Time Trial Discussion

[KK78]

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.

Also, for some players, if they are not actively on a forum (like ) 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.

 

[Famine]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial: In the Night Garden​

Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial fans have another new combination to try out this week, as the global hot-lap competition continues...

 

[crome]

Also, for some players, if they are not actively on a forum (like ) 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.

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

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)

 

[newmedia_dev]

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)

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? 🤔

 

[DaGoerd]

Am i the only one who thinks the new driving physics for the road cars are a joke? The car doesn't twist in at 50 km/h when you go round a bend. Not even the cars from the 70s and 80s did that and certainly not an E36 M3 on semi tires. It's really no fun anymore

 

[crome]

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? 🤔

It's just you.

Seriously though, to me it makes sense this way. The x axis is basically the time delta behind the world record, and this delta grows, it does not shrink.

 

[330_D]

Also, for some players, if they are not actively on a forum (like ) 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.

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

 

[ZevZoq]

My initial controller run in the new event has me at a low 1:55. I think gold is a possibility for me. Wheel time tonight hopefully...

 

[Chris30]

Let's all have some BMW fun in the dark. I am so excited about this combo. Perfect. And it will end on Halloween. If I earn a gold time I will buy $500 worth of candy.