Poll - GT6 and Beyond Gameplay
- Thread starter FLIGHT50
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- Australia
- invertedx
I voted 50/50 but now in leaning towards 90% Offline / 10% Online, atleast for the first month or so. Obviously this is all subject to change because I have no idea what the final product will be like. All I know is that I have booked scheduled leave from work so I can play this bad boy on release day!
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- Santa Catarina
- rafaelfagundes
I would say 95% offline, I like to drive and watch replays, which we cant do on online mode. Also, most people online are dirt racers who can't drive without bumping and crashing on you from every sides. To be honest, I have a better experience driving against AI, if you decrease your car performance and race clean, it's possible to have a very good time on arcade mode. BTW, I'm glad to know that AI has been improved on GT6.
Sorry if my english is bad.
Sorry if my english is bad.
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- TRAPPIST-1g
- ProjectWHaT
- 1,398
- Windsor, Ont
- GTP_NishRacer
I actually started a new profile to do just this and I actually had a lot more fun doing it until I did a seasonal and that messed me all up. I raced Nürburgring 90% of the time back then so the payouts were decent (especially once the log in bonuses were there). It makes it a lot more fun to tune cars to me, as I couldn't just do 1 race and then do whatever I wanted to my cars. It was more "Hmm I now have 7,000cr do I save it or do I buy that Sports Suspension, a Single Plate Clutch and a Sports Flywheel?" So many decisions after each race and spending it unwisely could really hinder you for a good while. Tuning was a lot for fun to me this way. Also in our group of about 50 repeat drivers it was close racing which was always amazing with friends.
I usually had full rooms of clean racers in the open lobbies with the odd bad egg, after a while I had a full psn list so we started series' in closed lobbies. The online only approach (to me) made A-spec pointless as A-spec felt so bad. I hope GT6 evens it out a bit for me but then again who knows if we'll need those licences from A-spec to purchase certain cars or race with certain cars or even unlocking certain tracks. If I have the option I will have one profile 100% online and the other hopefully enjoying A-spec mixed with online.
- 3,435
- Earth, SS, MW
You guys are weird... in this day and age why would you rather play by yourself against a computer instead of with real people?
Of course a high amount of random online lobbies will be full of kids bashing people around, that's why you avoid them.
Join a group or something... it will really liven up your gameplay.
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Of course a high amount of random online lobbies will be full of kids bashing people around, that's why you avoid them.
Join a group or something... it will really liven up your gameplay.
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- 4,713
- SoCal
- GTP_MooCow
I guess you can consider me as weird...
My PS3 is online when i turn it on, but i very rarely play with other people... i am barely half way through the offline portion of the game...
This thread is indeed very interesting.
Like Streeto said, in this day and age, i know well that most people are connected, and people expect to play online together... so it's a bit surprising to know there are a couple of other people like myself who would rather play in their own little corner...
We might be anti-social, or we are extremely picky with whom we deal with, or simply we prefer to do our own things, or just lack of time... whatever the reason...
PD probably can study the behaviors of those going online, but for those not going online, i wonder if they can see our play patterns to be able to cater to our needs... ?
We may be a much smaller demographic, or much bigger.... who knows right? (since we rarely go online and live "underground"....)
How many are we really ?
My PS3 is online when i turn it on, but i very rarely play with other people... i am barely half way through the offline portion of the game...
This thread is indeed very interesting.
Like Streeto said, in this day and age, i know well that most people are connected, and people expect to play online together... so it's a bit surprising to know there are a couple of other people like myself who would rather play in their own little corner...
We might be anti-social, or we are extremely picky with whom we deal with, or simply we prefer to do our own things, or just lack of time... whatever the reason...
PD probably can study the behaviors of those going online, but for those not going online, i wonder if they can see our play patterns to be able to cater to our needs... ?
We may be a much smaller demographic, or much bigger.... who knows right? (since we rarely go online and live "underground"....)
How many are we really ?
according to the poll, over 50% will spend more time offline than online. lets hope the offline is decent and long.
- 12,018
- Indianapolis
- BrandonW77
There's an offline mode now? Was there one in GT5?? I had no idea........... 
- 3,435
- Earth, SS, MW
Perhaps, in this small group of people, it seems I'm the minority.
Back in the late 90's - early 00's I did nothing but play single player, because that's all we had on consoles and handhelds at the time. I was content with that.
Games are becoming more online-focused now, it's no longer a "new" thing.
What gets me confused, is the people that would rather play against a flawed AI system, than with another player that knows what they're doing.
It was exciting at one time, but now we can play with other human beings, it seems almost pointless to play against a boring robot with no personality.
I guess I'll never understand...
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- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Johnnypenso
Never heard of it, must be something new.There's an offline mode now? Was there one in GT5?? I had no idea...........
I would guess the vast, vast majority of people play mostly offline. Even at it's peak, there were never more than a few hundred lobbies open online. With an average of 10 per lobby, that would be 5000-7000 at best at any one time. Even if you assume double or triple that in Lounges, it's still around 20,000 at best. I can remember when I played COD4 online, weekends would routinely have 120,000+ online at one time. GT is still primarily or at least in large part, an offline game for most people IMO.
That's the problem. Everyone doesn't come to race. You must gather friends that are trusted to race clean. That only serves half of the online purpose. The goal is to have clean races world wide. 1 in 10, 1 in 20, 1 in 30 or more will be a rotten egg. That 1 can sour the whole experience for someone that really wants to race and have clean races at that. Its not meant to be destruction derby out there. That's exactly why PD didn't make the damage level to the degree that people want in GT5.
Another issue that most aren't considering is the race level of everyone. I am not great at racing games. I am average to slightly above average at best. I love playing games in general when time permits but I am not at the level to play most online. Online destroys the fun factor for me. Why would I want to get destroyed every time I play. I am fine with the A.I. The reason everyone complains about the A.I. in GT is because they use these overpowered cars to race them. Of course lapping and blowouts will happen. Car restriction for races narrows this game. Also we can choose less powered cars/ or restrict them ourselves if you a more competitive race.
Most that complain about a flawed A.I. are probably playing the wrong game anyways imo. iRacing or Rfactor or what ever they are called, are the titles that the more advanced racers should be playing. GT has a target audience of average and a bit above that in mind. The marketing is not really meant for advanced and pros alike. Call me old school but I like going at my own pace with offline mode. GT4 was the bomb. Unfortunately I can't say the same for GT5. Perhaps GT6 can bring back that GT4 love with the old gen (PS3) upgrades. DLC and patches is all I really need internet for. Occasionally I might wonder online to check things out when I am bored but by no means will I live there. At the most I see myself doing as others have stated. Complete Aspec, to the best of my abilities, and then see what online has to offer.
I'm not sure. I'm inbetween brackets for online play. I don't want to play with jerks so need to find good players and clean rooms, but im not fast enough to compete with them 100% because by keeping up with them and driving at 110% to do so I will inevitably spin off on lap 3 when my concentration breaks and to them be seen as a dirty player. Argh.
- 3,435
- Earth, SS, MW
That's partially what this forum is for, meeting people and joining groups like the ones found here.
The people that are serious about racing on this forum are very clean drivers, you will find.
As that other guy bluntly put it; "don't like people", then I guess the GT fanbase as a whole is majorly introverted.
But, that's all I've got to say on the matter now, so to each their own.
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- 847
- Ohio
- ecko_driver81
He did put that rather bluntly, lol. But PLEASE do not take his personal angle and extrapolate it to all of us! I absolutely love and adore all people (even the grouches), but dedicating set times to race online is just not happening amid the hustle of everyday life in 2013 (and beyond).
Offline FTW!!
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- Friesland
- djslofstra
In advance I will do many off line races and license tests. When I have much money and many cars I will go online again. 
blunt is my specialty. it's not that i dont like people, it's just that people can get very annoying very quickly and i dont have much tolerance for annoyances. hence i'd rather spend my saturday nights in my room with a pizza and a movie followed by 3 hours of GT imstead of dealing with my brother in law.
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- 847
- Ohio
- ecko_driver81
@moron88 , I understand. It's just a bit odd and a little disheartening that PD seems to be pushing for us to go online in order to have a fuller Gran Turismo experience, leaving the offline career (which should be the staple) in tatters. They could so easily give players the tools to have fantastic races, championships, and 'what-if' scenarios all while advancing through A-Spec career- or at least in a Sandbox mode offline.
In this thread we are trying to come up with a different name for Arcade Mode, and believe it should be MUCH more open and expansive. There is no need to have anything called 'Arcade' in Gran Turismo. Heck, in GT5, Arcade Mode is where you could find the best simulation racing!
In this thread we are trying to come up with a different name for Arcade Mode, and believe it should be MUCH more open and expansive. There is no need to have anything called 'Arcade' in Gran Turismo. Heck, in GT5, Arcade Mode is where you could find the best simulation racing!
