FC "Ladder" Championship Event
- Thread starter Biggles
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- 7,177
- Lisboa
- FLAT_TWELVE
You are very kind, but my problem wasn't being unlucky, was me making mistakes
Anyway, we had some amazing races, very close, very intense and very fair. I don't even mind the results, even if I knew them in advance I would still want to do this challenge.
And, of course, congratulations! 👍
- 2,980
- The Ramapo Mountains
- jjaisli
Guys, I don't want to drag this too far off topic but this subject is a bit troubling to me. From scanning various forums I'm a bit taken back by how often this seems to happen and how many times I read about people having a PS3 fail on them. Is it just me or is this really a common problem? I heard a lot of horror stories about Xbox 360s having a high fail rate but was lead to believe that the PS3 was pretty solid. I've only had mine for a little over 3 months and have not had any previous experience with a Playstation or any other game console.
Do any of you think the PS3 is any more or any less reliable than say a 3rd party BR player? (I've backed up my game saves to a Thumb drive as a precaution but I'm beginning to wonder if it's a question of when and not if I'll need it).
- 7,177
- Lisboa
- FLAT_TWELVE
It's a question of "when", because you'll probably give your PS3 a use (hours and hours and hours of playtime, every day, every week, every month, every year) that you would never give a BR player. However, as far as I know, Sony repairs/replaces deffective PS3units, as long as you keep your "buying receipt" (don't know the name in english) and as long as you didn't open it. And they do it without charges, even if the warranty period is expired.
So ... keep on playing
So ... keep on playing
- 2,980
- The Ramapo Mountains
- jjaisli
Well, that does make me feel a bit better. I'll put it this way. If it lasts me 5 solid years I'll be very happy. But it just seemed like lately every time I turn around in this forum and others, people are posting messages about their PS3 dying.
AFAIK, the warranty period here is 1 year.
AFAIK, the warranty period here is 1 year.
HI HEREWARD
i'll race you.i assume your talking about the challenge where you pick all the 250 ferraries.if it is the we can race in the 250 testa rossa.it's the only car of them i can keep on the road
my tracks will be MONT TREMBLANT-CALIFORNIA (WET)-INFINION.when you see me online you just start the challenge and send me an invite. CU.Does anybody but me think that the connection in online mode has getting worse.i find that there's more problems getting connected with some players.I've getting kicked alot when there's more than 3 players and some i can not even get connected to.I changed my router 2 days ago but it's the same make and model and i even opend ports on the router witch i didnt do before.anybody knows witch specific ports is used by system 3 because it's pis... me of that it wont stay online when i play.
- 2,980
- The Ramapo Mountains
- jjaisli
I haven't had time to play on-line in a few days. But over the last few weeks it seems to me that certain players (connection speed, location, something odd with their IP address, don't know exactly) have problems with certain other players but otherwise it's OK.
The other day we realized whenever one particular player joined the lobby, it was causing 3-4 others to immediately get kicked out of the lobby. BUT, when that person left the lobby the on-line racing was as smooth and as lag free as I've ever seen it. And the connection was otherwise fine.
I don't have enough technical knowledge to really comment on how the whole thing works. But it seems pretty logical that the on-line lag and speed is only as good as the person with the slowest connection. If everybody in the lobby has a fast connection with very quick ping speed between individual IP addresses, the on-line is smooth flowing. But if one person has severe latency issues it affects everybody else.
Perhaps this was always the problem all along and we only just realized it. I'm not sure.
I think i figured it out.i was reading alot about it last night,and i think it is a blocked port on my router.As i wrote above i've opend all the ports sony says they use fore online play but i dont think system 3 or whoever host theres servers uses the same.today i switzed all of the ports of (dmz) and now i have no problems.i've just played in a lobby with 8 people and no lag or disconnections.hurra
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- AUSTRALIA
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Biggles, dont forget to update the ladder & should the top 3 be there, have not seen them post here.
- 6,064
- Simcoeace
What result have I not posted?
Probably not. Sarrinen69 does not have a functioning PC at the minute. SEGEL indicated on the PSN that he wanted to participate, but has not posted here. I have not heard from Mingoturbo since I PMed him the Ladder "rules".
It would be nice to have more people participating - perhaps starting from the bottom & working up as they gain experience. It makes me crazy that so many avid GT5P racers haven't given FC a try - aren't they tired of Fuji/Suzuka/DR yet?!
lol you have mostly been faster than me every time we meet, i must plan this will all of my cunning 
lol i will return with news
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- 7,177
- Lisboa
- FLAT_TWELVE
I have not heard from Mingoturbo since I PMed him the Ladder "rules".
He replied to you one day after, but by mistake in his own member page. Roughly translated, this:
Hi biggles & company (
)I'm sorry I didn't say anything before because I didn't know how this works. Now I think I do. I see I got beaten, lost one position. I want a rematch. What should I do? Can I do it whenever I want to? Say something to me.
- 6,064
- Simcoeace
OK. I didn't see that. I actually reversed the ladder positions because I only raced him in 5 races & (my own!) rules state the minimum number of races is 7.
As I see it, there is nothing for me to post: as mhm66 did not beat you, the ladder positions stay the same...
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- 2,980
- The Ramapo Mountains
- jjaisli
What a relief. Biggles must have thought he either butchered the translation or it was Mingturbo's way of telling him what he could do with his rules.
But I have to admit, I've replied to messages on my own page before too. It's a bit confusing for the uninitiated.
But I have to admit, I've replied to messages on my own page before too. It's a bit confusing for the uninitiated.
- 7,177
- Lisboa
- FLAT_TWELVE
Hey Biggles, I just read your rules-explanation in spanish. I think you should change to another translator, I wonder what Mingoturbo's face was like while reading it! Something like this ...
... and finaly ...
hehe, nice try however, I guess he could in the end understand most of it! 👍
... and finaly ...
hehe, nice try however, I guess he could in the end understand most of it! 👍
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- AUSTRALIA
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Biggles, i thought the losing driver ( mhm66 ) moves 1 place down ?
- 2,980
- The Ramapo Mountains
- jjaisli
I'll do it.
Funniest translation was "match" to "fósforo" (I guess it was "match" in the original) Let me show you what "fósforo" is:
In other words, Mingturbo thought if he loses the race, Biggles will come and burn his house to the ground. It's pressure for sure, but a great motivator if one can handle it. 👍
- 7,177
- Lisboa
- FLAT_TWELVE
yes, although "corredor" isn't commonly used to refer to race drivers, the word "piloto" (similar to "pilot") is more used. But that he understood, I have no doubt about it.
btw, I found another online-tranlator gem there
The word "track", in the first part of the text, was correctly translated to "pista". However, later it shows up translated as "vestigio" (I looked for the english equivalent word and it is "vestige"). So, I guess MingoTurbo must have thought that in 4 players races everyone is a policeman trying to ... track ... evidence for crimes he commited
Online translators are very funny
btw, I found another online-tranlator gem there
The word "track", in the first part of the text, was correctly translated to "pista". However, later it shows up translated as "vestigio" (I looked for the english equivalent word and it is "vestige"). So, I guess MingoTurbo must have thought that in 4 players races everyone is a policeman trying to ... track ... evidence for crimes he commited
Online translators are very funny
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