Quick-Match concept

[Downhill Dino]

I think Polyphony are paying attention, we have two Expert seasonals now. That's really great.

 

[Rods]

I think Polyphony are paying attention, we have two Expert seasonals now. That's really great.

So far, only the Super GT Expert was an actual expert room. I tried the Spa race a couple of times earlier today and it was a joke. Drivers cutting corners and trying to spin you off/force you off the track constantly.

 

[Downhill Dino]

I did a couple rounds of the Spa event and was met with clean players. Luck of the draw I guess.

 

[Rods]

I did a couple rounds of the Spa event and was met with clean players. Luck of the draw I guess.

Just played 3 great races at Spa, then got to a new room and had a horrible round. So I'm kinda taking back what I said. Expert is better, but it's still a bit up to luck.

 

[apexpredator100]

Haven't been online in a while. What cars can we use for the Spa race?

 

[Rods]

Haven't been online in a while. What cars can we use for the Spa race?

GT3 sort of cars, like the Audi R8 LMS ultra (3 variations), the GT-R Schulze Motorsport, the GT3 SLS, Z4 and M3.

 

[tankuroded]

I noticed that i always playing with japanese ( im from malaysia btw ). Is it fixed region or i can change region manually ?

Region of opponents are always the same as your PSN region, except for races marked WORLD.

 

[HuskyGT]

Tried quick match for the first time yesterday. Very good clean races. Mopped the floor on the first run. Second run was closer, with me making a last corner pass for the lead with no contact. Very nice. Third race was a 4-way battle for the win with me coming in third. Overall I was surprised at the level of skill for being dropped in with a bunch of random strangers, but I realize I won't always be so lucky.

You were indeed lucky. I've only experienced this once or twice ever since the GT5 days. The rest is just a ram fest (and no, not the truck).

So far this quick match has proven me to be just a waste of time. If I were ever interested on playing online, it would be much easier and quicker just to go into a public lobby.

 

[tankuroded]

Anyone noticed that all Quick Match courtesy cars so far are exclusively premium cars? #StandardCarRights

 

[G_Parrilla]

The Silverstone and Spa ones are rallycross, Tsukuba is a demolition derby, in HP Ring everyone grinds on the walls

 

[gambleboyen]

Whenever I've tried Quick match I've only gotten into a room with two or three other players. Are there actually any 16 player games out there?

Oh and it takes ages before the race starts, is that why people join and leave before therace?

 

[Dynamite_Dave]

Ive played quick match alot, and won alot of races driving clean , but here lies the issues ive been knocked off the course loads of times deliberately , surely a fair play penalty should be inserted not this daft collision penalty

Tried a couple of races last night. No problems with freezing of system.
It is however a demolition derby most of the time. Luckely half of the field makes a false start over and over again so that gets rid of them. In the end had a couple of nice races after the 1 lap mahem.

Still prefer to have shuffle back and the community options as in GT5 so you can quickly see what your friends are doing.

PS: (Off topic) Do like the rest of the update. Sierra time trail is a bit like "Outrun", but at least it is something new.

Yeah if i manage to get through the field without some bellend ramming me off and get about half a second lead its hard for most of my opponents to catch me, if i have say 2 -3 nut cases ahead of me trying to knock each other off i try to keep distance and let them do their business and then pass them all while they`re recovering by the side of the track.

Shuffle option and fair play penalties should be inserted though

I won two races tonight and both times while the results were loading, someone who had already finished behind me got moved up to first! The same guy each time and I only got payout for 2nd. What's that all about?

lol yeah ive had that twice 1 occasion i was 5 s clear of the field grrrrr

Ok this is new, two dirty drivers took each other out and lost the race at the final straight of the race, letting me win the race.

You was eating a cool cucumber sandwhich in the park!

 

[Bhowe83]

Yooooo, Dynamite let's not quadruple post please. There is an edit button for a reason

 

[glassjaw]

Anyone noticed that all Quick Match courtesy cars so far are exclusively premium cars? #StandardCarRights

Noticed this too. Ah, the irony.

 

[Dynamite_Dave]

Yooooo, Dynamite let's not quadruple post please. There is an edit button for a reason

all alien to me

 

[Johnnypenso]

all alien to me

If you want to quote multiple messages in one post just hit "+quote" under each post. Go to the bottom of the thread and hit "quote these messages". Try it a couple of times and you'll get the hang of it.

 

[raweer]

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(last) summary until here in #1. r.
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[Dynamite_Dave]

If you want to quote multiple messages in one post just hit "+quote" under each post. Go to the bottom of the thread and hit "quote these messages". Try it a couple of times and you'll get the hang of it.

ok cheers

 

[iName]

With the amount of awful driving in all the classes,it should be re-named "Demolition Derby"

God forbid a nürburgring nordshelifififie quick match is added. For the skill set of typical players, that track is too thin.

 

[Elitekilla29]

I see that they added some different quick match races. I did some today. I had a three way battle for the lead at spa with the gt3 cars which was fun, I also had a couple of clean races with the 500pp races and it was a full room.

 

[kembro]

Haven't been able to race for days. Server drops out, may be something at this end. Try again later.

Got it going today. Just couldn't touch anything or warm up, but races loaded. Some great racing at the ring with great ghost penalty for those that forget to brake. Not as good at other events where ramming was common. Good fun racing though, if addictive. B-)

 

[Bhowe83]

I've started a new hobby of brake checking the guys who corner cut at Silverstone to give them 8 second collision penalties. Got one guy enough that he quit the race altogether.

 

[Cowboy]

I can't get into the euro compact quick match because of "incomparability with room host". But I connect fine in all the others.

 

[hardvibes]

Hard to believe they've had what, 7 or 8 years to develop this aspect of the game since it was introduced in Prologue, and this is the best they can come up with:tdown:👎

It's arguably worse than Prologue in that you can't use any of your own cars, and you only get one race with "Professional" physics. At the very best, it's more of the same.

2008 was a good year and all, but damn. What was holding them back from putting this in the release version again? They may have rewritten every line of code for all I know, but it seems like it was time wasted if they just got exactly the same result...

Unstable, actually slower than simply finding a lobby, very limited and with no social interactions this "quick match" is very underwhelming.

Looks like something knocked over the weekend.

It's like they simply writing off the "promised gt6 stuff" off the chalkboard with minimal effort.

"Choose one of this 3 races and repeat them over and over - Fun!"

Are they serious with this crap?

But wait - there's written "coming spoon"



They really need some new talents - the
old squad is just not good anymore.

They seem to be content about game barely working - It seems like this alone is a gigantic success for the team.

So far this quick match has proven me to be just a waste of time. If I were ever interested on playing online, it would be much easier and quicker just to go into a public lobby.

This.

 

[Elitekilla29]

I haven't really had that many disconnects but it is times that i get put in a room full of dirty racers. But I mainly had clean races so far ever since they came out with this. I think the only time I had trouble with trying to get connected was the first day it came out. But now it seems like doesnt do it as much.

 

[hardvibes]

They really need some new talents - the
old squad is just not good anymore.

This is the problem.

I've been thinking about it since the release of GT5 (and then later with the second disappointment called GT6).
I immediately felt the game was too much old school, in many ways, starting from how the game presented itself...the little computer-style arrow to navigate through options (I'm so sick of it), the layout, the animations on-screen, the little menu sounds and the majority of menu music
and then the same old GT1 collisions, same old synthesized car sounds and same old annoying tire sounds
and the "hd" versions of the classic Gran Turismo tracks that have very bad textures and just look bland
and the standard cars
and the bad reward system
and the half-assed collaborations with top gear, pilots, brands, racing series etc
and the limited 3 saved tuning files per car
and the absence of a fast tuning on the go (pause the game, tune something, resume the game)
and the absence of a way to exchange tuning files between players
and the limited customization options (and absence of livery editor)
and the complicated multiplayer (slow, not intuitive, incomplete, confused/badly organized)

etc... there are many things

Now this quick match?...To me it looks like one of the first that was ever invented in the early '00. I repeat: for me it is primitive. Nothing that should even be considered today. We're almost in 2015!



I'm thinking of 2 possibilities

1) Kaz and his old squad all think the same, they're all on the same page, and so we're in deep 🤬 trying to give them advise.

2) Kaz wants his game to evolve in many ways and look new, but he's stuck with his old team, and as an old team, some members may still be living in the past, convinced of keeping things like those I listed above (things I don't like but for other people may be different). They're old, don't know how to give a fresh image to the franchise and Kaz doesn't have the guts to fire them or ask them to learn new things, simply because they've become family after 15-20 years together. It's a disadvantage, you can't really put aside someone who has been there for a long time.
Or maybe they're willing to learn new things but they're just not...good....enough. to reach goals and include features we've seen in other games.

Let the new generations take over!! There are so many talented young boys and girls.
Yeah ok they're saying they're doing something about the sounds and taking cv's....but that's just one aspect of the game. What about the rest? The clock is ticking and other franchises are delivering.

my 2 cents

 

[Johnnypenso]

This is the problem.

I've been thinking about it since the release of GT5 (and then later with the second disappointment called GT6).
I immediately felt the game was too much old school, in many ways, starting from how the game presented itself...the little computer-style arrow to navigate through options (I'm so sick of it), the layout, the animations on-screen, the little menu sounds and the majority of menu music
and then the same old GT1 collisions, same old synthesized car sounds and same old annoying tire sounds
and the "hd" versions of the classic Gran Turismo tracks that have very bad textures and just look bland
and the standard cars
and the bad reward system
and the half-assed collaborations with top gear, pilots, brands, racing series etc
and the limited 3 saved tuning files per car
and the absence of a fast tuning on the go (pause the game, tune something, resume the game)
and the absence of a way to exchange tuning files between players
and the limited customization options (and absence of livery editor)
and the complicated multiplayer (slow, not intuitive, incomplete, confused/badly organized)

etc... there are many things

Now this quick match?...To me it looks like one of the first that was ever invented in the early '00. I repeat: for me it is primitive. Nothing that should even be considered today. We're almost in 2015!



I'm thinking of 2 possibilities

1) Kaz and his old squad all think the same, they're all on the same page, and so we're in deep 🤬 trying to give them advise.

2) Kaz wants his game to evolve in many ways and look new, but he's stuck with his old team, and as an old team, some members may still be living in the past, convinced of keeping things like those I listed above (things I don't like but for other people may be different). They're old, don't know how to give a fresh image to the franchise and Kaz doesn't have the guts to fire them or ask them to learn new things, simply because they've become family after 15-20 years together. It's a disadvantage, you can't really put aside someone who has been there for a long time.
Or maybe they're willing to learn new things but they're just not...good....enough. to reach goals and include features we've seen in other games.

Let the new generations take over!! There are so many talented young boys and girls.
Yeah ok they're saying they're doing something about the sounds and taking cv's....but that's just one aspect of the game. What about the rest? The clock is ticking and other franchises are delivering.

my 2 cents

Well said. Its true that the body follows the head. If Kaz encourages innovation and fresh thinking the group will follow but my feeling is like yours, they are very conservative, unwilling to take risks and so the game remains very similar over the years. I don't necessarily fault them because the game is selling but to me it seems the whole QM thing exemplifies this attitude. Throw out the most basic thing possible and keep them happy with the promise of better things in the future.

 

[randys]

On average I get one race every half hour of trying, disconnects all the time, when trying to change driving options it freezes 75% of the time...looking forward to using this feature when it works.

Entry failed more than half the time...grrrrrrr

 

[dimassa19]

This is the problem.

I've been thinking about it since the release of GT5 (and then later with the second disappointment called GT6).
I immediately felt the game was too much old school, in many ways, starting from how the game presented itself...the little computer-style arrow to navigate through options (I'm so sick of it), the layout, the animations on-screen, the little menu sounds and the majority of menu music
and then the same old GT1 collisions, same old synthesized car sounds and same old annoying tire sounds
and the "hd" versions of the classic Gran Turismo tracks that have very bad textures and just look bland
and the standard cars
and the bad reward system
and the half-assed collaborations with top gear, pilots, brands, racing series etc
and the limited 3 saved tuning files per car
and the absence of a fast tuning on the go (pause the game, tune something, resume the game)
and the absence of a way to exchange tuning files between players
and the limited customization options (and absence of livery editor)
and the complicated multiplayer (slow, not intuitive, incomplete, confused/badly organized)

etc... there are many things

Now this quick match?...To me it looks like one of the first that was ever invented in the early '00. I repeat: for me it is primitive. Nothing that should even be considered today. We're almost in 2015!



I'm thinking of 2 possibilities

1) Kaz and his old squad all think the same, they're all on the same page, and so we're in deep 🤬 trying to give them advise.

2) Kaz wants his game to evolve in many ways and look new, but he's stuck with his old team, and as an old team, some members may still be living in the past, convinced of keeping things like those I listed above (things I don't like but for other people may be different). They're old, don't know how to give a fresh image to the franchise and Kaz doesn't have the guts to fire them or ask them to learn new things, simply because they've become family after 15-20 years together. It's a disadvantage, you can't really put aside someone who has been there for a long time.
Or maybe they're willing to learn new things but they're just not...good....enough. to reach goals and include features we've seen in other games.

Let the new generations take over!! There are so many talented young boys and girls.
Yeah ok they're saying they're doing something about the sounds and taking cv's....but that's just one aspect of the game. What about the rest? The clock is ticking and other franchises are delivering.

my 2 cents

 

[dougalf1]

This.

Agreed Quick Match is a total waste of time. Really disappointed, I want to race people but the whole lobby system is way too slow and quick match is even slower. If they can't make it work then they shouldn't release it. I got one match in 1hour and it crashed on the last corner. Does anyone know if PC sim racing is worth the investment over GT6? I've had every version of GT and want to stay loyal to the brand but I get the feeling its falling way behind it's competitors.