Time Trial Discussion

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half_sourly
When you look at the ones with high participation, they tend to be easy (or have a nostalgia factor). I reckon a lot of casual players open the TT, can't get around corner 1 in 2 or 3 attempts and stop. I bet if you looked at a stat (which won't be available) of people who go into the TTs and press the Start button, it would be quite a stable and very high number.
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Also, for some players, if they are not actively on a forum (like :gtpflag:) or challenging friends I think most players will give it a whizz purely for the money. Before I got into participating on here, I'd purely go for gold and then leave it, and if Gold was really tough I'd often take the Silver.

This is why the community events, the work of people like @Tidgney and tying in the World Series stuff are a great idea, as they encourage the average player to catch the TT bug more.
 
KK78
Also, for some players, if they are not actively on a forum (like :gtpflag:) or challenging friends I think most players will give it a whizz purely for the money. Before I got into participating on here, I'd purely go for gold and then leave it, and if Gold was really tough I'd often take the Silver.
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Yep, this effect is perfectly visualised by these graphs that @half_sourly is putting out with each event:

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If PD found a way to motivate players to keep fighting beyond reaching these thresholds (as we do here), we would see a much more linear distribution (and consequently, it would be a lot harder for us to get near the top of the board)
 
crome
Yep, this effect is perfectly visualised by these graphs that @half_sourly is putting out with each event:

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If PD found a way to motivate players to keep fighting beyond reaching these thresholds (as we do here), we would see a much more linear distribution (and consequently, it would be a lot harder for us to get near the top of the board)
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is it just me or would that chart read better if the x axis was flipped so it read bronze to gold rather than gold to bronze? 🤔
 
KK78
Also, for some players, if they are not actively on a forum (like :gtpflag:) or challenging friends I think most players will give it a whizz purely for the money. Before I got into participating on here, I'd purely go for gold and then leave it, and if Gold was really tough I'd often take the Silver.

This is why the community events, the work of people like @Tidgney and tying in the World Series stuff are a great idea, as they encourage the average player to catch the TT bug more.
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This thread and @half_sourly and his statistics make this game super fun for me. I definitely love the competition (mostly with myself for placement) but also the friendly pushing and encouragement (that whole community thing) are a game changer.

This place, and particularly this thread completely changed the way I play for the better. Q
 
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A fragile silver for my first stint. Not really fan of how the car handles, you need to be patient and gentle, not as much as with the GT-R but that's a similar TT for me.

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All my "good" laps in the 1:53, with a high 1:52 as optimal, does not smell like potential for improvement.

I'll try again and watch lap guides to try to pick clues, but I don't have much hope for gold. Especially as it won't stay where it stands now.
 
Dan_Tes
It’s less than two tenths of a second. You can make that up on one good corner exit. There are many corners. YOU GOT THIS

feral? ✅
bad? ❌
Capable of a 2:39.xxx? ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
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Thank you my friend for the kind words and encouragement. From your lips to God's ears and all that. We'll see if I can get everything to align.
Can I get one corner near perfect and pick up 2 tenths? Absolutely. Can I not screw up any other corner while doing it? We'll see.

crome
Yep, this effect is perfectly visualised by these graphs that @half_sourly is putting out with each event:

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If PD found a way to motivate players to keep fighting beyond reaching these thresholds (as we do here), we would see a much more linear distribution (and consequently, it would be a lot harder for us to get near the top of the board)
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Oi!! Some of us are working our behinds off to try and move up the board(s). Don't be giving anyone any ideas on how to better fracture our fragile egos. You being absolutely correct has little to do with it. :D
 
No, here's how it should be organized. There should be a diamond medal worth 4 million credits for only the top 100 drivers. That would motivate more players in the club. If I do not achieve at least a silver time this round, I will be forced to eat pumpkin pie on Halloween. That should be a motivater right there.





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I think Seaside is worse than the Gardens. Hey, we don't have to deal with that stupid chicane of death and get knocked out everytime. I'm sure our friend @Dan_Tes will break the sonic barrier tonight or when he comes back from vacation. I'm already down to a low 1'54.2xx time however I'm not posting a run yet until I earn a silver time, so hang tight!

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just posting for visibility.....I know a lot of you don't get out much (of the TT thread 🤣)

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Chris30
I think Seaside is worse than the Gardens. Hey, we don't have to deal with that stupid chicane of death and get knocked out everytime. I'm sure our friend @Dan_Tes will break the sonic barrier tonight or when he comes back from vacation. I'm already down to a low 1'54.2xx time however I'm not posting a run yet until I earn a silver time, so hang tight!

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Instead we're presented with the chicane of sausages.
 
Chris30
I think Seaside is worse than the Gardens. Hey, we don't have to deal with that stupid chicane of death and get knocked out everytime.
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Yeah, now we only have to deal with every single stupid corner on this imaginary mess of a layout, without a single proper apex, and in tandem with the great "realistic" GT curb and suspension physics, it's gonna be a blast! I would rather drive a track with 10 chicanes of death than this crap...
 
Vule
Yeah, now we only have to deal with every single stupid corner on this imaginary mess of a layout, without a single proper apex, and in tandem with the great "realistic" GT curb and suspension physics, it's gonna be a blast! I would rather drive a track with 10 chicanes of death than this crap...
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Do you have any clue why Serbia can't participate in Michelin Lake Louise TT? You are from Serbia, right?
 

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