B-Spec in GT5
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- dominic_mccoy
I was thinking of divising some perpetual motion device that kept hitting "X" while I was away from my PS3, kind of like when Homer was working from home and he had the little bird that kept hitting "Y" on the keyboard.
Yeah but remember what happened,imagine coming back into the room, the little bird having fallen over and bob doing what he does best aka drive like a drunk.
"Why did I leave you in charge!"
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- dominic_mccoy
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- Jack1982cp
B spec has its good points and bad. For the most part I enjoy watching my cars go around the tracks, issuing my little commands to my driver. And there's a little bit of depth in learning which drivers and be pushed and which need to be coddled. And I did get a Pagani Zonda for winning some race.
But there are some bad things too. Last night I did a 5 race series which took about an hour and a quarter. I was using a car that couldn't possibly lose, and all I was doing was waiting for a computer program to finish running. Very boring. They might as well give you a prize for leaving your PS3 turned on for a week straight, it would amount to pretty much the same thing.
Any sort of level grinding in B-spec is a very bad idea. If they're not going to have any limits on what car you can use, it's pointless to have long races when the outcome is never in doubt.
But there are some bad things too. Last night I did a 5 race series which took about an hour and a quarter. I was using a car that couldn't possibly lose, and all I was doing was waiting for a computer program to finish running. Very boring. They might as well give you a prize for leaving your PS3 turned on for a week straight, it would amount to pretty much the same thing.
Any sort of level grinding in B-spec is a very bad idea. If they're not going to have any limits on what car you can use, it's pointless to have long races when the outcome is never in doubt.
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- Duisburg
Kinda. The only difference I noticed is the speed at which their strength bars are drained.
However, they're turning ~2:05.xxx when completely blue, and ~2:08.xxx when completely blue and out of strength.
Training them seems more and more pointless
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- dominic_mccoy
Kinda. The only difference I noticed is the speed at which their strength bars are drained.
However, they're turning ~2:05.xxx when completely blue, and ~2:08.xxx when completely blue and out of strength.
Training them seems more and more pointless
I gave up on B-Spec, I couldn't justify playing without knowing what level of management was needed or what the actual effect of leveling up was. That and the fact that I found it incredibly frustrating!
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- Duisburg
I gave up on B-Spec, I couldn't justify playing without knowing what level of management was needed or what the actual effect of leveling up was. That and the fact that I found it incredibly frustrating!
Level of management: The most overpowered car possible.
In fact, I found the B-Spec Bob to perform just as well when I completely ignored him as when I nannied him around the track.
In tight races, that is. If he's miles ahead and cooling down too much, telling him to pace up will of course increase his lap times.
With a car powerful enough to do so, however, it doesn't matter
Therefore, I just let B-Spec Bob do his thing while I do something else. The only meaning B-Spec has, in my opnion.
Having them do an endurance event while I'm out with my girlfriend, visiting my mom or grandparents, getting groceries or am working, that's the only use I can think of
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- dahein
did any1 of you got the trophy "air of experience" yet? it will unlock when you gain the highest point of a b spec drivers career. But when is it and how can we grind for it???
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- Duisburg
That's probably when the career bar is filled completely. From what I've seen, said bar fills just by finishing races.
Driving lots of short races should therefore be the fastest way to grind it.
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- Supercheyenne
I think this will be proven incorrect. I had one driver who only drove Nascar Daytona and his bar stopped increasing. He had over 25 races @ Daytona and his career bar wasn't even past the first letter in the word above the bar. Very minuscule.
We'll see as people do more investigating but I'm thinking it's closer to GT4 Bspec in that they need to drive a bunch of different type cars on different tracks.
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- WrecklessAbandon
Nope.
They gain a minuscule amount per race, whether they drive or not, so long as you have them.
I had a B-Spec driver, my second one, to be precise, had his bar 1/4th filled without ever running a race. I deleted him though.
Anyways, it's going to take at least 300 races to max a driver.
I know my prime driver is at level 27, and barely halfway there, with over 160 races driven, and at least 50 watched. (remember, drivers gain XP just from being on the team every time you b-spec a race.
I am 100% positive on this.
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- ScruffybUK
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- Supercheyenne
Overtake, slow, slow, slow, slow, faster, overtake, slow, slow, slow, faster.
Rinse and repeat.
I found if I force my bob to go slower early on and not use tyres he can come from 8th or 9th to the front in the last 2 laps. Need to wait until just before the straights to tell him to pass. Also for Monaco (sorry Cote D'Azur) pull the gear ratios way down so it is about 250-260 km/h.
Rinse and repeat.
I found if I force my bob to go slower early on and not use tyres he can come from 8th or 9th to the front in the last 2 laps. Need to wait until just before the straights to tell him to pass. Also for Monaco (sorry Cote D'Azur) pull the gear ratios way down so it is about 250-260 km/h.
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- GTP_Daverytimes
- Don't Need One
Ok guys am a newbie to GT5 B-spec (level 7 overall with 2 level 5 bob's) am currently doing the NR-A roadstar cup and it is incredibly frustrating. am using a completely maxed out Mazda Eunos Roadster 1991 J-Limited edition and bob almost always drifts out every corner and he cant even finish in the top 5. Frankly speaking is pissing me off, Any advice from those who have done it?
(Am level 20)
(Am level 20)
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That is correct because it's done by taking a new made up driver ( class 0 ) and sticking him in a race with you main driver ( high ranker ). The level 0 driver will jump 7,8,9 levels in just one race alone. Because he's getting the same level of exp as you main driver based of the level of the race he can enter. This is how I have 6 drivers all mid level class 30's.
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- Craig.Kast
- Tagger68
My drivers struggled with this race as well. It's going to take them leveling up some more to handle the car properly without over-stressing and spinning out. Or, retire one of your drivers and create a new one who is a hot-head. I've had more success with the more aggressive drivers. That's just my experience and not a claim to having a handle on driver personalities.
For example, I was struggling to win a low level race with a driver who was above the required level of the race by a couple of levels. His personality is to the warm side of the middle. He was too cautious but was driving a fully upgraded Cobra (the class of the field). I gave him 4 opportunities and his arrow was an upward blue arrow. Theoretically, he should have blown the competition away. When my patience grew thin, I turned to a level 7 driver who has a very hot personality (almost all the way to the right). He beat the field on his first attempt. This driver was, at the time, about 3 or 4 levels under the race level.
In both cases, I managed my drivers closely attempting to keep them calm enough to keep from sliding off-track. Short of that, I pushed both of them vigorously. I still haven't figured out why a more experienced driver could not get the job done except that he is simply too cautious. I am considering retiring him early and finding another hot-head. The only reason I have not is that I may need someone of his temperment for endurance races and I haven't reached those yet.
I think putting your b spec driver in a car with a higher causes problems. Gave my level 5 driver a car with big hp and he had moments of large oversteer. As his levels rose he was much better at dealing with the car's characteristics.
I do it for the money while I watch tv or take care of house chores. I'm over 30 too. Haha.
I do it for the money while I watch tv or take care of house chores. I'm over 30 too. Haha.
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- js427
I'd say hot headed drivers aren't as great in the lower levels, as they're too inexperienced, and spin a lot when excited, but once they're trained, they perform better as they're faster.
I think they also have the benefit that if they're way ou tin front and you've left them to get on with it, they'll get excited more quickly when the competition catches them up, and thus race away from the field again, whereas the cool guys are just too calm, and end up in about 4th before they're even slightly bothered...
I think they also have the benefit that if they're way ou tin front and you've left them to get on with it, they'll get excited more quickly when the competition catches them up, and thus race away from the field again, whereas the cool guys are just too calm, and end up in about 4th before they're even slightly bothered...
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