That's actually a good idea instead of the current N classes of cars they should replace it with the PP system, perfect example is the X-Bow will monster anything in N300 other than stuff that's been de tuned to n300 like the F50 or S-FR racing concept.They should use a Performance Point system like in GT6, it would be a lot more accurate than the Nx00 system, that only accounts the power output, but not the weight, level of downforce, chassis capabilities...
I'd only say that for Gr.4 and Gr.3. They haven't really touched Gr.1 nearly as much. In fact, it seems like they only make any BoP changes to Gr.1 when a new Gr.1 car is added, like the 962 and 787B.Pd is doing great job at doing Gr classes bop. However N class bops are untouched since the release of the game so they are very unbalanced.
They should use a Performance Point system like in GT6, it would be a lot more accurate than the Nx00 system, that only accounts the power output, but not the weight, level of downforce, chassis capabilities...
Honestly, I'd add the ability to tune downforce and final gear ratio, and noting else. Not the individual gears, nor the top speed (auto-set) setting - everything else would be locked. I recall reading that less than 20% of GTS players have even tried Sport Mode once. And if you've played more than ten races, you're now in a group that makes up 7% of GTS players, being about half a million players. Is having tuning enabled in this hypothetically limited capacity really gonna result in a big drop-off? I could see players being driven away if all tuning was enabled, but just those two? It's a competitive ranked mode! It's not like the people who play Sport Mode are casuals, anyway! And even if they were, then if they can understand the difference between light & heavy characters in Mario Kart, they can understand how to tune these two settings.
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Pp system wasnt any better then the currently N class system. There were always 1 meta car that breaks the records on seasonal events in gt6. Also cars like Focus rs and Toyota ts050 and some other cars were disgustingly overpowered they spammed in every n500 lobby.
Currently the advantage of pp system over N class system is variety. Other then pp class isnt any better then N class system.
Tuning restrictions, I believe, aren't intended to avoid alienate people with the complexity of tuning but instead just to make BoP process more effective.
Or, instead of that, the N-series could be replaced with various, more general vehicle archetypes, like one for kei cars, or one for sporty pickup trucks. (Though I can't recall what all the groups were within GT6's lobby options.)
Yes. Things very easy to translate to code, I think.
Something like Top Drives to Android and iOS, qhere, besides RQ level, a car can have some "tags" associated like "Saloon", "Motorsport", etc.
It's very simple to set events based on that
In my opinion as a rather mediocre driver, BoP works only for Gr.3 cars. Granted, there will always be a standout "meta" car or two for each week's races; certain car layouts will suit certain tracks more, unless BoP starts taking both car and track into account, but that's asking for more trouble than it's worth IMO.
Gr.4 is a barren wasteland of nothingness to begin with, so it's hard to balance nothingness. The car choice usually comes down to corners, in which case you take the 86, or outright speed, which usually mean any of the god-awful to drive how is this even a racecar FF cars. Gr.2 has 3 viable cars from 2016's GT500 race, and 3 garbage cars from 2008's. Yes, because what the 2008 death traps need to be competitive is more power gosh darn it! Gr.1 is a toss up between the hybrid prototypes; the Group C cars have no business being in the same category as cars quite literally twenty years younger than them. Yes, I would quite like to race my 5 speed, non hybrid Mazda 787B against the Porsche 919 with KERS, please!
The N classes are the worst case scenario anyone needs to look at to see how broken the BoP system is. Production cars are so much more wildly varied in terms of purpose, construction, parts, laws to abide by, etc.. Simply moving sliders in power and mass simply cannot make for close racing. All you need to do is to take a look at each time an FIA race includes N class cars; you'll see, without exaggeration, entire grids filled with ONE car, as though it's a One-Make race. And it's usually some garbage retarded concept car that doesn't even exist to begin with. See video below:
The Gr. 4 mixes cars that shouldn't be mixed. FF cars should be on a "Touring Car Class", the AWD shouldn't be at all in the mix. The RWD GTs should be the only Gr.4 cars, that is mildly equivalent to GT4.
Gr. 2 could have more cars, being Mercedes, Audi, Aston Martin and BMW in the game, why there isn't any DTM car? Also we know LMP2 cars are about the same pace Super GT cars, why not. Certainly LMP2 cars would be faster in some tracks, SuperGT/DTM cars would be faster on others, but same thing in every category.
Gr. 1 is the same thing Gr. 4. LMP1 cars shouldn't be mixed with VGT nos Group C cars.
Of course, the reason of this sometimes awful mixes is PD trying to have as much manufactures as possible with at least a Gr. 4 and a Gr. 3 model to allow players to "sign" Manufacturers contract.
That's actually a good idea instead of the current N classes of cars they should replace it with the PP system, perfect example is the X-Bow will monster anything in N300 other than stuff that's been de tuned to n300 like the F50 or S-FR racing concept.
Edit: this should mean that n class FIA races could have more varied grids instead of effectively bring one make races.
All you need to do is to take a look at each time an FIA race includes N class cars; you'll see, without exaggeration, entire grids filled with ONE car, as though it's a One-Make race. And it's usually some garbage retarded concept car that doesn't even exist to begin with.
Seasonal events had always ONE meta car in gt6. Also focus rs would like to have a word with you.
Even if Gt sport had pp system grids will still look like a one make race.