GT5 Gran Turismo 5

[YarisPR]

Originally Posted by frownonfun

so we doing time trials on nurburgring nordschleife again?

I better set-up the Yaris then

[Tamago]

can i use my iST? i don't feel like buying a yaris for this lol

[frownonfun]

well as usual i don't understand how you can dislike the yaris so much and still be part of a Yaris forum but i'm sure no one's got a problem with you running something comparable like the iST. An iST is kind of just an xA right?

But then again it's not like a vitz puts much of a dent in your pocket though.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by frownonfun

well as usual i don't understand how you can dislike the yaris so much and still be part of a Yaris forum but i'm sure no one's got a problem with you running something comparable like the iST. An iST is kind of just an xA right?

But then again it's not like a vitz puts much of a dent in your pocket though.

when did i say i disliked the yaris?

yes, the ist is a 1nzfe powered 5 door (scion xa)

[frownonfun]

It's more the not owning one in real life that gives me that impression. I guess it was kind of an unfair assumption.

Anyway, where did you get the iST? From the used car dealer or the online dealer?

And does anyone know if they have a Publica on this game? I saw it on one of the museum cards and now I kinda want one.

[kou]

Just did the 1.05 update.Driving without the race data on screen is awesome but they should have kept the tach and speedo,i suppose they want you to use a premium car's in car view.Will be racing again soon but I can't stop playing Battlefield Bad Company 2,this game is addicting.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by frownonfun

It's more the not owning one in real life that gives me that impression. I guess it was kind of an unfair assumption.

Anyway, where did you get the iST? From the used car dealer or the online dealer?

And does anyone know if they have a Publica on this game? I saw it on one of the museum cards and now I kinda want one.

it popped up in used cars. i check it after every race lol.

i almost bought a yaris. that's how i ended up on YW. once i realized that not a single part (except for wheels) off the xA would fit the yaris, i decided not to buy the car. smaller/lighter/faster was my goal, but to mod it how i had the xA would have cost a LOT.

can't wait to see the IQ in action though!

[Shinare]

Just got GT5 for Christmas!! WooHoo! First thing I did was buy a used older Yaris! I'm level 11 now and haven't driven the yaris in a while... *sigh* love the game though. Been playing it every night since unwrapping it. I'm going to have to go back and read this thread from the beginning! :)

Can't wait to discover all the interesting combination of cars/upgrades. Last night I spent a huge ton of money on just about every upgrade for an old dodge charger R/T so it could win the supercar races in professional. (over 700HP) That was difficult! (the supercharger whine is insane!)

I really like the premium cars and driving from the inside view. The Yars (although on the wrong side of the car) is almost perfect! Just loved it. I just wish it was as easy to upgrade my Yaris in real life as it is in the game!

[Tamago]

i'm stuck on level 19 because i can't afford the cars i need to proceed :( grrr!

[Brian]

Originally Posted by Tamago

i'm stuck on level 19 because i can't afford the cars i need to proceed :( grrr!

That's how it was for me. I must have did the same race 30 times just so I could buy a $5,000,000 car. Now I have 80 cars and atleast 6 of them cost over $4,000,000. Try to save up enough to by the Formula Gran Turismo. It will beat any other car easily.

[CTScott]

I was hoping that my wife was going to get me a PS3 and GT5 for Xmas, but instead she gave me a SCUBA diving trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands. So, last night I finally bought myself the PS3. After one night of playing GT5, I really think I need to pickup one of the steering wheels...

My PSN is: CTScott329

[Bluevitz-rs]

I got a Driving Force GT wheel as a refurbished unit for $70 tax in from Canada Computers a while ago.

But if you're really hard core about it there a new one coming out from Thrust Masters in the new year. I saw it in the news section on the first screen on GT5.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Bluevitz-rs

I got a Driving Force GT wheel as a refurbished unit for $70 tax in from Canada Computers a while ago.

But if you're really hard core about it there a new one coming out from Thrust Masters in the new year. I saw it in the news section on the first screen on GT5.

I saw the announcement of the Thrust Masters one - I think the retail for it is going to be around $600. The best price I've found so far on the Logitech is $99 from Best Buy.

[Astroman]

No one would happen to have a unneeded copy laying around would they I paid $60 for a racing game back in high school and swore never again would I pay so much for a game. I held out on Blur and snagged it up for $20 new vs. the $60 when I started looking.

Still need mine

[Shinare]

I like the "racing line" addition (as found in many other "car games") but I find myself staring at it %100 and not really doing much of anything else. I think I'm going to turn it off from now and and try to do it on my own. :)

Last night I was helping my son (10) with his "career" because he thought you needed to sell the cars you buy and win to keep an empty garage (as in other games). He made it to level 10 but couldn't race in any more races and coudn't afford to buy any more cars. So I had to use the one car he did have (some kind of low rider called a "special" that you can't sell so he didn't) and raced enough in the amateur muscle car race to make enough money to buy a mini so that I could start winning the mini cup in prof to start making money to afford to buy a Lancer Evo GSR and supe that up to race in the professional supercar races. That car now that it is maxed out can easily win the first race in the super car races and make 21k in 3 1/2 minutes. So from that point I started racing that over and over to make enough money to get him going on other things. Took litterally all night but he's a lot happier now and knows to keep his cars and his money. :)

PS> Oh and the old familliar "playstation thumb" feeling is back, hehe I wouldn't be surprised if I don't start getting a blister soon. lol I'm going to have to dig out my old logitech momo racing wheel and see if that works with the PS3 and GT5, it is USB anyway.

[frownonfun]

seems like the line is usually the best one in most cases but not every time. the most useful part of the line is when it shows red to indicate that you need to apply some brake. of course the amount of brake it tells you to apply isn't always as much or as little as you need so with that, too, you have to experiment.

overall i prefer driving with the line because, to me, it makes up for the fact that i have no real physical sensation of how fast the car is going. no reference for momentum and such. in real life i kinda know when i am approaching a corner too fast but in a game it's harder to tell so the braking indicator helps me. if that makes sense.

[Tamago]

the race line makes me slower :( it scares me into early-braking :(

[frownonfun]

yeah it does that sometimes to me too. then i get rear ended and cause a pile up behind me.