Best troll

[Kledof]

I love how this game decides to troll players by expecting them to predict speed limit changes from 60 to 50 for 10 seconds. - 500 and no more is said until it happens again.
11/10 IGN

[WhiskeyWerewolf]

Yeah, I hate this. Those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ are everywhere.

[Sirrus]

50 to 80 to 50 again at distances where you'll never be able to speed up that fast. But for most part game is somewhat predictable - if you see hard turns, then it'll be something up to 50 kph, so it would be wise to slowdown.

[Minion of Speed]

My favorite is the British speed traps. Drop the speed from 97 to 80 just for the Camera? WTF!?

[Place]

Those are actually real though. Not something the game up. It's usually for an upcoming intersection.

[Minion of Speed]

Ya, I know it's real. But it's still trollish. LOL

[aK]

As a boring truck driver myself, when i watch videos of people driving trucks in this game ( which is fine since its a game and you're ment to have fun ) lots of drivers are treating the trucks like private cars..

Does not work that way in real life, we are always if not stuck in traffic rolling into intersections to keep the truck from stopping not using any brakes only the gears and compression braking / retarder, so if we see a red light 200 meters in front we glide towards the lights at a much slower rate to buffer the time till the lights turn green, We end up rolling through the intersections without stopping, this saves wear and tear and also a lot of fuel, you can practice this in game while in the towns, you will never need to wait for lights ever again, it just takes practice and timing.

If you're in a car you normally press the brakes a lot more slowing down in short distances and zooming off. Which i also consider very poor driving for eco driving.

Same thing with speed cameras, you should be scanning the road infront, don't focus on the speed limit too much, once you recognise the short distance speed changes you will react way before you are now. There is no rush in this game, pull up your fuel effciency meter on the dash and try and keep it under 25 ( also depending on weight and power of truck )

[room217au]

Originally posted by aK:

lots of drivers are treating the trucks like private cars..

I've often wondered what the demographic is for this game. What %age of players aren't even old enough to hold a licence. It's long been an opinion of mine that everyone who applies for a driving licence should spend some time in the passenger seat of a semi trailer and just see how these vehicles behave and how seemingly innocent actions by car drivers can make life rather difficult for us truck drivers.
This game by its mere existence does give that opportunity, albeit in a computer simulation, for folks to at least experience what it's like from the driver's seat.

[komoki_emrys]

Not to mention the fact that you're driving on the wrong side of the road and when you try to drive on the right side the game says "you're driving on the wrong side of the road" when you were driving on the wrong side to begin with. Driving on the left? Really game?

[room217au]

Originally posted by komoki_emrys:

Not to mention the fact that you're driving on the wrong side of the road and when you try to drive on the right side the game says "you're driving on the wrong side of the road" when you were driving on the wrong side to begin with. Driving on the left? Really game?

Depends on whether you're in the UK (drive on the left) or mainland Europe (drive on the right).

[kevin1957]

what is wrong side of the road?as i understand it after the american revolution the americans got away from the british way of doing things which included carriage ways.

[aK]

Originally posted by komoki_emrys:

Not to mention the fact that you're driving on the wrong side of the road and when you try to drive on the right side the game says "you're driving on the wrong side of the road" when you were driving on the wrong side to begin with. Driving on the left? Really game?

There's a reason why trucks come in both right and left hand drive, I've driven on the left side of the road for 15+ years where I'm from.

[Sirrus]

Originally posted by aK:

There is no rush in this game, pull up your fuel effciency meter on the dash and try and keep it under 25 ( also depending on weight and power of truck )

Power of the truck is lesser factor here, at least according to my observations. For example, same route, same cargo, two trucks: Scania 730hp/3500nm, and DAF 510hp/2500nm. Hauling 12 tonnes, Scania ended with 23.67l/100km, DAF ended with 23.79l/100km. All within error margin due to slightly different traffic (one collision blocking both lanes, in front of DAF, so I had to stop).
Another example, another route, same for both trucks, same cargo, two trucks - weakest Scania, 360 hp/1850nm, and upper level Renault Premium, 460hp/2200nm. Consumption was 27.19 and 26.89 respectively.
So I'd say in this game trailer's weight is more important than any other factor. Of course, more powerful truck will speed up faster and chances to find yourself stalling while going uphill are less. Since I drive DAF mostly ingame, I'd say there is approximately 2litres/100 increment over every 5 tonnes of trailer's weight, i.e. roughly 24l/100km for 12 tonnes, 26l/100km for 17tonnes, and 28l/100km for 22 tonnes, give or take. Roads in mountains are bit different, but no dramatical differences were found.
All measurements were taking while driving at prescribed speed, when possible - 80/90 kph for highways, 50-70 for countryside and cities.

[Dachshund]

Personally I think the biggest troll is the AI driving. Cars that won't let you in, you slow down to let them pass they slow down or speed up to ram you while trying to turn etc. AI traffic pile ons, blocking the box it goes on and on. I have only been caught in speed traps a few times, mostly cause I forget that I'm approaching a town or city then all of a sudden it drops and I'm 30 over the limit. But that rarely happens on the open road.

[Pink Jodi]

There is a speed cam in Hull (UK) that always gets me.

There is a camera sign to warn you so you begin to slow down to 50km becasue thats the limit to not get a fine at the very point in time...
Then right nearer the camera it drops the speed to 30something and it will issue the fine the second it changes so you have no way of avoiding it. I alway yell ITS A TRAP! But ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ it gets me EVERYTIME