GTP B-Spec Hall of Fame & General Discussion.

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The GTP B-Spec Hall of Fame & General Discussion thread


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G. Rodrigo
Driver for Lisimo
Winner of the 2011 GTP Inaugural B-Spec Championship

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P. Adam
Driver for Shem
Winner of the 2011 GTP NASCAR Championship​

2011 GTP Inaugural B-Spec Championship​


To stint the creation of so many different, unnecessary B-Spec related threads, here is the place where all things B-Spec can be relayed, questioned and discussed among genuine B-Spec users.​

This is not a place to request RR friends as there is already a thread for that.​


Topic of the week
What is the main use of B-Spec for you?​
 
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I'll give b spec mode about an 8 out of 10. Reason being is because all b spec drivers are idiots,even once you level them up to level 40 they race like knob heads. That's pretty much the only thing I can complain about. But that one thing right there drives me crazy
 
I personally love the b spec but would rate it about an 8, the RR feature is great but Id really like to see saving on endurances for the 9 hour and both 24 hour endurances (for both a and b spec)
 
Joshdude92
I'll give b spec mode about an 8 out of 10. Reason being is because all b spec drivers are idiots,even once you level them up to level 40 they race like knob heads.
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I hear that. It's the reason I organise races for like level drivers so that the field is even and it becomes fun to pit them against each other.

jlazenby1
I personally love the b spec but would rate it about an 8, the RR feature is great but Id really like to see saving on endurances for the 9 hour and both 24 hour endurances (for both a and b spec)
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RR is a great feature, especially because it can earn tons of money for doing hardly any work.

An in race feature would be nice for the long races but I wouldn't say it's high on my list. I just left my PS3 on while they did the endurance races.

Integration of B-Spec into A-Spec would be great in my opinion as it was in GT4. So useful for long endurance racing.
 
Yeah,I wish you could categorize the drivers into the RR widget so if you have so many friends level 40,you could put them in their own spot. And say if someone is level 20 or something,they get their spot. So that way level 40 drivers won't dominate everything. All the level 40 drivers would race each other only. I think that would be pretty cool to see
 
Joshdude92
Yeah,I wish you could categorize the drivers into the RR widget so if you have so many friends level 40,you could put them in their own spot. And say if someone is level 20 or something,they get their spot. So that way level 40 drivers won't dominate everything. All the level 40 drivers would race each other only. I think that would be pretty cool to see
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It's exactly why I run the championships for B-Spec drivers. I also think being able to name them would be an idea but have the feeling that many people would name their drivers with crude names.

If you're interested in the B-Spec racing done properly check out the links I have in the OP or my signature. 👍
 
I'd give it 5.5/10, mainly because I find it extremely tedious. I'm level 35 A-Spec, but only 9 B-Spec. I only started B-Spec when I got my X2010, and I don't have much intrest. It would be better if I could use my BOBs for the enduros, but I can't.
 
At first it's difficult because it requires the drivers to be managed through many short races. When the endurance races are unlocked it's much easier to level up the drivers. I started with some fresh Bobs recently and within a few days of endurance racing they were already at L35.
 
I checked out the championship. That looks nice,although it seems like with these new tracks or in remote racing in general,it's whoever has the most hp in their car is going to win. Or with the Ferrari race you are bound to get beat by both Enzo's :p for those kinds of championships I wish they would all be the same hp in the cars,then it would just take all of b spec bobs skill to win the race. Or maybe even just a couple hp's higher. But nothing ridiculous like the Enzo
 
Joshdude92
I checked out the championship. That looks nice,although it seems like with these new tracks or in remote racing in general,it's whoever has the most hp in their car is going to win. Or with the Ferrari race you are bound to get beat by both Enzo's
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I don't think I'll be using the Ferrari races as like you said the cars are just to unevenly matched.

The current races are using NASCAR so that all level40 drivers are using identically equal cars.
 
Good idea. And thankfully we would be doing this on a separate account. My bobs are never free long enough to take part in a championship. Lol
 
Joshdude92
Good idea. And thankfully we would be doing this on a separate account. My bobs are never free long enough to take part in a championship. Lol
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It can be a problem, the RR, when I need to run drivers for Championship but they are being RR'd. Some of our best drivers (HOODFIELD's, ch1potle's) miss out on races because they aren't available so I try to keep manage the series so that most of the drivers will be free when they're needed.
 
Yeah I definitely wouldn't like to miss out on a race because people are using my drivers. If people end up using the one that I enter into the competition I think I'll just withdraw
 
It's not too much of a problem as the majority of people involved aren't on widgets. I did consider requesting that everyone make a new ID to use just for the championships but it was too much effort just to be sure that every driver is available.
 
Yeah, the NASCAR races are under way. There will be a new Championship soon for level 0 drivers with no experience so if you'd like to join keep an eye out for it. May not be for another few weeks yet though.
 
shem
Yeah, the NASCAR races are under way. There will be a new Championship soon for level 0 drivers with no experience so if you'd like to join keep an eye out for it. May not be for another few weeks yet though.
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Can you make level 35+ Championship? Please!!! :)
 
It's something I can look into, though at that range they'll start to level up after some race wins and then it won't be a level 35 cup any more! The only way to avoid them levelling up is to not collect the winnings.

In future I plan to hold another free for all where any level drivers can compete. If you check here from time to time you can get all the info about race series and other B-Spec things going on.
 
That's the idea. When you collect a driver prize it also adds the XP to the driver which has been collected through racing. In effect, if he doesn't have his prizes cashed in he doesn't gain XP.
 
Ahhh I see what you're doing :) so do you ever run the widget just for fun? Or do you always hand pick out your friends to remote race with?
 
As the object is overall B-Spec, I give it a bad 4/10.

The remote race feature is the best (and only) addition since release, and the best way to go for both L40 B-spec trophy and L40 driver one. Also a good system to break the 20M cash limit. I appreciate this very much. Would be a nice feature to have some fun IF ONLY events were editable like in Online.

Local B-spec racing is annoying. It's quite noticeable that driver skills improve with levels, but the AI itself doesn't improve that well. L40 driving capability isn't comparable to average driver skills. My L35 Bob hasn't any chance to win B-spec races with suggested tires with the same car I easy win in A-spec with comfort medium. Also have a strange feeling with driver skills (breaking, precision etc..). I have a very lazy driver who seems to have better approach with overtaking than most aggresive one...
Also the manager dashboard with voice commands is quite realistic but there is no feedback from the driver. I'd like to listen him deploring for tires or car balance, or asking for some wing adjustement, or a cup of coffee....
I haven't played it too much, and only with slow cars mostly asking him for its 100%, but I heard that cars hard to drive requires slower speed to avoid mistakes.
 
Loved B-spec specifically because it just earned so much money, cars and unlocked the special events.
And its not hard as you just buy a good car for it with the millions of credits you earned from the license tests.
Was disappointing that remote racing was delayed from launch but with all the server problems at launch its a good job it was. (with the extra load on servers it would have been even worse)
And could realy have allowed a team mode with 2 cars per ID.

Knew from day one to recycle driver stats to get the better drivers like all manager sections in games..
but have been upset to find out that your driver skills level up at a fixed rate and you can not alter the out come to increase the stats no matter what you do.
I spent ages controlling his driving style on track.

Liked most FF MR & 4WD cars over FR cars any way so AI driver never had problems ether with over powered spin inducing FR cars per race.
So its Allways been fun.
 
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I'm inclined to believe that because the B-Spec drivers show such poor braking abilities they must be programmed to run with ABS 0.

I rarely use ABS in A-Spec, only online, and do have a similar braking style so as not to cause a lock up.
 
shem
I'm inclined to believe that because the B-Spec drivers show such poor braking abilities they must be programmed to run with ABS 0.

I rarely use ABS in A-Spec, only online, and do have a similar braking style so as not to cause a lock up.
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Even on my ds3 I can way outbrake bspec drivers without abs.
 
Have you driven with B-Spec drivers? I imagine you mean the AI, which are of course the same thing. They are programmed with a very conservative nature it seems.

Like Graphite said, it's a nuisance that the drivers attributes cannot be tailored by managing them through the races to develop individual traits.
 
Hmm, not sure about the rating. "Offline" B-Spec had its use once, to earn some cash with little intervention, in the times before remote racing and extremely well paying seasonals, but it has kind of lost that. B-Spec was still good for getting to level 40 easier, so you could buy all the X2010 back when these were good trading currency. But it's lost that too. Now the only thing "offline" B-Spec is good for is for quickly leveling up new drivers to be used in remote racing. As for remote B-Spec, I actually quite like it a bit, it's nice to sit down and watch some races where you actually compete against others, and can cheer for your Bob to win. For me it's remote which saves the whole B-Spec feature.

Integration of B-Spec into A-Spec would be great in my opinion as it was in GT4. So useful for long endurance racing.
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Now that would be a feature! If you really want to bring any kind of "real" aspect to the 24-hour endurance races, skip the pause button, forget about the save feature, don't ask anyone to do it all in one sitting (I still don't get how anyone could argue for that being the most "real" option), just let us pick a few B-Spec drivers to race with. For Le Mans, given it's 3 drivers, you'd do 2 4-hour stints, with 8 hours in between, and for Nuerburgring, you'd do 2 3-hour stints with 9 hours in between. You could time the race to do your first stint just before bed, and then you'd have 8 or 9 hours to sleep, have breakfast and get ready for your next stint. And if you're not there on time, well, then you fall back and have to make up time. To me, that would be the most "real" option, and I think it could actually be quite fun. But then again, is that going a little off-topic now?
 
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Topic of the week
On a scale of 1 - 10 what rating do you give the B-Spec feature in GT5, and why?

I'd have to give the GT5 B-spec a 7/10, at best. I just find it quite disheartening that a level 30+ driver can so thoroughly lose a race that I was able to win easily with a less-powerful car.
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It seems that the B-Spec drivers are not all that savvy. They do lack in the brains department a bit and could do with some proper race training. :lol:

After running B-Spec mode for collecting all the cars available and then doing RR with them do they have any purpose? I try to spice it up by running the B-Spec championships but is there any other way that B-Spec can be useful?
 

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