Boring new seasonals..

[axl54]

Yes, I can make these more challenging by using a "David" car but regardless it still feels like I am basically doing a 3-5 lap time trial with traffic. Even the expert seasonals were the same. I just have to make up x number of seconds past essentially scripted traffic.

A real race would be nice but failing that at least using some imagination in the scenario would be a start.

How about, for example, replicating the final 5 - 10 laps of an endurance race, you have to choose an LMP1 car, you are third or fourth in class, you are half a lap down on the class leader and your tyres are [at the start of the race] partially worn and your fuel MIGHT take you through to the end of the race depending on how much you mash the throttle. Between you and the leader lay 12-13 GT1 cars battling for the lead of their class and 2-3 LMP1 cars from your own class.

Though it is still just chasing the rabbit, it is at least chasing the rabbit with a plausible back story.

Talking of endurance, some longer seasonals (around the length or longer than the current B-Spec expert challenges) would be great as at least then you can have some fun with tyre strategy.

I don't agree with the Op inasmuch as I think there are a lot of fun normal cars to drive in GT5, but I do think that the format of the seasonals - really well described in this post - has become rather predictable and boring.

I would love to see PD shake things up by including things like weather and time changes
in longer races ( like Bspec expert events), add a long overdue, repeatable rally seasonal
so I can use my rally cars to gain xp and cr, manufacturer events, standing starts............ anything but these samey, unimaginative events over & over.

Finally, I really miss the F1 events too
and the Lambo one's would have been awesome with my new Aventador.
Bring 'em back PD 👍

 

[mattmflok]

Yes, I can make these more challenging by using a "David" car but regardless it still feels like I am basically doing a 3-5 lap time trial with traffic. Even the expert seasonals were the same. I just have to make up x number of seconds past essentially scripted traffic.

A real race would be nice but failing that at least using some imagination in the scenario would be a start.

How about, for example, replicating the final 5 - 10 laps of an endurance race, you have to choose an LMP1 car, you are third or fourth in class, you are half a lap down on the class leader and your tyres are [at the start of the race] partially worn and your fuel MIGHT take you through to the end of the race depending on how much you mash the throttle. Between you and the leader lay 12-13 GT1 cars battling for the lead of their class and 2-3 LMP1 cars from your own class.

Though it is still just chasing the rabbit, it is at least chasing the rabbit with a plausible back story.

Talking of endurance, some longer seasonals (around the length or longer than the current B-Spec expert challenges) would be great as at least then you can have some fun with tyre strategy.

i recall having something suspiciously close to that in GT5 (if i recall correctly, it is in the NASCAR special)

but i strongly support more of this idea in upcoming updates for GT5

 

[luv2drive]

Try matching your cars to that of your opponents. Run the same tyres they do and build your car so that the PP is equal to or preferably less than theirs. Then come back and tell us if you're still bored of the game.

{Cy}

How can I find out what kind of tires the opponents are using? Is it just in the preamble of "Typical opponents" where it says most are running XX tires?

 

[CyKosis1973]

How can I find out what kind of tires the opponents are using? Is it just in the preamble of "Typical opponents" where it says most are running XX tires?

I believe it is listed in the preamble, to definitively check, enter a race and then view the replay. Select one of the opposition cars and you'll see what tyres they're using 👍

{Cy}

 

[dionisius539]

Can we please have seasonal events for F1? It is so boring having these cars in the garage at all times - all dressed up and nowhere to go so to speak!!!

 

[Dominator]

I want more seasonal's, this is just time trials.

 

[SjefGielen]

I'd like more Sunday Cup like A and B spec events. So more low pp races for (almost) stock production cars.