Should they merge A+B specs together?

[calahan]

maybe they should combine A+B specs together in GT life and remove the level EXP-dependent system.

At the start of the game, we will start making new racing team. The team had grade and fame.
then we can hire drivers and mechanics (need money to hire them but no need to pay salaries).

The stats for them:
Drivers- same like GT5 B Specs.
Mechanic - Stats about time needed to change tires and fuel refill in pit.

The stat's increase each time doing the race, but the mechanics had fix stats.

If the team fame high enough or win certain race events you will get sponsorship. (the sponsors will increase the amount of money if you win the race depend type of the sponsors. Some of sponsors will had special effect like price-cut/ discount when upgrade or repair cars if the sponsors are vehicle parts manufacture or discount when buying cars if the sponsors are car manufacture)

Race event will divided into D, C, B, A, S.
at the beginning of the game, the team start at D grade.

You can assign the drivers for the race (player or the hired driver that controlled by A.I) Some races require more than 1 drivers.

If we win some race events it will unlock special event that make team grades will went up if win that event. We're able to hire higher stats driver and mechanic each time the team grade went up.

 

[regnar]

Yes, needs to go back to something similar to GT4 or at minimum where they merge at the endurance races.

 

[CarBastard]

It sounds fun and apparently simple enough to implement, but I personally wouldn't like it because, I freely admit it, I'm a GT traditionalist.

If it was my desicion, B-Spec would be gone forever.

 

[Tornado]

Make it like GT4 (maybe with the created driver system as a concession to how GT5 did it) or dump it.

 

[Phoenix]

Where's the "I don't care" option?


Well, voted no, because I couldn't care less about B-spec.

 

[Lord Protector]

Hell yes! Merge them like in GT4 and maybe add some skill stats to bspec drivers.

 

[bigspleen]

Where's the "I don't care" option?


Well, voted no, because I couldn't care less about B-spec.

This b-spec is a major waste of resources and time.

 

[Phoenix]

This b-spec is a major waste of resources and time.

Indeed.


Would love to only have A-spec, and A-spec only... No Bob and B-spec and whatnot...

 

[MXH]

Make it like GT4 (maybe with the created driver system as a concession to how GT5 did it) or dump it.

I second that. Never understood why they had to separate them (in GT Mode). It worked just great in GT4.

 

[TokoTurismo]

Of course it should. Never really liked the whole GT5 A-Spec being separated from B-Spec... :\ I believe A and B should unite again.

 

[mack83]

I don´t care about B-spec! Just give me expanded A-Spec with plenty championships and 200/300+ race events and I will be happy camper! 👍 :

 

[Musolini187]

I hate B-spec, only way it is acceptable is if it an option to use it like in gt4. And the only way I actually liked it was in gt4, during endurance races where you could fastforward x3. They need to bring that back.

 

[JacoJa]

Nooooo, no, no, no, no, no, no... Hell no.

One thing I hated about GT4 was the merging of A-spec and B-Spec. It meant you didn't need to do any of the endurance races to complete the game. In GT1 to GT3 there was a great sense of accomplishment after completing an endurance race. Having 100% game completion was a big achievement... It meant you slaved away over many hours to complete all races, without a b-spec bob.

In GT4 you could just bypass everything with b-spec, win the exact same cars and trophies you could have won if you did the exact same thing in A-spec. It just made everything less special. It should only ever merge if there is a driver switch option for races over 4 hours long.

GT5 definitely got it right by separating them. 👍

 

[madridboy86]

I think the B-spec drivers, should only coming to a-spec with the timed endurance races, e.g. 24 hours of le-mans, etc (I know I'll get flamed for this but I will not sit in front of my PS3 for 24 hours real time, I wouldn't mind jumping into the pits and changes to a bob for that only) that is all I don't mind the lapped endurance races

and I know they've added a save function (via piting) during it which could have being added since day one or the very first couple of patches, not with patch 2.0, but I agree with JacoJa keep them separating

 

[ZZ-II]

a-spec and b-spec should be playable together like in GT4 again. But with the feature of GT5 to have a racing-team again. would be alot more real instead of separating it.

 

[MoLiEG]

How about removing B-Spec completely???? 👍

 

[HBR-Roadhog]

I would say yes. I liked the way it was in GT4. Is nice to be able to let Bob drive some of those long boring races while you are away or asleep. Especially the long Tsukuba race that one is really hard to make it through. Even the 4 hour one seems painfully long on that track. Having the option to let Bob complete some of the events you don't want to drive yourself or just to earn some extra cash is a good thing.

 

[Phoenix]

Nooooo, no, no, no, no, no, no... Hell no.

One thing I hated about GT4 was the merging of A-spec and B-Spec. It meant you didn't need to do any of the endurance races to complete the game. In GT1 to GT3 there was a great sense of accomplishment after completing an endurance race. Having 100% game completion was a big achievement... It meant you slaved away over many hours to complete all races, without a b-spec bob.

^This, and then this:

How about removing B-Spec completely???? 👍

GT series should be about accomplish things on your own... Not let an AI B-spec Bob (something) do it for you. Endurance or not.

For me it would be perfect with ALOT bigger A-spec (or just call it career mode) with alot more events and championships, add some more endurance races, all of these with lots of variety of course and i'll be happy.

*No B-spec, it just ruins the fun and great experience from a great Gran Turismo series.*

 

[Downhill Dino]

Allow us to switch drivers with someone online. Would be a good substitute for B-Spec. If not, I wouldn't mind B-Spec still being around. Just as long as it isn't its own standing career mode, didn't like that much in GT5.

 

[syntex123]

^ what he says. Imagine long endurance races online, with some teams. Would be great to switch with a mate after an hour or so each.

 

[HBR-Roadhog]

If one could run them with a friend online then that would be cool indeed, but I still see a reason to leave B-Spec but merge it with A-Spec just like it was in GT4 that way you have the option. If you don't want to use it then you do not have to and if you want to use it then you can. I do not see a problem with that in any way at all.

Also keep in mind that while being able to do career endurance races online with friends would be very cool there will still be players out there without a suitable internet connection that will not have this ability even if it is there so there is still the reason to have the B-Spec option.

 

[C_Raccoon23]

Nooooo, no, no, no, no, no, no... Hell no.

One thing I hated about GT4 was the merging of A-spec and B-Spec. It meant you didn't need to do any of the endurance races to complete the game. In GT1 to GT3 there was a great sense of accomplishment after completing an endurance race. Having 100% game completion was a big achievement... It meant you slaved away over many hours to complete all races, without a b-spec bob.

In GT4 you could just bypass everything with b-spec, win the exact same cars and trophies you could have won if you did the exact same thing in A-spec. It just made everything less special. It should only ever merge if there is a driver switch option for races over 4 hours long.

GT5 definitely got it right by separating them. 👍

I'm sorry, but what's so hard about ignoring B-spec completely in GT4? It's not like the game forced you to use it at any point. And unless you purposefully brought an over-powered car or used the speed up option in some cases, B-spec could just be as challenging as A-spec. B-spec isn't "easy mode" unless you made it that way. It's just a different method to completing the game. That's it.

GT series should be about accomplish things on your own... Not let an AI B-spec Bob (something) do it for you. Endurance or not.

For me it would be perfect with ALOT bigger A-spec (or just call it career mode) with alot more events and championships, add some more endurance races, all of these with lots of variety of course and i'll be happy.

*No B-spec, it just ruins the fun and great experience from a great Gran Turismo series.*

I prefer A-spec over B-spec too, but one playing style isn't better than the other.

 

[HBR-Roadhog]

In GT4 I got 100% completion with 0 B-Spec miles then I started a B-Spec driver and had him drive some of the endurance races several times, Tsukuba 4 hour enough times to get the rest of the colors on the RX7 LM and of course the 24hr Nurburgring a bunch of times to get all the various colors on the FGT.

On the endurance races when I drove them myself I used an underpowered car that granted the 200 A-Spec award on each of them. 24hr NB I used an Amuse R1 S2000 and on Lemans I used the black 787b with dirty oil and no upgrades and on the other lemans used a high mileage R8 with dirty oil and no upgrades. They took a while but enjoyed them all.

 

[ShiftingGears]

No B-Spec, at all.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

as everyone has pretty much said, A spec and b spec should morph back like it was in GT4, we don't have time to run 24 hour races at home like Kaz does in real world. I'm sure I speak for most when I say, don't we all wish we had such expansive amounts of time to go race cars and still make tons of money. So please do us all a favor give us back A+B spec unity so I can run 4-8 hours and then run the rest on B spec while I work, spend time with wife and child, do my degree studies or sleep.

No B-Spec, at all.

Uh then that would take out a big group of races called endurance racing...so yes B spec just combine it back and don't force us to be some race team owner or manager.

read above this quote and response.

 

[JacoJa]

I'm sorry, but what's so hard about ignoring B-spec completely in GT4? It's not like the game forced you to use it at any point. And unless you purposefully brought an over-powered car or used the speed up option in some cases, B-spec could just be as challenging as A-spec. B-spec isn't "easy mode" unless you made it that way. It's just a different method to completing the game. That's it.

If I drove the entire length of a 4-hour endurance race, knowing I could have won the same car with the same prize money with the same trophy if I just put it on b-spec x3 Speed... The time I spent driving would feel like a complete waste of time. At least if 'A' and 'B' Specs are separated, then you are forced to race yourself in order to complete the game.

Surely you understand where I'm getting at? It makes A-Spec less special, if you know you don't have to do it.

 

[MustangManiac]

Surely you understand where I'm getting at? It makes A-Spec less special, if you know you don't have to do it.

A-Spec isn't any more special than anything else, it's a game. Combine them and give us the option. In the name of realism (simulator) one could argue to make it mandatory, few if any race series that race over two hours do not require a second driver.

 

[JacoJa]

^As I said in my previous post, I agree they should be combined for endurance races... It's unrealistic (and unhealthy!) to race for that long.

 

[PAPPACLART]

B Spec os pretty dull so no I think they should drop it all together.

 

[ShiftingGears]

Uh then that would take out a big group of races called endurance racing...so yes B spec just combine it back and don't force us to be some race team owner or manager.

Wouldn't be any loss to me - last time I properly enjoyed any endurance race was GT2, and those were 2 hours max.