travisbickle
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I think you have the same chance no matter if you're racing or in the main menu, the game is always trying to connect you ... and that might be the issue the servers are having.
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DRIVECLUB |OT| Cloudy with a Chance of Jaw Drops
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I think you have the same chance no matter if you're racing or in the main menu, the game is always trying to connect you ... and that might be the issue the servers are having.
Phat Michael
Banned
Modified Porsche. Kinda like how you have ralliart,amg,sti and other tuning houses.
IAmRandom31
Banned
yeah may be better to have everyone offline until they actually click Login or Connect or something
Protip : Do not attempt any time trials until you understand the implication of the "strike !" trophy. I guess I'll never have that one now 😞
Also, this game is awesome and addictive but it will be probably too difficult for me in the later half. I'll try the club thing anyway but I wonder if there is a place for average players.
Also, this game is awesome and addictive but it will be probably too difficult for me in the later half. I'll try the club thing anyway but I wonder if there is a place for average players.
stoic-lemon
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Someone said earlier that it was due to licensing deal by......you guessed it EA.
Got mine, but might be due to different system here with no need to pre-order.
CronosBlade
Member
Yes you'll have a chance you get connected and then disconnected again a few mins later. So you'll come back to a message that you've been disconnected.
Personal experience.
OK. How the hell do I control the Ariel Atom?
I've cruised through most of the tour, but this event where I have to use the Atom/ Mono (Mono I don't have unlocked) I'm hitting a wall. I can't turn without spinning out. I'm cautious of not putting too much on the throttle out of the turn, and the only way I can go round a corner without spinning is if I go super slow, and if I do the AI rams me and I spin out anyway.
Any advice?
I've cruised through most of the tour, but this event where I have to use the Atom/ Mono (Mono I don't have unlocked) I'm hitting a wall. I can't turn without spinning out. I'm cautious of not putting too much on the throttle out of the turn, and the only way I can go round a corner without spinning is if I go super slow, and if I do the AI rams me and I spin out anyway.
Any advice?
swordfishtrombones
Member
The use of Porsche is restricted to a limited number of particular franchises. RUF's are (heavily) tuned Porsches that are sold under a different brand name, hence the loophole.
Edit: beaten like a Rookie in a Legend race.
jellies_two
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i unlocked another of the rufs, a faster one, but driving it with hood cam or also cockpit cams gives me almost no engine sounds -, just rushing wind. Its weird. Like a Tesla. RUFs should be visceral sounding.
Always-honest
Banned
Windom Earle
Member
There are two controls, one mapped to X and another to a shoulder button. They are three letter acronyms. I press them, and nothing happens.
What the hell are those functions?
Also, is there any way to tell where in the world you are in a certain race, other than knowing what the geography looks like?
What the hell are those functions?
Also, is there any way to tell where in the world you are in a certain race, other than knowing what the geography looks like?
It should work. I think you´ll get a phone call in which someone says you have been chosen or something.
josecitoxnyo
Member
Driveclub - Outrun Colors Edition:
That bug happens a lot if you go to the garage and set a different time of day to view the car. It's annoying.
PodcastFips
Member
They are only available for certain cars and primarily used in the Formula 1. DRS and KERS:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_reduction_system
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KERS#undefined
Always-honest
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Isn't there a title when you start the race?
It's okay, I am too.
In theory you're supposed to come in fast, let go of the gas, tap/hold the e-brake to swerve and change your angle, tap the ignition repeatedly to keep your drift going, and then go. I think. I'm having trouble doing it lol.
KERS and DRS(?)? Those only apply to certain high performance vehicles. There is also a mini map in the lower left corner of the screen which shows you your position.
iFootball
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I was wondering what you meant... so I looked-up this Throphy and it seems it's called differently in the US verison of the game:
http://psnprofiles.com/trophy/2924-DRIVECLUB/16-Rack-em-Up-Knock-em-Down said:
Unless you have completed ALL time trials, it should not be that complicated right?
There is a super tiny white icon with a graphic and text so small I can't read it. Is that the only indication of where a race is going to take place?
Windom Earle
Member
"Start single time trial (not career), in some track you have not set time yet.
Then drive slowly for first lap, lets say 1:03 (depends on track), lap 2 improve few seconds, and third lap improve few seconds more, and fourth lap drive a good lap and beat lap 3 time, and *bing*"
Cthulhu_Steev
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You need to ease down on those corners, Ripley. You'll blow your transaxle.
Oh crap. Is this one of those trophies you can screw yourself out of if you just casually drive around a lot? I think I already have times set on every course.
Exactly. For a game that has been advertised almost entirely as a multiplayer game, this launch has been a monumental failure. The game was never really intended to be played as a single player experience only. So why bother playing it? Why release it without even testing the multiplayer under significant load?
It's okay, I am too.
In theory you're supposed to come in fast, let go of the gas, tap/hold the e-brake to swerve and change your angle, tap the ignition repeatedly to keep your drift going, and then go. I think. I'm having trouble doing it lol.
I've been trying that, sigh. I guess I'll figure it out eventually.
Guys, I can never decide on a view setting. Always end up cycling through them OCD style. BumperCam offers highest sensation of speed, bonnetCam is like, the same, just slightly higher positioned.
Windscreen and Cockpit add the extra layer realism with fov and miffled sounds as the downsides. And then there are the two third person settings, making graphics a lot more impressive and giving great overview but obviously lacking any first person immersion and tangible speed sensation.
Maybe I should just stick to those since I just can't stop stading at my car (esp at night with those brake lights god almighty). But then I totally miss out on half of the appeal of racing it seems.
Talking about OCD, don't even get me started on hud vs. no-hud. There's always SOME info I would like to see. Hope they'll let us customise that at least
Windscreen and Cockpit add the extra layer realism with fov and miffled sounds as the downsides. And then there are the two third person settings, making graphics a lot more impressive and giving great overview but obviously lacking any first person immersion and tangible speed sensation.
Maybe I should just stick to those since I just can't stop stading at my car (esp at night with those brake lights god almighty). But then I totally miss out on half of the appeal of racing it seems.
Talking about OCD, don't even get me started on hud vs. no-hud. There's always SOME info I would like to see. Hope they'll let us customise that at least
Windom Earle
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Well, kinda hard to screw yourself out of it to be honest. I would not be worried.
iFootball
Member
Hmm I believe that's incorrect... the "Target Times" as described by the Trophy are set by the game, not by your own laps... when you start a Time Trial, the game will list those 3 target times on the left of the screen if I remember correctly (you basically get a star for beating each target)
Windom Earle
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Trophy whores are saying it works:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/driveclub/248724-rack-em-up-knock-em-down-trophy-help.html
Haven't tried it.
Yeah, it's the one where you are supposed to beat the first time without beating any of the others. Basically, on your first try, unless you quit before passing the line, which I do now but I'm far advanced in the campaign and I'm not sure there's a timetrial left that I'm able to beat
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
You're supposed to grab them with [ ] as they fly past in case you shit yourself at the graphics speed.
iFootball
Member
Interesting... what you posted is working for others, so I guess it should work... thx!
kriskrosbbk
Member
Made it to level 22 for now. Great fun until I hit the Pro Trophy because the AI suddenly starts to rubberband like crazy making it impossible for me to win the races. I did beat all the secondary objectives in my first try on this championship: 2nd race lap times of 1:39:XX, 3rd race lap times of 0:59:XX. Apparently beating the lap times by 3 to 4 seconds is just enough to be 5/12 or 10/12.
In all the other events I never had a problem to stay in front once I got there and as long as I did keep a clean racing line. I just came in 8th place while leading the pack until the last straight in the 2nd race, when 7 cars zipped by just before the finish line with impossible speed...
Weird thing is that the AI doesn't rubberband in the other championships of the pro bracket or on any other of the races I finished until now.
In all the other events I never had a problem to stay in front once I got there and as long as I did keep a clean racing line. I just came in 8th place while leading the pack until the last straight in the 2nd race, when 7 cars zipped by just before the finish line with impossible speed...
Weird thing is that the AI doesn't rubberband in the other championships of the pro bracket or on any other of the races I finished until now.
NEOPARADIGM
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I've decided this game is basically MGSV:GZ of racers - it will get panned by anyone who tries to blow through it, and loved by those with a real desire to sink their proverbial teeth in. (And by no coincidence one will note MGSV:GZ is only a 75 on Metacritic itself.)
To that point I'd add I have no problems with scoring this game a 7 or 8, in its current state that's probably about right, especially for a $60 game. Classic case of "7 is shit" instead of "7 is a very competent game."
Now get them servers up!
To that point I'd add I have no problems with scoring this game a 7 or 8, in its current state that's probably about right, especially for a $60 game. Classic case of "7 is shit" instead of "7 is a very competent game."
Now get them servers up!
Ok, maybe I misunderstood, will try that then, thanks!
I wasto buy the game yesterday, but something stopped me.
I caved in and got a copy, with the controller, I'm learning to drive all over again.
ShadowKingpin
Member
I don't know what's worse: the fact that servers are still not working, or the release dates. Already having the game since the 7th, I am more biased and on the side of the servers not working.
I wasto buy the game yesterday, but something stopped me.
The option to try it out on ps+ first?
Mine downloaded successfully as far as I can tell, but as the game isn't unlocked for me yet I won't be able to confirm until tomorrow if it's actually available in game.
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