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You always did make one of my other favoritest things...I want a daily grid FULL of these. 😁
You always did make one of my other favoritest things...I want a daily grid FULL of these. 😁
That is the means, not the way
I totally understand your frustration, and I'm not defending the other player's actions or their words.
Most of the time it's like "Not if I can help it!!!"
I had a similar experience earlier today in the US servers, I was in the Vette, he was in the GT. Every time I would get a little better exit from the hairpin and he would catch me down the straight, I would then pass him in T1. Then he tried to re-pass me in the esses. I had no where to go so I held the inside line and he turned into me and then ran off.
Good defending is an artform. Moving under braking is a big no-no. But defensive driving can be fun. I had one of these races not too long ago where I was trying to defend my place from a former GTWS qualifier. I was doing my best to just be in the way. Taking the inside line, parking it on the apex, and really relying on my Mustang's superior acceleration to help me out. He was on my butt for 2.5 laps and was obviously much faster.
The Race version, aka the white one.
I know you have me on your ignore list, but that is racing. Being frustrated but restrainedI totally understand your frustration, and I'm not defending the other player's actions or their words.
However, I have to admit that I've felt like someone ahead of me was a moving roadblock. I'd never tell them that, at least not to their faces, but I would be yelling "GET THE **** OUT OF THE WAY!!"
But as you said, it's my fault for not having the skills to pass them.
With that said, there have been plenty of times I've intentionally let someone pass me because 1) I was holding them up, and 2) I was tired of having them glued to my bumper. And after each and every time, my enjoyment of the race improved dramatically. There's something that appeases my inherent male machismo when it's my choice to have someone pass - it's a much better feeling that grinding my teeth at the idiot behind me.
Not that I do it all the time, of course.
Never owned a Saab but I alway wanted one before GM ruined the brand and it went bankrupt. Always felt like they were driven by more intellectual drivers that cared about others rather than the yobbos that drive fast BMWs, Audis and Mercedes. How many people here have I just insulted?
C is a blast but you need to be in the Meta. You can be quick in other cars when QTing but not in race. The Ford crushes other cars I the straights where passing is easier but is slower in the esses. The issue for the other cars is that it is very hard to pass cleanly in the esses, unless someone messes up. Take the 911RSR for example, it is quick in the esses but can't use that pace if stuck behind a Ford and then it gets dropped one the straight comes up....
People do it all the time. Note that it might affect your SR - not sure about that. Personally, when someone keeps doing this to me in a situation where we aren't trying to catch a pack, I find it really annoying.
The people in the lobby was sorted into it by SR, then DR. Once in the lobby they're sorted by QT
Those QT times are insane but why are you getting matched with A+ drivers, seems unfair. I'd be rage quitting.
All that rage quitting does is lower your DR by max amount and damages your SR. If you race against higher rated DR drivers (yes it sucks but if you do okay - say come in 10-12th) you can still potentially pick up points as points are adjusted by the DR difference between players. There are many posts on this.
It's not just the D lobby. And I'm probably repeating myself, but it's because there's nowhere you can pass cleanly on this track, so you have to drive aggressively if you want to pick up positions. As for feeling like you've been pitted, make sure you're watching your replays. I'll bet that some of the time, you're turning into them, not the other way around. Ask me how I know.the fact is, people after almost a week of this track understood that it's a king of UFC ring and are exchanging blows as never before.
I'm talking about the D lobby, yes I'm in the cellar
Being positioned that low isn't the end of the world, although I admit I much prefer to be near the top of an all DR B lobby. And as other people have said, you can gain DR even in those kinds of lobbies. I've started 13, ended 10, and gained DR. Or course, not very often, but it's possible.
I know you know this, but I just wanr to clarify for anyone else reading this. DNFing lowers your DR by a different amount depending on your DR and the DRs of other people in the race. I've lost anywhere from 1 point to 11 points. But your point is correct - rage quitting always hurt your DR.
I'm repeating myself, but yes, this is true. Just two races ago I started 11, finish 9, and gained DR. Again, I'd prefer to start pole position in an all-DR B lobby.
Well, maybe P2, so the guy in front can feel the pressure of being in front.
If it's like in GT Sport (and everything points to it) it's -5 SR points for a quit.
You are now my BEST FRIEND 😀 I LOVE SAABS!! In fact, I own one - 2006 93 V6 Aero 😂Waiting for my damn steel head gaskets from Germany to finally close the engine after a semi-race rebuild! Upgraded all the internals, manifolds, exhaust, ECU, suspension, brakes, clutch, and air intake of my B284L and looking at around 480 at the wheels 😀 Turbo is still standard as wallet is now empty and would need even bigger injectors and fuel pump. But it's ready for that final step one day!
