24 Minutes of ... , what a joke!

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...haha. That would be well hilarious in real life.

All the pomp and circumstance, leading up to the 24 Minutes of Le Mans. ;)
 
the s group of races is a total disappointment for me. 24h races squeezed into 24minincluding day-night changes. rain-sun, from 0 to 100 % and back within 3 min, what a joke.
Real racing simulator where have you gone ?
 
lapiforce
the s group of races is a total disappointment for me. 24h races squeezed into 24minincluding day-night changes. rain-sun, from 0 to 100 % and back within 3 min, what a joke.
Real racing simulator where have you gone ?
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GT is labeled as the REAL DRIVING SIMULATOR... That might explain that...
 
Just an idea - why not give us an 'Endurance Pack' later on as free DLC? It would effectively just be an update, but they could introduce B-Spec, full endurance races and give us a car pack. That's be a great opportunity to give us some WEC spec cars - perhaps even some more GT3s. What d'you think? :)
 
tje23
Just an idea - why not give us an 'Endurance Pack' later on as free DLC? It would effectively just be an update, but they could introduce B-Spec, full endurance races and give us a car pack. That's be a great opportunity to give us some WEC spec cars - perhaps even some more GT3s. What d'you think? :)
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yes please !! nürburgring dead of night, fog

le mans, the fireworks at 11 pm

unforgettable

and please when the Dlc comes some fgt races should be thrown in on top
 
tje23
Just an idea - why not give us an 'Endurance Pack' later on as free DLC? It would effectively just be an update, but they could introduce B-Spec, full endurance races and give us a car pack. That's be a great opportunity to give us some WEC spec cars - perhaps even some more GT3s. What d'you think? :)
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yes i like the sound of that one 👍
 
Well we can actually reply those several times now. 24H you did once, vomited on carpet and called the ambulance. :lol:

<1% did it with some other people taking turns - last time I checked in Democracy 99% VS 1% means the 99% shapes the game.

I never did those crazy 12H, 24H races and I welcome with open arms the 24 min ones - as I said I can actually do them and re-do them easily.

Day/night transition - love it.

3,4, 10 different cars - you can do it. With only 24H race you would never even think of re-doing them.

Still though for the extreme minority that did them - it should be a super easy addition. Just don't make it necessary for 100% completion.

Playing video game for 24H straight is not fun at all - it's terrible chore and very unhealthy.

Speaking of unhealthy...

It's a known fact that there are people in their 50s and 60s playing this game - some of them can have cardiovascular problems - playing 24H straight could be very dangerous for them.

Not only them though - this is potentially risky for everyone. PD don't really want to pay millions in damages.

"As an avid player John entered the 24H race - yes 24 real hours race in a video game. John was later found lying unconscious by his wife" :rolleyes:

Yes - you don't do it by yourself - but we all know that some small percent did just that.
 
TurismoBad
Well we can actually reply those several times now. 24H you did once, vomited on carpet and called the ambulance. :lol:

<1% did it with some other people taking turns - last time I checked in Democracy 99% VS 1% means the 99% shapes the game.

I never did those crazy 12H, 24H races and I welcome with open arms the 24 min ones - as I said I can actually do them and re-do them easily.

Day/night transition - love it.

3,4, 10 different cars - you can do it. With only 24H race you would never even think of re-doing them.

Still though for the extreme minority that did them - it should be a super easy addition. Just don't make it necessary for 100% completion.

Playing video game for 24H straight is not fun at all - it's terrible chore and very unhealthy.

Speaking of unhealthy...

It's a known fact that there are people in their 50s and 60s playing this game - some of them can have cardiovascular problems - playing 24H straight could be very dangerous for them.

Not only them though - this is potentially risky for everyone. PD don't really want to pay millions in damages.

"As an avid player John entered the 24H race - yes 24 real hours race in a video game. John was later found lying unconscious by his wife" :rolleyes:

Yes - you don't do it by yourself - but we all know that some small percent did just that.
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Well there was the option to save the game during pit stops and return where you left off... That's how i won it and although it wasn't really a race because of the lame AI and their ridiculous pit stop strategy, i had fun doing it.
 
mister dog
Well there was the option to save the game during pit stops and return where you left off... That's how i won it and although it wasn't really a race because of the lame AI and their ridiculous pit stop strategy, i had fun doing it.
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Very very few love doing the 24hr... though this 0.1% of people must be listened and try to make them happy with the game they bought.
 
the 24h races are gt heritage and set the series apart. lap after lap, kind of zen buddism, getting into the flow
great experience

gt6 has great potential, the physics, the new courses but many things give a kind of hasty impression, lacking depth and bredth

fast on, fast off
 
I'm hoping for a less psychotic weather system for these endurance events. I can't figure out how the weather works at the Le Mans race, I've failed it (2nd place) like 4 or 5 times now by getting caught out on the wrong tires or running out of fuel. :mad:
 
ITCC_Andrew
I'm hoping for a less psychotic weather system for these endurance events. I can't figure out how the weather works at the Le Mans race, I've failed it (2nd place) like 4 or 5 times now by getting caught out on the wrong tires or running out of fuel. :mad:
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Pescarolo i used, did the first stint of 3 laps with racing int on rear wheels and racing med on front. On 2nd stint i did another 3 laps but this time racing soft on front and racing med on rear. Last stint of only 1 lap racing soft for both. Came 1st and about 50 sec advantage, try to be careful on the 1st stint as it spins easily.
 
I think the 24 minute thing is indeed an absolutely a joke. It is not an endurance race. It's just a medium length race.
I think they should keep them as they are. A teaser to what endurance racing is, and then introduce an endurance pack.

But I completely agree that 24 hour races are insane. I have done two, but oh my is it a pain and largely unnecessary. I think. But why exclude them? And why stop people from getting full completion because they don't have 24 hours to burn off on a single race?

I think THE solution would be variable length endurance races.
With several different events, with a minimum length of 1 hour. So that a player could complete it in 1 hour, get, say 2 million credits and of cause three stars and the gold trophy.
1 Hour would allow for at least some of the endurance aspect and not have a "rain shower" that lasts half a lap, but instead a couple.
But then let the player chose, 1 hour. Or 2 hours. up to the full fat 24 hours. And of cause the game should save a note of how long the completed race was.
And of cause increase the rewarded credits. If 2 hour gets you one million and 2 hours gets you 4 million and so on.
Of cause we would then run into the credit limit barrier, but I think that should just be scrapped with the endurance update I suggest.
A problem in GT5 was always that endurance races was HUGELY under rewarded.
But increasing the pay to 20 million for 24 hours, I don't think that is enough either.
2 million per hour is less then you can manage if you do the Red Bull junior championship over and over, but not far off.

With this, we would please everyone! Surely, all players would be able to manage a 1 hour race. With in race saves just like in GT5 it would seem fine.
But some people enjoy doing 24 hour races. Let them have a go at it!

Personally I would prefer something in-between. 4 hours for my alone, and maybe 8 hours if I do it with a friend.
Which is why the variable length races would be a good solution. It would let everyone do the endurance races, of just their desired length.

Sorry for the long post.
 
About the credits, don't forget that prototype drivers typically only get $50,000 or something really stupidly low per race win, in real life, while F1 drivers get hundreds of thousands or more, even for last place.


Endurance racing doesn't pay well (as far as racing salaries go, that is). It was never meant to.
 
JTB10000
Eh, I never did the endurance races in GT5's A-Spec. And when I tried to do any of them, 10 minutes in, I would literally say to myself "can't do it", and exit. They were just boring IMO.
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I remember doing 2 endurance races in GT5, and they felt so boring lol. I finshed both of them.
 
The purposes of these short endurance races are to introduce people to the problems associated with tire wear and fuel management, and get them used to doing it prior to the introduction of longer enduro event, which I think and hope are coming.

My favorite endurance events in GT4 and GT5 were the ones that lasted from 2 to 4 hours.
 
I saw the actual 24 hour races in past GT titles as the final jewels in the crown. Especially with the mid-race save feature in GT5, everyone that had spare time to play GT had the opportunity to complete a 24 hour race, even if bit by bit, and not all at once.
 
ITCC_Andrew
About the credits, don't forget that prototype drivers typically only get $50,000 or something really stupidly low per race win, in real life, while F1 drivers get hundreds of thousands or more, even for last place.


Endurance racing doesn't pay well (as far as racing salaries go, that is). It was never meant to.
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Gt isnt real life. Its a game. Supposed to be playable. No one is going to be paid to race a stock honda fit in real life either.
 
I did the 24hr of Le Mans in GT5 with a DS3.


That was interesting.
 
dude2106
Gt isnt real life. Its a game. Supposed to be playable. No one is going to be paid to race a stock honda fit in real life either.
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No one?

Robbie Davis (Touring Car B-spec) won the Pirelli World Challenge B-Spec (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirelli_World_Challenge) in an almost unmodified MINI Cooper, against others who race in Honda Fits, Mazda 2s, FIAT 500s and Chevy Sonics. Yes, there is an amount of prize money awarded to everyone. No, it isn't possible to profit from it. But, indeed, people do get money for racing those cars... Just not enough to pay for it and earn profits back.
 
ITCC_Andrew
No one?

Robbie Davis (Touring Car B-spec) won the Pirelli World Challenge B-Spec (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirelli_World_Challenge) in an almost unmodified MINI Cooper, against others who race in Honda Fits, Mazda 2s, FIAT 500s and Chevy Sonics. Yes, there is an amount of prize money awarded to everyone. No, it isn't possible to profit from it. But, indeed, people do get money for racing those cars... Just not enough to pay for it and earn profits back.
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Wow, i didn't know Anyone would actually race that box. That said.
There are 'symbolic' prize money practically everywhere, but since we in gt is our own team, it should really be practically impossible to maky anything but a massive debt.
But that id hardly game play friendly.
 
Somebody is hurting my feelings. I actually did a 24H LeMans this year. Not alone we where 5 guys in our rFactor 2 SCES team in our C6R corvette :).

As for GT6 I am relieved not having to do any real endurance racing. The AI is so craptastic who would endure even 60 minutes with AI that you cannot race and is only there to look good for the replays?

This was the right move. You don´t have to worry about strategy 100 % wet racing hards is still just as good as the wet tires. I refuse to complain about accelerated rain because I am happy both night racing and rain is in. There is other "next gen" racing game that felt they could not afford such things ;)

Since GT is not good enough to simulate racing I am happy they at least emulate racing so I can have some fun time role playing since real racing is a really daunting prospect and the endurance season really sucked a lot of energy out of me :)

Lets hope GT 7 will brake new ground and take the GT series into the 21st century...
 
I have always liked the endurance races, 4 or 6 hours it was fun, 24h not so much, but in GT5 I did both...but spreading those in a week or so lol. I must admit the concept of a compact 24h is strange but I like the result!

However, I am sure that longer endurance will come along with time...
 
We just got this game on Christmas.....Are you saying they took away the 24 hour races and made them 24 minutes?!?!? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard!!! I am so upset.

My son and I just did a 24 hour race in GT5 a few weeks ago and we did it straight through. I would nap while he raced and he would nap when I raced. It was so cool it really felt like it was morning when the sun came up.

If true this really just put GT6 down a lot of notches for me. :irked:

I hope like some have said it comes in a later patch. Not just B spec though A spec as well.
 
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hoppongrass
I have always liked the endurance races, 4 or 6 hours it was fun, 24h not so much, but in GT5 I did both...but spreading those in a week or so lol. I must admit the concept of a compact 24h is strange but I like the result!

However, I am sure that longer endurance will come along with time...
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That's what kept me from ever attempting the 24 hour races. I would have to do it an hour or two at a time. The problem is you can't do anything else in the game until your finished. I liked switching up and either doing a seasonal or going online and drag racing. 24 hour races handcuff you too much.
 

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