B-Spec Personalities

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DacoBirdman
I was trying to figure out how the personalities for B-Spec drivers work, reading some stuff, and experimenting on my own.

Now, when speaking of personalities, I mean the hot/cool bar.

I've found that my drivers do their best racing when the arrow is where their personality is in their profile.

What I'm wondering is, if I get a cool driver, will he continue a good lap pace if he's miles ahead and calm? and not race well when he's in a pack? And will a hot driver race well while aggressive and in a pack, and slow down when cool?

I'm wondering because I'm thinking of getting a hot personality for races where my car isn't much better. But I don't know if it will work like this.
 
i think general consesus is that they all drive exactly the same, if the bar is in the blue during the race he'll drive slower but not make as many mistakes, where-as if it is red in the race, he'll be on the edge and risks making several mistakes.

the difference is that if your driver has a cooler personality then his bar will drop faster, if he has a hotter personality then his bar will increase faster if put under pressure (if that makes any sense :P)
 
If you're right about this, that would actually explain a lot. Anybody else have thoughts or confirmation on this?
 
I have some "cool" guys and some "hot" guys. Looks to me like all run best when they are at about 75% (half way into the red section). It seems like it is easier to keep a "hot" driver in the zone, though. Regardless all will slow down and eventually lose if you don't constantly "talk" to them. But then my guys are in the level 10-12 range. Maybe they get better with some more experience... :confused:
 
My hot drivers do better in races for me personally. I can't say they get the fastest lap times or not, but they will make moves when it counts that my cold drivers won't. I rarely have to command an overtake, he just does it on his own which allows me to focus on the pace.
 
I agree with the 75% thing! I see the same thing with my drivers ...

As to the overtaking part in the last post, from what I've seen sometimes my driver will make the overtake, and sometimes he wont, I think hotter drivers will be more willing to take riskier overtakes (or normal overtaking for us) where-as a cooler driver will want a more obvious / dead certain overtaking chance with the occassional risky move.

I have a cool driver and he'll just go and overtake, do two fast laps, and then he'll chill out, he's level 16 btw.
 
There must be a benefit to the cool drivers. It can't just be that hot drivers are better, otherwise people wouldn't even get cool drivers, and the bar wouldn't exist. They have to be good at something.
 
Daco
There must be a benefit to the cool drivers. It can't just be that hot drivers are better, otherwise people wouldn't even get cool drivers, and the bar wouldn't exist. They have to be good at something.
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I've been thinking the exact same thing. I will say that my cooler driver seems to run cleaner lines around the same turns my hotter driver would fishtail violently on. But the flipside seems that my hotter driver will take on the straights far more aggressively, as well, whereas my cooler driver maintains a calm (i.e. "slower") pace on the straights.
 
GatorAdam
I've been thinking the exact same thing. I will say that my cooler driver seems to run cleaner lines around the same turns my hotter driver would fishtail violently on. But the flipside seems that my hotter driver will take on the straights far more aggressively, as well, whereas my cooler driver maintains a calm (i.e. "slower") pace on the straights.
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But what was their personality bar at during the race?
 
Daco
But what was their personality bar at during the race?
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Both at the same levels. Referring to driving a Shelby Cobra on the Rome course trying to take down the Miuras. When they were being "pushed" by me, they responded as I mentioned above.
 
Daco
There must be a benefit to the cool drivers. It can't just be that hot drivers are better, otherwise people wouldn't even get cool drivers, and the bar wouldn't exist. They have to be good at something.
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I agree, it seems like their skills are all similar, so choosing a hot or cool driver doesn't gain or cost you anything in the skills area.

My thinking is that a hot driver gets hot quicker and a cool driver stays cool longer, which translates to: Hot driver will be easier to keep in that hot zone which can be good for close races where you don't want them slowing down too much, but they also are more prone to mistakes. A cool driver will be harder to keep going at full speed BUT in return hardly makes any mistakes. So it really depends on the race and track!

What I have found works well is using cooler drives for tracks with lots of twists and hotter drives for nascar style tracks. They probably want you to have a combo of both in your driver stable.
 
Ive experienced hot drivers are good for overtaking at the start, but tends to run out of stamina quicker too, aswell as having less mental strength, preduces slightly more wheelspin under pressure.

Cooler drivers are very nice during long endurance races is what i have noticed, they keep tires in check aswell as keep car from overrevving at the end of a corner.
 
Okay this is a little side track, but i got to know it x)
Why have more then one driver? Then you have to lvl him again? Or is it impossible to lvl one guy to 40?
 
Gerner
Okay this is a little side track, but i got to know it x)
Why have more then one driver? Then you have to lvl him again? Or is it impossible to lvl one guy to 40?
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Later on in the endurance races you will be able to use more than one driver as they get tired. The more you have the easier to find a fresh one.
 
I have 4 drivers. 2 hot tempered and 2 cool, and ill use them for different races. The speedway races ill use the hot drivers as well as on circuits with plenty of straights such as monza or le mans, and the cool drivers ill use on laguna seca n such..
 

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