New seasonal races timing...NOT HAPPY!

[drivingmeinsane]

Well, seasonals seem to have now settled down into a pattern. 1 week we get TT and Drift, next week we get B-spec, and next week we get A-spec seasonals (don't crucify me if the order is wrong. i'm simply making a point).

I'm not happy with this arrangement because i have to wait for 3 weeks before i can get new A-spec content. it would be better if we had say 3 A-spec races and 3 B-spec races, and then TT and DT the next week, then back to 3 A-spec/3 B-spec...and so on and so forth?!


who else agrees with this?

 

[doctorrg]

If there really is a new pattern, it more looks like TT & DT, then B-Spec, then another TT & DT, and then A-Spec, so it's 4 weeks you'd have to wait from A-Spec to A-Spec. Though I'm not so sure it has settled into a new pattern at all. The OCD used to be updated with TT & DT, but now it seems to get updated with the seasonals. Maybe there isn't any pattern after all, and things will soon change again. Who knows?

 

[drivingmeinsane]

You missed the point of the post....regardless of the timing with seasonals...we still have to wait WEEKS just to get 2 or 3 new races for those of us who don't care about TT, DT and B-spec.

 

[GTRufus]

I think they should make the TT & DT once a month and replace the second TT & DT seasonals into a expert event, regardless if A or B-spec. We all need a challenge sometimes.

Example:
Week 1: TT & DT
Week 2: A-spec event
Week 3: B-spec event
Week 4: Expert event (A or B-spec)

 

[drivingmeinsane]

I think they should make the TT & DT once a month and replace the second TT & DT seasonals into a expert event, regardless if A or B-spec. We all need a challenge sometimes.

Example:
Week 1: TT & DT
Week 2: A-spec event
Week 3: B-spec event
Week 4: Expert event (A or B-spec)

Why not as i suggested? if we have 1 week TT and DT and then the following week 3 A-spec and 3 B-spec then we are all happy because we wont have to wait for more than 2 weeks to get a new seasonal that each individual is happy with...everyone wins!

 

[doctorrg]

You missed the point of the post....regardless of the timing with seasonals...we still have to wait WEEKS just to get 2 or 3 new races for those of us who don't care about TT, DT and B-spec.

Now I'm confused. I agree with you, and now you're telling me I missed the point?

 

[GTRufus]

Why not as i suggested? if we have 1 week TT and DT and then the following week 3 A-spec and 3 B-spec then we are all happy because we wont have to wait for more than 2 weeks to get a new seasonal that each individual is happy with...everyone wins!

I agreed to your suggestion. I only have adjusted it with the expert event.

 

[calico]

You dont have to do any but i like tt, b-spec and a-spec cant stand dt but i know pd needs to give everybody something they like so i just appreciate that we get something. Maybe they should do 2 apec events 1 week then 2 b-spec events then 2 tt events then 2 dt events you have to wait the same amount of time but then get 2 of what you want. Or maybe they should give 1 of each every week to stop people whinging and wineing.

 

[Kwicko]

Or maybe they should give 1 of each every week to stop people whinging and wineing.

You really think that would get people to stop whinging on here?

 

[iamjajo]

I disagree with the OP. I like the TT races and a group of us compete for the best time with the winner getting prizes. My wife enjoys the B spec races.

We think the rotation gives everyone something they can enjoy.

I also agree with the suggestion about more Expert races. Those were a lot of fun.

 

[drivingmeinsane]

Now I'm confused. I agree with you, and now you're telling me I missed the point?

Maybe i misread, but it seemed you got hung up on the pattern instead of the focus of the thread...correct me if wrong. if i am, i apologise

 

[drivingmeinsane]

I disagree with the OP. I like the TT races and a group of us compete for the best time with the winner getting prizes. My wife enjoys the B spec races.

We think the rotation gives everyone something they can enjoy.

I also agree with the suggestion about more Expert races. Those were a lot of fun.

It's not the rotation iself i have a problem with, but the frequency of A=spec events...3 weeks for a new A-spec seasonal is to long. is it to much to ask for to have A-spec seasonals alongside the B-spec ones?

 

[Morgoth_666]

Why can't we just have 8 A-spec events, 5 B-spec events, 3 TTs & DTs, 2 expert events, a rally/unique condition event and a seasonal endurance race every week?

 

[parabulla]

You really think that would get people to stop whining on here?

No.

 

[Thetruth28]

i'm happy to see constant new events regardless of their nature, be it B-spec, A-spec or TT-DT. I would prefer more A-spec events and really don't see the point of the B-spec events other then to grind for credits but ehh. TT's are alright but get old fast.

In any event, I guess I agree. I'd like to see a higher A-spec to everything else ratio

 

[playjeff323]

i wish they release more event like the expert FAIT 500 TA

 

[Lustika]

I think theese new tt and dt are fun. It's good with a mix between a-spec, b- spec and dt and tt. Sometimes it's a bit boring to win the a- or b-specs without any possibillities to compare with others. Easy to think I am good at this then. After a tt, dt I know I have a long way to go before I am a good gt5 driver.

 

[SlyckTires]

I'd like to see an option to do the races in either A spec or B spec, with separate awrds for each. That way, everyone's happy

 

[tejr]

Not a fan of B-spec at all! The GT4 way was better where you could opt to B-spec a race rather than having to do ALL the races ALL over again in B-spec.. but I digress.. B-Spec seasonals are an almost waste of time

 

[BWX]

You really think that would get people to stop whinging on here?

If people don't give PD feedback, they won't know what we want. That's not whinging, or crying, or anything else. It's feedback, or at the very least, criticism.

Yeah OP, you're right. If it is a pattern, it's a crappy pattern. I mean damn, how hard is it to punch in a few keystrokes to come up with some decent races for us to run?

They could do 3 A-Spec seasonals a week.. why not?

 

[Mercury1]

If people don't give PD feedback, they won't know what we want. That's not whinging, or crying, or anything else. It's feedback, or at the very least, criticism.

Yeah OP, you're right. If it is a pattern, it's a crappy pattern. I mean damn, how hard is it to punch in a few keystrokes to come up with some decent races for us to run?

They could do 3 A-Spec seasonals a week.. why not?

I have to agree with the general gist of the thread. I am too old to be a 'fan boy' but I do think GT5 is fantastic ... however. Those that say everyone should be grateful for anything etc etc - here are some solid facts: As of last week GT5 has sold 7.13 million units worldwide. Although I paid full price for mine, lets allow for discounts and round each game off at $50.00 - believe that is more than fair. Thats $356,000,000 dollars. Lets now take 3 years (which I think is generous) for develpment of GT6. That is $119,000,000 per annum; divide that into 52 and PD have $2.28 million dollars per week gross at their disposal. Bottom line: they can well afford to be more vigilant and compliant of the wants of people like myself who have reached the 2000 car limit have been lvl 40 in both A and B spec for at least 6 months and rely on the seasonals for my fun. The TT's don't even turn the UCD over for goodness sake - that just makes no sense at all. Much as I love GT5, if they dont come out with some major A-Spec overhaul in the near future I will be dragging out Formula 2010 again and the unspeakably bad Shift 2 just for some variety.

 

[peterjford]

I have to agree with the general gist of the thread. I am too old to be a 'fan boy' but I do think GT5 is fantastic ... however. Those that say everyone should be grateful for anything etc etc - here are some solid facts: As of last week GT5 has sold 7.13 million units worldwide. Although I paid full price for mine, lets allow for discounts and round each game off at $50.00 - believe that is more than fair. Thats $356,000,000 dollars. Lets now take 3 years (which I think is generous) for develpment of GT6. That is $119,000,000 per annum; divide that into 52 and PD have $2.28 million dollars per week gross at their disposal. Bottom line: they can well afford to be more vigilant and compliant of the wants of people like myself who have reached the 2000 car limit have been lvl 40 in both A and B spec for at least 6 months and rely on the seasonals for my fun. The TT's don't even turn the UCD over for goodness sake - that just makes no sense at all. Much as I love GT5, if they dont come out with some major A-Spec overhaul in the near future I will be dragging out Formula 2010 again and the unspeakably bad Shift 2 just for some variety.

Subtract the store's share, Sony's share, taxes, cost of discs, packaging, shipping, etc and then if there is any money left over, subtract the cost of developing GT5 in the first place.

 

[BWX]

@robmchugh EXACTLY! Even if they make 1/10 that, it's the fact that we support them with our wallets, now it's time they support us with what we want in GT5.

 

[Mercury1]

@peterjford - with all due respect I would have thought that the proceeds from GT4 would have gone into the development funding for GT5. Don't get me wrong here - I love the game - but my point is that however much you quibble about costs, it is a 'cash cow' and they could do more.

 

[scarslasher]

I think we should get a bit of everything with each week. Even if that means only one or two races in each category.
Or have A-spec every week, with the accompanying events cycling every week.

I, for one, dislike drift and TT because there's no real reward unless you're exceptional.
The A-spec and B-spec races are great, though. Not only are they more fun, but you get a reward regardless of who may have posted a better time.

The only fun I have in TT is when the ghost pops up. Then I actually feel like I'm racing against someone, even though it's myself. But there's hardly any reward for pushing myself to my limit because I'm not good enough to compete with expert wheel users/expert tuners.

 

[red ice]

I'd like to see an option to do the races in either A spec or B spec, with separate awrds for each. That way, everyone's happy

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This should fix things.
Also, I like doing TTs and DTs, gives me variety when I'm not racing online.

 

[googleberry]

I find it ridiculous that Kaz has said in a number of interviews how he "wishes there had been more A-spec events in the game" when asked if he could change anything about it. Not to be rude, but really? That's sure showed in the past number of weeks.

 

[Dumpy]

Not a fan of B-spec at all! The GT4 way was better where you could opt to B-spec a race rather than having to do ALL the races ALL over again in B-spec.. but I digress.. B-Spec seasonals are an almost waste of time

I don't understand the draw of b-spec at all. Especially if its a completely separate set of races. In GT4, all I ever used b-spec for was a shift driver for the endurance races.

 

[Dumpy]

Why can't we just have 8 A-spec events, 5 B-spec events, 3 TTs & DTs, 2 expert events, a rally/unique condition event and a seasonal endurance race every week?

I'm all for this pattern.

 

[firestartar]

Why can't we just have 8 A-spec events, 5 B-spec events, 3 TTs & DTs, 2 expert events, a rally/unique condition event and a seasonal endurance race every week?

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