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RyanRacer

RyanRacer

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I really don't know what to say. I'm not sure if I will be giving up on racing or not. Either way, I have fallen into a great depression. I'm really just tired of it all, never being fast enough to prove to myself or the real world that I'm making any real progress. I feel so pathetic. Nothing can help me now, I just don't have the talent. So, since I am in deep internal struggle and sorrow, I am leaving this site. So please, just ban me. I won't be coming back. Actually, I beg you! Please ban me! I should have been banned months ago anyway! It would be the perfect finish to the Tragedie of RyanRacer. So farwell, GTPlanet. My time here was short, but it was the best time of my life, especially since I was in glorious denial thinking I was actually fast (lolnope).

My blaze of shame

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TB
If you feel the need to leave, that's entirely up to you but the staff doesn't honor ban requests.
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Didn't they at one point? Cause the Banned User Log says that some of the users on the log were banned on their own request. Though I don't see the point when someone could just stop visiting if they don't feel like going on the site anymore.
 
Naveek Darkroom
Didn't they at one point? Cause the Banned User Log says that some of the users on the log were banned on their own request. Though I don't see the point when someone could just stop visiting if they don't feel like going on the site anymore.
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I think that was for a limited time bans.

But there are easier ways to avoid coming here.

1. use will power
2. blacklist the site in your web browser
3. blacklist the site in the modem
 
So, let me get this straight. You're quitting GTP and are highly depressed because you're not as fast as you thought? You do realize that's there is more to life then going fast, right? Even this very site offers a multitude of conversations to people of all speeds. Why don't you put all that energy you put into quitting in something like practicing, for example? Just saying, if you quit everything as soon as you meet adversity, the only place you're going is nowhere fast.
 
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RyanRacer
I really don't know what to say. I'm not sure if I will be giving up on racing or not. Either way, I have fallen into a great depression. I'm really just tired of it all, never being fast enough to prove to myself or the real world that I'm making any real progress. I feel so pathetic. Nothing can help me now, I just don't have the talent. So, since I am in deep internal struggle and sorrow, I am leaving this site. So please, just ban me. I won't be coming back. Actually, I beg you! Please ban me! I should have been banned months ago anyway! It would be the perfect finish to the Tragedie of RyanRacer. So farwell, GTPlanet. My time here was short, but it was the best time of my life, especially since I was in glorious denial thinking I was actually fast (lolnope).

My blaze of shame

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I have no idea who you are or how long you've been here or any other bits of information, but there are a few things that need to be said.

First: Depression. Majority of us have had gone through some sort of stage of depression. Even I know I tend to have depressive episodes (I sort of have one now, though it was my own fault of getting interested in the Aokigahara forest), yet I don't want to be noticeable for others to know about. It's a very destructive war that goes on in your mind that may or may not go away. If it gets to the point of it including your life on the line, get help. I'm here, others here as well, personal friends, a hotline, anyone who's willing to listen. Keep positive, don't let it get to you.

Second: Racing. It's going to be a hard pill to swallow, but there will always be someone who can do a particular activity or sport better than you. It's not only just racing, but anything you do in life. That's just how life goes. I know I'm not the tip-top of everything. I know that someone can do anything I do better than what my abilities can achieve (art drawing, photography, editing, etc). I know I'm not the fastest driver and I probably will never be the fastest. However, the only way you can get better is to practice and take each piece of experience to hone your skills and your ability. Practice in a time-trial, online, in real life; you have to really want to do it. You can possibly be one of the fastest drivers, but only if you put the time and effort into it. Don't give up hope just yet.

Third: What good is getting banned from here anyway? It's not gonna help you any.
Ken Koios
So, let me get this straight. You're quitting GTP and highly depressed because you're not as fast as you thought? You do realize that's there is more to life then going fast, right? Even this very site offers a mulatitude of conversations to people of all speeds. Why don't you put all that energy you put into quitting in something like practicing, for example? Just saying, if you quit everything as soon as you meet adversity, the only place you're going is nowhere fast.
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He also has a point.
 
That's not a depression, that is frustration. I know what depressions are and I can ensure you, you are not depressed.
Frustration can give a depressed feeling by taking away energy, fun and interests. It also can make someone aggressive, which is apparently not the case here.

I can't access his profile page. Why is that? How come? Why not? What's the reason? etc ..... .
 
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Just try to enjoy the racing, don't worry about being the best. Add people to your PSN friends list that are a similar speed to you, that way you'll always have a chance of winning. Or, just add slower drivers & beat them every time!


:)
 
In life there's always somebody faster, richer, stronger, better, funnier than you. The only thing nobody can be better than you at is being yourself. Don't try to compare yourself to others and just live your life doing what you want to do, if people are faster than you so what? You'll be faster than people still, and it shouldn't stop you enjoying stuff for fun.
 
It could be worse, you could have spent 500 quid on a wheel and be slower than you were before :D

p.s. that's what I did in case you were wondering... plus, I've been playing for 15 years.
 
Ryan, you can drag yourself down a lot at times. Most of the time, you let one thing drag you down, and then you blow it out of proportion.

Just because you've had some bad times racing doesn't mean you should leave GTP. Think it through. After ToCA10, I was at the top of everyone's murder lists, but I didn't throw a hissy fit. I just learned from my errors and changed.
 
RyanRacer
I really don't know what to say. I'm not sure if I will be giving up on racing or not. Either way, I have fallen into a great depression. I'm really just tired of it all, never being fast enough to prove to myself or the real world that I'm making any real progress. I feel so pathetic. Nothing can help me now, I just don't have the talent. So, since I am in deep internal struggle and sorrow, I am leaving this site. So please, just ban me. I won't be coming back. Actually, I beg you! Please ban me! I should have been banned months ago anyway! It would be the perfect finish to the Tragedie of RyanRacer. So farwell, GTPlanet. My time here was short, but it was the best time of my life, especially since I was in glorious denial thinking I was actually fast (lolnope).

My blaze of shame
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Oh nonsense man, pull yourself together! :D

You will always improve, always, it's the being beaten that makes you better. Watch the guy's replays with an unplugged controller in your hand and drive his lines... someone recommended that to me and I thought it was the stupidest thing I'd ever heard. And I took 1.2s off Laguna Seca (a track I thought I knew extremely well) straight away.

Besides, you don't give up on racing, it has to give up on you... chin-up and get ready for the start :D
 
Don't be depressed. Dealing with depression is terrible and difficult but you'll get through it with the right attitude. Remember, tomorrow is another day. Find what makes you happy. It'll take time, but it will be worth it. Remember: attitude.

GTPlanet <3s you
 
RyanRacer
I really don't know what to say. I'm not sure if I will be giving up on racing or not. Either way, I have fallen into a great depression. I'm really just tired of it all, never being fast enough to prove to myself or the real world that I'm making any real progress. I feel so pathetic. Nothing can help me now, I just don't have the talent. So, since I am in deep internal struggle and sorrow, I am leaving this site. So please, just ban me. I won't be coming back. Actually, I beg you! Please ban me! I should have been banned months ago anyway! It would be the perfect finish to the Tragedie of RyanRacer. So farwell, GTPlanet. My time here was short, but it was the best time of my life, especially since I was in glorious denial thinking I was actually fast (lolnope).

My blaze of shame

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Ok, bye.
 
I'm not fast but I won't leave this site because I like it to much :). I've tested myself against fast people even though i was a back marker i had fun and on the way i got better by practicing. Practice makes perfect never give up.
 
Cobra_GT500
I'm not fast but I won't leave this site because I like it to much :). I've tested myself against fast people even though i was a back marker i had fun and on the way i got better by practicing. Practice makes perfect never give up.
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Try one of my fully tuned troll cars on a 500pp track.

They are small, easy to control, light and you can brake later with them
They also give you a good laugh.

A small little car beating a big RX-7
 
@RyanRacer

I was the best and fastest racer ever. I mean, not a single soul could touch my awesome race pace. Schumacher, Senna, Prost, all n00bs compared to me.

Until one day, some bright genius decided we needed online racing.
They say "the bigger they are, the harder the fall".

They didn't tell us, but I made the same jump as Felix Baumgartner. Without a parachute.

So, you're not the only slow racer out there. Chin up and race for the fun.
 
I had to quit online racing a few years ago too (2008), so I can relate.

It had nothing to do with the fact that I had to sell my PS3 to pay my bills at the time, but rather with the fact I was so stupendous (almost magical at times) at online racing that I started to feel depressed over the fact, so many of the people I was mercilessly beating were feeling bad about it and thinking about quitting online racing.
So I preemptively quit so they would continue, because, as Spock wisely said once, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

So there.
 

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