Time Trial Discussion

[Lomic]

Have you eaten a lion, a alien or something else ?

Nothing special. I like the combo, and it is easier than many we've had before.

 

[Iamnotacat]

I’m enjoying this TT. Had a successful first day with the Mazda but the final sector is killing me! If I get a good launch down the back straightaway I am easily up a couple tenths; I’ll try more today. This is on ABS Weak, CSA Strong and TCS 0.

Good work fluff! I spent more laps than I care to admit trying to match your time today. Then I come here and learn everyone is gaining big time with CSA. I don’t say that to discredit you, just that I feel like a doof for missing this opportunity 🥲

 

[Gorefast]

Thank you @Wilsonson for sharing your lap! I am still at the mountain and although today was not my day for time trialing I could already improve massively. If you can find my new optimum among all the red numbers... 😆

 

[ZevZoq]

Managed to close the gap a bit @Lomic but sheesh, that's a big bite you took off!

 

[Lomic]

Managed to close the gap a bit @Lomic but sheesh, that's a big bite you took off!

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Ooooh that's close...

 

[zaxs]

Today I tried Deep Forest and almost got gold!

 

[ZevZoq]

Ooooh that's close...

Your turn.

 

[Chris30]

Today I tried Deep Forest and almost got gold!

I just watched your lap, impressive run. All your turns were really smooth, great work! You'll get to gold soon at that rate. Good luck mate. That sharp turn after the last tunnel always gets me. Either I run slam into the wall or I brake too early and lose valuable time. Never fails.

 

[venom85]

Is it even possible to get gold in these races with the controller?

 

[Lomic]

Is it even possible to get gold in these races with the controller?

yes, you even have here some very high level players on pad

not a high level myself but on controller and golded DF easily

 

[Gomario JSP]

Is it even possible to get gold in these races with the controller?

The difference between the wheel and the controller arent that bad in most of the combo's, so no excuse
i am at 47.641 on the Duelsense and should be still some time to find but is still top 100
There are some real fast controller users in the top 100, Calster is a controller user to for example.
( makes guides on youtube to btw )

So.... yes

 

[half_sourly]

The difference between the wheel and the controller arent that bad in most of the combo's, so no excuse
i am at 47.641 on the Duelsense and should be still some time to find but is still top 100
There are some real fast controller users in the top 100, Calster is a controller user to for example.
( makes guides on youtube to btw )

So.... yes

And Tidgney has a few times now on his weekly guides shown that gold with a controller is possible on his first lap with the controller. Which he uses only once a week.

 

[Barareklam]

Is it even possible to get gold in these races with the controller?

yeah, even if you tilt controller to steer, still possible

 

[half_sourly]

Is it even possible to get gold in these races with the controller?

All that said regarding it being possible, don't beat yourself up if you cannot get gold (or any medal for that matter). Over the 166 events so far, 89.4% of drivers on average do not get gold and 75.4% don't even get silver.

 

[Lomic]

89.4% of drivers on average do not get gold and 75.4% don't even get silver

You are right to remind us of this, our perspective here is skewed towards the top of the ranks.

But something we don't know is how hard those who did not get medals tried. As an example, on the last monthes, I barely did more than one lap on each TT, if I even tried the TT, and I've just driven more some combos I've found more enjoyable. So most of the time it was a quick and easy way to get some credits, one lap for 250k and sometimes a few more to reach 1M, plus some rare occasions, like the 12R right now where I got close enough to gold quickly and with a combo I enjoy so I insisted a bit more.

And those stats, not only involve a lot of people who barely tried just to get a few bucks, but also concern a small percentage of player base.

 

[Wilsonson]

All that said regarding it being possible, don't beat yourself up if you cannot get gold (or any medal for that matter). Over the 166 events so far, 89.4% of drivers on average do not get gold and 75.4% don't even get silver.
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Nitpick: 65% don't even get silver. 10.6 + 24.6 (love your stats)

 

[half_sourly]

Nitpick: 65% don't even get silver. 10.6 + 24.6 (love your stats)

Quite correct, thanks. That's me trying to count early in the morning; I really should know better!

 

[Pakiti]

yeah, even if you tilt controller to steer, still possible

That's exactly me! I can't control the joysticks, so I use the gyroscope. I can control the steering more smoothly with the gyroscope, but I feel like it makes me lose out on steering input, as if it's less responsive and has a slower reaction time. But that's more of an excuse for why I rarely get gold.

I'm really curious. Anyone else using gyro controls? What are your stats?
As @Lomic described, 1-2 laps are enough for me to get bronze; there's no limit. For silver, 10 laps are usually enough, sometimes more, sometimes less. If I want gold, then I have to load ghosts, and even then, very rarely. I'd even say I'm most often in the 3.5-4.5% range.