Just started playing Prologue online - Can anyone drive?

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I think 98% of the opponents I have faced so far think this is some kind of bumper car rally game. I just finished one going through at a good pace in second place only to be rammed on the last hard turn of Suzuka by a guy I passed on the way. Instead of slowing down the guy rams me on purpose into the wall.

Any good methods or game modes online where some good clean racing goes on? I don't mind losing a race or even being dead last if everyone plays like they have sense.

Right now I am using lower class sports car ( driving Nissan Z ) getting used to the courses and such.

I think out of 20 or so races at the moment only 2 were actually clean fun with some tight racing.
 
Are you racing in the expert events ? If not there is your problem. Check these events, not many people, but some good racers.
 
LIL_KACHING
Are you racing in the expert events ? If not there is your problem. Check these events, not many people, but some good racers.
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No, just the low level beginner sports cars at the moment. I thought if I went even faster in the top tier events the crashing would get even worst.
 
The Standard physics and rubber-band effect in the beginner and intermediate online events make it easy for bashers.

Move up to Professional physics if you haven't already, that's where the serious racers are. There are bashers too, but they can be outnumbered pretty easily.
 
Unfortunately, without rooms you can setup yourself and invite people to, you are always going to get idiots who have no intention other than to annoy others.

I can remember ages ago I downloaded a demo of a racing game on PC - one by Codemasters (Race Driver?). Anyway, I randomly joined a race, and this one guy was out purely to ram others. He was soon bumped out of the race, and we had some clean racing fun. I was rubbish at first (using keys), but I soon got the hang of it, and after I got good enough to compete for first place, the host just quit the game like a sore loser....the joys of online gaming eh?!
 
Pro physics all the way as you'll rarely get any pynters there as they can't really afford to drive it like a bumper car.
 
So if I change the physics to Pro in the options menu for the car the others I match up with will also be forced to use the same Pro Physics mode?

Sorry for all the questions everyone just new to all of this.
 
There are 3 types of races in the Online section - Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. The first 2 use standart physics, while if you choose the Expert events you'll be required to use professional physics. That's where you should be going if you're looking for more or less enjoyable races.
 
Expert online events are all on the pro physics, and beginner/intermediate online events are on standard physics. What you have selected in offline options won't hold over to online.

edit: most of which was stated right above me.
 
I started Prologue again since I got a new PS3 at christmas... I'd forgotten how irratating online play was at the lower levels.
 
I really hope that the GT5 online option is much better than in Prologue, there is so many lag! But i got a hard feeling that they will succeed.

Though, on the moment's you drive lag free and against fair GTP drivers it is without a doubt the most fun online racing game
 
I started the professional events as suggested by a few members in this thread and you guys were absolutely correct. I am now doing the Ford GT only race and so far no one has rammed me and everyone is acting with great manners. Very good fun now.

I have owned several Ford Mustangs myself with the modular engine and worked around a few with the same 5.4 motor the GT has and PD really got the sound right on the GT in game. I was watching the replay a few times and the GT sounds beautiful going around the track especially wide open.


89SF I hope they add the option for password private rooms so we can get people from the friends list racing together to avoid crashes from a public game.
 
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There are also ways to drive defensively to minimize your risk of being punted off. If you are in a pack and concerned about opponents, try the following:
- Always take the inside around any corner, and NEVER let someone inside you if you can help it: Otherwise if you are on the outside you are an easy tap off into the sand.
- Use your rear mirror(s) as much as possible. If you see someone coming at you too fast (often in a Ford GTLM in the 750-850PP races), attempt avoiding action if possible.
- Tune your car a few points under maximum for an event. e.g. 748PP in a 750PP race. The game sorts in reverse PP order, so starting higher up the grid can sometimes get you out of reach of the idiots quicker.
 
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- Tune your car a few points under maximum for an event. e.g. 748PP in a 750PP race. The game sorts in reverse PP order, so starting higher up the grid can sometimes get you out of reach of the idiots quicker.
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No, don't do that, it is so annoying and you don't get any challenge. I hate those guys that tune their car at 748, 549, 599, or whatever just to start first.
 
LIL_KACHING
No, don't do that, it is so annoying and you don't get any challenge. I hate those guys that tune their car at 748, 549, 599, or whatever just to start first.
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I respect the guys who manage to win with lower PP actually, most of them are usually really fast. 👍

Also 748, 749... still gets you in last place most of the time ( on HSR 750 intermediate e.g.) btw ;)

I really hate the PRO events, it's so boring usually, although I had some good (close) races with the GT 06 on N1 tires recently... actually made me feel like I was good cause I even won a few. :lol:
 
LIL_KACHING
By lower PP do you mean like 20-30 Points under the limit or 1-2. Because 1 or 2 points doesn't really make a diffrence.
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Yeah, I mean 20-50 PP :)
I saw many Japanese drivers doing this, but others too.
E.g. I had a Ford GT LM tune for Fuji 750 with ~720 PP and was constantly battling it out with 2 Japanese drivers, it was so much fun even if I almost never beat 'em. :P
However somehow I lost that tune and can't find anything similar ... :(
 
I really like the Lotus Elise special event online. The track ( Suzuka ) is great and some good races on it even though it's hard to find others playing it at times today. Mostly clean racers on it as well.

After playing the top tier events the beginner events I started seriously feel like a kindergarten with bumper car fanatics trying to get first place every time.
 
skazz
- Tune your car a few points under maximum for an event. e.g. 748PP in a 750PP race. The game sorts in reverse PP order, so starting higher up the grid can sometimes get you out of reach of the idiots quicker.
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👎 👎 👎 👎 👎
 
Haven't raced online in quite a while.
Full game better have good AI, plenty of offline content
and private rooms or I might not even buy the damn thing!
 

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