This was my take on it but I dont think it went down too well.lol. i dont doubt his tunes are great but one size doesnt fit all when it comes to set ups. I wish him all the best in it, if people want to contribute thats really nice, no disrespect but its not for me.
I dont subscribe to ps plus as I dont always play on my ps5 so that would be a waste of money for me, no matter how small the cost. 🫱
I bought the Sauber Mercedes but haven't driven it yet. Looks badass tho.
I doubt it. That glitch happened so long ago at this point that anyone still playing from then who were able to exploit it are surly not in desperate need of money at this point.
Hey man, I don't remember needing 50 tunes ever, and you certainly haven't made 50 for me.
If I asked you for a custom tune I'd be happy to pay for it, but that's about where it ends.
I thank you for your contribution, but I'm not using it enough to pay for it. For those that are, more power to them. And certainly I wish you luck in your endeavor, and with your health problems.
Fair enough guys.
Comes down to value end of the day.
I certainly derive value for the subscription fee to these tunes, as i do with other subs, such as youtube premium/yt music, disneyz netflix, amazon prine etc, that just make things 'easier'/provide enough value to warrant me paying each month. Plus little things as mentioned, such as Patreon image view being a little better than on this site.
I like the way a tuner who churns out so many tunes, covering most cars are all in one place, rather than hunting around trying to find a tune for each car... hoping exists/suits my style.
I must add I'm not a tuner. I've tried several times and find I get lost in all the settings, not really confident/sure of what I'm doing and overall effects. Just gives me a headache thinking of it tbh!! Decided I derived no satisfaction, more frustratration, and prefer to spend my minimal free time hotlapping/racing.
Guess it's similar to studying. My field is tech, and although the reems of information is out there ofor free on various sites, resources etc overall core of my study was based on polished, packaged resources such as books, video courses from trusted vendor's/authors.. filling in the blanks/uncertainties with Google searches when needed.
The value came from an expert with years in the field gathering, condensing and curating the information Into a polished, structured package for people like myself to consume.
Anyway, a bit of an ott example, but sure you get the idea, no doubt did already.
As with any product, it won't appeal to everyone, but as we can see already, there is a market for paying praiano for his tunes...
I think another way of looking at it, is to think of the time praiano spends not only tuning, but screenshotting and publishing posts for every tune. Just the admin part alone would be well into tens of hours I'd imagine now over the years. He's not obliged at all to put these into the public domain, and could just do as no doubt many others who are great tuners do and just keep them to themselves and spend their personal time doing other stuff.
That would be a real shame for many, who perhaps wouldnt be playing gt7 any more if not for his tunes.
Anyway, spiel over. Just some thoughts on it.
