WOT jobs vs standard

[J8SUPRME]

Can someone please tell me the benefits of doing WOT jobs compared to standard jobs? I know you can drive more than 90 km/h and the jobs may be paying a bit more and you get your statistics on the WOT website. But what else?

[Madkine]

WOT restricts you to 90km, standard jobs do not.
WOT jobs are recorded as stats on the website.
WOT jobs have real world delivery deadlines (ie 18 real hours), standard jobs have in game hour delivery deadlines.
WOT jobs are required for WOT events.

[Arkhyel]

One more addition: you cannot choose what kind of trailer you prefer with WOT jobs. It is what is it and you ain't gonna change it.

[J8SUPRME]

Thanks for the feedback so far. The 90 km/h was the other way around obviously. :-D The other differences was already known to me - forgot to mention the real world time and the lack of options in trailers. Anyone else? :-)

[maxcry]

Your status and position is synched with the WOT server continuously.
So no save-game load to make something undone.

The real benefit is the real time clock. You have plenty of time for sightseeing and explore the map ... :)

[J8SUPRME]

Originally posted by maxcry:

The real benefit is the real time clock. You have plenty of time for sightseeing and explore the map ... :)

That is true. I just wonder why not all jobs count in your WOT statistics?

[maxcry]

Because not all jobs are WOT jobs and not everybody has a WOT account.
You can play the game completely offline if you want.
It's just an additional service you CAN use but you don't have to to enjoy the game.

WOT jobs wont work properly on modded maps.
There are tons of mods for nodamage, whatever, so people can drive like crazy from A to B.
Do you really want all this crap to be counted on WOT?
Probably not.

[J8SUPRME]

Originally posted by maxcry:

Because not all jobs are WOT jobs and not everybody has a WOT account.
You can play the game compeltely offline if you want.
It's just an additional service you CAN use but you don't have to to enjoy the game.

WOT jobs wont work properly on modded maps.
There are tons of mods for nodamage, whatever, so people can drive like crazy from A to B.
Do you really want all this crap to be counted on WOT?
Propably not.

Well - that was not really my point. But when you put it like that.... :-D

I just think one type of job would be nice. But I did not consider all the maniacs, mods etc. :-)

[StevenCgull]

For me, the main benefit of the WOT jobs is the real world deadline. Driving in the dark in these games is quite boring because I can't see the scenery and with non-WOT jobs there isn't always enough time within the deadline to rest. So I love that on a WOT job I can just pull over and rest as soon as the sun goes down and I'm back to driving in the daylight again with the same amount of time left on the deadline.

[MagnusA]

Another difference is number of jobs offered. External Contracts usually has a much longer list of job offers from your current location than the Freight Market from the same city.

This gives more variety both cargo-wise and destination-wise.

For example, right now I have 99 External Contracts (20 pages) and 15 off-line jobs in Freight Market from my current city.

[J8SUPRME]

Originally posted by MagnusA:

Another difference is number of jobs offered. External Contracts usually has a much longer list of job offers from your current location than the Freight Market from the same city.

This gives more variety both cargo-wise and destination-wise.

For example, right now I have 99 External Contracts (20 pages) and 15 off-line jobs in Freight Market from my current city.

Well - that settles it. Signing up. Thanks for all the feedback. :-)

[Wet Valley Mayor]

Originally posted by J8SUPRME:

Originally posted by MagnusA:

Another difference is number of jobs offered. External Contracts usually has a much longer list of job offers from your current location than the Freight Market from the same city.

This gives more variety both cargo-wise and destination-wise.

For example, right now I have 99 External Contracts (20 pages) and 15 off-line jobs in Freight Market from my current city.

Well - that settles it. Signing up. Thanks for all the feedback. :-)

Perfect. If Winterland returns next month, you're in for an adventure.

[keithhazel13]

Originally posted by J8SUPRME:

Originally posted by MagnusA:

Another difference is number of jobs offered. External Contracts usually has a much longer list of job offers from your current location than the Freight Market from the same city.

This gives more variety both cargo-wise and destination-wise.

For example, right now I have 99 External Contracts (20 pages) and 15 off-line jobs in Freight Market from my current city.

Well - that settles it. Signing up. Thanks for all the feedback. :-)

the last message on here i read yesterday was you saying you was quitting....again !

[J8SUPRME]

Originally posted by keithhazel13:

Originally posted by J8SUPRME:

Well - that settles it. Signing up. Thanks for all the feedback. :-)

the last message on here i read yesterday was you saying you was quitting....again !

All the testing I've done for a long time now and the info I found yesterday on the SCS Forum has made it clear to me, that ETS2 in its current state will not be able to meet, what I consider to be a good experience. And since I now have a technical explanation for the issues I have had with the game it's better for me to give the game a long rest. I might drop by again sometime in the future. I can always monitor this forum and the SCS forum to keep up with, how the game evolves. But yes - no more virtual trucking for me. I have signed up for WW2, racing, city building and other virtual activities.

[keithhazel13]

compared to Your rig i'm running a potato yet i have no problems and even just had a second successful attempt to triple screen it and wow does it triple the scenery,i started out with 47.4 degree angle to the two outer monitors but it felt a bit restricting like i was stuck in a small cab so i now have them all practically in a straight line and the walls,tree,s fences building etc all join perfectly from one screen to the next, i do have to have my right monitor half inch or bevel over lapping the centre monitor and probably at 25 degree's or 75 lol to get all the lines right but no effect probably some con fig files wrong and i have minus points in computer knowledge so will leave as it is for now...the point being if my potato plays this good why do you run into problems ?..i'm going to guess the graphics are not as sharp and computer generated perfection like modern games were some look lifelike but for me i want that little bit of nostalgia feel , i once when i played single screen got a bit bored at traffic lights or junctions that took and age but triple screen is beautiful to watch multiple lanes of traffic all doing their thing , i don't want perfection i want realism.. but horses for course's and hope you don't have any problems on your new gaming..

[J8SUPRME]

Originally posted by keithhazel13:

compared to Your rig i'm running a potato yet i have no problems and even just had a second successful attempt to triple screen it and wow does it triple the scenery,i started out with 47.4 degree angle to the two outer monitors but it felt a bit restricting like i was stuck in a small cab so i now have them all practically in a straight line and the walls,tree,s fences building etc all join perfectly from one screen to the next, i do have to have my right monitor half inch or bevel over lapping the centre monitor and probably at 25 degree's to get all the lines right but no effect probably some con fig files wrong and i have minus points in computer knowledge so will leave as it is for now...the point being if my potato plays this good why do you run into problems ?..i'm going to guess the graphics are not as sharp and computer generated perfection like modern games were some look lifelike but for me i want that little bit of nostalgia feel , i once when i played single screen got a bit bored at traffic lights or junctions that took and age but triple screen is beautiful to watch multiple lanes of traffic all doing their thing , i don't want perfection i want realism.. but horses for course's and hope you don't have any problems on your new gaming..

As with many other things in life - it’s a matter of personal preference.
I want one thing - others want something else. And that is just fine. The game does not deliver in terms of what is important to me. So I have moved on to other titles.

I will say this - after having spend over 1800 hours with ETS2 - graphics and the feel of the game has become more important than driving itself. The driving part is just another day at the office because of the long experience. And ETS2 has beautiful scenery especially in the new DLC’s and reworked Germany. But if the cost of improved graphics with a stable frame rate is going low on fps then that’s just not right for me. I can easily see a big difference between 60 and 100 or more fps. And it ruins the experience for me.
So - it’s all good - it’s my decision and I’m fine with that.
Hopefully the future holds many great things for ETS2 - to me the game is just not there yet.
I will most certainly keep an eye on what is going on in the world of ETS2 - and maybe I will try out the game again sometime in the future.