This.I voted no, and agree with @Streeto
My personal approach to drifting, I'll never have a reason to report anyone. I always try to put myself in a position where what others are doing has as little impact on me as possible.
If someone is drifting in a way that I don't like, whether in a modded car or not, I distance myself from them. Either by avoiding them on track, or by leaving the room. If it's a room I care about staying in, I'll usually know the host, so I'll ask for DAS BOOT!!!
Just my personal opinion, but I don't like the idea of reporting some people, but not others. When Sony and PD see the reports, they don't distinguish between a person who was reported for "abusing" a hybrid, and someone who was reported just for having one by a "hybrid-hater". All Sony and PD see is "people hacking the game!!!" Which is of course a problem for them that they will attempt to solve. And you can bet there solution will be a blanket solution which attempts to prevent everyone from modding.
I guess what I'm saying is that I like the hybrids. As with everything, there are upsides, and downsides. In this case, the downside is that some people will abuse them. I think the solution to this is to police ourselves, otherwise Sony & PD will simply take the toys away from all of us.
Rant over
Please tell me more about how a modded drifting car ruins your online experience.
I also ask did you read the other replies as to why they voted no? I think that'd help a lot instead of appearing daft and being the boy who cried wolf all because you get tagged to explain why you voted no.
Also, I understand that you dislike use of hybrids per say in a competitive way such as racing, fair enough I'm sure most drifters here would agree with that.
The thing is I don't get is how a hybrid that is used for drifting ruins the online experience for others completely disregarding EULA and TOS.
Unless you're being major white knight in trying to ban them all (good luck with that), your reply didn't tell what exactly screws your gameplay over when you're drifting, as you really backed onto the fact that it's against law doesn't do much anyway.
See hybriding in GT5? Yeah well more than enough has been said.
Finally to OP, next time when you open a thread poll make the names public in order to avoid the confusion you're going through.
Since I'm one of the 37 people who hasn't explained myself for answering no, I'll do so now.
Have you not understood that the reader of this thread is not in the same position as you? I mean, you can say that, but can I say the same thing? I don't have the slightest clue who and what the rest of the voters think. What you should've done is tag everyone who hasn't yet replied regardless of "yes" and "no."
Since I'm one of the 37 people who hasn't explained myself for answering no, I'll do so now.
First of all, I am not against Hybrids-as long as they are applicable to cars in real life. For example, I would not report a player, who has a "modded" car if his car has a realistic mod; For example: A s14/240sx with perhaps a RB20 swap. I would not report this mainly because it is The Player's choice to do so.
If he gets caught, then he will face his punishment. The only circumstances where i will report a player for hacked cars, is if he/she uses a stupidly mod-For example, a 2000+hp Civic, or a car with its Power Points (PP) adjusted, so it can be used within certain rooms/races. However, based on your opinion on your opinion, i think its unfair to judge every player who has a "modded car". A certain few ruins it for the rest. Also, most of these players will only use them, IF the owner of the racing/drifting lobby allows them to use it.
I understand your point of view, and i respect it. It's not everyday when you see a Volkswagen SambaBus surpass your Corvette on a straight or a turn.
But back to the point. Many people here agree that some players who use Modded cars in competitive racing may ruin the gaming experience for you and the majority of other racers. However, in this forum, many drifters here (including me) have noticed that the players (The majority of them) who use "modded cars" use them in a respectable manner. Also, the more players who report the hackers, the more times they will come back with different accounts. If you simply kick the player from the room (or ask the host to kick the player), block him, or even leave the room. The player is likely to lose interest in Gran Turismo overall. Those sort of players are the ones who want attention. Just my opinion here.
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