FF Challenge Comes to GT5′s Seasonal Events, Introduces “Performance Difference Bonus”
Polyphony Digital diverts from their usual pattern with the latest GT5 Seasonal Event, featuring FF cars with no more than 430PP.
However, keep in mind that due to the new “Performance Difference Bonus” introduced in update 2.06, cars with a lower PP value will receive greater reward. Here’s closer look at the races:
- 430PP FF Challenge: Tsukuba Circuit / 7 Laps
1st: Cr.142,400 2nd: Cr.86,700 3rd: Cr.76,200 - 430PP FF Challenge: Daytona Super Speedway / 5 Laps
1st: Cr.132,000 2nd: Cr.80,500 3rd: Cr.70,700 - 430PP FF Challenge: Cape Ring Outer / 5 Laps
Cr.181,600 2nd: Cr.110,600 3rd: Cr.97,100 - 430PP FF Challenge: Clubman Stage Route 5 / 7 Laps
1st: Cr.166,100 2nd: Cr.101,100 3rd: Cr.88,900 - 430PP FF Challenge: Eifel (Kart) 103B / 7 Laps
1st: Cr.199,400 2nd: Cr.121,400 3rd: Cr.106,600
The game’s Online Car Dealership has also been updated; you can review the new inventory right here. As always, head to our GT5 Seasonal Events forum for more analysis and discussion!
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May 26th, 2012 at 3:39 am - #Youngun
the only pp the PDB wouldnt work on is the 650pp as you need 650pp to catch F1 or GT or Zonda. Keep it low to keep it entertaining please pd
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May 26th, 2012 at 5:27 am - #SamMakinBacon
RX-7 TC 627PP is good enough to win
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May 26th, 2012 at 6:05 am - #hazellnut134
I’m pretty sure there isn’t a PDB on the older events, the update note clearly says it only applies to seasonals AFTER the update.
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May 26th, 2012 at 6:05 am - #hazellnut134
wait never mind
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May 26th, 2012 at 7:42 am - #Youngun
Well yes TC will just like a Gtr TCs but, if you don’t have dlc (even tho must should) but hope it keeps changing PPs in the good sense
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May 27th, 2012 at 8:56 am - #DANfourTWENTY
@ hazlenut
LOL good job you re-read what OP put.
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May 26th, 2012 at 2:50 am - #lldantell
Gt academy in 1more day can’t wait
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May 26th, 2012 at 5:14 am - #Systemaddic
Same here. Same day as the Monaco Gran Prix and the Indy 500. I’m gonna be pumped.
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May 26th, 2012 at 7:47 am - #Youngun
Monaco GP, best one. Pitty PD has a habit of changing parts of the track (they put up walls that aren’t there and change the views) but that what’s F1 2011 is for I guess. Cotes d’azur will do I guess but gt6 need the actual tracks unchanged (like top gear with cones!)
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May 26th, 2012 at 12:43 pm - #Quakebass
^ Yeah, I’d like a Top Gear Test Track with a non-coned, non invisible wall variant. Maybe allow cars to go further off track/extend the invisible barriers on a dirt course where there isn’t a physical barrier, too.
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May 26th, 2012 at 12:40 am - #ka-mai
thank you polyphony! i had advocated the more reward for lower spec cars winning races relative to the other cars in the field, for months and month. Great job!!
And i like it especially because it applies if you come in any position. So it means even coming third for example in a lower spec car is rewarding and useful – for example.. if there is a large gap between the pack and the top three, you can play with the pack and forget the top 3 position with consecutively lower specs cars, OR you can spec up and win with a higher spec cars, OR even just use a REALLY low spec car and just try and get in 11th position; ie the GAME JUST GOT INFINITELY MORE INTERESTING!!!!
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May 26th, 2012 at 6:33 am - #DuskTrooper
I wouldn’t say infinitely, but I would say that it is much more interesting than before.
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May 25th, 2012 at 7:51 pm - #cone
Ha ha quality ryoko75
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May 25th, 2012 at 7:50 pm - #cone
Ha ha quality ryoku, truth though
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May 25th, 2012 at 5:42 pm - #Ryoku75
I’ve been using a mix of cars, but for the oval I used the Ford Taurus SHO stock, thats probably the one thing that cars good for.
After that, the tranny broke.
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May 25th, 2012 at 7:06 pm - #starwars22
How could the tranny brake? Not to be mean but how
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May 25th, 2012 at 9:04 pm - #wildarms007
Didn’t think of the taurus. Maybe i will try that at Daytona using custom parts that don’t affect PP. Or limit some HP. Finally an excuse to use it. Would like to see the new Taurus.
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May 26th, 2012 at 1:15 am - #Pit Crew
2Funny
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May 25th, 2012 at 4:07 pm - #i have a flat
97 civic type r sports muffler custom trans sports fly wheel.PP at about 397 tried Daytona with it like that and she just wouldn’t get out of 3rd second was to far to catch the draft so I said screw that and slapped a turbo on it and won it
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May 25th, 2012 at 2:13 pm - #BlacqueJacques
I used the Hinda Integra R
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May 25th, 2012 at 1:57 pm - #m8h3r
Decisions Decisions. Spoon CRZ stock 3rd place 444,xxx spoon CRZ with a titanium Exhaust 2nd 440,xxx lol
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May 25th, 2012 at 12:44 pm - #Taralai
Yes, really nice of PD to give us more money from seasonals. Now if only the game wouldn’t constantly nag me about not being able to have more than 20 000 000 credits. I mean c’mon, I already own every car in the game, where am I supposed to spend it ?
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May 25th, 2012 at 6:03 pm - #thaisn
+1
i buy every car i tuned for havin one as stock… and another one for drift setups if its rwd -
May 26th, 2012 at 3:35 am - #Youngun
y have three? thats what the ABC setting sheets are for, A race, B drift, C standard. same tho, got all car and 20 mill, wish i could buy paint or something just to spend it
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May 26th, 2012 at 12:46 pm - #Quakebass
I dunno… Buy more cars and paint them/tune them (aero kit and rim wise) differently? Thats the only thing I could see one doing in your situation…
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May 25th, 2012 at 12:21 pm - #jaytmtb
the daytona was easy in the 400pp fiat coupe
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May 25th, 2012 at 11:53 am - #geomonkey
Completed Cape Ring in a Lupo GTi with 344pp. 1.3 million credits but I guess that is the easiest one given that the AI hates the ring section. Still more fun than previous online events
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May 25th, 2012 at 11:12 am - #wildarms007
Beat all thee races with a 1970 Honda 1300 S using 396 PP. Was a challenge but was worth it. Hardest race was Daytona as with this car you have to be smooth as was under horsepowered by at least 50.
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May 25th, 2012 at 11:31 am - #DANfourTWENTY
I used a combo of suzuki swift 370pp and civic type r (EK) RM 390pp
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May 25th, 2012 at 10:38 am - #Lambob
Great touch PD, on the ‘performance difference’ and I don’t know if it was my lack of driving FF cars since release last year, but this latest patch makes the Honda Prelude ’91 VERY good to drive in your seasonals.
The Nordschleife elevation sections also has added lumps in my throat, great job with that too.
cheers.
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May 25th, 2012 at 8:26 am - #SimonK
It’s still chase the chicken so still of little interest to me. Give us a race PD! I don’t mind trying to win in a slower car, I just don’t want to start 20 odd seconds behind and have to play catch up. Let me start equal, fight to the front then defend my lead for the rest of the race.
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May 25th, 2012 at 8:38 am - #DANfourTWENTY
I think there should be at least a qualifier option so we can start a little further (if not in pole :p) up the starting order.
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May 25th, 2012 at 9:07 am - #TokoTurismo
Good idea Dan. We gotta get PD’s attention to make a qualifing option like in GT3, that really. However. I do miss starting grids a lot, but I that idea would really make things great and easy.
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May 25th, 2012 at 9:09 am - #TokoTurismo
“I do like that idea” Ugh me and my grammars. x_X
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May 25th, 2012 at 9:24 am - #researchALLwars
I haven’t tried these yet (modifying g25 again), but is the First place opponent running away by two miles again? Every time?
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May 25th, 2012 at 11:28 am - #DANfourTWENTY
@ research
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May 25th, 2012 at 11:33 am - #SimonK
Exactly. Is it really too much to ask for PD to give us races? Because all these challenges are is hotlapping with some moving obstacles.
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May 25th, 2012 at 12:40 pm - #Pit Crew
@research ALLwars Not really, caught leaders in good timing better then previous seasonals in 410 pp cars with just a FC transmission, and no aids.
Daytona is a lil harder cuz first four cars are spaced to draft each other, but you have to use momentum to catch them with no draft help for at least 3 of the five laps. From reading your posts I can see you got skill, so you’ll be fine bro.
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May 25th, 2012 at 7:23 am - #Kwaziekeller
I didn’t have many problems on any of the races with a 400pp Integra, needed something with more HP for Daytona tho. I enjoy this feature tho, definitely makes it interesting, and more competitive.
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May 25th, 2012 at 8:33 am - #DANfourTWENTY
Not always extra horsepower which is needed, lower your ride height, stiffen up the sus and reduce the extension and compression to around 2 or 1. this will keep your body roll to a minimum and allow you to keep way more speed in the corners of the speed ring. also a mere change to the gear ratios can make all the difference. lengthen your last gear longer then you would normally to allow for extra MPH when your in the slipstream.
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May 25th, 2012 at 2:59 am - #=drifting24/7=
I like this new feature for the seasonals. it promotes hard work. :D
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May 25th, 2012 at 4:13 am - #DuskTrooper
I like it too. Like you said, it not only promotes hard work, but it encourages people to use racing methods they would have never used otherwise.
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May 25th, 2012 at 2:30 am - #DuskTrooper
Funny thing about the Eifel Kart track used in this seasonal, is that it was used on one of the tests in the GT Academy miniature game. I can’t remember which round, but I do know that it was used.
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May 25th, 2012 at 7:56 am - #MaterA113
It is also the same track that is in the European Hot Hatch seasonal event.
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May 25th, 2012 at 6:50 pm - #DuskTrooper
Well at least PD are doing there part to keep trash to a minimum. Haha.
(A joke about the whole going green and recycling – if you didn’t get it)
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May 26th, 2012 at 6:51 am - #kent253
That was funny dusk trooper
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May 25th, 2012 at 1:42 am - #gast1976
aargh!!!!… Citroen 2CV was too slow on Eiffeil track!!! :-)
win with a boring prius tc…-
May 25th, 2012 at 2:10 am - #AJHG1000
Spoon fit race car detuned to 350pp (lowest rear downforce and nerfed engine, -10 front height and -5 rear, softer front suspension) really good and fast, 1.4 million in 10 minutes and 20-50 seconds (cape ring), with a minimal 6 second diference, best thing happened to me!, but the is a tune for win the cape ring race with an polo GTI ’01 at 306pp, look for it, it’s in the same thread of the new OCD line up
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