Why are the recent seasonals so difficult?

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I think a few of you need to take a step back before things start to get ugly. This is just a friendly warning before any of you step into the personal attack zone but I do have to ask why its always necessary to end up at this level whenever there is any kind of disagreement?
 
Seriously? You took your break, I took mine, and this is what you come back with? someone else began proposing yet more changes nobody needs, and you took his proposal one step further, providing magical hoopla for yourself and others in a miniscule class of GT players. When I posted a mild objection you began demanding to know the reasons for my impertinence. So I broke it down for you, point by point. I pointed out the needlessly elitist class nature of the entire proposal along with a couple of glaring self-aggrandizing exemptions and exceptions you made for yourself and you became mildly unstable. When you got shrill and incomprehensible, we both knew it was time to go to separate corners. Someone apparently doesn't know what a "time out" is for.

Do not condescend to me or anyone else that plays this game. You're not qualified. I do not need the pretty baubles for a 3rd place effort, I'll earn them the old-fashioned way, the way I've earned every credit, ranking, and bauble in this game. Seasonals are not GT Academy, and "we at the bottom" do not live to look up to and adore you. That you're actually able to go back through all the idiotic BS of the morning and still come back with "Accolades! Nothing more. No more money, no more paint chips, no more nothing. Just accolades, along with the ability to compete with more "sim" settings" shows the true nature of your ego trip. I started out this conversation liking and respecting you, JohnnyP. That I disagreed with your idea was not going to change that. How you handled that disagreement, however, is a totally different story. Before I feel really petty and start pointing out the obvious parts of my responses you completely failed to address in regards to your own "place in history", I'll end with the note that I ended our morning chat on a note of regret and friendship. It's up to you now. Cheers.
Wow dude, just wow:eek::eek:. You are so far off the mark, and with each post you keep getting further and further away. You've obviously got a massive chip on your shoulder about something. I think I'll heed @Vagabond's warning to step away from this fruitless discussion (with you, everyone else seems able to discuss this without going off half-cocked).
Have a nice day.
 
I think a few of you need to take a step back before things start to get ugly. This is just a friendly warning before any of you step into the personal attack zone but I do have to ask why its always necessary to end up at this level whenever there is any kind of disagreement?
Sincere apologies on my part, Vagabond. I now know more than I did yesterday, and can only strive to use each day's lessons to guide my behaviour today. This problem is solved.
 
Gt6 is just like any other game with a huge fan base, take call of duty for example, or even super Mario, if you want to be really good there's no short cuts, you have to put in the time, if you make it easier so people don't have to put in as much time, then the game will become boring very very fast, and they will probably stop buying the next one. Bad sales= no more games. For those who can't put in more than 15 minutes a day to practice, you just have to accept that your rewards won't be as great as those who put in hours and hours every day.
 
Look at what I found in the meaning

a point, period, or "step in a process or development".
"there is no need at this stage to give explicit details"
synonyms:phase, period, juncture, step, point, time, moment, instant, level More

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You missed the point of my post. Look carefully at his sentence and then you might see why I used that emoji...

Edit: I actually edited my post to make it more clear.
 
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What I don't understand about the community (and reflected in the existence and discussion of this thread), is the way they see the "win" in the seasonal.

For most it's: gold-> win | everything below -> not a win

This benchmark is set totally wrong, it should be:

Bronze -> Win | Everything Below -> not a win

I'm guessing most people can get bronze (if not all), or even silver. Why base complains on the gold benchmark?

Gold is what it is, the hardest of a particular seasonal event, not something for the average driver. The average driver should achieve bronze, the lowest win. If someone wants silver or gold, more power to them, but don't expect it without effort. They are not for instant gratification.
I'm sorry to cut the quote short, but I completely agree with this. I felt amazing when I got a silver on the E-Runner event, and when I got gold I was astounded. I liked the challenge.

I was ripping my hair out at the Clio RS super lap, too, and when I got gold I gave a sigh of relief. It took me at least 20 laps.

I'm glad the instant gratification is gone. I like having to work for this.
 
LOL, this is funny, I've been thinking about getting a rot. Thanks @Johnnypenso for the ideas for some names. I'll name my next cat after you, maybe not. Bad idea, :lol:

Considering how across GTP you've tried to tell everyone across GTP about this "step tuning" and mystery non existent car classes, then I think you're the one alone here.


On the seasonals subject, did anyone find the Toyota FT1 @ Fuji the hardest? I golded it... by 0.001.....
 
So you keep telling people here they should step tune their cars, based on your defenition of what that is how is it possible to NOT step tune? All tuning parts in GT have to be done one at a time, or in steps. So pray tell, what exactly have we been doing wrong?
 
Considering how across GTP you've tried to tell everyone across GTP about this "step tuning" and mystery non existent car classes, then I think you're the one alone here.


On the seasonals subject, did anyone find the Toyota FT1 @ Fuji the hardest? I golded it... by 0.001.....
Easy Peasy, I found the fricking E-Runner difficult.
 
i didnt feel like they was difficult, im not even an alien i usually finnish top 500 and rarly top 100
golding is pretty easy it usually takes 2 or 3 laps for me and sometimes 5 when i dont know the track well enough.
maybe people have problems with the SRF being off on some now but that doesnt bother me
i always drove with it on, on other seasonals, on the FT1 for example, you just need to adjust driving
so it doesnt matter if its on or off, always knew how to handle/go fast with both.

same with different tyres, you just gotta adjust to it, couse essentially its the same, just diffrent, i know that sounds retarded lol ... but if you think you can throw a car with sh the same way as with rs then your bound to fail, thats just common sense and has nothing to do with difficulty of seasonals at all.
 
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LOL, this is funny, I've been thinking about getting a rot. Thanks @Johnnypenso for the ideas for some names. I'll name my next cat after you, maybe not. Bad idea, :lol:
If you named next pussy Penso, I'd be honoured:bowdown::bowdown:
 
I have easily gotten gold on every event but the 3 new ones and the FT 1 are unusually difficult. I've driven over 200km with the Tajima and got up to 1:01.300 and can't get any better. I've done it for over 20 laps and no improvement

I think they have it just about right, I have struggled but usually can get there in the end using the PS3 DS Pad. The prize cars (if they have one) get given at bronze level so its easy to win the best prize. My only real gripe is that they give us more choice about set-up of the car.
 
I think they have it just about right, I have struggled but usually can get there in the end using the PS3 DS Pad. The prize cars (if they have one) get given at bronze level so its easy to win the best prize. My only real gripe is that they give us more choice about set-up of the car.
I don't pay much attention to the prizes in Seasonals so this may be a stupid question, but is it rare for all the prizes to be given out at the bronze level?
 
I don't pay much attention to the prizes in Seasonals so this may be a stupid question, but is it rare for all the prizes to be given out at the bronze level?

Hiya Johnny

I think they have given almost all the prize cars out at bronze level for seasonal so far in GT6, getting gold does get you a few more credits and usually a paint colour (which I never use) I suppose its to compensate for the difficulty.
 
Hiya Johnny

I think they have given almost all the prize cars out at bronze level for seasonal so far in GT6, getting gold does get you a few more credits and usually a paint colour (which I never use) I suppose its to compensate for the difficulty.
Thanks for the info. Sounds like what PD is trying to do is separate out the prizes from the achievement level which I believe is a good thing. I did a little investigation on a couple of TT's a few days ago and less than 50% of entrants achieved gold times. By awarding the majority of the prize at Bronze it allows more people to get the prizes but still allows for gold to become a bit more significant achievement for more hardcore gamers. Sounds like a win/win all around.
 
Hello all. I just had a question, if I may ask. Why are the recent seasonal events so easy? They give you the car for getting Bronze. Shouldn't it be getting gold gets the car? I just don't get why the recent seasonals are just so easy.
 
Hello all. I just had a question, if I may ask. Why are the recent seasonal events so easy? They give you the car for getting Bronze. Shouldn't it be getting gold gets the car? I just don't get why the recent seasonals are just so easy.
If you're talking about the FT-1, it's probably marketing. PD and Toyota have a deal together, so awarding it at bronze ensures more people can get their hands on the car.
 
Given how badly the car handles I wouldn't want to buy it lol

I don't think it's to hard or to easy though, about half of all people got gold, so it's not so easy that everyone gets it, but it's not so hard that only the best players can get it. As for the prize car, I don't really care for it, what gives me satisfaction is knowing I beat the time for gold, and then some.
 
Given how badly the car handles I wouldn't want to buy it lol

I don't think it's to hard or to easy though, about half of all people got gold, so it's not so easy that everyone gets it, but it's not so hard that only the best players can get it. As for the prize car, I don't really care for it, what gives me satisfaction is knowing I beat the time for gold, and then some.
You get the car at bronze, no gold required. It was far TOO easy.
 
You get the car at bronze, no gold required. It was far TOO easy.
Ya I know you get the car at bronze, but I'm saying getting gold isn't a walk in the park for over half of all players, so there it's a balance. If they made it more difficult so that you would find it difficult, I would imagine only 20% of people will get gold, and probably only 50% well get bronze, and that can result in a lot of pissed off costumers. if you want a challenge then see how far up you can get on the leader boards.
 
On the seasonals subject, did anyone find the Toyota FT1 @ Fuji the hardest? I golded it... by 0.001.....

Not really, I'm used to driving without SRF.
The ones I found hard were the FXX and the Tesla in the rain. Oh, and the dumb E-Runner, I had to turn SRF on for that one.
 
If you're talking about the FT-1, it's probably marketing. PD and Toyota have a deal together, so awarding it at bronze ensures more people can get their hands on the car.
That is a very good point. Thank you for enlightening me.
 
After running all the events, I must applause what they've done.
 
They are amazing when they are a tad more difficult. So much more fun (for me) when I actually have to try myself for gold. I do think they should have just allowed aids and split the leaderboards between those that use and those that don't and while there at it make tabs for steering device, country and aids used.
 
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They are amazing when they are a tad more difficult. So much more fun (for me) when I actually have to try myself for gold. I do think they should have just allowed aids and split the leaderboards between those that use and those that don't and while there at it make tabs for steering device, country and aids used.

The new ruling also factors out a lot of other advantages people have come up with. It's seems what some think to work is no longer working as they like. I got a few more days to improve before I leave.
 
Still cannot get past 1:01.3xx. At least 500km and tried all sorts of different aid combinations. Every other seasonal has been gold in less than 5 laps
 
Still cannot get past 1:01.3xx. At least 500km and tried all sorts of different aid combinations. Every other seasonal has been gold in less than 5 laps
If you're talking about the Tajima E-Runner one, try it with no aids, slides are easily controllable, took me about an hour to shave off 0.6 seconds to get gold...
 
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