Putting the hope for new tracks and cars and the endless back and forth about a livery editor aside, there's still quite a few glaring problems with GT5 that PD might be addressing with Spec II, in rough order of importance to all GT players:
1. The AI. Too much could be said here, but it really boils down to the fact that the AI brakes way too early but is way too perfect on corner exit and has no idea how to interact when the player's car is nearby.
2. The premium/standard problem--from the mediocre PS2-quality rendering of standards to lack of cockpit view. Nothing more needs to be said here either.
3. Online mode. Granted, this is PD's first real foray into online play, but the idiot driver problem really needs to be addressed, among other things. A "Time Attack" mode wouldn't be a bad idea either...
4. A-Spec/B-Spec. Actually, I wouldn't even waste time on B-Spec, but there are a whole slew of gameplay problems with A-Spec--insufficient content, the need to "grind" both for XP and credits.
5. The Top Gear material is badly mis-executed. A lot of us could write paragraphs about how badly botched this was.
6. The lack of standing starts, practice and qualifying in A-Spec mode.
7. The lack of difference in wear between hard and soft tires.
8. The car purchase system should be revised. There really isn't much logic to making only premium cars available for purchase at will.
9. Ensuring full support for all racing wheels (I'm thinking G25/7 here).
10. Night/weather. Both of these features are pretty underutilized in A-Spec and the seasonals.
11. Kart racing. Another new feature that is seriously underutilized. Considering how PD nailed the physics of driving a go-kart, they really could stand to fully flesh this out.
12. There is pretty much no rhyme or reason as to which aftermarket wheels fit which cars.
13. Brake balance issue. Need to go back to the GT4 system for brake upgrades, not the 5/5 default for all cars.
14. Course maker: Mt. Aso and Toscana really ought to have a point-to-point option. It also doesn't make sense to have to create multiple versions of the same track just to have rain or different lighting. Also, the track backgrounds do become fairly bland and lifeless pretty quickly.
15. Damage. Considering how GT5 nails the physics of driving the car, it's funny how lacking the physics are when you nail another car or a barrier. The AI cars shouldn't be tanks nor should any car be drivable if you tag a wall.
16. GT Auto and the Tuning Shop probably ought to integrated into one feature and not separate.
17. Slipstreaming. Among the most unrealistic aspects of the game. This is pretty easy to fix: just get rid of it.
18. Did I mention the AI?
19. Rally. This also could've been better integrated overall.
20. Paints. This could be revised. There's a dizzying array of paints, the vast, vast majority of which most people will never use, but no ability to purchase matte, color shift or chrome paints. Instead of giving away 7 a day and making it hugely cumbersome to navigate through the paint menu, convert the paint system to a market system.
Absolutely none of this is new content, but it would really revolutionize the game if PD could address this stuff, most of which is fairly basic...
