Why are people in such a hurry?

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Over the past months I have seen a lot of threads about grinding towards level 40, collecting all cars, racing gears, horns, paint items etc. I perfectly Understand why people want to collect and complete everything the game has to offer. However, I don't understand why people grind and trade for the sake of it. GT5 is just in the beginning of its life and there are plenty of ways to slowly reach those goals over time. Can someone please enlighten me why it is so desirable to just reach the point where there isn't much left to do besides driving?
 
People are presuming the fun comes from completing a game quick and easy. 👎 I personally enjoy lengthy games. Plus, "grinding" doesn't really exist, it's people's own fault for doing the same event over and over...I love the driving in GT and repeat all the events equally. 👍
 
I cannot tell you what level I'm at as I no longer care. I've unlocked all the events and am now collecting cars that interest me.

I have a friend that doesn't play online. He misses all the seasonals and online racing. But completing the game and then moving on to complete the next game is his goal.

I would be in the upper 30's. I won't buy each car. I won't collect every horn. But I'll probably end up with each race car, eventually.
 
currently at level 26,bspec and aspec.
60cars total.
I take things at a normal pace as I want to make practice runs first before each event. The lack of test runs on pre-event options forces me to dedicate practice times on the main menu.
I also do lots of online racing , taking the opportunity while the network is OK.
 
Nielsen
Over the past months I have seen a lot of threads about grinding towards level 40, collecting all cars, racing gears, horns, paint items etc. I perfectly Understand why people want to collect and complete everything the game has to offer. However, I don't understand why people grind and trade for the sake of it. GT5 is just in the beginning of its life and there are plenty of ways to slowly reach those goals over time. Can someone please enlighten me why it is so desirable to just reach the point where there isn't much left to do besides driving?
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Because it's their decision. If one wants to collect every paint chip, every horn, every racing suit and helmet, and every car in the game, It's fine. If one wants to reach the maximum level quickly and golding every event in the game, It's acceptable. If one wants to do it quickly and manage to finish in just a few months, It's fine. If one wants to do it slowly and manage to finish in +6 months, It's also fine. The pace and purpose of one's copy of the game is based on the player's decisions, whether or not to do either of the above listed, in a fast, medium, or slow pace. And so came into my decision to not attempt to do any, and just race and drive to my highest extent, and also collecting any car that interests me. It's not a bad thing to attempt the items listed, or not to do any, It's what the person decides to do, that it interests him/her. Same thing goes for the pace.

Hope this accomplished much.
 
elitedriver123
Because it's their decision. If one wants to collect every paint chip, every horn, every racing suit and helmet, and every car in the game, It's fine. If one wants to reach the maximum level quickly and golding every event in the game, It's acceptable. If one wants to do it quickly and manage to finish in just a few months, It's fine. If one wants to do it slowly and manage to finish in +6 months, It's also fine. The pace and purpose of one's copy of the game is based on the player's decisions, whether or not to do either of the above listed, in a fast, medium, or slow pace. And so came into my decision to not attempt to do any, and just race and drive to my highest extent, and also collecting any car that interests me. It's not a bad thing to attempt the items listed, or not to do any, It's what the person decides to do, that it interests him/her. Same thing goes for the pace.

Hope this accomplished much.
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It surely is fine that people play in their own style. I would just like to know what motivates them. Some things remain a mystery unless you ask and I'm still waiting for an answer.
 
Nielsen
Over the past months I have seen a lot of threads about grinding towards level 40, collecting all cars, racing gears, horns, paint items etc. I perfectly Understand why people want to collect and complete everything the game has to offer. However, I don't understand why people grind and trade for the sake of it. GT5 is just in the beginning of its life and there are plenty of ways to slowly reach those goals over time. Can someone please enlighten me why it is so desirable to just reach the point where there isn't much left to do besides driving?
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Level 40: can't answer you, like you I can't see how it can be a target in this game

Collecting all cars: I'm doing. I like driving lots of them, and as some are very rare to find, I want them in my garage as quick as I can collect. Also, I'm not in the grinding euphory, so my garage is far to be complete and I'm only half the way on overall value. In my mind, all cars have to be at my disposal to be driven when I want.

Collecting items: I managed to complete my museum as I liked the idea of collectable cards. Also most of my contacts in game are museum group mates. It's a good idea to build a community of guys with same interests. You can't complete museum without trades. It's a statistical thing, and can do some math to explain. Also you can't grind for that, and I found it not so insane.
Now you can grind for horns and items, and like you have no idea why all want them as fast as possible.

Grinding: OCD calls for it, but with less than an hour you can buy all cars. UCD calls for it, but only to find last cars. Before half of June I drove/play as I like, without hurry, and bought cars in UCD with the money collected in events. About 3 weeks ago I only needed about a hundred of standards, and couldn't find these that easy. I had to use TornadoAlley list, plan purchases through the next 1000-1200 game days (in GT5 rare is quite rare....), then do some grinding races to buy that rare car just before UCD appearing.

Finishing the game: 100% completition, platinum trophy. No hurry with it. You will never complete a driving simulator. It will last forever.
 
Nielsen
Over the past months I have seen a lot of threads about grinding towards level 40, collecting all cars, racing gears, horns, paint items etc. I perfectly Understand why people want to collect and complete everything the game has to offer. However, I don't understand why people grind and trade for the sake of it. GT5 is just in the beginning of its life and there are plenty of ways to slowly reach those goals over time. Can someone please enlighten me why it is so desirable to just reach the point where there isn't much left to do besides driving?
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This is the first incessantly linear game in the series, and because of that in order to experience all of the content/races they have to grind to 40.
 
Maybe you notice this now more than before because the seasonals' cash/XP is tripled, and the OCD is 0 miles, half off. A lot of people are taking advantage of this temporary bonus; I sure as hell am.
 
I'm still not level 40 in either (closer in a-spec thanks to seasonals etc.), I certainly don't own every car and I think I'm at iB license, as well as no vettel challenge complete etc.

I started playing online and realized I could go hunting for specialized vehicles that please me (such as TVR V8S, NOMAD Diablo, and scores of other specialized touring/race/street cars) and that I can use specifically for online racing series etc. Everyone plays differently. There are the Ash Catchem's of GT5 and then there are those who have a specific interest in GT5, taking the cars they love with cult following and leaving the rest because they could care less. Nothing wrong with either IMO.
 
The ANSWER: The CHALLENGE! Career mode A/B spec in any game is always the primary challenge to achieve. In GT5 however once that's complete there is a BUNCH more left to do. Racing on line. Racing in clubs/leagues, tuning the many cars you enjoy to perfection. Seasonals. You know how long it takes to tune a car for a specific track? test/adjust/test/adjust/test/adjust/test/adjust. Forever. I'm in a monday night racing league. We've done 5 events with two to go That's 7 weeks. Between work, family, other responsibilities even after A/B spec is done there is tons more to do. So stop worrying about how fast/slow people go through it. The prevailing thinking is that GT5 is designed to be played anyway an individual wants to.
 
There is so much more to play for when you go online!

Come join my BST V8 challenge. There is a link below.
 
danjee
Maybe you notice this now more than before because the seasonals' cash/XP is tripled, and the OCD is 0 miles, half off. A lot of people are taking advantage of this temporary bonus; I sure as hell am.
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This,I won't be grinding half as much when that is over..
 
The goddamned level system needs to be scrapped. It serves absolutely no purpose other than to make you repeat the same event a million times to reach level 40. I'd be fine with it if it made sense, that is, completing every event gets you to level 40. But the way it is now, no, it is absolutely pants-on-head retarded.
 
Nielsen
GT5 is just in the beginning of its life and there are plenty of ways to slowly reach those goals over time. Can someone please enlighten me why it is so desirable to just reach the point where there isn't much left to do besides driving?
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It may be due to the fact that there are other games out there for players to move on to. Not all players may want to spend a year or several years with the game. For example, just looking at racing games, Forza Motorsport 4 is on the way near year's end, and I can guarantee I won't be doing GT5 when FM4 gets here. It's not as though most GT players are going to spend the next several years with just GT5 and touch no other games, or even just avoid just racing games, until GT6.
 
Nielsen
Over the past months I have seen a lot of threads about grinding towards level 40, collecting all cars, racing gears, horns, paint items etc. I perfectly Understand why people want to collect and complete everything the game has to offer. However, I don't understand why people grind and trade for the sake of it. GT5 is just in the beginning of its life and there are plenty of ways to slowly reach those goals over time. Can someone please enlighten me why it is so desirable to just reach the point where there isn't much left to do besides driving?
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PD included and based the game around a points system. There will always be people who want to reach the highest level. It's a fundamental of 1-upmanship.
 
shem
PD included and based the game around a points system. There will always be people who want to reach the highest level. It's a fundamental of 1-upmanship.
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We're humans, we're programmed to want to climb the mountain. 👍
 
I really don't understand why they are such in a hurry. I'm not going to give my thoughts on the matter either.
 
I don't mind people in a hurry but I don't see the point of grinding not so fun and boring Indy, for hours just because of the cash and experience. I mean it spoils the point of a game, it being fun. I grinded Monza with very little cash and HP as a reward using a Ferrari Enzo just so I can get to the Red Bull X Challenge. Now I'm level 31 A-Spec with a Red Bull X2010.
 
Because, at the moment you have to drive 3 times less, to get the same amount of money. I'm on my way to have 1000+ different cars in my garage, curently 960. It's hard to obtain them espetialy the 20 mil one, even with the 3x money.

After, I buy all the in-game cars, I'll be enjoing my platinium trophy, and driving my cars, racing online, trying to get better :)
 
IceMan PJN
It may be due to the fact that there are other games out there for players to move on to. Not all players may want to spend a year or several years with the game. For example, just looking at racing games, Forza Motorsport 4 is on the way near year's end, and I can guarantee I won't be doing GT5 when FM4 gets here. It's not as though most GT players are going to spend the next several years with just GT5 and touch no other games, or even just avoid just racing games, until GT6.
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Exactly. There are plenty of other racing games that I have besides GT5, like Dirt 3, Shift 2, FM3. etc. Heck, I still play PS2 racing games quite a bit. But if I'm in a "rush" to reaching my goals in the GT5, then so be it. I need time to play those other racing games too. It's not like GT5 is the only racing game I own, so I need to be careful that I don't progress too quickly so it doesn't get "old".
 
i just turned level 36. and im lvl 40bspec which i dont like, but easy money. i did grind a little in a-spec, but then i just figured i would race enough to get level 40 anyway so i stopped. i dont even play all the time. i do trade and like getting most cars mainly so if i ever want to drive one...... ive got it. but, i really only play a couple games, madden, tiger woods, gta, and gt5. i race online occasionaly, but mainly with just one friend or a random race here and there.

i do understand the hurry, a lot of people just want the trophies and move on to the next game. to each their own. i cant say ive never tried to get a trophy, but its not my focus. whats cool is that you can play the games the way you want.
 
After not having a PlayStation 3 and not having GT5 finally until last month, I feel like I am very behind and want to catch up as much as I can. I do admit to being a bit hasty in everything, trying to win as much as I can just to be done with GT5 quicker than usual. Unlike a lot of other people, though, I am not doing any grinding (I don't personally know what that's all about. I do get the concept of grinding).

I play the game the right way (as in not using cheats). It's like when I see YouTube videos of games I've never seen or played before, people post speedruns. I personally dislike these. What am I learning about a game if it's being completed too quickly and almost too easily? I guess some people have more important things to worry about and feel like GT5 needs to be cleared quickly to regain sanity and move on with life.


I am at Level 32 A-Spec and Level 13 B-Spec. I know there's still a whole lot of game left for me, so I am not in any extreme rush to clear GT5, even for a guy who hasn't played ANY proper Gran Turismo 5 (not even GT5P and excluding the GT5 kiosk demo) seven months since its release. Games are better when you explore every nuance and challenge of the game rather than try to clear it as quickly as you can. I always think you should worry about clearing the game PERIOD before thinking about trying to clear it quicker. It's like a License Test- worry about clearing the challenge, THEN worry about trying to clear it quicker and more efficient. Or as the adage goes- "to finish first, you must finish."

I will reach Level 40 eventually for both A-Spec and B-Spec. Until then, I'll enjoy going full speed through Gran Turismo 5. That's how I've rolled for the past four major GT titles, and GT5 will not be treated any more different than the other GTs. Like I'm worried I am not as experienced or have as many miles or wins, but I'm not totally sweating it either.
 
im level 34 and 30 and i wouldnt say im rushing the game, i grind to get some credits to buy the cars i want to then race online, take photos of, use in events etc and grind for XP so i can do some different events, its nice to go back on things aswell, some of the special events i didnt gold when i first started and now i go back to them and finish what was started, i dont get people who want to finish the entire game as quick as possible, it just seems a waste of time to just do it and be "right im done with this, next one"
 

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