srika

glad im not alone...

yohan81718

will GT5 make friends play games togteher?? it'd be fun to play against AZ... i know GT5P didn't have this feature which is pretty lame

Mizouse

yohan81718

well.. seems like games these days, it's much enjoyable being able to play with your friends...

so they better...!!

iforyou

iTrader: (1)

damn....my combined time is still 3 seconds behind the leader....how did he/she get 3:24...........

yohan81718

my combined time was like 13 seconds behind.. then i gave up lol

iforyou

iTrader: (1)

lol...i wonder what setup they use...i only have a G25 wheel plus a LCD monitor....those fast people probably use $2000 steering wheels and 60" TV's or something.....I'm saying this just to make myself feel better.....hahaha

srika

I heard they use $15,000 steering wheels and 3 of those new $30k curved 40" LCD's

TommySalami

A lot of the top people are on GTPlanet.net, which I'm also on (everyone whose name starts with GTP_). Most people on there use the G25 or driving force GT (me), and some even use a controller, but the top guys are all on one of the wheels I mentioned.

TommySalami

And is it just me or does the driving seem much more touchy, especially coming out of corners? I spent the first half hour just trying not to slide when I get out of all the turns. My best time with the normal version was like 1:53

srika

Yeah def very jittery. And, I don't think that aspect of it is very "realistic". I've never driven on that same course myself, and I've also never driven a 370Z before. BUT - I did use to have a similar and wilder car, 500hp Supra and I've driven it hard at Road America and Gingerman and it is NOT that hard to drive (6MT and traction control OFF). (370Z should be considerably easier to drive, with newer technology and less hp.) If you have decent tires, you have a good amount of grip and it's very easy to modulate and not lose control if you have some practice what you're doing - it DOES NOT feel like the demo makes it appear. So, in that respect, thumbs DOWN to this demo and it makes me not even wanna try. I mean, why bother putting in all that effort to learn what I think is a flawed model? At least if it was for the chance to DRIVE in that series, that might be something worth shooting for.

TommySalami

Well, it's on Normal 3 tires. I'd imagine it would be easier on sports tires, which would probably be equivalent to what your supra had

srika

standard tires on the 370Z - I mean straight out of the showroom - would be on the same level as what I had on the Supra.. I was not running race rubber or anything, just high-perf street tires.

Mizouse

some cars, even newer ones are really easy to get sideways.

technology doesnt do much if its turned off.

besides when you play with a controller, pretty much the throttle is either on or off. i very rarely see people actually making use of the pressure sensitive buttons on the controllers.

TommySalami

No, I was using a wheel and having trouble keeping it settled. Oh well, I can't blame the game forever. And with a controller, you can use the right analog stick to control the throttle/brake. That's what I used to do.

srika

yeah I use the analog controller on the stick, never been a problem, going back to the early GT's.

Mizouse

always used the buttons never felt right to use the right thumb stick

srika

Mizouse

i think you're the noob for using the analog stick, its much harder to get the right amount of throttle using the pressure sensitive buttons.

srika

much harder i.e. pointless

Mizouse

TommySalami

Let him go, he's asian

iforyou

iTrader: (1)

There's a noticeable difference in the physics model between GT5 demo and GT5 Prologue. FR cars weren't hard to drive at all in GT5P (the 350Z was easy to drive in GT5P, even with N3 tires, not as touchy). It took me a few laps to get used to the rear end kicking out unexpectedly in the demo. I don't know if that's realistic or not though. When you think about it, in the game, you don't feel the g-force, so you don't really know how fast you are actually accelerating or braking, it's harder to feel whether you applying too much gas/brake/steering, and also you can't feel the speed, so most likely you are going faster than you would be if you were in a real car on a real race track.

bigman

Because Polyphony is notorious for wasting time with releasing in between shit, instead of the original game. PS4 rumors will start before this game comes out.

srika

in other words, it is pointless haha

Doom878

You can pre-order this at Target for $1. They even give you a cool looking card. 3/10/10

srika

bigman

I'll believe it when the game is in the store.
I pre-ordered GT4 and it got delayed for almost a year after the pre-order date.

Billiam

Scans of the actual article are at GTPlanet.
http://www.gtplanet.net/night-racing...irmed-for-gt5/

srika

dang that sounds hot, even though I'm not a fan of IRL or NASCAR. Mid-Ohio, Toronto, Watkins Glen.... I will be very happy with those. Throw in Road America and Road Atlanta plz???? nice on the night/day and weather too, that will be cool.

civicdrivr

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Finally weather and night racing!

This game may be worth the wait if it actually comes out.

Billiam

FWIW here are the tracks from last year's IRL season.

Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, FL
Streets of Long Beach
Kansas Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Milwaukee Mile
Texas Motor Speedway
Iowa Speedway
Richmond International Raceway
Watkins Glen International
Streets of Toronto
Edmonton City Centre Airport
Kentucky Speedway
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Infineon Raceway
Chicagoland Speedway
Twin Ring Motegi
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Mizouse

do want

iforyou

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sweet

videojock

Is this game ever going to come out?

Mizouse

not for you.

F-C

Indianapolis, Infineon, and Motegi were already in the game. if they do add Long Beach and Mid-Ohio. Couldn't care about any of the other tracks. Hopefully they will add some vintage Indycars as bonus awards.

srika

Indy is new - it first appeared with the GT Challenge which was released 2 weeks ago - it was never in any older version of the game

Billiam

I've driven the St. Pete and Edmonton tracks in rFactor on the PC and their not bad at all. Not great, but certainly not annoying to drive like temporary circuits can be. Matter of fact, I like these two tracks more than the current incarnation of Long Beach.

srika

good to hear. I don't like driving the Indy track, at all.