Wouldn't it be great if Bob...

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Wouldn't it be great if Bob would pick up your own style of driving? When I see Bob drive, I always think how different I would do tackle that particular corner or overtake-maneuver.

I would really like it if I could teach my Bob my own driving style and skills. That would also be a good incentive for learning how to drive properly, because just hammering the competition with a terribly overpowered car would not do your Bob's skills much good.

It would probably also teach you how to improve your own driving style, because looking at your Bob's mistakes would be like looking at your own faults (confrontational and educational).

That would make the whole B-Spec affair a lot more valuable and interesting to me.
 
GT4 is the game for you. Supposedly, b-spec driver characteristics were based off the a-spec drivers skill. The last time I ran GT4 I did it strictly b-spec. No licenses, no nothing. I swear it was the best bob I'd seen drive in the game, and I've gone through GT4 about 20 times.
Enjoy this new b-spec aspect of the game. At first I did not like it but as my bobs got better it became more enjoyable. Just wish he didn't cool/slow down as much and I could use a more evenly powered machine for the events. It's hard to tune the car to be fast when the driver is in cool mode.
 
vaporvortice
GT4 is the game for you. Supposedly, b-spec driver characteristics were based off the a-spec drivers skill. The last time I ran GT4 I did it strictly b-spec. No licenses, no nothing. I swear it was the best bob I'd seen drive in the game, and I've gone through GT4 about 20 times.
Enjoy this new b-spec aspect of the game. At first I did not like it but as my bobs got better it became more enjoyable. Just wish he didn't cool/slow down as much and I could use a more evenly powered machine for the events. It's hard to tune the car to be fast when the driver is in cool mode.
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Thanks for that... I've put countless hours into GT4, but for some reason never bothered with its B-spec side. I was planning on going back to GT4 after the GT5 novelty wears off, so I might as well dive into its B-spec features this time around. Cheers!
 
vaporvortice
GT4 is the game for you. Supposedly, b-spec driver characteristics were based off the a-spec drivers skill. The last time I ran GT4 I did it strictly b-spec. No licenses, no nothing. I swear it was the best bob I'd seen drive in the game, and I've gone through GT4 about 20 times.
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Not true at all. Bob definetely did not pick up my driving skills in this game, or in GT5. I agree with the OP though....sometimes I do wish my drivers would tackle courses a little more like I do. But then this would also defeat the purpose of having alternate drivers. Everybody has their own style.

But in GT4, I found myself frustrated with my B-spec driver way more often than I do in GT5.
 
bob is a littl.. no he IS too passive. Even on a red hot temperment driver fully in the red zone for the race. Take like the wind indy for instance.. he brakes.. using the furai or even the minolta. There is NO reason to break. But he slams on them just like everyone else.
 
That's why I said "supposedly". The literature that comes with GT4 states that b-spec is based off a-spec. Which is why I was surprised to see bob run so well when I had not driven at all. I'm not such a good driver I guess.
 
kuma78
bob is a littl.. no he IS too passive. Even on a red hot temperment driver fully in the red zone for the race. Take like the wind indy for instance.. he brakes.. using the furai or even the minolta. There is NO reason to break. But he slams on them just like everyone else.
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That's exactly what got me thinking. It seems he just doesn't learn. Even when you give commands he takes notice for a few seconds and then forgets and relapses back into his own incompetence. A learning, truly developing Bob would be so much more interesting and useful.
 
kuma78
bob is a littl.. no he IS too passive. Even on a red hot temperment driver fully in the red zone for the race. Take like the wind indy for instance.. he brakes.. using the furai or even the minolta. There is NO reason to break. But he slams on them just like everyone else.
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If you have the car going too fast on entry the driver will adjust by braking. I tune the car so that he is into the rev limiter before he gets to the entry which slows him down and helps keep him from shifting down also. You sacrifice the ability to draft but gain in cornering speed.
 
vaporvortice
If you have the car going too fast on entry the driver will adjust by braking. I tune the car so that he is into the rev limiter before he gets to the entry which slows him down and helps keep him from shifting down also. You sacrifice the ability to draft but gain in cornering speed.
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That's actually a really clever trick! But it still doesn't solve the real problem: Bob having not enough braincells to actually know how to drive a car properly.
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brambos
That's exactly what got me thinking. It seems he just doesn't learn. Even when you give commands he takes notice for a few seconds and then forgets and relapses back into his own incompetence. A learning, truly developing Bob would be so much more interesting and useful.
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Isn't this like a real human, though, in some respects? How many times have you been taught how to do something, yet it still takes you a few tries to get it right? How many times has a teacher told us to do something one way, and we ignore her and do it our own way, even if a glaring mistake is made? Some people are quick learners, others have a slower grasp, so to speak. I'm noticing this with B-spec drivers, too.

Bob learns. I've noticed in GT4 and GT5 B-spec does get better with time. He'll never be as good as me, though. :dopey: And if he ever does get better than me, perhaps it's time to go back to Mario Kart.
 
What you would set up a car for yourself may not be what bob is looking for. Keep some movement in the car, don't draw it down so the balance of the car is not so reliant on the tires. Rear of the car a little lower and softer but also a little on the loose side with maybe a touch of toe out in the front for driver comfort. Learned that one from Chad Knaus.

Also, depending on what you are running, once you spool up a turbo, and even a supercharger to some degree, they continue to push a car after you have let off the gas. When down shifting it can even make the car a surge forward. In GT4 the Minolta at LaSarthe running off the end straight is an example. Just some things to keep in mind.
 
What really annoys me is how gentleman like Bob is... It's like, he refuses to come in contact with any car, allows cars to pass without blocking them, doesn't slipstream properly, he doesn't push at all and also doesn't overtake properly when there's a clear open door. He's quite annoying really.
 
I agree....

Lastly, at any oval track you run a real race car would normally run negative camber on the right front and positive camber on the left front. You can not do this in the GT series. So for as much negative camber you putting in the car it actually defeats itself. I never venture much over 1.0 at the ovals. Enough from me. lol
 
Well, my Bob's have all gotten more aggressive, without making as many mistakes. In the Roadster event, he pushes other cars out of the way at turn one, then goes on to eat the leaders up one by one. I do wish, however, that Bob wouldn't run over every rumble strip and curb for the rest of the race, even though he's in the lead. It's not faster; it upsets the car; it eats up the tires. If mechanical damage were modeled, Bob would always unnecessarily wear out the equipment. There's no need for him to turn a 5 lap lead into a 10 lap lead ... etc. etc.
 

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