Drag racing is not a major component of the game though. The RS6 or the M5 in GT6 felt clumsy compared to smaller cars like the M3, as one would expect. In that regard I don’t find it overly surprising that PD more often than not opt for cars of more compact proportions. GT is first and foremost about cutting apexes, and big and heavy cars aren’t the best cornering machines.
Define major. It's fairly big since GT5, with many lobbies for that purpose alone. Plus, those two cars, have always been popular amongst players and car enthusiasts in general. And even better, you have competition, so unlike something like the Atenza or BMW i3, who stand alone on their own "classes", there would be competition between the M5, RS7, E63, CT5-V Blackwing. Unfortunately, PD have always been the type of adding 1 or 2 cars of one type, and then leave it alone.
That wasn’t the takeaway I got from the post I replied to initially. I agree that many significant cars throughout the ages are missing in GT7, but I can mention several that I strongly feel are more relevant for the game than the big saloons from Audi, BMW, Bentley, Cadillac, Maserati, etc.
Sure, but we shouldn't need to argue which is more relevant for the game, had PD done their part. The problem is that there's so much missing, that almost everything can be considered relevant. Given that this game is supposed to be for car enthusiasts in general, not having the sporty big saloons (which aren't that many) is a huge miss. Meanwhile, we have certain cars that don't appeal nearly as much.
Last month’s content update added the Maserati A6GCS. Maybe not the sort of car you want to see, but it ticks all the right boxes for me. Light, agile and rewarding. The Merak may be coming too, which I’d take anyday over a massive Trofeo saloon.
Why are you assuming that? I bought two A6GCS (one to keep stock, one to tune), and the biggest problem this car has, is that you can't use it anywhere, being classed as a race car. It's also great for Maserati, which deserved something more than just the Gran Turismo S.
It is your subjective preference. I have seen more than one comment saying that the Roadster RF would be a welcome addition. Not hard to imagine then that some people prefer it over the Abarth version.
And I've also seen plenty of comments of people asking for SUVs, all generations of Prius, the Moon Rover from GT6, and so on. Means nothing as it does not speak for the majority. From a logical stand point, there are way more reasons to add the Abarth, than there are to add the BRZ S '21 from the first update, or another Miata/MX-5/Roadster from the last generation. Fun fact, I've seen both the MX-5 and the Abarth in my town, and the Abarth has way more presence.
For the reasons I’ve already stated. Not to say it would be wrong to add them, but I can see why PD generally doesn’t prioritize them over smaller and lighter cars.
PD doesn't prioritize anything, really. Their first update, which is meant to be somewhat impactful and showing of things to come, had a duplicate, out of only 3 cars. If they felt that a duplicate was a priority, then they should have done it in a 10 car update. They also prioritized the Cappuccino, the Ford Roadster, the GTO, which are not known for handling, although all of them were worthy additions. We could also point to some new cars in GT7 at launch, with a 1929 Mercedes, a 1938 Alfa Romeo, and a few more. Even in GTS, we had two massive pick-up trucks, a BMW i3 (somehow priority over the i8). They just make weird choices sometimes.
If they really feel like prioritizing handling, and track day cars, I could probably come up with a list of some 50 cars, of which they may add a couple of them to the game. I might do that list one day, and after 2 years of updates to the game, I'll check it to see how many they actually added.
Right, but I mentioned the Cayman GT4 because its is consistent with the idea of adding proper track day cars, as PD has been doing repeatedly.
I'm all for those cars. But even those, road legal trackday cars, we have very few in the game. We will see if they will add any more, like the 360 CS that competes against the 911 GT3 '01. In the end, out of 15 cars from updates, we got 1 that fits that criteria.
Because the bigger cars aren’t ideal for circuit driving. I understand that you like drag racing, but the majority of GT players seek pleasure in managing weight transfer through corners and across cambered surfaces. The lighter cars specifically cater to this discipline.
GT players seek a lot of different things. No point trying to convince people that the vast majority only sees fun in one way of playing.
The shared trait for most of these is how they continue down paths PD consistently have followed for years, and recurring themes include classics, legends, icons, racing and modern road cars with high amounts of circuit appeal. The bigger saloons on the market generally do not qualify for this pattern.
You are really pushing your thing with the bigger saloons. Why so specific?
The assortment of cars is mostly random. No specific theme or plan, other than maybe "1 modern-ish road car, 1 older road car, 1 race car" per update. Which means that, no matter if they try to follow a pattern, that pattern is yet to be properly seen. The next update could include a Cheetah, a submarine and a pizza, and it would still fit the pattern of "1 of each type" we have seen so far.
The variety follows frequently recurring themes though. The small number of cars per update is a valid concern, which I share.
Then again, it's too soon to say, since out of 15 cars, there's barely any overlap in the type of each, unless we generalize between modern/old/race car.
