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Gran Turismo SPORT | OT | Putting it all on the line
- Thread starter Niks
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Yeah I was half hoping they wouldn't run another test season straight after the last one so I could have a break (and actually spend some time with the missus) but now they've announced it you know I'm gonna be on for every race if humanly possible!
Just rage quit the Nations Cup race.. Was having a fantastic race in second place, keeping a steady 1 second gap to the guy in front while those behind drifted further back. Made one balls out coming out of the second long fast left hander and put my tires on the outside. Lost 2 or 3 seconds and the guy from behind was approaching me into the braking zone that's downhill into the little chicane. I was going through as fast as I normally do, and I take a line thats a bit slower in but helps me straight line it through the chicane and was the place I kept making time up over everyone else. Well this cunt just rams into the back of me sending me off track. Basically went over the grass, the only way I could go. 10 second penalty....
FUUUUCKKKKK YOUUUUUU
FUUUUCKKKKK YOUUUUUU
Damn the Kyoto driving park is a really easy track and it makes the racing so clean. I'd very much like to see trial mountain and deep forest back and in sport races. Those are nice flowy tracks and I think there's be good racing on them.
Idk it seems a lot of people prefer real tracks to fictional tracks. I like both but I feel like the fictional tracks would make for more stable traffic patterns in low level sport races.
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Has there been a change in the penalties? I notice it's a lot kinder to me when I'm bumped from behind. When rear ended: I don't seem to get speed penalties at all and it seems more lenient with the Sr penalty.
Idk it seems a lot of people prefer real tracks to fictional tracks. I like both but I feel like the fictional tracks would make for more stable traffic patterns in low level sport races.
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Has there been a change in the penalties? I notice it's a lot kinder to me when I'm bumped from behind. When rear ended: I don't seem to get speed penalties at all and it seems more lenient with the Sr penalty.
Yeah...The only reason GTS isn't on is when I'm not at home lol
I had someone yesterday ram my car sideways multiple times because we were going to finish side by side. I ended up on the wall and with an SR penalty.
It was for 10th place.
It was for 10th place.
I feel pretty much the same way, only a bigger issue for me is I feel the cars break loose way too easily. I hate driving with TC on, but even when I am easy on the throttle the car goes from stable to snapping around in an instant. I think I part of this is the non-linear throttle mapping, which drives me crazy and I hope is fixed in an update. It makes 50%-100% throttle extremely hard to modulate. As a result I am extremely cautious accelerating out of corners and it shows in my lap times. What's worse is when I watch lap replays of some of the top guys they are aggressive on the gas and don't seem to have this issue at all. Maybe I just suck lol.
I didn't think about the mapping to the trigger. I'll try to pay more attention to that. For me I think the break away is okay -maybe a little sudden, sure- but the tire can just skid a little, and then it wants to continue skidding even if you are being smooth and ease the load on the tire. The effect is that it calls for a lot of extra attention when you want to go for the last bit of grip, so I'm strategically driving cooler. I wonder if others are doing the same?
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I can't stop playing this game. Last race. I swear.
Its actually the same on the G29's pedals as well. Wish there was a way to just adjust it, I think you can in PCars 2.
Good. Good. Let the hatred flow through you.
Seriously, tho, the SR system is good enough that it seems like people have it in mind even when they're raging. I wish it had been implemented in earlier games. Driveclub really could have benefited from something like it.
It's really good. I've just got the game a week ago and didn't get into sport races until today. It's been fair and good.
Some cars being obviously faster on the straight line is so, so unfair. On Interlagos I managed to get past a Porsche twice on the corners but each time he would get easily past me at the straight before the finish line. What am I even supposed to do against that?
Against my better judgement I had a go at the Nurb Sport race, set a hilariously bad qualification time so I was the slowest of those who had in 17th place. Before even leaving the GP section I was up to 9th because of the carnage, then of course punted off track from behind by an idiot braking far too late, down to 15th, back up to 10th, smashed off as I went round someone coming back on from a crash, back down to 14th, rinse repeat.
To be fair though, apart from the rage inducing idiocy surrounding me, it was very intense, I think I was one of two or three drivers who ended up with blue SR :D
To be fair though, apart from the rage inducing idiocy surrounding me, it was very intense, I think I was one of two or three drivers who ended up with blue SR :D
What car are you using? I had a lambo against Vipers. As far as I can tell, the only advantages I had was slightly better braking and a good grip around corners...it didn't matter though. Those things were great all around and excellent in a straight line. I would get behind one to draft and...nothing. No pulling on them because they were pulling away from me in front lol.
That's the case in real life racing though too. Are you sure they're not just taking a better line into the straight and getting more speed quickly? That could be compounding the straightline speed advantage.
Is the Viper really that good in real life? It seems a bit overpowered right now.
I've been debating whether to get GT Sport or Forza 7 for the passed week. I've been in the mood for a racing game, one to take advantage of either the PS4 Pro or XBox one X and a 4k TV. There's some black friday ads saying Forza 7 will be $50CDN too. I grew up with GT but skipped the PS3 era due to college. Never really played Forza. But the cheaper price, and the content is weighing heavily.
My concern is longevity. What are your feelings on the legs of GT Sport? As a fully fledged GT7 seems unlikely right?
My concern is longevity. What are your feelings on the legs of GT Sport? As a fully fledged GT7 seems unlikely right?
Would need to see a replay or something. Some cars are going to be faster going into the corners and some will be faster going out. The driver can also choose to go a little slower in to trade off for a faster out.
"Slow in, fast out" has the greatest effect in the turn before the longest straight. You can lose 3 or 4 carlengths in the turn trying to straighten out your exit line, and make it up and more as the higher exit speed is magnified down the straight.
Don't come into this expecting GT7 because you'll only end up being dissapointed. If you get GT sport do so with an open mind and with a view to the bulk of your racing to be done online. There's quite a bit of singleplayer content to get through but it's not like the traditional GT experiences of old.
Watch inside sim racing and EZ Allies reviews of GT sport to get an overview on what to expect.
It depends on you. I'm liking it a lot because it pulls off this unique feeling of a live course. The downside is.... You have to be on the program.
Sport mode happens on the tracks they say with the cars they say and at the time they say. Sure you can pick from a few, but for the most part you are on someone else's program.
Now I can actually enjoy the game when I'm not up to sport races - I played after work every day this week without doing a sport race- but all the side activities sort of orbit around the sport mode and it's always the main event. And there is nothing here that approximates the standard GT mode template.
So far I really like it despite missing the old gt mode. I can see myself playing this regularly for a long time. The feeling of settling into a sport race for a few hours (as I choose a race to focus on and replay the same thing over and over) is fuckin awesome. I feel like a gladiator or something. :o
If you are at all willing to accept it as an online-only game then id say you have to try it out.
Removing 10pm races from the leagues is annoying. I was hoping they'd be extended until 11pm, not taken the other way.
Thanks, I'll watch the Inside Sim review, but I have watched the easy allies review, and read quite a few things about both games. I don't mind the online aspect. I think I have fairly reasonable expectations on what GT Sport will be to me, which is why I'm asking about longevity. GT Sport is seemingly a GAAS platform but there's little talk on the extension of the game as it currently is. Polyphony already is pretty loose with time tables in my opinion. This is what my considerations for getting GT Sport will be.
Thanks, yeah I'm not only thinking of the monetary investment but time as well. What you describe definitely sounds enjoyable. And your opinion on playing the game regularly for a long time gives me confidence towards GT Sport.
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So I started season 3 on Dragon Trail with Porsche this time around and qualified in 7th which was probably about the best I could do. Started the race and lost a place before the first chicane to a Megane (those things are damn fast on a straight) but gained a place on the exit then I did this :-
Dammit. I then got rear ended going into the hairpin and got a ten second penalty for it. Ended up scrapping for lower top ten places the entire race (and picking up an SR relegation too for my troubles) but I did discover that the Cayman can take the chicane near the end absolutely flat out when I pulled this move off at the end of the race.
I was 1.5 seconds behind going in :-)
Dammit. I then got rear ended going into the hairpin and got a ten second penalty for it. Ended up scrapping for lower top ten places the entire race (and picking up an SR relegation too for my troubles) but I did discover that the Cayman can take the chicane near the end absolutely flat out when I pulled this move off at the end of the race.
I was 1.5 seconds behind going in :-)
The Nations race was Beetle dominated, 8 of the top 10 were Beetles with my 911 in 4th. Lost a place from the start when I went a bit wide but then this happened at the chicane :-
After that it was a simple run to 2nd as the leader was just too damn fast and all the guys behind me were scrapping and losing time.
After that it was a simple run to 2nd as the leader was just too damn fast and all the guys behind me were scrapping and losing time.
Nice move on the end of the Tail there. I don't think I could pull that off without a wheel though, taking that chicane fast requires precise steering, let alone taking it full-out.
I think I'll try something different than Ferrari this time. I adore the 458 Gr.4, but the Gr.3 is so squirrelly that it makes me over-cautious.
I've gone with Subaru for this week's manufacturers cup.
It's boring I know but both of their cars are decent even if not glamorous.
It's boring I know but both of their cars are decent even if not glamorous.
Once again, Kaz has screwed the NA west coast. I sat down at 7pm to do the first night of FIA races, and was suprrised to discover they had changed the times, and that the last races were at 7 and 7:10. My only option was the Manufacturer's race, so I quickly signed up with Porsche (inspired by Shannow) and ran the only race left, qualifying badly due to my unfamiliarity with the car.
So just to be clear, the FIA races for NA west coast are now 3pm to 7pm. What. The. Fuck. That basically means anyone who actually works during the week has no chance of competing and barely a chance to enter one race each day, let alone two.
So just to be clear, the FIA races for NA west coast are now 3pm to 7pm. What. The. Fuck. That basically means anyone who actually works during the week has no chance of competing and barely a chance to enter one race each day, let alone two.
You can't overlook the online lobby mode because imo it can be incredible, even better than the sport mode. By itself it made GT5 my most played game last generation. The weakness is that it could take some time to find the right room.
You know I may in fact be overlooking that. I had a pretty good time in the lobbies of gt5 and 6. I have not tried the gts lobbies yet.
It's live only for a limited set of users. I have access. If you (or anybody else here on ERA) need something uploaded just send me a message and I'll gladly do it.
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Oh shit that's even worse than the UK, which end at 9 now (was 10). I am actually surprised they aren't staggered in the time zones so everyone has them at 5pm-9pm. It's not like we play across regions anyway.
Oh shit that's even worse than the UK, which end at 9 now (was 10). I am actually surprised they aren't staggered in the time zones so everyone has them at 5pm-9pm. It's not like we play across regions anyway.
I use a pad too, it is a high risk move tho - I got it wrong earlier in the race when I tried it and lost 3 places - worth a try during qualifying though if you've already got a banker lap in.
Yeah having a car your confident in is often better than a faster car you can't trust.
I've not used either of them yet tbh but the GR.4 is certainly capable of good results. I really liked going with Dodge last time out as both cars are quick but felt it's worth experimenting at this stage.
That's really crap, I don't know why they've changed it but that'd mean I wouldn't get to do any of the races at all if they did those times over here. You'd think they'd service the American market right.
It's already out there for some people but they've not given a date for general release.
No idea what's happening with the scheduled race times at the moment. Mine appeared in game to be 2 hours later than advertised with this latest FIA season.
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Yeah, it's really kind of unbelievable that they'd put most of our races in the afternoon. No idea why they don't stagger them per region.
And I'm even more impressed that you used a DS4 for that. I did manage that flat-out in the Cayman during practice runs, but didn't have the cojones to do that during the race. I still clipped the barrier once even slowing down. That chicane is murder.
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I did my first foray into the FIA event last night. Just did the nation's cup as it is all I had time for. I ran it in my Ferrari 458 as I was pretty comfortable with it as I didn't have much time for practise.
I qualified 9th with a time I knew I could go faster than. I was about 2 seconds slower than pole. The race went well with all those VW beetles flying wide a lot of the time. I did make it up to third but I messed the chicane up and rather than fighting the car onto the road and wiping 4th place out I waited until I recovered. Did mean I dropped to 5th but not negative SR. From that point it was straight forward,apart from one beetle who was right behind me for a few laps and gave me a few nudges. In the end they pushed too hard and ended up entering a corner too fast and ate the barrier and span out.
Thoroughly enjoyed the race and having to plan my move to overtake people. Most of the race was clean apart from a few people bumping around corners.
Only got 101 points but I got a SR promotion. Now sat at DA.
I qualified 9th with a time I knew I could go faster than. I was about 2 seconds slower than pole. The race went well with all those VW beetles flying wide a lot of the time. I did make it up to third but I messed the chicane up and rather than fighting the car onto the road and wiping 4th place out I waited until I recovered. Did mean I dropped to 5th but not negative SR. From that point it was straight forward,apart from one beetle who was right behind me for a few laps and gave me a few nudges. In the end they pushed too hard and ended up entering a corner too fast and ate the barrier and span out.
Thoroughly enjoyed the race and having to plan my move to overtake people. Most of the race was clean apart from a few people bumping around corners.
Only got 101 points but I got a SR promotion. Now sat at DA.
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Yeah you would need to drop to 1080p and then you get the quality/frame rate options. Being honest it looks so good at 4K it's only the replays I guess that would be nicer.
I had a few races yesterday on the ring 8). Placed mid table. Didn't have the car everyone was using so used the Mclaren. Thoroughly enjoyable. No mistakes either in both races. Pleasing...
I returned to the races after a pausing day, it's inevitable. This time I'm racing with a more "wait and see" approach, and the races weren't so bad this time. The rare times I got surpassed were clean attempts. On dragon trails, the corner before the chicane and the chicane exit are easy points for surpass, when most of the people don't know how to deal with and come out very wide in the first and extremely slowly on the second.
The Nur race was a really nice variation.
The Nur race was a really nice variation.
Glad you enjoyed it :-) I find them much more rewarding than the 3 lap sport mode races though they can be frustrating if you have rough time.
I've decided I'm only going to do the longer race in sport mode from now on.
It's just so much better. The longer race allows the field to spread out a bit and that means some real battles/rivalries develop, even in the middle of the pack. It's also less suicidal from an SR point of view since if you're involved in an incident it doesn't automatically mean you'll end the race at the back in the red - there's enough time to recover and to string together a number of clean sectors.
I feel Sport modereally comes into its own in these 8+ lap races with the tires gradually wearing down. I'd love for them to do races that are about an hour long that would mean everyone has to pit at least once.
Up to SR A, DR B now and first impressions are that it's much better than B, less noobs around. Just had a great race at the Nurburgring GP, which I ended up winning :P
It's just so much better. The longer race allows the field to spread out a bit and that means some real battles/rivalries develop, even in the middle of the pack. It's also less suicidal from an SR point of view since if you're involved in an incident it doesn't automatically mean you'll end the race at the back in the red - there's enough time to recover and to string together a number of clean sectors.
I feel Sport modereally comes into its own in these 8+ lap races with the tires gradually wearing down. I'd love for them to do races that are about an hour long that would mean everyone has to pit at least once.
Up to SR A, DR B now and first impressions are that it's much better than B, less noobs around. Just had a great race at the Nurburgring GP, which I ended up winning :P
Just a quick question, I skipped GTS so far as it's not completly what i was looking for in a racing game. (Like to upgrade junkers etc and race them) But now I see the Golf GTI etc are avalible as well. Are there any more plans of adding lower powered "regular" cars as far as it's known? Between this and the game dropping to 29 euro's here where I live it became interresting all of a suddon. (Almost bought a xbox S with Forza, just to scratch that racing itch, down to 160 euro's aswell. This black friday week is insane)
The Beetle. It was my first time using it and although the handling is good it seems a bit slow on the straights? Not sure.
But he is surpassing me when I'm pretty much at top speed far away from the corner. Taking the better line shows its effect right after going out of corners, right? So I don't think that is it.
See above. I think the Beetle just has a lower top speed than the Porsche.
Anyway, I'm gonna try this again and experiment a bit with the Beetle and the Porsche.
I also had good times in lobbies.
the best way to enjoy them is to create your own. As a minimum, if you set the car category, your lobby will fill up quickly.
I found it cool to be able to text chat during a long race (the AI drives for you while you type). Usually I do that to apologise to someone I bumped off the track :D
