How long can Sierra keep N2003 running?

Have been racing N2003 for about 5-6 months. Love the online multiplayer game. How long do you think we can expect Sierra to continue hosting the game? Looking for some opinions about this - I hope they keep hosting for the foreseeable future! Gil

Theres always http://www.onlineracin.com/ "Gil Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Have been racing N2003 for about 5-6 months. Love

>Theres always http://www.onlineracin.com/ > Yeah, for a FEE... :-( Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

I dont have the details Eldred but Joe Lomas has been here talking about free arenas at OLR. Mitch "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> >Theres always http://www.onlineracin.com/ > > > > Yeah, for a FEE... :-( > > Eldred > -- > http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Screamers League > IICC League > GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 > Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 > Hist. +82.34 MoH:na > N2k3 rank:in progress > Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin > Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro > US East

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> >Theres always http://www.onlineracin.com/ > > > > Yeah, for a FEE... :-( > > Eldred > -- > http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Screamers League > IICC League > GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 > Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 > Hist. +82.34 MoH:na > N2k3 rank:in progress > Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin > Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro > US East

So ? Nothing wrong with a fee system. All we had for a long time.

It is not just a fee system anymore. Free customers can even race with paying customers in the all members pickup section from what I understand and even with a free account, if you decide to start paying, the system has been keeping up with your stats and you dont lose any of the results during the free account time period. If you pay $3.95, you get the following and I think its a pretty good deal: Basic Plan - $3.95 per month -------------------------------------------------------------------------- a.. Entry into Onlineracin.com Thunder Run Free, Basic, and Standard members will have a chance to win free premium membership based on Thunder Run rankings, which runs every month. b.. Setup dedicated server races 24 hours/day, 7 days/week Onlineracin.com allows you to set up a race anytime unlike private server owners that lease time slots. Forget about time slots and race anytime! c.. Join as many leagues on OLR You can join as many non-Flashpoint leagues as you can handle. There is 50+ leagues on OLR to join, from Novice all the way to Expert leagues. d.. Play all supported gaming titles Race Papyrus' NASCAR Racing 2003 Season and NASCAR Heat. e.. Create your own unique username Just like CB Radio, create your own 'handle'. Become a well-recognized name in the community. f.. Access to Onlineracin.com Forums Keep up with daily news and rumors by reading our forums. Find help, advice, and make friends and rivalries. More here: http://www.onlineracin.com/about/plans.asp "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> >Theres always http://www.onlineracin.com/ > > > > Yeah, for a FEE... :-( > > Eldred > -- > http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Screamers League > IICC League > GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 > Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 > Hist. +82.34 MoH:na > N2k3 rank:in progress > Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin > Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro > US East

>I dont have the details Eldred but Joe Lomas has been here talking about >free arenas at OLR. Whoops. I guess I've missed a few messages here recently. Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

> > So ? Nothing wrong with a fee system. All we had for a long time. There is if you don't want to spend money to run back-of-grid all the time... And yes, I ran on Hawaii when it started, so I'm aware of that. Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

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>It is not just a fee system anymore. Free customers can even race with >paying customers in the all members pickup section from what I understand >and even with a free account, if you decide to start paying, the system has >been keeping up with your stats and you dont lose any of the results during >the free account time period. If you pay $3.95, you get the following and I >think its a pretty good deal: > > Basic Plan - $3.95 per month > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > a.. Entry into Onlineracin.com Thunder Run > Free, Basic, and Standard members will have a chance to win free >premium membership based on Thunder Run rankings, which runs every month. > > > b.. Setup dedicated server races 24 hours/day, 7 days/week > Onlineracin.com allows you to set up a race anytime unlike private >server owners that lease time slots. Forget about time slots and race >anytime! > > > c.. Join as many leagues on OLR > You can join as many non-Flashpoint leagues as you can handle. There >is 50+ leagues on OLR to join, from Novice all the way to Expert leagues. > > > d.. Play all supported gaming titles > Race Papyrus' NASCAR Racing 2003 Season and NASCAR Heat. > > > e.. Create your own unique username > Just like CB Radio, create your own 'handle'. Become a >well-recognized name in the community. > > > f.. Access to Onlineracin.com Forums > Keep up with daily news and rumors by reading our forums. Find help, >advice, and make friends and rivalries. > > More here: http://www.onlineracin.com/about/plans.asp

Ok, thanks for the info. Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

They don't host. It's simply a race matching server. I doubt it requires much overhead, especially since there won't be any more patches. The server is probably sitting in a closet somewhere, long forgotten about :) -Larry "Gil Violette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Have been racing N2003 for about 5-6 months. Love the online > multiplayer game. How long do you think we can expect Sierra to > continue hosting the game? Looking for some opinions about this - I > hope they keep hosting for the foreseeable future! > > Gil

Hey, I was willing to pay for TEN as long as the servers were good. -Larry "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> >Theres always http://www.onlineracin.com/ > > > > Yeah, for a FEE... :-( > > Eldred > -- > http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Screamers League > IICC League > GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 > Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 > Hist. +82.34 MoH:na > N2k3 rank:in progress > Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin > Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro > US East

I agree... -Larry "JP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kCGEc.171$[email hidden]... > So ? Nothing wrong with a fee system. All we had for a long time. > >

EldredP <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > > > So ? Nothing wrong with a fee system. All we had for a long time. > > There is if you don't want to spend money to run back-of-grid all thetime...

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> And yes, I ran on Hawaii when it started, so I'm aware of that. > > Eldred > -- > http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Screamers League > IICC League > GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 > Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 > Hist. +82.34 MoH:na > N2k3 rank:in progress > Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin > Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro > US East

lol, uh, ok.....whew. p.s. I was talking about ten.........