Gran Turismo 2 Driving Tips
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I'm having trouble turning....
When I turn, I go off the road....When I don't turn, I hit the wall....
-What is my problem, Doc
When I turn, I go off the road....When I don't turn, I hit the wall....
-What is my problem, Doc
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I'm jokin' 
-GTP members are behind you all the way for making a video game driving school
-GTP members are behind you all the way for making a video game driving school
Well I'll tell you that at first, I had a problem staying on the road. This was mostly because the racing games I'd played before really had no use for the brake button, so I never learned to properly use it.
GT was the first racing game in which braking became as, if not more important than using the go-go button.
GT was the first racing game in which braking became as, if not more important than using the go-go button.
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Practice on the Arcade disk till you feel confident enough. Slowly increase your speed every lap around each track.
Or complete the license tests. That is what they are there for!
Or complete the license tests. That is what they are there for!
SandStorm
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Erm - this is my thread, I believe I will be the one to answer the questions.
Piglet - what you are experiencing is "Newbie's Syndrome" which is quite common for people new to GT. Try choosing a slow car, eg the Alfa 156 in Arcade mode, take that for a fang, and once you have mastered cornering and braking on that car, slowly upgrade to faster cars. You'll find it really does work.
Piglet - what you are experiencing is "Newbie's Syndrome" which is quite common for people new to GT. Try choosing a slow car, eg the Alfa 156 in Arcade mode, take that for a fang, and once you have mastered cornering and braking on that car, slowly upgrade to faster cars. You'll find it really does work.
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-I believe that this is a public forum, and being an AMERICAN, I like to practice my belief in freedom of speech!
-I'm so sorry if we intrude on YOUR thread :sleep:
-Do you think that you know more than everyone else, Mr. Smartypants?
If you want to teach people without interuptions, then go be a Kindergarten teacher! 
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I forgot to add that you are also SELFISH!
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Originally posted by eddy_2790
Seeming Jazza is australian I will take it upon myself to defend him.
I'm suprised the aliens haven't taken that probe and shoved it up your arse
-Very funny!
-I own a FORD Probe, so I'm used to those jokes by now
-I'm not here to pick a fight, I just want to know why fellow GTPers can't be teaching assistants at his school!
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What if we give him our resumes!
SandStorm
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- Being an AUSTRALIAN, I like to practice my belief in free speech, too (so SHUT UP!!).
- What I mean is, I wish to answer the questions because it's my driving school.
I obviously know more than you, if that's your comeback!-Do you think that you know more than everyone else, Mr. Smartypants?
lol? That wasn't funny. You wouldn't get very far in life, with a comeback like that, my friend! :haha:If you want to teach people without interuptions, then go be a Kindergarten teacher!
SandStorm
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I thought so!Originally posted by hsrdragger
-Very funny!
-I own an ANAL Probe, which I use every night. I know some people would be, but I'm not afraid to admit it, it's the best I can do for sex, anyway.
You WHAT?? I just wanna answer questions that were originally directed at me, is that too much to ask??-I'm not here to pick a fight, I just want to know why fellow GTPers can't be teaching assistants at his school!
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- Alabamamania
I think some GTP members need a few more social ettiquette skills aorund here than driving skills.
Here's a few (if Jazza doesn't mind):
Do the license tests. The GT series is one of the most difficult, and yet, appreciated racing games there is. It's quite complex, and thus the tests will makes you a better driver in the game. Heck, it improved my driving skills in all decent racing games, and I've been playing them for about 20 years now.
Start with slow cars, move up to fast ones.
Appreciate that no two cars are really alike in the game. For example, the Audi TT doens't handle like a GT-R, because they have differing weights, measurements, power outputs, suspension geometries, et cetera. Thus, your driving style and setup preferences will vary a lot (or little) from car to car.
Some cars are very difficult to drive, others are rather easy. Search the forums to see what some people think about this car or that car. Some are nice right out of the box, and others require lots of tuning until you like they way it handles.
Patience, patience, patience. A virtue in this game, or any other activity. It took me 14 times until I won the Rome Circuit race in the GT-All Stars events...I was jumping for joy when I finally won it. That race could have drained my account to no credits (for all I cared), but I was very happy when I'd finally conquered it. So channel your anger and frustration into something useful, if the going gets rough.
If you find a race is frustrating you, then try another race or another car. Or maybe it's time to shut the game off for a little bit, and boost your confidence doing something else. Return to it when you're ready to take on the game with a different feeling than before.
Get some rest, eat well, breathe, blink. Sounds silly, right? Well, racing drivers are athletes, and athough you don't have to be in prime physical condition to play video games, having stamina to concentrate on anything (work, playing chess, painting, running, etc.) takes a healthy body and mind. So get out of your chair or sofa, take a stretch or two (touch your toes, move your legs, wrists, hands, neck, and torso) for a moment, and you'll feel a lot better. Drink some water here are there, take deep breaths here and there (or get some fresh air!). Oh, and blink...we don't think about that one very much; but you're eye-blinking rate decreases while staring at a computer screen or television set. You change from blinking an average of every 3 seconds to once every 45-60 seconds while sittling close to a monitor. This induces headaches, causes eye strain, and may actually decrease your hand-eye coordination. So blink...maybe not when you need to brake hard, but on the striaght.
Practice makes (nearly) perfect. Do some Test Runs before a race, and play with one setup variable at a time. You'll never figure out what's wrong if you change a lot all at once; you may get lucky here and there, or you'll just make a bad car worse. Remember, it's nearly impossible to make absolutely perfect laps over and over again.
It's just a game, remember.
Here's a few (if Jazza doesn't mind):
Do the license tests. The GT series is one of the most difficult, and yet, appreciated racing games there is. It's quite complex, and thus the tests will makes you a better driver in the game. Heck, it improved my driving skills in all decent racing games, and I've been playing them for about 20 years now.
Start with slow cars, move up to fast ones.
Appreciate that no two cars are really alike in the game. For example, the Audi TT doens't handle like a GT-R, because they have differing weights, measurements, power outputs, suspension geometries, et cetera. Thus, your driving style and setup preferences will vary a lot (or little) from car to car.
Some cars are very difficult to drive, others are rather easy. Search the forums to see what some people think about this car or that car. Some are nice right out of the box, and others require lots of tuning until you like they way it handles.
Patience, patience, patience. A virtue in this game, or any other activity. It took me 14 times until I won the Rome Circuit race in the GT-All Stars events...I was jumping for joy when I finally won it. That race could have drained my account to no credits (for all I cared), but I was very happy when I'd finally conquered it. So channel your anger and frustration into something useful, if the going gets rough.
If you find a race is frustrating you, then try another race or another car. Or maybe it's time to shut the game off for a little bit, and boost your confidence doing something else. Return to it when you're ready to take on the game with a different feeling than before.
Get some rest, eat well, breathe, blink. Sounds silly, right? Well, racing drivers are athletes, and athough you don't have to be in prime physical condition to play video games, having stamina to concentrate on anything (work, playing chess, painting, running, etc.) takes a healthy body and mind. So get out of your chair or sofa, take a stretch or two (touch your toes, move your legs, wrists, hands, neck, and torso) for a moment, and you'll feel a lot better. Drink some water here are there, take deep breaths here and there (or get some fresh air!). Oh, and blink...we don't think about that one very much; but you're eye-blinking rate decreases while staring at a computer screen or television set. You change from blinking an average of every 3 seconds to once every 45-60 seconds while sittling close to a monitor. This induces headaches, causes eye strain, and may actually decrease your hand-eye coordination. So blink...maybe not when you need to brake hard, but on the striaght.
Practice makes (nearly) perfect. Do some Test Runs before a race, and play with one setup variable at a time. You'll never figure out what's wrong if you change a lot all at once; you may get lucky here and there, or you'll just make a bad car worse. Remember, it's nearly impossible to make absolutely perfect laps over and over again.
It's just a game, remember.
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This is so stoopid!
The whole ****ing forum is a GT2 driving school. This Jazza guy just wants to be some kind of star big-shot.
Can you say E - G - O? :sleep:
Or maybe N - A - R - C - I - C - I - S - T?
Australia... the only place in the world more arrogant that America.
Disclaimer: "Yeah Yeah I know not all Americans are arrogant and not all Australians are arrogant either. But I mean look at this Crocodile Hunter Guy! And what they tried to do to Bart Simpson! Just breaks your heart..."
The whole ****ing forum is a GT2 driving school. This Jazza guy just wants to be some kind of star big-shot.
Can you say E - G - O? :sleep:
Or maybe N - A - R - C - I - C - I - S - T?
Australia... the only place in the world more arrogant that America.
Disclaimer: "Yeah Yeah I know not all Americans are arrogant and not all Australians are arrogant either. But I mean look at this Crocodile Hunter Guy! And what they tried to do to Bart Simpson! Just breaks your heart..."
SandStorm
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A: This whole ****ing forum talks about GT2, I see no driving school.
B: E - G - O
C: N - A - R - C - I - C - I - S - T
D: Look, I just started this thread so less experienced persons could come here to get help and be helped, alright??
E: Leave Steve Erwin (croc hunter) alone. He's da Bomb!
B: E - G - O
C: N - A - R - C - I - C - I - S - T
D: Look, I just started this thread so less experienced persons could come here to get help and be helped, alright??
E: Leave Steve Erwin (croc hunter) alone. He's da Bomb!
SandStorm
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A: This whole ****ing forum talks about GT2, I see no driving school.
B: E - G - O. What's so hard about that?
C: N - A - R - C - I - C - I - S - T. :reallyodd
D: Look, I just started this thread so less experienced persons could come here to get help and be helped, alright??
E: Leave Steve Erwin (croc hunter) alone. He's da Bomb!
That's about it, I guess.
B: E - G - O. What's so hard about that?
C: N - A - R - C - I - C - I - S - T. :reallyodd
D: Look, I just started this thread so less experienced persons could come here to get help and be helped, alright??
E: Leave Steve Erwin (croc hunter) alone. He's da Bomb!
That's about it, I guess.
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What a relief for all those people with questions and were just waiting for a thread like this to get help.
I thought the whole forum was where if you have a question you start a thread and get answers from all over the world. But not only that of course.
Just seems stupid to have one thread for driving questions. Then if somebody else has the same question they'd never know it's already answered without digging through however many pages of posts. It's not a good idea for helping people or answering questions. It's only a good idea for inflating somebody's ego.
Maybe a thread for questions relating to a certain aspect of the game, like the drifting threads there are. Then at least people can look at the threads and pick the one they're interested in.
And notice, nobody has yet enrolled in this "driving school". It's just turned into a big discussion.
It was a bad idea from the get-go.
I thought the whole forum was where if you have a question you start a thread and get answers from all over the world. But not only that of course.
Just seems stupid to have one thread for driving questions. Then if somebody else has the same question they'd never know it's already answered without digging through however many pages of posts. It's not a good idea for helping people or answering questions. It's only a good idea for inflating somebody's ego.
Maybe a thread for questions relating to a certain aspect of the game, like the drifting threads there are. Then at least people can look at the threads and pick the one they're interested in.
And notice, nobody has yet enrolled in this "driving school". It's just turned into a big discussion.
It was a bad idea from the get-go.
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