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Anyone here still rolling over the floor laughing about the sound of crashing into the fence? I am!
 
Stotty
I wouldn't have 6 hours to invest in a weekly tt... Lucky if I can find a few hours to run in a normal week between work and other stuff, so running stupid amounts of time on the qualifier will just see me in too high a division (like gt5 - I'm not a d1g driver).

Of course if I like a combo i'll spend more time on it purely because it's enjoyable. If not, I'll just run it until I've had enough.
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I wasn't referring to you when I made my statements above as you are already at the top of the heap. But for someone like me, I need all the practice I can get. And if by chance, I do place in a higher division than I am able to compete with, well, instead of crying about it, it's just going to make me work that much harder to keep up with the guys. That's the exact reason why I have a bunch of high ranking people on my friends list. ;)
 
I don't normally get involved with this (last time was back when it was on GT5P!) but I thought I'd give it a go :)

The BMW was decent around Brands but I've always liked Brands Hatch so I think that might have been why, I wasn't so fond of the Renault around Willow though, FWD mixed with a track I hate wasn't going to go well. I'm not too fussed as to where I end up as I'll not have much time to play when I'm back at uni in january anyway.

It was good fun all the same though, personally I'd be a little harsher with the track limits but looking back over some of this thread I can't see that going down well and what's currently in place is probably the best compromise :)
 
Like stated before, I don't mind in wich division I will end up, but I will try everything to get my best time submitted, even if that means I will need more then 12-15 hours on each combo. Like Cargo, I need to get into it, I am just not able to get in the car and be fast in 8-10 laps like some of the 'aliens' that are part of this community. I have also found myself in positions in GT5 that I ran TT's on a division 2 level, where some times with the same efforts I hardly managed to reach a division 4 level. If I step away a few weeks or even days from GT, I need the time to get back in to the 'zone', maybe I have reached a certain age that makes it more difficult to stay op to speed, and pace like I sometimes am able to.....
 
Hopefully last question. Just watched Oinks video (great tutorial) and reread the submission paragraphs. Am I right in understanding that we do not have to tally and submit our times as the replays will be sufficient?
 
ConRollins
Hopefully last question. Just watched Oinks video (great tutorial) and reread the submission paragraphs. Am I right in understanding that we do not have to tally and submit our times as the replays will be sufficient?
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Correct 👍
 
ConRollins
Hopefully last question. Just watched Oinks video (great tutorial) and reread the submission paragraphs. Am I right in understanding that we do not have to tally and submit our times as the replays will be sufficient?
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Yes, that's correct. You will only need your PSN ID, Country and the two attached and zipped best lap replays. No need to include (and manually add) times which caused more problems with GT5 submissions than you can imagine.
 
The more I run Willow, the more I like it. Its a track to be respected, especially with this car. You just can't go into it with guns a blazing and hope for the best. You have to slowly massage her a little, treat her curves with a sense of tenderness and you will be greatly rewarded. Yes, I am having a deep love affair with this track....we have become one. :sly:
 
I´m in.

GTP_CargoRatt
I wasn't referring to you when I made my statements above as you are already at the top of the heap. But for someone like me, I need all the practice I can get. And if by chance, I do place in a higher division than I am able to compete with, well, instead of crying about it, it's just going to make me work that much harder to keep up with the guys. That's the exact reason why I have a bunch of high ranking people on my friends list. ;)
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I was Div 2 Bronze the last 2 times. I´ll try for Div 3 Bronze this time. So I can join WRS without spending hours a week to be reasonably classified.
 
GTP_CargoRatt
The more I run Willow, the more I like it. Its a track to be respected, especially with this car. You just can't go into it with guns a blazing and hope for the best. You have to slowly massage her a little, treat her curves with a sense of tenderness and you will be greatly rewarded. Yes, I am having a deep love affair with this track....we have become one. :sly:
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Well, what-do-you-know about that? A desert rat..imported from Detroit!:P
 
Racingworld68
Like stated before, I don't mind in wich division I will end up, but I will try everything to get my best time submitted, even if that means I will need more then 12-15 hours on each combo. Like Cargo, I need to get into it, I am just not able to get in the car and be fast in 8-10 laps like some of the 'aliens' that are part of this community. I have also found myself in positions in GT5 that I ran TT's on a division 2 level, where some times with the same efforts I hardly managed to reach a division 4 level. If I step away a few weeks or even days from GT, I need the time to get back in to the 'zone', maybe I have reached a certain age that makes it more difficult to stay op to speed, and pace like I sometimes am able to.....
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Yup "getting in the zone" is the key phrase
 
Ratrasta
Do you need two GT planet accounts or just one.
Thank's Shane.
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You are only allowed to have one GTPlanet account.

And you are able to select the PSN account you would like to use for our registry. We previously required a PSN ID that started with GTP_, i.e. GTP_EDK.

That's no longer a requirement. Just follow the qualifier rules to the letter and submit.

GTPorsche
As has been stated before.. your best effort. No sandbagging.
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And we also say,

"Spend the amount of time you would normally be able to commit to the weekly events". As a guideline for the amount of time to spend.

I've seen people spend 30 or more hours on a weekly race, but we don't expect everyone to do that, if that's what it would take to get to your best effort, but you won't even be competitive with the division below you.

He'll have no idea what the cutoff is for D3, but if he thinks he spent 15 hours before and wants to spend 6 hours now, that's his right.
 
I know on a weekly basis, the time I could put into a combo fluctuated. Sometimes I used the entire week, other times I couldn't make any progress after 3-4 days. Still gave it the best effort I could.
 
I'm putting the same amount of time into the qualifier that I'll have for the weekly TT's.
In the past I would spend hours and hours on the WRS, and I just don't have that time anymore but I really want my weekly WRS fix, it's addictive.
So I'm not expecting to be where I was and that is great.
The best time I ever had in the WRS was working my way up to D1 in GT5P, but the pressure once you get there is immense.
This time round I'm going for more fun.
 
Creeping along nicely on both, getting really into brands hatch now, such a blur!!

I've done about 5 hours now, maybe 6. About half way. I'll do the max I would ever in a weekly TT on this qualifier, want to be higher up this time round and not have seven mountains to climb :lol:
 
Hello there. I guess now is a good time for me to crawl out of my cave and try to join the ranks of GTP, as I'm looking for ways to improve my (rather lacking) driving skills and have a nice friendly competition with other fans of the series, especially since TTs seem to be the form of racing I enjoy the most (about 85% of my current driving time must be on the seasonals). I still have a lot of rust to shake off though, as I haven't played any racers since GT4, but learning is part of the fun, right?

Already took some practice laps on the Megane and it's been fun challenge so far. I'm sure I'll be driving around the springs enough to hear the tire screeching in my dreams for a couple of weeks to get a decent lap time.

Also noticed that I've registered on these forums in 2006 and I think I made my first forum post like 4 days ago, now that's a long time of lurking.
 
Dynamite_Dave
Frustrating when you cant pull that lap together knowing you can smash your lap by a second *sigh*
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Yep, that's when you know its time to step back and take a break for awhile. I have found that in any given session, I usually peak about 30-45 minutes in and lasts about 30 minutes. After that, my efforts start falling off and I end up doing nothing but running meaningless laps. I take about an hour break, then go right back to it...repeating the process. Other people may find different experiences, but that's how it works for me.
 
GTP_CargoRatt
Yep, that's when you know its time to step back and take a break for awhile. I have found that in any given session, I usually peak about 30-45 minutes in and lasts about 30 minutes. After that, my efforts start falling off and I end up doing nothing but running meaningless laps. I take about an hour break, then go right back to it...repeating the process. Other people may find different experiences, but that's how it works for me.
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👍 This is exactly how it is for me.
I also never load my best time ghost when I start a new session, I start from scratch and race a new ghost.
I find that if you chase the same ghost for too long, you do nothing different lap after lap.
 
Deton
Hello there. I guess now is a good time for me to crawl out of my cave and try to join the ranks of GTP, as I'm looking for ways to improve my (rather lacking) driving skills and have a nice friendly competition with other fans of the series, especially since TTs seem to be the form of racing I enjoy the most (about 85% of my current driving time must be on the seasonals). I still have a lot of rust to shake off though, as I haven't played any racers since GT4, but learning is part of the fun, right?

Already took some practice laps on the Megane and it's been fun challenge so far. I'm sure I'll be driving around the springs enough to hear the tire screeching in my dreams for a couple of weeks to get a decent lap time.

Also noticed that I've registered on these forums in 2006 and I think I made my first forum post like 4 days ago, now that's a long time of lurking.
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Haha welcome mate, WRS is the perfect place to improve your driving. We got guys of all skill levels, so you've always got somebody to race against :)
 
Thats the things, i want to be right up there. Can handle speed IRL pretty wheel and know the limit of my real car too but in game, i feel I'm not at full strength and am disappointed. I just don't wonna pass a barrier to fast. Whats the Promotions like, is it every so often or off scores?
 
Animera
👍 This is exactly how it is for me.
I also never load my best time ghost when I start a new session, I start from scratch and race a new ghost.
I find that if you chase the same ghost for too long, you do nothing different lap after lap.
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I never load a ghost replay. I just rely on the arrows in top upper left of the screen to see how I'm doing. I tried the whole ghost thing and it just became too distracting for me. If I want to see what lines others are using, I'll just study their replay for about 15-20 minutes and go from there.
 
millross
Creeping along nicely on both, getting really into brands hatch now, such a blur!!

I've done about 5 hours now, maybe 6. About half way. I'll do the max I would ever in a weekly TT on this qualifier, want to be higher up this time round and not have seven mountains to climb :lol:
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I'm with you Matt. I've been on the cusp of D2G on and off for about a year now. Going to see if I can break in with the qualifier - suspect you're aiming a bit higher :sly:
 
JoostBaksteen
Yes, think about the staff for just one second, we have to check all the replays.

Currently we got 900+ members in the registry, say we get 300 submissions for the initial batch, that means a LOT of work (600 replays). If we have to spend 30 minutes checking your replay to make sure it's valid, your chances for getting accepted are pretty slim...

So it's in your own favour to make sure you submit a lap that is clearly clean. You don't want to run the risk the be DQ-ed as we don't want to spend 30 minutes on each replay making sure it's clean.
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Don't worry - if you're spending anywhere close to 30 minutes on one of my replays, it won't be because I went dirt-tracking. My replays may be ugly, but I always try to get them sponsored by Zest.
 

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