Is it time to let go?

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Voodoovaj
Can they be used in an open lobby? Nope. No one allows them or there are no rooms set up to allow them.
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Here's a thought....

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT...

Create the Lobby.... Advertise it in the community

I really wanted to race with the Senna Lotus at Bathurst, but as a one-make race.
So i created the lobby with a PP limit to keep racing close, and let it open for a while.

took half an hour or so to get 3 other racers involved, then there were between 5 and 9 of us for an hour or so,
only doing a short 5 lap race.
 
Is it time to let go?

Nearly. But I've been holding this game for too long and now, well my hands are still glued to it. :/

It seems I can't shake it off. Please don't laugh.

Sorry if you were looking for a better answer.
 
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wraith of horus
Is it time to let go?

Nearly. But I've been holding this game for too long and now, well my hands are still glued to it. :/

It seems I can't shake it off. Please don't laugh.

Sorry if you were looking for a better answer.
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Still plenty of Eu drag rooms running Wraith.
Quality of them probably ain't the greatest, but that's what happen when you basically rehash GT5.
The interest was never going to be long term.
I dont play much these days, discovered a serious flaw in the games physics.
Ppl don't like my nos ZZ2 belting their nos veyrons.

Hope your doing well bro. Cya round some time.

Neck.
 
ugotnothin
Still plenty of Eu drag rooms running Wraith.
Quality of them probably ain't the greatest, but that's what happen when you basically rehash GT5.
The interest was never going to be long term.
I dont play much these days, discovered a serious flaw in the games physics.
Ppl don't like my nos ZZ2 belting their nos veyrons.

Hope your doing well bro. Cya round some time.

Neck.
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Hey bro hope your well I miss the good ol' times we had. I've been working a lot more haven't had much time for play. Yeah interest wise GT6, short lived I know.
Who knows eh. When GT7 gets here we'll start do it all again maybe and rule the drag strip once again and figure everything out before everyone else.

Cya soon. Head down and heres what I been listening to all night on repeat for some inspiration.

 
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wraith of horus
Hey bro hope your well I miss the good ol' times we had. I've been working a lot more haven't had much time for play. Yeah interest wise GT6, short lived I know.
Who knows eh. When GT7 gets here we'll start do it all again maybe and rule the drag strip once again and figure everything out before everyone else.

Cya soon. Head down and heres what I been listening to all night on repeat for some inspiration.

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PM sent :)
 
Threads like this just make me laugh :lol:

Unless you are someone who only has enough money to buy one game, there's no need to let go of anything. I buy and play heaps of racing games because none of them are perfect and have everything I want. Some I play more than others, sure, but I'm glad I have the choice to play all of them when I feel like it.

The only game I "let go" (use the term loosely here because I never have it in the first place) is Forza, but that's because I can't afford two consoles. If Forza is on PS/PC I would definitely have it, along with GT7 and beyond 👍
 
LeGeNd-1
Threads like this just make me laugh :lol:

Unless you are someone who only has enough money to buy one game, there's no need to let go of anything. I buy and play heaps of racing games because none of them are perfect and have everything I want. Some I play more than others, sure, but I'm glad I have the choice to play all of them when I feel like it.

The only game I "let go" (use the term loosely here because I never have it in the first place) is Forza, but that's because I can't afford two consoles. If Forza is on PS/PC I would definitely have it, along with GT7 and beyond 👍
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But that's exactly the point. If a player can only afford one console, then maybe for some people it's time to let go of GT and look either to Xbox or PC sims.

I don't have a new gen console, but if I were to buy one tomorrow it wouldn't be a Playstation, simply because I think I'd have more fun with the multiple Forza games that are out and upcoming, than I would with GT7 when it gets here. That would be choice to let go of GT, and I imagine that it's something that more than a few people are thinking about with the release of FM6.
 
@Imari - The grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.


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It's obvious that GT is not what it once was and has become its own thing in its own bubble, kinda like Nintendo with their Wii and Wii U. Some people with find it lackluster and/or offputting while some wil understand the charm and continue to play it.

Forza seems more PS1/PS2 GT than PS3 GT. The PS3 GTs, seem to get more and more online focused and car focus and less on the actual racing itself or customization. Forza tries to take the PS1/PS2 GTs and gives it some expansion. While other racing games, try to be ancestors of the much more racing focus of TOCA Race Driver like Project CARS and GRID.

I personally think, you should let go of GT if you can't find much enjoyment in the PS3 GTs in comparison to the other GTs.
 
Letting go of what exactly?
If a game holds your interest, then keep playing.
If not, give it a break.
It's not the last iteration of GT.
Just as it isn't the last iteration of many games that are no longer in the spot-light of the 'latest and greatest.'

If GT6 no longer holds your interest, than so be it.
GT7 will arrive soon enough.
And then your 'letting go' means what?

If you actually expect a game to hold your full interest from one iteration to another, you have too high an expectation of individual games.
No matter the franchise.
 
Aussie_HSV
Letting go of what exactly?
If a game holds your interest, then keep playing.
If not, give it a break.
It's not the last iteration of GT.
Just as it isn't the last iteration of many games that are no longer in the spot-light of the 'latest and greatest.'

If GT6 no longer holds your interest, than so be it.
GT7 will arrive soon enough.
And then your 'letting go' means what?

If you actually expect a game to hold your full interest from one iteration to another, you have too high an expectation of individual games.
No matter the franchise.
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Letting go of the GT franchise. Kaz and PD have been bull:censored:ing us for far too long over this generation with no communication, taking far too long to deliver features and giving us garbage fantasy cars and not enough real cars we want.

The competition has clearly surpassed GT and some of us have had enough and moved there. If people want to continue falling for PD's half truths then we won't stop them.
 
You mean a game that was released almost 2 years later?
Wow, there's a shock.
Or perhaps you're talking of the same game that was released at around the same time that was disappointing even by those that play that game.

Or perhaps the game that is so bugged filled that online competitions have called it quits.

GT isn't perfect, but neither are any others.

If you want to let go of the GT franchise then so be it.
Your call.

Personally, I'll wait and see before making such an premature response.
 
VBR
@Imari - The grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.


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I'm well aware, but I enjoyed FM3 and 4 more than I enjoyed GT5 and 6. Watching FH2 and FM6 footage is exciting, whereas GT7 is a total unknown at this point. Because Polyphony haven't released any information about their next game, I'm judging them based on their last couple of games, both of which had fairly serious issues in my eyes.

Honestly, I doubt I'll buy either console any time soon. I have enough games on PC to keep me going for the next five years or so. I doubt I could convince myself that a console was worth the money, not for three games, and certainly not for one.
 
I like GT. I enjoyed GT5 and GT6, but I also like Forza. I like Assetto Corsa, I like Project CARS, and rFactor is pretty cool too. Basically, if it's good, I'll buy it, and if it isn't, I won't.
 
I feel GT6 just feels stale now. Don't get me wrong, it still has a LOT going for it, but on the whole it's just missing that 'killer app'. To me, that's the controversial course maker. I can live with the sounds the way they are, i love the physics engine, i can also live with the shadow system. I can forgive GT6 for a lot of things, but if only we had the chance to make our own courses. It's been such a harshly dangled carrot for so long now and it's left a lot of people feeling bitter. I have huge respect for PD and what they have achieved, but they need to hand over track design to 'the crazy ones, and the dreamers'. It would be such a massive boost to the whole GT community if we could get the rolling and start sharing our creations, on line and off. I'm really not optimistic any more for the course maker with GT6. I personally think PD aimed too high and the PS3 just couldn't deliver it. GT7 on the PS4 is probably their focus now. To get back to the original post, the course maker would have been my happy GT6 memory, turning a great game into a fabulous game.
 
I have the Forza 6 Xbox One edition, but I play GT6 more often for one good reason. GT6 supports multi screen, and Forza 6 doesn't provide anything like the same sense of immersion. I guess I'm spoiled.
 
Imari
But that's exactly the point. If a player can only afford one console, then maybe for some people it's time to let go of GT and look either to Xbox or PC sims.

I don't have a new gen console, but if I were to buy one tomorrow it wouldn't be a Playstation, simply because I think I'd have more fun with the multiple Forza games that are out and upcoming, than I would with GT7 when it gets here. That would be choice to let go of GT, and I imagine that it's something that more than a few people are thinking about with the release of FM6.
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Whoops sorry, I wrote that post in a semi sleep deprived state :dunce: I can see I'm contradicting myself :lol:

I just find it funny how people treat these games like their wife or something. If you are really fed up with GT, then by all means give Forza a try. I can assure you you'll be having fun for a few years, but after that it's just another game. Maybe by the time GT7 rolls around PD finally delivers and you would have been bored by FM6. Then it's time to let go again (hopefully the PS4 would have gotten a price cut by then) :p What I'm trying to get at is you don't have to just support one franchise exclusively. Each has their ups and downs and you just go with the flow. By the time FM10 and GT10 rolls around this discussion will be moot and I'm sure you can't go wrong with whichever game you pick 👍
 
LeGeNd-1
I just find it funny how people treat these games like their wife or something.
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This. I really can't understand allegiances to video game franchises, there are plenty of other decent racing game out there and jumping to them is a good thing because it stops people like PD becoming complacent.
 
LeGeNd-1
Whoops sorry, I wrote that post in a semi sleep deprived state :dunce: I can see I'm contradicting myself :lol:

I just find it funny how people treat these games like their wife or something. If you are really fed up with GT, then by all means give Forza a try. I can assure you you'll be having fun for a few years, but after that it's just another game. Maybe by the time GT7 rolls around PD finally delivers and you would have been bored by FM6. Then it's time to let go again (hopefully the PS4 would have gotten a price cut by then) :p What I'm trying to get at is you don't have to just support one franchise exclusively. Each has their ups and downs and you just go with the flow. By the time FM10 and GT10 rolls around this discussion will be moot and I'm sure you can't go wrong with whichever game you pick 👍
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Since Forza is basically doubling the rate of release of GT, that would be FM10 and GT8 or FM14 and GT10, whichever you prefer:sly:. Now that I think about it, with a new game every 2 years, and the Forza Horizon series in there too, it might be enough to keep one going on a single console because the fresh, new content just keeps rolling in much more regularly.
 
Johnnypenso
Now that I think about it, with a new game every 2 years, and the Forza Horizon series in there too, it might be enough to keep one going on a single console because the fresh, new content just keeps rolling in much more regularly
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Good point. PD have much to ponder
 
Johnnypenso
Now that I think about it, with a new game every 2 years, and the Forza Horizon series in there too, it might be enough to keep one going on a single console because the fresh, new content just keeps rolling in much more regularly.
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Which is most likely why they can get more content in time for every sequel in the Motorsport series because Horizon series by Playground studios is a handy aid to not get worried about car count in the deadline (Every 2 years) to Turn10.

Edit: "it might be enough to keep one going on a single console because the fresh, new content just keeps rolling in much more regularly." This is the case of Project Cars. 👍
 
Cool thread (except for the silly bickering in the last page or two).

Personally I was the other way round from many of you guys... A pure PC user who bought my first ever console (PS3) for GT5 prologue, because it really did blow away anything on the PC at that time graphically. And I discovered a love for the car collecting and tuning, which was totally different from my PC experiences.

I've never been a one-platform guy, however, so I spent lots of time on Forza 3/4 in parallel to GT5/6, in parallel to all the PC sims. But for me Forza 3/4 never really hit the spot: poor lighting model, inbuilt tail-happiness which I just can't reconcile with any of my other sims, great car list and tuning but not enough track variety.
GT also has a much much larger community than Forza, as you can see by looking at the attendance on weekly time trials: Forza would always drop swiftly within 3-6 months after launch to 10,000-20,000 users per time trial, whereas GT5/6 maintained hundreds of thousands of users even in their second year.

I would still be playing GT6 now, however my early phat PS3 went YLOD a few months ago which meant it was time to move to the PS4 and Driveclub at last.

Since GT6 launched we've finally had a graphical revolution on PC sims, with pCARS and Assetto Corsa holding their own to the consoles. But obviously they offer different content: detailed simulation with a small number of highly detailed cars is all very well, but it's hugely race focused, whereas Gran Turismo has always been about enjoying the cars more than focused racing. I like both concepts and there is still a place for car collecting for me.

Based on my preference for GT over Forza on previous gen, I made the decision last year to go PS4 (with the appropriate wheel purchase). And yes, the last few weeks had me eyeing up an Xbox One and TX wheelbase to go multiplatform again, but something is holding me back. Forza 6 still has that whiff of tail happiness, and the lack of dynamic lighting still holds it back graphically. I might cave and buy it, but I'm holding firm with the expectation that between the PC, Driveclub and GT7 I made the right call.
 
skazz
GT also has a much much larger community than Forza, as you can see by looking at the attendance on weekly time trials: Forza would always drop swiftly within 3-6 months after launch to 10,000-20,000 users per time trial, whereas GT5/6 maintained hundreds of thousands of users even in their second year.
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2nd year participation in GT5 ranged from 50k to 130k, depending on the car/track combo and whether it was a new circuit or car giveaway TT. http://www.mygranturismo.net/
 
If you want a real sim racing experience you need to either switch to PC gaming or wait for Assetto Corsa. If you want a real multiplayer sim racing experience then you need iRacing in your life, nothing else even comes close. After you try these games you realise that neither Forza or GT are even remotely close to being simulators, they are just games.
 
Johnnypenso
2nd year participation in GT5 ranged from 50k to 130k, depending on the car/track combo and whether it was a new circuit or car giveaway TT. http://www.mygranturismo.net/
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Fair enough, so that would be 5x-10x of equivalent Forza participation, at least based on the rivals challenge numbers I saw throughout the lifespan of Forza 4....
 

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