Top 3 Most Hated Tracks in GT5

I hate the tracks that are manifestly unsuited to online racing, yet get voted for anyway. Yes, London, and Cape Ring, and maybe occasionally Monza (I don't see this one often, but when it does show up it's a farce because NO ONE has the good sense to use/vote for the version that bypasses the first chicane), I'm looking at you.

Oh, and SSR7, because you close in on the hairpins at Warp 9 and no one, including me, knows passable braking points or cornering lines. The result is that both ends of the course usually end up seeing massive failure, especially the east (tollbooth) hairpin because you don't have an offramp to help you slow down. I think you might also be approaching faster (especially on the first lap), and the braking point is harder to judge.

And any course creator track. With a decent amount of effort/trial & error you can make a fairly nice course creator track, but the randomly generated tracks that you can generate on the fly for your lobby are usually just this side of evil. They tend to combine the three major problems that can occur with course creator tracks - excessive length, randomness, and inconvenient combinations of just about everything. Add in the fact that even the host will be unfamilliar with the course, and the race is pretty much ruined before it begins. And if it's Leige/Alaska... you know what, why even bother.
 
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Cote d'Azur Monaco.... I did like the track Costa di Amalfi in GT4 which is kind of similar.
Any dirt and snow track.... My wheel doesn't seem realistic on these tracks.
Special Stage Route 7..... It's not that I don't like these tracks, just least liked. I'll run on any track they send us. Even Silverstone..... Bathrust would be cool.
 
interpolfan11
Just curious...why don't like Trial Mountain or Deep Forest? This isn't mean to be an attacking post, I'm just surprised. And this thread is only fun if people explain why they don't like certain tracks.
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+1, they're two of my favorite tracks. They're two classics, too.

I don't really hate many tracks, but the Daytona road is really annoying to drive on IMO. Too many stupid corners in stupid places... I just really dislike driving on it, but that's not to say I hate the actual track.
 
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I don't really like Trial Mountain, too much weird corners and the last chicane is insane.
 
White & Nerdy
And any course creator track. With a decent amount of effort/trial & error you can make a fairly nice course creator track, but the randomly generated tracks that you can generate on the fly for your lobby are usually just this side of evil. They tend to combine the three major problems that can occur with course creator tracks - excessive length, randomness, and inconvenient combinations of just about everything. Add in the fact that even the host will be unfamilliar with the course, and the race is pretty much ruined before it begins. And if it's Leige/Alaska... you know what, why even bother.
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Haha, I complete agree with this.

RESHIRAM5
I don't really like Trial Mountain, too much weird corners and the last chicane is insane.
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Fair enough.

I really like Trial Mountain's elevation changes and how PD somehow incorporated a mountain pass into a semi-realistic racetrack.

The last chicane is a lot of fun and not anymore audacious than say — the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca.
 
White & Nerdy
And any course creator track. With a decent amount of effort/trial & error you can make a fairly nice course creator track, but the randomly generated tracks that you can generate on the fly for your lobby are usually just this side of evil. They tend to combine the three major problems that can occur with course creator tracks - excessive length, randomness, and inconvenient combinations of just about everything. Add in the fact that even the host will be unfamilliar with the course, and the race is pretty much ruined before it begins. And if it's Leige/Alaska... you know what, why even bother.
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Haha, I complete agree with this.

RESHIRAM5
I don't really like Trial Mountain, too much weird corners and the last chicane is insane.
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Fair enough.

I really like Trial Mountain's elevation changes and how PD somehow incorporated a mountain pass into a semi-realistic racetrack. Also, the last chicane is a lot of fun and not anymore audacious than say — the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca.

Still, I will admit that it doesn't flow nearly as well Deep Forest IMO.
 
RESHIRAM5
I don't really like Trial Mountain, too much weird corners and the last chicane is insane.
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i dont mind trial mountain but i have to agree about the chicane, hope in gt6 they keep all the classic originals but add plenty of real life circuits such as silverstone, interlagos etc
 
I changed my mind its Indy inner track. Its awful no rhythm just short straights punctuated by 180 degree turn after another and no grip.
 
Oh, and I hate Tsukuba. It's small, short, tight, has somewhat boring scenery, and is possibly used by too many offline events (although I got tired of it even before GT5 came out). And I think it tends to show up often online as well, especially in low-PP/FWD rooms, but at least it isn't as prone to major lag/stupidity-induced pileups as some of the others.

I hate Rome, because the old Rome Circuit was just so much better... and it uses some of the same roads as the new one, leaving open the question of why they didn't just remodel the old Rome Circuit instead of going to the trouble of mapping out a significantly inferior new one. Now watch them pull the same thing with Seattle for GT6.

With SSR5, they took the opposite approach. Instead of ruining the layout, they ruined the scenery. Probably permanently.

Kart Space almost qualifies as trolling by PD, but at least it looks kinda like a neon bowling alley! [/sarcasm]
 
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Here's an idea for sprucing up that chicane.. Next time you're in an offline race try to push the AI cars up over the berm on the inside of the right hander. You do it right you can flip them over with minimal effort... Just push them toward the berm.. Keep them heading toward it and at the very last second turn away (if you don't the berm will take you out too) then you can look in your rear view and see the wreck you just caused behind you. i remember the first time i did it.. i was ticked off with a Cizeta awhile back because the AI car was driving like a c:censored:k (plowed into my backside in a braking zone.. I HATE being rear ended by AI cars in braking zones:mad:...), so I used my LFA to run him over the berm to blow off some steam.. Just to see what would happen.. I was intending to two wheel him into the wall.. But instead when I shove him over.. He gets airborne, flips upside down directly over the top of the Lexus, drops to the ground on his roof, slides into the pit wall, then the roadblock Cizeta takes out the next three cars to come around that corner. lol. Safe to say I was laughing very hard.. And no I do not do this to online individuals.
 
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1) Cape Ring, the unrealistic layout with that oversized Highway Intersection or Roundabout that seems to be made for Australian Road Trains or whatever that thing is supposed to be
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^from the non-car photos thread

The stupid jump ahead, ahhh :yuck: I hate every corner of this track.

2) Motegi Oval, just useless IMO
 
1. Nurburgring Nordschleif (and the 24 hour & Type V variations): Almost everyone who has a "have fun, play around" type lobby online will almost always use this track, which doesn't make any sense considering how narrow and technical the track is, which takes the fun out of it.

2. Tsukuba Circuit: I made myself SO sick of this track doing races in the Sunday Cup when I first started out.

3. Special Stage Route 7: I don't mind this track, but when you're just hanging out and cruising around in an online lobby, it's hard to avoid other cars, and everyone seems to be attracted to the tunnels in the same way a moth is attracted to light, which makes for some very annoying moments.

Thanks for listening to my rant! :)
 
Hate La Sarthe, I get it's history etc but it doesn't make it fun to drive
 
Kinetic
Hate La Sarthe, I get it's history etc but it doesn't make it fun to drive
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It is very fun. Lots of straights and fast curves. So much fun. I understand that not every track is for everyone, but how can you hate this circuit?
 
I don't particularly hate any circuit, it's more so a dislike of certain corners or features in certain tracks. For example, the jump in Cape Ring. I don't have the slightest clue why such a thing was ever conjured up in the darkest depths of the PD office. :lol:

Kinetic
Hate La Sarthe, I get it's history etc but it doesn't make it fun to drive
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I adore this track. It's one of my favourite, and not just because of Le Mans, but because of how well it all flows together and the tremendous speeds you can reach.

Like, you exit the second chicane of the Mulsanne straight, take a short right through the kink and push as hard as you can down to the end of the straight, over the rise in the road and with some very heavy braking you enter Mulsanne corner.

Circuit de la Sarthe is a beautiful place.
 
Cape Ring is my favourite track, it's so fun to drive on and the Jump and the Circle are the best things ever.

Out of all the tracks, Grand Valley should burn to hell. Not a track I would consider fun, just boring. The cenery is also dull (except for the bridge).
 
Yukon
I don't particularly hate any circuit, it's more so a dislike of certain corners or features in certain tracks. For example, the jump in Cape Ring. I don't have the slightest clue why such a thing was ever conjured up in the darkest depths of the PD office. :lol:



I adore this track. It's one of my favourite, and not just because of Le Mans, but because of how well it all flows together and the tremendous speeds you can reach.

Like, you exit the second chicane of the Mulsanne straight, take a short right through the kink and push as hard as you can down to the end of the straight, over the rise in the road and with some very heavy braking you enter Mulsanne corner.

Circuit de la Sarthe is a beautiful place.
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I do get it, but I just feel it's too long. Longer than should be needed.

Like It has 'similar' ish flowing feel as Monza but Monza is a much more nicer length
 
Suzuka by far is my bogey track. Love the S's but the rest of the track is a bust.

Nurb is a definite favourite; the ability of the track to bite you at any time always has me going back.
 
Nurburgring GP F (I hate all of it. The corners, the elevation changes. It's just not fun. Corners are tricky, but tricky boring instead of tricky thrilling. It sucks. Like any other Tilke track)
Indy Road (Plenty of odd corners I frankly dislike)
Cape Ring (Again, plenty of odd corners I dislike + jump + awful scenery)

But I can tolerate the last two. Nurburgring GP is the one that makes my blood boil with anger and desire to brutally murder that :censored:hole who sticked that awful waste of tarmac to the magical Norschleife. I wish only the worst for Hermann Tilke as a thank you for his hideous track designs.
 
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Nurburgring GP F (I hate all of it. The corners, the elevation changes. It's just not fun. Corners are tricky, but tricky boring instead of tricky thrilling. It sucks. Like any other Tilke track)
Indy Road (Plenty of odd corners I frankly dislike)
Cape Ring (Again, plenty of odd corners I dislike + jump + awful scenery)

But I can tolerate the last two. Nurburgring GP is the one that makes my blood boil with anger and desire to brutally murder that :censored:hole who sticked that awful waste of tarmac to the magical Norschleife. I wish only the worst for Hermann Tilke as a thank you for his hideous track designs.
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Except Istanbul Park... :sly: I would love to see it in GT6.
 
Cape Ring- No flow at all, and no enjoyable corners.

Madrid- Same problem, no flow, just lots of overly drawn out corners and sharp 90 degree bends.

Tsukuba- Has a decent flow but lacks corner variety and is too short.
 
Tsukuba - Absolutely useless track if you're driving something with more than 300 HP

London - Just a boring track

Autumn Ring - Really technical track that doesn't offer a whole lot of excitement, especially in long races.

Grand Valley and Cape Ring would be tied for fourth, but after that I couldn't really name any. With the exception of those, I like all of GT5's tracks.
 
I hate the city tracks: London, Rome, Madrid. I do not want to do sightseeing, I want to race.

Tsukuba, however, I like. It's nothing for a super high powered car, sure, but it has a good rhythm.
 
Personally I dislike the 'special stages'. The poor lighting and lack of berms and a visual racing line make it difficult to put in consistent and fast laps. They also fail to provide a race track feel with a lack of crowds/tyre bundles/run off areas/ and berms. I can never seem to find a rhythm when racing on these tracks as they don't feel like a real street course to me. It always seems to throw me back to racing on tokyo extreme racer and not gran turismo. I know they are some what of a classic and original circuit, but I have never gotten the feel for them and therefore always disliked them on a personal level.
 
White & Nerdy
I hate Rome, because the old Rome Circuit was just so much better... and it uses some of the same roads as the new one, leaving open the question of why they didn't just remodel the old Rome Circuit instead of going to the trouble of mapping out a significantly inferior new one. Now watch them pull the same thing with Seattle for GT6.
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Just the thought of having Seattle being butchered in GT6 makes me sick to my stomach. Seattle is my all-time favorite GT course.
 
Cape Ring has so many variations but I don't like any of them. Not crazy about London.

But none I actually hate...except for some of PD's disaster custom tracks. Can't stand the hidden impossible turns. Like the course creator was giggling to himself while making it. Uggh. Any Kart track too. Hate 'em. Just hate 'em.
 
Kinetic
I do get it, but I just feel it's too long. Longer than should be needed.

Like It has 'similar' ish flowing feel as Monza but Monza is a much more nicer length
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Wait, if Le Mans is too long, how is the Nordschleife not your least favorite track? I can see how Le Mans might not be fun if you were in lower pp street car or something, but in a race car it's great. Keep in mind, every Le Mans car in the game was designed to succeed at that track. Whipping my Peugeot 908 or my Ford Mark IV around that track with the time changes on is literally one of my favorite things in the game.
 

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