Qualifying? What style do you like?

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So Qualifying...

It's been in all the GT's so far - so I'm pretty much assuming that it will be back for this incarnation...

So - which style of qualifying would you like to see?

Current F1 style - 3 timed sessions with limited tyres whittling down the field and then final qualifying with race fuel?

Old F1 style - 1 timed session quickest lap at the front - Fuel loads changed afterwards.

1 lap wonder - 1 hot lap - lots of pressure - no mistakes - Fuel loads changed afterwards.

Other? (Post and explain)
 
I picked other. The reason is first, do a warm-up lap, and second, do the two timed laps. This is the basic NASCAR qualifying rules.
 
Old F1 style for me. New style will take forever,one lap one lap wonder would be full of trying to hard mistakes.
 
The new F1 qualifications would be sometimes longer than the race
I picked old F1 style but time should be adjusted to different circuits
 
Old F1 style for me, too. The timed sessions means it's not too pressured, but it's organized too.
 
1 single hot lap for pick up online races and some offline races

5-15 minute timed session depending on the size of the track for private rooms and some offline races
 
I'm a big fan of the top 10 shootout in the Aussie V8 Supercars. So I love the 1 lap wonder idea.
 
The way it is now is pretty good, no complaints really. The only other structure I'd want is this -

A single, 15 minute session, in which every car is required to do at least 1 lap. Fastest 15 times go through.

A single, 10 minute session, in which every car is required to do at least 1 lap. Fastest 10 go through.

The 10 drivers left, then, starting with the 10th quickest time from the previous session, do one hotlap with no other cars on track.

(in a perfect world).

But even then, you take away that one, one and a half minute feeling of supreme tension when there's no time left on the clock and every 5 seconds there's a new pole sitter.
 
Big fan of the V8 Supercar shootout formula too, one lap wonder!
However for the longer endurance races I think it should be longer timed sessions.
 
One Lap wonder sounds good..

But I would also like 1-2 sessions for Gran Turismo 5.
 
3 laps max, first is flying lap on fresh (cold/blue) tyres, second and third lap are there for making a time, simple and efficient.
 
I'll go with old F1 style, most simple and most likely to be used at a track day.
 
I'd like to see a session where you have to complete a full in-lap before your time is counted. The reason being that the AI cars got quicker in GT4 the longer you stayed out, so it was very easy to pause the game as soon as you'd done your flying lap and then quit out of the session.
 
Hyst
The way it is now is pretty good, no complaints really. The only other structure I'd want is this -

A single, 15 minute session, in which every car is required to do at least 1 lap. Fastest 15 times go through.

A single, 10 minute session, in which every car is required to do at least 1 lap. Fastest 10 go through.

The 10 drivers left, then, starting with the 10th quickest time from the previous session, do one hotlap with no other cars on track.

(in a perfect world).

But even then, you take away that one, one and a half minute feeling of supreme tension when there's no time left on the clock and every 5 seconds there's a new pole sitter.
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I love this idea for F1. 👍👍👍

For GT I'm in favour of one shot qualifying.
 
I love the current qualifying format for F1, however I don't think it will incorporate well into GT5. The old F1 format which we have seen in previous GT's works just fine, that said I love the idea of a one lap magic qualifier, perhaps certain events could use that format.
 
The current F1 shortened, by only being allowed to do 2 flying laps each round of qualy.

Chose current even though this is a modified version.
 
Qualifying is a good idea, but it might slow the game's pace down. Why not a qualifying based on your free run record ?

You access an event, and you are given the choice to try qualify or not. If you don't want to try, you'll start after the ones that had a run for it, grid position being decided on PP.

If you go for a qualify attempt, you have to set your car within the limits of the event (PP, P/W ratio, wtv), and your record sets you for a grid position. Your time is saved, and it will always be your best time with that particular car that is accounted for when the grid is about to be set.

Minimum waste of racing time is the way to go. You qualify when you feel like it, and try as much as you want, without delaying the main event.

Everybody does free runs even if just to get the rust out, right ?
 
Do you race?
I'd like to see a session where you have to complete a full in-lap before your time is counted. The reason being that the AI cars got quicker in GT4 the longer you stayed out, so it was very easy to pause the game as soon as you'd done your flying lap and then quit out of the session.
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Better still - if you don't use up all the time allowed - the PS3 should calculate some times based on what the AI should be able to do in the allotted time - the bang a quick lap in - and quit before the AI trick was really quite cheap in GT4... although it did allow you to get a slower car to the front of the pack.

C.
 
blaktek
Qualifying is a good idea, but it might slow the game's pace down. Why not a qualifying based on your free run record ?

You access an event, and you are given the choice to try qualify or not. If you don't want to try, you'll start after the ones that had a run for it, grid position being decided on PP.

If you go for a qualify attempt, you have to set your car within the limits of the event (PP, P/W ratio, wtv), and your record sets you for a grid position. Your time is saved, and it will always be your best time with that particular car that is accounted for when the grid is about to be set.

Minimum waste of racing time is the way to go. You qualify when you feel like it, and try as much as you want, without delaying the main event.

Everybody does free runs even if just to get the rust out, right ?
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This is your opinion, but I think it is a bad idea

If someone who turned in a fast time at a certain track a month ago gets to eat cheese burgers while I qualify and STILL gets to start on pole, something is wrong

Qualifying should take no longer then 3 minutes at most tracks.

This is how it could go in a random online race

Once everyone is in a timer starts. At a track like Suzuka the timer is 3 minutes. You are on the track by yourself and you start right before the final chicane like in Time Trials. You accelerate out of the chicane, run your hot lap and you are done.

Everyone has 3 minutes to run their lap. Once the timer expires everyone is shown the starting grid, probably taking 10 seconds, then you're lined up according to your hot lap and there you go.

This only adds 3 minutes to most races and it should be good for pickup online races

Private rooms on the other hand should have more complex qualifying sessions if they want
 
5 hot laps starting from the pits!

and choose the setups:

- Fuel load.
- Tires.
- Fully mechanical adjustment (electronic, increase turbo boost, dampers, gear...).
- ...
 
Antti-san
One lap wonder sounds good, with one warm-up lap.
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This is the format I would like to see for the majority of races in Gran Turismo mode. Out-lap, Hot-lap and finish, there is no need for an in lap, the computer should take control after the hot lap and the results to be shown.

This would also work for online to but the rules would have to be adjusted slightly, i.e a timer as earth mentioned, and for the sake of time saving, the out-lap could be cut out. Also a time limit would be introduced on the time of the session to prevent people from messing around on the first lap and holding everyone up.

If it is assumed that everyone qualifies simultaneously but no one can see each other, then qualifying could be limited the way race times are already, I.e a countdown timer as soon as the first person finishes, if you don't finish in time your position is logged as is everyone else who doesn't finish.

I would also to see your normal qualifying routine for the bigger race series, say a 20 minute timer to go out and set the fastest lap, this includes tyre wear and the likes.
 

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