The Lure of Seasonals.
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Fantaboulous thread! I'm definately in it for the whittling, the honing... call it what you like. Many of the seasonals are harder than what you find in career mode, and that's very good. I like all of them!
And the threads... the community... splendid! The whiners, the wise guys, the secretive, the newbies, the know-it-alls, the informatives and the onlookers... The game would not be the same without you all.
:-)
And the threads... the community... splendid! The whiners, the wise guys, the secretive, the newbies, the know-it-alls, the informatives and the onlookers... The game would not be the same without you all.
:-)
- 7,436
- Canada
- photonrider
Would it matter if it were only TTs? Would you still go for all, would the anticipation be the same?
If it were only TTs to me I'd pick and choose what to gold, but if it were all A-Spec type races - different courses, fresh new rabbits, a mix of sprints and endurance, one makes, and so on, I'd probably do all of them, no matter if I gold or not.
I guess I look forward to actual contact and sparring with opponents on a course than driving solo.
While disappointed that the last batch hadn't fresh races I was happy the Holiday batch was kept going since I have beaten both Beginner and Intermediate to death and now want to attack the Expert full scale.
I took a NASCAR stock car over last night and had a total blast with it at Laguna Seca.
And the credits are like winning the lottery.
Over and over.
I suspected that a lot of Players look forward to TTs, that is their prime lure, and I'm really glad to hear that, though - it is obvious that in reading this thread that a great amount of Players are attracted by the TTs.
TTs are vitally important data to PD and all who take part in it and do their best should always be encouraged and cheered on.
- 163
- United Kingdom
- alexojideagu
You play guitar? 👍
Here's one of mine.
(from my 'collection' of guitars.)
Haha that's really cool, I'd love to own that! The 80's were so innovative. I use a Hohner GT3, which is based off of the rare Steinberger headless guitars. It looks a lot like this but it's a regular guitar with a much smaller body that looks like a cricket bat. always got me noticed! Do the sounds on the DG-10 sound crap thanks to Casio? Surprising it's not a Midi guitar. I always wanted a midi guitar to speed up composing music!
So you collect cars AND guitars? I'm just not one of those people with the "collectors" OCD bug lol, I'd only collect things to make money as an investment. (Wish I had kept all my old transformers and star wars toys in boxes now!) or Gone back in a time machine.
On GT6 I just buy one car and then whack on an whack off settings.
- 5,161
- Massachusetts
I look forward to the Seasonals because there really isn't anything else for me to do in the game. Don't get me wrong, I can have a blast for a couple of hours just taking a couple of cars out in Arcade Mode Time Trial and see how well I can do around the Nordschleife or Spa, but in order to get new cars from time to time I need credits. The Career Mode races are so pathetic. Some of the S-Class races are decent, but on the whole, the rest of the classes stink once you've reached a certain skill level. Plus they pay so little...
I don't care at all about paint chips. I think 95% of the chips I've won are gross - I would never even consider using them. Every now and then I'll win one that I consider "okay", but to be honest I don't repaint my cars often. If I want another color I'll buy the entire car.
As to the GTPlanet member who asked "Why would you ever want more than one of the same car?" Well, I have a few Gallardo's that I have setup completely different from eachother. I have one that I keep bone stock - no mods or anything. Then I built a Gallardo Superleggera from Ridox's Replica Garage and that requires a rear wing and some other mods. Finally, I also built a GT3 Spec Gallardo, again from Ridox's Replica Garage, and that requires a BIG rear wing. So, 3 tabs just isn't going to cut it. Plus, I usually have two or three different suspension setups for each of those cars, so my tabs ARE being used already.
When it comes to Time Trials in the Seasonal Events I have stopped trying to see how well I can do versus the masses because that means using the same car as everyone else and for some reason certain cars are ringers in GT6. I can't tell you how sick and tired I am of using the GSX-R/4, 2J and ZZII. So, I usually pick something completely different and shoot for Gold with that car.
A-Spec races are my favorite events. This is where I can actually make use of my 220+ cars and try races with varying PP levels against the AI. Sure, I wish the AI drove a lot better, but it is what it is. After a couple of attempts to warm me up (and cash in on that 1st place payout) I like to select cars with lower PP values and/or lower grade tires. With the rolling start advantage, it can become very difficult winning the race with a drastic PP disadvantage. I suggest you try it if you're getting bored with A-Spec races being too easy.
I don't care at all about paint chips. I think 95% of the chips I've won are gross - I would never even consider using them. Every now and then I'll win one that I consider "okay", but to be honest I don't repaint my cars often. If I want another color I'll buy the entire car.
As to the GTPlanet member who asked "Why would you ever want more than one of the same car?" Well, I have a few Gallardo's that I have setup completely different from eachother. I have one that I keep bone stock - no mods or anything. Then I built a Gallardo Superleggera from Ridox's Replica Garage and that requires a rear wing and some other mods. Finally, I also built a GT3 Spec Gallardo, again from Ridox's Replica Garage, and that requires a BIG rear wing. So, 3 tabs just isn't going to cut it. Plus, I usually have two or three different suspension setups for each of those cars, so my tabs ARE being used already.
When it comes to Time Trials in the Seasonal Events I have stopped trying to see how well I can do versus the masses because that means using the same car as everyone else and for some reason certain cars are ringers in GT6. I can't tell you how sick and tired I am of using the GSX-R/4, 2J and ZZII. So, I usually pick something completely different and shoot for Gold with that car.
A-Spec races are my favorite events. This is where I can actually make use of my 220+ cars and try races with varying PP levels against the AI. Sure, I wish the AI drove a lot better, but it is what it is. After a couple of attempts to warm me up (and cash in on that 1st place payout
) I like to select cars with lower PP values and/or lower grade tires. With the rolling start advantage, it can become very difficult winning the race with a drastic PP disadvantage. I suggest you try it if you're getting bored with A-Spec races being too easy.
- 907
- CAR_ODB
For me it's the competition of the leaderboard........
....not taking it too seriously, just seeing how well I can do.
I also enjoy the competition with the people on my friends list ......
...👍.
@Growling was just talking about patience and how come it's possible to grind daily on time trials, I gave it a little thought and I pretty soon came up with over 100 reasons including what you guys are saying. The list just goes on and on, I can ran couple of hours at TT just to avoid doing dishes or something
they can wait But yeah, this game enables me to somehow tab in to such resources that are normally hidden in the body, meaning sometimes it really takes me hour and an half to catch my ghost but when the adrenaline and all the other good stuff starts flowing things just start happening, and that feeling of pushing myself to the "zone" is just amazing, very very exhausting doing it day after day but the feeling of opening a cold beer after 2-3 hour session is just priceless
(well the game cost 60e and new wheel 300e so there's a price to it )
<--- the main and the best reason to keep grinding 
- 7,436
- Canada
- photonrider
Oh! You guys are coming out with some eye-opening posts now. So much to discuss!
Yes . . . there is a lot more in the lure that Seasonals have than immediately meets the eye.
The one thing most obvious, and yet seemingly invisible . . . is the net-working.
Seasonals mean an opportunity to bond over something - to socialise over an objective.
If Seasonals were not a shared opportunity to compete - even remotely - a lot of the lure would be gone.
Competing alone is no fun - and that is the main enemy of Career Mode.
I'm getting tired of explaining that; I'm glad you took the time to do so. 👍
Trying to explain that some changes affect all three tabs at once is a separate headache.
Yes . . . there is a lot more in the lure that Seasonals have than immediately meets the eye.
The one thing most obvious, and yet seemingly invisible . . . is the net-working.
Seasonals mean an opportunity to bond over something - to socialise over an objective.
If Seasonals were not a shared opportunity to compete - even remotely - a lot of the lure would be gone.
Competing alone is no fun - and that is the main enemy of Career Mode.
I'm getting tired of explaining that; I'm glad you took the time to do so. 👍
Trying to explain that some changes affect all three tabs at once is a separate headache.
- 5,161
- Massachusetts
My pleasure. You're right. I really hope that GT7 has a minimum of 10 tabs and frankly, it should be virtually unlimited. They should just have a little plus-sign button to add a new tab. Also, I really wish that we could have more characters to name these tabs. If they don't want to change that, then I wish they would add in a little comments section that I can write 3 or 4 sentences of information, if I so choose, to describe the tune or just put little notes that are important to ME regarding the tune on each particular tab.
Something like that would be so beneficial to all of us, even if someone doesn't see the benefit now, I'm certain that most people would eventually find use for it. Heck, anyone who regularly builds cars from Ridox's garage knows that he sometimes will include five, six or even more Suspension Settings for a single car. The differences are minor, but I don't want to have to load up a webpage and navigate to his garage and then find the particular tune every time I decide to take that car out for a spin and I want to put different setups through the paces...
- 907
- CAR_ODB
Absolutely!! Running after leader boards would be boring without knowing any of the characters behind those names up there, and since were talking about really difficult task of running after leader boards it's more than important to have the support of more experienced players, and after a year at these forums I'm still surprised how helpfully and openly people share their knowledge and give support to people they don't even know, feeling of community is just great, what can I say
- 7,436
- Canada
- photonrider
Community - and the place in space to share that time together - is a vital component of it all.
And, yes, the various communities here at what could only appropriately be called a 'planet' - GTPlanet - make up the various flavours of that experience.
I have always found helpful people here - it's a gamer's paradise.
And, yes, the various communities here at what could only appropriately be called a 'planet' - GTPlanet - make up the various flavours of that experience.
I have always found helpful people here - it's a gamer's paradise.
- 5,161
- Massachusetts
Absolutely!! Running after leader boards would be boring ... it's more than important to have the support of more experienced players, and after a year at these forums I'm still surprised how helpfully and openly people share their knowledge and give support to people they don't even know, feeling of community is just great, what can I say
You are so very right about the last part of your comments, which I have highlighted. I don't play any other games, but I can't imagine that the average gaming community is as helpful, kind and courteous as the majority of GTPlanet members. You don't have to be a GTPlanet faux-celebrity to receive help when asked in these weekly Seasonal threads. And I'm not just talking about driving line advice, or braking point advice, but guys like @mike_gt3, @Stotty, @SW__10 and other GTP members who are literally fighting it out for sometimes Top 10 positions, sometimes Top 50-100 positions, they'll give you their actual tune if you ask them for it and show some gratitude in the thread. And these are just three names off the top of my head. There are many more Top-Tier drivers (even a few Aliens) who contribute tunes as well as advice, tricks or tips to obtaining faster lap times. Of course we all know that the tune doesn't make the driver, but a good tune can certainly help a fairly skilled driver and a great tune can really help those above average drivers looking to knock just a little more time off their Time Trial.
It's really heart-warming how great most of the people on GTP are. Sure, there are a couple of bad seeds here or there. I think, in a competitive environment like this can be, jealousy gets the better of some people. It's astonishing to me that the number of those who succumb to such negative behavior is so very low. It can be a distraction, yes, but the flames usually get put out as quickly as they were ignited.
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- England
- sjc-alpha
I seem to have missed a trick here, most seasonals if I manage Gold that will do me. I did try at the Senna F3 at Madrid and broke into the top 1500.
I have always competed alone so have no friends leader boards, and therefore nothing to chase. I am only average at the game so have not considered changing this, in reading these posts I think I might change this.
I have always competed alone so have no friends leader boards, and therefore nothing to chase. I am only average at the game so have not considered changing this, in reading these posts I think I might change this.
- 174
- USA
- matilda1234
Intermediate could be Kubelwagon at Matterhorn...
For me the lure is mostly something new/fresh challenge (credits if I need them, don't really care about paint chips). I was late to the party - started with GT5. Early on I loved the races and groaned at the tt's. Now it's the tt's I look forward to the most. I did really like the race at Apricot Hill a few weeks ago.
For me the lure is mostly something new/fresh challenge (credits if I need them, don't really care about paint chips). I was late to the party - started with GT5. Early on I loved the races and groaned at the tt's. Now it's the tt's I look forward to the most. I did really like the race at Apricot Hill a few weeks ago.
- 1,796
- Mocksville, NC
- Please ask
I like the most of the A-Spec races. I don't like the TTs. I have no interest in being in the top times. I have been at max credits for a long time. I did do the glitch so I've already bought all the cars I ever wanted, tuned them all to the max and I might drive 15-20% of them or less. I've bought 75+ cars just for paint chips. Also the Seasonals give me something to do as the basic game has nothing left for me. I've had the game since release and i'm only at 673 days, unlike GT5 where I had over 6k days worth of play on 3 different accounts. So I play for relaxation not frustration which the TTs cause me.
I have missed some of the paint chips that I really would have liked to have because of the TTs. It seems that I do my best times at first attempts and the more I try the more it frustrates me because I just get worse the more I run. I had many years of RL racing in the SCCA and karts. GT6 with a wheel for me is nothing like driving a real car. I took the time to learn the wheel after using a DS from GT1 to GT5. I readily admit i'm not the best driver as the TTs have shown me. To each their own, that's just my 2 cents worth.
I have missed some of the paint chips that I really would have liked to have because of the TTs. It seems that I do my best times at first attempts and the more I try the more it frustrates me because I just get worse the more I run. I had many years of RL racing in the SCCA and karts. GT6 with a wheel for me is nothing like driving a real car. I took the time to learn the wheel after using a DS from GT1 to GT5. I readily admit i'm not the best driver as the TTs have shown me. To each their own, that's just my 2 cents worth.
I guess I'm the opposite. The A-spec seasonals bore me, but the B-specs can be addicting.
I find that by pushing harder for every 0.05, I learn each corner that much better, and that carries over to future races on that track. The seasonals have made me far better at the game than career mode or online racing.
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- Boston, MA
- littleregret265
I do it for the fact that it is a new challenge, and also sometimes for the competition. Though I was a bit strapped for cash, I don't really do it for the money. I try to use cars that put the challenge back into A-Spec if needed, but sometimes they are plenty difficult. TTs and DTs are pretty much just my ego vs. my friends' egos, but entertaining no less.
- 432
- VIC
- torm1
I understand that you are using "obsessive compulsive" informally, so this is not a criticism, correction, or anything of that nature.
For the benefit of anyone who is wondering though, a clinical diagnosis of OCD requires a negative impact on lifestyle and is therefore necessarily "unhealthy".
- 7,436
- Canada
- photonrider
As long as it doesn't distress you or you distress no one with that I'm fine with it. 👍
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- 187
- Under a rock
- gamermaniac55
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- Under a rock
- gamermaniac55
- 1,864
- England
- Zolon32
I feel pretty much the same way Polsixe, only it's Thursday here. Chasing my friend's snakes is a brilliant part of the game for me and I can happily spend hours doing it.
I haven't even entered the Seasonals since some time October/November.
I know you're busy with lots of other races Jocke, but I recon you're missing out on something here, they're ace on the whole.
One thing I don't understand is why there aren't people who hold races based upon the individual seasonal TTs once they finish. It should make for excellent racing since everybody (except Jocke) has been practicing like mad. Practice makes for mistake-free racing, and mistake-free racing is generally the closest and most satisfying.
Cheers, Zo.
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- Under a rock
- gamermaniac55
- 5,161
- Massachusetts
The phrase is actually "Ace in the hole" and it means something that should bring guaranteed victory once finally revealed. It's a phrase that originated because of the game of poker, where a person has a card hidden to everyone at the table but himself. That is called his "hole card". The idea being that when the played finally reveals his "Ace in the hole", it will bring guaranteed victory.
- 2,011
- Melbourne
- MJTbreww
- GTP MJTbreww
I do the seasonals for the money, chips, rewards and enjoyment of playing GT6 even though drift events drive me insane
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