Gran Turismo 5

[Stewie]

Aced the sambavan top gear race on the 4th try, alas the Elise race is tough. Problem is the the weight transfer is so touchy in the car and the tires are crap. So if you mash the brakes or throttle the car is spinning.

I bought an Elise (primarily because i want one IRL) And I found it almost undriveable. I am trying to win the race on the Eiger Nordwand track and it is challenging for sure.  I am also finding a good deal of rubber banding that irks me. But yeah great game over all.

[cironian]

I bought an Elise (primarily because i want one IRL) And I found it almost undriveable. I am trying to win the race on the Eiger Nordwand track and it is challenging for sure.  I am also finding a good deal of rubber banding that irks me. But yeah great game over all.

I find the Elise very fun to drive, but since it's so very light full aero parts are even more important than tires here. Once you put a little downforce on it, it handles a little like a faster kart and can kick serious ass on technical courses. Just be very gentle with the steering.

[Simond]

Haha, apparently damage is divided among car types roughly so that standards do nothing, normal premiums get slight dents, race cars get fenders hanging loose, and one (1) car, the Subaru Impreza rally car, can be extensively damaged as shown in all the videos.

It's also visual only at the moment - they didn't actually manage to get mechanical damage into the release candidate in time. Probably in a patch. Soon. They think.

On an entirely unrelated note, I fired up Forza 3 last night and had fun.

[Muffled]

Haha, apparently damage is divided among car types roughly so that standards do nothing, normal premiums get slight dents, race cars get fenders hanging loose, and one (1) car, the Subaru Impreza rally car, can be extensively damaged as shown in all the videos.

It's also visual only at the moment - they didn't actually manage to get mechanical damage into the release candidate in time. Probably in a patch. Soon. They think.

On an entirely unrelated note, I fired up Forza 3 last night and had fun.

 

[fuser]

Aced the sambavan top gear race on the 4th try, alas the Elise race is tough. Problem is the the weight transfer is so touchy in the car and the tires are crap. So if you mash the brakes or throttle the car is spinning.

I bought an Elise (primarily because i want one IRL) And I found it almost undriveable. I am trying to win the race on the Eiger Nordwand track and it is challenging for sure.  I am also finding a good deal of rubber banding that irks me. But yeah great game over all.

It's so much funnier after watching Top Gear - Review of Elise (Series 2). Even the engineer says changing the tires would fix the under steer 

[MisterNoisy]

Is there a reason they need to tell me three times that their servers are offline before I engage in single-player racing?

[Falconeer]

New patch is really cool. "Seasonal events" are lots of fun.

http://www.qj.net/qjnet/playstation-3/gran-turismo-5-patch-105-now-live.html

A massive patch for Polyphony Digital's long awaited racing title, Gran Turismo 5, is now available. Weighing in at just over 608 megabytes, the sizable update introduces some new features and promises to improve the overall gameplay experience of the "real driving simulator."
 
Patch notes:

Seasonal Events
[Seasonal Events] have been added to the upper left side of the [GT Mode] - [GT Life] screen. From here you can participate in official online events from the Polyphony Digital team.
In these events, all participants race under the same regulations, and if you complete the event you will win rewards and experience. In Time Trials and Drift Trials, compete on the leader boards with players around the world.

Online Dealership
An [Online Dealership] has been added to the left center of the [GT Mode]-[GT Life] screen. In here you will find popular and rare used cars.
You might just come across that one car you’ve always been looking for, that you haven’t been able to find in the [Used Car Dealer]

Online Race Rewards and Experience
When you complete a race in the [Open Lobby] or [My Lounge], you will now gain rewards and experience points.
Therefore if you are focused more on playing online, you’ll still be able to gain rewards and levels that you need to progress in [GT Life].

Driving Distance and Number of Wins in Online Races
The driving distance and the number of wins you achieve when you complete a race in [Open Lobby] or [My Lounge] will now affect your stats in [Profile] and the [Garage].
Here again the results from your online play will cumulate within [GT Life].

Improved Rewards
The rewards for winning races in both A-Spec and B-Spec in [GT Mode]-[GT Life] have been increased for a limited time only. (This applies until the end of January 2011)
This is a great chance for those who were previously having difficulties getting ahead in the game, due to a lack of funds for tuning and purchasing required cars.

Race Information Display
[Race Information Display] is now available in [Start]-[Quick Options]. (You can also see this in [Race Display] in [Options]).

Save Data Backup
You can now copy and restore your save data. For details, please refer to the in-game [Manual].

Personal BGM (Menu)
From [Options]-[Hardware]-[Audio], it is now possible to set the [Personal BGM] (Menu)]. (This can also be accessed from the [Music Library] within [GT Mode]).

Car Name Change
The official name of "Red Bull X1" has been changed to "Red Bull X2010".

Integration with the Website
The main features within [GT Mode]-[Community] can now also be accessed through the "gran-turismo.com" official website.

Important Note:
We have made improvements to the [Log] within [GT Mode]- [Community] section, in order to make its operation more stable. Please note that the information that was here before the update has been reset.
Some contents of the update will not be applied unless you sign in to the PlayStation®Network when you play the game.

[Yegolev]

I played this last night, first time since Spec 2.0 was released, and I like it.  By "it" I mean that I can save multiple settings for one car.  There seem to be a lot of other improvements as well.

I saw the Jay Leno Tank Car in the Online Dealer.  Four million, I only had 2.5 million.  I forgot about it and went to play in some events.  I determined that the consecutive-login bonus of 110% combined with the "lower PP than max" bonus was a goldmine: I whittled down the power of my Superbird '70 to something like 368HP and proceeded to come in first place at Daytona a whole lot in the Old Muscle Car event, earning over 500k Cr per race from a listed 162k Cr reward.

Then I found that midnight had come and gone, taking the Tank Car with it.

[Yegolev]

I'm way, way behind in museum cards and GT6 has reared its head.  Anyone care to trade some museum cards?  Or just give me a shit-ton?