Who would like to see a rolling start online?

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Would help a lot for some of the GTP series that have to do a parade lap where someone always ends up with damage from slamming into someone or swerving. Plus I find it more invigorating to already be at speed when the race starts as opposed to peeling out like a common teenager ;)

Anyone wish we had this feature online?
 
It would be nice to be able to turn it on and off.
 
Oh but I find it hilarious when I have the pole in a Tank Car and I get to leave a smoke screen behind me as I go.

Rolling Starts would have to be after they work out the kinks with races actually starting. Multiple times, I've had my game not load me into my car until after the countdown has already finished and people are moving.
 
Yes, that would be so much better than trying to organize a parade lap. Even though in the league I race in, the lap itself isn't a problem, it's trying to go 2-wide... :P
 
Absolutely

On long endurance online races, it will make qualification counts

PD, this is an easy thing to do, right?
 
Maybe have the speed set at a limit of 70mph (or whatever) and no damage until race starts.

You would still have those few people that lag and don't get in until the race starts. Maybe have the game load the rolling start further back than it does now. AI would control that lagged car until the driver joins.

Or if they lag, make them start from pits!

Truthfully I haven't seen that happen as much in recent updates, but I'm sure it still does happen.
 
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Maybe have the speed set at a limit of 70mph (or whatever) and no damage until race starts.

You would still have those few people that lag and don't get in until the race starts. Maybe have the game load the rolling start further back than it does now. AI would control that lagged car until the driver joins.

Or if they lag, make them start from pits!

Truthfully I haven't seen that happen as much in recent updates, but I'm sure it still does happen.
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Rolling start from GT5P was good.. Only need need option to make double line /grid instead of one long lineup
 
We set our speed at 60mph and line up in two staggered rows before the start. When the polesitter hits the checkered line we all go. Still, some people swerve to warm their tires and hit others because they're not paying attention. Really annoying.
 
I didn't play prologue, what did it do?
 
Yes, having the option would be welcoming.
 
The problem I see with rolling start is Lag. Over a few races online we have had random people get massive lag spikes and when the light goes green to start the race their car just sits there from anywhere between 15-30 secs before their internet catches up. In theory Rolling starts would be great, but in REALITY with peoples internet so variable/random it wouldn't work to well.
 
Adding this option would be great. It evens things up a bit between 2WD and 4WD cars. It sucks to qualify at the top of the grid and have some idiot in an EVO or STI blow past everyone because they get a better launch...only to drive off the track in the first turn.

Fix the qualifying bugs and allow us to start any race on any track with a rolling grid.
 
Don't see why not...
 
Yes, I would like to have rolling start
Also real qualify sessions...
 
This is turning into a wishlist but why not add night and weather to every track, too? :D

But seriously a rolling start would take about 10 minutes out of our setup time for races.
 
In real life most series do 2x rolling starts but unfortunately you can only do those on ovals

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