Is That True ?

[Lammoth]

"A-Specers will unlock a little extra if they do it on A-Spec, bragging rights All I
advise is drink coffee, stop to pee and eat."

I read this in a Gran Turismo 4 faq. it's about nurburgring 24 h lm.. But what's that extra ?

 

[MasterGT]

As mentioned: bragging rights.

Cheers,

MasterGT

 

[Greycap]

Probably red eyes, sore thumbs, an aching butt, or something like that.

I'm not an expert though, I B-Speced it, but I was promised a formula for it and I got it. I hope some of the A-Spec gurus here can give a precise answer, but as far as I know there are no specialities..

 

[X-Othermic]

I would NEVER A-Spec it all. I get cramps in my shoulder now, after attempting to do it , one snow day

 

[gibus]

I would NEVER A-Spec it all. I get cramps in my shoulder now, after attempting to do it , one snow day

Ah gosh.. I remember when I was in high school we only got one snow day! That's what you get from living in europe I guess.

Back on track, as far as I know, you don't get anything extra from the game except a couple of A-spec points which are, to most people not really important.

 

[X-Othermic]

Ah gosh.. I remember when I was in high school we only got one snow day! That's what you get from living in europe I guess.

Back on track, as far as I know, you don't get anything extra from the game except a couple of A-spec points which are, to most people not really important.

Hey, ive had since Tuesday off with snowdays, i get tomorrow off as well.

A-Spec points are useless things.

 

[gibus]

Hey, ive had since Tuesday off with snowdays, i get tomorrow off as well.

A-Spec points are useless things.

ARG!

 

[wfooshee]

Some think they were intended as a way to rate drivers in on-line play, which of course didn't get into the game. Certain number of A-Spec points required to enter certain races on-line. . . . Coulda woulda shoulda been. As for the game as is, they do absolutely nothing. Might have taken some searching and reading, but old news, easily found elsewhere.

 

[Famine]

Me = 100% A-Spec. No extras.
route_66 = 111,000+ A-Spec points (theoretical maximum). No extras.

 

[STLbarcelona5]

Speaking of snow . . . it's snowing now. And I had an early dismissal today. I mean 12.52 instead of 2.36. Stupid administration . . . denying us the normal time of 12.20 . . .

 

[CRXnut]

I would not call A-Spec points useless. It's pretty much the only high score you are gonna get. Getting maximum A-Spec points means you can beat AI in lesser car = you are better driver

 

[Famine]

To get that many A-spec points requires serious foul-play - wallriding, lawnmowing, dodgems. So that logic doesn't necessarily follow.

 

[CRXnut]

To get that many A-spec points requires serious foul-play - wallriding, lawnmowing, dodgems. So that logic doesn't necessarily follow.

You got a point but what I meant was getting high A-spec point total not necessarily the absolute maximum. I'm going for 100000 and so far I have been able to get 68000 without cheating (65% completed)

 

[Integrafan]

I A-spec'd the " 24 hr Burg" in a span of 3 days and can tell you first hand that there are no special rewards except for what was said before.................
sore hands, sore butt, headache and back pain we're all the little gifts given to me for my effort! Hope this helps!

 

[Alfaholic]

Getting maximum A-Spec points means you can beat AI in lesser car = you are better driver

I don't feel that the a-spec system is accurate enough to be used as a representation of the driver's skills. The skill is more in picking the right car against the right field on the right track.

It's easy to find a 200 a-spec point race that can be won by a full lap whilst drinking a cup of tea and reading a TV guide. It's equally easy to find a 10 a-spec point race that it criminally difficult if not impossible to win. And I don't think that these are isolated cases, I think rather that they can be manipulated very easily by selecting the right car for the right track. Try the Chapparal 2J (the one that looks like a refridgerator) at Special Conditions: Tsukuba Wet Hard, or a Tommy Kaira at Like The Wind, or a Lotus Elan or Suzi GSX/R-4 almost anywhere, and you'll get max a-spec for minimal sweat. You will find combos like this all over the place.

a-spec points are useless. I put them in my race reports for the benefit of users who like to push both the a-spec and win margin envelope. 2 points or 200, by the end of the race only the driver knows if it was difficult or not. The only thing you get from a-speccing a whole race (any race) is a few more a-spec points.

However, after saying all that, I must confess that one of my current goals is to find a new stock 200 a-spec point car and race combo to go on the stock 200 list

 

[G-T-4-Fan]

I A-spec'd the " 24 hr Burg" in a span of 3 days and can tell you first hand that there are no special rewards except for what was said before.................
sore hands, sore butt, headache and back pain we're all the little gifts given to me for my effort! Hope this helps!

Thats some nice confirmation that my thoughts about the 24 Hour were right

 

[niky]

It's easy to find a 200 a-spec point race that can be won by a full lap whilst drinking a cup of tea and reading a TV guide. It's equally easy to find a 10 a-spec point race that it criminally difficult if not impossible to win. And I don't think that these are isolated cases, I think rather that they can be manipulated very easily by selecting the right car for the right track.

Bingo. Anything that's 200 A-Spec with a front driver against rear-drivers is almost criminally impossible, while A-Spec points for anything big are laughably easy to get (read: Dodge Ram).

 

[CRXnut]

Ok, I give up. You are right. A-spec points are useless.

This won't stop me from completing the game 100% A-spec with 100000 points.

 

[Alfaholic]

Ok, I give up. You are right. A-spec points are useless.

This won't stop me from completing the game 100% A-spec with 100000 points.

More power to you. For all my negativity about a-spec points, I must also admit that what you are doing is a damn sight harder than running every race for 1 a-spec point....

so maybe I am wrong.

 

[Badsight]

you can load up a car with goodies - the max performance parts & still get 200 points but what you cant do is alter the Hp , tyres & weight

but you can have best - suspension , clutch , flywheel , gearbox , LCD , & so on - all things that allow more speed but the wont take away A-spec points

gripier tyres , more Hp , lower weight will eat at your A-spec total , the system is working anywhere near fairly

 

[Uncle Harry]

you can load up a car with goodies - the max performance parts & still get 200 points but what you cant do is alter the Hp , tyres & weight

but you can have best - suspension , clutch , flywheel , gearbox , LCD , & so on - all things that allow more speed but the wont take away A-spec points

gripier tyres , more Hp , lower weight will eat at your A-spec total , the system is working anywhere near fairly

The system in GT4 is flawed.
You need all these parts just to get 120 points in the Hyundi races. The AI are tough there. However you can go for 200 points in other races in stock cars and win with ease
The PD cup should have been the same as it was in GT3, no mods allowed. If it was the A spec points would have hit the mark in this series.
Do we really know if the AI have upgraded parts in some races?

However 100,000 A spec does take a serious effort and is no Sunday drive.
What it really shows is just how bad the AI drivers are.
Seriously, a car that has better tires and less mass (the AI) should never be beaten by a car on crappy tires and 200 kg heavier (my car at 200 points).

 

[niclake13]

Going through to get 100000 A-spec points... kudos to you, mano.

I got lucky and was able to get the BMW M3 at the beginning of the game... needless to say, the first couple of series were only 1 A-spec point or so.

Eventually, I'm going to go back through the entire game and 200 point them all. It takes true skill to be able to do that.

Sure, you can probably find races somewhere that you can beat with one hand (which is actually quite fun, by the way... race your favorite track one-handed ), but finding one that requires the "perfect" line to beat, and doing it... personal satisfaction is still personal satisfaction, and something that I admire and strive for.