B-Spec, lol wat?

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JeffKill
Can you really just set the race up and walk away, and have your driver win? Or do you need to give him commands during the race? I don't like the idea of just watching an AI driver, but I'd definitely like to get the cars you can get from B-spec.
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Depends. Sometimes my driver just needs to get to 1st place by my command, and then I can go afk. If you have a superior car however, this is not needed and you can just launch it and walk away.
 
Cool. Im at lvl 21 myself with quite a few cars, can I let him use any car in my garage for the races (as long as they qualify)?

I realize the easiest way to answer this would be to just play, but Im at work atm....
 
JeffKill
Cool. Im at lvl 21 myself with quite a few cars, can I let him use any car in my garage for the races (as long as they qualify)?

I realize the easiest way to answer this would be to just play, but Im at work atm....
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Yeah, he can use your entire garage. Sometimes, however, they will be too overpowered and you will need to tell him to slow down.
 
The long endurance B Spec races bother me.

Im not a big fan of leaving the PS3 on for extended periods of time. That said i do have a newer slim version now which is supposed to have better cooling??. Maybe it wont be an issue, but with electronics i guess you never know.

AA
 
JeffKill
Can you really just set the race up and walk away, and have your driver win? Or do you need to give him commands during the race? I don't like the idea of just watching an AI driver, but I'd definitely like to get the cars you can get from B-spec.
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If you have a decent driver (level 8+ or so) and give them a car that will blow away the competition yes you can typicly walk away. But there are some races with muscle cars and trucks and poor tires that are quite hard because the b-spec drivers have tcs on and just wont accelerate or pass even with 700+hp, or should I say especialy with 700+hp.
 
Sum1s2pid
Take the opportunity to other things while B-Spec drives and earns you extra credits and cars, like laundry, cook, eat, make forums posts, pet the dog, dishes, etc., etc.. It's very handy.
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I thought that's what the loading screens were for ;)

GatorAdam
Not to mention I think it's going to be the only place to find the
Kubelwagen
and other cars in the game.
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Without buying it, at least.
 
AngloAmerican
The long endurance B Spec races bother me.

Im not a big fan of leaving the PS3 on for extended periods of time. That said i do have a newer slim version now which is supposed to have better cooling??. Maybe it wont be an issue, but with electronics i guess you never know.

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It shouldn't be a problem. I've had mine on for hours upon hours, no problem. Besides, it's made for it, so why not?
 
im liking B spec, i passed out this function from GT4..and its quite good,

After concentrating so hard in the game i can relax and let my driver race for me and earn some money, its not much money but every 4k counts ;)
 
GatorAdam
Ah, haven't checked the VW dealer to see if it's there. My apologies.
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No need for apologies. I meant to point it out in a helpful way, but was rushing and perhaps came across as more aggressive.

Sum1s2pid
Those are for ... drinking ... or refilling... not that I condone or endorse such behavior.
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Nono, that's what the pause button is for. Salut!

Disclaimer: When drinking and driving, make sure one of them is virtual. If both of them are virtual you're doing it wrong.
 
The more I come to understand B-spec mode the angrier I get that it wasn't simply made clear in the first place.

Everybody, please correct me if I've made incorrect assumptions:
  • A driver's stress level is how hard he's pushing the car. The red end is more aggressive (fast) but prone to make mistakes.
  • Every driver has a certain stress level they want to be at as indicated in the menus
  • The buttons for increasing/decreasing "pace" are mislabeled. They directly control the mood/stress bar which dictates pace.
  • Things stress drivers out besides your control, such as other cars.

It seems the strategy is to 'pace down' your driver at the beginning of the race, even though he's nowhere near where he should be in terms of pace or position. If you don't do this, his stress/mood will overheat and he starts driving like an idiot. I guess the goal is to use the commands to keep him near his ideal level as best as possible. When he gets out front, 'maintain pace' is used to freeze him at his current stress/mood level when he's on his ideal. Not using the 'maintain pace' means he'll cool down until he's the slowest car on the track again.

So B-spec is much more of a chore than it really could be. Honestly I'm not sure if most racing managers have to put up with this 'feelings' junk.

Anybody know what the up, right or down arrows are in the menus over their helmets? Is that some kind of global mood for overall happiness based on how overworked they are?
 
reaperman
The more I come to understand B-spec mode the angrier I get that it wasn't simply made clear in the first place.

Everybody, please correct me if I've made incorrect assumptions:
  • A driver's stress level is how hard he's pushing the car. The red end is more aggressive (fast) but prone to make mistakes.
  • Every driver has a certain stress level they want to be at as indicated in the menus
  • The buttons for increasing/decreasing "pace" are mislabeled. They directly control the mood/stress bar which dictates pace.
  • Things stress drivers out besides your control, such as other cars.

It seems the strategy is to 'pace down' your driver at the beginning of the race, even though he's nowhere near where he should be in terms of pace or position. If you don't do this, his stress/mood will overheat and he starts driving like an idiot. I guess the goal is to use the commands to keep him near his ideal level as best as possible. When he gets out front, 'maintain pace' is used to freeze him at his current stress/mood level when he's on his ideal. Not using the 'maintain pace' means he'll cool down until he's the slowest car on the track again.

So B-spec is much more of a chore than it really could be. Honestly I'm not sure if most racing managers have to put up with this 'feelings' junk.

Anybody know what the up, right or down arrows are in the menus over their helmets? Is that some kind of global mood for overall happiness based on how overworked they are?
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The first one on your list is definitely correct. I am not sure about the second one. I thought if you picked a "cool" driver, he would be able to handle the stress better than someone on the opposite side of the gauge. However, I do see your logic and you might just be right. In my experience, my driver is pretty good when he is supposed to be stressed (he's a "cool" one), which is why I have my theory about the "cool" against "not so cool" bar.

Personally I push my driver to overtake everything at the beginning of a race, and then he cools down and keeps the lead without any hassle. This seems to be working very well for me. Again, it probably depends on what kind of driver you have.

My driver just won the Ferrari cup in expert mode with the cheapest Ferrari in the shop. I.e beating the Enzo without any problem. I merely pushed him to overtake everything at the beginning and 'twas a win.
 
I have 2 drivers. M. Bergmann is a cool drivers, almost all the way to the left and B. Boucher is a hot driver, just about at the far right (how fitting.) Anyhow, in my experience, it seems that my hot head driver is more aggressive when it comes to coming out of the conventional racing line to overtake other cars, where as my cool driver seems to adhere more to the line and wait for others to make room for him.

My cool driver struggles in races where the cars are closer to each other in terms of performance, like the Vitz or Mini races. At level 12 he could still not win the Vitz race because he would just sit in traffic even if I told him to overtake. My hot driver however was able to win the Lupo Cup on his first try at level 5 and won the Vitz cup for me at level 8.

I imagine my cool driver will shine in longer races though.
 
Its a good way to sit back and just earn cr without doing anything. Sometimes i used this when i have to work out, watching my B-spec driver while doing push-ups and sit-ups is actually entertaining lol
 
Well, as I read all of your posts, with my primary intention to always play A-Spec with every GT I've ever owned. It seems to get more credits and unlock cars I will have to begin B-spec also for when I'm over driving myself. Which I think is kinda lame, I'd much rather play and earn good credits to purchase those cars worth wanting to drive and experience.

Kinda of a bummer but I'll keep an open mind for now and see how it goes...pretty lame but maybe B-spec will get me to drink more beer...not usually conducive to beating lap times!!

I can care less about managing a driver, but anything to unlock cars and earn credits more than what I'm already doing in A-spec, is worth a try!!! GT5 is still very enjoyable.

Peace.
 
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