Date played: October 22nd
Platform: PS4
The daily races have changed! One of them is a Mitsubishi Lancer only race, another is GR.3 and the last is Gr.4. I spent some time setting some "bad but better than nothing" qualifying times for each track, then tried out the Gr.4, taking out my recently won Audi TT race car.
My qualifying time wasn't great, but good enough for 5th out of 11 racers. I picked up a big penalty on the second turn because the guy in front braked sooner than I expected... He was ok, but I picked up 10 seconds of penalty, so I slowed down and dropped to 8th place right away. I quickly climbed all the way to 4th, leaving the others in my dust with a good driving line.
I battled for 3rd and 2nd against a Dodge Viper and a Peugeot concept car. We were all very clean racers, accepting defeat when outplayed and being courteous when passing others. This is when Gran Turismo Sport is at it's very best. I managed to get 2nd place by a few tenths of a second, and it felt incredible.
Unfortunately, I saw the bad side of the game's penalty system in my next race. Still in the Audi, I started the race in 5th out of 10 racers. I would have had 2nd place, but in the last corner, the guy behind me rammed into me at high speeds. I controlled the skip and was still in front of him after the hit. I thought I was ok! I was horrified to see a 10 second penalty applied to me, giving me a disappointing 5th place.
That shit is fucked up, and shouldn't have happened. I was going fast, following the racing line. I was expecting him to be penalized while I kept going, but the game's code didn't think the same way. I still had an incredible time with the game, thankfully!
Platform: PS4
The daily races have changed! One of them is a Mitsubishi Lancer only race, another is GR.3 and the last is Gr.4. I spent some time setting some "bad but better than nothing" qualifying times for each track, then tried out the Gr.4, taking out my recently won Audi TT race car.
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| I love my Gr.4 Audi TT! |
I battled for 3rd and 2nd against a Dodge Viper and a Peugeot concept car. We were all very clean racers, accepting defeat when outplayed and being courteous when passing others. This is when Gran Turismo Sport is at it's very best. I managed to get 2nd place by a few tenths of a second, and it felt incredible.
Unfortunately, I saw the bad side of the game's penalty system in my next race. Still in the Audi, I started the race in 5th out of 10 racers. I would have had 2nd place, but in the last corner, the guy behind me rammed into me at high speeds. I controlled the skip and was still in front of him after the hit. I thought I was ok! I was horrified to see a 10 second penalty applied to me, giving me a disappointing 5th place.
That shit is fucked up, and shouldn't have happened. I was going fast, following the racing line. I was expecting him to be penalized while I kept going, but the game's code didn't think the same way. I still had an incredible time with the game, thankfully!
