Official GT5 discussion thread
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Well, I think GT5 among others are slowly reaching the point of dimishing returns where adding in more factors will not necessarely result in a smaller difference between real life and in-game lap times. It's pretty much as good as it gets - the only way to get an even better simulation would be to include and match the variables Robert listed to the simulation you want to run. Be able to set ambient temperature, air pressure, humidity, track temperature, tyre pressure (!) etc. yourself. As long as you can't do this, you just have to assume some or perhaps "best-case" scenario for everything in the game.
On a small track, badly set up tyres can easily amount to a few seconds. What is a few seconds on a small track, is easily 10 fold on a track like the Nordschleife, simply due to it's length.
If you want a real representative test of in-game laps vs. real-life - I'd chose a very easy track and a car (not a FordGT or anything too high powered) that is easy to drive and can do consistent lap times lap after lap that aren't too dependant on the factors we have no idea about. The more difficult the car or the track, the higher the chance of trial/error come into play - or as tha_con sais, the driver becomes his own factor.
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At which point, how can they miss out all three of the Top Gear reasonably priced cars?! Every TG fan willl want to see where they'd come on the leader board, but there's not one valid car for testing. PD should have included a car set up for that purpose.
You should definitely just hop online in a social lounge. We can do free laps and just chit chat
It'd be fun! Me and Phil played yesterday for maybe an hour and had a great time (especially when we smashed up a few cars, lol). A B3D casual room would be really fun http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/181103
5.5 mil in 12 days. This is definitely a contender for best selling PS3 game.
5.5 mil in 12 days. This is definitely a contender for best selling PS3 game.
dragonelite
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shipped numbers right?
How does it compare to the latest Nissan GTR ? and Mercedes SLS ?
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The RUF BTR '86 isn't as fast as the Nissan GTR. And it very easily starts to slide when going into corners and when you try to accelerate out of corners too fast. Doing that won't be fast, but it's a lot of fun.
I tried the Nissan GTR in Arcade mode. I'm definitely going to buy it in GT mode at some point.
I you want scary, take the Zonda R down the Nürburgring. It's incredibly fast, has loads of grip, and make one mistake and I'll send you flying.
Does anyone know when this better AI is supposed to be unlocked? I'm at level 19 and 43% complete. So far it's a disappointment. Outside of occasionally deliberately blocking my way to keep from overtaking and not crashing into me when I do the same, they'll more often act like a bunch of bumpercars. And always break way too early before the same corners.
Great movie showing AI in GT 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_HJSJLL8_I
There are many situation i've been talking about weeks ago and some quite new. Really good video. All reviewers should watch it if they claimed that AI is bad in this game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_HJSJLL8_I
There are many situation i've been talking about weeks ago and some quite new. Really good video. All reviewers should watch it if they claimed that AI is bad in this game.
djskribbles
Legend
What's a good car for Historic Cup in Expert Mode? This event is much harder than the other ones in Expert. It's even much harder than some of the events in Extreme.
Yes, I like the Nissan GTR *a lot* in real life.
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I think it's because the Special Events have hardcoded path to train people like me. The reviewers saw them, and use the video conveniently to illustrate their points. Perhaps, PD can introduce AI mode to these Special Events (after the initial training period).
FWIW, I really really like the License Tests and Special Events. Now I understand what Ostepop meant when he said Gran Turismo taught him how to drive. ^_^
The game has enough variety to challenge and "train" the player under different racing or road conditions.
Oh yes, thanks for clarifying the AI for players. ^_^
The Special Events actually have AI that will behave exactly the same almost 99% of the time. In a sense (and I don't really like this) each race against other competitors in the Special Events is essentially a puzzle. A game of finding very very tight and precise opportunities in which you can pass safely whilst not sacrificing your own line or speed (or getting disqualified).
That's exactly how I treated the first two Top Gear challenges. I can tell you exactly which car you will pass on each turn, what position you will be in, etc. I could probably do them in my sleep now lol.
Yap. But the reviewers should have noticed that GT5 has to have bigger scope for AI drivers simply because of B-Spec. In B-Spec, besides the enemy AI, Polyphony also needs to implement a parameterized AI driver for us to control. Judging from forum posts, it seems that they also implement some sort of emotion variables into our drivers.
If they want, I think all PD needs to do is to implement "more fear" or "less aggressiveness" into certain A-Spec levels, so that the enemy AI won't run into us.
These issues should not be confused with Forza comparisons, which is largely a PR problem that Sony/gamers should clarify separately.
If they want, I think all PD needs to do is to implement "more fear" or "less aggressiveness" into certain A-Spec levels, so that the enemy AI won't run into us.
These issues should not be confused with Forza comparisons, which is largely a PR problem that Sony/gamers should clarify separately.
The shipped number is actually pretty tight.
In Japan...
Shipped: 550K
Sold: 430,707 (1 week ?)
For North and South Americas (Canada, US, Latin)
Shipped: 1.25 mil
Sold in US: 400K ([strike]1 week[/strike] 4 days)
They may have to restock before end of the year in some areas.
I read earlier this morning that they sold 1.35 million in the US in the first week, not 440k.
Here: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/...yad-last-black-ops-big-winner-in-november.ars
djskribbles
Legend
They're quoting Sony's report, which is shipped numbers. It sold 440k in the US alone in the 3 days of NPD's reporting period for November. It probably sold another 2-300k (or maybe a little more) since then in the US, plus whatever it sold in Canada and Latin America.
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