To the PD staff that read this forum...

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Joao71
hey guys.
I'm a software developer and this thing about duplicate cars and trading bothers me but the solution they found bothers me even most.

here is my solution:

Let's suppose I'm starting the game today.First time I save it, it would create an integer value on my PS3 and on the save file.
Every time I save this value would be incremented.
If I backup my save and then I give a car it will save automatically right.
So when I try to run the previous save it wouldn't run cause the integer associated to the game is different then the one associated with the saving file.

get it PD or do I need to make a draw?
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You PS3 disk crashes and you do not have matching integer values when you use your back up on the new machine.
You are really trading and the other one does not honor the deal and you want to go back to the situation before the trade.
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It is complex as an issue, I saw more a removal of the exploit in serial numbers on cars, checking them in a central database and removing duplicates automatically. But it is not worth the programming/storage effort IMHO.

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For the thead theme:
I'm a Gran Turismo fan boy, GT5 certainly did not change that.
GT6 will be even better, but will still leave room to improve to get to GT7, ....
 
kdryan
Microsoft Flight Simulator X...

It had two updates that were pretty much geared to help it run better on older machines, but that's about it.

Look, if GT5 were no fun at all, then I wouldn't be here still to write about it. I do have fun with it, but even the most diehard fan of the series has to admit that PD has been a bit 'unfocused' as to their goals, especially on the post release. They're bouncing around all over the place with these patches, and changing things that didn't need changed in the first place (Seasonals). It's like they're bipolar or something.
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So it still had two updates. I don't know the time gap between them, or how big they where, but what if PD released also 2 patches in 1 year gap time.

My point is that there has been a while that games where released without problems. But this is something that i don't blame PD, it's Sony's fault, pressuring them. PD did what they could in a time that they had. I am not saying that they could not outsource or whatever to make game bigger, completed, finished earlier etc. But games are getting bigger, more complexed, more demanding more not bug free, so patches are welcome, even if it means PD is releasing them every day. PD is trying to improve the game, but it can not be done as soon, and with all our demands, as everybody wants.
 
dhandes
*Inserts cool story bro picture*.
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Here you go.

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amar212
Put your cars on Share slots and share them.

Where is the exact problem?
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I have gifted cars of a ****-load of money to friends who had problems with some races.

Now I have lost my cars because they can´t send them back to me because they are more worth than 1,000,000Cr.
Even if they put them on sharing, they will never again be mine or I will have to buy them for like... 20,000,000Cr.

Thanks a lot of nothing PD
 
Joao71
that would allow people to duplicate the cars. My problem is with that.
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Why does other people duplicating their cars bother or effect you?
 
kdryan
Tell you what there, sport. Let's go make someone a Pacemaker. But let's not finish it first before we implant it. Then when we do finish it, we'll only fix certain parts at one time, change parts that are already working, and concentrate on parts that are irrelevant considering the other problems with the pacemaker. Some of the things we fix, aren't going to actually work right at all...

It's a quality product, though. Can we install that in your chest?

Oh yeah, and still no Seasonal updates...

Fanboys...
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TheCracker
Why does other people duplicating their cars bother or effect you?
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It doesn't. I could careless if someone dupes 1 or a million cars.
 
OK, it is very very rare that i post on here however......
I really wish people would get over calling the game a "beta" or "unfinished"! How many updates has your PS3 had and you still dont bang on about the system being unfinished or a test unit! The core GT5 game was completed and had millions of happy people around the world playing it but like pretty much every electronic thing in the world it will evolve. I have seen loads of posts on here knocking the game and i really do feel it is unfounded as the game IS brilliant but it seems some of the features that have been added or altered were a bad jufdgement call by PD. I for one think the trading limit is stupid but i can understadn why it has been done although the 1,000,000 trade limit seems really stupid as it seems like they are saying cars under that dont really matter if they get lost in the system. They all matter and maybe PD should pay some attention to that rather than slapping restrictions on a game that, as I have already said, IS brilliant.
To round this off all i can really say is aim your anger at the place it should be aimed at not at the entirety of the game! Once again the game is an evolving thing as is the console you play it on but you dont complain about that.
 
Okay, welcome to your first PD game. Annoying little flaws are long-standing tradition - you will have to get used to it. (Although this time they seem to be listening/working earnestly to try n fix them). Also, welcome to the future, where games are more complex than MS Flight Sim, and necessary patches that improve/fix things for many will ruin some people's fun. And seriously, your are a grown man - video-games are pretend, so let your son trade each day, and once a week trade something of your own and tell him "not today boy".
 
thefraggle
I really wish people would get over calling the game a "beta" or "unfinished"! How many updates has your PS3 had and you still dont bang on about the system being unfinished or a test unit!
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I too think about the PS3 updates when people go on about GT5, since the beginning of 2008 I've seen a lot of updates for the PS3 which is a good thing, the same as GT5.
 
I just want to add a disclaimer to the OP that basically says:

This thread is his opinion only and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the other x million people who own the game.

Thanks
 
TheCracker
Why does other people duplicating their cars bother or effect you?
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it doesn't bother as long it doesn't affect the marketplace. Duplicating cars results in my cars value is zero.
But I see your point.
 
Starts to sing Semisonic - Closing time

"Closing time - time for you to go out, go out into the world.
Closing time - turn the lights up over every boy and every girl.
Closing time - one last call for alcohol, so finish your whiskey or beer.
Closing time - you don't have to go home but you can't stay here."
 
Nismo34
And when the game was delayed for months and months you whinged and you whined. When the game was released, you whinged and you whined some more. Are you never pleased?
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^theres one of these wiseasses on every thread
 
stormbringer
^theres one of these wiseasses on every thread
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make it 2 of us, 'cause I totally agree... bunch of babies complaining around here. I love the game, and man, games back in the day were hard, now everyone feels so entitled.
 
^^I'm sure theres a thread somewhere on here with people that agree with you.....
 
Bigbazz
GT5 is a quality product, if you want to cry about being sold a Beta then go over with the rest of them on the TDU2 forums, and perhaps get a real taste of what its like to play a faulty game.


You're being quite pathetic over something so small, do you not have any problems in your life that something you don't like in a computer game, a personal taste matter at that, is such a massive deal?

Get a grip.
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Sorry, I stopped reading at quality product.
 
Joao71
it doesn't bother as long it doesn't affect the marketplace. Duplicating cars results in my cars value is zero.
But I see your point.
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I can't really see how it affects ;) the marketplace anyway. Cars only have whatever value someone is willing to trade it for. You might have a Redbull X1 and not have any interest in using it, but really want a Mazda Carol 360 Deluxe that never seems to comes up for you in the UCD.
 
In 1.06 they added the ability to select each photo for exporting and you can also flick through your photos using the triggers. I moaned about this prior to the 1.06 update so just wanted to say thanks for fixing it.

I notice though that in Sam Gimignano the photographers are all pointing the wrong way. Not big deal mind.

They just need to add Leaderboards a la GT5P but I feel it may be too late and people have moved on.
 
TheCracker
Why does other people duplicating their cars bother or effect you?
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But the reason for this patch is because of dupers. It was an exploit PD didn't like, so now people who want to gift/trade also have to suffer.
 
replacement
make it 2 of us, 'cause I totally agree... bunch of babies complaining around here. I love the game, and man, games back in the day were hard, now everyone feels so entitled.
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Yeah dude, I know what you mean. Back in the day, I had to sit with my nintendo gameboy until i finished the damned game. Wish they would bring that system back so people like you would not have the time to hose their nostalgia at everyone else.
 
The original poster does not speak for everyone.
 
If people are this unhappy with GT5, why do they continue to play? Granted I am not thrilled with the trade cap, but then again, I didn't dupe. It was nice to be able to trade my Nissan R92CP that I bought and had my fun with and get something else that I was having a hard time finding.
 
Here's my 2 cents. To put it simply I am displeased with trade limitations imposed in 1.07 but my beef is more with the game developer community than anything else.

Software should not be able to hit the market that is flawed..however that philosophy is long gone. Updates done to software should only be done to correct bugs and if the developer is generous additional features. In no way should updates remove and/or reduce existing functionality unless it is directly attributable to the bugs being fixed. PD made a change to its game because it was apparently unhappy with unintended consequences/exploits of the 'gifting' feature....but that is not a bug and did not need 'fixing'.
 
I normally wouldn't mind about the Cr limit on gifting cars, however i have to earn my f1 car again now because my mate is going to be unable to send me my car back. They could have at least warned us about this (and i mean properly, not on twitter) so those of us who have lent cars could get them back.
 
The game credits are so low, that we have to invent autogrinding with rubber band. That is sick, and another sick thing is that the tuning parts cost as much for all cars, i mean 250 000 for max tuning for a Fiat, as for an Ferrari? That is BS.
 
What do you mean one trade per day per machine. If you have 6 psn's you can gift 6 cars per day.
 
trk29
What do you mean one trade per day per machine. If you have 6 psn's you can gift 6 cars per day.
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Not anymore...one gift per PS3 per day.
 
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