Hispanicguy
Member
I'm looking for a club as well. Still fairly new to this game (and driving in general, lol) but would love to help level up. Feel free to add me: EspanaJefff
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DRIVECLUB |OT2| You Can't Rush Evolution
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postcyberpunk
Banned
I play most weeknights and weekends... I won't be back on until Wednesday this week, so if you guys want to add me, no probs. I am still completely hooked on DC, so I'm waiting to buy Bloodborne.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Anyone can add me. I have the season pack, and usually post some decent times. I'm usualy top 3-4 in my friends, with several top spots sprinkled in there. I don't play much multi, but that's because hardly any of my friends are still playing this online. Would love to team up with some of you and tear it up online as well.
PSN ID: RJN
Just say you're a GAFfer
PSN ID: RJN
Just say you're a GAFfer
BradleyLove
Member
I have a slightly off-topic comment and don't know where else to share it.
I have a new appreciation for DriveClub's cockpit camera and the care taken in rendering the inside of the cars. This weekendthanks to an amazing birthday present from my wifeI had the good fortune of driving a Ferrari F430 for ten minutes. It was amazing.
Before going to the track, I raced a few laps in DC in the F430. And I'm shocked at how comfortable the car felt when I sunk into the driver's seat. Visually, at least.
The car felt much different, of course. Just so many sensations! The way the engine gurgled and growled when I hit the throttle, pressing my lower spine into the seat back. I'm in love.
Here's the beast.
I did something similar last year. My wife got me a driving experience at Silverstone Racing Circuit in the UK. I drove the Fezza F430, Aston Martin V8 Vantage and the Nissan GTR round Silverstone. Absolutely amazing day.
For my birthday just gone, my wife has bought me another driving experience but this time I've gone for the Ariel Atom at Brands Hatch. That's going to be insane.
Those are pointer cones. In autocross they're used to signal what side of the cone to drive on
farmerboy
Member
Add me buddy, no probs. Everyone else here is top tier, I'm your Average Joe. You don't want all top tier on the leaderboard, it gets depressing.
farmerboy007
Also, hoping someone can shed some light on this. A friend of mine and I play most nights in a joint session. Lately, it seems to be kicking him out all the time. Literally. Last time it was 6 disconnects in a row. Last night we played 3 straight without a hitch, then another 5 disconnects. Its driving him mad, me too. He's tried a different modem, we've each tried being the session leader. Closing the app and restarting. Signing out of psn and back in. Stopping party chat. We even make sure that our ps4s aren't downloading or uploading to the cloud.
Once it starts disconnecting him, he can't even get in on his own. He's got a better connection than me too.
Is there anything we're missing?
GetDigitized
Member
Thanks alot!
postcyberpunk
Banned
No raced with me yet, huh?
I think you are a few spots ahead of me on most leaderboards. And I'm really not trying to beat a dead horse, but the netcode is seriously wonky... sometimes it's great--no disconnects, smooth racing--and sometimes it is buggy as all hell and not the fault of your connect, etc. A crapshoot, to be sure. It's the one serious downer about the game.
xenorevlis
Member
So, finally got around to making an account on GAMERSYDE. Love the quality of their community uploads (and in general).
Here is that first replay video I did that was on YouTube before, but looked like smeared ink half of the time. Full 1080p capture.
http://www.gamersyde.com/thqstream_...r_c_x75_at_nakasendo-xlzIAbV3nX26oaqk_en.html
Here is that first replay video I did that was on YouTube before, but looked like smeared ink half of the time. Full 1080p capture.
http://www.gamersyde.com/thqstream_...r_c_x75_at_nakasendo-xlzIAbV3nX26oaqk_en.html
farmerboy
Member
No raced with me yet, huh?
I bloody got up at 4:30am checked the app and you weren't on
. Couldn't sleep after that so I kept checking every half hour or so and you still weren't on. Most everyone else was playing Bloodborne (I got it too but I'm gonna wait for the patch) so I didn't bother getting on. Wasn't till I checked GAF at breakfast I saw your post about the shitty servers. Don't worry, you'll get a chance to kick my arse
^^ Great vid Xeno, great choice of music.
postcyberpunk
Banned
Yeah, sorry about that. I should have messaged you through PSN, but I didn't see you on either.
Had quite a few tough races tonight, doing the different Tour events trying to get competitive times with some of the top lot on my friends list. Especially hard were those Chevrolet, Corvette and VUHL05 wet races/championships in the Midnight Tour. Those particular vehicles just handle terribly. The VUHL05 with a twitchy nature whilst still having tonnes of understeer, and the Z06 feeling somewhat bloated and slide happy.
In any case, sent you guys a Drift Club Challenge. Feel free to give it a shot!
In any case, sent you guys a Drift Club Challenge. Feel free to give it a shot!
Davidfoundation
Banned
Awesome vid Xeno!
Cuthbert 80
Member
So I've had some time to sink my teeth into the gorgeous replays at the end of each race and would like to add some feedback as to what i think would improve them:
Much less reliance on showing vehicle cameras in "Replay" mode- There is way too many times where you are presented with angles showing the cars tires, rear end etc which takes up most of the screen. I think there should be a strong bias of "Trackside" cameras as well as throwing in a few of the "Vehicle" angles.
Trackside cameras should zoom in closer to the cars much more often- Of course show off the outstanding environments but equally show off the amazing car models. What I mean photographically is for the "Trackside Cameras" to mimic a strong telephoto lens zoomed up close to the cars more often; not the over reliance on "Vehicle Cameras" with wide angled shots which are so prevalent.
The cuts are often too quick in "Replay"- Has been mentioned by others already but yeah...you sometimes miss the action, dont really need to elaborate on this.
Other than that, great work once again by EVO.
Below is my previous request about the wheels/alloys not blurring in replay mode just in case it was missed:
Much less reliance on showing vehicle cameras in "Replay" mode- There is way too many times where you are presented with angles showing the cars tires, rear end etc which takes up most of the screen. I think there should be a strong bias of "Trackside" cameras as well as throwing in a few of the "Vehicle" angles.
Trackside cameras should zoom in closer to the cars much more often- Of course show off the outstanding environments but equally show off the amazing car models. What I mean photographically is for the "Trackside Cameras" to mimic a strong telephoto lens zoomed up close to the cars more often; not the over reliance on "Vehicle Cameras" with wide angled shots which are so prevalent.
The cuts are often too quick in "Replay"- Has been mentioned by others already but yeah...you sometimes miss the action, dont really need to elaborate on this.
Other than that, great work once again by EVO.
Below is my previous request about the wheels/alloys not blurring in replay mode just in case it was missed:
@Rushy
I personally think you've done a very good job at replays, thanks very much for adding this important and long overdue feature.
Other people in this thread have made valid constructive feedback regarding replays and for me, the biggest issue that sticks out like a sore thumb is the complete lack of motion blur on the car alloys/tires when the cars are at speed. This completely breaks the immersion for replay eye-candy because it appears that the cars are moving much slower than they should and looks artificial.
I'd like to request that the cars(at least in replays, gameplay is a bonus) receive motion blur on the alloys/tires in a future game update....only because it appears that it isnt too hardware intensive and was actually a feature properly implemented 2 generations on Gran Turismo 3 on the PS2.
Below are some examples of exactly what I'm referring to in other games from an older generation:
Gran Turismo 3: (basic implimentation without full screen motion but very convincing nonetheless for the effective blurring of the alloys/tires- which is my point)
Gran Turismo 5: (Best examples)
Project Gotham Racing 4:
Project Gotham Racing 3:
...and here is a screenshot I took today of a Driveclub replay where you can clearly see the lack of motion blur on the Ferrari's alloys/tires even though you can see the background is blurring slightly to convey at least some form of movement:
I hope this can be patched in at some point soon Paul, thanks so much again for the continued amazing post launch support for this game.
I was late getting around to it because I was out of town but finally did the lambo tour yesterday. Shiiiiit they handle so amazing. Best car pack yet
I say this as a very average driver... But I'm finally in agreement the tours are too easy at this point. I breezed through it no problem at all. Given how good some of you are it wouldn't surprise me if you got all the stars first time through each event.
Is the other new tour around the same difficulty?
I say this as a very average driver... But I'm finally in agreement the tours are too easy at this point. I breezed through it no problem at all. Given how good some of you are it wouldn't surprise me if you got all the stars first time through each event.
Is the other new tour around the same difficulty?
I personally like the lack of motion blur. While it may convey some sense of speed, I always find myself trying to resolve it when taking pictures on games that feature blur in photo mode (Horizon 2 recently). I think it looks phony when it appears in video games generally. An option to see or disable it would be good, but only as an option. I think the wheels, tires, calipers, discs, etc. look too good in DC to obscure them with blur. So I'm not disagreeing entirely, I would simply like another option.
Cuthbert 80
Member
If you're trying to take pics in replay/photomode while trying to visually resolve all the details of wheels/rims for example, you can always just stop the car completely to capture it all and make it look realistic.
Have you also tried resolving car alloy detail in real life when the vehicle is moving? Heh, even at a low-ish speed it would be impossible to see nothing but blur...due to the way our eyes work.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Can we have photo mode settings saved? I'm sick of having to put in my preferred settings every time I enter.
Evos also needs to scrap making these DLC tours and implement a custom tour creator to go along with the future course creator, additional cars would covered under this premium service thing Sony mentioned when they announced the culling.
Do it.
Evos also needs to scrap making these DLC tours and implement a custom tour creator to go along with the future course creator, additional cars would covered under this premium service thing Sony mentioned when they announced the culling.
Do it.
mangochutney
Member
The thing is aside from maybe desired filter effects and penchant for a particular bokeh shape, the other settings should really be dependent on the photo.
Shutter speed for example, if you like a particular blurred-ness, it won't always be 1/250 because it varies on the speed you're travelling. Focal distance will of course always be different etc.
But yeah I am looking forward to the course creator.
What course creator are you talking about there has been no announced course creater, and I find it very unlikely to ever be announced.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
I still want an auto save option like Gran Turismo, its photo mode, excluding the filters is a lot better than Driveclub's.
Rushy Pls!
Rushy Pls!
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
I tend to see tours as tutorials for the cars. With the DLC tours for car packs especially, you get a good shakedown of every vehicle and learn how to drive it well.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
The one that will elevate Driveclub to the next level. Custom tours on custom tracks, it's the future, all shareable online.
NullPointer
Member
bananafactory
Banned
Challenges are basically custom tour events. And I don't think we will ever get a course creator.
Yyyup. I'm exactly the same re: tuning/modding cars as well. At least you know with a specific car that everyone's on the same level. One of the reasons I liken DC to PGR and why I think FH2 will never feel like it at all.
Love your work. It feels like it's almost cheating, but your findings are still a great read.
To answer your first point, I take most of my shots when I'm driving and I see a cool angle or a spectacular light ray glint off the paint or a cool pass, so usually it's spur of the moment and I don't have to worry that the wheels are going to have an ugly, video gamey blur.
To answer your second point, I've never tried to photograph a hyper car in real life as I am not a professional photographer. I've watched races at Road America and Road Atlanta and didn't even bother trying to bring my camera into action because it would've been pointless.
It's actually easier to just reduce the shutter speed to the shortest possible time.
That's why people are on there... add away! I'm on there as Shaneus2k2 if you wanted to kickstart your DC friends list
Finally got the Platinum! Yay! (58th FWIW)
Got all the stars too. Seemed kind of fitting I got the plat on the final race of the Pacesetter championship.
I absolutely loved the Lambo DLC. Amazing cars. Probably my favourite DLC pack yet.
Its been fun GAF. I'll probably move on to Bloodborne for the foreseeable future... I'll probably return when the next batch of DLC hits though.
Cheers Rushy and all the devs, you made one hell of a game.
Got all the stars too. Seemed kind of fitting I got the plat on the final race of the Pacesetter championship.
I absolutely loved the Lambo DLC. Amazing cars. Probably my favourite DLC pack yet.
Its been fun GAF. I'll probably move on to Bloodborne for the foreseeable future... I'll probably return when the next batch of DLC hits though.
Cheers Rushy and all the devs, you made one hell of a game.
Alright, updated list. A lot of times have been updated to get rid of inconsistencies. Lambos have been added and adjusted according to the data being fresh. So here is your unofficial car tier list. Any surprises?
Koenigsegg One:1
Hennessey Venom GT
Pagani Zonda R
Mclaren F1 LM
Koenigsegg Agera R
Mclaren P1
Gumpert Apollo Enraged
Ferrari 599XX Evolutionize
Lamborghini Veveno
Peugot Onyx
Pagani Huayra
W Motors Lykan Hypersport
Jaguar C-X75
Ferrari Enzo
Ruf CTR3 ClubSport
Caterham SP/300R
BAC Mono
Renault Twin Run
Ariel Atom 500
VUHL 05
Mazzanti Evantra
Mclaren 650S
Mclaren 12C
Ruf RT12 R
Lamborghini Aventador
Lamborghini Huracan
Lamborghini Gallardo SC
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
GTA Spano
Icona Vulcano
Ferrari 458 Speciale
Ferrari F50
Ferrari 458 Italia
Aston Martin One-77
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Savage Rivale GTR-S
Mercedes SLS AMG
KTM X Bow R
Renault Alpine A110-50
Chevy Corvette ZR1
Dodge SRT Viper GTS
Audi R8 V10 Plus
Ferrari 599 GTO
Marussia B2
Mercedes SLS AMG E
Aston Martin Vantage
Ruf RGT 8
Ferrari FF
Mercedes AMG GT S
Chevy Corvette Z06
Chevy Corvette Stingray
Lotus Exige S
Caterham R500 Superlight
Aston Martin Vanquish
Mercedes SL 65 AMG
BMW M5 2013
BMW M5 2011
BMW M4
Aston Martin Zagato
Bentley Continental GT Speed
Audi RS6 Avant
Mercedes C63 AMG Black
Jaguar F Type R
BMW M3 GTS
Ferrari California
Spyker C8 Aileron
Alfa Romeo 4C
Maserati GranTurismo
Renault Dezir
Audi RS5 Coupe
Lotus Evora S Sports Racer
Audi TT RS Plus
Bentley Continental GT V8
BMW M235i
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG
Mercedes A45 AMG
BMW M135
Volkswagon Golf
Mini John Cooper Works GP
Renault Clio RS
Volkswagon Beetle
Audi A1 Quattro
Koenigsegg One:1
Hennessey Venom GT
Pagani Zonda R
Mclaren F1 LM
Koenigsegg Agera R
Mclaren P1
Gumpert Apollo Enraged
Ferrari 599XX Evolutionize
Lamborghini Veveno
Peugot Onyx
Pagani Huayra
W Motors Lykan Hypersport
Jaguar C-X75
Ferrari Enzo
Ruf CTR3 ClubSport
Caterham SP/300R
BAC Mono
Renault Twin Run
Ariel Atom 500
VUHL 05
Mazzanti Evantra
Mclaren 650S
Mclaren 12C
Ruf RT12 R
Lamborghini Aventador
Lamborghini Huracan
Lamborghini Gallardo SC
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
GTA Spano
Icona Vulcano
Ferrari 458 Speciale
Ferrari F50
Ferrari 458 Italia
Aston Martin One-77
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Savage Rivale GTR-S
Mercedes SLS AMG
KTM X Bow R
Renault Alpine A110-50
Chevy Corvette ZR1
Dodge SRT Viper GTS
Audi R8 V10 Plus
Ferrari 599 GTO
Marussia B2
Mercedes SLS AMG E
Aston Martin Vantage
Ruf RGT 8
Ferrari FF
Mercedes AMG GT S
Chevy Corvette Z06
Chevy Corvette Stingray
Lotus Exige S
Caterham R500 Superlight
Aston Martin Vanquish
Mercedes SL 65 AMG
BMW M5 2013
BMW M5 2011
BMW M4
Aston Martin Zagato
Bentley Continental GT Speed
Audi RS6 Avant
Mercedes C63 AMG Black
Jaguar F Type R
BMW M3 GTS
Ferrari California
Spyker C8 Aileron
Alfa Romeo 4C
Maserati GranTurismo
Renault Dezir
Audi RS5 Coupe
Lotus Evora S Sports Racer
Audi TT RS Plus
Bentley Continental GT V8
BMW M235i
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG
Mercedes A45 AMG
BMW M135
Volkswagon Golf
Mini John Cooper Works GP
Renault Clio RS
Volkswagon Beetle
Audi A1 Quattro
Oh my goodness, I can't believe you're STILL talking about this course creator like it is an actual thing.
The only surprise is why we haven't more Hot Hatch and Sports cars
Duallusion
Member
VUHL that high, huh? And I was hoping Veneno would be higher; I really enjoy driving it. :/
As always, appreciate your lists dude.
Maybe enough people just haven't set times for it yet? I actually posted slightly better times with the Veneno than I did the P1 or Zonda R on certain tracks.
Cuthbert 80
Member
lol so our own human eyes create "video gamey blur" when looking at wheels in motion on a vehicle? When this blur happens, its not some effect from a camera...its what we physically see with our own eyes. Why its like that?...someone more scientifically knowledgeable would have to chime in cause technically I wouldnt do a good job of explaining.
Haha, that is correct also
Duallusion
Member
That's what I'm hoping but it probably won't be quite at the top - below One:1, that is.
Cuthbert 80
Member
Btw, quite a few people saw Driveclub as a spiritual successor to PGR which I didn't agree with too much but could totally understand why folks would say it.
Heh, now that we've got this Spotify app.....goddamn I see it......I feel it!!! :O
Its amazing and now really feels like PGR in a new gen. Was getting the feels last night when I was listening to a random playlist of mostly garbage new pop songs which adds immensely to the appeal.......I'm dead serious too.
Anyone remember some of the terrible J-Pop songs on the radio stations in Metropolis Street Racer and PGR? I loved listening to it while racing and in the PGR 1 replays. The american stations had some embarrassing songs too although there were some legit good tracks too
Heh, now that we've got this Spotify app.....goddamn I see it......I feel it!!! :O
Its amazing and now really feels like PGR in a new gen. Was getting the feels last night when I was listening to a random playlist of mostly garbage new pop songs which adds immensely to the appeal.......I'm dead serious too.
Anyone remember some of the terrible J-Pop songs on the radio stations in Metropolis Street Racer and PGR? I loved listening to it while racing and in the PGR 1 replays. The american stations had some embarrassing songs too although there were some legit good tracks too
Dommel
Member
Btw, quite a few people saw Driveclub as a spiritual successor to PGR which I didn't agree with too much but could totally understand why folks would say it.
Heh, now that we've got this Spotify app.....goddamn I see it......I feel it!!! :O
Its amazing and now really feels like PGR in a new gen. Was getting the feels last night when I was listening to a random playlist of mostly garbage new pop songs which adds immensely to the appeal.......I'm dead serious too.
Anyone remember some of the terrible J-Pop songs on the radio stations in Metropolis Street Racer and PGR? I loved listening to it while racing and in the PGR 1 replays. The american stations had some embarrassing songs too although there were some legit good tracks too
I started DC yesterday just to try out the Spotify app, played it straight for 5-6 hours. It's like a whole different game with your own soundtrack.
Ultibreaker
Neo Member
What!!! You guys are just now experiencing DC with custom music!! It add so much more depth to the experience, I did it day one of the PS update.
Also, that tier list looks pretty accurate. My main car is Pagani Zonda R and after playing with the Veneno, you can easily tell just by the acceleration that the Zonda R is definitely in a higher tier. The Veneno's stats are off, it shows better stats than the Zonda R but I don't see it. It doesn't accelerate faster. The only thing I can say about the Veneno is that the breaks are insane, on a dime. That can push for closer stops in a corner to gain time, but I still don't see getting Zonda R times.
I played with the Veneno all day, adjusting to it, getting my best time on a track. I then switched to the Zonda R and I beat that time in a couple of tries by a few secs.
And to end my post, I'm making a DC music video showcasing the awesomeness of DC. I should be done with it by the end of the week. Trust me, it'll make the game look so epic.
Also, that tier list looks pretty accurate. My main car is Pagani Zonda R and after playing with the Veneno, you can easily tell just by the acceleration that the Zonda R is definitely in a higher tier. The Veneno's stats are off, it shows better stats than the Zonda R but I don't see it. It doesn't accelerate faster. The only thing I can say about the Veneno is that the breaks are insane, on a dime. That can push for closer stops in a corner to gain time, but I still don't see getting Zonda R times.
I played with the Veneno all day, adjusting to it, getting my best time on a track. I then switched to the Zonda R and I beat that time in a couple of tries by a few secs.
And to end my post, I'm making a DC music video showcasing the awesomeness of DC. I should be done with it by the end of the week. Trust me, it'll make the game look so epic.
Oh definitely, the One:1 is an entirely different kettle of fish. I do wish I had a wheel for vehicles like it and the twitchier roadsters though. I feel like analogue sticks are too sensitive for these beasts, and that unless you have a super precise and delicate touch, it'd be much easier to maintain traction and overall finesse with a wheel. But there are other vehicles that understeer heavily where a pad would likely benefit.
Summer Haze
Banned
I've found that pushing up on the left stick, and keeping it pressed against the plastic at all times, helps a lot when making smoother, more precise turns.
Give it a try if you haven't already.