@ robbo im totally understanding you about the AI, but I think they changed it in spec2.
Do me a favor go to seasonals Supercars, use a roadcar like RUF RGT or similar 550 pp with sports hard tires and tell me what you think. I can still win with this combo (if theres no R390 in the race), but I think the AI is giving me a good run for the money. 👍
I understand what you mean, but that's self handicapping to hide the Ai's shortcomings, is that
really impressive for a triple A title such as GT5. Spec 2.0 has made a difference, sadly not enough for me. But I'm slowly changing my driving style to make the game appear better. As you say tyre choice is critical. But it been a huge shift for me as I've always preferred a sweet handling car with high corner speed over HP and acceleration (brains rather than brawn so to speak) that doesn't work with GT5s Ai, So I'm finding that I have to comprimise corner speed (dropping to Ai skill) and then tweaking other areas drivetrain etc, to get better acceleration out of corners. But again I stress that I don't find it impressive that I ahve to do that to overcome the Ai's shortcomings.
Why would anyone visit a website just to bash a game? Seems to me you have chosen not to be part of the solution but rather the problem then.
I'm not going to address your rant in full, but let me point you to this:
Endurance races can be broken down into convenient parts through pitlane saves now. Once of the most requested features so far.
While you might not fancy running 4 hours on the Ring in several consecutive sessions, I'd like to tell you what you are missing. I just ran 45 minutes in the race with the N24 GT-R on SH tyres. Yes, the AI still needs a boost from better tyres. But they were never running so competitive and smooth than after the Spec2 update. I was under constant pressure from the AI for the better part of 40 minutes, switching positions and having good clean fights. I dare say that was the single best offline experience I had in GT so far.
Its your choice to miss out on all the fun. Don't blame it on the game especially after the Spec2 update Just because it doesn't cater to your personal and very specific tastes.
Maybe a little less anger and a little more curiosity would help.
I joined this forum back in 2005 and lurked as a guest before that, I have loved the GT series from the earliest days on the PS1. I have appreciated EVERY game up to GT4 (altho GT4 did irritate me with the dropping of qualifying and introducing rolling starts). But GT5 is the FIRST GT game that I ahev not been able to fully enjoy. I DO enjoy it, but nowhere near as much as the other games.....surely you see that is wrong? Games should get BETTER not worse or at best stagnate. Yes I appreciate the GT5 has brought online play into the mix, but that's something that's never really interested me much at all. But it seems to me that PD have literally forgotten about offline players with GT5, it's really poor. I've tried Arcade mode and it IS indeed better than Aspec, but again that is WRONG....Arcade mode SHOULD be the quick pick up and play mode. The REAL meat of the game should be the Aspec career, yet it pales in comparison to Arcade mode, tell me you don't think that is the right way round?
I'm NOT part of the problem, the problems are there in the game. Why should I have to drastically change the way I've ALWAYS played the GT games JUST to accommodate a supposedly superior games foibles?? I've always preferred high corner speed setups in my cars and used that to defeat faster cars, but at least in previous GTs the Ai didn't slow down too much mid corner or back off the throttle if I was too close. So I am finding that I have to adjust the way I play the game to extract enjoyment from it....but is that acceptable for a triple A game? It seems it is for you, but I have very high standards in everything and what doesn't measure up I complain about.
Regarding the endurance saves, it was high on my list of wants, but I've read several threads that it's quite buggy it seems. I'm wary of attempting one myself now. But again I must reiterate that without proper differences between tyre wear rates I find endurances a disappointment in GT5. With GT3 and GT4 I spent many an hour in the endurances testing cars and tyre compound combinations to see what was best. That's all more or less irrelevant in GT5....softs last just as long as hards. I'm NOT just bashing GT5 for the hell of it, I WAS a long term fan of the series and PD work. I'm SO disappointed that GT5 has failed to live up to the standards of the previous games. Maybe it is my own fault that I expected GT5 to be better than it actually turned out to be, but I couldn't and can't just drop a game series I have loved since day one and a game I DO enjoy, just not as much as the previous games.
