GrumpyOldMan
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This is what just happened to be at Brands.
A tiny tap at just the wrong time is almost as bad as being binned.
A tiny tap at just the wrong time is almost as bad as being binned.
I just quit a Friday night fun lobby that was super laggy too. Remembered seeing your post and decided to call it after only 4 races. Hope it’s fixed soon. Makes the game unplayable. 😞Did one race c just now and OMG the lag!! Cars bouncing from side to side, could not concentrate as much as I should... Got hit plenty of times, quite sure I hit others without either of us knowing. Everyone was trying to give each other space whilst the pole sitter ran away. Ended up finishing P14 from a P10 finish after someone lag-skipped from my inside left to right in front, causing me to hit his rear right and spinning off. BS
The annoying thing was P1 had a red bar and everyone else had 3 yellow so pretty sure he caused the overall problems... He's fast, had a 1:38:0 qualy time and was setting 1:38's all race but anyone who got close to him ended up in trouble as well with him fluttering about. Needs fixing lol
Hope you have a safe holiday too, we are going on a trip around the 23rd of December, so I will have to take my ps4 console and TV with me. And all the plugs/controllers.Solid races this week, in A and C for me and I know some of you weirdos enjoy Brands.
It's fun to do Sardegna against people, for us veterans who remember grinding 20 laps against AI to get that $$$ back when the game launched. It was always my personal go to for it as I enjoyed the drive the most and that remains, nice touch with the low sunlight too.
Race A is a blast. These are basically all my favourite cars to drive the ring in so it's perfect for a few runs out and not too long people won't bother, seems pretty busy even early this morning.
No idea if these combos are a repeat but if they are then they're well chosen. Haven't played in a while so it's nice to get a net positive experience with the little time I have at the moment.
Hope all are well and merry christmas if I'm away for the period
Absolutely!Hope you have a safe holiday too, we are going on a trip around the 23rd of December, so I will have to take my ps4 console and TV with me. And all the plugs/controllers.
Lol, I wish I could stay awake long enough to do 30-40 races a day but it's hard. I get drowsy everytime after I eat, I don't know what the cause of it is.Techno, this is the journey we are on my friend. Its almost like a two step dance in that we can't always be moving forwards.
I did nearly 20 races today (I woke early so started at 5am)
And basically I am square one, I won races in A+ lobbies I brought home 8th and 9th places and even and this pains me pitted at brands from first because my wife left her keys at home. That one hurt if I'm honest as I was leading the race with a lap to go....but there are other races and 4000 in I don't think one is going to make the difference.
We and all of us on this thread are mastering our craft, not just win. But race and that is what we do is all that matters. The results find themselves but the experience is what makes us better and better.
I'd do and have done the same to be honest. A little bit of starting from the front is good for the soulI agree with you on all your points, sir! The majority of my problems over the past few weeks is server lag! I 100% know its not down to my connection, I have the fastest service available in Malta - 2GB MBps fibre optic internet! So when I start mid-pack, it's almost guaranteed I will be hit and lose positions/ DR. This is why I created the new account, I know it is a bit scummy to actual new players, but at least like this, starting from the front, other people's connection won't disturb me since I will be so far ahead 😂 😖😵💫🤐😵
I can see by the front of the car (engine) that you used the Mazda one? I'm trying to get a better QT. The Sciccoco is not doing it's job properly.It's funny to log in and see other people with similar feelings about the game. I spent 3 weeks divebombing from DR A down to DR B at around 65%. Then last week I got back up to DR A (only 13%, but hey, A is A).
This week has been a struggle with averaging starting around P10-11 in A lobbies. I finally took a nosedive back into DR B, and this happens in the first B lobby I was in:
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So my QT is good enough for pole position in a B lobby, and I basically run away with the race. But it's only good enough for around P10 in A lobbies, where gaining enough points to stay there is pretty hard.
It seems to me there should be a happy medium somewhere in between. Or maybe not. But I'll just end up back up to an A lobby, and then get smashed back down.
I'm not sure this is fun.
Yeah! Again, I apologize for squeezing you off. I was sliding alot more than usual in that race, full-on drifting around a few corners and just couldn't stick to that inside line there. (I should have saved a replay for some 911 drift action. I couldn't do that again if I tried)I'll miss Daily Race A next week. It has been really refreshing to run a mix of road cars around the ring.
Race A is a no DR race. His rating wouldn’t have changed.Won in Daily A today.
D rated driver was 18 seconds in front, but decided to stop before the line so their rating doesn't go up.
Yeah that Porsche looked a handful! To be honest, I ran wide a couple times which is how I fell 4 seconds behind before your spill. Before that I was thinking "yeah, you earned that" 😅. It was a fun race anyways. Hope to race against you again soon!Yeah! Again, I apologize for squeezing you off. I was sliding alot more than usual in that race, full-on drifting around a few corners and just couldn't stick to that inside line there. (I should have saved a replay for some 911 drift action. I couldn't do that again if I tried)
Second run was great. Until it wasn't. You deserved that podium!. Funny, I never had an issue or crash in that spot, but I've done a fair number of races, so maybe I'll log a crash in just about every corner I can.
Race A is a no DR race. His rating wouldn’t have changed.
I have been having tooo much fun in there. 🤣@mellofello9 ahh WTH??
Not sure when you plan to wait for any of us to catch up 🤔
Saw you were 19 when I jumped on this afternoon but did TT and then got distracted with DF and Sophy. Switched back to see what was happening and ugh 17? Really 👽
Nice work 🍻
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Yes, I've been using the Mazda. Also, and I know some people will give me smack over this, but I've found I can get slightly better times using some of the assists.I can see by the front of the car (engine) that you used the Mazda one? I'm trying to get a better QT. The Sciccoco is not doing it's job properly.
Yes, I've been using the Mazda. Also, and I know some people will give me smack over this, but I've found I can get slightly better times using some of the assists.
Since I usually turn these on or off as a group, I'm not sure which is helping, but here's the settings I'm using:
Like I said, I'm not sure which of these are helping. But with them on, I find it helps with things like the last turn, where you turn right and go down a hill. I can hit the gas and not go into the grass/sand as easily.
- Traction Control: 1
- ASM: On
- CA: Strong
They don't make a huge difference, but enough to make me a little quicker, and not have to be as careful in certain spots.
PS: For those doubters that these settings can affect a FWD car, they honestly can. It's possible that they slow me up in a couple of spots, but they do actually have an effect.
I use the Mazda and have a 1:30.2 with no assists on.Since I usually turn these on or off as a group, I'm not sure which is helping, but here's the settings I'm using:
Like I said, I'm not sure which of these are helping. But with them on, I find it helps with things like the last turn, where you turn right and go down a hill. I can hit the gas and not go into the grass/sand as easily.
- Traction Control: 1
- ASM: On
- CA: Strong