(Refund Request Denied by Chuck) Refund Req - dkwayman

[◄Chuck►]

(2012-05-13 09:22)Josh Wrote:  Chuck, How likely is it that the InSim location would change to 'Safe Zone 2' but still issue a fine?

We gotta be a bit careful here, as this seems pretty much a precedent case. The way you're asking the chance is 0%.
The problem comes with a moving car, as I described above. The location-display is updated once a second iirc. That means, you're blind flying for the next second. Basically two things can happen during that second:

-The location shows Safe Zone, but due to the display-delay, you're out of the zone already.

-You press shift+p within the zone, but due to a server lag, the action is carried out after you left the zone again.

Both are likely to happen, especially the second one. Everybody knows the situation where you want to pit but it takes a second or sometimes even > 10 seconds when some lamer is connecting.

The point is that the fine is set at the moment when the action is actually carried out (ie the player leaves the track), rather the time when the user pressed shift+p.

I think we should not refund for any of such cases except when the user can proof he was stationary for > 2 second and was not closer than 2 metres to the zone-limits, in which case a real system-error has occurred.
Otherwise we have soon loads of such cases to sort.

Also: The first fine is always issued as a warning, which should alert the user that he did something wrong / act more careful. If he ignores that and simply continues without changing his behaviour and/or diligence, the fine is very valid.