On the penultimate bend his car was virtually 90 degrees to the track!
). Just trying to get as many "points" as you can within a set distance can be done many different ways. While still challenging, this in no way compares to the difficulty of performing a "great" drift in the eyes of a human being.
This is exactly the kind of thing I was worried about when such a mode was first announced. This kind of scoring system doesn't work to accurately "judge" a drift. You can't substitute a living breathing person with a load of sensors when it comes to a subjective sport like drifting. Such a system can be implemented along side a living judge (as it is in D1GP), but a real person has to be there to accurately meld that data with their own personal view. Such is subjective sports.
I wouldn't necessarily jump to that conclusion if I were you. He may be able to control a smooth drift, but then again, most people cannot, even some of the people who are supposedly "the best" have trouble with keeping their countersteering smooth (no eradic movements), throttle control smooth (no tail wagging), and lines smooth (effective use of whole track). These things are very difficult to string together in a cohesive and "attractive" manner. Much more difficult then you seem to be giving credit for.
I fear you may get a lot of flack for this last statement. As I said above, making a drift look good while stringing together all of them in a smooth controlled fashion, is just about the most difficult thing you can attempt (maybe, just outside of trying to beat some of the times on our OLR forum
Hmmmmm....
Cop out response.
Not at all...But, keep thinking that if it makes you feel better.
Well, you didn't reply to anything I said, after making some rather interesting statements. What would you call that?
He is good at getting "drift points". I wouldn't go so far as to call him a "good drifter". This type of sentiment you are probably going to see a lot from some of the more veteran drifters of this forum. The points system has stirred a lot of distaste among drifters, and I believe, rightly so.
A fun diversion, yes, but in some ways it is doing the same thing that "The Fast and the Furious" films did to the tuner culture. Cheapening the culture, as it were.
Of course, this is an opinion. One which I have taken the time to put into words, instead of copping out with "dude it's just a game". You're on a gaming forum. A certain importance is put on games, on a gaming forum. This should not come as a surprise.
I think you just like arguing Super Moderator. I'm not going to get into it with you, because you can simply kick me, or lock the thread...Although, you make it hard to just drop the subject and keep coming after me...Why? Veteran drifters? Good at getting drift points? Bro, seriously? Look, this is a game...I understand it's meant to be a realistic racing simulator, but it's still fake and is not going to be real, ever...So, trying to compare augmented reality to how drifts look in real life and saying the *top drifters* aren't that good, because they have a weird drift angle, or they aren't smooth enough is just...well...stupid/rude...
These "video game drifters" are after "drift points" and so is everyone else on the rankings...So, their skill level is based on drift points, nothing more. Which is what the drift trial is about. If you want to see more realistic drifting in the game, you can do so on time trial, or disregard drift points. Then, it would make more sense to comment on how their drift looks. I think your being rude by putting down these players who were drifting 17000+ points in GT HD, by saying what you did...Your not that impressed, etc...If your not that impressed, why don't you do it? Oh, that's right...You would rather not play on the "drift point system" and drift on your own to make it look more realistic. That's cool.
My point is, he was a good drifter and i don't think it's necessary to put him down in any way. Any top drifter in the game is a good "player". Keep in mind, they are going for "drift points", that's all...All you can say is that it was an awesome run, which it was. Obviously, you drift in real life and are critiquing the game heavily. Well, i drift and race as well. I'm more into drag racing, because i have a Z28. Built my motor with a friend and the car runs 11's on the motor, N/A. You have your opinion and i have mine. But, the only difference is your offending people with the things you say. Maybe no one has said anything, but you offended me. As a moderator, i wouldn't expect this kind of thing. The top drifters look a lot better than your typical person on the rankings...Even if the points didn't show...Drift trial should be left to drift points and that's it. No need to comment on a players achievement, because it didn't pertain well enough to real life... I understand you can have an opinion, but when you are being rude that draws the line and I'm sure this site doesn't support rude behavior. Like you said, it is a gaming forum, so some of the things you say could insult people, because when they are number 1 with a good run, they don't need to be compared to reality. Sometimes, things are better just kept to yourself.
You don't need any settings to drift, you can drift any RWD car stock. All it takes is practice and a little bit of skill. It is reccomended to start out with stock cars when learning to drift because you learn so much more than going straight into 600+hp cars. You learn the car, and proper techniques to drifting that way.
I hope to see FBI when GT5 comes out. I really miss the old days of FBI Widge and I tandem drifting. We were carbon copies of each other.
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