GT Sport Mode need a Penalty fix asap, please Polyphony Digital...

[anthonyfa18]

Yes it's because you hit the car in front of you/next to you, the game does not care that this only happened because someone hit you into said car. Getting hit can also get you a penalty too, so it's possible you got multiple penalties at the same time.

Likely most of those cars got penalties but it gets complicated by different driver ratings getting different penalties

this i is why we need a fix and fast, it not racing any more it a joke

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Just lost 21 SR in one B race from a dive bump pass and an idiot stopping in the chicane to serve a penalty. From S to A from 2 incidents by others not behaving. Business as usual.

Oh, and the guy stopping in the chicane causing a pile-up, blue rating.

 

[CBH]

You are never going to get the it penalty system right, unless you have real life racing stewards watching every car in the race, and seeing if you do something wrong or not.

 

[Sven Jurgens]

You are never going to get the it penalty system right, unless you have real lift racing stewards watching every car in the race, and seeing if you do something wrong or not.

Indeed. Just got baited again. It's so easy to do on the chicane on Nurb, the only thing the car in front has to do is brake a little longer than needed for the final chicane, get a nice little bump to get back up to the correct speed to take the chicane without even cutting the second part, ie staying on the asphalt. Meanwhile you end up with 10 sec and no chance to pass.

 

[CBH]

Indeed. Just got baited again. It's so easy to do on the chicane on Nurb, the only thing the car in front has to do is brake a little longer than needed for the final chicane, get a nice little bump to get back up to the correct speed to take the chicane without even cutting the second part, ie staying on the asphalt. Meanwhile you end up with 10 sec and no chance to pass.

I have not played sports mode for 5 months becaues of the crash & bash that goes on, and also getting penalized for minding my own business out on the track, like being hit from behind and forced of the track.

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

Guys, is it common to have your DR drop an entire letter in a single race? Went into a daily race with DR B/ SR C, picked up 2 minor penalties (which I slowed down for) and I dropped to C/E.

Dropping my SR from C to E two levels AND dropping my DR from B to C? I was about 75% to DR A, now it's showing ~60% to B. Unlivable. You grind so hard to slightly improve then one bad-ish race and you drop 3 levels. I'm at a loss for words.

 

[Alpha Cipher]

Guys, is it common to have your DR drop an entire letter in a single race? Went into a daily race with DR B/ SR C, picked up 2 minor penalties (which I slowed down for) and I dropped to C/E.

Dropping my SR from C to E two levels AND dropping my DR from B to C? I was about 75% to DR A, now it's showing ~60% to B. Unlivable. You grind so hard to slightly improve then one bad-ish race and you drop 3 levels. I'm at a loss for words.

It happens. When your SR gets 2 levels below your current DR you are reset to a lower rank. It's happened to me, and it's frustrating, but I think the system's just doing its job. It's handy to keep the actual idiots to where they should be, so I don't mind being a collateral victim if it means I don't see S/E drivers

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

It happens. When your SR gets 2 levels below your current DR you are reset to a lower rank. It's happened to me, and it's frustrating, but I think the system's just doing its job. It's handy to keep the actual idiots to where they should be, so I don't mind being a collateral victim if it means I don't see S/E drivers

So do I need to grind back to B now or will my DR go back to C when my SR improves?

 

[Alpha Cipher]

So do I need to grind back to B now or will my DR go back to C when my SR improves?

You need to grind back

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

You need to grind back

Wow. That's just.... not right. Basically you play in constant fear of having one or two bad races and getting drop kicked a level(s) down then forced to crawl back every time. Very sad. Takes the fun out of Sport Mode entirely. I get it, racing is a clean sport but the constant paranoia sucks the 'fun' out of the game.

If a single race can sink your rating then a clean race should sling-shoot it upward. Tit-for-tat.

 

[anthonyfa18]

Please explain me this one I found this in the Facebook group that I’m in how could this even happen ,this is just ridiculous,


I think it’s time we need to all stand up together and stop playing GT sport mode for one night as a strike so polyphony digital could make a fix for this system

 

[Alpha Cipher]

Wow. That's just.... not right. Basically you play in constant fear of having one or two bad races and getting drop kicked a level(s) down then forced to crawl back every time. Very sad. Takes the fun out of Sport Mode entirely. I get it, racing is a clean sport but the constant paranoia sucks the 'fun' out of the game.

Eh, different people different opinions. I'm not really scared about it, since it never happens save for that one time. It took me off-guard, but didn't make me more paranoid, if at all.

Maybe I just rarely get into bad races. Going to SR S is a start. Don't mind the people saying SR S isn't any cleaner; they probably never went down from there

The lowest SR I got is B, which is pure hell. So I can't fathom what the racing is at SR C

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

Eh, different people different opinions. I'm not really scared about it, since it never happens save for that one time. It took me off-guard, but didn't make me more paranoid, if at all.

Maybe I just rarely get into bad races. Going to SR S is a start. Don't mind the people saying SR S isn't any cleaner; they probably never went down from there

The lowest SR I got is B, which is pure hell. So I can't fathom what the racing is at SR C

I briefly hit SR S a few months ago only now to drop down to E. Happened in maybe the span of 8-10 races. All minor penalties, swapping paint side-by-side with other cars on track (barely hindered either of the cars' pace, if at all). Hit with 2 or 4min penalties every time where I just began to drop SR every single race.

With the quality of people playing at E and current penalty system, I don't see how I'll ever get back to A or SR. Honestly, I have zero desire to even try. I'll get to C or B then boom, someone rams me then back to D.

Seriously considering hanging it up with this game. Was great while it lasted but no point in playing a game which makes you stressed out as hell every time to play

 

[M Albritton]

My SR went from S to A, back to S, S to B, B back to S in 4 hours of playing earier today.

 

[Alpha Cipher]

I briefly hit SR S a few months ago only now to drop down to E. Happened in maybe the span of 8-10 races. All minor penalties, swapping paint side-by-side with other cars on track (barely hindered either of the cars' pace, if at all). Hit with 2 or 4min penalties every time where I just began to drop SR every single race.

With the quality of people playing at E and current penalty system, I don't see how I'll ever get back to A or SR. Honestly, I have zero desire to even try. I'll get to C or B then boom, someone rams me then back to D.

Seriously considering hanging it up with this game. Was great while it lasted but no point in playing a game which makes you stressed out as hell every time to play

Exactly. Because the lower SR levels are hellish it's hard to get back to S. But once you're there it's quite easy to maintain

True though, just go to another game if this game is stressing you out. No point in stressing about something that's supposed to entertain you

 

[xxxman1]

Exactly. Because the lower SR levels are hellish it's hard to get back to S. But once you're there it's quite easy to maintain

True though, just go to another game if this game is stressing you out. No point in stressing about something that's supposed to entertain you

i am doing the exact thing right now. Got demoted to Sr E and trying to get back to Sr S asap.
The last 3 days is a roller-coaster of my Dr Sr. The 1st race at blue moon Ended before the race start as i was disconnected during warm up lap.
Luckily my luck was back and i was able to steal 6 win in 7 races afterward. I am B A now. Still a long way to go.
Mate don't give up.

 

[Deadpool]

PD can't 'fix' this because this is the sort of behavior they are encouraging with the whole "slow down/stop" in the middle of a race to scrub penalty time. I wish I had an answer on how to fix this but it drives me nuts that the penalty system encourages crazy things like that. I mean really, slamming your brakes seconds before the finish line to scrub penalties.. it's nuts!

It's actually an easy solution. Don't allow the time to be scrubbed off, make it permanent for the race.

 

[Alpha Cipher]

i am doing the exact thing right now. Got demoted to Sr E and trying to get back to Sr S asap.
The last 3 days is a roller-coaster of my Dr Sr. The 1st race at blue moon Ended before the race start as i was disconnected during warm up lap.
Luckily my luck was back and i was able to steal 6 win in 7 races afterward. I am B A now. Still a long way to go.
Mate don't give up.
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Took me 3 days myself to get back to S
I won't. I'm too addicted to do so

 

[Sven Jurgens]

Hmm, I just did another draft bump race and while it seemed to be allowed, no SR Down or penalty while slowing down enough to only give a gentle tap, I still lost 42 SR, down to 41 now, as a previous experiment put me at 83. I was draft bumping a DR.B player this time and helped him to the win. I did have 5 sec of penalties from 2 laggy incidents, yet that shouldn't add up to 42 SR loss in a daily C.

One more attempt at a clean draft bump run. If it fails I won't be DR.A anymore and then I can draft bump without consequences anyway....

Ovals are boring if you can't have some strategy and team work :/


Edit: First of all, racing in SR.B is indeed worse. It was hard to find someone that wanted to team up instead of drive me into the wall at every opportunity. I did find two and we were working well together, however too late to catch up to 1st and 2nd who were doing the same.

I never saw any SR Down, finished with zero penalties, lost 14 SR (to 27) and DR reset to 15k.

Next race, found a team mate in lap 3. We build up a 3.5 sec lead to 3rd, it went beautifully. I passed him at the start of the final lap, managed to come out in front in the final turn, then we both had to brake for the finish for the one 1.5 sec penalty we both got at the same turn. (We both drove into the wall to fixed on following each other) I was pushing and as a result, again without any SR Down or car contact penalties, -15 SR, down to 12, DR now 7k... He didn't suffer luckily, got a blue rating. Fun race.

Conclusion, also in DR.B, draft bumping hurts SR, at least for the pusher.

DR.C same deal, only lost 8 SR this time, 4 SR left. Helped someone win though, fun race, yet due to lag 2 bumps went wrong and resulted in penalties, 5 sec. Got 3rd, 4.9 sec behind first after the penalty.

 

[bdz_apa]

Indeed. Just got baited again. It's so easy to do on the chicane on Nurb, the only thing the car in front has to do is brake a little longer than needed for the final chicane, get a nice little bump to get back up to the correct speed to take the chicane without even cutting the second part, ie staying on the asphalt. Meanwhile you end up with 10 sec and no chance to pass.

Oh yeah, the last chicane in Nürburgring is rather risky. Always have to check the rear mirror to see what's going on behind me, trying to defend without zigzagging, but also trying to avoid being bumped... In each lap I only pray to pass it clean, the rest of the circuit is peanuts compared to this chicane

 

[xxxman1]

Oh yeah, the last chicane in Nürburgring is rather risky. Always have to check the rear mirror to see what's going on behind me, trying to defend without zigzagging, but also trying to avoid being bumped... In each lap I only pray to pass it clean, the rest of the circuit is peanuts compared to this chicane

Started at pole at Nurb GP, got tense during the first lap (T1 and last chicane). I tend to brake a bit earlier in the race due to the different between qualify and race. If the car behind sticks to the Q lap brake point I would get bump.

Surprisingly i got no single bump for 3 races yesterday though raced with Sr C & B racers. They were nice to me. 👍

 

[bdz_apa]

Started at pole at Nurb GP, got tense during the first lap (T1 and last chicane). I tend to brake a bit earlier in the race due to the different between qualify and race. If the car behind sticks to the Q lap brake point I would get bump.

Surprisingly i got no single bump for 3 races yesterday though raced with Sr C & B racers. They were nice to me. 👍

I had some rather ok races too, though best finish was only 4th. In one race I was p1 for two laps but had to grind away 3sec penalty and could not make it

 

[Mirror_man]

Please explain me this one I found this in the Facebook group that I’m in how could this even happen ,this is just ridiculous,
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I think it’s time we need to all stand up together and stop playing GT sport mode for one night as a strike so polyphony digital could make a fix for this system

Lots of Testosterone in the air on this race... you can feel the smell of it in the air you´re breathing... together with burned rubber.... and... gunpowder!!!!

As some one with a green face, (and truly meaning to this cause) once said. "Somebody shoot me!!"

 

[Alpha Cipher]

Please explain me this one I found this in the Facebook group that I’m in how could this even happen ,this is just ridiculous,
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I think it’s time we need to all stand up together and stop playing GT sport mode for one night as a strike so polyphony digital could make a fix for this system

It's Blue Moon Speedway, what'd ya expect

In seriousness, that's pretty harsh. I don't mind a one night strike against GTS, but that's going to take a lot of convincing for the other people

 

[Lord Grey]

Eh, different people different opinions. I'm not really scared about it, since it never happens save for that one time. It took me off-guard, but didn't make me more paranoid, if at all.

Maybe I just rarely get into bad races. Going to SR S is a start. Don't mind the people saying SR S isn't any cleaner; they probably never went down from there

The lowest SR I got is B, which is pure hell. So I can't fathom what the racing is at SR C

I briefly dropped from SR S to A a few days ago at Monza. I had never been anything other than S, so that was an eye-opener for me. The difference was amazing. Few people could take a chicane, or even a slight curve, correctly. There was little hope of driving anything like a normal race line; it was all defensive driving, all the time.

I'm back to SR99 and it is a relief. Now I have to rebuild DR....

 

[KepleroGT]

Normal lobbies are also a broken mess with the same issues as GT6, drivers that don't see each other on track and even in the lobby.

I've never had this problem.

 

[Donnced]

I've never had this problem.

Well, you're a lucky person cause it's a very known issue in GT6 and GTS

 

[Sven Jurgens]

I briefly dropped from SR S to A a few days ago at Monza. I had never been anything other than S, so that was an eye-opener for me. The difference was amazing. Few people could take a chicane, or even a slight curve, correctly. There was little hope of driving anything like a normal race line; it was all defensive driving, all the time.

I'm back to SR99 and it is a relief. Now I have to rebuild DR....

I just worked my way back up from SR 25 to 71 on Interlagos. It's really not that different from SR.S :/ Back field bad, front fine. Of course the front could all be demoted A/S players... I usually find SR.A cleaner than SR.S yet that's mostly due to match making. The fields are much tighter at max SR, while at SR.A it spreads out more quickly. Plus at max SR I start in the back where people drive like they need to be at the front asap, while at a bit lower SR I start near the top where people have more to lose so drive more carefully.

 

[EERIEISSSS]

I got another couple of bad ones in the video below!!

 

[anthonyfa18]

I got another couple of bad ones in the video below!!

Wow I that was Ridiculous, I feel for u I am in the same boat.