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ithis said:

I, sadly, haven't driven any GT5 in weeks :((. Still I'm not down, even though I am missing out on some good races I presume. I have the feeling I am going to play this game for a long time to come. People probably go to the dedicated sites to talk about GT5. Maybe if you start a little VGC racing group, the interest in tasking about gt5 stuff will raise.

I know I could use a couple of friends in my GT5 lounge, but just adding your tag from the sig doesn't feel right :P. Plus I'm confused about which one is the PSN user and which one is the PS3 user and how they are related or not. I know it's an easy research, but I would rather post it here. And it's not off topic, as it is needed for GT5 :P.

The PSN tag is the one you create when you first connect to the network, which differs from your current PS3 user tag. That one is only to start the PS3 in whichever account you would like.

I would love to start a GT5 group, but interest in the game is pretty low. There were a couple of threads regarding online races, but quickly died out.

If you want to add me, my PSN is on my sig. I haven't raced A-Spec much as of late, i'm currently trying to level up in B-Spec (I'm half-way through the Formula Gran Turismo championship, my Bob is destroying those races), though I reckon I could still put up a good race



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Bloody hell ! ,Bob leading the Formula Gt Monaco race approaching the bend before finish line coming up to lap the last car, i hit slow down hoping bob will just sit behind him and do nothing silly, last place car slides wide bob goes for the gap yep he's through Oh no! damn he's spun out, the last car inexplicably suddenly veered back to the left and clips my bob's rear right tyre Bob  straightens up but second place passes him on the line there goes my all gold championship.



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mjk45 said:

Bloody hell ! ,Bob leading the Formula Gt Monaco race approaching the bend before finish line coming up to lap the last car, i hit slow down hoping bob will just sit behind him and do nothing silly, last place car slides wide bob goes for the gap yep he's through Oh no! damn he's spun out, the last car inexplicably suddenly veered back to the left and clips my bob's rear right tyre Bob  straightens up but second place passes him on the line there goes my all gold championship.

The Monaco race in the FGT championship was of epic proportions to me as well.

Mainly because Bob always likes to screw up coming out of the tunnel. Even when going in front and with the bar halfway between cold and hot, he would clip the inner barrier sometimes and spin-out. Had to recover 7 times from 3rd place. 

Other than that, it was a pretty easy championship to win, which amazed me. It was much, much harder to win in A-Spec, mainly because the A.I would do insane lap times to keep up with my pace, so I couldn't afford any single mistake.

Currently doing the Dream Car Championship B-Spec, on the last race in Nurburgring with my Mazda 787b. Even by winning all 5 races, my exp level will only go halfway into Level24 >_>.

I'll have to farm the DCC again to get the rest of the exp needed to get to level 25.



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lestatdark said:
mjk45 said:

Bloody hell ! ,Bob leading the Formula Gt Monaco race approaching the bend before finish line coming up to lap the last car, i hit slow down hoping bob will just sit behind him and do nothing silly, last place car slides wide bob goes for the gap yep he's through Oh no! damn he's spun out, the last car inexplicably suddenly veered back to the left and clips my bob's rear right tyre Bob  straightens up but second place passes him on the line there goes my all gold championship.

The Monaco race in the FGT championship was of epic proportions to me as well.

Mainly because Bob always likes to screw up coming out of the tunnel. Even when going in front and with the bar halfway between cold and hot, he would clip the inner barrier sometimes and spin-out. Had to recover 7 times from 3rd place. 

Other than that, it was a pretty easy championship to win, which amazed me. It was much, much harder to win in A-Spec, mainly because the A.I would do insane lap times to keep up with my pace, so I couldn't afford any single mistake.

Currently doing the Dream Car Championship B-Spec, on the last race in Nurburgring with my Mazda 787b. Even by winning all 5 races, my exp level will only go halfway into Level24 >_>.

I'll have to farm the DCC again to get the rest of the exp needed to get to level 25.

What are you farming for exp in A-spec to get to the 24 hr Lemans



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mjk45 said:
lestatdark said:
mjk45 said:

Bloody hell ! ,Bob leading the Formula Gt Monaco race approaching the bend before finish line coming up to lap the last car, i hit slow down hoping bob will just sit behind him and do nothing silly, last place car slides wide bob goes for the gap yep he's through Oh no! damn he's spun out, the last car inexplicably suddenly veered back to the left and clips my bob's rear right tyre Bob  straightens up but second place passes him on the line there goes my all gold championship.

The Monaco race in the FGT championship was of epic proportions to me as well.

Mainly because Bob always likes to screw up coming out of the tunnel. Even when going in front and with the bar halfway between cold and hot, he would clip the inner barrier sometimes and spin-out. Had to recover 7 times from 3rd place. 

Other than that, it was a pretty easy championship to win, which amazed me. It was much, much harder to win in A-Spec, mainly because the A.I would do insane lap times to keep up with my pace, so I couldn't afford any single mistake.

Currently doing the Dream Car Championship B-Spec, on the last race in Nurburgring with my Mazda 787b. Even by winning all 5 races, my exp level will only go halfway into Level24 >_>.

I'll have to farm the DCC again to get the rest of the exp needed to get to level 25.

What are you farming for exp in A-spec to get to the 24 hr Lemans

I didn't farm to get to level 35, after hitting 30.

Winning all golds in the Sebastian Vettel event, took me all the way to 33, with only 30K exp to get to 34. After winning Suzuka 1000Km, Nürburgring 4H and Tsukuba 9H, it gave me enough exp to get halfway through Level 35. 

I'm almost at level 36, mainly because I did all the bonus rounds Seasonal Events. Pretty easy races for Cr and Exp, even without tuning the cars to get an advantage over the A.I.



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lestatdark said:

I didn't farm to get to level 35, after hitting 30.

Winning all golds in the Sebastian Vettel event, took me all the way to 33, with only 30K exp to get to 34. After winning Suzuka 1000Km, Nürburgring 4H and Tsukuba 9H, it gave me enough exp to get halfway through Level 35. 

I'm almost at level 36, mainly because I did all the bonus rounds Seasonal Events. Pretty easy races for Cr and Exp, even without tuning the cars to get an advantage over the A.I.


Is the EXP not related to the car you drive and the opponents you face? I didn't feel it was but i tried to use normal cars for the few events that I participated in where you can chose your car. 



ithis said:
lestatdark said:

I didn't farm to get to level 35, after hitting 30.

Winning all golds in the Sebastian Vettel event, took me all the way to 33, with only 30K exp to get to 34. After winning Suzuka 1000Km, Nürburgring 4H and Tsukuba 9H, it gave me enough exp to get halfway through Level 35. 

I'm almost at level 36, mainly because I did all the bonus rounds Seasonal Events. Pretty easy races for Cr and Exp, even without tuning the cars to get an advantage over the A.I.


Is the EXP not related to the car you drive and the opponents you face? I didn't feel it was but i tried to use normal cars for the few events that I participated in where you can chose your car. 

Nope, EXP is fixed, no matter what car you drive. 

I wished they would have retained the system from GT4, where you could gain massive A-Spec points by driving an underpowered car.



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Using the X2010 Sebastian Vettel to farm the Grand Valley Speedway B-Spec Endurance is amazing. My driver, even at full cold, drives a 1.17 lap

I can see myself doing this....a lot xD.



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lestatdark said:

Using the X2010 Sebastian Vettel to farm the Grand Valley Speedway B-Spec Endurance is amazing. My driver, even at full cold, drives a 1.17 lap

I can see myself doing this....a lot xD.

BTW ,have you used it on the SS route 7



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mjk45 said:
lestatdark said:

Using the X2010 Sebastian Vettel to farm the Grand Valley Speedway B-Spec Endurance is amazing. My driver, even at full cold, drives a 1.17 lap

I can see myself doing this....a lot xD.

BTW ,have you used it on the SS route 7

Not yet, I haven't raced in Arcade mode nor on Practice mode in a while, excluding the Time Trial with the GT-R '07 to get the GT-R Official Record Trophy.

This weekend is going to be a loooooooooong one. In a couple of minutes, I'm starting the 24H Le Mans.

I just hope I don't get a power surge or something similar in these couple of days >_<.



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