What advice would you give a newbie?

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VBR
Get a regular copy of the game, not the XL or Academy versions, here's why;

Start playing the game offline, without doing any updates at all, this is because you'll get grid starts in A-Spec. After a certain update they all changed to rolling starts which spoils the realism imo.

Don't do any licence tests or special events at first, just buy a Premium MX5 (or Civic) & go straight to Sunday Cup in Beginners A-Spec.

Once you've got over the initial struggle to win cars & money to upgrade them, then connect to the internet & get all the updates. That's the best part of the offline game imo & I wouldn't want you to miss out on it

All the best,

VBR.
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I disagree with the above post.Get all the content you can for the lowest price. I think XL edition in USA is the best deal. $19.99 or less I think?
 
Turn off SRF.

Purchase stock road cars on Comfort tyres.

Set braking sensitivity to 3 - 1

Enter Nurburgring Nordschleife

Shut up and drive. 👍
 
Do the license tests first, that's why they are in the game, they teach you everything you need to know if you complete all tests.
 
Vegard
Turn off SRF.

Purchase stock road cars on Comfort tyres.

Set braking sensitivity to 3 - 1

Enter Nurburgring Nordschleife

Shut up and drive. 👍
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Just start with slow cars or you might end up throwing your wheel through the tv, it's called the green hell for a reason, the grass will get you.
 
Just jump right in.

Generally one of the hardest aspects is getting a feel for speed. That is, a visual correlation between the vehicles speed and your perception. GT5 appears to go slower than actuality especially in cockpit view. I've got a buddy who can drive on a track in real life very well but just can't get that correlation down. He hates the game and just goes too fast.

As you said, if your goal is to get into a league etc... then don't get used to driver aids. ABS is generally widely accepted however. Try not to get used to the driving line especially, use the on screen track map.

Most importantly-have fun!
 
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Jibaholic
That raises a good question. Should I do the license tests repeatedly? Or get gold once and move on?
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I would say if you get bronze just move on to the next one, it's very difficult to gold the license tests especially if this is your first racing game. I was only able to gold the first license and the last license, I mostly got silver on them. The last license (S license) is easy to gold if you want to play dirty, all of the tests are races and after one of the updates you can just ram everyone out of the way and not get disqualified.

The Special events would also be good to do after the license tests, you will gain more skills and experience in a wide variety of vehicles.
 
All the information you've read on here is very useful, you shouldn't listen to any of it though.

And here's why:

You've got a wheel, so you're going to have a very realistic experience, you've got the option to turn all assists completely off and not struggle with acceleration and braking like us DS3 users. But you shouldn't turn everything off just because of that.

The whole point of this game is to have fun, you're probably not getting paid to play it (if you are, let me in on this deal!) and so if you end up driving without any assists and find it too difficult, then you're probably not going to be enjoying the game too much. Now, if you ever plan to race online though, you need to learn how to drive without assists, as most people won't let you use them and then you'll have trouble in online racing, and most people don't find it enjoyable to suck online. It all depends on what you want, and because of that, everybody else's advice will be slightly biased as to what they personally like, not what you desire.

You need to get any special edition with the DLC voucher that you can, because it will:
A) save you money
b) you never actually have to use any of the cars you get from DLC. Say that the new Lamborghini makes things too easy, then you can buy some cheap car to make the racing more difficult and leave the Lamborghini in your garage for the races later on. If you buy just the regular version, then its gonna take a toll on your wallet if you ever choose to have DLC, and you might be wishing you had that voucher in the special editions.

In the end, everybody's advice is great. Take in all of it. But do what you want, you need to find out how you personally enjoy the game most and then do everything you can to benefit that.
 
VBR
That includes KinLN's post above! :lol:
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Yes, ironically it does, I agree. All the information everybody's said is good, but it's important for the OP to just do what he wants sorta.. Haha.
 
KinLM
All the information you've read on here is very useful, you shouldn't listen to any of it though.

And here's why:

You've got a wheel, so you're going to have a very realistic experience, you've got the option to turn all assists completely off and not struggle with acceleration and braking like us DS3 users. But you shouldn't turn everything off just because of that.

The whole point of this game is to have fun, you're probably not getting paid to play it (if you are, let me in on this deal!) and so if you end up driving without any assists and find it too difficult, then you're probably not going to be enjoying the game too much. Now, if you ever plan to race online though, you need to learn how to drive without assists, as most people won't let you use them and then you'll have trouble in online racing, and most people don't find it enjoyable to suck online. It all depends on what you want, and because of that, everybody else's advice will be slightly biased as to what they personally like, not what you desire.

You need to get any special edition with the DLC voucher that you can, because it will:
A) save you money
b) you never actually have to use any of the cars you get from DLC. Say that the new Lamborghini makes things too easy, then you can buy some cheap car to make the racing more difficult and leave the Lamborghini in your garage for the races later on. If you buy just the regular version, then its gonna take a toll on your wallet if you ever choose to have DLC, and you might be wishing you had that voucher in the special editions.

In the end, everybody's advice is great. Take in all of it. But do what you want, you need to find out how you personally enjoy the game most and then do everything you can to benefit that.
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VBR
That includes KinLN's post above! :lol:
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How ironic is that? Also ironic that Kin says not to listen to anything above when I said pretty much exactly what he said:dopey:
 
Johnnypenso
How ironic is that? Also ironic that Kin says not to listen to anything above when I said pretty much exactly what he said:dopey:
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I agree. Everything that I said is absolutely useless, because truly nobody can tell him what exactly he should do! Haha, oh well, at least he's got alot of good input from a lot of smart people.

But yes. Glad to see that you share a similar viewpoint.
 
KinLM
I agree. Everything that I said is absolutely useless, because truly nobody can tell him what exactly he should do! Haha, oh well, at least he's got alot of good input from a lot of smart people.

But yes. Glad to see that you share a similar viewpoint.
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LOL..but I don't agree with you to be honest. The OP wasn't looking for people to "tell" him what to do, he was looking for advice. Advice means throw out your opinion, I'll gather them all up and decide what to do when I'm done. So in that sense, he should listen to everyone, disseminate the information that he asked for, then make a decision.
 
Johnnypenso
LOL..but I don't agree with you to be honest. The OP wasn't looking for people to "tell" him what to do, he was looking for advice. Advice means throw out your opinion, I'll gather them all up and decide what to do when I'm done. So in that sense, he should listen to everyone, disseminate the information that he asked for, then make a decision.
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Yes, if I'm following you correctly, then that's what I sorta mean.

He needs to listen to everything that everybody says, and then narrow all the different ideas and opinions down until he's found what he likes best.

Because of this, about 95% of the stuff people tell him won't do any good in the end. But yes, he needs the input despite that.
 
One of the things I found very detrimental to my racing at the beginning was focusing on the "slow in, fast out" approach too much. What I mean by this is that I would brake far too early and far too much for my corners, so my entry speed was far too low which obviously has an impact on your lap times. The flashing gear indicator also can cause you to drop too much speed when it isn't needed.

The best advice I can give is to enter corners as fast as you possibly can whilst still maintaining a good line. That will give you better lap times than going in too slow and driving a perfect line.
 
DGXR
Best advice ever:

HAVE FUN!
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Indeed. Have fun is right!!:)

GT5 is a video game and it is something that you can do to escape the real world and basically relax.

It's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it does provide an excellent platform for you to get your racer on.
 
GUMP07
I would say log in every day so you get to the maximum 200% bonus for maximum credits for your racing efforts.

Search here or a site of your choosing for "GT5 prize car list/unlockables" so you don't waste your credits on cars you can win.

Do searches here to help find the right car for the A spec and or B spec races you enter if its not clear.

You can find all the information you need here at GT Planet.

Everyone plays the game differently,enjoy it!

It's a huge game and its overwhelming at first but that's what makes it so popular is there are so many different ways to race!

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Good advice. 👍 I would take it.

Welcome to GT5. And GTPlanet.
 
My advice would be don't go overboard with buying the fastest cars and tuning everything to the max for A-spec races. Try to use a similar car to the AI and the same tires. If you can't win just come back to it later when your driving has improved, or when you've found a more suitable car.

If you play B-spec do the exact opposite. Don't waste your time micro-managing close races, just enter with the fastest car you have and collect the prize cars. :)
 
finish single player, then do online. At first you wont succeed, and might frustrate the mor experienced drivers. Dont try to push beyond your limits.
ITs all gradual
 
-The last update did something really wacky with SRF and AWD cars, you'll probably be faster without it in that case.

-Even though it might be boring for you, B spec offers some great prizes that will come handy later in the game.

-A good way to make money in the beginning is to do the early a spec challenges that are located in seasonal events. They're incredibly easy and offer great money.

-For Online-

-If the option is available to use certain driving aids and you decide to use them, do not let anyone give you crap for it.

-Regarding drag racing rooms and TGTT rooms, i would set aside a car in the unfortunate event that someone decides to ram people and the host does nothing about it/is the one doing it. Any highly tuned pickup, Veyron or Rally car does well.

-When racing someone that has very terrible connection, make it a point to pass them at the safest spot possible or you could end up flying in reverse.
 
My advice would be:

Start using manual transmission, never go back to automatic.
 
davelis
finish single player, then do online. At first you wont succeed, and might frustrate the mor experienced drivers. Dont try to push beyond your limits.
ITs all gradual
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No, no, no.

Racing the AI does nothing but teach bad driving habits.

Get online as soon as you have a couple of decent cars. There are lots of 450pp rooms and you will do just fine there in an Itegra or a Civic. Tell them you are new when you join and they will most likely be more forgiving if (when) you screw up. Listen to what the other racers have to say about your driving.

Use the bumper cam view (with the big mirror) so you can see people coming up behind you and drive like you are in a real car. Use more brakes than you think you need to until you get the hang of really driving hard, but staying in control.

It is probably easier to use an automatic transmission to start, but using the paddle shifters on the G27 isn’t too hard. Wait until you get good before attempting to use the clutch. It is probably best to drive with both feet. Keep that left foot hovering over the brake pedal just in case.

To all you guys pressuring the OP about tires and no aids… cut the guy some slack already. His racing experience is from an app on his cell phone.
 
I think the best suggestion would be to do the licence tests, and do them in order. Drive manual, with aids off where possible, and by the time you've passed the licence tests, you should be well on the way to having decent driving technique.
 
Chrunch Houston
No, no, no.

Racing the AI does nothing but teach bad driving habits.

Get online as soon as you have a couple of decent cars. There are lots of 450pp rooms and you will do just fine there in an Itegra or a Civic. Tell them you are new when you join and they will most likely be more forgiving if (when) you screw up. Listen to what the other racers have to say about your driving.

Use the bumper cam view (with the big mirror) so you can see people coming up behind you and drive like you are in a real car. Use more brakes than you think you need to until you get the hang of really driving hard, but staying in control.

It is probably easier to use an automatic transmission to start, but using the paddle shifters on the G27 isn’t too hard. Wait until you get good before attempting to use the clutch. It is probably best to drive with both feet. Keep that left foot hovering over the brake pedal just in case.

To all you guys pressuring the OP about tires and no aids… cut the guy some slack already. His racing experience is from an app on his cell phone.
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So racing the AI gives you bad habits but throwing racing tires on a 450PP street car with SRF on doesn't? Please explain that to me.

No one is pressuring anyone about using aids. What was said was, if you intend to race online, you'll have to do it mostly without aids so you might as well not learn with that crutch because you'll just have to learn to drive all over if all you are used to is SRF, TC and the like. Most rooms don't use them.
 
Johnnypenso
So racing the AI gives you bad habits but throwing racing tires on a 450PP street car with SRF on doesn't? Please explain that to me.

No one is pressuring anyone about using aids. What was said was, if you intend to race online, you'll have to do it mostly without aids so you might as well not learn with that crutch because you'll just have to learn to drive all over if all you are used to is SRF, TC and the like. Most rooms don't use them.
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I merely suggested that the guy get experience racing with real people as soon as possible. It was in response to someone else that suggested he finish offline first. I never even mentioned racing tires or SRF.
 
As mentioned before, I too think it is not a good idea to start up with anything past 450 PP and FR drivetrain.

You sounded a bit like your intension was to complete as soon as possible - I'd say don't! Have patience instead.

You asked for License Test, I would suggest to do them and yes even after you golded you could repeat them if you found something was still not good enough.

And, like said before, take all suggestions in the thread and pick the litter, decide what suites best to yourself, and you will have fun.
 

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