As an alternative view, I'm looking forward to be able to race against the guys I used to run with before the PS4 turned up and participation faded in GT6.Only in my currently overactive mind. I'm excited about the game's focus, I'm worried for how narrow that focus will be, in that it could affect large tracts of the GT people are expecting.
I'm stupidly voicing these concerns like I'm doing it on behalf of everybody (which you should never do), because I'm seeing a lot of guys being very put off by what they've been shown and I feel for those.
I'm actually very excited for this version of a GT. I'd love an Enthusiast car collector, trad GT at some point, using the best things from Sport that can be utilised in that kind of game (even if just new Scapes) but I'll be very happy to build out my online racing alter ego until then.
It just has to work seamlessly I reckon, so I'm overthinking possible potholes. Take no notice.
Online lobbies are your friend.
I doubt Sportmanship points, Driver Rating, etc. will stop that from happening, nor have any influence in changing those stats.
Even if it was just a 'grind meter' that would give you a good indication of who the trolls are - High level, bad Sportsmanship and Driver Class = Poor driver/Troll.
The 3 indicators together will paint a good picture of the drivers skill and or attitude.
You don't have a snowballs chance in hell of that either unless you're one of the handful of drivers in the world close to that level
. If the system works as advertised, the fastest guys will all be lumped together and we should all be racing against people at our own pace and level of etiquette. I don't ever expect to see Immortal in any race either
If the system wirks as advertised...You don't have a snowballs chance in hell of that either unless you're one of the handful of drivers in the world close to that level
You don't have a snowballs chance in hell of that either unless you're one of the handful of drivers in the world close to that level
I've raced with many talented drivers including some GTAcademy participants. Have yet to find one that isn't skilled racing in a pack. Speed and racecraft usually go hand in hand in my experience. Racecraft is nothing more than knowing how to control your car on the edge and it's the same type of skill needed to approach the limits of the car. I've raced against drivers that were GT Academy level and they are just as fast on the track in a pack as they are running solo.
You don't have a snowballs chance in hell of that either unless you're one of the handful of drivers in the world close to that level
You think guys at the top are knocking out a single lucky lap in 100's of tries?
They are running dozens of laps within a few tenths with a bunch of DQ's because they are so close to the edge. Of course their race pace will be a little slower than their qualifying pace but that's the same for everyone. They are fast because they know what the limits of the car are and they can dance around it much better than the rest of us. They don't lose that skill just because a flag drops.To put it another way, they have a better ability to make the car do what they want it to do while the rest of us are trying to get the most out of what the car gives us.
Your Maldonado analogy doesn't work. He drove the same in the lower ranks of racing as he did in F1. He wasn't super clean and predictable in the lower ranks and turned into a pinball wizard in F1, he was always that way. In the World Series by Renault he had a 4 race ban for dangerous driving and was banned from Monaco because he seriously injured a marshall. In one GP2 race he stalled on the dummy grid, picked up a penalty for speeding in the pitlane as he joined the race, another penalty for passing under yellow flags, and crashed into two drivers on the final lap.
