Body modding, custom tuning and GT5...

[Carbonite]

I honestly think, like some members, that there should be no limit to how to customize your cars. Dare i say, from spinners and neons to body kits and paint jobs. That being said, there should be a type of option where a community can rate and flag different user cars as either "race" or "ricer"

but i would want to race against something like this

and not against this

Sorry but that is what need for speed is for.

 

[andrez004]

i would love some hill climbs, touge and complex tuning 👍.

+1

I know some people think that RX-7 is ugly,

and those people are crazy and have no taste... and should be slapped on the bottom and reprimanded!

 

[HBR-Roadhog]

Neons are a total waste of CPU cycles on a game such as this. They add no performance to the cars and would force other things to be left out such as track detail or force fewer cars to be in a race neither would be a good thing and all we would get in return oohh some pretty lights. Nope, Leave those for the NFS series.

 

[rennsport27]

It would be nice to incorporate a livery editor, even if it just something simple, since Forza's well-regarded editor is very simple, in concept anyways. Besides, it adds a lot of depth to a series that already keeps people interested for a very long time (And needs to, since gt5 will never come out at this rate). The more the merrier!

 

[miatafreak]

Just let me lower it, and add BBS wheels and I'll be fine...

 

[Tenacious D]

but i would want to race against something like this

(Caddy pic)

and not against this

(ricer Stang pic)

Sorry but that is what need for speed is for.

While I agree with you - and I had to look a few times at that Mustang because I initially thought it was an Eclipse , I do have one caveat. Suppose someone actually ownz a car they nastied up like that, and wants to recreate it in the game? Besides, you can't say "You can't do that to your car." Thousands of kids will do worse just out of spite.

I think everyone would be happy to have a "Kick ugly car" or "Filter custom liveries" option on the server. I'd never use the filter myself, because when I was racing in Forza, and dared to chance the online races in their craptastic sandbox system, I did save a couple of replays to see some of the other's great liveries.

 

[Nish]

It isn't even good enough for NFS lol and what exactly is horrible and the street racer image? Nearly everybody look's down on such car's ever since the Fast and the Furious movies. Seem's to me like it's just a train that people just need to jump on, I agree SOME paint job's are a little overdone but not any worse than seeing some of the real racecar's paint. I like simple paint design's (pinstrip's, numbers and sponsor across the windshield is enough for me) but everyone is not me so they probably like something else.

I agree with D though if they want they should be aloud to have it. By the way is that a rear spoiler attached to their hood?

 

[R34EVO9]

its wayyy to many shallow minded ppl that call themselves car lovers. theres absolutly nothing wrong with livery editor. u done have to use it .

 

[Zmann42087]

THere's no reason for people to be afraid of more customization in GT5... the game wont lose focus.
sure some people online will have fashion contests etc, but racing will still be the primary focus. Dunno why some of you ladies get all PMS'y and start referring to how u dont want GT to turn into NFSU.

Actually, it would be a concern to me. The fact that Gran Turismo has kept cosmetic modifications to a minimum has kept away the silly arcade racers who are primarily concerned with something as trivial as "visual customization". Let those hooligans keep playing their ricey NFS games... I don't want to race those bulldozing idiots online anyway.

The fact is, if you are someone who is a fan of the GT series to this point, it means you are somewhat of a petrol-head and definitely a sim-racing fan. If PD were to incorporate more visual customization into the GT5, I would not worry about the game losing focus. Master Kazunori knows how to balance things out to be sure. What I would be worried about would be the attraction of lesser car diehards to the series. Let's not lose the purity of GT's fan base.

I dont think anyone wants illegal street racing but i wouldnt mind some hillclimbs and touge.

Simply put, no. GT already has tarmac rally stages such as Costa di Amalfi. The last thing we need is touge for the mad-tyte Jay-Dee-Em nut swingers.

 

[XEPEGTP]

Simply put, no. GT already has tarmac rally stages such as Costa di Amalfi. The last thing we need is touge for the mad-tyte Jay-Dee-Em nut swingers.

Bro whats wrong with hillclimbs and downhills? Never heard of Pikes Peak competition, or just driver-porn mountain passes, i know imma make me some of those 100 hairpin course creator tracks.👍👍

 

[Luminis]

What I would be worried about would be the attraction of lesser car diehards to the series. Let's not lose the purity of GT's fan base.

Just because of GT's sheer popularity and the amount of people who're going to play it, there'll be a huge load of, well, less-than-diehards. In fact, I'm pretty sure that most of the people who you're going to run into online are going to be just that, casual racers. The kind that's attracted by GT's eyecandy. I at least expect it to be that way for at least the first six months.

There's two reasons the GT community misght seem to consist of nothing but diehards:
One, the last full game was released so long ago (hell, even GT5 was released quite a long time ago) that most people who're not very hardcore about GT have moved away from the franchise for the time being.

Second, GT5 was the first game that introduced online racing and not being a full game probably kept a lot of the less-than-dieshards away. And prior to that, the only way to experience the GT community was on sites like GTPlanet and the corresponding boards. And, naturally, that's where you're going to find almost nothing but diehards.

 

[infamousDee]

More proof this character hasn't played Forza.

More proof this character is incapable of comprehending the fact that some people have played Forza without the belief it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

If you genuinely don't believe me, I'll even be prepared to post photographic proof I own the game. I'm also interested in why you disagree with my point. As I've said before, you sure have a habit of not explaining your views when it suits you.

 

[cipudakisLT]

Simply put, no. GT already has tarmac rally stages such as Costa di Amalfi. The last thing we need is touge for the mad-tyte Jay-Dee-Em nut swingers.

The last thing WE need ? How da hell you know what do WE need ? You're shaman of some sort ?
And 'bout that Jay-Dee-Em thing... JDM = Gran Turismo. Well , to me atleast. Have you ever played original Gt ? It was great , because there was just very few non-japanese cars. And Trial Mountain, having strong resemblence to all those touge mountain tracks... And whats wrong with touge for you ? It's perfect test for driver skill and nerve !!

 

[JDMKING13]

The last thing WE need ? How da hell you know what do WE need ? You're shaman of some sort ?
And 'bout that Jay-Dee-Em thing... JDM = Gran Turismo. Well , to me atleast. Have you ever played original Gt ? It was great , because there was just very few non-japanese cars. And Trial Mountain, having strong resemblence to all those touge mountain tracks... And whats wrong with touge for you ? It's perfect test for driver skill and nerve !!

Exactly man he gets the 👎.

 

[Luminis]

Hate on ricers all you want, but hating on a car just because it hails from Japan is purely stupid. Automotive racism? No thanks.

 

[arthurenzo]

I honestly think, like some members, that there should be no limit to how to customize your cars. Dare i say, from spinners and neons to body kits and paint jobs. That being said, there should be a type of option where a community can rate and flag different user cars as either "race" or "ricer"

but i would want to race against something like this

and not against this

Sorry but that is what need for speed is for.

i fully agree with that

 

[E28]

We hate ricers because they have stupid bodykits and subwoofers in the passenger footwell. And most ordinary cars can be riced out.
A stock skyline? Pretty nice. A boy racers skyline? OH MY EYES!!!! THEY BURN!!!

 

[Circuit*Star]

RICER want to turn GT in to a ricer game like Forza and NFS.

 

[Circuit*Star]

Hate on ricers all you want, but hating on a car just because it hails from Japan is purely stupid. Automotive racism? No thanks.

A Ricer has nothing to do with the car is the person. I'm anti Ricer.

 

[Killinator]

Actually, it would be a concern to me. The fact that Gran Turismo has kept cosmetic modifications to a minimum has kept away the silly arcade racers who are primarily concerned with something as trivial as "visual customization". Let those hooligans keep playing their ricey NFS games... I don't want to race those bulldozing idiots online anyway.

The fact is, if you are someone who is a fan of the GT series to this point, it means you are somewhat of a petrol-head and definitely a sim-racing fan. If PD were to incorporate more visual customization into the GT5, I would not worry about the game losing focus. Master Kazunori knows how to balance things out to be sure. What I would be worried about would be the attraction of lesser car diehards to the series. Let's not lose the purity of GT's fan base.


Simply put, no. GT already has tarmac rally stages such as Costa di Amalfi. The last thing we need is touge for the mad-tyte Jay-Dee-Em nut swingers.

Glad you had time to jump off your high-horse to give us such an 'educated' arguament.
You do realise its a game and not the be all and end all of motorsports,
Maybe you should spend more time telling us what YOU don't want and less time telling US what WE don't want

EDIT: you really think visual customisation is trivial, do you watch any motorsports!!!!!!

 

[balang_479]

Let people tune cars how they want. I want a riced out drift mobile, why not?

 

[Killinator]

Let people tune cars how they want. I want a riced out drift mobile, why not?

Obviously because your not enough of a petrol-head, why, you shouldn't even be playing GT5 when it comes out, how did you find out about such a thing when its so high above pleb status,
rice, drift...pah!

NOTE: not to be taken seriously

 

[marchi]

Let people tune cars how they want. I want a riced out drift mobile, why not?

The thing i'd prefer it if they were a bit more reserved like the formula drift cars. Not some of the sad pathetic ones you see driving around.

 

[Zuel]

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[JDMKING13]

Let people tune cars how they want. I want a riced out drift mobile, why not?

Yes sir 👍, I don't like rice but what gives me the right to tell a person who bought the game not to enjoy it the way they want to enjoy it. Thats why we have private rooms right.

 

[Micdog49]

Wow, poor angry troll-tards.
What the hell has this forum turned to?

Ok, so I agree, I would much rather drive a proper liveried touring car, than a civic with some shiny wheels. But what's so wrong with doing it anyway? Sorry, but if I was going out to the shops, and drove past said civic, I would think nothing of it. If I drove past some moron who decked out his bog-standard car with a gulf racing livery, I would probably set fire to it.

Gt5 is meant to be the 'real driving simulator', if I can drive it, why the hell shouldn't it be in-game? You need to remember, 95% of GT5's audience is people who have a life, therefore won't sit on the couch for 3 days drawing on a car. They will find it 10000x easier to colour it, and slap on some shiny wheels. Exactly how it should be.

You all need to get a serious grip on reality, if you don't like it, make your own game. See if it out sells the greatest driving game of all time.

 

[Nish]

GT has a awards ceremony every year at a show largely populated with tuning, body parts, wild paint and other off the wall items, I speak of course of SEMA. While I NEVER want to see spinner's, neon lights or any kind of (detail your trunk with tv's) option.

I'm thinking with Kaz being at this show yearly and even putting car's from the show in his games, isn't it a wonder that such options weren't included before? Why give away an award to a largely modifying crowd if you yourself don't appreciate the beauty in it?

I think he does and will implement it when he can. Maybe it would just take far too long to implement all the extra body modifications at a GT5 level and just would need more time to work on the GT5 finetuning (ala GT6?).

The livery editor I have no real reason to as why it wouldn't be in as many (just about all) racing games have some sort of design mode and racecar design is a big business. Hell even street car body paint is a huge business.
And PS3 won't let me post more lol.

 

[YourCarInHD]

If you think about it when it comes down to what matters to PD/Sony (And everyone, for that matter), you have to address profit. If they add a livery editor to the game, they're going to attract more customers. (Even if you don't want the livery editor and it makes it into the game, chances are you're still going to buy it.) Customization and individualization is definitely a plus for me at least, and I know of many others who agree with me.

In the long run I'm saying more people who are looking to simply buy a racing game are going to be attracted by the livery editor/customization if there is one. I know there are livery fanatics who play forza just for the sake of creating crazy liveries and styles on the cars, hell just check the forums at Forzamotorsport.net, they have a whole subforum dedicated to it.

Perhaps they can make everyone happy and have a feature where other people's liveries, etc. are not visible to you, the player? I take this idea from a flight-combat simulator for PC, IL-2 Sturmovik, which had an option to disable custom/downloaded liveries on other player's aircraft online and gave the planes a normal paint job.

 

[YourCarInHD]

...
I'm thinking with Kaz being at this show yearly and even putting car's from the show in his games, isn't it a wonder that such options weren't included before? Why give away an award to a largely modifying crowd if you yourself don't appreciate the beauty in it?....

What came to my mind when reading this is that after putting everything he wanted into the game in terms of cars, tuning, tracks, etc. maybe there was not enough "space" left to put in an editor, or maybe PS2's technology limited what he wanted? Just a thought, I know nothing in that area for certain. We all know he is a function > form guy to boot.

 

[Killinator]

You all need to get a serious grip on reality, if you don't like it, make your own game. See if it out sells the greatest driving game of all time.

Excellent suggestion, now just to get the backing of one of the worlds largest electronics manufacturers and a team of highly skilled programmers, designers and engineers,
Why it should be simple.......

Maybe its you who need a grip on reality,
Most games developers nowadays accept ideas and criticism from fans to evolve future iterations of their game,

Should the game be tailored to people who don't want to modify cars becasue they don't like it, or remove drifting becasue someone else dosn't approve of it.
No, you give people the option, if someone wants to paint a Fiat 500 in Gulf coulours then thats their perogative(sp) and let them away,
It need not concern you as you can either leave them in your rear view mirror or eat their dust becasue its the driving that counts.

On a last note, car customisation is a massive industy, why should it not be represented in the worlds greatest* driving game.




*greatest-has not been proven yet.