Best settings for an experienced GT player

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Hi,

I used to play alot of gran turismo (and even did well in a HMV tournament a few years ago) however I was never any good at choosing driving options. Other than knowing i want to race manual and have driving line off im not sure what are regarded the 'proper' settings. Also, if i have tractiion control / ABS / skid recovery etc ON is that regarded as cheating? I just got gt6 today and want to start as i mean to go on, with appropriate settings for when i play online. Online does everyone adhere to the same settings or can people have whatever driving aids they like (i've never raced online)

Thanks alot
 
Skid recovery is seen as unrealistic whether you have a wheel or not. Edit your original post rather than double posting please.
 
The most satisfied experience is only using ABS-1. Turn all the other driving aids off, especially traction control. If you're using a controller, I have found steering sensitivity at 3 works well.
 
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ok thanks for the feedback. i'll have a play about. i have a logitech wheel in the basement so will fish that out.

one more related question though - I agree that going for realistic settings with driving assists off makes for more enjoyable play (and i will do this for single player racing), but looking at some of the winning times for the online seasonal events, it seems impossible to get near the top times without driving aids? just for the last hour i tried the corvette stingray event on daytona. without assists i was 8 seconds off, with assists i was only 3.5 seconds off. do you think the people with the top times have lots of driving aids? or am i just alot worse that i thought i was! :)
 
ben thompson
Hi,

I used to play alot of gran turismo (and even did well in a HMV tournament a few years ago) however I was never any good at choosing driving options. Other than knowing i want to race manual and have driving line off im not sure what are regarded the 'proper' settings. Also, if i have tractiion control / ABS / skid recovery etc ON is that regarded as cheating? I just got gt6 today and want to start as i mean to go on, with appropriate settings for when i play online. Online does everyone adhere to the same settings or can people have whatever driving aids they like (i've never raced online)

Thanks alot
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Skid recovery is for people who suck. TCS makes your car Slower.
Most people run no TCS and abs 1 with all other options off.
 
V4.SKUNK
Skid recovery is for people who suck. TCS makes your car Slower.
Most people run no TCS and abs 1 with all other options off.
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ok thanks. im currently running everything off with ABS at 1 and its feeling good in the single player. personally wont be able to get anywhere near the top times for online seasonal events without some driving aids though. i'd be very impressed if those times were without aids. maybe when i find my logitech wheel and get used to that i'll need the aids less
 
ben thompson
do you think the people with the top times have lots of driving aids?
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You can reach the top with SRF and ABS1, nothing else is needed as for aids.
V4.SKUNK
Skid recovery is for people who suck.
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Look, I can make a non sense statement as yours, skid recovery OFF is for people who suck, this way they have an excuse to not be fast, do you like it? :D
 
killerjimbag
The last update has made it pretty easy to run no aides at all. We run no ABS rooms all the time. SRF TC are like training wheels on a bicycle.
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Let me know when you have a room up running.
I've being playing GT since it was released. I skipped all #5 titles. Well, I just got GT6 last December and as usual, all aids off but ABS=1. I've being playing (offline) it with ABS=0 and it's really better. After 1.04 I don't see any reason to use ABS.

I believe that if everybody in a room is running with ABS off, it becomes a matter of braking skills, not just being fast with the magical and unreal SFR or even worst:
– Hey, push hard the square button pal, PS3 and GT6 will do the job for ya!

So arcade IMO.
 
Give a try to all the beginner driver aids. Forget any stigma you think other people will cast at you. Most people use driver aids
At the end of the lap - are you happy: Did you have fun?

If you can say 'yes' and run with TCS= 6 and SRF on, then - more power to you.

If you can't live with the danger of ABS=0 then drop down to ABS=1
Gears too much of a grind, put it in automatic.
Wheel spining out of corners - but can't modulate the throttle - maybe TCS is the driver aid for you.

Time trials are not so much about having "fun" driving the car but the relentless chase for that perfect hotlap. Getting that perfect laptime is the fun, not how you drive. If they found out that painting a time trial car with a Moulin Rouge paint chip to get an extra 20 bhp... you'd see 100 pink cars in the top 100.
 
Ryk
Give a try to all the beginner driver aids. Forget any stigma you think other people will cast at you. Most people use driver aids
At the end of the lap - are you happy: Did you have fun?

If you can say 'yes' and run with TCS= 6 and SRF on, then - more power to you.

If you can't live with the danger of ABS=0 then drop down to ABS=1
Gears too much of a grind, put it in automatic.
Wheel spining out of corners - but can't modulate the throttle - maybe TCS is the driver aid for you.

Time trials are not so much about having "fun" driving the car but the relentless chase for that perfect hotlap. Getting that perfect laptime is the fun, not how you drive. If they found out that painting a time trial car with a Moulin Rouge paint chip to get an extra 20 bhp... you'd see 100 pink cars in the top 100.
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Or he could try and fix wheel spin the proper way with correct LSD settings, instead of turning on an aid.
 
Ryk
Snip ... If they found out that painting a time trial car with a Moulin Rouge paint chip to get an extra 20 bhp... you'd see 100 pink cars in the top 100.
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This I would like to see to happen :lol: Better than all SRF on for top 100 .. :sick: lost my interest in GT6 TT lately ..
 
ben thompson
ok thanks for the feedback. i'll have a play about. i have a logitech wheel in the basement so will fish that out.

*snip* looking at some of the winning times for the online seasonal events, it seems impossible to get near the top times without driving aids? just for the last hour i tried the corvette stingray event on daytona. without assists i was 8 seconds off, with assists i was only 3.5 seconds off. do you think the people with the top times have lots of driving aids? or am i just alot worse that i thought i was! :)
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Ok, this type of assumption may seem accurate to someone who is new to the seasonals. However, with SRF off, you'll see generally the same drivers at the top of the leaderboards. Yes, it shaves off seconds due to increased grip. What people fail to realize is the top drivers like doodle, and some who posted here already will still be at the top without SRF. I've seen them place high with ABS1 with my own eyes. If you're fast, you'll be able to place high regardless of the aids. I feel this needs to be said because some drivers seem to be under the assumption they'd be at the top of the leaderboard "if it weren't for that pesky SRF." The reality is, if SRF were forced off, these same drivers would be up there at the top. Now, if a filter were added to the leaderboards as some have suggested, this would no longer be a problem for some. Not necessarily directed at you, Mr. Thompson.
 
This is a pretty timely subject for me, as this weekend I received a few more messages from some of the less mature people on GT6. The second most common subject in random messages i get is that I use SRF in the TT's and that is why I place well in them. I just hope the "SRF is for NUBS!" and "Girl+SRF=SuckS" messages make these people feel better about themselves.

The most commom random messages I get are from the guys that have learned to talk to women by watching porn, and I understand I will get that being a female playing a male driven game. The hate-o-grams sent because of SRF and the messages I see on GTP that say "not going to participate in this or that because it's allowed" is something I just don't understand.

I went to racetracks in Indiana as a little girl with my father and brothers and they always said that whatever the winner was using this week would be on everyone else's car next week. How is GT6 any different than that? If it is legal and allowed why not use it?
 
For me it's a simple matter of principle and integrity :), even on little things like virtual lap time. For me, most of the times on the board means nothing no matter how quick they are, as what matters most to me, is to find my own limit with zero aids and compare with those who share the same view and principle. A simple matter of filter on the board ... something lacking in GT6.

Now, I just aim for gold with stock cars on last few TT, get the money, then do my worklist - building replicas and tuning cars - test + hot laps.
 
Whoosier, simply report the idiots. No one said you cannot use aides. I race without aides and that's my choice. I think PD has dumbed the game down,to try to get the more casual player to buy it's game. Just my thoughts.
 
The SRF optional TT definitely aimed at casual player or new player to the series, I always wonder why PD hasn't made any special TT for the less casual / veteran / hardcore players ?

I feel bad for the casuals and beginner players ( new to GT ), they will have one hell of a hard time competing for top 100 :( looking at how most of the usual quick players ( veterans ) are always dominating. We need some kind of league or division :lol:
 
killerjimbag
Whoosier, simply report the idiots. No one said you cannot use aides. I race without aides and that's my choice. I think PD has dumbed the game down,to try to get the more casual player to buy it's game. Just my thoughts.
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I just kill them with kindness, I send a message back thanking them for making me feel so special because they choose me out of the all hundreds of thousands of others who play. I normally get a one or two word reply and it's over.
 
I will be starting a room up, with no aides. Lupo Cup cars, oil change and tune them up. Great way to learn, cheap, fun car to drive. At 330 EST.
PSN name abetterplaya.
 
WhoosierGirl
This is a pretty timely subject for me, as this weekend I received a few more messages from some of the less mature people on GT6. The second most common subject in random messages i get is that I use SRF in the TT's and that is why I place well in them. I just hope the "SRF is for NUBS!" and "Girl+SRF=SuckS" messages make these people feel better about themselves.

The most commom random messages I get are from the guys that have learned to talk to women by watching porn, and I understand I will get that being a female playing a male driven game. The hate-o-grams sent because of SRF and the messages I see on GTP that say "not going to participate in this or that because it's allowed" is something I just don't understand.

I went to racetracks in Indiana as a little girl with my father and brothers and they always said that whatever the winner was using this week would be on everyone else's car next week. How is GT6 any different than that? If it is legal and allowed why not use it?
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You told me you wouldn't say anything!!:mad: :lol:

Of course if SRF is allowed in TT's people will use it to get top times, we're all too competitive as a group not to. I don't like using it because for me it turns a decent sim into Need for Speed and I don't enjoy going faster knowing all the while it isn't me that's 5 seconds faster, it's an invisible hand keeping me on course. I took a run at Cargo's tune today and almost spun going into the hairpin after getting a wheel in the grass, all the while thinking "I'm going to spin". But SRF saved me...and I came out ahead of my ghost:lol: Once that happened and the realism was broken, it wasn't fun for me anymore.

But I can see that others enjoy it and don't hold it against anyone for using it. I just wish PD would provide a way for all of us to compete for top times without arcade physics. I know the results wouldn't be any different but I'd sure put a lot more than 2 or 3 laps into it:lol:
 
In response to the topic creator, all I can say is try each setting on and off and choose which one feels the best to you. In my opinion, the "quickest possible" setup would be:

ASM: off
TCS: off
Active Steering: off
SRF: on
ABS: 1

What you use though is personal preference, and do not listen to any of the silly judgements that some people will throw at you for using an aid or two, or the snobbery remarks if you feel that things are better with no aids. I'll race with SRF, ABS and Driving Line on in chase view, out of sheer laziness, and then later on will be driving from cockpit view with everything turned off - aids, ABS and all of the on screen display information as well. According to the pidgeonholing on GTP, that makes me both an elitest showoff and an unskilled noob at the same time. So in other words, don't listen to any of those sort of comments and just experiment what works the best for you.

Another experiment for you to try out is how your driving and lap times compare in each of the different camera views available.
 
I never use SRF in time trials. For me no driving aids is more of a fun experience. If I end up within the top 3000 I am stoked. My goal is usually the top 5000-6000. I just go until I feel I have tapped out tuning options and lose patience. The tunes that people post using SRF are still excellent tunes for no aids. Gold has never been a problem. I hope to get good enough to use bone stock cars like I see some doing. With a controller though it might just be frustrating.
 

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