Snow tires

[imran]

Hey , i have a suggestion to remove the obligation of offroad tires to winter  weather, because in real life there are snow tires that are not fat and they are way better  for these conditions than offroad tires, right now it might looks good on normal and suvs cars, but for spurty cars it just make them looks ugly.

 

 

Edited December 4, 2025 by imran

[Hector2Fingers]

-1.  Most people in snowy climates put their sports cars away for the winter and drive vehicles that are appropriate for snow conditions.

[Asbo]

49 minutes ago, imran said:

because in real life

in real life you dont respawn when you die, the server doesnt have to be 1 to 1 with real life.

[Eliza]

I don’t think realism arguments have too much merit when we drink salty ocean water here

[SquirtleSquad]

Just know that the snow tires that are in the Vehicle Mod Menu are not limited to just the one with chains. You can use the "Off-Road" tires category for them as well. It's just the ones with chains were added last year, and people dig their appearance. As long as you use an off-road tire, that'll count as snow tires.

[imran]

1 hour ago, Hector2Fingers said:

-1.  Most people in snowy climates put their sports cars away for the winter and drive vehicles that are appropriate for snow conditions.

Average USA citizen mind, bigger and heavy cars are better.
in real life driving a ligher car in snow is better, as long  as u sets good snow tires on it you are good to go.
for heavy vehicles like trucks or buses they use chains on tires.

 

1 hour ago, Asbo said:

in real life you dont respawn when you die, the server doesnt have to be 1 to 1 with real life.

in real life, people try to make things better, offroad tires ain't made for snow, current rule only make sporty cars looks ugly.
 

 

1 hour ago, Eliza said:

I don’t think realism arguments have too much merit when we drink salty ocean water here

One unrealistic detail doesn’t cancel every other RP standard.

 

1 hour ago, SquirtleSquad said:

Just know that the snow tires that are in the Vehicle Mod Menu are not limited to just the one with chains. You can use the "Off-Road" tires category for them as well. It's just the ones with chains were added last year, and people dig their appearance. As long as you use an off-road tire, that'll count as snow tires.

 

agree with you, but there are 3 types of tires on snow:
1- non snow tires, these will performs bad either they are summer or offroad tires
2- snow tires, they are mainly similar to summer tires, but different on tread patterns. and these type of tires can be formed on slip and fat tires.
3- tires with chains, these tires can be just summer tires equiped to it, or winter tires with chains, chains are mainly used for heavy vehicles, and they are mainly useful on going downhills or uphills.

[SquirtleSquad]

4 minutes ago, imran said:

Average USA citizen mind, bigger and heavy cars are better.
in real life driving a ligher car in snow is better, as long  as u sets good snow tires on it you are good to go.
for heavy vehicles like trucks or buses they use chains on tires.

If you can't respond to any member of this community respectfully, don't. There's no need to insult anyone.

We have Snow Rules in place for fair balance, otherwise everyone would ignore it and drive around with sport tires year round. I come from an area where we get snow equal if not more than what the server portrays. I've driven on sport tires, and they perform terribly. When it gets colder, your tires get harder and stiffer. This causes them to lose grip and the ability to maintain traction. Snow tires are much softer and much easier to warm up, so they are able to maintain a grip through the snow.

End all, we require snow tires, and this has been a thing for years. I do not see us changing this at all. Use Off-Road tires category and select one to add to your vehicle.

[Ranger]

We will not be changing a rule that promotes semi-realistic behavior during a wintery season because some cars don't look good with off-road tires.

Park your car and buy a Truck/SUV, or put on off-road tires for a couple weeks.