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| THEMAN wrote: |
dont really care for GT5 myself but this seems like an awesome update anyhow. Wish I cared for sim racers....  |
It damn better be a good update considering it was a 608mb download.
One thing that list doesn't mention is there is now an option to turn off the hud when driving.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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That's awesome, I love racers that let you ditch the HUD. That, plus cockpit view, puts me 100% into the game and I actually find I do a lot better because I'm not just looking at stuff to see if I'm doing well, I just, kinda, do it.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Picked this up today.
Enjoying it quite a bit so far. Looks a hell of a lot involved. Coming from a Forza 3 background I think GT5 race tracks look better. I just need to improve my driving a fair bit.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:25 am Post subject: |
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Awesome! Just finished first on that bloody Top Gear Track challenge with the combi-vans, now I never have to do it ever again.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:09 am Post subject: |
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^ Just wait till intermediate level of that event where you're driving an Elise...
I was around level 21 on A-spec and last night thought I'd have a look at the new seasonal events. Damn there's some good money/experience to be had from the events there. Of the five events I've got three golds and a couple of silvers now and that's given me something like nearly 1.5 million credits and put me way into level 23. That's even with having to buy the cars for the events themselves. They pay for themselves almost straight away.
I think some of the events there are designed to show you that sometimes you that tuning of the suspension/transmission/drivetrain of a car is just as important as the power/weight upgrades since you can't really fiddle with the power/weight for the event restrictions.
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So the seasonal events aren't actually online races?
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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^ Nope. They're single player. There's normal races, time trials and drift trials. The normal races are quite good though as they're a decent challenge where you can't just overpower things. 5 laps, rolling start with you in 12th place.
I don't see that the time/drift trials do anything other than give you a position on some leaderboard though. No rewards that I can see.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| BumJab wrote: | ^ Nope. They're single player. There's normal races, time trials and drift trials. The normal races are quite good though as they're a decent challenge where you can't just overpower things. 5 laps, rolling start with you in 12th place.
I don't see that the time/drift trials do anything other than give you a position on some leaderboard though. No rewards that I can see. |
Awesome, I'll give a few of them a go tonight then. 
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so why is the update 600 MB? this is what I hate about PS3.
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| phifedawg wrote: | | so why is the update 600 MB? this is what I hate about PS3. |
so a good hearty update = no good? Sucks to be you!
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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I think his point is that what's offered in that list really doesn't equate to 600MB's of stuff.
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isn't it about time the title was changed ?
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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Better?
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Any one noticed the ghosting in the licenses are different after the update?
They seem to not update to your best lap time. It's really quite annoying.
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| Sin Ogaris wrote: | | I think his point is that what's offered in that list really doesn't equate to 600MB's of stuff. |
i happened to be online as it ticked over to midnight last night and i noticed the menu music changed to christmas songs. wonder if this was part of the update.
i don't really mind the large updates as long as it doesn't happen too often.
only took 20 minutes to download.
the money you can make from those seasonal events is crazy. I went on a spending spree and only had 90K left but after doing the seasonals i'm up to 1.7 million and I still haven't got gold in the last event. there's another 300k right there and I'll be buying the veyron.
really great update but I'm dissappointed that you still can't check out friends time trial results.
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^ I wouldn't go spending the 2 mil on the veyron if I was you....you can win one as a prize car
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^ thanks for the heads up. that had crossed my mind. guess i should check the game guides. man, that would've hurt!
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Hey guys has anyone seen the GT5 League on whirlpool?
they have about 5 users and its a very good structed league..
great racing and very well adminsdtrated.
some of you boys should join its great racing and season 2 is about to start
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1613772
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So I picked this up today and I must say I'm loving it! Reminds me of when I first played GT1. My expectations dropped after the reviews came out but I was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty damn good after all. I have noticed a few frame rate issues but nothing that takes away the fun that is GT. So is everyone still playing this? Anything new to add or am I very late to the party?
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Whirlpool league can now be found here http://gtleagueoz.com/
come and join the fun good clean racing.
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| Smurf80 wrote: | | So I picked this up today and I must say I'm loving it! Reminds me of when I first played GT1. My expectations dropped after the reviews came out but I was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty damn good after all. I have noticed a few frame rate issues but nothing that takes away the fun that is GT. So is everyone still playing this? Anything new to add or am I very late to the party? |
I'm still playing, I haven't been playing it constantly but I've been getting some good sessions in. Considering how much I spent on a wheel+stand I damn better play it for a fair while...
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I got the LE version of this today with my console. Has the booklet, DLC of cars etc. But I don't think I really want the game again. I wanted the console, not the software.
But is this worth anything these days, or has everyone already purchased it, or hated it already?
Unfortunately as it isn't PAL the Game trade in for another +$28 isn't an option. Ebay has some at $90 but I imagine these stay at that price for months 'cos no one buys 'em.
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you would still be able to sell it for atleast $50 (atleast) on ebay, judging by the standard editions on there selling at $46 with multiple bids on.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone still playing this, got back into it recently loving the dynamics
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*Casts resurrection on topic*
I bought GT5 the other day because it was cheap and platinum. As soon as I booted it up I got a gift for the Red Bull X2010 1500BHP super car. This thing is insanely fast. I did about 460km/h on the Nurburgring straight and the turning is fantastic. You can take sharp turns at about 350km/h. It's made any competition in GT Mode a bit of a joke.
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