About the licenses and their purpose.

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I've been a GT(1), GT3 and now a GT5-junkie.
In the earlier parts of the series you where forced to complete the driver licenses before you could continue with your cups. Now that seems not to be the case! Instead GT has taken a step out of the Car-world and a step in to the RPG-gaming world with... LEVELS.. Yes, GT accompanies the First person shooter world in this trap. But that's a completely different topic. Back to the subject!

Since I've been focusing on so much new things that have been added since GT3 I've forgotten the license-bit for a huge amount of time (I'm a lvl 36 A-spec). Actually i just started my usual all-gold-struggle. Now that I've completed a few licenses they still tell me "congratulations now you can access new races". Its not that I've been exploring around since I got that message but I am quite sure I allready could access all races. :confused:

Please correct me if I'm wrong or give me a pat on the back for understanding the confusing and delusional messages from GT

Thanks for your answers in advance!
 
It says "you can now acess more races" but in fact you could even without the licences. My guess is either an error or a bad translation.
 
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It says "you can now acess more races" but in fact you could even without the licences. My guess is either an error or a bad translation.
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I was confused for that for a second. When I gained my way to the Extreme Hall, it allowed me to do all of the races, and I had an IA license. I think it was a way to give people no choice and try to go through the licenses, so they'll get an idea of how to properly drive and race. And for the OP,

I don't think there's any purpose of the licenses other than improving your driving skills. But it's perhaps more of a tremendously rigorous set of assignments designed to madden you in seconds.

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So it was like I thought then. I don't know if they removed the enforcing of licenses in GT5 or 4. But its a shame that its gone now that you are able to race eachother.

Most people should get a forced lecture in one or a 30 areas before being able to go online if you ask me(in lobbys no licenses should be required). How to tail someone before a chicane for example.
I hope all series except beginner-series have full dmg in gt6 for the sake of the online community!

Thank you for helping me out on this one! Its a damn shame PD took this turn on the license-part. Remove the lvls and give us back the old license-system :(
 
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With the tests in previous games you had to prove that you could drive to enter a higher level race, if you couldn't pass the test the races stayed locked.

With the levelling system you just have to prove that you can do the same event over and over and the higher level races will eventually give in and unlock

...I liked it the way that it used to be.
 
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I don't think there's any purpose of the licenses other than improving your driving skills. But it's perhaps more of a tremendously rigorous set of assignments designed to madden you in seconds.
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I agree, the licenses don't seem to have much purpose with the way they are set up in GT5.

I've run a game save up to level 35 without doing any of the licenses at all!!

The structure is almost backwards. There is no level restriction for the National B license (the first set of 10 licenses), but you must be level 3 to attempt the National A license (the 2nd set of 10). And you must be level 6 to attempt the International C license (the 3rd set of 10), etc. The game requires you to level up before you can attempt the higher level licenses.

Respectfully,
GTsail
 
The other purpose of the licenses is the chance to get 18 free cars, too. ;)

It does seem backwards though. You should have to pass the licenses to advance, not just grind races and go up levels.

These days, one could start the game over and hit Level 40 just doing the Seasonals, without ever doing one A-spec Race, License Test, or Special Event. :lol:
 

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