The possibility to save race progress in endurance races

[Gumuz]

Now i don't no whether this has been mentioned before but i was thinking about some of the endurance races in previous versions of the series and noticed that none of the races had race you the chance to save your progress. Now i know that this wouldn't replicate real life and it kind of loses the meaning of "endurance" but not everyone can play a game for 24hrs non stop to win a race.

I like many other players want to complete all the races and unlock those super fast cars but i haven't always managed to do that because i just haven't had the time to sit there for so many hours and not do things in real life in between. There has been the choice of B-spec which shortens the time but this still takes quite a while to complete and its pretty boring. What are your opinions?

 

[MoreTorque]

I wouldn't mind it at all. I mean yeah it would kind of defeat the "endurance" part, but like you said not all of us really want to sit down for 24 hours, or leave our PS3s on for that entire time, and pray B-Spec Bob wins it for us.

It would be very simple to implement. Just have the option come out everytime you make a pit stop.

 

[Coiler]

Yes, if we had this, there would be no need for b-spec.

 

[Gumuz]

I wouldn't mind it at all. I mean yeah it would kind of defeat the "endurance" part, but like you said not all of us really want to sit down for 24 hours, or leave our PS3s on for that entire time, and pray B-Spec Bob wins it for us.

It would be very simple to implement. Just have the option come out everytime you make a pit stop.

I was thinking the exact same thing about entering the pit stop and then having the chance to save your race progress.

It would still count as a endurance race as you will still have to with the race until it is over but it gives the player a break if they need it.

 

[V8_spongebob]

Well why dont we have this:

In a 24 hour race, everytime you enter the pits, you can either:

Save (Maximum 3 times)- losing 5,000 -15,000 credits each time.

OR

Hand over your race to a friend in your friends list. (obviously have to be someone that you trust) If you win with this method, you get half the prize money...
May sound stupid i know..but there could be some epic endurance races with members of GTP.

??

 

[Gumuz]

Well why dont we have this:

In a 24 hour race, everytime you enter the pits, you can either:

Save (Maximum 3 times)- losing 5,000 -15,000 credits each time.

OR

Hand over your race to a friend in your friends list. (obviously have to be someone that you trust) If you win with this method, you get half the prize money...
May sound stupid i know..but there could be some epic endurance races with members of GTP.

??

That second option is quite a good one, however who would unlock the car at the end?

 

[MoreTorque]

Hand over your race to a friend in your friends list. (obviously have to be someone that you trust) If you win with this method, you get half the prize money...
May sound stupid i know..but there could be some epic endurance races with members of GTP.

Co-op online Endurance races? I quite like the idea, but yeah it would have to be with someone I could trust.

 

[V8_spongebob]

That second option is quite a good one, however who would unlock the car at the end?

oh..erm

Ok, well it would either be, no cars to unlock, just credits, or in the case of a car being unlocked,

2 cars would be won, but of a lesser value than the intended one.

game of chance-random pick

Or...


A one on one race,after the endurace, 2 laps, at a selected track against the stig ..winner takes the car and half the credits, loser takes the other half...
ive confused myself

 

[cletus 669]

I voted "it's a ok idea" because the details of how to properly implement it would have to be worked out very carefully to make most of us happy. No B-spec Bob, I like that alot.

 

[Gumuz]

I voted "it's a ok idea" because the details of how to properly implement it would have to be worked out very carefully to make most of us happy. No B-spec Bob, I like that alot.

Well it shouldn't be too hard to implement, you go into a pit stop and then maybe it could be a auto save function or you can manually save your race progress. It would get rid of B-spec which is always a bonus .

 

[socomkiller59]

I say they should have a save feature- mainly because we know how some machines aren't meant to be on 24/7, and the PS3 really isn't. I hope for B-spec, so I can get some hours done, but a save feature would save a lot of power from the PS3, and cut down on wear-and-tear from it.
But I might get me the slim pretty soon, hopefully it can handle endurance races.

I say, if you wanna go balls-to-the-walls, do the 24H races yourself in 24 hours real time. Leave the B-spec option for those who don't really have a lot of time during the day.

 

[Zimmerd]

We already mentionned it,
but I don't know if there was a poll.

I voted yes...
It's a GREAT idea, and easy to implement I guess.

What I liked in GT4 was you could save after a race in a certain championship.
I hope this feature survived to GT5 too,
because if it's a championship with 20laps /race... it would be almost impossible to complete.

 

[cobraagent90]

I say they should have a save feature- mainly because we know how some machines aren't meant to be on 24/7, and the PS3 really isn't. I hope for B-spec, so I can get some hours done, but a save feature would save a lot of power from the PS3, and cut down on wear-and-tear from it.
But I might get me the slim pretty soon, hopefully it can handle endurance races.

I say, if you wanna go balls-to-the-walls, do the 24H races yourself in 24 hours real time. Leave the B-spec option for those who don't really have a lot of time during the day.

You are completely right PS3 isn't a machine that can handle 24 hours straight
NOT EVEN THE SLIM VERSION

 

[El Drifto]

You are completely right PS3 isn't a machine that can handle 24 hours straight
NOT EVEN THE SLIM VERSION

My 40GB handled around 15 hours easily.
I'm sure the PS3 could handle 9 more.

I'm on the fence with this.
B-Spec was cool, and I did use it once I got bored of driving.

 

[Exorcet]

Well why dont we have this:

In a 24 hour race, everytime you enter the pits, you can either:

Save (Maximum 3 times)- losing 5,000 -15,000 credits each time.

Why on Earth would you be penalized for saving progress? You know real drivers aren't allowed to complete all of Le Mans right.

I think it should be unlimited saves (life happens) and no negative effects. As it is right now, I'd probably need to be able to stop every 1-2 hours if I wanted to complete an enduro. I was able to finish all of GT4's 24 hours in one sitting (down with B-Spec), but I was in high school then.

 

[regnar]

Yes this would be a good feature. In reality you wouldn't drive for 24 hours, nor would you get to pause a race.
I would use this save feature instead of B-Spec. The game Test Drive Le Mans for the ps2 that came out in 2000
had this feature & it worked great. Penalizing for using this feature, I would not do.

 

[SETWAVE]

i think it would be good, but no way to have unlimited saves. you should be allowed to save the same number of times allowed for a driver change on real endurance races. with one major factor you can only load a saved game ONCE. to be able to load that game more than once gives an unfair strategic advantage, as if you make a mistake on your second stint the temptation is to just reload the saved game to join the race again in a good position, which is more like an arcade game not a simulation.

 

[Sureboss]

You are completely right PS3 isn't a machine that can handle 24 hours straight
NOT EVEN THE SLIM VERSION

They probably get tested for a lot longer than 24 hours.

 

[SRinc.]

It's an ok idea to be able to save in the middle of a endurance race. Now if you can run other races and return to the endurance race that makes it a great idea. If saving and endurance race means powering off the system and when you return the only race available you can partake in is the very same endurance race you previously saved, then nah it's a bad idea and it should be left as is.

 

[Lain]

Pretty good idea for the longer enduros.

I don't think there should be any penalties/limitations.

 

[CarBastard]

If we had this there would be no need for leaving your Playstation on during a week, and then (like me), after 12H of racing in Nurburgring all A-Spec, seeing how lights go off thanks to the stupidity of the local electric company.

It doesnt affect realism, real life enduros have from two to four drivers per car (depending on the race), and each one has to do stints that last for even four hours. You never see racers doing the full 24H of Le Mans all by themselves, not only because it's banned but because it's really demanding.

Wikipedia: Although almost all teams used two drivers in the early decades, some Le Mans drivers like Pierre Levegh and Eddie Hall attempted to run the race themselves, hoping to save time by not having to change drivers, although this was later banned after such practices were implicated in the 1955 Le Mans disaster.

 

[CerealKiller]

Saving (from a pit stop) seems like a great idea, and no penalty involved. Perhaps other areas of the game could be blocked until you finish but even if you could resume any time I'd be pretty pleased.

The concept of live online enduro races done by entering a team and switching drivers sounds awesome, but from what we're hearing it really doesn't sound like PD has incorporated that level of online functionality. Doubt we'll see if but you never know.

 

[Confi-User-3]

I also think that this is a great idea. No driver is able to do the 24h races by themselves so it's fair and realistic (at least a bit because you can't brake up a race)
online functionality is welcome ^^

 

[DK]

I've just finished the Nurburgring 24 hours, in the DennisW Skyline. I agree, you should be allowed save during races. I had to drink a hell of a lot of Lucozade...

 

[Gumuz]

I've just finished the Nurburgring 24 hours, in the DennisW Skyline. I agree, you should be allowed save during races. I had to drink a hell of a lot of Lucozade...

Congrats man, i haven't been able to complete any long endurance races in A-spec as its too tiring and time consuming. I am very surprised that PD haven't implemented quite a simple and basic feature in endurance races. I dont think they will in GT5 but we can always wait on GT6

 

[Perkel]

absolutly not !!

almost everybody in gt4 used bspec mode. and i think it's still cheating.

Why you want to start 24 h race if you don't want to drive 24h ? Just skip it.

it's like you want starting on olympic and whining about level of competition.

24h races in gt4 were absolutly briliant, I remember as i with my friend driven 24h, After few hours you will know that this is the best race of them all. When you end it ... not win just end gives you soo much happines....

ehh ..

i want real online races for gt like 60 laps suzuka...

 

[m00ndancer]

Saving (from a pit stop) seems like a great idea, and no penalty involved. Perhaps other areas of the game could be blocked until you finish but even if you could resume any time I'd be pretty pleased.

The concept of live online enduro races done by entering a team and switching drivers sounds awesome, but from what we're hearing it really doesn't sound like PD has incorporated that level of online functionality. Doubt we'll see if but you never know.

Voted first option. Couldn't agree more. My wish is that we can do saved races off line and driver changes online.

 

[Exorcet]

absolutly not !!

almost everybody in gt4 used bspec mode. and i think it's still cheating.

Why you want to start 24 h race if you don't want to drive 24h ? Just skip it.

it's like you want starting on olympic and whining about level of competition.

24h races in gt4 were absolutly briliant, I remember as i with my friend driven 24h, After few hours you will know that this is the best race of them all. When you end it ... not win just end gives you soo much happines....

ehh ..

i want real online races for gt like 60 laps suzuka...

All this talk if cheating and such in various threads makes me want to start a thread to gather people's opinions on morals. I assume it would quite interesting.

Anyway B-Spec is just as real as real life and probably more realistic than doing a 24 hour stint, since it's banned. I avoided B-Spec mainly because the AI was a trash driver. I had tested it once, and I could only let the AI drive so much because it was guaranteed the 2nd place car was going to catch him eventually. I was also able to switch off with someone.

But not everyone will be able to switch off with somebody, so that's a big reason not exclude it from the game.

"it's like you want starting on olympic and whining about level of competition."

It's more like, I can't afford to sit here for 24 hours. Realism is one thing, but a person only has enough room to live one life.

 

[Confi-User-3]

absolutly not !!

almost everybody in gt4 used bspec mode. and i think it's still cheating.

Why you want to start 24 h race if you don't want to drive 24h ? Just skip it.

it's like you want starting on olympic and whining about level of competition.

24h races in gt4 were absolutly briliant, I remember as i with my friend driven 24h, After few hours you will know that this is the best race of them all. When you end it ... not win just end gives you soo much happines....

ehh ..
i want real online races for gt like 60 laps suzuka...

Well
you first need a few friends who share the same hobby as you do which means that you need at least one friend who has the time and the motivation to play with you. For example I am the only one who plays GT4 and NOONE other of my friends do or then they're not good. It's even hard to bring my brother for this races because he has some great lacks of motivation... and also our mom won't let this through (but there are always some tricks to use).
I agree that playing with a friend (or your brother) is the best and most realistic thing that you can do. But think about it, the opportunity for that isn't given for everybody. I think saving the game is the better thing than the B-Spec Bob who simply can't drive unless you use an inferior car.

 

[Aldo]

It's an ok idea to be able to save in the middle of a endurance race. Now if you can run other races and return to the endurance race that makes it a great idea. If saving and endurance race means powering off the system and when you return the only race available you can partake in is the very same endurance race you previously saved, then nah it's a bad idea and it should be left as is.

Bingo!!!👍
That would be aweful if you had to go back to the same race.