Sport Tire Backlash!

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PanzuDrift
^ At one point I tried that, but I dont have all day to wait for someone to join. More people in public lobbies.
Time to kick closed this thread? Is anyone less agressive towards non-ch users due to this thread? If not, it did not serve it's purpose :indiff:

As I said before, go and explore different styles, the game is your oyster.
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As you stated earlier, you are not the OP. Thus, you do not get to dictate the purpose of this thread.

Reading the OP, it would appear that the thread's purpose was merely to ask why people have a problem with sports tires. That was answered very quickly and thus, yes, this thread should be closed.

Where exactly was I aggressive towards non CH users? I'm more than accepting of any tire choice, I don't want to tandem on a track with an ACR viper on sports softs when I'm in a 250 hp S2000, but I'm totally fine with him being elsewhere on the track.

I would invite you to join my rooms, because I am totally fine with any tire or car usage as long as you're drifting, however - I won't be doing that because you have a seriously poor attitude.
 
^Sorry about the last post, it was meant to be posted before your post, but you were faster.
I have to disagree that I have a bad attitude, in my first post to this thread I was shooting for a more humouristic approach to the "issue".
The responses might have gotten me to a little bad mood...
Warren4649
I actually laughed at your posted made out of pictures!
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When I started drifting in GT5, I started with Sports Hard tires. It was fast, I could get decent angle, and my drifts looked decent. However, I could never tandem with anyone because (at the time) the people I was drifting with were mostly using comfort tires. I hated comfort hards in the beginning because "it seemed slow" BUT I wanted to tandem with people. I wanted to drift side by side next to someone as that is pure drifting in my opinion - so I worked on my comfort hard skills.

My drift speeds are back up to level of comfort softs, my drift angle is great, and my drifts look fantastic. Of course Sports Hard users will be faster because they can drag race through the straights. Consider my recent lap times - while drifting as much as possible (except Manji straights which is lame): Suzuka East lap time 1:05:670; Tsukuba lap time 1:11:340; Autum Ring Mini Reverse lap time 0:49:7's... These are just my "average" lap times - I have done high 1:04's on Suzuka and 1:09's on Tsukuba before... You can scoff at these numbers but remember I'm using Comfort Hards... Ask anyone who's drifted with me before and they will tell you that I am VERY fast and my team will vouch for my lap times as they are typically right on my bumper doing the same lap times!

Remember that EVERY corner has a maximum entry speed - regardless of your tire choice. So then this boils down to "drag racing" each straight to the corner. What's the point of "dragging" to each corner only to brake hard so that you don't slide off the track into the wall? Drifting is about speed, angle, and throttle control - not about what is the fastest though with practice you will be faster with comfort hards.

I agree with Advarco's earlier statement as I also believe that people who use comfort hards are better in skill than all the other drivers. It's a fact. Instead of hating on Comfort Hards - try it. Spend a month working on drifting with comfort hards. If you think you have "skills" on Sports tires - then you should be able to adjust within a week and change.

Seriously - there is NOTHING like drifting right next to someone lap after lap.

Oh I just got rammed by someone on Sports Hards or higher thinking they can tandem...
 
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Seriously, is this pissing contest still going on? I hope a moderator comes by and closes this, as it should've been two pages ago.

Goodbye.
 
Umm, anyone remember the times when drifting was about having fun?

I've had people ramming me with comfort tyres too. Driving dirty is about the driver not the tyres...
 
I have nothing against people that are using different drivetrains and tyres.
the problem is how the majority of them behave.

it seems like common sense doesnt apply to onlineplay.

oh and one thing that annoys the hell out of me is when people drag race the straights and then brake on the straight so they get the right speed for the corner.

Please give a good explanation to this BS.
 
PanzuDrift
Umm, anyone remember the times when drifting was about having fun?

I've had people ramming me with comfort tyres too. Driving dirty is about the driver not the tyres...
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I'm always having fun... I posted that information up to explain that Comfort Hard's can be fast and can have more angle than any other tire... That's it...

I can see where this is going... I stated my case... You can troll all you want... LOL!!!! GG 👍
 
dgambino1
when i started drifting in gt5, i started with sports hard tires. It was fast, i could get decent angle, and my drifts looked decent. However, i could never tandem with anyone because (at the time) the people i was drifting with were mostly using comfort tires. I hated comfort hards in the beginning because "it seemed slow" but i wanted to tandem with people. I wanted to drift side by side next to someone as that is pure drifting in my opinion - so i worked on my comfort hard skills.

My drift speeds are back up to level of comfort softs, my drift angle is great, and my drifts look fantastic. Of course sports hard users will be faster because they can drag race through the straights. Consider my recent lap times - while drifting as much as possible (except manji straights which is lame): Suzuka east lap time 1:05:670; tsukuba lap time 1:11:340; autum ring mini reverse lap time 0:49:7's... These are just my "average" lap times - i have done high 1:04's on suzuka and 1:09's on tsukuba before... You can scoff at these numbers but remember i'm using comfort hards... Ask anyone who's drifted with me before and they will tell you that i am very fast and my team will vouch for my lap times as they are typically right on my bumper doing the same lap times!

Remember that every corner has a maximum entry speed - regardless of your tire choice. So then this boils down to "drag racing" each straight to the corner. what's the point of "dragging" to each corner only to brake hard so that you don't slide off the track into the wall? drifting is about speed, angle, and throttle control - not about what is the fastest though with practice you will be faster with comfort hards.

I agree with advarco's earlier statement as i also believe that people who use comfort hards are better in skill than all the other drivers. It's a fact. Instead of hating on comfort hards - try it. Spend a month working on drifting with comfort hards. If you think you have "skills" on sports tires - then you should be able to adjust within a week and change.

Seriously - there is nothing like drifting right next to someone lap after lap.

Oh i just got rammed by someone on sports hards or higher thinking they can tandem...
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qft
 
DGambino1
I agree with advarco's earlier statement as i also believe that people who use comfort hards are better in skill than all the other drivers. It's a fact. Instead of hating on comfort hards - try it. Spend a month working on drifting with comfort hards. If you think you have "skills" on sports tires - then you should be able to adjust within a week and change.
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Done that, takes throttle discipline and sense of speed.
But that's not the point, we're not proving which tyres are the best or most realistic for drifting, but rather the attitude people use against different tyres.
Personally I have nothing against comfort hards, I even use them on rare occasions.
 
PanzuDrift
Done that, takes throttle discipline and sense of speed.
But that's not the point, we're not proving which tyres are the best or most realistic for drifting, but rather the attitude people use against different tyres.
Personally I have nothing against comfort hards, I even use them on rare occasions.
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I hear ya Panzu...

I honestly don't really care what tires people are using as long as they don't interfere with my drifting in the room or if I'm doing some tandems with someone... I can understand that mistakes will happen and what not... That's drifting!

Though the one thing I have to question is what are people doing in drifting lobbies that are using racing tires... I seriously have no idea what they are trying to accomplish with those tires... But that's another topic altogether I suppose...
 
ps3dan101
Mate are you having a laugh or are you really that stupid ? If the majority of the community use comfort hards then it obviously the correct tire !
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Hmm, thats called being a follower. He has a point about speed, but equality matters a lot when tandeming, and tandeming is the poin of online dirfting, isnt it? Don't call someone stupid just because they have diffferent opinions...
 
Ok to the guys with sports hards it actually makes me angry when I see you powersliding through the cornors, with ur outside line and one million horse power Mr car, seriously if your going to make a lobby called 'drifting' then forget it and make a powersliding room kthxbai
 
Michael xd
Ok to the guys with sports hards it actually makes me angry when I see you powersliding through the cornors, with ur outside line and one million horse power Mr car, seriously if your going to make a lobby called 'drifting' then forget it and make a powersliding room kthxbai
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LOL
This thread is a perfect example of moderators ignoring the drifting section...
 
Gonales
..but equality matters a lot when tandeming, and tandeming is the poin of online dirfting, isnt it?..
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This.

Only tires I have touched other than Hards were Comfort Mediums, & I prefer tandeming with good, random drifters online. As long as I can execute an entry on a real D1 section at similar speeds to D1GP, I'm all set.
 
Gonales
Hmm, thats called being a follower. He has a point about speed, but equality matters a lot when tandeming, and tandeming is the poin of online dirfting, isnt it? Don't call someone stupid just because they have diffferent opinions...
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But my opinion is always right as I am the fountain of knowledge 💡
 
They ignore it due to the fact, if they were to monitor it like the others they would just shut the drifting subforum down altogether. This is why this kinda of stuff needs to stay off here or post it in off topic "what grinds my gears" section. When it comes to drifting and grip. The tuning and tire choice is all individual preference. If you drift with CH's (me) or with Sport tires (whatever makes you happy boo boo) then so be it. There will never be a winner in this argument along with the AWD drifting stuff either. If you dont like what a person is saying about tire choice. Please tell them in PM or make a thread that has proof behind yoru opinions. Now when i was telling him to post a video of a AE86 with Sport tires like the F40 had is because you can drift almost any tire with a high powered car like that (thats a given). And when its a MR car like that its making it even easier to throw the back end out due to all that weight. But lets end all of this right now and just get over it. This thread should have never been starting in the first place, due to the fact they should have known it was going to be a problem from the start.

Since the mods are monitoring this forum, we need to monitor ourselves. If you have thoughts of it offending someone, most likely its going to. So what do you do? Dont post it Or make sure you dont come off with an additude like the guy who shall remain nameless.

End thread.
 
The level of discussion here is depressing. A couple of loud users flame the topic to page 4 burying any on-topic-discussion under their personal attacks and name calling. It's like I'm in elementary school again. :'D Thanks for the nostalgia!
 
Lari
The level of discussion here is depressing. A couple of loud users flame the topic to page 4 burying any on-topic-discussion under their personal attacks and name calling. It's like I'm in elementary school again. :'D Thanks for the nostalgia!
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You're adding to it.



End It.
 
This is why there's no decent discussion on gtp drifting forum. people flame their own opinions and call it the end of thread.
 
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Yet nobody told it wasn't possible to drift with Sports...

So you're basically saying that CH's are easier to drift with, but at the same time people using CM/CS/Sports tyres so called noobs?
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No I'm saying that everybody can do what you did on the video.
Now do one full lap with an FR car (MR and RR are easier to drift in GT5) with corner linking.
 
Lari
This is why there's no decent discussion on gtp drifting forum. people flame their own opinions and call it the end of thread.
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Its because people cant keep it a decent. So then it turns into a major argument. So this is why people call it end of thread cause people cant just get along. If everyone keeps these threads alive Jordan will shut down the entire drifting thread period. You want that? I dont. So stop posting and the thread will fall off. 👍
 
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