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Ok thanks A.F.F. and Alfa Fan. I'll wait another day or two to see if anyone else wants to join, then we will set up a challenge series :) How about we start it on Monday?
In the meantime get some practice! All races will be competed using Arcade Mode to try and keep cars as evenly matched as possible.
I will have the first round ready on Monday morning :)
Go on then
You in 306 ???
Yeah why not. Haven't had another game in the PS3 since last year :laugh: Only just got above 7 million credits and only on level 28 A-Spec :( I want the Red Bull X2010!
Good on ya man. Will add you to the list. That makes 4 of us so far.
You are not the only one that wants the RB X2010. Trying to get there myself! Still a while to go though from level 25 A-Spec :mad:
Yeah the amount of XP you need is crazy. Just over 500000 to get to level 29!
I've been racing the last challenge in the Extreme Series against the GT cars. Good experience can be earned in that one. Still takes too feck!ng long to accumulate XP though !!!
BTW, they need to change the restart system for the game. The other day I was on lap 47 of 60 in the first endurance race. I paused for a few minutes while I attended to my bladder and when I returned I accidentally bumped the toggle and chose restart (it doesn't say are you sure anymore). I have a new controller now, the other one magically met the wall :s tareup:
Yeah I'm one controller less now too thanks to this game!
I feel for the poor, humble console controller...they take a lot of beatings for faults not of their own making :p :
Why, do you have to buy the Red Bull? I had assumed you'd have to win it in a challenge.Quote:
Originally Posted by 306 Cosworth
You unlock the Red Bull challenge at Level 30 or you can win the Red Bull and Level 35 B-Spec
Am I the only one that is quite bored by this game?
So i'm now down to 2.5 million credits having decided to purchase the Peugeot 908 HDi and the 94 McLaren F1 (my all time favourite dream car!)
I will get some screen shots up here soon with a few of me and my cars in action.
I'm going for a ridiculous car collection so it means so much money grinding..
Have bought (prices are approx)..
Alfa Romeo 155 DTM 1993 £1.5m
Audi Abt TT-R DTM 2002 £1m
Autobacs ARTA Garaiya JGTC 2003 £1m
BMW M3 GTR ALMS 2001 £1.5m
BMW V12 LMR Race Car 1999 £3m
Gillet Vertigo Le Mans 2004 £2m
Lamborghini NOMAD Diablo JGTC 2000 £1.5m
Lexus IS F Racing Concept 2008 £750k
Lister Storm V12 Race Car 1999 £1
Mercedes CLK Touring Car 2000 £1.5m
Nissan MOTUL PITWORK Z JGTC 2004 £1m
Nissan R92CP Race Car £3.5m
Opel Astra DTM £1m
Peugeot 908 HDI FAP Le Mans 2010 £4m
Toyota GT-ONE Race Car 1999 £3.5m
Toyota WEDSSPORTS CELICA (JGTC) 2003 £1m
Toyota SUPERAUTOBACS APEX MR-S (JGTC) 2000 £1m
Vauxhall Astra Super Touring Car £1m
won..
Audi R8 LMS 2009
Ford GT40 Le Mans 1969
Jaguar XJ13 Race Car 1966
Jaguar XJR9 LM Race Car 1988
Toyota 7 Race Car 1970
Toyota MINOLTA 88C-V Race Car 1989
birthday glitched (too tempting...)
Chaparral 2D Race Car 1967
Chaparral 2J Race Car 1970
Ferrari F40
Ferrari 330 P4 Race Car 1967
Ford GT40 Race Car 1969
Ford MkIV Race Car 1967
Mazda 787B Race Car 1991
Mercedes 190E 2.5 - 16 Evolution II Touring Car 1992
Mitsubishi Pajero Rally Raid Car 1985
Nissan R89C Le Mans 1989
Peugeot 905 Le Mans 1992
Sauber Mercedes C9 1989
Hey guys, sorry, been hellova busy last few days. Looks like we will have to postone the GT5 challenge for a while :(
I find most driving games of this type quite boring. Racing to earn money to buy better cars is dull.Quote:
Originally Posted by barryfullalove
Meanwhile, I can't get enough of F1 2010.
Don't worry, been very busy too. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
There's an Astra ST car? Don't recall that one ever having existed in reality...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfa Fan
Seconded. Although man has always had a bit of a desire to 'hoard' stuff, apparently it dates back to the caveman days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
Meanwhile, I still love playing Race Driver: GRID!
Probably the DTM car which featured in GT3Quote:
Originally Posted by AndySpeed
Any news on the challenge series?
Announcement in-game today says the Seasonal Events are going to be a permanent addition, with new ones released at 3am Thursday morning every week!
Will be a good chance to raise the A-Spec level with the permanent seasonal events. Although I suspect the XP may reduce now they're permanent? Will be good for the credits though, i'm saving up for the F2007!
I very much doubt the credit/XP offerings will drastically change. PD realise it's a great way to let the obsessional players fill out their dream garages with all the cars they want; whilst still offering the casual gamer a great opportunity to buy some of the race cars for only an hours "work".
It massively extends the longevity of the game when your stuck in the mid-30s levelwise, with no wish to repeat enduros but still hundreds of thousands of XP away from unlocking the next race! I love the seasonals!
Sorry, guys, been really busy with kids birthdays, suppliers from Italy, China and the USA coming to see me this month. It's been a nightmare. Also have to plan for one our of our annual dealer conferences for next month. Need more hands!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfa Fan
As soon as I have a gap I will PM you all when the challenge will be listed. Otherwise, you are welcome to start one in the meantime and I will join if I can!
Peace mon :s mokin:
Has anyone finished the Red Bull challenge then? I can barely keep the car on-track long enough to complete the outlap....
I just unlocked it and had a crack. Read the 'blurb' before the start of the race, I assumed I had an out lap and then the fast lap to beat the fastest lap. Turns out it's you're total time that counts from as soon as you start!
Was over 20 seconds slower on my first attempt, and thought f*ck this i've got an X2010 already.
Since I started the game from the begin, I'm nowehre near Vettel-challenge.... god for bid that ;)
Am I the only one to play GT5 ??
I'm bored of it now if i'm honest.
Well I am not. I trying different cars, especially rally cars and those older, almost historic cars and they're lot of fun. I won't do any of those endurance races that's for sure and not keen about experience levels. I just drive :)
I was bored of it within a week, barely got anywhere with it. The driving is so steralised that I just can't enjoy it and even a game like Race Driver Grid held my attention for longer.
My brother has GT5 and I occationally play with him. If were playing with a pad instead of wheel/pedals combo, only cars I'm even remotely close to him is his tuned WRC Focus in "my" tarmac settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by A.F.F.
First time I began fiddling with some suspension settings I went under his best time in the short Eigher something track. :)
It seems all the years of testing in Live for Speed wasn't a complete waste. :D
After many hectic weeks I have finally had some time and been able to play a bit again. Just managed to get to level 30 and the SV challenge :) Can't handle the speed of the Red Bull Prototype though :(
Still enjoying the game :up:
I'm not bored of GT5 yet but I'm really just pounding out laps on the nurburgring, all the versions of it. That's what keeps me coming back, I even have a spreadsheet on my computer of all the laps on the standard version of the track as a time-trial, what car, what tyres, which mods etc.
I love The Ring :up:
I just wish that Spa had been added to the list of tracks...
I've actually picked this up in the last week or so and it's starting to grow on me, largely because I use the 'practice' bit and do a one make race. Did a 3 lap race of the Nurburgring (change weather/change time) in F430 Scuderias and it was mad, needed real concentration in the wet. One thing that annoys me though is the rally section. I've just done the Loeb challenge and it's nothing like rallying, you have to drive really neatly, like you're on asphalt, or you suffer from the worst turbo lag in the world. I chucked it into a hairpin with a tweak of the handbrake and the car just sat still even though I had it floored. The same happens whenever you go slightly sideways, the throttle just cuts until the car is in a perfect straight line.
The problem I've got w/these GT games is a guy has to slog away for centuries to unlock a lot of the "good" stuff. IMO it would be much better if right out of the gate you got 85% of the cars and tracks and then you could have at it. Yeah, sure it's nice to have the challenge & reward of winning & getting new stuff. But still, I have a life...: )
A GT5 tournament took place a couple of days ago, at a shopping mall In Athens,
dedicated to Acropolis Rally Of Greece 2011!
Here's the event's poster:
http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3...lacropolis.jpg
I agree 100% with you here. The GT series has always been poor with their rally sections of the game. You are not the only one irritated by the stupid turbo lag in the Loeb challenge. Peed me off so bad that I refuse to try it anymore. The rest of the game though is pretty good :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by barryfullalove
Bit of info if anyone can help.
Which race series lets you win the Gran Turismo Open Wheel Formula car as a prize car? I have enough money to buy one, but it refuses to come up for sale in the used car dealerships section. When it did come up a while ago, I didn't have the cash to buy it and had to watch it dissapear :(