Licenses in GT6

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JVenechuk
I an totally against the way the licenses were utilized in GT5. I have gold on all of them (first gt with this accomplishment), but it only took one day, and there was no need to even play them at all. I feel like they should make them necessary to acquire like previous installments. I remember trying to get gold on all the licenses, and raging all too often...but the feeling of accomplishment was something that i felt was lacking in GT5 overall. So in summary, make them necessary and harder to get gold. Any thoughts?
 
I agree with you in GT3 the licenses on S was hard i have all GOLD on the B licence but stuck on the A licenses to get GOLD in GT5.
 
Absolutely agree. Way too few in GT5 and too much emphasis on road cars (or rather, lack of emphasis on race cars for the S License). I think GT5's license tests are fun, there just need to be more of them - I agree they seemed too easy to gold, but maybe those of us that were around for GT3 and GT4 are merely getting to be better drivers? And yes, the license tiers should be required for the according A-Spec tiers. You should not be able to get to level 40 with zero licenses completed.
 
Yeah this time around (gt5) I was thinking "i could do them do get some free cars.." When it used to be "i NEED a new/free car, but i have to do what!?!"
 
hdizzle
I an totally against the way the licenses were utilized in GT5. I have gold on all of them (first gt with this accomplishment), but it only took one day, and there was no need to even play them at all. I feel like they should make them necessary to acquire like previous installments. I remember trying to get gold on all the licenses, and raging all too often...but the feeling of accomplishment was something that i felt was lacking in GT5 overall. So in summary, make them necessary and harder to get gold. Any thoughts?
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This is why Gran Turismo 5 has an unfinished feel to it. PD spent too much time working on the details of the premium cars that won't even be seen nearly 90% of the time. So because they worked too hard on the Premium cars, the rest of the game suffered. That's why there isn't nearly as much license test as there were in previous Gran Turismo games.

Gran Turismo 4 and 3 did the licenses much better, and unlike the ones in GT5 they actually challenged you and made you a better driver overall. If there is going to be license tests in GT6, then they need to make it more like license tests in previous games.
 
I'd like to see less of the a-b license thing, and more of a domestic, track, international, racing, and special License system. The racing one would help to tackle the more race orientated cars where as the domestic could help with standard cars and learning technique, where as the track could help with tuned cars.
 
Yeah, maybe PD need to go back and re-trace their own heritage. ;)
Have a goood look at the older versions, ask themselves, did we make it too easy ?? Because I found the License tests to be a total bore, but that's just me. :lol:
It has to be more in tune with real life for goodness sake....you need to improve before they go handing out licenses...you don't win them in cereal packets. ;)
 
Earning licenses should be all about the time attacks and short races. Not a chase the rabbit scenario but, a best time achieved. Gold silver bronze. Some licenses should have an obey yellow flags test. Complete a lap in a specific time , yet when flags are waved, you must not pass or exceed a set speed. Its better than accelerate and stop in the box stuff.
 
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05XR8
Earning licenses should be all about the time attacks and short races. Not a chase the rabbit scenario but, a best time achieved. Gold silver bronze. Some licenses should have an obey yellow flags test. Complete a lap in a specific time , yet when flags are waved, you must pass of exceed a set speed. Its better than accelerate and stop in the box stuff.
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Yeah, I really hated those stopping challenges, they latter ones were not at all based on ability, but doing a trick.

I think they should have license tests like the recent overtaking challenge that appeared in GT5 seasonal events, where it was not about getting to the front (think S licenses in GT5), but the time set whilst overtaking the other cars. That would make a more challenging license test, I think.
 
Am I the only one that wants the licenses to be optional again? I disliked how the first 4 games forced you to participate in these stupid mini games, so that a person who has any actual driving experience can be 'taught' things they already know.
 
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HarVee
Am I the only one that wants the licenses to be optional again? I disliked how the first 4 games forced you to participate in these stupid mini games, so that a person who has any actual driving experience can be 'taught' things they already know.
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I disagree, I want them forced on us, and hard! Maybe not gold, but I think you should have to complete them. In my opinion, skipping around and skipping series and events seems sloppy. I like it in nice, neat order. You have to complete these 5 test before you can do these 10 races.
 
kolio123
I disagree, I want them forced on us, and hard! Maybe not gold, but I think you should have to complete them. In my opinion, skipping around and skipping series and events seems sloppy. I like it in nice, neat order. You have to complete these 5 test before you can do these 10 races.
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I play games to have fun. Not to be forced to do menial tasks just so I can get to the fun part.
 
HarVee
Am I the only one that wants the licenses to be optional again? I disliked how the first 4 games forced you to participate in these stupid mini games, so that a person who has any actual driving experience can be 'taught' things they already know.
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Agreed. I don't understand why I can't access a portion of the game just because I can't drive well.
 
kolio123
But that is the fun part for me :)
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Well then our concept of fun is different.
FiftyBelowZero
Well, that's you. However, I LOVE the license tests, mind you.
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And that's fine that you do. I'm not saying licenses shouldn't exist, but be merely optional again. This way those like you who enjoy them can partake in them, and people like me can skip them.
 
otakukid96
Agreed. I don't understand why I can't access a portion of the game just because I can't drive well.
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Technically you would be playing the wrong game if GT5 stayed true to the franchise. GT was about earning the right to race the higher classes. You shouldn't be allow to drive high end cars without doing license test. Sure some of us already know how to drive but the license test is part GT roots. It was part of the fun with getting started in every new GT release. To know that the test went for absolutely nothing in GT5 is mind boggling.

Before GT5, license test had relevance. Those that complained, didn't play the game, simple as that. If you wanted to play, pass the test. I am not great at GT but I love trying my best. 50% of my test were bronze medals, 40% were silver and only 10% were gold in GT5. In older GT's you can bronze everything and have the same access to the game as a person that got gold on all test. Another cool thing to point out about GT4 was that you got higher end cars for higher levels of medal when you completed test.
 
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I agree. I did think GT5 was easier; in GT3/4 I barely managed all bronze on the higher licenses, but I did beter in GT5.

In Tourist Trophy I easily got all golds somehow.
 
I think they should go back to the format of GT2. That being 2 disk. Disk one, the standard GT as we know it in which you earn your rights to proceed, upgrade, advance, etc. Disk 2, strictly Arcade. Those that just want to jump in the game with no test and access majority of the cars. An Arcade disk will free up space to add loads more on the Simulator disk. With a Ps3 and Ps4, a good portion of the game can be installed on the hard drive if need be. This frees up even more space. It would be nice if the ps4 is dual layered and future GT title are dual layered. Can you imagine the info that can go on a disk.

Come Dec 6th, I hope everything has relevance as PS 1 and 2 titles. I think they focused on the wrong things for GT5 and just threw the game together to please Sony. It doesn't take 4+ years for a car game to hit shelves so I understand why Sony wanted it out. 80mil to develop what we got day one for GT5 is embarrassing.
 
FLIGHT50
I think they should go back to the format of GT2. That being 2 disk. Disk one, the standard GT as we know it in which you earn your rights to proceed, upgrade, advance, etc. Disk 2, strictly Arcade. Those that just want to jump in the game with no test and access majority of the cars. An Arcade disk will free up space to add loads more on the Simulator disk. With a Ps3 and Ps4, a good portion of the game can be installed on the hard drive if need be. This frees up even more space. It would be nice if the ps4 is dual layered and future GT title are dual layered. Can you imagine the info that can go on a disk.
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Two discs is so GT2 and PS1. Do you even realize how big the storage capacity of Blu-ray? :rolleyes: Besides, GT4 is offered in dual-layer DVD. ;)
 
I'd like to see them actually change or vary what is 'taught' in the license-tests, as it's more or less been the same thing for a while.
Rather than "Hey!, go 500 meters then stop in this tiny box", why not "Here's the application-difference in ABS vs. no ABS, stop after 200 meters with ABS and then without ABS and learn the threshold."

Of course, that'd require a wheel/pedal combo with the ability to realistically replicate the feeling of a hydraulic-fluid system through the pedal box, which a little spring does not do, lol.
 
HarVee
Am I the only one that wants the licenses to be optional again? I disliked how the first 4 games forced you to participate in these stupid mini games, so that a person who has any actual driving experience can be 'taught' things they already know.
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I agree, but if you were to gold the license test, for every set there should be a "very special" car that can only be obtained there. No purchasing threw dealerships, online trading, or online purchasing.
 
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BobbyBRAKEaNek
I agree, but if you were to gold the license test, for every set there should be a car that can only be obtained there. No purchasing threw dealerships, online trading, or online purchasing.
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I agree as well. I miss the days where cars were locked, and the only way to obtain them was to complete races or licenses tests. I also miss and would like to see where races were locked until you completed a license.
 
BobbyBRAKEaNek
I agree, but if you were to gold the license test, for every set there should be a car that can only be obtained there. No purchasing threw dealerships, online trading, or online purchasing.
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I have to disagree. That's an archaic game mechanic that should stay in the past.

I think it would be better if certain cars had a counterpart with an exclusive paint job, and perhaps slightly more power, that could only be obtained through golding licenses. They could be like the special black cars in GT4. But please, there's no logical reason to lock away unique cars behind golding licenses.
 

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