Do you have a clean savegame?

[Menown]

Mine is clean to the best of my knowledge. I did one trade after people started duplicating cars, so I can guarantee the guy didn't, but I didn't. I don't understand why some people get so upset with what they consider is "cheating." They paid for the game just like I did and they don't tell me how I should play my game, the least I can do is reciprocate. Good luck to them.

 

[Dance Commander]

Mine is clean. To be honest, I'm not all that bothered about whether other people have duped cars and paints or not, it's up to them to play the game as they want to play the game. I want to play the game properly and earn everything myself, so that's the way I play the game. If other people want to play the game their way then so be it. Doesn't affect me.

Alright, so it gets tiring seeing endless X2010s online, but as long as I avoid the un-restricted games online I won't come across them.

 

[Firehuntah]

Clean..damn right!!

Cheaters are slightly annoying..but they're doing themselves out of the experience of GT. To everyone that moans about grinding, I'm halfway through lvl27 and I've not 'ground' a race yet..I don't get it? Is it just impatience.?

I have 2 races left in the expert to complete, all of extreme & endurance, int' and advance Seb' Leob challenge & the grand tour. This should see me uptp lvl30 for the red-bull.

Get to level 33-35 and you'll see. That's where the massive grind (for exp) really starts. It's more grinding for credits anyway, to try and buy all the cars in the game and this starts as soon as you can do the american indy 500 race pretty much.

 

[FULL_THROTTLE]

I don't trade that much, although I think only 2 of my cars of my cars are duped (Red Bulls), I did reload my saves to get the cars i traded back, i don't even use them, but if you can trade for free then why not?

 

[B3rni3]

Get to level 33-35 and you'll see. That's where the massive grind (for exp) really starts. It's more grinding for credits anyway, to try and buy all the cars in the game and this starts as soon as you can do the american indy 500 race pretty much.

What he said. I'm level 33 a spec and i just cant get up the will to do the endurance races. The exp required to level at this point is unreal. Up till around 32 i didn't need to grind at all. I'm level 35 almost 36 in b spec and I've heard you need to do around 10 races of the 24 hours of le mans to get to 40. Thats a lot a b spec grinding and a lot of idle time for my ps3.

 

[Bobby_Gold]

My save game is filthy, dirty and tainted with duped/traded/birthday glitched cars. Do I care? Not likely...

 

[gt steve]

I wasn't aware people cheated up until this thread. I'm clean btw. I bet the cheaters are ****** people that have a court date this week and some kids they don't know about.

I dupe because i don't get time to grind and still want to drive all cars on line. I have A company to run not a court date.

 

[kdash01]

My save game is filthy, dirty and tainted with duped/traded/birthday glitched cars. Do I care? Not likely...

👍 this

 

[GhostBoy]

Clean. No dupes, no freebies .

 

[Neocodex]

Level 26/25

TZ2 Carrozzata da Zagato
R10 TDI Le Mans
330 P4
GT40 MkIV
XJ13
2J
V12 LMR
787B
908 Hdi matmut
908 Hdi total
sls
slr
Formula Gran Turismo
GT LM Edition Spec-II Test Car

1 a day for 2 weeks, still have 20m cr. fun factor is excellent.

 

[p35ky]

What's your thought about this. Do you care if your savegame includes duplicates, freebies or cars traded for your duplicates? There has been opinions about this both for and against. So now it's time to be honest.

I havent! but id like to ask why all paints arent transferable when you send certain ones you dont receive them:tdown:

 

[Stotty]

PMSl at the rubbish in this thread... 'My game save is clean, aren't I special!'

Honestly, no one cares if your save is clean or dirty only that you've enjoyed yourself playing the game... and I'm guessing that most of you who think a clean save is something to be proud of are the same people bitching and moaning about having no money or having to grind endlessly... or possibly you just have no friends to work with and exchange decent cars with?

Now cut out the self rightous BS and just get on with the game FFS.

 

[Luminis]

I havent! but id like to ask why all paints arent transferable when you send certain ones you dont receive them:tdown:

Some colours are specified as 'special' or something. You don't get a paint chip for buying or winning a car with that colour either.

PMSl at the rubbish in this thread... 'My game save is clean, aren't I special!'

Honestly, no one cares if your save is clean or dirty only that you've enjoyed yourself playing the game... and I'm guessing that most of you who think a clean save is something to be proud of are the same people bitching and moaning about having no money or having to grind endlessly... or possibly you just have no friends to work with and exchange decent cars with?

Now cut out the self rightous BS and just get on with the game FFS.

Wow, you really seem to get pissed off a lot by someone stating such a simple question. What's the big deal? If it doesn't matter to you whether your save is 'clean' or not, why get so worked up about people who don't want to glitch, for whatever reason?

Lastly, there's at least one person that cares about what my gamesave is like. That'd be me. Fine if you don't care about, I don't particularily care about what your save is like. But that doesn't mean that I may not like my save better that way, does it?

Anyways, all the rage by those who like to glitch makes it look a wee bit like the OP hit a nerve.

 

[SS_1182]

Here's a perspective: I'm level 31 in B-Spec. I've grinded my way to 17,000,000+ credits. I buy approximately one expensive car per day, send it to my sub acct, reload my save and get my money back, then send it back over. Even through saving that many credits (who knows, 30-40mil now?), my PS3 has STILL been on almost literally 24 hours a day since the game came out while I "earn/work hard" for credits in B-Spec and A-Spec races running the same events over and over. I'm basically still paying for the game through electricity costs. I've never had a game that has required me to do this. It's absurd.


I've gotten cars both ways. The "work" you people are claiming to put in is nothing more than a stupid design in the game's monetary system. If you ask me, running the same few events that pay worth anything over and over and over and over makes you dumber in the end, and consumes far too much of your time. The only way to acquire a realistic amount of credits needed in order to have many of the cars on this game any time sooner than 5 years is to take an alternate route. I have better things to spend my time on rather than running the same 9 events that pay anywhere close to 100,000 cr.


There are 9 events at the Extreme level.



Think about it.

 

[YassirNosir]

I have duplicated cars and it doesn't bother me one bit.

I want to be able to experience as many cars as I can in this vast 1,000+ garage Polyphony gave us. Why should you be limited to only specific cars? I want to be able to race anything, not get stuck with my stupid Veyron that can't turn a corner to save its life.

For those of you who are against it all, you have no idea what you're missing.

 

[x3n0n1x]

My save file is technically "dirty" as you put it as I have used the birthday exploit to get myself my favorite car the 787B. That being said I also refuse to use the car to gain any credits, I just take pictures of it, use it in practice mode and in arcade mode for races. I do not like to exploit games to advance as I enjoy the challenge of progressing in the way the game designers intended.

That said I could care less how other people choose to play the game in single player, if they want to dupe cars to save money or time then thats their prerogative. I do have an issue with people cheating (as in hacking) or exploiting in online play (im not talking about duping cars, i couldn't care less how you got the car you are racing) in general as it effects others that want to play the game the way it was intended, a lot of people don't seem to realize that they aren't the only people playing the game, and their actions can ruin for others.

For all the people who have a real issue with people glitching cars, does it really matter? How does it effect you? Take pride in the fact that you stuck to the values you have (what ever they are) and be done with it.

 

[Exorcet]

I'd say that the majority of my garage is duped, traded, or birthdayed. About the only things I buy are interesting lower cost cars from the used dealership. My goal is to play the game, so the leveling and credit system is just an obstacle.

I refuse to use any car, except for a select few, to grind in A-Spec (and yes, I still need to grind from time to time) because I don't want to have to grind even more to pay for maintenance. If PD isn't going to make online pay properly, I wish online wouldn't pay at all, or at least didn't autosave. Before 1.05, I could drive online as much as I wanted without putting miles on my cars. Now my horsepower changes and with every race, I'm close to a repair bill of up to a ridiculous 1,000,000 cr.

I'm also willing to dupe cars for people, though usually as a trade since my garage is not complete, but unfortunately, I won't be playing GT5 again until summer.

Level 26/25

TZ2 Carrozzata da Zagato
R10 TDI Le Mans
330 P4
GT40 MkIV
XJ13
2J
V12 LMR
787B
908 Hdi matmut
908 Hdi total
sls
slr
Formula Gran Turismo
GT LM Edition Spec-II Test Car

1 a day for 2 weeks, still have 20m cr. fun factor is excellent.

You need to start multi-accounting. I get about 50 gifts per day on my main file. 7 or so are cars.

 

[Gejabo]

Yes, because running in a circle is BIG accomplishment.
To be honest, I don't think there really is an accomplishment anymore with getting cars and tuning em. Half an hour on this week's seasonal events nets you a gain of about 3 million credits (3.5 mil - .5 mil for getting cars)

Why I voted no:
I duplicate cars, but I don't duplicate them for money.
I duplicate them for drifting, cops&robbers, cat&mouse, soccer (football), and other fun activities. I dupe them to clan mates so we can run them together.
I've birthday exploited classic cars just so I can take pictures of em.
I accepted a duped X2010 and deleted it after I accomplished the X2010 challenge. I didn't like having the duped X2010 in my garage after winning 3 of em.

However, even though I would duplicate cars for all of those reasons:
I do NOT duplicate cars that I will race online. I feel like it is unfair to use duplicated cars online, so I buy my cars with the money that I win from seasonal events.

I answered NO because it is the truth that I have duped cars in my garage, but I don't use the duped cars online for racing.

Can you explain how you organize this, sounds like fun

ontopic: clean save here

 

[kdryan]

You forgot one option in your little poll. 'Who gives a crap.'

If you've traded a car in this game you have no idea if you have a duped car or not. A person could say anything they want but in the end you just can't tell. Do I dupe cars? Yes I do. Oddly enough, the two cars I end up using 90% of the time though are the tricked out Murcielago and the Viper ACR I built. In the end it just doesn't matter...

Your poll is useless.

 

[NLxAROSA]

Do you care if your savegame includes duplicates, freebies or cars traded for your duplicates?

No, I don't care if my savegame is clean or not. Besides that, if you have received any gift from anyone at all, there's no way to be sure anymore that you still have a clean save.

My save got lost in cyberspace right before the 1.05 patch, so I was really glad that some of my friends were duping cars to make sure I didn't have to go to the poor leveling and monetary system all over again. 👍

 

[OG_Wretch]

If you'll cheat yourself of the experience by taking an unintended shortcut then who won't you cheat?

It's just on principle alone and not the game I care about.

I'm betting the instant gratification satisfied feeling doesn't last nearly as long as the hard won satisfaction feeling.

Of course rationalizing it does show a sense of guilt so all is not lost.

The one's who truely aren't bothered have more in common with seriel killers than the non cheats/short cutters.
as the seriel killers have no apparent moral conscience either.

I suppose it breaks down into two groups in which one side enjoys order and the other side chaos.
I guess it is easier to do wrong when all about you is obscured by disordered and confusion but it's easier to get killed as well.

Interesting to see the justifications come up with.
Please do keep them coming.

JFTR, I'm not perfect either and have been tempted to dupe some cars but can override that desire for instant gratification.
I did cheat/dupe in NFS Carbon back when I first started console gaming and found my interest wained soon after when the challenge was gone.
I haven't done it since in any game and they've held my interest much moreso...
...except for some of the crap games that only gat tried once.

I don't expect to change anyone's mind with this talk as we all have to walk our own paths to learn our own truths...
...or not.

I just felt like sharing my humble or maybe not so humble opinion.

I suppose it depends on where you are standing...
...or sitting as the case may be.

Happy Motoring All.

 

[Stotty]

Wow, you really seem to get pissed off a lot by someone stating such a simple question. What's the big deal? If it doesn't matter to you whether your save is 'clean' or not, why get so worked up about people who don't want to glitch, for whatever reason?

Not pissed off at the question, just the holier than thou attitude expressed by some people in this thread, insinuating that they are somehow superior because they haven't used any of the numerous exploits at any stage.

That attitude is no better for example than me saying I'm better than you because I'm a higher level or because I can drive quicker or because I don't use aids... which is also BS.

I honestly don't care about anyone's save, but I do get pissed off when the word 'cheater' is chucked around when it's no ones business but the individuals how they play the game if it isn't affecting anyone elses enjoyment.

The one's who truely aren't bothered have more in common with seriel killers than the non cheats/short cutters.
as the seriel killers have no apparent moral conscience either.

Bit over the top don't you think to associate copying cars in a game with serial killing

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What I will say is some people play GT5 as a car collecting game... so for them, getting the cars the 'official' way might be more meaningful. Others play the game for the driving and the racing... how they get the cars doesn't matter, as long as they get them and are able to race them.

2 camps, different priorites... neither should be criticised or belittled for their choice.

Signed,
Charles Manson esq

 

[SideShow Bob]

The one's who truely aren't bothered have more in common with seriel killers than the non cheats/short cutters.
as the seriel killers have no apparent moral conscience either.

Did you really just compare duping cars to serial killers? Really?

 

[OG_Wretch]

The attitude is the same when neither act bothers the person commiting them.


Rest assured you're safe since it apparently does bother you enough to defend it.




OASN, being offended or taking offense is a matter of choice.

 

[SS_1182]

Did you really just compare duping cars to serial killers? Really?

The mentality around here regarding the duplication of cars is startling. Really, I can't be bothered to take most of these people seriously.

Fail.

 

[SideShow Bob]

The attitude is the same when neither act bothers the person commiting them.


Rest assured you're safe since it apparently does bother you enough to defend it.

What bothers me is the jump from tweaking with a game to taking someones life.

 

[C_Raccoon23]

If you'll cheat yourself of the experience by taking an unintended shortcut then who won't you cheat?

lol The only experience I'm cheating myself of is the mind-numbing monotony of grinding Indy 24/7 for credits. That's something I'll gladly miss out on.

 

[GoldenGate]

If you'll cheat yourself of the experience by taking an unintended shortcut then who won't you cheat?

It's just on principle alone and not the game I care about.

I'm betting the instant gratification satisfied feeling doesn't last nearly as long as the hard won satisfaction feeling.

Of course rationalizing it does show a sense of guilt so all is not lost.

The one's who truely aren't bothered have more in common with seriel killers than the non cheats/short cutters.
as the seriel killers have no apparent moral conscience either.

I suppose it breaks down into two groups in which one side enjoys order and the other side chaos.
I guess it is easier to do wrong when all about you is obscured by disordered and confusion but it's easier to get killed as well.

I don't usually use internet speak, but LMAO. I feel sorry for you if you if think people duping cars have something in common with serial killers. Really, get a grip on reality.

I dupe some cars, not all, but some of the more expensive ones so that I have money left over to tune it/buy other cars without having to do even more unnecessary grinding to drive the cars I want. Now that I have completed the main part of the game I have enough money to buy the majority of the cars I want, and play the game the way I enjoy it.

I don't race online at all, just try to beat my own times around my favourite tracks so I'm not really hurting anybody by doing it.

 

[SS_1182]

lol The only experience I'm cheating myself of is the mind-numbing monotony of grinding Indy 24/7 for credits. That's something I'll gladly miss out on.

This.

OG_Wretch

If you'll cheat yourself of the experience by taking an unintended shortcut then wouldn't you cheat?

You need a serious reality check. Wouldn't hurt to take a psychology class as well.

 

[kr0nika]

If you'll cheat yourself of the experience by taking an unintended shortcut then who won't you cheat?

It's just on principle alone and not the game I care about.

I'm betting the instant gratification satisfied feeling doesn't last nearly as long as the hard won satisfaction feeling.

Of course rationalizing it does show a sense of guilt so all is not lost.

The one's who truely aren't bothered have more in common with seriel killers than the non cheats/short cutters.
as the seriel killers have no apparent moral conscience either.

I suppose it breaks down into two groups in which one side enjoys order and the other side chaos.
I guess it is easier to do wrong when all about you is obscured by disordered and confusion but it's easier to get killed as well.

Interesting to see the justifications come up with.
Please do keep them coming.

JFTR, I'm not perfect either and have been tempted to dupe some cars but can override that desire for instant gratification.
I did cheat/dupe in NFS Carbon back when I first started console gaming and found my interest wained soon after when the challenge was gone.
I haven't done it since in any game and they've held my interest much moreso...
...except for some of the crap games that only gat tried once.

I don't expect to change anyone's mind with this talk as we all have to walk our own paths to learn our own truths...
...or not.

I just felt like sharing my humble or maybe not so humble opinion.

I suppose it depends on where you are standing...
...or sitting as the case may be.

Happy Motoring All.

I'll take double of what you're smoking.