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Now I've had a few idea's for GT5 that would bring the next installment of GT closer to a racing simuilator than a driving simulator, i havnt really voiced many, one person has, aforementioned JohnBM01, and generally i love most of them, especially the team work idea.
Now I'll get to the point. To really push the envelope of GT5 further, for it to rise further above than ever before, the age old formula of the two modes of play, arcade and gran turismo may need to be added apon.
Instead the advent of a third mode would have us choosing from-
-Arcade mode
-Simulation OR Gran Turismo mode
-Career mode
Simulation would be in general, basicly much like GT4 gran turismo mode is, obviuously better features, but i wont go in to detail, mainly this is about CAREER mode, becuase maybe some people dont want all the other hassles that go alnog with racing, they just want to keep it simple, keep it more about speed
But then, there will be those that want to be immersed in the racing experience. As the name suggests you would have a racing career, maybe coupled with being an owner of a race team, or tuning house (which could involve extensions to the traditional 'home' of GT, one idea mentioned by JohnBM01). As part of a team, you race to better your career, and your teams, larger fields could mean teams have two or more entrants, you may end up only having one pit lane area, so you have to time your pit stops. Or even decide to que if there was a safety car.
Safety car? Yes peoples, Im talkin about yellow flags, black flags, drive throughs, DNF's. All stuff some people wont like, but others will see it as one more step to realism, one more step to the real racing challenge. Thats why you have the choice
Highly random but unlikely events like engine blowouts and other technical failure could also be a feature, meaning the better your team, and team members, the less chance of it occuring.
For races like nurburgring 24h or le mans 24h, multiple classes would see you work your way up year to year. Whats more, why stop at a B-Spec driver, howaobut a 2nd B-spec driver, C-spec anyone? And just like your opponents shouldnt be cars, they are drivers with careers of there own, so should each of your co-drivers and team mates.
With the PS3 the next installment of GT is its chance to rise above and Decimate its competition. This, in my humble opinion is one way it could do it...
Now I'll get to the point. To really push the envelope of GT5 further, for it to rise further above than ever before, the age old formula of the two modes of play, arcade and gran turismo may need to be added apon.
Instead the advent of a third mode would have us choosing from-
-Arcade mode
-Simulation OR Gran Turismo mode
-Career mode
Simulation would be in general, basicly much like GT4 gran turismo mode is, obviuously better features, but i wont go in to detail, mainly this is about CAREER mode, becuase maybe some people dont want all the other hassles that go alnog with racing, they just want to keep it simple, keep it more about speed
But then, there will be those that want to be immersed in the racing experience. As the name suggests you would have a racing career, maybe coupled with being an owner of a race team, or tuning house (which could involve extensions to the traditional 'home' of GT, one idea mentioned by JohnBM01). As part of a team, you race to better your career, and your teams, larger fields could mean teams have two or more entrants, you may end up only having one pit lane area, so you have to time your pit stops. Or even decide to que if there was a safety car.
Safety car? Yes peoples, Im talkin about yellow flags, black flags, drive throughs, DNF's. All stuff some people wont like, but others will see it as one more step to realism, one more step to the real racing challenge. Thats why you have the choice
Highly random but unlikely events like engine blowouts and other technical failure could also be a feature, meaning the better your team, and team members, the less chance of it occuring.
For races like nurburgring 24h or le mans 24h, multiple classes would see you work your way up year to year. Whats more, why stop at a B-Spec driver, howaobut a 2nd B-spec driver, C-spec anyone? And just like your opponents shouldnt be cars, they are drivers with careers of there own, so should each of your co-drivers and team mates.
With the PS3 the next installment of GT is its chance to rise above and Decimate its competition. This, in my humble opinion is one way it could do it...