Well, since I had more time than usual to play, I decided to take a leaf out of
@Sven Jurgens book and summarise my performances. I didn't do as many races as he did, only managing 15, and leaving exactly half of the Gr.3 stable untouched. I only set two qualifying times for the time I played. If these results aren't any indicator as to why I call myself the Nick Heidfeld of GT Sport, then I don't know what is:
The Mustang, when in the right hands, can take the fight right to the GT. It's one of two cars out of the ones I've tried which can match the GT in both cornering speed and stability. Race number 7, in the Porsche, fittingly, was the race where I crossed back over into DR B, where I still currently reside (You may have noticed that because my door number suddenly started to rise). I came close to winning twice; once in the Alfa, which I had never driven in Sport Mode before, but I got pitted at Juncao, and once in the SLS AMG, which I found bloody quick and managed to get holeshot into T1, ahead of four GTs, but I cracked like an egg under the pressure and two of the GTs ate me alive on the last lap.
The first race back in DR B, welcomed me with open arms; and an opportunity to gamble with ghosts! Yay!
Mind you, this was SR S, and it only got worse from there.
@05XR8, I feel your pain, because I've been there. The next race, I was matched with B/B and C/A drivers, possibly due to the ongoing revolt. That went exactly how you'd expect it to go, but I mostly managed to avoid the carnage and only picked up 3 seconds-worth of penalty for 'abusing' the track limits, and I saved myself from slipping out of the top 5 by stretching the gap to 6th
just wide enough for the penalty to not make an impact on my final position. Pat myself on the back for that one. The AMGs definitely surprised me in how quick and stable they are.
The Ferrari and the Lamborghini are such a mission to drive, I can see why they're not a popular choice in the lower ranks! My word are they squirrelly. It's by sheer force of will that I managed to finish in the top half of the standings because you just cannot attack the curbs in these cars, even on TCS 2.
The Atenza was the most disappointing of the 15. It's incredibly slow and lazy, and it feels like it was neglected through all of the BoP changes to the other cars. It's not surprising that I finished 9th, the lowest finish, in an otherwise incident-laden race.
At around race 4, I realised something: I've been rammed/punted, screwed over by the penalty system, made silly mistakes, but in Gr.3, I've never been
outclassed. This is what the pros have been saying all along. Before I attempted any of the races, I watched kie25's guide on Interlagos, and he basically explained that if you're consistently finishing high (3rd-8th) instead of pushing your hardest to win and making silly muck-ups in the process, then you're playing the game properly. Aside from the revolt that is currently happening which seeks to mess up the matchmaking, the system knows what it's doing, and only seeks to make you consistent instead of being a one-hit wonder that spins out every other race.
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