Can someone tell me how this racing ghost time thing work because if it's how I think, then this game is unbalanced garbage. I'm early in the game and now the races are almost impossible to win 1st. If you really racing people ghost time in your game then how in the world can someone who doesn't spend a dollar is suppost to beat someone who buys money gets the best car for the event and upgrades it to the max? 1st place be ahead by like 20 seconds, This is terrible, I deleated this junk. They want f2p players to be grinding? yeah right. This is p2w
Real Racing 3: It's the Sim Racer You've Always Wanted On Your Phone/Tablet
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There are a limited number of upgrades. Eventually you'll catch the leader, no matter how much money they spent.
Yea but because people can spend real money they can blow by races set there times and move on, while people who don't will lose then have to grind repeatable races a bunch of times then wait hours for repairs and upgrades then try the race again. Terrible experience for the free guy, but i guess that was on purpose to make people spend $$. I'm not gonna spend hours or days just to gold a race.
I'm going to try it on my Nexus 10... once it has downloaded like 100GiB of installation files 
Doesnt look that bad on a Nexus 10.
http://imgur.com/zVlxa8s
But yes, it needs serious improvements on android.
Doesnt look that bad on a Nexus 10.
http://imgur.com/zVlxa8s
But yes, it needs serious improvements on android.
I could be wrong, but it seems to me you 1st have to place 1st vs. a set time, then you race against the "best" times on the server and your friends after you clear the event.
So you can get 1st in 1:15 in an uncleared track, but after you have the trophy you may need under a minute to get 1st again. It basically turns into a leaderboard after you win.
The more I play this, the more I hate it. The AI drivers in this game are absolutely garbage. They stay in their driving line no matter what. If you drive next to them, they will push you right into a wall or onto the grass. And this happens constantly because tracks are so narrow. I would rather just race against ghosts than this garbage AI.
True. Worse is you have to pay a good sum of money to fix your car after the race. Which is problematic in a f2p model.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Downloaded
hit a barrier in a race and was rear ended.
waited 15 mins to get my car repaired.
Deleted.
hit a barrier in a race and was rear ended.
waited 15 mins to get my car repaired.
Deleted.
Vanillalite
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My initial stats.
PS: I actually like the physics mix between sim and arcade. You can throw me into the camp that wishes the AI was more dynamic verses just never moving from their racing line.
PS: I actually like the physics mix between sim and arcade. You can throw me into the camp that wishes the AI was more dynamic verses just never moving from their racing line.
There is no mix between sim and arcade, its pure arcade, the physics and ai are on par with the first ridge racer
Having real cars and tracks does not a sim make
Diablohead
Member
In an earlier build the timers were set to 1/3 and never changed via network update ever again, it's the version I have still installed and I refuse to update it lol.
Pristine_Condition
Member
My goodness this game looks and plays great on my iPhone 5. Since I just got this phone two weeks ago, I'm just staggered that I can play something like this on a phone.
This f2p model will probably work out fine for me, since I really won't be playing it that much. I've got sooooooo many other games to play.
This f2p model will probably work out fine for me, since I really won't be playing it that much. I've got sooooooo many other games to play.
And waiting minutes for your upgrades to be delivered, lol no
Silly.Mikey
Banned
How do you play against friends?
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
So what's the best upgrade path? Is it worth upgrading your car or just saving up for a new car?
Vanillalite
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I've basically maxed out my initial car. I'm just rolling with that until I can't win any more races. I've got like over 50k just stashed to get a new car once I really need to. Not sure if that is they way to go or not.
That's a good way to go. You can buy a Street Spec car (the next car class which opens up a lot of races) for about 60K.
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
Thanks for the tips. I can't imagine I'll stick with the game very long (same as with GT, the AI is just no fun to drive against), but I'd at least like to see how it plays in some decent cars.
I'm going to write a guide on IGN about how to play for free on Monday. Short version:
Buy the Focus or Silvia, max it out. Race until you can't anymore.
Buy the Nissan 35OZ, max it out. Race the three sets of races that car unlocks until you can't anymore.
Buy the Ford Shelby GT500, Max it out.
Buy the BMW Z4. Max it out.
Buy the Dodge Viper SRT10. Max it out.
After that there's a path that's AS clear. I bought the SRT Viper GTS and the Audi R8 LMS Ultra.
This path will get you ~30 hours of race time for free, without grinding. The key is to find a reasonably-priced car that fulfills three criteria:
1) It opens up at least one (ideally 2-3) new sets of races.
2) It is the BEST car in at least one of those race sets, so you know you can upgrade it and take it all the way to the end. It does no good to buy a cheaper car that will stop being effective halfway through. Save and get the better one.
The Nissan, for example, will take you all the way through Street Spec Skirmish and Road Car International, and halfway through Prime Production Match-up. The Shelby will dominate the two series' it unlocks, too.
Buy the Focus or Silvia, max it out. Race until you can't anymore.
Buy the Nissan 35OZ, max it out. Race the three sets of races that car unlocks until you can't anymore.
Buy the Ford Shelby GT500, Max it out.
Buy the BMW Z4. Max it out.
Buy the Dodge Viper SRT10. Max it out.
After that there's a path that's AS clear. I bought the SRT Viper GTS and the Audi R8 LMS Ultra.
This path will get you ~30 hours of race time for free, without grinding. The key is to find a reasonably-priced car that fulfills three criteria:
1) It opens up at least one (ideally 2-3) new sets of races.
2) It is the BEST car in at least one of those race sets, so you know you can upgrade it and take it all the way to the end. It does no good to buy a cheaper car that will stop being effective halfway through. Save and get the better one.
The Nissan, for example, will take you all the way through Street Spec Skirmish and Road Car International, and halfway through Prime Production Match-up. The Shelby will dominate the two series' it unlocks, too.
futnownarcade
Member
I would never spend money on a game like this so its pretty cool they made this one free and I finally got to play an entry in this series. Once you buy a second car you don't have to wait for service or upgrades anymore, just rotate cars.
I don't under stand the hate? People complaining of waiting yet say they would rather pay $15 dollars. Well then Pay 10 dollars and unlock everything.
Me on the other hand have found once you get a second car going you can pretty much play indefinitely if your not wrecking a lot. I would assume as soon as you get a 3rd even more so. Didn't even notice but Im following the above route but bought the Skyline and was already planning to get the GT500.
I don't think there is a problem here. I think its a pretty smart move and a great game available to everyone. Right now I'm playing 2 f2p games. Path of Exile which I just spent 20 bucks on cause I needed the storage and RR3. I probably won't buy anything in this one but I will play it and hope for more manufacturers to be added.
Me on the other hand have found once you get a second car going you can pretty much play indefinitely if your not wrecking a lot. I would assume as soon as you get a 3rd even more so. Didn't even notice but Im following the above route but bought the Skyline and was already planning to get the GT500.
I don't think there is a problem here. I think its a pretty smart move and a great game available to everyone. Right now I'm playing 2 f2p games. Path of Exile which I just spent 20 bucks on cause I needed the storage and RR3. I probably won't buy anything in this one but I will play it and hope for more manufacturers to be added.
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First of all, the game is fucking free. I would cherish a world where all games were free, and we only paid money if we liked them. User choice.
Playing on an iPad 4, and I'm blown away by how awesome this experience is. No money spent so far, but if I get to that point where I need to, I won't feel butthurt about it.
Question: Is there no way to tell how much money you will earn before taking on a race? I want to repeat some races, but I'm sure you get diminished money for placing 1st repeatedly. Help!
Playing on an iPad 4, and I'm blown away by how awesome this experience is. No money spent so far, but if I get to that point where I need to, I won't feel butthurt about it.
Question: Is there no way to tell how much money you will earn before taking on a race? I want to repeat some races, but I'm sure you get diminished money for placing 1st repeatedly. Help!
I don't think I'd mind it if they designed it this way... but with a $5, $10, even $20 premium upgrade that eliminated a good chunk of the F2P design, IE repairs are instantaneous along with upgrades, you earn money faster, whatever. Basically a F2P version you can just keep chipping in or dealing with if you're impatient, or buying the game and having it treated more or less like a normal paid for game, even if you still can pay for early car unlocks or whatever. I'd say you get the best of both worlds, but to these companies the best of freemium is getting people to pay obscene amounts of money, and a $20 fee to eliminate most crap would definitely pale compared to the few that'll just throw several thousand in casually, or at least blow off the idea of constantly chipping money in.
Diablohead
Member
It's flat out too expensive IMO, £1.49 buys me 10 coins, some car repairs and engine swaps after a medium length race can cost 11 coins, I'm not willing to spend that money on one repair.
Silly.Mikey
Banned
wait, youre spending real money to repair your car, or am i not understanding?
Diablohead
Member
I have spent 0 and will never pay towards this game, the debs say this game was designed f2p from the beginning but I don't buy it, not this setup.
That's certainly helping me win the Endurance races. Thanks.
"The game is fucking free" is not an excuse for shitty game design and it shouldn't be used to justify everything. Have you wondered why everyone seems to complain about the AI? because it's designed to deal damage to your car (and hopefully trick you into paying for repairs), not to actually race against you. Here's a basic element of every racing game ruined by a bad implementation of F2P model. I'm all for F2P (I love dota2), but this isn't a good example.
I've read game pulled other gamers telemetry for your opponents' AI. So being offline could help you win.
I might try that. I stopped playing because the garbage AI will ram you any chance they get. And when you start every race behind 15+ drivers like that, the game becomes very frustrating.
Posted this in the iOS thread, but I figured I'd share it here too. RIP premium Real Racing.
EA is Happy with Real Racing 3′s Freemium Model
EA is Happy with Real Racing 3′s Freemium Model
Silly.Mikey
Banned
Best iphone game to date. Well deserved.
HueyFreeman
Banned
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-28-real-racing-3-review 3/10
Say what you want about the console/PC market, at least reviews scores loosely correlate with sales. Loved RR2
chickdigger802
Banned
Yeah playing offline certainly helps. Also if you are having a really bad race, just kill the app process.
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