It was a great event and it was really great to be apart of
! I like
@Aderrrm was adjudicating the competition on Thursday and then sorting/helping with the public races on the Friday! When there were quiet times (Thursday Night/Friday Morning) I really did get a good 'go'/'test' of the game but more from a hotlap stand point as I didn't race the A.I.
I was mainly hotlapping the Evora at Brands Hatch Indy as that was what was used for the qualifier in the tournament, so wanted to set a good time to see where I was vs the competition (And
@Aderrrm 
), but then also tried out varying lines and techniques that I could potentially use in GT6 and also other games... The low end physics (Speed wise) have definitely changed there's no doubt about that, while the more top end of was going back to similar GT6 style of physics. But in my mind that's the '50% complete' quote that Kaz mentioned. At the low end I found it acted more realistic? I certainly couldn't do some of the things I could at druids in GT6 on GT Sport (Weird sliding, Really aggressive turn in while keeping it clean). The higher speeds I could do this but not to the extreme of GT6 e.g. Paddock hill bend.
In the crazy UK vs USA vs JAPAN (UK jumped in last minute) race that it was quite difficult to initially get an understanding of grip as we essentially just jumped on and went for it. One thing to note that has already been mentioned you do get punished for kerbs! As I found out binning it while in the lead at the Nurburgring! Coming off the foxhole section I was to far right so correct the initial oversteer, but by the time I had done that the kerb had come I hit it and it bounced me straight over to the left. Again another positive, and even throughout that entire race the kerbs were causing issues (I was pushing like hell to try catch up, but really hard when everyone is super quick) throughout the lap. I did find the carousel much trickier in GT Sport than I have ever done in any previous GT game. Not sure whether that's a positive or negative as I've never experienced it in real life.
In the end though I still keep using the word 'Promising'. I think it's a good step in the right direction and I'm really looking forward to the future of GT Sport. Always wanted eSports in the virtual racing world (After experiencing Starcraft 2 eSports). While it may seem just an 'alien' based thing, I don't think it is from the presentation as yes you want to see the best in the world but there's different categories for different winners and I reckon in the future you could have all sorts of tournaments, for all sorts of racers exactly like real life today! Pro vs Pro-Am vs AM (BES Example), licence limited races and things like that!
I'm definitely looking forward to future announcements!
Was great meeting everyone at the event and great commentary/casting from
@Tom and
@Jordan
I will be pushing like crazy to compete in the Nations cup so keep an eye out
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So far, AC has had a few delays already and I don't think they can afford another one, so what we'll get in August will be what's ready at that time and it may (or may not) require several patches to get it up to scratch. That it's a great thing on PC means nothing in the console realm. There's really no advantage here for one (AC) or the other (GTS).
