eSports WTCC - Important News and Updates

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  1. Robert Wiesenmüller

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    Here you will always find the latest news and updates regarding the eSports WTCC. Please bookmark this thread, so you never miss anything.
     
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    The first leaderboard is open!

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    - Remember, if you want to recieve an invitation to one of the online races, you need to use your real name ingame. Drivers with clan tags, obvious fake names or any types of numbers etc. in their name cannot be invited. Clan, team or community names will be displayed in the championship standings, you don't need them in your name.

    - If you qualify for the races, but you do not own the WTCC 2016 car pack and the track Monza, remember that you cannot drive the cars after the leaderboard has closed on Sunday, until they get added to your account on raceday. So you should practice:
    • Starts (very difficult in these cars)
    • Alternative lines for the corners, in case of traffic
    Alternatively you can buy the car pack and the track of course and practice online and whenever you want.

    - Remember that the car you pick for the multiplayer race doesn't have to be the car that you set your fastest time in. But for EVERY multiplayer race that you qualify for, you have to use the same car. Not all cars that are good on Monza may be good elsewhere. So I think Chevy and Volvo also deserve some love. :kissingheart:
     
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    We encountered a problem with the leaderboards. The closing times of the leaderboard are different, depending on your local timezone you have set on your computer.

    Therefore, we decided to take the following steps:
    - The competition time on the leaderboard gets extended, so it is open for everyone again.
    - At exactly 00:00 GMT, I will take screenshots of all 4 divisions that determine the qualification order.
    See what it is for you:
    https://www.timeanddate.com/worldcl...losing+Date+Leaderboard&iso=20170417T02&p1=37
    - Every time improvement that is set afterwards DOES NOT COUNT.
    - If you still see a closed leaderboard, set your local PC time to Berlin, Germany.

    Sorry for the inconvenience.
     
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    Leaderboard closed!

    Div 1
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    Div 2
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    Div 3
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    Div 4
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    The invitations will be sent out in the coming days.
     
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    Since the fastest time on the leaderboard improved after 00:00 GMT, the Divisions on the leaderboard in the game are not accurate. Please use the pictures above as the guideline.
     
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    - According to 9.2 in the rulebook, the mode used for the leaderboard is GetReal. Therefore, people who drove in Amateur or Novice mode cannot get invited for the online races. Sorry for not communicating this more clearly before.
    - Invitations will be sent out today.
    - Very slight BoP change will be coming mid-week before the first race. Therefore, the time until you have to pick your car, as a qualified driver, is extended until Saturday, 16:00 GMT. You still have to confirm your presence though until Wednesday, 23:59 GMT.

    Sorry again for some problems here in the beginning of the season. It's like driving with cold tyres ;) But we will get them all warmed up once we really get going, I am certain of that.
     
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    Invitations are sent out.
     
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    Server [RR] #13 is set up as a practice server. It is running with a 90 minute qualifying session, followed by 2 20 minute races. It is not passworded.
     
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    The top 24 drivers of each division, please make sure to check your e-Mails and respond to me until 23:59 GMT tonight if you want to race. Otherwise, your spots will be given away to the drivers behind.
     
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    Second round of invitations has been sent out.
     
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    Commentary line-up:
    - Experienced simracing commentator James Kirk (formerly of GPVWC and VEC) will do lead commentary, I will be the secondary commentator.
     
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    Gridmails have been sent out.
     
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    Official race servers have been restarted. Join now.
     
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    - Results will be uploaded tomorrow evening.
    - Reports can be sent from 00:00 GMT.
     
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    Provisional results have been posted. Sorry for the delay, they had to be done manually this time.
     
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    Rule changes with immediate effect:

    - The grids of all divisions are extended to 30 cars.

    - The leaderboards for the next rounds will now always open as soon as the previous leaderboard closes. That means, they will be open for longer than 8 days.

    - We will reintroduce overall standings for the Leaderboard Hotlap Competition. The leaderboard times of each round will get converted into points and accumulated. In the end, we will reward the dedicated and hard-working drivers. The top 50 of the overall standings will all recieve one ticket for the final event each.
    (Please note two things: First of all, these points have nothing to do with the multiplayer championship. It's a separate thing. Also, due to technical limitations, we have to count the final leaderboard from Monza, where Gomez was on top, and not the one with the screenshots where Dornieden was on top).

    - Some points in the rulebook are clarified: Yellow flag rules, track re-entry, skipping corners on the outlap on leaderboard, extended practice time, track boundaries in the race.
     
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    - Server [RR] #40 WTCC 2016 is running as a practice server.
    - Please report if there are any problems with the session swap between race 1 and race 2 / reverse grid.
     
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    In case people still see a wrong closing time for the leaderboard, reload the page with control+R, both ingame or in browser. It will finish 00:00 GMT.
     
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    - I have recieved reports that some spam filters are trying to stop my e-Mails, and try to stop you from racing. Make sure to check if you have recieved an invitation.
     
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