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From Forza to GT Sport
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Welcome to GT Planet. A lot of good responses already, I don't have much to add.
The matchmaking is solid, I've never been kicked or disconnected from a Sport Mode lobby. I don't find the wait between races to be that bad, I only have a couple hours in the evening a few days a week, sometimes more time on weekends. I can run a decent enough quali lap in 20 mins or so, and with the 10-20 minute lag between races you have a chance to run more quali laps to try and improve. Moving up the grid for the start is a big help in getting your SR up there.
Great thread...at first-although the direction it has taken isn't your fault.
Most of this discussion is now between a small number of participants about an off-topic subject. The OP never asked for comparisons between Forza and GTS. The OP asked what to expect in GTS and how it differs from Forza. He flat out said that loot boxes aren't what HE wants. Aside from saying 'there are no loot boxes', I can't see what any of this back and forth about them has to do with the intent of the thread. My opinion, of course.
Are moderators supposed to check threads and help keep things on topic, just let it go and shut it down when the original point is lost, not interfere, or what? I just don't understand how it works. I'm sure technically there is some reason this is on topic, but it's not much of a welcome for a new forum member, and this longtime user is weary of all the looping, useless commentary detracting from the few useful threads that come up.
The matchmaking is solid, I've never been kicked or disconnected from a Sport Mode lobby. I don't find the wait between races to be that bad, I only have a couple hours in the evening a few days a week, sometimes more time on weekends. I can run a decent enough quali lap in 20 mins or so, and with the 10-20 minute lag between races you have a chance to run more quali laps to try and improve. Moving up the grid for the start is a big help in getting your SR up there.
Great thread...at first-although the direction it has taken isn't your fault.
Most of this discussion is now between a small number of participants about an off-topic subject. The OP never asked for comparisons between Forza and GTS. The OP asked what to expect in GTS and how it differs from Forza. He flat out said that loot boxes aren't what HE wants. Aside from saying 'there are no loot boxes', I can't see what any of this back and forth about them has to do with the intent of the thread. My opinion, of course.
Are moderators supposed to check threads and help keep things on topic, just let it go and shut it down when the original point is lost, not interfere, or what? I just don't understand how it works. I'm sure technically there is some reason this is on topic, but it's not much of a welcome for a new forum member, and this longtime user is weary of all the looping, useless commentary detracting from the few useful threads that come up.
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Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know GTPlanet only centered around GT. Also, this is a forum where people can post freely, opinions and such, anytime and anywhere (as long as they follow the AUP).
Don't like it, deal with it. End of.
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Last good Forza was number 4 after that it has been all downhill ever since.
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Every time I load the game it has Blizzard Mountain screens. You also have a Blizzard Mountain location highlighted on your map as if it's been added or partially but when you go its just an advert. The game feels like it's always harassing you about the DLC. I wouldn't mind if they dropped the price, maybe there have been sales but I looked a few weeks ago and it's £16. The way they go on about it in the game I actually thought they'd added it in for free after two years or had some bits accessible, not a chance, it's just nagging you.
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I think it’s been going downhill since the original, at least as far as online racing goes! FM1 had fantastic online racing, I still remember the ELO rating system, I remember the great tracks especially New York and I remember that clowns couldn’t get away with ramming because it would mess up their steering!
FM2 was a big letdown for me.
It’s weird how Forza and GT have crisscrossed in that Forza is all about car collecting now and GT is about racing.
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Forza 6 seems more nuanced to each individual car, whereas GT Sport feels really good on top spec, soft tyres.
Forza 6 captures how a 911 should drive - based on years of reading reports on them - but the GT3 RS in Sport out of the box has ridiculous toe angle and it drives like tripe.
Forza 6 captures how a 911 should drive - based on years of reading reports on them - but the GT3 RS in Sport out of the box has ridiculous toe angle and it drives like tripe.
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I didn't know you even had a PS4, let alone played GT Sport.
I figured you went from a PS3 game to the next gen. on xbox to play an open world racer.
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I’ve done over 40 races now and had only one disconnect happen while waiting for the race to start.
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That's a good one, going to have to remember that.
Gotta say though, from what I've read that @ImaRobot has said, these are NOT the type of loot boxes I'd consider "cancer" as another user put it. If you're not required to buy them with real world currency, then it's just a component in the game. Not even remotely the same effect of what Battlefront 2 was trying.
I'll always detest loot boxes that are thru microtransactions like buying in-game currency/loot boxes with real life currency (that kind of mischief is surely the work of the Canadian Devil) but from the sounds of it, these Forza 7 "loot boxes" are not this. Hell you all act as if GT hasn't used microtransactions in the past.
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The way it works is, if you have an issue with a thread or an individual post you hit the "Report" button and make a complaint to the staff. Let them figure out if it violates the AUP or not.
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That ImaRobot guy expect everyone to explain everything in great detail. Ain't nobody got time for dat.
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Oh for crying out loud!
Anyway, @StillGotIt , depending on how you're going to play the game, there will be significant differences in the physics. I don't play racing games with a wheel, so I use a normal controller and Forza and GT, on controllers, feel completely different. The modern driving model is GT (used from 4 onwards) is very direct. As soon as you've pushed the analogue stick, it's turning. However, in earlier games with this model, the cars had massive understeer that could only be fixed by going slowly round corners, tickling the throttle every once in a while. This was slowly fixed but it's still a thing. In Forza, from what I've played, the cats feel like they run on rails, even with the steering assists on.
Also, Gran Turismo doesn't have a rewind button, so casual players might have some trouble. The career mode is notably longer and harder than Forza's as prize cars are given less often and licence tests (sadly for me) exist and are really difficult to get gold on.
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Weeeeell I do have the Pro.
The only time I played GT Sport was the demo though.
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You rang?
True. I'm not a fan of loot boxes either — not even the ones in FM7 — but the misinformed folks that cry out about them, if under the impression they're remotely like the initial SW Battlefront II structure, tend to not actually have experience with the game.
FM7's boxes, currently, are more or less just another system to figure out for maximum efficiency (though that's tempered by a degree of randomness). Running a custom endurance-length race with some mods to grab a bunch of extra credits, for example. There are no cars locked behind only loot boxes; there's the racing outfits, and even those can be part of a level up prize. If you're the type of weirdo that would rather have a suit than a car or credits...
In terms of game progression, earning credits isn't much different from previous games, and you still get reward cars for every level up. Technically it's harder to get every car in the game now, because there's over 700 of them. And there's the issue of the locked-away unique prizes, for Forzathon/FRC/Specialty Dealer purposes. That's a whole other kettle of fish.
Depending on how T10 introduces MTs (if it does at all after the BF2 brouhaha), then it will be a big deal. As is, all they currently offer is a way to spend credits to earn more credits, and maybe get a car — that's already purchasable — as a prize.
GT's career can be done in a matter of days. It also positively throws gift cars at you — not just the career, but the daily "marathon" — though I suppose that can be less useful than FM7's gift cars, since GT does dupes. My five Camaros say hi.
Also, Sport's entire structure means you barely need to buy a car to beat the career (especially since there's only a handful of classes). Actually, IIRC, you shouldn't have to buy one at all. I don't remember grabbing one because I needed it, only because I wanted it.
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I was talking more about the series as a whole. In my playthrough of Forza 4 I never struggled but so far I have never finished a GT game. It is too difficult for me.
And about the prize cars, I was talking about how I felt on Forza 4. It was just giving me cars way too much. I never felt I needed to buy a car because by the end I owned most of the cars I needed just from the levelling system.
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Which seems to be relatively similar between the two games in discussion currently, except you seem to not mind it happening in one compared to the other. If you're discussion was about a game no one was really talking about, instead of jumping into the conversation about Forza 7, you probably should have made that known.
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Well yeah, FM4 was insanely easy to power through. Between gaming the Rivals system for 125,000Cr or so per lap, and the Affinity making all upgrades free after a few races, it was pretty simple to gather up a substantial collection.
The only GT game that can be beat faster than GT Sport (well, maybe — I'll figure that out soon) is GT1.*
* - I say "beat" in terms of in-game 100% completion of the existing career mode. That may change with GT League, and obviously trophies/online racing extend that.
Funnily enough, from my experience, GT Sport excels as a casual pick-up-and-play game, precisely because I don't need to win any cars. I'm not bothered by finishing mid-pack online so long as the racing is close, so as long as my schedule aligns with the daily races (and they're actually good combos), I can easily jump in for some races.
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Ah, nice one.Weeeeell I do have the Pro.
I thought you had jumped the SONY ship completely.
It will be interesting to see how much content these updates bring.
There might be enough there to tempt you back into giving GT another go.
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Nah, I could never do that. I still have friends on board see?
I'll be honest. The new update caught my attention, because for me, offline has always been my type of enjoyment in gaming, and online second. So seeing it finally come to GT Sport, that's a plus from me. Another is GT Sport focusing esports and not like the classic style of GTs. But I've been hearing lots of positives things about its online (via SPORT mode), so that's another plus. 👍
At the moment I will sit and wait to see what the future holds for GTS (or when GT7 is announced). I will eventually get GTS though, just not right now. I'm happy to see PD ACTUALLY making efforts this time around. That is so unlike them.
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research for Motion Controller. Really awesone game changer
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