Sometimes I heard misunderstandings from PT or LR-RU player that LevelR was built based on Project Torque. But it is wrong and Project Torque was built based on Level-R.
2005.07.07 Gamepot, Pangya publisher, agreed License agreement with Invictus Hungary, which support network-enforced version of CRC2005 in Asia.
(「パンヤ」のゲームポットがハンガリーのInvictus社とライセンス契約を締結 「CRC 2005」のネット機能強化版をアジア圏で展開)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20050707175341/
2006.12.11 Gamepot annouced technical tester for online race game Level-R.
(ゲームポット,オンラインレース「Level-R」の技術テスト参加者を募集開始)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20061211175839/
2006.12.15-17 Level-R Alpha test (techinical test)
Pre-release experienced report of Level-R ,which is expected network car race game.
(期待のオンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」,先行体験レポート)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20061214213652/
Interview with Tamas Kozak, CEO of Invictus ,Level-R developper.
(「Level-R」開発元Invictus Games CEO,Tamas Kozak氏のオンラインゲームへの取り組みと決意)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20061226204126/
Preview for Level-R technical test .
オンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」“技術テスト”プレビューを掲載
http://www.4gamer.net/review/level_r/level_r.shtml
2007.02.02-16 Closed beta
Gamepot annnounced Closed beta tester for Level-R network game. 1000 people allowance for 4Gamer reader.
(オンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」のクローズドβテスター募集開始。4Gamer読者枠は1000名)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20070119155845/
Closed beta reports for Level-R
(オンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」,CBTプレイレポートを掲載)
http://www.4gamer.net/news/history/2007.02/20070227190549detail.html
2007.04.20 ~2008.10.20 Open beta
Level-R Open beta starts 27th of April
(オンラインレースゲーム「Level-R」,4月27日にオープンβテストを開始)
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20070420190326/
2007.06.08. Gamepot agreed Doublefusion about In-game-advetrisement.
ゲームポット,米ダブルフュージョン社とゲーム内広告配信契約を締結
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20070608202051/
(2007.08.09 Aeria US starts Project Torque closed beta hit for North America)
2007.10.19.Level-R series 2007 Championship, first prize 1000000JPY
「Level-R」,優勝賞金100万円のイベント「Level-R Series 2007」を開催
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20071019052/
2008.10.21 Commercial service starts
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20081015008/
2010.03.15 Commercial service closed.
*By the way Project torque starts Closed beta for Last Chaos player on August2008, which is just a English translation version of Level-R which have Japanese chat-macro-voice "Yoroshiku" ,"Gomenna-sai","Butsukenai-deyo" "Yatta" "Butsukenai-deyo"and so on
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=29322
Other license news between Gamepot/Invictus and other publisher.
2007.02.27 License agreement to Joyzone mainland for China mainland service
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20070227202522/
(2008.02.25 Gamepot had sold to So-net group)
2008.05.15 License agreement to Gamigo for German+2 service
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20080515035/
2008.06.02.So-net IR paper edition 2008
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/corporation/IR/individual/presentation/pdf/20080602.pdf
2009.06.06.So-net IR paper edition 2009
http://shares.dreamhosters.com/flv/090606-so-net/090606-so-net.pdf (PDF P40)
Explain about Global sales (Except north America)
2009.06.30 License agreement to ZZMA for Russi+ex-CIS service
http://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G002189/20090630036/
2009 ? Onelife for Indonesia service to one life for Indonesian service.
2009.12.19.License agreement to Winner online for Thai service
http://www.youphuket.com/index.php?topic=1546.0
2010.05. License agreement to Uralis for Taiwan service.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Disclosure the story of LevelR finish in Japan by Gamepot employee?
This is a blog, written by a man named Lumir Ariceルミル・アリス who insist he/she was used to be employee for Gamepot Fantasy Earth. He or she wrote about Level-R's situation six months before they cease their domestic service in Japan on February. Im not sure this "disclosure" is 100% correct or not. Anyway it is very interesting writing so I just copy and paste.The blog was written on 22nd of August 2009.
I wish If I have a time I will translate this. But please use web-translator if you want to know now.
I wish If I have a time I will translate this. But please use web-translator if you want to know now.
---Quote-----この隠している件というのが、もう発表されているLevel-Rというコンテンツ
詳しくはこの辺で長々と語っています。
http://fesns.com/?m=pc&a=page_fh_diary&target_c_diary_id=...
私のSNS、2009/08/22の記事。
The issue not in public was about Level-R which already annouced finishing the service.
儲からないことをやる意味は無い。http://www14.atwiki.jp/briah/pages/1261.html
でもそれだったらさっさと締めるべきでしょ?
近々辞めることは確定しているけど、ユーザーにとってはどうでもいい理由
で辞められないなら課金アイテムは止めるべきでしょ?
FEZしか知らない人に一言言っておきますが、L-R(略称)のその時の
現状は酷いものでした。
イベント一切為し、メンテはするけど再起動だけ、バグ対応なし、サポート
対応もほぼなし。アップデートはバグ修正も含めてなし。
これでいわゆる本来はサービスした報酬となる課金アイテムの売り上げ
だけは引き続き行っているわけです。
子供でもわかる仕事の定義として、お金を払った結果、お客はそれに
見合ったサービスを受ける。
またはサービスを受けた結果、その分お金を支払う。
当たり前の話です。
ゲームサーバーを開いている、というだけで維持費はかかりますから
ある意味、サービスの提供はしている、とはいえますが、だったらそれこそ
御社じゃなくてもいい、となります。
当たり前のサービスを放棄して、上の方でごちゃごちゃある大人の事情で
すぐにはサービス終了出来ないから、開きっぱなしで課金だけさせておいて
放置しておこう、というのはサービス業としてみたらありえない事態です。
でもまぁ、そんなことは社員の当時言えないわけですよ。
で、そんなときに「L-Rってサービスどうなってるの?」という質問を受けて
私は正確に事を話せないのなら、せめてサービスは今後も安定して
行われますよ、ということを伝えたいと思いました。
結局はいずれ近い未来にサービス終了告知となる訳ですから、意味が
ないんですが、終わるか終わらないか、という不安の中ゲームをする
くらいならば、私が適当なことを言った、ということで後で責められるくらい
のことはしてでも「安心して」ゲームをして欲しいと思い、答えた訳です。
まぁその中の内容に会社的にアウトな話題が含まれていて怒られた訳
ですが、今までの実績を考慮してなのか、お咎めを受ける程度で特に
実質的な懲罰はありませんでした。
そのお咎めの際に社長室の室長の方と話をした訳ですが…。
「この話はこの二人だけの話ではあるけれども、会社の一員・代表として
私は今この場でも責任をもって話させてもらっている」というような前置き
がありつつ、前回の注意冒頭にあったような事も言われつつ、
「あなたは社会的にいらない存在だよ」といわれた後、
「感情的な表現があったけど、辞めてもらいたいわけじゃない」と言われ、
じゃあ辞めるか、と思った次第です。
会社の代表としてそういうことをいうか、と思った。
まぁ密室内の会話なので、言った本人は全否定するか、または
そういうつもりで言ったんじゃない、そういう意味ではない、とか言い訳
しそうですし、信用されるという意味では向こうでしょうが。
そんなこんなで今に至ります。
適当な日記が多い+痛い記事などもある私のSNSですが、2009/07以降
は適度な暴露話もちらほらあるので、興味のある人は適当にどうぞ。
※消された場合、FEZ自体の復帰は未定です。
ただ運営にもう少し現状を見直して欲しい、という趣旨ですので、
BANされた後、現状が改善されるようであれば無論出戻りもあります。
連絡が取れなくなりますが、適当にキャラは作って連絡用+追加話を
思い出せば書き記す用に残そうとは思います。
また今回はFEZ運営を中心にゲームポットを総評しましたが、CABALや
ラテール、終了が決まってしまったけれどもヤン魂のように頑張っている
タイトルもあります。
現状、酷さが良く見えるタイトルがFEZだったというだけの話です。
ここを見た人が直接的に他のタイトルへ迷惑を掛けることはお控え下さい。
(既に私が掛けているじゃないか!と怒られそうですが)
In-game advertisement
By the way I cannot read the post which I made comment on Aeria forum,,,, Was I banned from Aeria Forum?
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=791639&start=10
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?p=6523327#6523327
I just post about in-game-advertizement by Doublefusion and press release for Gamepot or Aeria.
Aeria and Gamepot had contract with Doublefusion about in-game advertisement.
http://www.doublefusion.com/
Aeria-Doublefusion
http://www.doublefusion.com/press/html/Project_Torque_10_07.htm
Gamepot-Doublefusion
http://www.gamepot.co.jp/pdf/ir_release/070608_game_add%20.pdf
http://61.215.215.34/games/021/G002189/20070608202051/
http://61.215.215.34/games/021/G002189/20080327040/
Im not sure the contract still effective or not.
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=791639&start=10
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?p=6523327#6523327
I just post about in-game-advertizement by Doublefusion and press release for Gamepot or Aeria.
Aeria and Gamepot had contract with Doublefusion about in-game advertisement.
http://www.doublefusion.com/
Aeria-Doublefusion
http://www.doublefusion.com/press/html/Project_Torque_10_07.htm
Gamepot-Doublefusion
http://www.gamepot.co.jp/pdf/ir_release/070608_game_add%20.pdf
http://61.215.215.34/games/021/G002189/20070608202051/
http://61.215.215.34/games/021/G002189/20080327040/
Im not sure the contract still effective or not.
New car release future list?
After Julia release on PT website we can check some new real car candidate list
Anyway need more real car for customer (who pay money) and abolish high performance fake (fantasy) car for unpaid player. We don't need class 6 and class 7 RP car. They doesn't respect customer who pay money and give advantage against unpaid player.
2007.Nissan GT-R R-35 (4WD)
BMW M3 GTR
2009.BMW 125i E82 (FR)
2009.BMW 335i E90
2008. Honda Accord EX-L
2005. Toyota Celica SSⅡ 2005 (FF)
Oldsmovile
DMG VAN?
Anyway need more real car for customer (who pay money) and abolish high performance fake (fantasy) car for unpaid player. We don't need class 6 and class 7 RP car. They doesn't respect customer who pay money and give advantage against unpaid player.
2007.Nissan GT-R R-35 (4WD)
BMW M3 GTR
2009.BMW 125i E82 (FR)
2009.BMW 335i E90
2008. Honda Accord EX-L
2005. Toyota Celica SSⅡ 2005 (FF)
Oldsmovile
DMG VAN?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Just for Fun on Class-5 World
To equalise the oppotunity, chance and potential of each car, I suggest a special regulation for Touring car championship of class 5. In the long run I want to add for class 4 if possible.
If you have your idea please advise me. (by the way under this regulation no Wangan race)
Harpoon without Aero/nor Upgrade
268/430/4.57/34/0
Spada Forte with Full Styling parts/No Upgrade
251/338/4.49/38/7
R-33 GT-R with Full Styling parts + Stage 3 each Engine, ECU and Transmission
264/342/4.45/37/7
Lancer Evolution with Full Styling parts + Stage 1 each Engine, ECU and Transmission
265/305/4.56/36/7
Impreza WRX Sti with Full Styling parts + Stage 2 each Engine, ECU and Transmission
269/342/4.65/31/7
Rx-7 FD3S with Full Styling parts + Stage 2 each Engine, ECU and Transmission
271/312/4.52/35/7
NSX-R NA1 with Full Styling parts/No Upgrade ? (need more date to consider balance again, maybe need to add some stage of engine ecu and transmission)
283/297/4.66/32/7
If you have your idea please advise me. (by the way under this regulation no Wangan race)
Harpoon without Aero/nor Upgrade
268/430/4.57/34/0
Spada Forte with Full Styling parts/No Upgrade
251/338/4.49/38/7
R-33 GT-R with Full Styling parts + Stage 3 each Engine, ECU and Transmission
264/342/4.45/37/7
Lancer Evolution with Full Styling parts + Stage 1 each Engine, ECU and Transmission
265/305/4.56/36/7
Impreza WRX Sti with Full Styling parts + Stage 2 each Engine, ECU and Transmission
269/342/4.65/31/7
Rx-7 FD3S with Full Styling parts + Stage 2 each Engine, ECU and Transmission
271/312/4.52/35/7
NSX-R NA1 with Full Styling parts/No Upgrade ? (need more date to consider balance again, maybe need to add some stage of engine ecu and transmission)
283/297/4.66/32/7
Monday, May 24, 2010
Neglect of Customer and advantage for Free to play nerd
Sometimes I saw those kind of post which suggest RP car is too fast than AP car.
Pt Class3 cobra
cobras are to fast for class 3
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=821621
*Add:
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=872945&start=400#row1
When Speid forte was sold on Level-R Japan they doesn't add Lancer Evolution's Stage 5 Upgrade.
On those situation, who want to buy AP/GP car ? most of CUSTOMER (who pay real money on it) feel their decision is neglect of customer.
I used to play LevelR or Project torque and I paid some money to buy some real car which is ofcourse not possible to buy by PP/RP awards. But...everytime I questioned the situation and feel uneasiness. Most of cases those real car have less advantage against fantasy-"PP/RP" car. So, It refrains paying real money on Game. Also, those situation, free-play nerd ruins the game.
class7 Morello (RP)
class6 Panama (RP)
corvette.
Class5.3 Harpoon /Spied Forte (RP) Buggy evo. Camaro Concept
Class5.2 NSX-R FD3S
Class5.1 Lancer Evolution, Impreza, GT-R33
Class4 Phoenix H400 ,MR2, RX8, Stallion
Class3 Cobra Coupe (RP) EG6 FC3S
Class2
class1 Corall spire GTI > AE86
so people dont think to buy class2-class5 real money car because it is enough they just farm RP at Wangan and buy panama or morello and it beats real money car..
So. Aeria, Gamigo, Gamepot consider little benefit for the "customer" who pay money and they give advantages against free-to-play "guest" ,usually they are stupid poor or jobless or school kids?
Personally, I sugegest that all RP-car should be downgraded or only Class 1 RP car shuold be retain and abolish all non-class 1 RP car.
Pt Class3 cobra
cobras are to fast for class 3
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=821621
*Add:
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=872945&start=400#row1
When Speid forte was sold on Level-R Japan they doesn't add Lancer Evolution's Stage 5 Upgrade.
On those situation, who want to buy AP/GP car ? most of CUSTOMER (who pay real money on it) feel their decision is neglect of customer.
I used to play LevelR or Project torque and I paid some money to buy some real car which is ofcourse not possible to buy by PP/RP awards. But...everytime I questioned the situation and feel uneasiness. Most of cases those real car have less advantage against fantasy-"PP/RP" car. So, It refrains paying real money on Game. Also, those situation, free-play nerd ruins the game.
class7 Morello (RP)
class6 Panama (RP)
corvette.
Class5.3 Harpoon /Spied Forte (RP) Buggy evo. Camaro Concept
Class5.2 NSX-R FD3S
Class5.1 Lancer Evolution, Impreza, GT-R33
Class4 Phoenix H400 ,MR2, RX8, Stallion
Class3 Cobra Coupe (RP) EG6 FC3S
Class2
class1 Corall spire GTI > AE86
so people dont think to buy class2-class5 real money car because it is enough they just farm RP at Wangan and buy panama or morello and it beats real money car..
So. Aeria, Gamigo, Gamepot consider little benefit for the "customer" who pay money and they give advantages against free-to-play "guest" ,usually they are stupid poor or jobless or school kids?
Personally, I sugegest that all RP-car should be downgraded or only Class 1 RP car shuold be retain and abolish all non-class 1 RP car.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Real track of Level-R on Google Earth/Map
It has passed almost two years since I post "Real Track of Project Torque on Google Earth" on Project torque official forum. I forgot of my post so to remind of this post i copy and re-designed version here.
Tokyo Citytour/Broadway/etc...
Zoom up for more detailed imageTokyo City Tour/Broadway/etc... mapw
Tokyo Wangan Highway(東京湾岸線)
Zoom up for more detailed imageTokyo Wangan Highway を表示
Tanzawa (YabitsuTougeヤビツ峠)
Zoom up for more detailed imageTanzawa (Yabitsu) を表示

Kanagawa mountains (神奈川 山)?
As I comment in the previous post here, the old sign boad is in Kyoto and not Kanagawa. New map shows it would be Yamakita-area of northwest of Kanagawa Prefecture. Jut my impression this place remind me of somewhere in Kanagawa e.g. Hakone and tanzawa and so on. But Im not sure this is real track or not. There are some possiblitty this map is just a assembled map from various place and parts.
Hint have two:
1. Local map sign board - This is Yamakita-Area northwest of Kanagawa Prefecture.
JR Gotenba-Line Matsuda Railway Stn and so on
Miho-lake, Miyagase-lake and Hatano-City (incruding Yabitsu)
(The Photo quote from here)


より大きな地図で Yamakita-Area を表示
(Btw, the old sign board was already replaced new one, old one at Chii-i Village in kyoto)


2.Sengen-Shrine浅間神社. (Tanzawa also have same-name shrine)

San Fransisco Marina (United States)
Zoom up for more detailed imageSan Fransisco Marina を表示
England - I didnt know the correct locations and it is not sure the map is real track.
There are the hint where it is, from the traffic sign on B-road/B-road Rally.

The traffic sign shows
A36(or A38?) to north Downtown
A45 Suerb to South . Checking the Road on U.K A36 and A45,
Check google map here. It may dummy traffic sign....
Blue=A38 Red=A45 Yellow=A36
Zoom up for more detailed image LR/PT B-road rally hint A36/A45 を表示
If you know other track informatoin please dont hesitate to inform us!
・Germany Circuit http://levelr-wiki.gamigo.de/index.php/Rundkurs
Although we only knows it is in Germany, official site of Level-R china explains it is in Hamburg
・Calfornia race track
Although we only knows it is in Calfornia, official site of Level-R china explains it locates north of Los Angels http://lr.joyzone.com.cn/web/gamedate_5_2.html
・Construction Area http://levelr-wiki.gamigo.de/index.php/Construction_Area
Although we only knows it is in Australia, officual site of Level-R china explains it is in Merborune. http://lr.joyzone.com.cn/web/gamedate_5_5.html
・Serpentine Touge we only knows it is in France
・Hanger
・Airport
・Python Creek
・Shanghai Rooftop
・Joburg Building
・Iceland
・Xmas Track
・Mr X Island
Tokyo Citytour/Broadway/etc...
Zoom up for more detailed imageTokyo City Tour/Broadway/etc... mapw
Tokyo Wangan Highway(東京湾岸線)
Zoom up for more detailed imageTokyo Wangan Highway を表示
Tanzawa (YabitsuTougeヤビツ峠)
Zoom up for more detailed imageTanzawa (Yabitsu) を表示
Kanagawa mountains (神奈川 山)?
As I comment in the previous post here, the old sign boad is in Kyoto and not Kanagawa. New map shows it would be Yamakita-area of northwest of Kanagawa Prefecture. Jut my impression this place remind me of somewhere in Kanagawa e.g. Hakone and tanzawa and so on. But Im not sure this is real track or not. There are some possiblitty this map is just a assembled map from various place and parts.
Hint have two:
1. Local map sign board - This is Yamakita-Area northwest of Kanagawa Prefecture.
JR Gotenba-Line Matsuda Railway Stn and so on
Miho-lake, Miyagase-lake and Hatano-City (incruding Yabitsu)
(The Photo quote from here)


より大きな地図で Yamakita-Area を表示
(Btw, the old sign board was already replaced new one, old one at Chii-i Village in kyoto)


2.Sengen-Shrine浅間神社. (Tanzawa also have same-name shrine)

San Fransisco Marina (United States)
Zoom up for more detailed imageSan Fransisco Marina を表示
England - I didnt know the correct locations and it is not sure the map is real track.
There are the hint where it is, from the traffic sign on B-road/B-road Rally.

The traffic sign shows
A36(or A38?) to north Downtown
A45 Suerb to South . Checking the Road on U.K A36 and A45,
Check google map here. It may dummy traffic sign....
Blue=A38 Red=A45 Yellow=A36
Zoom up for more detailed image LR/PT B-road rally hint A36/A45 を表示
If you know other track informatoin please dont hesitate to inform us!
・Germany Circuit http://levelr-wiki.gamigo.de/index.php/Rundkurs
Although we only knows it is in Germany, official site of Level-R china explains it is in Hamburg
・Calfornia race track
Although we only knows it is in Calfornia, official site of Level-R china explains it locates north of Los Angels http://lr.joyzone.com.cn/web/gamedate_5_2.html
・Construction Area http://levelr-wiki.gamigo.de/index.php/Construction_Area
Although we only knows it is in Australia, officual site of Level-R china explains it is in Merborune. http://lr.joyzone.com.cn/web/gamedate_5_5.html
・Serpentine Touge we only knows it is in France
・Hanger
・Airport
・Python Creek
・Shanghai Rooftop
・Joburg Building
・Iceland
・Xmas Track
・Mr X Island
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