PS3 - Gran Turismo

MC · 02-21-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by southercadesi

Haha

It was hard keeping that thing under control for GT Academy. Anyone here place in the top 128 or whatever it was?

the GT academy thing so far was a debacle.. i spent alot of time on round 1

they ended up having to cancel round 2 after changing the tracks twice due to cheating..

on round 1 i got 260th which is the last spot on the leaderboard ....i just felt good about that and wished they would have taken the top 260 since thats how many rankings they showed

i know the reason i didnt get 128th.. the cape ring track.... on the other 2 tracks i was only 1-2 secs off but on cape ring i was a good 5-6 secs and thats what killed my over all time...but there was a place in cape ring before that big jump where you could swing wide and go off the track to keep momentum... i didnt do it but i think thats were the top handful of guys were picking up alot of that time.. i drove my absolute *** off and got 2:50 as my best time

also on the Rome track in the G37 before the straightaway you could bounce off one of those walls to keep momentum.... again i suspect that was some of the difference in time again

the new software patch is supposed to fix this to make round 3 fair......

southercadesi · 02-21-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MC

the GT academy thing so far was a debacle.. i spent alot of time on round 1

they ended up having to cancel round 2 after changing the tracks twice due to cheating..

on round 1 i got 260th which is the last spot on the leaderboard ....i just felt good about that and wished they would have taken the top 260 since thats how many rankings they showed

i know the reason i didnt get 128th.. the cape ring track.... on the other 2 tracks i was only 1-2 secs off but on cape ring i was a good 5-6 secs and thats what killed my over all time...but there was a place in cape ring before that big jump where you could swing wide and go off the track to keep momentum... i didnt do it but i think thats were the top handful of guys were picking up alot of that time.. i drove my absolute *** off and got 2:50 as my best time

also on the Rome track in the G37 before the straightaway you could bounce off one of those walls to keep momentum.... again i suspect that was some of the difference in time again

the new software patch is supposed to fix this to make round 3 fair......

Wow I never thought you could cheat in GT5 haha. That's still impressive that you got 260 though.

MC · 02-21-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by southercadesi

Wow I never thought you could cheat in GT5 haha. That's still impressive that you got 260 though.

oh yeah you could cheat really bad on the round 2 Indy road course.. there was a place where you could cut through the grass and take out two turns.... the penalty system didnt pick up on it and the top 10 players had 3-4 sec faster times than what was deemed possible to do..... they changed out that track and added another but people were still cheating so they canceled the whole round and moved everyone directly to round 3...

here is how people were cheating on Indy

but i mean i put alot of time in it and atleast i show up on the board in my region... to get in the 128 i would of had to get my cape ring time in the mid 2:40's

Koji_Online · 02-25-2011, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MC

tires too play a role... sport soft feels pretty good on the car and feels similar to the ones ive driven.. when you had to drive the 370 on the comfort tires in GT Academy it was horrible and made me hate Z's for like a week lol

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Originally Posted by Anatoray

Yeah, those comfort tires turned the Z into a slip 'n slide. Even the braking was horrid.

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Originally Posted by southercadesi

Haha

It was hard keeping that thing under control for GT Academy. Anyone here place in the top 128 or whatever it was?

@MC, yes the 370 in round 1 sucked on those tires

@southercadesi, my PSN is Koji_Online
I was ranked 19 in the West region for round 1; as MC has said, round 2 was cancelled with ppl cutting like crazy; I'm currently in Round 3, but my current ranking is 30 in West Region; it's gonna be a stretch for me to try for top 8 by the end of the week... I will never lose hope, so Imma be on this until the last minute; I will add your psn when I get on next.

Anatoray · 02-21-2011, 02:55 PM

Yeah, I didn't score an overall rank, mainly due to not knowing the "limits" of the tracks for the event. I had some laps that felt perfect, but would be 2-5 seconds off the top 128, which really made me wonder. I had no idea people were actually using exploits though.

travisjb · 02-21-2011, 05:30 PM

nice driving MC!

for the competitions they should treat it like NASA or SCCA would treat a time trial... contact = DQ session.... 4 wheels off anywhere = DQ session

Anatoray · 02-21-2011, 05:35 PM

Holy crap. How does that not register as a DQ?

MC · 02-21-2011, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Anatoray

Holy crap. How does that not register as a DQ?

some sort of glitch people found... i mean usually it will turn your lap time red when you do stuff like that but like i said i guess there are areas people found where it didnt register... im going to guess on the Indy one someone just went off in the grass by accident and noticed it didnt invalidate the lap and then just passed it on to others.. thats how i found out about the cape ring area.. i pushed way out off the track and noticed my time was still white..

the new patch is supposed to fix all that and thats why the round 3 went live today... i wish i would have made it... i bet i could have done good on the actual show as i actually have alot of autoX experience and a fair amount of track experience in Zs and GT-Rs which i assume will be the real life cars the contestants will use...

leviathan18 · 02-21-2011, 06:09 PM

PSN levi_xs I'm lvl 22 and I don't have a wheel I love to race clean just need some friends to play with and do a proper race... Not like the ones you find online

Zaggeron · 02-21-2011, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by leviathan18

PSN levi_xs I'm lvl 22 and I don't have a wheel I love to race clean just need some friends to play with and do a proper race... Not like the ones you find online

Nice racing with you and Eric tonight!

flashburn · 02-21-2011, 08:31 PM

I don't remember the 370Z being the A-Spec menu option. Is this new, or does the A-Spec/B-Spec pictures change? They sure do love the Z's, with the Dealership being the 370Z headlight, and the Used Cars dealer being the 350Z taillight.

http://i54.twitgoo.com/2enry21.jpg
http://i54.twitgoo.com/auijj7.jpg

If only they would let me put a damn Turbocharger in the 370Z, bastards.

MC · 02-21-2011, 09:27 PM

it changes as you progress.. once you get to endurance on Aspec the left side driver will be shaking the right sides hand

flashburn · 02-22-2011, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by MC

it changes as you progress.. once you get to endurance on Aspec the left side driver will be shaking the right sides hand

Ah cool. Well I don't want it to change!

Eric · 02-22-2011, 05:16 AM

Yes, it was good racing with you. I saw you online in your lounge last night and joined the race you were in. I really enjoy the lower hp <400hp races.

Zaggeron · 02-22-2011, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric

Yes, it was good racing with you. I saw you online in your lounge last night and joined the race you were in. I really enjoy the lower hp <400hp races.

I didn't know that you could join another's game through the lounge. That's cool. Beats the hell out of msg'ing a stupid 20 digit room code.

02-21-2011, 05:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 189	nice driving MC! for the competitions they should treat it like NASA or SCCA would treat a time trial... contact = DQ session.... 4 wheels off anywhere = DQ session __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

02-21-2011, 08:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	I don't remember the 370Z being the A-Spec menu option. Is this new, or does the A-Spec/B-Spec pictures change? They sure do love the Z's, with the Dealership being the 370Z headlight, and the Used Cars dealer being the 350Z taillight. http://i54.twitgoo.com/2enry21.jpg http://i54.twitgoo.com/auijj7.jpg If only they would let me put a damn Turbocharger in the 370Z, bastards. __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition Carbon Flash 6M Previous Ride: 2009 Nissan 370Z Sport Platinum Graphite 7AT

02-21-2011, 09:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
MC Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,238 Drives: 2015 GTR NISMO Rep Power: 24	it changes as you progress.. once you get to endurance on Aspec the left side driver will be shaking the right sides hand __________________ 2015 GT-R N1SMO "THE ONE" Instagram MCGTRN1SMO Youtube MCGTRNISMO Last edited by MC; 02-21-2011 at 09:33 PM.

02-22-2011, 05:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
Eric Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Norton, Massachusetts Posts: 448 Drives: in the fast lane. Rep Power: 16	Yes, it was good racing with you. I saw you online in your lounge last night and joined the race you were in. I really enjoy the lower hp <400hp races. __________________ PSN ID: GTP_EricW

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Anatoray Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 794 Drives: 09 BLK 370Z Rep Power: 18	Yeah, I didn't score an overall rank, mainly due to not knowing the "limits" of the tracks for the event. I had some laps that felt perfect, but would be 2-5 seconds off the top 128, which really made me wonder. I had no idea people were actually using exploits though.

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leviathan18 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Panama, Panama City Age: 38 Posts: 20 Drives: BMW 330 E90 Rep Power: 15	PSN levi_xs I'm lvl 22 and I don't have a wheel I love to race clean just need some friends to play with and do a proper race... Not like the ones you find online