A trip down memory lane.

[MonoTonouS]

I dont find any of that at all to actually be true. While the ai isn't as dynamic, they definitely seem lighter when you make contact. When is the last time you played? Today?

I play it frequently along with GT3 and NFSU2 ( and NFSunbound ) because my autistic cousin refuses to play or watch me play anything else. We bought him a PS5 with unbound and he liked it but went right back to underground 2 on his raggedy ass ps2 . I think the last time I played was exactly two weeks ago. I still think the rally physics in GT3 were the best in the entire series too, so kill me.

 

[05XR8]

Same with all these nostalgic threads. I miss the FPV and Holden cars. The all wheels purchasable and usable on each car. Tuning Car Grand Prix(Qualifying, Apricot Hill and trying to beat that dang Opera S2000). The Amuse S2000 R1 Titan. Spoon S2000 Race Car, Spoon Fit, Spoon S2000. Micra race car, Polo and Lupo race cars. All the kei cars. DTM(as much as could be DTM). WTCC 320i. 120D. All the tracks. Practice Mode at the Nordschliefe with AI cars on track. BMW Motorsport manufacturer race at El Capitan. Using my tuned CL7 Accord Euro R at Motegi 8hour endurance race.

GT4 IS something special.

 

[equalitus]

I still haven't been able to make a custom race where I actually feel challenged. I nerf my car to the point where it can't win theoretically, but I still do because of the ai slowing down. I've sunk hours into setting the cars up, proper tires and it's like why am I doing all the game testing? People get paid to do this. Then you nerf your car so much it can't even compete but you still win anyway because first place pits his blinker on and let's me by on the straighaway. I read the custom race thread here all the time.

I know you're talking about custom races, but I had to mention the X2019 nations cup where I felt that the race in Brazil was almost impossible for an amateur like me [always playing easy mode]. Since the AI doesn't pit and I used up all grip on tires on the last lap & the car was like driving on ice, it was ultra frustrating because we're forced to start 30-40 seconds behind the leader. We start "only" 15 seconds behind in Sardegna but I ended up 20 seconds behind the AI winner. Terrible bad gameplay design to force all players good or bad to start at the same place whereas we're extremely different skill wise! Weird and strange that the game designers in PD can't fix an easy problem when I [or you] could easily fix it by changing the tires or HP [& starting place] of the AI cars for each and every race or championship.