Time Trial Discussion

[Spec-ECU]

Practically the easiest 2million to be made in the game at the moment.

Literally, someone just did it with an iPhone...

 

[zjn]

This last tt is a pure joke

Or i woke up @Dan_Tes

I hope is the second one, but suspect is the first

 

[HarVee]

No. Nowhere even close. Not even a 40.4 will happen. Or a 40.50x, or 40.51x. I doubt a 40.52x.

How are you calculating this? At your supposed 39.8 (let's say flat), gold would be 40.198, not 40.700.

If someone does manage a 40.529, gold will be 40.934.

It really doesn't matter. You're missing the point and getting caught up in trivialities. Even if you're just average at driving, this TT is about as easy as breathing.

 

[Famine]

It really doesn't matter.

It kinda does, because you're passing out wholly untrue information, and it's going to confuse people. Where are you getting these numbers from?

Even if you're just average at driving, this TT is about as easy as breathing.

Same as the 2X event that ran here from March 24 to April 7 2024. It's basically a free 2m credits for everyone.

 

[half_sourly]

I get the feeling setting an early time is pivotal here to getting a high placing

You might be on to something. 😢

Spoiler: When you're last in the queue

 

[manou]

Wth is this new TT ? 🤣

Since it was that easy, I bought a legendary car ...

 

[HarVee]

It kinda does, because you're passing out wholly untrue information, and it's going to confuse people. Where are you getting these numbers from?

Same as the 2X event that ran here from March 24 to April 7 2024. It's basically a free 2m credits for everyone.

I'm going by the silver rating, e.g. the 5%+ within the top time as marked on the game TT page. Which currently lists a 42 second time as the silver area. Unless the player really sucks at driving, how can they even not get gold on this TT?

I don't have a problem with the easy-ness of this, it just baffles me why this was even chosen.

 

[ZevZoq]

yeah, it's basically a free gold for most everyone. You could always make the goal about seeing how high up the leaderboard you can get though...

 

[NevilleNobody]

It really doesn't matter. You're missing the point and getting caught up in trivialities. Even if you're just average at driving, this TT is about as easy as breathing.

I just look at it as 2 million free credits, i'm good with at, giddy up.

 

[Famine]

I'm going by the silver rating, e.g. the 5%+ within the top time as marked on the game TT page. Which currently lists a 42 second time as the silver area.

Silver isn't gold. Gold requires a time no worse than 1% slower than the record (a special case, also applied to the 2X event and events like the Olympic qualifier; it's usually 3%).

That still doesn't explain your postulated 39.8 (which will not happen) or 40.7 (a weird 2.3% slower) figures. Where are they coming from?

The fastest anyone is probably ever going to get is 39.800-ish. even if you clock a 40.700 you'll still be in the gold area.

Unless the player really sucks at driving, how can they even not get gold on this TT?

Yes, as with the 2X event a year ago at the same track. Basically 2m free credits for just about 40 seconds' effort.

What's the issue?

 

[Gomario JSP]

Well.... I remoted a few laps of agonising line staring brain numbing challenge if you ask me, tomorrow morning ill so a few laps on the TV and after that..... I'm done .

It was as bad as I expected 🤣

I made gold though! 🤣🤣

 

[Lightpilgrim]

You are way way way over thinking it.

You need to do 1 lap to get to full speed. Then travel the least distance (take the tightest line as smoothly as possible) and right before the line IF you are on a mega lap go a bit tighter but never fully cross the orange line.

So far my best lap, but obviously way off still!

 

[newmedia_dev]

It really doesn't matter. You're missing the point and getting caught up in trivialities. Even if you're just average at driving, this TT is about as easy as breathing.

But to be fair you are confusing driving with just going round in a circle and who can go in a weirdly shaped tri “circle” isn’t driving, it just holding a button and turning left.

So the times are going to come down to who set them first, that is already shown in the pure volume to top times that have the same time!

There is only if at all 1/1000ths to find from the current time and that will all be line optimisation.

Has PD ever changed the threshold mid TT? Like have they ever said yeeeeeah we're changing it from 3% to 0.05%?

Yes several times they have reduced the margin.

So far my best lap, but obviously way off still!

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You aren’t likely to go much better than that now ranking wise not because you aren’t gaining those 1000ths just that so many people will have got that time first now.

Diminishing returns after the first few days on this one as the cohorts to leapfrog become harder and harder to gain from.

 

[Lightpilgrim]

You aren’t likely to go much better than that now ranking wise not because you aren’t gaining those 1000ths just that so many people will have got that time first now.

Diminishing returns after the first few days on this one as the cohorts to leapfrog become harder and harder to gain from.

But I assume it is safe for GOLD?

 

[ZevZoq]

Yes several times they have reduced the margin.

Mid-event? I don't think that's ever happened has it? Not within the past year and a half or so anyway...

 

[newmedia_dev]

Mid-event? I don't think that's ever happened has it? Not within the past year and a half or so anyway...

Not the margin, but I think this was an error as it should have been set to the previously used 1 or 1.5%

But in all honestly I don’t think shifting it 1 day after it started is like a massive issue in that it’s so much easier than say a long track in the Redbull X19 etc

 

[ZevZoq]

Not the margin, but I think this was an error as it should have been set to the previously used 1 or 1.5%

But in all honestly I don’t think shifting it 1 day after it started is like a massive issue in that it’s so much easier than say a long track in the Redbull X19 etc

I'm not sure what you're referring to...this current TT? Wasn't the margin for gold 1% right from the start?

 

[newmedia_dev]

I'm not sure what you're referring to...this current TT? Wasn't the margin for gold 1% right from the start?

Crossed wires, not sure why any of it matters in the first place? The margins are arbitrary it’s only ability/pace that makes the difference

 

[Talon16]

Maybe PD felt bad for glitching so many wheels?

40.590", badda bing bodda boom

 

[newmedia_dev]

Maybe PD felt bad for glitching so many wheels?

40.590", badda bing bodda boom

Shame they didn’t feel so bad when they nerfed the Fanatec ones for a couple of months. I’d imagine there is by volume a lot more Fanatec hardware for the game than TF Logi wheels.

But the main issue is what is so broken in their dev pipeline that they screw up the wheel APIs every few updates, sometimes TM sometimes Fana, Sometimes Logi just makes no sense or rhyme or reason. Just random as hell.

 

[OldandSlow]

At Daytona, I picked up .020 by just getting a car wash.🙂

 

[ZevZoq]

All right I think that about does it for me...

 

[Spec-ECU]

So this TT's pretty much just doling out participation trophies? 😄

 

[2cam16]

3 laps and I'm done. Not an oval guy, I don't like NASCAR.
Gran Turismo® 7_20250403142012 by 2cam16, on Flickr

 

[ZevZoq]

3 laps and I'm done. Not an oval guy, I don't like NASCAR.
Gran Turismo® 7_20250403142012 by 2cam16, on Flickr

Aw c'mon man don't just stop...you can gold this one in a few more laps. Just floor it and plant your left wheels as close to the yellow lines as you can and keep them there.

 

[Spec-ECU]

Holy velocitation, Batman! You sit down to give this TT a try, and next time you blink you've clocked over 200 miles! 🤣

Optimal is just .007 away, Mr. Bond. 🧐

 

[lilcat89]

Aw c'mon man don't just stop...you can gold this one in a few more laps. Just floor it and plant your left wheels as close to the yellow lines as you can and keep them there.

Yep, stay on the yellow line and gold is quite easy. It’s a little harder to maintain the line with a controller, but I just did a 40.672 and probably won’t look at it again. Daytona is all about having as little steering input as possible.

 

[KAlex122]

But I assume it is safe for GOLD?

Of course, by far.

 

[TheNormsk]

Well, I jumped on my other accounts today to get quick money on the Chaparral TT. On my Abroad account It took a few laps, but I got myself into the 40.599. Happy to get sub 40.6 but that’s enough for that one.

Then I saw I hadn’t done a time for Watkins Glen with the Vantage so I jumped on that. And what do you know? New best time for me and the top 400 position. Super stoked.

I feel there is more time in me still though so I’m gonna have to go back onto my VR account and try it there. (Edit: no improvement in that account).

I think my new wheel settings are paying dividends.

Oh, and here’s a tip. On the Chaparral, I found it much easier to maintain the corners changing my steering wheel settings to 1440°. Just don’t forget to change it back to auto before you drive other cars. Of course, this is on the Fanatec direct drive. Other wheel bases your mileage may vary.

 

[nickf1gr]

Thank you PD for this TT and for that easy 2 mil!!!!