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I'm issuing a Request/Challenge to the GTPlanet community!
This is a companion thread to and arose from: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...l-aids-made-me-a-better-faster-driver.296620/
The TL-DR of the above link is this: I became a better driver through turning off all the aids and relying on my own skill and by learning the limits of the cars and tracks more intimately.
The TL-DR for this? Skip to The Bottom.
So a lot of questions and points have already arisen from that discussion. So that's why I'm issuing this Request/Challenge. Take it as a request if politely asking is the way to get you to do it. OR. Take it as a challenge if that's what motivates you. After all it is both in one.
The Request/Challenge?
If you are a GT player that uses the driving line, whether or not you follow it religiously or only use it as a reference, if it's on then turn it off and play as normal for an entire week. This means that you will not give in to temptation and turn it back on for “just this one race” of anything of the sort. Turn it off, leave it off, play the game as you normally would for seven days in a row. That's the big and the small of it.
If you want to participate I request that you reply to this thread with your acceptance and state the date that you're going to start the week of participation. At the end of the week I ask that you return to this thread and answer the questions below as well as give an honest view of your experience and what you got out of it.
What will you get out of this? My gratitude, the gratitude of others participating, and the gratitude of future readers trying to decide whether or not turning off the line is something they want to do. What do I think you will get out of it? I think you'll gain a greater feel for the cars and tracks you drive and that will translate in to you being a better driver.
Will this be frustrating, hard, and probably piss you off? Do I expect you to be cursing my name for the first couple of days? Yes on both accounts. I'm not going to candy coat this for you. IT WILL SUCK at first. By accepting this challenge (notice I'm dropping all pretense to this being a request now ;P) you are accepting this fact and putting forth to myself and everyone else that you have the will power and are honorable enough to follow the rules. I suggest driving very slow at first and gradually building speed as you adjust.
The Bottom:
The Challenge:
If you drive with the Driving Line on:
1: Turn it OFF
2: LEAVE IT OFF ALL OF THE TIME, SUCCESSFULLY RESISTING EVERY URGE TO TURN IT BACK ON, NO MATTER WHAT! (sorry for the caps but I really have to pound this point home. Without this stipulation anything we learn from this will be skewed, wholly inaccurate, and unhelpful.)
3: Play the game as you normally would for at least a full week
4: After the week, come back and answer the questions below and tell us about your experience.
Questions: (If you want copy and paste the text between the --- lines and then answer them in your reply)
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1: How difficult did you find this challenge?
2: How many hours did you drive (approximately) during this challenge?
3: Do you feel that you now know the course(s) you drove better than you did before?
4: Do you feel that you now know the car(s) you drove better than you did before?
5: Have you gotten faster?
6: So, DID you curse my name?
And finally: What was your experience and how do you feel about the challenge?
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Let the FRUNSTRATION (that's Fun + Frustration, btw) BEGIN!
Sark
This is a companion thread to and arose from: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...l-aids-made-me-a-better-faster-driver.296620/
The TL-DR of the above link is this: I became a better driver through turning off all the aids and relying on my own skill and by learning the limits of the cars and tracks more intimately.
The TL-DR for this? Skip to The Bottom.
So a lot of questions and points have already arisen from that discussion. So that's why I'm issuing this Request/Challenge. Take it as a request if politely asking is the way to get you to do it. OR. Take it as a challenge if that's what motivates you. After all it is both in one.
The Request/Challenge?
If you are a GT player that uses the driving line, whether or not you follow it religiously or only use it as a reference, if it's on then turn it off and play as normal for an entire week. This means that you will not give in to temptation and turn it back on for “just this one race” of anything of the sort. Turn it off, leave it off, play the game as you normally would for seven days in a row. That's the big and the small of it.
If you want to participate I request that you reply to this thread with your acceptance and state the date that you're going to start the week of participation. At the end of the week I ask that you return to this thread and answer the questions below as well as give an honest view of your experience and what you got out of it.
What will you get out of this? My gratitude, the gratitude of others participating, and the gratitude of future readers trying to decide whether or not turning off the line is something they want to do. What do I think you will get out of it? I think you'll gain a greater feel for the cars and tracks you drive and that will translate in to you being a better driver.
Will this be frustrating, hard, and probably piss you off? Do I expect you to be cursing my name for the first couple of days? Yes on both accounts. I'm not going to candy coat this for you. IT WILL SUCK at first. By accepting this challenge (notice I'm dropping all pretense to this being a request now ;P) you are accepting this fact and putting forth to myself and everyone else that you have the will power and are honorable enough to follow the rules. I suggest driving very slow at first and gradually building speed as you adjust.
The Bottom:
The Challenge:
If you drive with the Driving Line on:
1: Turn it OFF
2: LEAVE IT OFF ALL OF THE TIME, SUCCESSFULLY RESISTING EVERY URGE TO TURN IT BACK ON, NO MATTER WHAT! (sorry for the caps but I really have to pound this point home. Without this stipulation anything we learn from this will be skewed, wholly inaccurate, and unhelpful.)
3: Play the game as you normally would for at least a full week
4: After the week, come back and answer the questions below and tell us about your experience.
Questions: (If you want copy and paste the text between the --- lines and then answer them in your reply)
---
1: How difficult did you find this challenge?
2: How many hours did you drive (approximately) during this challenge?
3: Do you feel that you now know the course(s) you drove better than you did before?
4: Do you feel that you now know the car(s) you drove better than you did before?
5: Have you gotten faster?
6: So, DID you curse my name?
And finally: What was your experience and how do you feel about the challenge?
---
Let the FRUNSTRATION (that's Fun + Frustration, btw) BEGIN!
Sark
