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Gran Turismo 5 |OT2| We Love Cars
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Second session(nothing major, I've spent more time on other events) in X1 on Nurburgring over and I'm still prizeless. I'ts a combination of the track layout and the car. My driving style is a lot of on/off stuff. This time trial seems to require a lot of partial brake, partial steering etc... need more practice.
gutterboy44
Member
Unlocked the X1 challenge tonight. My god, so awesome. First time I completed two laps at Nurb I thought I drove the wheels off...+5 sec off bronze :/ An hour later, Gold! It was an amazing sensation to piece two ragged edge laps together with that beastly machine. Went to Suzuka next and got silver after a few tries. That track is exhausting in the X1. From just Golding X1 Nurb and silver on Suzuka I went from lvl 30 to 32 with a tiny bit left to 33 
On to monza now and cleaning up that silver.
On to monza now and cleaning up that silver.Okay, this is really bothering me-- why is it that brand new, level zero, nub of a b-spec driver Z.Kok with nearly all low stats is able to drive around the entire Indy Speedway course at full throttle (no less than 220mph) and make some pretty sick overtakes on the corners while running cool, zero strength remaining, and without me having touched the controller for five minutes, while my level 27 driver (and all my other 20+ drivers) requires that I do a ceremonial dance and sacrifice 20 bulls just for him to break 200mph on corners in the same car with the same tires, same tuning, same opponents, and same everything else imaginable?! Z.Kok's best lap is a full 2.5 seconds faster than anything I've managed to do with any of those other high level cocksuckers.
Seriously, what the fuck?
Seriously, what the fuck?
Captain Pants
Killed by a goddamned Dredgeling
Did the latest update fuck up the custom soundtrack feature for anyone else? No matter how many times I save my settings it just seems to revert back to the game's standard soundtrack after a few races.
Captain Pants
Killed by a goddamned Dredgeling
expy said:
Bummer... I hoped I was just doing something wrong.
flyinpiranha
Member
X-Frame said:
I hope they allow you to use cars you have and not have to purchase cars to race in them ... unless I'm missing something. I bought a Mini Cooper and barely keep up with last place ... so sad.
Ugh, why is it that when you sort by make, it sorts within the make by date acquired. FFS, make > model > not rm, rm > then by all means, do date acquired. The garage is an OCD person's nightmare. :'(
Missed the avatar quote opportunity there!darkwing said:
At least I think that's Einstein.
The cynic in me expects this to be a trait that Z.Kok will grow out of with "experience," but man I really hope it sticks. An oval pro like this would make grinding the Indy so much less stressful. Would it be a bad idea to leave one driver in for the entire Indy 500? :lolmr_nothin said:
dwebo said:
yesDementia said:The cynic in me expects this to be a trait that Z.Kok will grow out of with "experience," but man I really hope it sticks. An oval pro like this would make grinding the Indy so much less stressful. Would it be a bad idea to leave one driver in for the entire Indy 500? :lol
lol wasn't too sure, but yup each driver is unique, my first one already has grey bars at lvl 29 while my other lvl 29s are still green
oh i just bought and tuned a Sambabus, was able to beat the Beginner races quite easily at 202hp lol i'm going to try it online just for the giggles
Oh my God this 10 lap NASCAR race at Daytona continues to be a fucking bitch :lol
God knows how many attempts I've done at it, but the fuckers keep spinning me out. But boy it's awesome, it feels like real close racing. This is the race I do to remind myself that GT5 can do incredible, close racing.
I hope PD keep the NASCAR license next time around. If they shore up the exaggerated drafting and made the AI a little smarter, and just made more a bit use of the series, then I for one would welcome it.
God knows how many attempts I've done at it, but the fuckers keep spinning me out. But boy it's awesome, it feels like real close racing. This is the race I do to remind myself that GT5 can do incredible, close racing.
I hope PD keep the NASCAR license next time around. If they shore up the exaggerated drafting and made the AI a little smarter, and just made more a bit use of the series, then I for one would welcome it.
SolidusDave
Member
My B-spec is pissing me. He is currently doing the Nascar event, with tuning settings that gave me a very easy gold... but he can't win those stupid races.
E.g. Superspeedway, I was first place after the first fucking corner because with the right settings the car can do the corners much faster than the AI. But my B-spec driver is actually going SLOWER in the high speed curves than the other cars, so he is now 9th place. I HATE HIM.
E.g. Superspeedway, I was first place after the first fucking corner because with the right settings the car can do the corners much faster than the AI. But my B-spec driver is actually going SLOWER in the high speed curves than the other cars, so he is now 9th place. I HATE HIM.
RuneFactoryFanboy
Member
I picked this game up on the mega-cheap ($10.50) over Christmas weekend.
I've never played a Gran Turismo game outside of a few minutes with in-store demos. In that environment I hated it.
However last night I sat down and gave the game a chance. If anything I am in love with this game for it's music and menu design. I ran through a couple of practice laps just to get a feel for the game and then at some point it clicked: maybe this game isn't about quick pick-up-and-play racing and needs to be approached with patience. Learning how your car handles, learning the track, and eventually experiencing the sense of accomplishment when you finish first place on a track you struggled on. It was cool to come up to turns and think "ok I know exactly what to do here". I still have some nitpicks with the game yet after my play session last night I was seriously contemplating getting a wheel. :lol
Since this is my first time with GT I'm going to have questions. Is there any downside to buying a car used outside of not being able to pick its color? I noticed each used car has a certain amount of mileage, does that play into the game at all? I noticed the car I drive in real life, the Toyota Scion xB, is in this game yet I don't see it anywhere, do I have to unlock it?
I've never played a Gran Turismo game outside of a few minutes with in-store demos. In that environment I hated it.
However last night I sat down and gave the game a chance. If anything I am in love with this game for it's music and menu design. I ran through a couple of practice laps just to get a feel for the game and then at some point it clicked: maybe this game isn't about quick pick-up-and-play racing and needs to be approached with patience. Learning how your car handles, learning the track, and eventually experiencing the sense of accomplishment when you finish first place on a track you struggled on. It was cool to come up to turns and think "ok I know exactly what to do here". I still have some nitpicks with the game yet after my play session last night I was seriously contemplating getting a wheel. :lol
Since this is my first time with GT I'm going to have questions. Is there any downside to buying a car used outside of not being able to pick its color? I noticed each used car has a certain amount of mileage, does that play into the game at all? I noticed the car I drive in real life, the Toyota Scion xB, is in this game yet I don't see it anywhere, do I have to unlock it?
Played a bunch of GT last nite with friends and it's good (haven't played in a while), but the used cars buying system is shit. Also the driver AI in the lower classes is so bad. Nothing like being 1st in the last stretch and being bum rushed and spinned to las place. Like even the tiniest collision sends my car spinning uncontrollably :|
SolidSnakex
Member
RuneFactoryFanboy said:
The main difference between standard cars (used cars) and premium cars (the cars that you find the dealerships) is that the standard cars don't have a cockpit view. There are other differences which you brought up. Since they have miles on them already you might need to do an oil change, engine repair and body rigidity repair on them. All of those will increase the cars performance. You should always check the oil first, since if it's clean you won't need to worry about the engine or the body rigidity.
As far as the Scion goes, that's a standard car and they cycle randomly. You'll just need to check the used cars every now and then and hope that it turns up.
Fuuuck... trying to grind 23->24 so I can buy the GTF1 in the special online store before it disappears (because I've read that you *need* an F1 car later on) and it's so. fucking. painful. Especially when I have 7m credits sitting there doing nothing :/
Would love to see some kind of feature where you can race with one or more of your B-spec drivers in an A-spec race. What would be the chances of this happening in GT5?
Better prize cars would be nice, too:
Congratulations, you've just finished a "legends" championship! Here, have a car that would've been REAL useful in this series but isn't really that helpful to you now. :lol
sigh
Would love to see some kind of feature where you can race with one or more of your B-spec drivers in an A-spec race. What would be the chances of this happening in GT5?
Better prize cars would be nice, too:
Congratulations, you've just finished a "legends" championship! Here, have a car that would've been REAL useful in this series but isn't really that helpful to you now. :lol
sigh
offshore said:
I'll have a scan when I get back to my PS3 - I'm away from home right now; but I've read on forums that this particular track doesn't show up in the soundtrack list, so I may have to do what you suggest and scrap the entire soundtrack for a custom one. D'oh - I like most of the rest of GT5's soundtrack!
RuneFactoryFanboy
Member
Thanks for the response. I actually had no idea you had to do maintenance on your car.SolidSnakex said:
Is there a set time interval the used cars cycle at? Or is per every couple races or something?
RuneFactoryFanboy said:
Every game 'day' (i.e. every time you enter- you don't have to finish - a new event, race or license test) the used dealership will get six new cars and the bottom six from the list will disappear. So the complete stock will be refreshed every 5 game 'days'.
demosthenes
Member
flyinpiranha said:
The first batch I was able to gold/silver all after a few attempts at each. Doing so EASILY paid for the car and the upgrades.
On the second batch, I'm struggling to get 3rd/4th, which STILL pays for the upgrades but less of a bonus.
test_account
XP-39C²
Does anyone have a good tuning guide for the seasonal events #2, the challenge that is to the left of the NASCAR challenge? (i dont remember what it's called and i am doing a B-Spec race right now).
test_account
XP-39C²
Ah yes, the RX-7 indeed, thanks_RT_ said:
I didnt remember the name. My best so far is 7th place, but i havnt really done much tuning or raced many times though. But i tried again yesterday and i was like 50 seconds behind 1st place after the first round, so i quite lol.test_account said:Ah yes, the RX-7 indeed
Which RX-7 did you tune?
I tuned an older model and I still can't get better than 6. I think I may have to buy a newer ride.
gutterboy44
Member
_RT_ said:
Make sure you buy all other upgrades, especially transmission. Managed 4th without the transmission, bought the fully customized one, set it to 135mph or around there and was able to get up to first in lap 9. You really got to let the RX-7 slide a bit and take advantage if its super sharp yet stable turn in. You can really attack the apexes and that bitch just holds. That event started out as a rage fest but ended up making me really appreciate the RX-7 as a car.
Okay, I *love* the chilled out jazz of GT. I sometimes even hum old GT menu music out of habit... Great. Awesome. Happy days!
However, in GT5, *that* track with the kids singing, with the volume maxed out so the voices fade in and out with every drum beat... is making me want to kill all humans.
So, I went into the music track list, previewed *every* *fucking* track. I swear it's not there.
Thing is, I want the awesome jazz, just not this shite-awful track, that pops up all the time. But it looks like I'm going to have to just turn the menu music off. I find myself racing through the menus to try and avoid the vocals on that track. Shit ain't right!
Please someone tell me how to turn it off...! Please...
However, in GT5, *that* track with the kids singing, with the volume maxed out so the voices fade in and out with every drum beat... is making me want to kill all humans.
So, I went into the music track list, previewed *every* *fucking* track. I swear it's not there.
Thing is, I want the awesome jazz, just not this shite-awful track, that pops up all the time. But it looks like I'm going to have to just turn the menu music off. I find myself racing through the menus to try and avoid the vocals on that track. Shit ain't right!
Please someone tell me how to turn it off...! Please...