Over the course of the last five years, Racing Rivals has grown into one of the most hardcore racing games in the world. This loyal community has spent countless hours competing in millions of races in “winner take all” fashion – all in the name of Turf Wars and pink slips.
However, all good things must come to an end… After spending time evaluating Rivals and its future – we’ve decided that it’s time to move on. Simply put, the revenue generated from Racing Rivals unfortunately no longer covers the cost of operations. This was not an easy decision to make.
On March 31st, 2019 – Rivals will be racing off into the sunset, and will be permanently shut down. Current players have until this date to utilize any accumulated virtual currency. We’ll be offering some massive reductions in the cost of crates, installs and repairs in addition to a reduction on timers as you race your way into the history books. Effective immediately, no new in-app purchases will be permitted.
In closing, a resounding and sincere THANK YOU to our extremely driven fans for your loyalty and dedication over the years – we hope you’ve enjoyed playing Racing Rivals as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it.
Fast & the Furious Bots - Updated
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In regards to Tej… My understanding is that only a couple cars were won like that and when the bug was found, they fixed it. If I’m mistaken, then I’m wrong.
I am in no way asking you to “brush this off”. I get the frustration totally from the player’s perspective and the developer’s headache of “WHY THE HECK IS THIS BOT STILL RUNNING THAT FAST???? EVERYTHING IS CODED PROPERLY!!! WHY?!?!?!?!?!?” That Dom bot was a total freak of nature! I detest lobby jumpers. I had this same view point as a player…Technically, they’re the card shark at the table. They did nothing legally wrong (by game rules). They used unethical methods to gain the upper hand. This is why I would NEVER pink in a multiplayer lobby. Also, we have plans to put an end to that. I have a ton of empathy for any player in that situation. In regards to compensation, did you ever open a ticket with customer service? (I mean that seriously) I know what we see as players and I know what the developers see on their end. It’s apples and oranges entirely in HOW they see it. Players see the visual end (the slow racer, the delayed race results, the win that doesn’t make sense because of how GG interacts with the game). Developers see code. A screenshot just shows that they won. It doesn’t actually give any other information than the ign’s. Our challenge was to make it so a computer that evaluates CODE ONLY could detect it. That's the challenge of it.
Before I say this, know I lost plenty of cars to GG users and it was highly infuriating. I also not once asked for them back. Rule #1: Pinks at your own risk. We've all seen it and know it. Our job (mine included now) is to ensure a safe playing experience. That's why GG isn't an issue now. We put a lot of work into it to get the system there because it was tricky. Looking towards the future, if there is something to be gained at anything then it is safe to expect some to try to gain it illegitimately or unethically. That goes for everything in life. That being said, we go after those players. And while it may look like a fish and taste like a fish, it's not always 100% a fish. The only way to 100% prove a player is using game guardian is to ILLEGALLY look every app on a player's device. That's why the bans weren't permanent.
I hope this helps explain a bit. I started this game as a player and I still am. When things happen, I always explain it from the player perspective because I understand it a lot better than the developer's perspective as well as it's what's most important to me. If you have any questions, let me know.
Team: 9am michi
> @[RR] prodigal grim you said GG isn't a problem any more. But can you explain why with certain racers when they challenge my screen goes black. And I can't see anything. Or why my screen goes to showing the 2 cars at the line but there are no buttons to accept challenge.. it funny cause when I call those racers out for using GG. They run away from lobby fast.. is that what you see when someone is using GG?? Just asking.
I heard a new cheat or hack from my teammate bro. He said GG no longer cant be use in rr bur there is new cheat/hack. But ppl use this cheat/hack keeping their mouth closed. So not like GG where everyone know that engine
Team: 9am michi
Team: 9am michi
Team: 9am michi
They must be afraid of Clowns
> ...and I've still never even seen a single one of em
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> They must be afraid of Clowns
Do not worry Clown I have only seen them a couple times but never get challenged. In fact ever time I see them they never challenge anyone even after sitting there for 30min-1hr.
Also why do they only show in Multiplayer? I think that is tgw dumbest idea yet, imo they should only be in turf/multiplayer lobbies.
> Which lobbies are you in? Roman is 1640, han 1650 and dime 1673
I been sitting in lobbies with the bots and get no challenges
Team: 9am michi
Team: 9am michi
Team: 9am michi
> Hello guys . I have a idea for the game that might help out everyone including myself and others with the gameplay. Racing on teams is hard and keeping a team is hard when you constantly have to worry about someone on the team kicking you off during and part of the turf races even though you contributed by putting up turf points. There are teams that will use people to put up points and then kick them and keep there rewards that that ex team member put up and the person that has been removed is left with nothing. To stop this kind of scam I think you guys should make a solo turf event for those that can't keep up or have been kicked off of a scammer team. Keep the team multiplayer even but also create a solo multiplayer event with different goals to win or the same. I came up with this idea because I been playing this game for years and I myself am tired of joining teams that scam me and use me and I contributed my money to buy cars and gems and gave cars to help in turf and still end up being removed from the team. . It's not fair to myself and others that have been a victim to this scam. It is so hard also to find ppl to join your own team also that can be trusted not to scam the other team mates out of cash n cars and quitting the team. I think also you guys should make a way to not be removed from a team until after the turf event is over that way if ppl scored points they get rewarded for it. If you add someone to the team at the beginning of turf or before they should be locked in on the team until after the event is over. Please contact me back and let me know what you guys think about my ideas and upgrades to be added to the game. Also I love this game but without fixing these issues you will have many ppl that will give up on this game and go to others because of the scams and the disap
If you want, you can join our team. The rule is you must be legit. There is no minimum point just do with your best and enjoy while turf. But we just a small team with 3 member iclude my self and we always finish in 20 gems or sometimes in 50 gems.