Get in there mate. It's open and has 3 spots left. Going up the levels pretty quick now there is a couple of us participating.
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DRIVECLUB |OT2| You Can't Rush Evolution
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Get in there mate. It's open and has 3 spots left. Going up the levels pretty quick now there is a couple of us participating.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
I think so yes, the only cars that you can use are those attached to the PS+ Startline Tour, or any that you have purchased via DLC. The game is well worth the upgrade though if you are enjoying it. Just do a few more of the tour and see what you think.
#1 defender
Member
Yeah, it's a bit of a bummer. Could be due to licensing issues. At least the two cars drive great.
Well, obviously it would defeat the purpose of the PS+ version if you'd get to use any car you unlock as you level up. The PS+ version of the game includes a list of 15 cars. You can use those in any mode you want. The Startline Tour has some overlap with those 15, but there are also a few that aren't part of the regular PS+ lineup. Those you can only use in the corresponding tour events.
mangochutney
Member
I can't imagine it would be anything but. Bit of a bummer.Yeah, it's a bit of a bummer. Could be due to licensing issues. At least the two cars drive great.
GT-R sucks donkeys anyway. Doesn't suit my driving style at all. Nice interior though.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Am I the only one surprised that the main championship in the Velocity tour features a hot hatch?
Yeah was a nice change, and that max speed caught me by surprise I didn't get it so I will have to rerun the championship.
xrnzaaas
Member
You can get it at the very beginning of the race when you're doing that long right corner. It takes practice and some luck, because you never know how the AI will react. I got about 3km/h above the requirement on my 5th or 6th attempt. There's also a long straight a little later on, but I think at least a few other cars have to be in front to pull off one long draft or 2-3 separate ones. The rest of the track doesn't offer any chances to reach that kind of speed.
No, I meant the option to turn off the point/challenges in particular. Not the whole hud.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Assuming you mean the upgraded Plus version and not the free version? They would be identical.
If you mean stick with the free PS+ Driveclub, then I believe you just get the Start line tour and 15 cars, instead of the full roster (- paid DLC)
SigSwat551
Member
I stated before that the Lotus Exige was the car i disliked the most in this game. I have to rectify this.......i absolutely, completely hate the KTM and i mean really HATE! I could insert a half hour long rant in here just like i did just now while playing the game (much to the amusement of my wife) but i won't. On the bright side my love for the Vuhl is completely renewed. It drives like a go-kart, very planted.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
The Atom is the correct answer for a piece of shit car, that and the Rimac, that boat should be chucked off a pier!
I was super excited to drive the atom when I got this game. But my god is that car a piece of dogshit.
Add in the Vulcano.
#1 defender
Member
The Ariel is certainly a handful, but not impossible to drive and for those who can tame it it's all the more rewarding, like this guy.
There was also a Driveclub OT regular who was really good with the Atom and who used to do a lot of p2p races with it, but he suddenly disappeared a few months ago, forgot what his name was.
SmartWaffles
Member
I still cant get over the fucking Bentley GT Speed event. Lucky if I can finish before the last.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Being fair it's good once you control it, I used it to beat the third star in a time trial where the McLaren just wouldn't get there, it's acceleration makes it good for tight circuits with lots of corners.
That Atom time seems slow for a world record I have to say, the lines are all so wide. Might give it a go later and see what I can get.
also the Atom is one of those cars that driving in manual is the best way. Just keep the car in higher gears to reduce the drifting, straighten up then drop it down and your away!
farmerboy
Member
Atom is "barrel of monkeys" fun, better than the KTM and Vuhl. The Rimac makes a mockery of the term "turning circle", more like artic circle. Stable though.
This here is your winner for most shite car in Driveclub. If the real car is as bad as this, they all should be thrown in a real volcano.
mangochutney
Member
Rimac is one of the best cars in the game. If the One:1 wasn't in the game, it'd be contender for most useful car.
No joke.
If you're on a track with plenty of straight action you will just breeze on by everyone with the insane acceleration, then just be an aggressive defender and people can't get by.
Turning can be aided if you lose traction a bit, as you skid if you turn into the skid rather than the instinctive opposite you can turn it a bit better, you won't spin out because it just wants to go forwards so damn much, but a bit tricky to do on purpose.
Also donuts in that thing... spins faster than my washing machine.
No joke.
If you're on a track with plenty of straight action you will just breeze on by everyone with the insane acceleration, then just be an aggressive defender and people can't get by.
Turning can be aided if you lose traction a bit, as you skid if you turn into the skid rather than the instinctive opposite you can turn it a bit better, you won't spin out because it just wants to go forwards so damn much, but a bit tricky to do on purpose.
Also donuts in that thing... spins faster than my washing machine.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
You lose all Driveclub credibility for this post!
You must be the only person that likes that barge!
had an interesting thing happen in race the other day... made the most of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqN3_4930A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqN3_4930A
farmerboy
Member
We should start calling him "Barge Arse" or "Tugboat Chutney"
Neuromancer
Member
Can my friends with the Ps+ version join my club?
Indeed they can.
Neuromancer
Member
Cool, thanks.
Neuromancer
Member
I just turned off automatic save uploads, those messages are so annoying. It's not just this game, a lot of them have huge save files.
I agree. But we need to bring it up with each so it gets some attention. Between this at 300, Rocket League at 100 and Dragon Age over 100, just my 3 "currently played" games take up half of the allocation.
Rushy is here now and again, I wish he would address it.
xrnzaaas
Member
It's more of a Sony issue. The minimum size of a savegame file is 10MB (even if normally it would take 1MB or less) and a lot of games (even smaller ones) have 100MB+ savegames.
I think the minimum may be a Sony issue, but the actual size seems more of a developer issue. At 10-50MB you can fit quite a bit of games in the cloud storage, but at 100-300 it's a whole another world. And saves above 15MB or so are not an usual occurrence, but a standout.
Well for driveclub a solution could be to only allow the settings and progression savefile to auto upload. That save is quite small. The ghost savefile and the replay savefile have, in my opinion, no reason to be uploaded, and those are the files that bloat the size of the upload.
That's the approach LBP took on PS3. Two separate files. A small one with your progress and unlocks was autosaved, and the large one with creations and everything else could be manually saved.
And it makes sense. Because your progress is what you want to save a lot of times, as the creations, videos and so forth can be shared to the cloud anyway.
PodcastFips
Member
So, that "Atomic Theory" event within the Torque tour... what is even happening?
The car starts spinning as soon as you steer just a little bit. How are you supposed to beat that 3 star time? Any tips?
I already managed to drive a few Top 100 global times and got 3 stars in all the other events so far, but this is a whole other level of difficult.
Edit: Nevermind, just did it. Lol!
The car starts spinning as soon as you steer just a little bit. How are you supposed to beat that 3 star time? Any tips?
I already managed to drive a few Top 100 global times and got 3 stars in all the other events so far, but this is a whole other level of difficult.
Edit: Nevermind, just did it. Lol!
If anybody has the PS+ version ...what's the best track to get this trophy on (India locale)?
edit: Got it. If others are curious best track and car to use to get it is Zonda R, Time Trial, Nilgiri Hills (Reverse). Got it on the first try (pretty bad run) with a time of 2:54.300
mangochutney
Member
I guess we'll get the app this month seeing as PS+ seems to be under control.
It's a track racer, so no open world. You could set up time trial events on each course and drive them how ever you feel like though.
Time trial is the closest to a free track mode where you can drive the same circuit track over and over again to perfect your knowledge of all the corners and compare how your favourite cars drive against each other. I personally passed a LOT of time on the reverse on the shorter of the Chile tracks. It takes less than a minute to do a lap and so it's a lot of fun to compare cars. Handling is more important than outright power 😉
mangochutney
Member
I'm not so sure we'll get immediate news on that when the current one lapses.
At least not much more than a confirmation that a second one will exist, and maybe a vague date.
I think we might still see features patches in the interim though, Fog for starters.
SigSwat551
Member
Well, i am. I hope they end the season pass with a bang...a nice surprise like a new track or something.