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Gran Turismo 5 Spec II |OT| - We Love DLC!
- Thread starter Metalmurphy
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JetBlackPanda
Member
So I guess this game is not for sale? It is nowhere to be found and every website has it listed at back ordered or not out yet.
Bizarre.
Bizarre.
Yep. You can play it online without owning it in someone else's lobby who does own it.
MikeE21286
Member
Yeah, Amazon shows 2-4 weeks. Weird.
I was gonna try and pick it up at Kmart becuase I have a coupon there, but there's not a snowballs chance in hell they'll have it now.
FYI, I can still play spa seasonal without the pack.
Hmm, I thought they removed that option.
You can play the seasonal, but you shouldn't be able to play online on Spa.
RoaringHawk
Member
Just got the new DLC.
Loving the Aventador and the new track!
EDIT: Just drove the Vantage... :O
Loving the Aventador and the new track!
EDIT: Just drove the Vantage... :O
MikeE21286
Member
It's in stock at Amazon now.
Shows only 10 left
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006JKARN0/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Yeah, I played yesterday without buying the track.
I think its a great way for users that are on the fence about buying it, to try it out.
Im still on the fence about it. lol
RoaringHawk
Member
I guess I'll put the new cars online for people to try out.
The mileage will count on them when in use by others right? (never did this before).
The mileage will count on them when in use by others right? (never did this before).
Metalmurphy
Member
Kinda cool seeing the ratings for the DLC (which means confirmed purchases, but not total) go up every couple of seconds, seems like people are speaking with their money and we're most likely gonna continue to see DLC for a long time.
Japan store currently in the lead, followed by EU, US and HK.
Japan store currently in the lead, followed by EU, US and HK.
At least buy the car pack. The Vantage, Aventador and Jaaaaag easily justify the purchase price. The test track is cool, but nothing special (like Spa).
Users can't borrow DLC cars.
Well three rounds of DLC and still nothing worth buying for me. Come on PD, get Midfield and Tahiti Route 3 up.
And my HSV. Pretty please?
SunhiLegend
Member
SunhiLegend
Member
Can't be anything other than the Nurburgring for me, 24hr version. The most beautiful, detailed and challenging track in GT. Probably spent more hours on the ring than all other tracks combined.
I love Nurb ring BUT Polyphony performed some ps4 type wizardry with SPA. Ma gosh!!! Don't believe me? Check this out and tell me you did not think it was real.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SKs6lCAAC-Y#t=19s
Please sunhilegend...Make a blowyourmindgif from this. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SKs6lCAAC-Y#t=19s
Please sunhilegend...Make a blowyourmindgif from this. LOL
Metalmurphy
Member
Problem with Spa is that the track is way to shiny on the non weather version.
DivineRage002
Member
Hey guys, looking forward to buying this game soon, but I'm wondering, how can I tell if two cars are even (or close) on performance?
Are they rated on a class system similar to Forza?
Are they rated on a class system similar to Forza?
No classes, but each car has a PP stat, performance points, which is a somewhat accurate indicator of a car's performance.
Metalmurphy
Member
There's a performance points system that takes into account power/weight ration, downforce, etc. It's not perfect though, two cars with the same PP won't might not be evenly matched.
DivineRage002
Member
Do online races have a filter to on PP to make sure everyone is competitive? And is the PP average (or similar) stated in career races so I can know what to aim for?
Thanks for the quick replies!
Thanks for the quick replies!
shpankey
not an idiot
Thank you! Got #4, only 3 left now. Overnighted it, can't freaking wait!
Metalmurphy
Member
Yes you can filter cars by BHP and Weight as well as Performance Points, and in carrer there's a button that tells you what cars you'll be racing against, their BHP Weight and PP.
Darn, I've been running so many B-spec endurance races while I was at work that it looks like my FGT finally started taking permanent HP losses even after oil changes and engine overhauls. Now I don't want to use my shiny X2010 so much in A-spec races.
The test track is a great addition (though it should 've been there from the start imo but anyway...).... BUT PD needs to fix 2 things:
1- allow us to change the car without having to go back to the main menu and reload the whole track everytime... I spend more time loading the track that actually testing the cars ! This should have been fixed a long time ago as changing car is a fucking pain whatever you want to do...
2- Why keep all the times you made with one car? The only one that matters is the best one isn't it? We should be able to manually erase any time, or even have only one time per car (or per car configuration)... Right now, if you try a car, screw up your start... try again, and again...until you get the very best time (which is the point of the test actually), all your times will appear on the board though it's the same car! So on my board now, I have 26 times but only tried 6 cars... so the slowest car appears at the 26th rank...when it should be the 6th...
We should really be able to erase any time we want...
That said, I love to have this test stuff back!
1- allow us to change the car without having to go back to the main menu and reload the whole track everytime... I spend more time loading the track that actually testing the cars ! This should have been fixed a long time ago as changing car is a fucking pain whatever you want to do...
2- Why keep all the times you made with one car? The only one that matters is the best one isn't it? We should be able to manually erase any time, or even have only one time per car (or per car configuration)... Right now, if you try a car, screw up your start... try again, and again...until you get the very best time (which is the point of the test actually), all your times will appear on the board though it's the same car! So on my board now, I have 26 times but only tried 6 cars... so the slowest car appears at the 26th rank...when it should be the 6th...
We should really be able to erase any time we want...
That said, I love to have this test stuff back!
weekend_warrior
Banned
Yep, I think my PS3 is borked. I couldn't get the speed test to work and the new track wouldn't load in practice mode either.
What should I do?
What should I do?
endlessflood
Member
I did not come close to thinking that was real, and I don't see how anyone could. It's a shame the grass texture looks so terrible because you see a lot of it and it ruins the whole effect.
For replays I think Tsukuba is the track that looks the most realistic.
Also I'd forgotten how bad the engines sounds are on so many cars in GT5
fu3lfr3nzy
Member
I did not come close to thinking that was real, and I don't see how anyone could. It's a shame the grass texture looks so terrible because you see a lot of it and it ruins the whole effect.
For replays I think Tsukuba is the track that looks the most realistic.
Also I'd forgotten how bad the engines sounds are on so many cars in GT5
Spa > Tsukuba
endlessflood
Member
I haven't bought Spa yet so I was just going by the video that was offered as being representative of it. That GIF does look mind-blowing; having said that, that small section in the GIF has no grass, which is the big thing that detracts from Spa in the full replay vid that was posted. As I said, that grass texture ruins the whole effect.
Spa > Tsukuba
Metalmurphy
Member
Which one?
Really, tuskuba more realistic than spa?I did not come close to thinking that was real, and I don't see how anyone could. It's a shame the grass texture looks so terrible because you see a lot of it and it ruins the whole effect.
For replays I think Tsukuba is the track that looks the most realistic.
Also I'd forgotten how bad the engines sounds are on so many cars in GT5
endlessflood
Member
This one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SKs6lCAAC-Y#t=19s
I've always thought Tsukuba was the best looking track in replays.
shpankey
not an idiot
I did not come close to thinking that was real, and I don't see how anyone could. It's a shame the grass texture looks so terrible because you see a lot of it and it ruins the whole effect.
For replays I think Tsukuba is the track that looks the most realistic.
Also I'd forgotten how bad the engines sounds are on so many cars in GT5
I so completely agree, this is the biggest thing that stands out to me. The horrid & outright pathetic engine sounds. Not much more than a glorified blender. It's really a shame to have such awe inspiring visuals w/ excellent physics coupled with such weak and paltry engine sounds; it's almost disheartening. As a car nut, hearing an engine scream its beautiful notes is the single most adrenaline flowing aspect that gets me going; well that and feeling the g-force of acceleration pin me to a seat.
I just don't understand why PD puts such a poor showing out in this one area when they can perfect car modeling, lighting and physics to the n'th degree; and this is a continual fault in the entire series, not just a one time poor effort.
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