GT7 Online races pulling my hair out

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Hi racers 🙂

I'm new here and to the gt7 world, I've being going round and round the same old track for 3 nights, finally i did a 1 minute 35 second lap on a sport online race, on the kiota race track, which had been running for the last few nights.

But I'm just puzzled as to why I can't get a gold on the circuit experience on the Kiota race track Japan in a higher powered car ?.

The gold time is achieved with a mitsubishi lancer final gt3, with a time of 1.36.50 with a bhp of 610.

But yet I can do a lap of 1.35 in the same car on a qualifier , but with bop bhp of 506 bhp and a higher weight of about 30 kg heavier, it makes no sense

I've done it with other cars too.

I tried to get the gold on other circuit experiences. and I Couldn't do it in the car given to you by gt7 but could with my own used in a time trial ?.

Is gt7 rigged ?.

Maybe they want me to go and buy an expensive wheel or something, trying to make me think I'm rubbish.

Sorry for the rant, but I'm also pulling my hair out I just can't hit 1.31 like I could in Forza and I'm ripping the track to bits smashing ever corner with perfect trail braking, ive marked every corner with fasted possible speed I can hit them on entry, and exit, pulling it of and still can't get beyond 1.35

Just to pee me of more I've now been bumped up to c class with a load of rammers.
 
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Skill issue, plain and simple.

A wheel would help yes, but it would be a learning curve on its own.

Keep pushing 💪

Get your head out of your anus, Fernandoz.
 
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Skill issue, plain and simple.

A wheel would help yes, but it would be a learning curve on its own.

Keep pushing 💪
My skill is just fine, tried every wheel and I always go back to the controller, I never had this issue on Forza Xbox, Also I was always only a couple of one hundredths of a second on world records on every track in forza 🙂. Also i am better with a controller, as with a controller that has strong force feed back, as I get a better feeling through my fingers than my feet on any pedal set including I've had them all .

Really on a controller with strong force feed back and stiff triggers it's as if im in the car, I always drive seeing inside the car as you drive I actually feel as if I'm in the car, and the reason why I'm so competitive.

I've only just come to sony but I can't see a wheel making a difference. Even my steering is better with a good hand controller,

Wheels and pedals are just a big let down for me , I've never had the true feelings of feeling as if I'm inside the car as when playing with a wheel, as I do when I'm using the controller, which is important to me


The only way to truly get good is to get a feeling for the car your driving, which I get from just a hand controller,

Maybe you may tell me differently that some of the ps5 pedals give you the same feeling.

I'm interested to know if anyone is actually getting higher than 1 min 35 seconds on the current gt3 daily sports race currently on gt7 sports Kiota track with using just a controller ?.

I never normally have to practice a track more than a day at most to get to the world record time. But it's been four days now and I'm still 3 secs behind
 
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My skill is just fine, tried every wheel and I always go back to the controller
Which is exactly my point, you probably haven't given it enough time.

Swapping from controller to wheel is a learning curve.
Also I was always only a couple of one hundredths of a second on world records on every track in forza 🙂
I tried to get the gold on other circuit experiences. and I Couldn't do it in the car given to you by gt7 but could with my own used in a time trial ?.
Forza =/= GT.

The biggest problem I have here is, if you struggle with the CE's, then your skills are not exactly where you think they are. Try setting a WR in GT, and you'll notice it's a lot harder than Forza.
Is gt7 rigged ?
Roulette tickets are, nothing else.
 
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Which is exactly my point, you probably haven't given it enough time.

Swapping from controller to wheel is a learning curve.

Not exactly sure what you mean by this, considering you're a class C?
I've had had the console 1 month I've been on the gt7 1 week, I'm higher than class c, I just said I'm unhappy I'm only in class c at the moment, and I'm also aware ratings also come with the amount of races you have raced online. But really I'm not bothered that much about ratings at the moment,

I personally think the way Sony gives their ratings really has floors in it. Penalties just suck most of the time, especially when your doing everything to avoid hitting someone.

I've never been rammed of the track as much in gt7 as I did in Forza or had so many drivers breaking early.
That's what I don't like about being shoved in these rating groups to begin with, as you can be stuck there for a while dealing with clowns

I'm new so I'm building friends at the moment trying to get private races going, all that stuff.

I have the Logitech g pro and load cell pedals but I'm still 2 secs a lap quicker on Forza 7 with my controller than with the wheel, also I'm only 2 seconds behind world record times on a wheel on Forza on every lap and track , with a controller I match the world record times on every track and lap, consistently.
 
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I've had had the console 1 month I've been on the gt7 1 week, I'm higher than class c, I just said I'm unhappy I'm only in class c at the moment, and I'm also aware ratings also come with the amount of races you have raced online...Penalties just suck most of the time...I've never been rammed of the track as much in gt7 as I did in Forza...you can be stuck there for a while dealing with clowns

I'm new so I'm building friends at the moment trying to get private races going, all that stuff.
Fair, but this has nothing to do with skill, this just a matter of Sony (or more specifically, Polyphony) not ironing out issues in Sport mode.
I have the Logitech g pro and load cell pedals but I'm still 2 secs a lap quicker on Forza 7 with my controller than with the wheel, also I'm only 2 seconds behind world record times on a wheel on Forza on every lap and track , with a controller I match the world record times on every track and lap, consistently.
You said "Sony wants me to buy an expensive wheel" but you already have a very decent one, complete with load cells.

You don't have enough experience with it yet, that's the issue. And if you don't see an improvement in say, half a year or more (assuming you put down the controller and practice on wheel exclusively) then you're better off with the controller.

TL;DR: don't worry about Sport mode, focus more on your own skills.

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Fair, but this has nothing to do with skill, this just a matter of Sony (or more specifically, Polyphony) not ironing out issues in Sport mode.

You said "Sony wants me to buy an expensive wheel" but you already have a very decent one, complete with load cells.

You don't have enough experience with it yet, that's the issue. And if you don't see an improvement in say, half a year or more (assuming you put down the controller and practice on wheel exclusively) then you're better off with the controller.

TL;DR: don't worry about Sport mode, focus more on your own skills.

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My set up would be expensive for a lot people but there are more expensive set ups.I could buy. But I really feel as if I would be wasting my time,.buying a more expensive set up. Maybe it's just the way it's going now, that if you want to be competitive you have to splash 10.000 UK pound cash. It's going that way I think, the new true 4k vr head set have just hit, priced just over a thousand pound, I personally think it's something Sony are taking advantage of, but not just that,
 
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Maybe it's just the way it's going now, that if you want to be competitive you have to splash 10.000 UK pound cash.
People have qualified for the GTWS World Finals on a controller, and there are plenty of A+ controller users, so this just isn't even close to being true.

Post a video of your circuit experience lap that you're struggling with and people here will help.
 
No, it's all in your head.

People can be ridiculously fast in GT7 with nothing but a DualSense.

Again,

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I'm aware of that 🙂 A lot of events such as ranking scheduled events have been won with a controller a lot of time including by myself,

I'm interested what people prefer on ps5 wheel or controller, also I'm interested to know if anyone is having the same issues between a Logitech g pro and a controller the issue I had at first with a controler and wheel years a go mainly was my tires would ware out more quickly on a controller, but noe that isn't the issue, the main issue is quicker inputs with my fingers as opposed to my feet, ans most of all feeling is better through the fingers than feet, but mostly when I say feeling actually feeling as if your in the car.

But mostly I'm really trying to understand why i can't get gold on a circuit experience track but yet i smash it with a lower powered car ?
 
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People have qualified for the GTWS World Finals on a controller, and there are plenty of A+ controller users, so this just isn't even close to being true.

Post a video of your circuit experience lap that you're struggling with and people here will help.
Thanks I try and do that for you soon 🙂
 
It's not that hard to gold circuit experience. Some are definitely harder than others though. As to going faster in a sports QT session vs CC, well they are different things. Fuel may be different, the car tune certainly is because of BoP. Time of day and track temp makes a difference.

This is really a skill issue and the need to practice with your chosen input method, be it controller or wheel. You may find changing controller settings will help with feedback and sensitivity as well. I find the CC tend to benefit from a more nuanced, sensitive application of throttle and brake whereas in sport you may get away with bing a bit for aggressive.
I've had had the console 1 month I've been on the gt7 1 week, I'm higher than class c, I just said I'm unhappy I'm only in class c at the moment, and I'm also aware ratings also come with the amount of races you have raced online. But really I'm not bothered that much about ratings at the moment,

I personally think the way Sony gives their ratings really has floors in it. Penalties just suck most of the time, especially when your doing everything to avoid hitting someone.

I've never been rammed of the track as much in gt7 as I did in Forza or had so many drivers breaking early.
That's what I don't like about being shoved in these rating groups to begin with, as you can be stuck there for a while dealing with clowns
You can get really really good races in C. You can have bad ones as well. What I find is that if you drive like a turd, then others will treat you back the same way. If respectful, often that is repaid in kind. I'm not saying you are a turd driver but you are new to this and you need to give it time to get with the flow and nuance of sport racing. The fact you say people brake too soon implies you may be one of those peeps that dive bombs into corners and don't know how to get around a track cleanly.

You may think you are good but the reality is that most who think they are good are not good because they do not know what they do not know. As you get better at something the irony is that you feel your are worse as you realize all the nuance and skill gap you have between yourself and the truly good people as you learn about the stuff you don't know.

You need to give it time.
My set up would be expensive for a lot people but there are more expensive set ups.I could buy. But I really feel as if I would be wasting my time,.buying a more expensive set up. Maybe it's just the way it's going now, that if you want to be competitive you have to splash 10.000 UK pound cash. It's going that way I think, the new true 4k vr head set have just hit, priced just over a thousand pound, I personally think it's something Sony are taking advantage of, but not just that,
Not sure if you are just trolling at this point. There are many fast people on very basic set ups or even just a couch and controller. Nice (expensive) set ups may make the emersion better and help you become a better driver, but they are absolutely not required.

If I was poor, I would still be having fun with a basic Logitech G29 even though it is a piece of ****. Now I am not poor so I have a much better set up which aids in my enjoyment but I was as fast with the G29 as I was with my fancy Fanatec and 8020 cockpit.

Poor drivers blame their tools. Good drivers, blame themselves and work to get better.
 
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