GT7 Daily Race Discussion

[NAXEHT]

A quali attempt in the S2000.

 

[Gurzu]

The penalties ( or yhe lack of) is abysmal in race B. Is it always like this now?

The only advise I can give to you is: never stay on the outside of someone you don't/can't trust, especially if the idiot dives let's say at Eau Rouge. If it's the case, back up or die. That's nothing to do against "push to pass" moves other than braking like if there's a cliff in front of you, but it's more a matter of luck surviving to such idiocy.

@Schiaramone Thanks for the tips. I've a Nitro kart rig. It's quite solid compared to those "sun loungers" on the market. It should be fine (hopefully). Sure I'll go Fanatec soon, but with a GT3 wheel like the McLaren's one. Btw, piccolo il Mondo, nevvero?

 

[Schiaramone]

@Schiaramone Thanks for the tips. I've a Nitro kart rig. It's quite solid compared to those "sun loungers" on the market. It should be fine (hopefully). Sure I'll go Fanatec soon, but with a GT3 wheel like the McLaren's one. Btw, piccolo il Mondo, nevvero?

Davvero piccolo 😁

Just saw this nitro kart rig..and I believe its okay for fanatech. Pretty solid!

If you take with V3 pedals, buy already with the performance kit.



About the SR discussion :

1)I agree they need add penalty for side bumps

2)damage is the key -- if you bump (even a simple touch), your car is damage and you i'll be slower for some seconds or entire races. Dirty drivers will only stop if they get a price for this behavior

3)if someone hit you and you hit another car, its not penalty or sr loss for you.

4)climb SR shoulb be harder than lose it

 

[brockie]

A quali attempt in the S2000.

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That’s a really great lap, nice and smooth inputs, I’ll study this later.

I get my own account back later so I’ll try to improve on my 1.40.200

Been a fantastic week racing at sardegna, good few wins, back up to high BS and beating DR A level drivers (sometimes) 😁

Have a good weekends racing when you get there peeps

 

[Charmantha]

Great racing at Brands.
And i drove many races against SR B and C. There were always a few geniuses, who figured out, going inside and use the car on the outside as driving aid / break, but over the length and amount of races i didn't bother much. I always started in the top 7 of mixed DrB DrC. My time in the G70❤️ is1.32.283. The Citroën is also a nice ride here and the Supra is faster with no drag than the g70being 0.1sec behind .. I just love races when the grid consists of a variety of brands(car makers) and good spots for overtaking... I didn't like Brands Hatch since an old touring car racing game (nissan primera /silver audi a4 /honda accord), but gt7 made me love it..... Oh, it just came to my mind. I was banned, so i started gt7 with a different account. I was in a Honda Fit (no tuning) and had to race at Brands. Top speed crossing start /finish line 172km/h, in the GR. 4 genesis g70 it's 195kmh. Please make Gr. 4 great again and give them at least some power back.

 

[Haitauer]

Davvero piccolo 😁

Just saw this nitro kart rig..and I believe its okay for fanatech. Pretty solid!

If you take with V3 pedals, buy already with the performance kit.



About the SR discussion :

1)I agree they need add penalty for side bumps

2)damage is the key -- if you bump (even a simple touch), your car is damage and you i'll be slower for some seconds or entire races. Dirty drivers will only stop if they get a price for this behavior

3)if someone hit you and you hit another car, its not penalty or sr loss for you.

4)climb SR shoulb be harder than lose it

I kind of solved this diver problem. When I get to top 5 I start to randomly break check anyone coming near me, so they dont dare to come close anymore. 🤷

 

[newmedia_dev]

I kind of solved this diver problem. When I get to top 5 I start to randomly break check anyone coming near me, so they dont dare to come close anymore. 🤷

You see how that contributes to the problem though?

We have to remember that most (not all) contact is from people being clumsy/human couple that with some bad decision making as well sometimes (which gets better with experience)

The number reasons for contact and issues is quite a few but I think they boil down to these main things:

1: Frustration/poor restraint
2: bad decision making (thinking place by place rather the whole race, seeing the racing line as gaps rather than what they are)
3: Consistency and predictability which is both driver behaviour and also online and connections fluctuating
4: in attention
5: malice

So doing unexpected things like brake checking etc means you aren’t predictable so people will treat you as such which then creates these areas of confusion and contact.

And to be honest you’d be the same “man this guy in front is all over the place and braking in weird times, I need to get round him” and then they go for gaps that aren’t on or more robust moves. All because they can’t predict your driving and choose spots to pass more appropriately where they may have an edge over you etc

 

[Haitauer]

You see how that contributes to the problem though?

We have to remember that most (not all) contact is from people being clumsy/human couple that with some bad decision making as well sometimes (which gets better with experience)

The number reasons for contact and issues is quite a few but I think they boil down to these main things:

1: Frustration/poor restraint
2: bad decision making (thinking place by place rather the whole race, seeing the racing line as gaps rather than what they are)
3: Consistency and predictability which is both driver behaviour and also online and connections fluctuating
4: in attention
5: malice

So doing unexpected things like brake checking etc means you aren’t predictable so people will treat you as such which then creates these areas of confusion and contact.

And to be honest you’d be the same “man this guy in front is all over the place and braking in weird times, I need to get round him” and then they go for gaps that aren’t on or more robust moves. All because they can’t predict your driving and choose spots to pass more appropriately where they may have an edge over you etc

I didnt expect it to work either, but it seems to work. You do become dog slow with all the brake checking, so it only works if you are already higher in the order. But hey - if you cant beat them, join them..

But yeah - spending a big portion of my GT history in DR A, I cant fathom the massive difference in race craft and sportmanship between DR/SR BS compared to AS. That is why they should make SR S as hard to reach and maintain as DR A. It would give people a change to race clean even if you are not the fastest driver. I suspect SR system is what it is, because bigger and bigger majority of gamers dont appreciate sportmanship or fair racing, and thus GT would loose a lot of players if it would force more strict racing ethiquette. At the moment all the preaching GT does about "sportsmanship" is a joke, as they do nothing to get rid of the bad behaviour.