No Endurance races in GT4

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I agree, especially with choosing a car that the AI can keep up with, it makes the race mucj more enjoyable. I just hope the AI is competent enough to keep up without you having to handicap yourself in GT4 though.
 
Originally posted by live4speed
No, how the hell are people who don't have much time to play the game gonna get anywhere if all the races are enduro's.
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That's what the arcade mode is for. The simulation mode should be just that: A simulation. 3 lap races are plain stupid. If you don't have time to play, don't play.

And what is all this crap about not being able to finish the game?? I bought GT3 for great racing action. I could care less about getting 100%. Anybody playing gran turismo soley for the purpose of getting 100% is missing the point, IMO anyway.
 
People won't buy GT4 just to play the arcade mode, making a game that people can't play is a joke, people have jobs or other commitments, I only have a couple of hours the PS2 spread over a week, and if that meant not being able to do any races in the sim mode I wouldn't bother buying GT4. Anyone that can spend 4 or more hours straight on the PS2 probably still goes to school or works part time.
 
Too right - 100% is just a number - you race for the pleasure of racing!

To skip out on longer races so that everyone can complete the thing would be extremely silly!

I mean - why not put just one race, one track and one car then we'd all be able to finish it even if we only played once a year. ;) :p
 
Caligula, I think you're missing everyone's point. They are not saying to skip them totally, just that the "make all races enduros" idea was stupid, because it would take way too long. I think GT games in the past have had just the right number of enduros, but the 2 hours ones took too long and super speedway was boring. IMO
 
Originally posted by live4speed
Anyone that can spend 4 or more hours straight on the PS2 probably still goes to school or works part time.
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I work full time ..... I only cut back on internet and tv instead!!!:lol: Priorities priorities!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
Your missing the point by quite a margin, I like doing an enduro when I can but not all the time, I don't stick GT3 into the PS2 for a quick 60 laps beore I go out and why use arcade mode when you can have a quick race and make10,000Cr when you win. As for getting 100%, it's something to aim for, in GT3 you got a 001 in GT4 who's betting you'll get a car as well, the difference will be GT4 won't have to share prize cars with different cups like GT3 did. Theere are alot of people who enjoy the endurance races, myself included but I wouldn't enjoy GT4 if thats all it was.
 
Originally posted by hondaracer88
... but the 2 hours ones took too long and super speedway was boring. IMO
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Well, 2 hours wasn't too long in general on circuits where there is proper action (as long as you chose a proper car), but I will grant you the Super Speedway one. I kept searching for an auto-pilot!!!!:lol: :banghead: :lol: :banghead: :lol:
 
Yup - I think that a mixture (just like GT3 - but even more) would be ideal.

There were so many championships in GT3 - it'll be great if there is that vast quantity again! :)

But no blooming "Test Track" races - they were to most boring!
 
Originally posted by Exoticar
Well, 2 hours wasn't too long in general on circuits where there is proper action (as long as you chose a proper car), but I will grant you the Super Speedway one. I kept searching for an auto-pilot!!!!:lol: :banghead: :lol: :banghead: :lol:
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I know! it was just full throttle and light turning forever!:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :lol:

and you're right about proper action
 
Forgot to add something too..... the Super Speedway is the only place I've ever been drowsy at the wheel .... and I drive for a living in real life!!!!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Actually did fall asleep once too!!! Woke up on the guardrail!!! :lol: :lol:
 
Test track races as well, especialy like the wind race 20 laps of musssssssst staaaaaaaay awaaaaaaaake.:crazy:
 
Correctum......

Meant to say Test Track rather than Super Speedway:D
 
They wouldn't dare do that, it would mess up the balance of the game! 3 or 5 lap quikies were boring for me, and I love endurance races!
Think about it though: if people complained about the enduro's, they would have been out before gt3.

I loved the long races, like formula gt or trial mtn. 2hr. Those were some of the best races in the whole game! They were great ways to make money if you needed it, and coming back from 6th from pits and spinouts was so exciting.
 
Don't forget. If there were no enduros, heaven forbid, they would have to be replaced by something.

I learn't a way of being able to win on oval tracks without even racing.
 
Originally posted by hondaracer88
What, tape the joystick in place, and tape the X button down?
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Setup the control so you use both analog sticks, then take a rubber band, and put it around both of the sticks. Then go get something to eat, or smoke a bowl. When you come back, you have won the race. ;)
 
Originally posted by Caligula1
Hi all - just found this forum.

I've been told that GT4 won't have any endurance races and most will be restricted to 3 laps.

I'm a bit upset about this as I loved the longer races in GT3. Apparently a lot of people complained about endurance races last time around and that they didn't want to do a 2 hour race just to be able to complete the game.

This is very disappointing as the whole point of gran turismo is that it is supposed to cater for everyone!

How do other people feel about no endurance races in GT4?

I'd be interested in your opinions.
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NO!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :mad: :mad:
 
if you dont have the time, dont play the game.

you dont put on madden and play only for ten minutes. or halo and any other game.

i say make all the races enduros outside of beginner stage. in real world racing all races are at least two hours, unless you're dragracing.
theres no such thing as a 15 minute GT race. thats an autocross or gymkhana.
 
I don't believe that for a second. More likely is that someone's mistaken arcade mode for GT mode.
 
I'm playing Gran Turismo 3 right now as I type (I paused it anyway). To me, if Gran Turismo didn't come up with these long races, GT would be crap. It would just be six cars, few laps, ho-hum.

If GT4 didn't have Endurance races, do you know how many people will be upset (like Ridge Racer fans with R: Racing Evolution)? No question about it. Like a successful marriage, GT racing and endurances were made for each other. Taking endurance out of the game is like taking tomatoes out of a BLT sandwich (I'm sorry. My best analogy).

So wherever you got this information from, tell that person "nice try. I'm still buying Gran Turismo 4 because I know better than to hear the usual misinformation that some online jerks put on. They'd might as well say Grand Valley will no longer be a race track, the Castol Supra won't make a new appearance, or something like that.

As a word of caution, it's best you look at official updates in devoted magazines and credible online game reports.
 
Originally posted by JohnBM01
.... Grand Valley will no longer be a race track, the Castol Supra won't make a new appearance.....
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:eek: ...... no more Grand Valley..:confused: ....... no more oil in the Supra :confused:


Well now ........ 2 more rummors started!!!!:lol: :p :lol: :p :lol: :D ;)
 
....... or should I have been more clear on new misinformation status???
 
Originally posted by neanderthal
if you dont have the time, dont play the game.

you dont put on madden and play only for ten minutes. or halo and any other game.

i say make all the races enduros outside of beginner stage. in real world racing all races are at least two hours, unless you're dragracing.
theres no such thing as a 15 minute GT race. thats an autocross or gymkhana.
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And i say you are an avsolute moron. If GT was made this way, people would not buy it and there is no doubt about it, people wouldnt buy a game where to do a race it takes you 2 hours? Simulation mode doesn't just simulate races. It simulates you buying your first car for a limited amount of money and going up through the ranks becoming one of the best racers. If you have enough time to play a game where all races expect for the first 10 are 70+ laps, you defently need to get out more. If you really feel the need to race 100 laps per race, maybe you should be limited to arcade mode and you can set your amount of laps.

If you don't have the time don't play the game? That is one of the most stupid things ive ever heard. You might aswell say if you dont have the time, just **** your pants instead of using a toilet.:rolleyes:
 
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If you don't have the time don't play the game? That is one of the most stupid things ive ever heard. You might aswell say if you dont have the time, just **** your pants instead of using a toilet.:rolleyes:
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I love this part, rudely poetic. ;)
 
From my thread, I mentioned the Grand Valley and Castol Supra thing in a "That's some stupid crap! For that matter, you might as well say that..." thing.

If I offended anyone, my best guess is that both G.V. and the Castrol Supra will be in GT4. That's at least a 70-85 percent chance of happening. So smile. God loves you! :):):)

As far as long races go, keep in mind. I'm one of the few that raced 40+ minutes of the Polyphony Digital Cup race at Tokyo R246. Also some that raced all approx. 2:45:00.000 of the Tokyo R246 endurance. The racing is short because remember, the game, as realistic as it is, is tailored to both the casual and hardcore racers. A hardcore racing game would have instead of 2 laps in the beginners, 3. Instead of 3 laps, 5. Instead of 5 laps, 10. Instead of 10, 25. See where I'm going with this? Actually, I'm cool with the format as it is. Gran Turismo was a little short, but with Gran Turismo 3, the length of races just feels right. I mean, if I'm racing with the pros, I want to at least feel like I am. I mean, I want to race the higher class races so I feel like a dedicated racing pro, not a 21 y/o racing a car I'd never get to drive or own even if I sold my soul to the Devil.

I would say that races longer than 2:30:00.000 should be shortened a tad. I know that racing (legally) Tokyo R246 is fun, but shortening it to maybe a 50 lap or maybe 75 laps would be less of an endurance. So I can complete the race, and try again if I wanted a different prize car or to improve my race position.

So there is my expert-like analysis of this issue. How do you feel about the topic in question?
 
Originally posted by neanderthal
in real world racing all races are at least two hours, unless you're dragracing.
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"At least 2 hours"??

F3 races last 16-17mins
British Touring Car races last 30mins
F3000 races last 55mins
F1 races will be stopped if they get to the 2hour limit

Check your facts before you talk crap.
 
Hey - you forgot drag racing - that lasts what....15 to 30 SECONDS!
 
HsV_CoUpE hit the nail on the head.


I mean saying 'uhuhuhuhuhh just coz u can't stand endurance races mean you shouldn't play the game!! huhuhuh play arcade mode' is the most retarded thing anyone can say really.

Endurance races are there for those that like them & to bore the crap out of everyone else ;) GT is along way from being life-like, but some people seem to forget it is a video game, a very good one at that. Thank god some of you aren't in charge of GT.

To practically just have endurance races would be like PD & Sony shooting themselves in the foot. Maybe some people just think that since they like endurances there better than us lowly no endurance scum :rolleyes: or maybe its coz they need 70 laps to recover from all their mistakes :lol:
 
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