I actually look up to you Dragonistic, you seem a wise member of these forums.
I find it funny though, that you can shirk your responsibilities as an active member of this board by simply saying "I don't have 3 letters in front of my name and therefore my actions don't affect other members."
Other GTP members know who you are and other people from other forums know that you post here a fair bit and recognize you as a 'GTP-er' whether you like it or not. I don't have a GTP tag, but that doesn't mean I can run around like a vigilante and I don't want my driving reputation to reflect badly on anyone. Tag or not, I'm a rather proud member of this board and a few others and I try to drive for the greater good, rather than a selfish perception that my name allows me to sneak under the radar with no consequences.
- Sonny
I very very rarely hit people, let alone other forum members, if theyre racing fair (which every other forum member i've seen has been bar 1 naming no names). That 1 i had a scuffle with on the track, both kinda trading paint, then next race went completely clean. I was referring to the 'average joe' type guy who is the random GT5 driver. The fact i've hit one person in 100 hours play, thats what i mean, me hitting that one guy won't have tarnished my own reputation, let alone GTP even if someone has seen me do it. Most of the GT5net, TeamGT, GTRP drivers have seen me racing, and know I tend to be more forgiving then almost anyone when it comes to trading paint, but with me once i do get past that point of calmness, i do lash out at the player who has ruined 2-3 of my races.
Yes other forum members recognise me as a GTP player, but they also recognise me as a respectful and dare i say talented driver on GT5, a GTP'er. But a random racer who hasn't seen me before, can not make that connection, whether i'm driving good or bad. For example, a random guy see's me hit someone without seeing the previous incidents, thinks, i should be careful of this guy, but they'll quickly discover that i'm a fair racer during the rest of it. No-ones questioned my judgement when i've lashed out at that rare punter, Racer_LP has seen the best example of how i do on those rare occasions, make my feelings known.
I was following LP with a guy inbetween us coming into spoon, coming into the second apex of spoon, that guy shoves his nose up the inside of LP, and forces him onto the grass a little so i get past to. Then later in the race, i did a similar move to him, by when i was alongside, not backing down when hitting the braking zone ( i was inside) and he simple turned into me trying to stay on the racing line which i clearly already had. LP thanked me for it when i told him what happened.
Little actions like that, are my type of hitbacks 99.9% of that 0.01% the time i hit back are moves like that, rather then deliberate stupid moves, theyre just moves where i know i have right of way, and won't let up.
Had an incident with WayneGTC, a gt5net driver, in the garage showdowns also. As the racing was competitive, i went down the inside for a turn, and he turned into me trying to hold the racing line which i was on (my nose to his front 1/4), ended up running wide from contact, when the race was over he asked what happened, i explained i was holding my line and he accepted that we were both just going 110%. My point is, i only hit in the sense that i defend my line with no regard to a punted who won't give it up, i don't go out of my way to get someone. The difference with wayne was I did care that he had lost the position, but i also know neither of us did anything wrong, which is why i wouldn't wait for him to get back on as the race was competitive.
Halfway through the next race I got an "invite to add as friend" from the same guy, after finishing for the night and reading it, he basically said how he was having to push his car so hard to keep up and had managed to take a few seconds off his best lap in the process.
This is why i very, very rarely seek revenge, but i admit i do break at times. I only assume the driver is dirty if they actually hit me multiple times, someone who was trying to hit you, would've been much more calculated rather then daft lunges at you under braking
twice as it would've appeared they were doing.
And by the way the Blitz is RWD.
I leave them alone and usually pass them on the next straightaway.I voted no, punter's can never drive in a straight line anyway.
sorry kinda funny, may i ask what you do if they weave on the straight to hit/block you on it??
