maybe a pessimist but if we don't change the way the points are allocated we will lose a third of the field ( or more ) by the last round. Of course some drop outs are inevitable but we can limit the impact if we act NOW.
Do we want to have a limited amount of hard core pilots or do we want to have a large field of all skills so everyone can have a chance of fighting?
This is my opinion and you don't have to agree with it, lets have more voices heard.
Points for EVERYONE i say
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