Gran Turismo 5 Official Thread

i really like the online setup btw. the races were lag free and very easy to set up. love the lobby system, pretty awesome. All games should have something so simple, love how the tracks load up in the background while you are still in the menu. Pretty cool stuff. It's mindboggling that a matchmaking system wasn't put into place because once you have joined a lobby, it's VERY smooth.

i think i am going to wait on Dead Nation till the Weekend. I am too into GT5 right now. But vader, the online is so fun that i would gladly come back and play with you guys any time. Just beware of rag, he bumps A LOT. We had to turn on penalties because he would keep slamming his cars into us, spinning out of control on a simple turn and whatnot.

:P

Anything involving Nascar makes me rage. I don't think I'll ever make a joke about those races and turning left again; it's a lot harder than it looks. I spent the good part of an hour trying to do the intermediate challenges today. Creepy-looking Jeff Gordon's pep talks didn't help me much either. Aside from that, my car collection is growing, my driving technique is improving a little, and I'm definitely digging this game much more than my initial impressions. I also got to play a bunch of online races for the first time today and had a blast doing so, would definitely like to get some more games in.

Nice. It's a shame you had to race against S0lid, GGD's most feared car bumper. We definitely could use more ppl online, though. SteelAttack

I'll try to join you guys tonight but most likely I'll be watching the Cavaliers/Heat game along with the NFL game. Oh Rag, how long was it before you found a car to use for the Japanese Classic in Beginner Series? I cannot find a car from the used store. :(

I'll try to join you guys tonight but most likely I'll be watching the Cavaliers/Heat game along with the NFL game. Oh Rag, how long was it before you found a car to use for the Japanese Classic in Beginner Series? I cannot find a car from the used store. :(

ExoticAnimal

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I'll try to join you guys tonight but most likely I'll be watching the Cavaliers/Heat game along with the NFL game. Oh Rag, how long was it before you found a car to use for the Japanese Classic in Beginner Series? I cannot find a car from the used store. :(

rragnaar

Is that Nissian or Datsun cuz I think the name could apply to either?

Is that Nissian or Datsun cuz I think the name could apply to either?

ExoticAnimal

Anyone know if there's a way to race on the Top Gear track without a rolling start? Arcade mode seems to force that, and I'd love to be able to do my own reasonably priced car lap (though none of the reasonably priced cars are in the game as far as I know)..DJ_Lae

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Is that Nissian or Datsun cuz I think the name could apply to either?

rragnaar

I was just basing that on the very little knowledge I know about cars. Thanks for answering that question.

for a GT5 thread, this thread is strangely pro GT5. O.OAllicrombie

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]for a GT5 thread, this thread is strangely pro GT5. O.Orragnaar

[QUOTE="rragnaar"][QUOTE="Allicrombie"]for a GT5 thread, this thread is strangely pro GT5. O.OAllicrombie

I'm a pretty poor racer myself, but it's been a real fun ride so far online and off... minus some of the challenges. I angrily shake my fist at that intermediate Lotus challenge. You run over a pebble and that car spins around like its tires were dipped in grease, not to mention the slightest mistake will disqualify you... argh!

By the way, thanks for the Ferrarri, Solid. That thing's a beast, it's so powerful I can barely control it, but it's fun to use. If you guys are doing HP restriction, then that's the fastest car I have so far. Everything else is about 150hp+ with the exception of one or two cars.

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"][QUOTE="rragnaar"] The game makes a bad first impression, but underneath the crap, there is a fantastic game. Also, this isn't system wars, so most of the people in this thread are actually playing the game.:P_Dez_

I'm a pretty poor racer myself, but it's been a real fun ride so far online and off... minus some of the challenges. I angrily shake my fist at that intermediate Lotus challenge. You run over a pebble and that car spins around like its tires were dipped in grease, not to mention the slightest mistake will disqualify you... argh!

By the way, thanks for the Ferrarri, Solid. That thing's a beast, it's so powerful I can barely control it, but it's fun to use. If you guys are doing HP restriction, then that's the fastest car I have so far. Everything else is about 150hp+ with the exception of one or two cars.

lol i have no idea why you have so much trouble with the Nascar races. The challenges i understand are tough to gold, but the races we did on the Daytona track are really easy. You never have to pull off the gas, simply follow the yellow line (shortest route) steering just enough to keep your car straight. If you find yourself behind, try to get right behind the car infront of you or if it's too far ahead of you, find a partner and stay behind him, it should give you BOTH a boost. So last night when i was ahead and you and steel were neck and neck, instead of trying to take over each other, simple partner up, and you both will get a speed increase. we will try that next time if you arent completely sick of Nascar. :P

That lotus is a pos, i refuse to take that challenge or any top gear challenge. just not for me. as for getting Silver in the Nurburgring challenge, all you need to do is turn down the traction control which is set at max (10) by default. that controls your accelartion input i believe, i turned it down to five and saw an immediate increase in my time. But the car was harder to control. I balanced it by turning on the Active Steering to Mild and setting the ABS up a bit. After a few tries, i was able to set Traction control all the way down to 1. I easily beat the full track in time for a Silver. just remember that ABS, Active steering and Traction control all control your brakes and acceleration, so while they will keep you from spinning out, they definitely keep you from reaching the fastest times.

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]for a GT5 thread, this thread is strangely pro GT5. O.Orragnaar

i have more fun playing the online races than i do offline. Offline is more about buying new cars, and tuning my cars than it is buying actual racing thanks to an AI that never makes mistakes. They never take any risks, whether they are ahead of you or trailing you. So basically if you are trailing, YOU have to take the risks, drive faster around corners in the hopes of ever catching them.

Online, last night we went into the last three turns with me in first place, steel behind me and dez in last place. steel tried to sneak behind me, we both collided and lost a bit of acceleration, dez went ahead and won the race. In single player, this would never happen since both the first and second place cars dont take any risks, so if you are in third place, YOU have to drive like a maniac because the 2nd place AI driver wont try to take the 1st spot.

i had a lot of fun playing online, especially the races with a lot of turns. it kept all the races very close and fun.

Anyone know if there's a way to race on the Top Gear track without a rolling start? Arcade mode seems to force that, and I'd love to be able to do my own reasonably priced car lap (though none of the reasonably priced cars are in the game as far as I know)..DJ_Lae

i think all the cars are resonably priced. i see tons of cars in the 30-50K range. you get that much for Getting golds in a single Special Event challenge.

That said, if you need any cars, i'd be more than happy to share them. If you click on my profile, you will see a few cars, just let me know if you need one and i will gift it you.

Also, let us know if you will be up for some online. We had three guys yesterday, i saw you playing Sly Cooper and didnt wanna bother you, but if you're up for some online, i can message you on PSN.

Yay! I found a car for the Japanese series which wasn't the car I wanted but after upgrading it, it worked just fine. I think I'm going to try to gold Nurburgring. I already have silvers on beginner and intermediate with an average of 2-3 seconds away from gold.

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Anyone know if there's a way to race on the Top Gear track without a rolling start? Arcade mode seems to force that, and I'd love to be able to do my own reasonably priced car lap (though none of the reasonably priced cars are in the game as far as I know)..S0lidSnake

i think all the cars are resonably priced. i see tons of cars in the 30-50K range. you get that much for Getting golds in a single Special Event challenge.

Oh, no, I meant the Top Gear segment. ;)

Definitely need to try an online race, though.

I need to turn some assists back on - I disabled skid control and put ABS and traction control to 0 as I raced in Forza 3 with everything off and figured I could do it here. (wanted to compare the core driving mechanics too) Unfortunately, GT's stock tires are really awful, so any car with more than 50hp spins out too easy (I'm also using a controller, and those triggers are tough to regulate). Race tires are very drivable with assists off though.DJ_Lae

whats the difference b/w cheap and more expensive tires? i am afraid to buy the 30K tires since they are supposed to worn out really fast. I just dont know how long exactly they would last me.

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[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Anyone know if there's a way to race on the Top Gear track without a rolling start? Arcade mode seems to force that, and I'd love to be able to do my own reasonably priced car lap (though none of the reasonably priced cars are in the game as far as I know)..DJ_Lae

i think all the cars are resonably priced. i see tons of cars in the 30-50K range. you get that much for Getting golds in a single Special Event challenge.

Oh, no, I meant the Top Gear segment. ;)

Definitely need to try an online race, though.

lol ok. i never watch top gear.

Yay! I found a car for the Japanese series which wasn't the car I wanted but after upgrading it, it worked just fine. I think I'm going to try to gold Nurburgring. I already have silvers on beginner and intermediate with an average of 2-3 seconds away from gold.

ExoticAnimal

u using any assists? whats your traction and abs set to?

whats the difference b/w cheap and more expensive tires? i am afraid to buy the 30K tires since they are supposed to worn out really fast. I just dont know how long exactly they would last me.

S0lidSnake

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Yay! I found a car for the Japanese series which wasn't the car I wanted but after upgrading it, it worked just fine. I think I'm going to try to gold Nurburgring. I already have silvers on beginner and intermediate with an average of 2-3 seconds away from gold.

S0lidSnake

u using any assists? whats your traction and abs set to?

I have traction control at 2, abs at 1 and active steering at mild. I honestly don't know how that affects performance but thats what I had it set to when I was doing one of the license tests.

Have you tried different control layouts? I've got steering on the left stick, gas and brake on the right stick, with R1 as handbrake and L2 and R2 as my shifters. It works perfectly. I think the analog stick is way better than a shoulder button when it comes to the degree of control you have. Also, I enjoy that I never have to use the facebuttons.rragnaar

These Nurburgring sections aren't too hard. I already got 2 golds with doing each track only a few times.

Guys lets play online tonight, whos with me this time!???F1Lengend

I'll have to add you guys. I would play but watching the Cavs game along with the NFL game.

Guys lets play online tonight, whos with me this time!???F1Lengend

[QUOTE="F1Lengend"]Guys lets play online tonight, whos with me this time!???rragnaar

Wait for me, penises. I just got back home. SteelAttack

Before the rest of people come here and try to spin my wins tonight into some sort of 'car-bumping-cheater' bs, i just wanted to say, "OWNED!"

Tonight was a lot of fun! That is the last time I run the lounge though. Too many decisions for my poor brain to handle.rragnaar

Before the rest of people come here and try to spin my wins tonight into some sort of 'car-bumping-cheater' bs, i just wanted to say, "OWNED!"

S0lidSnake

Your proper driving etiquette is in dire need of improvement ,good sir, because your car handling was largely responsible for the vast number of victories you unfairly acquired this evening.

[spoiler] Good races tonight. Lot's of fun playing with you guys. Let's get some more folks from around here next time. The more the merrier. [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="rragnaar"]Tonight was a lot of fun! That is the last time I run the lounge though. Too many decisions for my poor brain to handle.F1Lengend

I just found out that my Skyline 2000-GT-B '67 doesn't have a 6th gear so now I can't complete the world circuit called circuit de la Sarthe 2009. I have everything upgraded but just get passed by everyone on that one long stretch of road and keep losing. :(

I just found out that my Skyline 2000-GT-B '67 doesn't have a 6th gear so now I can't complete the world circuit called circuit de la Sarthe 2009. I have everything upgraded but just get passed by everyone on that one long stretch of road and keep losing. :(

ExoticAnimal

buy fully customizable transmission. it should let you change the max speed. my dodge charger also topped out at 100mph on the 4th gear, but buying that transmission let me go in change it.

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I just found out that my Skyline 2000-GT-B '67 doesn't have a 6th gear so now I can't complete the world circuit called circuit de la Sarthe 2009. I have everything upgraded but just get passed by everyone on that one long stretch of road and keep losing. :(

S0lidSnake

buy fully customizable transmission. it should let you change the max speed. my dodge charger also topped out at 100mph on the 4th gear, but buying that transmission let me go in change it.

I bought that but I can still only do 5 gears and a max of 113 mph. Lucky I just beat it by .001 seconds and I just got the trophy for it too. :P It just sounded really nasty everytime it was trying to change into 6th gear but couldn't.

[QUOTE="S0lidSnake"]

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

I just found out that my Skyline 2000-GT-B '67 doesn't have a 6th gear so now I can't complete the world circuit called circuit de la Sarthe 2009. I have everything upgraded but just get passed by everyone on that one long stretch of road and keep losing. :(

ExoticAnimal

buy fully customizable transmission. it should let you change the max speed. my dodge charger also topped out at 100mph on the 4th gear, but buying that transmission let me go in change it.

I bought that but I can still only do 5 gears and a max of 113 mph. Lucky I just beat it by .001 seconds and I just got the trophy for it too. :P It just sounded really nasty everytime it was trying to change into 6th gear but couldn't.

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"]

[QUOTE="S0lidSnake"]

buy fully customizable transmission. it should let you change the max speed. my dodge charger also topped out at 100mph on the 4th gear, but buying that transmission let me go in change it.

rragnaar

I bought that but I can still only do 5 gears and a max of 113 mph. Lucky I just beat it by .001 seconds and I just got the trophy for it too. :P It just sounded really nasty everytime it was trying to change into 6th gear but couldn't.

I didn't know you could do that. I'll check it out.

Actually, I have no idea what you're talking about. Where can I find this?

Actually, I have no idea what you're talking about. Where can I find this?

ExoticAnimal

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Actually, I have no idea what you're talking about. Where can I find this?

rragnaar

It took me a bit to figure out what you mean but I didn't realize there was an icon you had to click to change the speed. This is going to help out a lot. I wish I knew about this a long time ago.

[QUOTE="S0lidSnake"]

Before the rest of people come here and try to spin my wins tonight into some sort of 'car-bumping-cheater' bs, i just wanted to say, "OWNED!"

_Dez_

Your proper driving etiquette is in dire need of improvement ,good sir, because your car handling was largely responsible for the vast number of victories you unfairly acquired this evening.

Good races tonight. Lot's of fun playing with you guys. Let's get some more folks from around here next time. The more the merrier.

lol regarding the Nascarrace,there was nothing unfair about F1 spinning out of control for no reason on the first turn, me swerving to avoid it, barely hitting you causing you to lose control and cause that massive 4 car pile up. I saw it all in my rear view mirror and couldnt stop laughing. :lol:

rag, giving up right away and coming after me hitting mehead on was also hilarious. i never thought rag would be the one driving the other way considering he's a righteous mod and all.

I dont know why but i laughed a lot yesterday, glad we werent using mics because sometimes the crashes were too funny. how you guys manage to spin out going on a straight stretch is beyond me. :lol: