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My name is Sascha and I have been thinking about this for a long time and i am glad to post my thoughts here, hoping there are lots of other GTP members that feel the same way i do.
I will try to explain my ideas as good as possible (excuse me if something is misleading or hard to understand because i am not a native english speaker).
Especially given the fact, that Kaz often told us that he dreamed about the future of GT and how to make it even more exciting, i think my ideas fit perfectly. I see the "Gran Turismo World" as an open world where you have different places that you can visit but dont necessarily have to. Comparable to the Test Drive Unlimited games, maybe even with some AI drivers being willing to beat you on a start from red traffic lights from time to time and POLICE that will come into play if you do too much speeding/street racing... ok i am getting off course now, but it helps you to understand my complete imagination.
Regarding car purchase this would mean, that if you want to buy a brand new Audi, you drive to the Audi dealership while lazy or hasty players take a shortcut through the menu screen like we know it from GT6.
(For all my following examples i have chosen "Audi" as the manufacturer, because i am driving one.
But these examples work for all other car manufacturers as well. And thats the best thing about that.)
Now we come to the completely revised car purchase (please note, this would also work without an open world and this feature alone would make a new GT a hundred times better in terms of car purchase).
Instead of buying specific models where the only option to change is the color, when buying a new car players should be able to:
1. Select the type of model they want to drive (Audi A1, A3, A5, A6, A7, A8, also factory tuned sports versions like S4/RS4, S5/RS5, S6/RS6 should be available - the same for Mercedes - AMG, BMW, M-series, Nissan - Nismo etc.)
2. Select the bodywork/car body (sedan, touring, coupe, ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
3. Select the type of engine (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
4. Select the color (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
5. Select the interior (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model, but it would be ok to have at least a few different options like carbon (sports style) or leather & wood (luxury style) to choose from. The more the better, especially for those who appreciate the ingame perspective like i do)
6. Select additional body parts like front and rear spoilers (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
7. Select wheels/rims (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
From that point on, players should also have the option to visit THIRD PARTY car tuners like Abt, Oettinger or MTM (just to name a few) besides the factory tuners to get a truly individual car by choosing between alternate tuning/body parts that are more or less unique to the certain models - wouldnt even bother if there were less body parts available for an Audi A8 compared to "tuner cars" like Honda Civic or Nissan Skyline (i know i am dreaming, but this is what so many players want).
It would be extremely well to also have a place, where you can change the interior for good cash.
Of course you can also buy new different wheels/rims after buying your new car in my vision of an ALL-NEW GRAN TURISMO. Since GT6 was a big step toward the right direction when it comes to the pure amount of available wheels, i would be glad with what we have, but an even wider range would still be fine.
When it comes to buying used cars, players should have two options:
1. Visit a manufacturer and see which used cars are in stock (stock should change, just like the used car market in older GTs, but these cars should be from the given manufacturer only).
2. Visit a dealership for more or less mixed used cars (not only should the stock change here as well, but also these do need to vary in terms of what they sell. Some dealers sell almost anything, some focus on certain manufacturers, others focus on oldtimers, one sells only japanese cars, another one is specialized in vans, sportscars, whatever, sky is the limit)
That would make it lots of fun to discover "new" used cars.
Aaaaaaand of course players should be able to tune them as well through the before mentioned third party car tuners which leads me to the last point on my wishlist:
IMAGINE if there would be a place like a scrapyard/junk yard where you could buy intact engines from wrecked cars for a reasonable price to have them built into another car!
Ever wanted to put that gorgeous Lotus V8 into a Mini Cooper? We'll see if it fits... But if it does: BOOM!!! Drag strip (or red traffic lights in an open world GT) here i come!!!
I will try to explain my ideas as good as possible (excuse me if something is misleading or hard to understand because i am not a native english speaker).
Especially given the fact, that Kaz often told us that he dreamed about the future of GT and how to make it even more exciting, i think my ideas fit perfectly. I see the "Gran Turismo World" as an open world where you have different places that you can visit but dont necessarily have to. Comparable to the Test Drive Unlimited games, maybe even with some AI drivers being willing to beat you on a start from red traffic lights from time to time and POLICE that will come into play if you do too much speeding/street racing... ok i am getting off course now, but it helps you to understand my complete imagination.
Regarding car purchase this would mean, that if you want to buy a brand new Audi, you drive to the Audi dealership while lazy or hasty players take a shortcut through the menu screen like we know it from GT6.
(For all my following examples i have chosen "Audi" as the manufacturer, because i am driving one.
But these examples work for all other car manufacturers as well. And thats the best thing about that.)
Now we come to the completely revised car purchase (please note, this would also work without an open world and this feature alone would make a new GT a hundred times better in terms of car purchase).
Instead of buying specific models where the only option to change is the color, when buying a new car players should be able to:
1. Select the type of model they want to drive (Audi A1, A3, A5, A6, A7, A8, also factory tuned sports versions like S4/RS4, S5/RS5, S6/RS6 should be available - the same for Mercedes - AMG, BMW, M-series, Nissan - Nismo etc.)
2. Select the bodywork/car body (sedan, touring, coupe, ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
3. Select the type of engine (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
4. Select the color (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
5. Select the interior (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model, but it would be ok to have at least a few different options like carbon (sports style) or leather & wood (luxury style) to choose from. The more the better, especially for those who appreciate the ingame perspective like i do)
6. Select additional body parts like front and rear spoilers (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
7. Select wheels/rims (ideally whatever is factory-provided available for the given model)
From that point on, players should also have the option to visit THIRD PARTY car tuners like Abt, Oettinger or MTM (just to name a few) besides the factory tuners to get a truly individual car by choosing between alternate tuning/body parts that are more or less unique to the certain models - wouldnt even bother if there were less body parts available for an Audi A8 compared to "tuner cars" like Honda Civic or Nissan Skyline (i know i am dreaming, but this is what so many players want).
It would be extremely well to also have a place, where you can change the interior for good cash.
Of course you can also buy new different wheels/rims after buying your new car in my vision of an ALL-NEW GRAN TURISMO. Since GT6 was a big step toward the right direction when it comes to the pure amount of available wheels, i would be glad with what we have, but an even wider range would still be fine.
When it comes to buying used cars, players should have two options:
1. Visit a manufacturer and see which used cars are in stock (stock should change, just like the used car market in older GTs, but these cars should be from the given manufacturer only).
2. Visit a dealership for more or less mixed used cars (not only should the stock change here as well, but also these do need to vary in terms of what they sell. Some dealers sell almost anything, some focus on certain manufacturers, others focus on oldtimers, one sells only japanese cars, another one is specialized in vans, sportscars, whatever, sky is the limit)
That would make it lots of fun to discover "new" used cars.
Aaaaaaand of course players should be able to tune them as well through the before mentioned third party car tuners which leads me to the last point on my wishlist:
IMAGINE if there would be a place like a scrapyard/junk yard where you could buy intact engines from wrecked cars for a reasonable price to have them built into another car!
Ever wanted to put that gorgeous Lotus V8 into a Mini Cooper? We'll see if it fits... But if it does: BOOM!!! Drag strip (or red traffic lights in an open world GT) here i come!!!