Race Modifications vs. Touring Cars?

Nielsen · Oct 19, 2011

Why are the new DLC race cars listed as touring cars instead of the traditional racing modifications? Why not keep the RM categorization which GT5 had from day one? The concept of each category seems to be identical. Instead og giving us unique car tickets, why not just unlock the GT Auto RM feature for the stock car counterparts? Then we shouldn't worry about not being able to have more than one of each model in our garage. Furthermore, why didn't they add the new karts and Red Bull X2011 to the Gran Turismo dealership which sells the original versions? I would appreciate if someone can point out the logic in this questionable design choice.

Aarala · Oct 19, 2011

So people will buy the DLC multiple times

Raven_WET01 · Oct 19, 2011

Aarala
So people will buy the DLC multiple times

This, and they need to introduce them as new vehicles to sell the DLC initially. If they openly revealed it's just making the game more complete they wouldn't be able to charge for it. By saying they're touring cars and not modifications they didn't have ready by release, they can make a quick buck.

Nastradamus87 · Oct 19, 2011

Also it might be confusing to consumers if the DLC merely unlocked the RM version of existing cars. Inevitably, some people would buy the DLC and wonder where their new race cars are. This and the above reasons.

Nielsen · Oct 19, 2011

In other words, the game has been compromised by greed. 👍

Nastradamus87
Also it might be confusing to consumers if the DLC merely unlocked the RM version of existing cars. Inevitably, some people would buy the DLC and wonder where their new race cars are. This and the above reasons.

Each installation of the DLC was followed by a guide. It can't be hard for consumers to understand something like "Race modifications unlocked for the following cars... Select cars from garage and go to GT Auto on the GT Life screen to install modifications" or something like that.

sprplay · Oct 19, 2011

I agree with the OP. Adding the new Cars as RM'd versions of the existing models would have made much more sense and would have allowed you to buy several instances of that car through the NCD.

I guess the reason for not implementing such a system was that it would have needed some programming in the GT_Auto shop, because the game would have needed to detect if the player bought the DLC and enable the RM-option or if the DLC wasn't bought and disable the RM-button. Same logic would have been needed for DLC-karts added to the PD-dealer.

Just granting a car through the car delivery was just the easier way to implement.

Additionally your point that the RM-unlock might have been unlogical to some users might have been avoided if they did both: Implement the RM-Option and send you one RM'd instance through the car delivery.

priesty_lfc · Oct 19, 2011

Because you can trade RMs, why make the effort to add these cars only for people to abuse the trade system?

TCs and being un dupable are a good move IMO

CSLACR · Oct 19, 2011

priesty_lfc
Because you can trade RMs, why make the effort to add these cars only for people to abuse the trade system?

TCs and being un dupable are a good move IMO

They can lock million dollar cars, just lock these the same way. 💡

Stradivis · Oct 19, 2011

This. Just limit the trading of anything introduced via DLC. Paints, cars, whatever.

st1gsdad67 · Oct 19, 2011

Stradivis
This. Just limit the trading of anything introduced via DLC. Paints, cars, whatever.

They have done that, all of the DLC is non tradeable. The gear and paints cannot be gifted. The DLC Cars cannot even be set online and borrowed from other accounts without DLC purchase. :grumpy:

Vegard · Oct 19, 2011

They can be set to online, but the can't be loaned by anyone :dunce:

CyKosis1973 · Oct 19, 2011

st1gsdad67
They have done that, all of the DLC is non tradeable. The gear and paints cannot be gifted. The DLC Cars cannot even be set online and borrowed from other accounts without DLC purchase.

Vegard
They can be set to online, but the can't be loaned by anyone

Well, that answers a question I was pondering. Ta...

{Cy}

Nielsen · Oct 19, 2011

Well, now it has been confirmed that the DLC cars will arrive in the dealership in December. That helps a lot.

cooldawn · Oct 19, 2011

I thought the cars in the DLC are tagged with TC so they could be used in the Touring Car category online.

Can you use RM's in the Touring Car category?

MattZR1 · Oct 19, 2011

Nielsen
Well, now it has been confirmed that the DLC cars will arrive in the dealership in December. That helps a lot.

Do you have the source?

EDIT: Nevermind just read it on the front page, man info flies around here haha.

analog · Oct 19, 2011

All TC cars visually are basically RM versions of existing cars and could've theoretically been offered as RM cars, since they're based on cars already in the game with no RM option.
Mechanically there is a distinction between some TC and RM cars, on RM cars you can only tune it the same way as the regular version (same performance parts, same amount of horsepower, etc.) with the added bonus of adjustable front and rear downforce and a lighter overall weight.
Some TC versions however offer, compared to the regular versions, more performance (for example the Prius TC fully tuned has a significantly huge increase in horsepower compared to a fully tuned regular Prius).

Race Modifications vs. Touring Cars?

Nielsen

Aarala

Raven_WET01

Nastradamus87

Nielsen

sprplay

priesty_lfc

CSLACR

Stradivis

st1gsdad67

Vegard

CyKosis1973

Nielsen

cooldawn

MattZR1

analog

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