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In to the 55.7's now (by .001). Still another couple of tenths to improve by though - frustratingly close on several occasions but just need to make one tiny error before the tunnel and I watch the time slip away.


I'm still using Tidgney's settings but gone to 535 on the front aero.

I've actually had some really good races, changing positions several times due all touching barriers at some point. I do think this combo would have been more popular as an A race slot.
 
Third day at HSR B, I may have found my "consistency's settings". It's basically Tidgney's set up, but with minimum extension instead. With his actual one my wheel (g923) was simply trying to kill me. My QT stands at a 56.475 (ideal 56.2), so I now can concentrate on trying to shave some 1/2 sec. more from that. Did one race today starting 3rd, passing the second before first braking, the polman and I both had a "moment" approaching the banking. I unfortunately clipped his side, being on the inside, enough to make him touch the barrier a lil losing momentum. Meanwhile the 3rd was coming back at us, giving me the push to regain that sufficient speed to get to the esses 1st. Behind me, a very optimistic driver did an attempt round the inside that made a mess. From that moment on, I owned the lead, cruising to the finish line 0.9 sec per lap faster than my followers. The 1st win on the R92 was anyway sweet. It's a mesmerising car, especially round last corner.
 
Gurzu
Third day at HSR B, I may have found my "consistency's settings". It's basically Tidgney's set up, but with minimum extension instead. With his actual one my wheel (g923) was simply trying to kill me. My QT stands at a 56.475 (ideal 56.2), so I now can concentrate on trying to shave some 1/2 sec. more from that. Did one race today starting 3rd, passing the second before first braking, the polman and I both had a "moment" approaching the banking. I unfortunately clipped his side, being on the inside, enough to make him touch the barrier a lil losing momentum. Meanwhile the 3rd was coming back at us, giving me the push to regain that sufficient speed to get to the esses 1st. Behind me, a very optimistic driver did an attempt round the inside that made a mess. From that moment on, I owned the lead, cruising to the finish line 0.9 sec per lap faster than my followers. The 1st win on the R92 was anyway sweet. It's a mesmerising car, especially round last corner.
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I am finally starting to figure-out that last turn...and it is kinda mesmerizing in the R92. Almost like you have tunnel vision until you make it out the other side, and still in one piece.

Down to a 57.2xx for now with lots-o-room to grow. What finally clicked for me was centering the kerb on entry to the final turn. Pretty sure that's where the magic happens. It lightens it up just enough, and just long enough, to rotate the car and drop you into the compression zone around the turn...pretty sure your eyes would shoot out your nostrils IRL.🤣

Race C I have no idea where my pace is. I tried the Ford...then I parked the Ford. Can't beat what I can do in the 911 so I'm obviously doing it wrong. At a 1:42.xxx and might be able to hit high 40's, just not trying to Sunday drive it at the back, lol.

Have fun out there! :cheers:
 
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I think they've got the SR +/- parameters too tight for race C. Also keep in mind, if you're the highest LEVEL player in the lobby, you have the most to lose. QT does nothing to impact that. I have won races and lost DR, watched it happen to others as well. While rare, it CAN happen. Frustrating as hell, too.

Also, as @Gurzu mentioned, if you drop two SR levels, your DR gets reset a level down. In GTSport, I once lost over 11,000 DR points in two races. It was Monza. I was not E.

Race B was bound to be a bloodbath regardless of who's in the room. Too much speed differential from one car/set-up to the other. It's almost like a mixed class race with Gr.1 and Gr.4 sharing the track. Very, VERY easy to get it wrong out there.

:cheers:

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Has anyone noticed that the lag glitch is back in the dailies? I was in race C earlier and as I was running down Mulsanne, I was dropped two positions in a shower of sparks and immediately appearing cars!
 
jrbabbitt
Has anyone noticed that the lag glitch is back in the dailies? I was in race C earlier and as I was running down Mulsanne, I was dropped two positions in a shower of sparks and immediately appearing cars!
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I've had a few annoying disconnects.. this one particularly, while chasing 3rd last week. Wonder if it affects DR and SR?



But also had game freezes in the menus occasionally, which have needed a restart to fix
 
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I think they've got the SR +/- parameters too tight for race C. Also keep in mind, if you're the highest LEVEL player in the lobby, you have the most to lose. QT does nothing to impact that. I have won races and lost DR, watched it happen to others as well. While rare, it CAN happen. Frustrating as hell, too.

Also, as @Gurzu mentioned, if you drop two SR levels, your DR gets reset a level down. In GTSport, I once lost over 11,000 DR points in two races. It was Monza. I was not E.

Race B was bound to be a bloodbath regardless of who's in the room. Too much speed differential from one car/set-up to the other. It's almost like a mixed class race with Gr.1 and Gr.4 sharing the track. Very, VERY easy to get it wrong out there.

:cheers:

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Yes, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone that posts on this thread and to the whole GTplanet community. Enjoy your day and racing with fellow drivers and scoring wins, while also eating turkey and lots of other foods with your families. This is always a special day, for racing and eating together. I am going to order my ps4 over the weekend, I got the extra funds from our in-home assistance from Social Services. So hopefully it will be delivered to my home next Tuesday or Wednesday. Take care folks.
 
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PS4?
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Best Buy still sells them on their website. A black TB one for $299.99 and that's not including the warranty and tax. So we're looking at $400-$450 total and also the gt7 game. It's gotta be done though because I've been bored the past month. If they don't have any new ones I'll have to buy a cheap ps5.
 
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Best Buy still sells them on their website. A black TB one for $299.99 and that's not including the warranty and tax. So we're looking at $400-$450 total and also the gt7 game. It's gotta be done though because I've been bored the past month. If they don't have any new ones I'll have to buy a cheap ps5.
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Oh wow, have to look into getting one as a spare...
 
Happy Turkey Day. I'm still bitter about Race C dropping my SR from a full S to a high B in just six races yesterday, so I'll be spending the day cookin' and S2000 Grand Valley lappin' (2:15.722 so far) and cookin' and making liveries and cookin' and then eatin' and passin' out. Be safe out there. 😤

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jrbabbitt
Has anyone noticed that the lag glitch is back in the dailies? I was in race C earlier and as I was running down Mulsanne, I was dropped two positions in a shower of sparks and immediately appearing cars!
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Seen the odd car glitching, but I think that was down to their poor internet connection, but I did have two Race Cs today where cars got stuck on the grid, leaving the rest of us stuck behind them!

I've been running Race C every day - not had the SR drop problem like others, probably because I've avoided bump drafting, stayed at S all week. I do have a problem with my DR - I was bottom end of B, about to drop into C, at the beginning of the week, now hovering just below A 😯. I haven't been anywhere near A in GT7 so far.....
 
I feel they are doing prep work for the new GT demo/F2P game that is rumoured to be coming on the 3rd
 
jrbabbitt
Has anyone noticed that the lag glitch is back in the dailies? I was in race C earlier and as I was running down Mulsanne, I was dropped two positions in a shower of sparks and immediately appearing cars!
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Let me guess... Just right after you've passed the first chicane?
 
what an odd week, it's like they deliberately want to lower player numbers and player ranking.

B is a nightmare for DR and SR
C is a nightmare for SR
A is literally a random contact race but SR is affected

You have to feel this was on the surface random but dig deeper and it has a clear purpose. Drag the stats pool down a bit.
 
newmedia_dev
what an odd week, it's like they deliberately want to lower player numbers and player ranking.

B is a nightmare for DR and SR
C is a nightmare for SR
A is literally a random contact race but SR is affected

You have to feel this was on the surface random but dig deeper and it has a clear purpose. Drag the stats pool down a bit.
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Race C is fine for SR as long as you avoid bump drafting (which everybody seems to have learnt as the week goes on - some still haven't twigged there's a compulsory pitstop though 😂).

I've seen some awful stuff going on in Race A, but have yet to see anybody get an SR down - I don't know what you have to do to get one. In fact, every Race A I've done has given me a clean race bonus.
 
bone_tone
Race C is fine for SR as long as you avoid bump drafting (which everybody seems to have learnt as the week goes on - some still haven't twigged there's a compulsory pitstop though 😂).

I've seen some awful stuff going on in Race A, but have yet to see anybody get an SR down - I don't know what you have to do to get one. In fact, every Race A I've done has given me a clean race bonus.
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I posted this earlier in that contact speed is the factor for SR mostly in C

B is a twitch fest and it's a difficult race pace vs lines vs tuning differentials

A is definitely a contact fest when everyone is the same pace.

So while our individual experiences have varied they theme of the races is very much clear to my mind at least.

Anecdotally I've seen some different things to you and in addition to that this thread is fairly light on posts this week, which tells me the most about this week in that people just aren't drawn to them for various reasons, I'd imagine that it's because C can be a lonely place especially without bump drafting at the back (SR friendly or not) and B can be a frustrating oscillation fest for wheel users and a penalty fest.

I don't do rally personally so can't comment on the race but in TT and offline they can be tricky with hard AI and impossible to go fast side by side
 
I lost SR in one race C but I think that was due to accidentally bumping a car at the entrance to Indianapolis on one lap (for which I got a penalty) and then spinning out and hitting the wall exiting Arnage on a later lap. I finished P2 due to P1 not pitting, which moved me up from P3. I gained DR but lost a lot of SR. Happily I got it all back in the next race with a P1 finish where I started pole and continually grew the gap between me and P2 until I finished ahead by 14 seconds and never came near another car after Tertre Rouge. Very boring to watch the replay but tense and exciting actually driving it!
 
mellofello9
I think they've got the SR +/- parameters too tight for race C.
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bone_tone
Race C is fine for SR as long as you avoid bump drafting (which everybody seems to have learnt as the week goes on - some still haven't twigged there's a compulsory pitstop though 😂).
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Today I tried my best to recover SR (B at the moment) and I really think it's not only the bumpdrafting causing SR loss. I think PD tweak the SR algorithm.

First race, I stayed away of bumpdraft, touch one car in lap 1 T2 and also got 0.5 track limit pen. I got a red SR but hardly noticeable on the graph.

Of the 3 races I did without bumpdrafting, I got 2 Clean Race blue SR and it was also not noticeable on the graph. In GTS (not sure about GT7), one Race C can get you halfway trough a SR ranking.

Now, did PD do this only for this race C to push people into racing more like real world standard or is it a new revemp SR calculation?
 
newmedia_dev
I posted this earlier in that contact speed is the factor for SR mostly in C

B is a twitch fest and it's a difficult race pace vs lines vs tuning differentials

A is definitely a contact fest when everyone is the same pace.

So while our individual experiences have varied they theme of the races is very much clear to my mind at least.

Anecdotally I've seen some different things to you and in addition to that this thread is fairly light on posts this week, which tells me the most about this week in that people just aren't drawn to them for various reasons, I'd imagine that it's because C can be a lonely place especially without bump drafting at the back (SR friendly or not) and B can be a frustrating oscillation fest for wheel users and a penalty fest.

I don't do rally personally so can't comment on the race but in TT and offline they can be tricky with hard AI and impossible to go fast side by side
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The amount of races i skip these days because of pd ffb issues is silly.

That the oscillation began, and then they started running gr1/2 regularly, makes it feel as if I’m being trolled.

Its worth wondering if ian bell’s game, or ac evo, will have to arrive before being able to appreciate the abilities of the dd+.
 
I'm being continuously put in mixed lobbies, with a majority of DR A players, 2 to 3 DR A+ (Barney Da Dog was on pole in one of those races) and few DR B (like me). Is this because I'm at ar 80/85% DR B? If Yes, why do I have to deal with DR A+ guys also? Starting always in mid pack (6th or 7th), I see that I could survive, unless (like in the race where Barney was 1st) when there was an idiot hitting whom ever was in front of him since first braking. I got 4 sec penalty because of him divebombing and hitting somebody (while I was cautious, leaving room and taking my line) bouncing back against me when I was already committed to my line (very internal). Still wondering from where that 4 sec penalty came from. 14th at first lap to end up 9th (with the "hitman" behind me). In these lobbies I see my weekend going two ways. Either I rank up to A (with placements mid pack) or I go back to C cause of inevitable accidents. Let's see.
 
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Gurzu
I'm being continuously put in mixed lobbies, with a majority of DR A players, 2 to 3 DR A+ (Barney Da Dog was on pole in one of those races) and few DR B (like me). Is this because I'm at ar 80/85% DR B? If Yes, why do I have to deal with DR A+ guys also? Starting always in mid pack (6th or 7th), I see that I could survive, unless (like in the race where Barney was 1st) when there was an idiot hitting whom ever was in front of him since first braking. I got 4 sec penalty because of him divebombing and hitting somebody (while I was cautious, leaving room and taking my line) bouncing back against me when I was already committed to my line (very internal). Still wondering from where that 4 sec penalty came from. 14th at first lap to end up 9th (with the "hitman" behind me). In these lobbies I see my weekend going two ways. Either I rank up to A (with placements mid pack) or I go back to C cause of inevitable accidents. Let's see.
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Ah, I thought the name was familiar - nice to meet you 👋
I think with a lot of high DR people avoiding B, you will be matched in with several A and A+ drivers. If you can finish anywhere from 10th and up you should gain some good DR. I lost a chunk of DR after crashing myself out, and only gaining very small amounts if I finish in the top 3.

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Guessing

A: tuned road cars
B: Gr4
C: Gr3 with weather a possibility

B could also be another Gr3 race meaning a double Gr3 week again.
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Not had Red Bull Ring for a couple of months I think 🤔 If it's GR4, I wonder if the AWD cars had a bit of a bump down with the BOP.

Will be able to check out our seats in the Steiermark grandstand for the F1 next year 😎
 
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Gurzu
I'm being continuously put in mixed lobbies, with a majority of DR A players, 2 to 3 DR A+ (Barney Da Dog was on pole in one of those races) and few DR B (like me). Is this because I'm at ar 80/85% DR B? If Yes, why do I have to deal with DR A+ guys also?
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Could it be because of people getting a hit in their SR rating? The pooling of players for a race start with SR, so if there is a wide spread of SR the game will be looking in other DR group to fill the room with same SR.
 
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