A BONE TO PICK WITH DRF...

[lousycapper]

Grampa says, "The DRF is misleading its customers." They advertise "unlimited" DRF Formulator P.P. file downloads for a price. However, when Grampa did the math, and I checked it, their "unlimited" downloads actually cost 3 times the advertised price because, hidden in the fine print, the number of playable races you get is only about one-third of the total races available. To us "unlimited" means "unlimited". What say you, DRF people? How about a truely "UNLIMITED" pricing program, hmmmmmmmmm?

-L.C.

[Dave Schwartz]

What is a "playable race?" And what do you mean, "Accoding to the fine print?"

Dave

[lousycapper]

Originally posted by Dave Schwartz
What is a "playable race?" And what do you mean, "Accoding to the fine print?"

Dave

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Most all races are playable, IMHO!

Observe the SMILEY FACES... Id est, unless Grampa has missed something. There are at least 50,000 races per year. Divide that by 8 [average] horses per race gives you over 6,000 cards [approximately]. If you take their figures you are being told "unlimited" but in reality you are only receiving a little over 2000 cards.


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:rolleyes: * price based on an average of six cards per day. :rolleyes:

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-L.C.