[Michael Butler]

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I'm not sure either but i do know it just "seems" like i barely miss the deadline for registration sometimes by 15 secs but that's my bad and not the clock's fault.

That's what I'm talking about. Many miss that deadline, probably because when they look into SRS is already too late

So why they look into SRS too late?   everyone knows the deadline ends 5 minutes before the hour
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it's already 7:55 , ohhhhhhh F**K me (rushes to open srs app).   "rush" in American English. To do something or move very quickly, or to cause someone to act in such a way; hurry"

[Sergio Mendez]

And it will be some driver that think: it’s my chance!!! He has not registered in!!!
I am so amazed about the lot of drivers that waits until the last 8 minutes to register in.

[Russell Sobie]

Yeah I don't get that either. If I know I'm going to do a race, I register as early as I possibly can. Sometimes that IS 5.1 minutes before the hour, but most times it's 30 minutes to 2 hours before. Seems like this is just something folks should get accustomed to doing for SRS registration.

If I would suggest any changes to improve clarity, perhaps change the countdown timer to 0 out at the 5 minute till mark instead of on the hour. This would be acceptable in my mind since nothing actually starts right on the hour in game anyway (since practice can be put into overtime by drivers finishing up their last lap). With this change the countdown timer actually indicates what it is: a deadline for sign ups, not the time that any sort of racing actually starts.

[Marek Vons]

Yeah I don't get that either. If I know I'm going to do a race, I register as early as I possibly can. Sometimes that IS 5.1 minutes before the hour, but most times it's 30 minutes to 2 hours before. Seems like this is just something folks should get accustomed to doing for SRS registration.

If I would suggest any changes to improve clarity, perhaps change the countdown timer to 0 out at the 5 minute till mark instead of on the hour. This would be acceptable in my mind since nothing actually starts right on the hour in game anyway (since practice can be put into overtime by drivers finishing up their last lap). With this change the countdown timer actually indicates what it is: a deadline for sign ups, not the time that any sort of racing actually starts.

Not a bad idea, and when it comes to 0 at 7:55 let's say, it can say "server ready in: 2:00, 1:59, 1:58, ..., etc.", because the server starts at 7:57

[Mika Katajamäki]

I Agree. The countdown should be to end of registration.

[Marco Mollace]

I'm still confused. Registration for any particular race is open basically any time, so long as you don't want to register for a race that will take place sooner than the race in question. Either I'm still not understanding what you are asking for, or you are not understanding how registration and how late you can actually join a server for a race you are registered for (which is basically all the way until the race ends).

The "race" doesn't actually start until ~13 minutes passed the hour currently. You have ~5 minutes of practice crossing the hour, then ~12 minutes of qualifying, then a 1 minute wait for the race to start (these are times for 20 minute timed races... 1 hour races just add 10 more minutes to qualifying).

So basically if you practice enough to get a good outlap and a single hotlap in before the race, you already can join the server 10 minutes after the hour (again, using the Online Server Browser... not the registration page Join button, which is always sketchy anyway for me), assuming the track isn't a 2+ minute laptime.

Am I making any sense?

I'm not sure either but i do know it just "seems" like i barely miss the deadline for registration sometimes by 15 secs but that's my bad and not the clock's fault.

That's what I'm talking about. Many miss that deadline, probably because when they look into SRS is already too late

So why they look into SRS too late?   everyone knows the deadline ends 5 minutes before the hour

Everyone knows doesn't imply that it's reminiscent. I know that deadline is 7.55 but it doesn't come to mind until 8.00. It's my fault of course, but players who forgets should be punished to wait an hour for next race? I think not.
Also, I approve that idea to changing countdown from server start to deadline.

[Russell Sobie]

...but players who forgets should be punished to wait an hour for next race? I think not.

That's the idea, yeah. Being on time, in video games as in life, is important.

Also, I approve that idea to changing countdown from server start to deadline.

Probably should wait until the next season before dumping that on everyone, but the more I think about it, the more I think it's the right call. I've been here long enough to not remember what confused me in the beginning, but I'm pretty sure I had to learn the hard way that the deadline was X:55.

[Simon Meisinger]

If simply delaying a deadline would help people to be on time, we could simply move all the deadlines in the world a little later and all of a sudden everything would be a lot better.

[Michael Butler]

If simply delaying a deadline would help people to be on time, we could simply move all the deadlines in the world a little later and all of a sudden everything would be a lot better.

Well said Simon ! It applies to the whole world and life, then we throw in DST (Daylight Savings Time for some of us) move the clocks forward a whole hour so we can get more sleep and be at work an hour later every day.  In fact, I do everything 1 hour later, except sim race at SRS, SRS doesn't change the clocks during DST for us. I forget.

[Marek Vons]

“but players who forgets should be punished to wait an hour for next race? I think not.”

Eeerrr, yes lol. He forgot... he has to wait, other XX number of people didn’t forget, nor they are crying about it