It feels like most other games with ranked multiplayer (and seasons/tournaments/etc. within them) have in-game rewards, but it sort of bothers me that GTS' tournaments have this approach where there are only very valuable prizes for very highly-ranked players. I feel like there's less incentive to race because even if you're like, the best in your state, you don't get much other than bragging rights, which may fade away next season anyway. I don't even think the races offer more credits or experience, either. I get that the racing should be fun in itself, but even that can be shaky when I've never really seen the car restrictions really fulfill their potential, like having a Gr.1 race where you can only use the Group C cars.
I get that the GR Supra Cup, on the other hand, has minimal changes to its race schedule compared to last year's iteration, as it's almost like a real-world series that would do the same thing. Maybe the FIAGTC could do something similar, where they could just keep a baseline of races (e.g. the Nations Cup ending with a race using the X2019 Competition, maybe at Spa, Le Sarthe, or Interlagos) and have minimal changes year-after-year, depending on new content. But I'd especially have more interesting car restrictions, and maybe even see if more classes beyond Gr.3 and Gr.4 could be part of the Manufacturers Series, which I think could be fun. Maybe even an N-Series race, who knows? It just gets a bit dull seeing Gr.3 and Gr.4 so much, even if it is consistent.
I think I'll do this Gr.4 race at Maggiore for the Manufacturers Series, next, and see what the next stage looks like when it gets announced. If I think it's boring, I may call it a day. It would be cool, however, if maybe there was a RX-Vision GT3 one-make at Laguna Seca, given that it used to be known as Mazda Raceway. But, given that we're getting one car and no new tracks this time around, I can't say that I expect many surprises in how the next stage is organized. Not that I blame PD, especially given the rumors that the next game could be coming as soon as this year. For as little as we know, the game could even be going gold any week now, with them working on updates/DLC as we speak.
