Push Square GT7 Fastest Lap Challenge - results week 7
And that's it, week 7 done. We got a good spread of results again this week but they were very close at the top with just a few tenths separating them.
@Elodin I’m as casual as it gets. I played loads when I first bought the game and really enjoyed all the single player content. Even though I’m playing less now I’ve still got plenty to do as well as dipping in and out of the sport races. What keeps me most interested are the push square race nights which are just great fun.
@render@Kairu Thank you both. I think Ill buy it. Not sure if ill join the races as I don't mic up and live in Central standard timezone. Now to contend with what to delete for the huge file size that is GT7.
@Elodin I'm in central too and have just recently bought the game. My biggest hurdle with online races in games like this is the fear of driving so poorly I ruin others' races lol. But maybe I'll give it a go.
I have played quite a bit of GT in the past though so not brand new. I will admit that this time around I've been trying cockpit view rather than the chase view I've always stuck with and that has me wondering... what does everyone else use? Is the consensus that chase view is kinda cheesing it or is it considered just as valid a view?
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Hey all, can't believe it's been 8 weeks of this already but here we are. I was questioning last week whether to do another one but with GT7 going on sale and a few people commenting on the thread recently I thought I'd do a few more at least. A quick reminder for anyone that hasn't taken part yet, each week I pick a different track and car combination - hopefully one that we've all got from playing the campaign or one that isn't too expensive from the used car or brand central dealers and we then see who out of all of us can set the fastest lap with it using the TT mode on the specific track. It's open to anyone from novice to seasoned players and is just a bit of fun with the only prize on offer being the feeling of smugness knowing that you've beaten your fellow Push Square forum members.
I've gone for a car unlocked really early in the menus this week and one that I know you all have been waiting for me to include for so long.
Track: Autopolis - Short Cut Course Car: Suzuki Swift Sport '17 Settings: Default settings sheet (if you think you might have changed settings just create a new sheet) Tyres: Comfort Soft Time of day: 14:00 Method:
The idea is to go in blind, no practice using the track / car combo before hand and no restarting - this is going to rely on everyone being honest as there's really no way to police this. Any day Monday to Thursday this week go to World Circuits, select the track followed by Time Trial -
Select the specific time of day -
Select the car and tyres -
You've got 5 laps to put together a solid lap time. Once you've crossed the line on the 5th lap exit the time trial and take a screenshot of the times screen as per this example:
Upload the image to Twitter or another sharing service e.g. imgur.com and post the link here. Please try and leave it till Friday to post your screenshot so as not to influence other peoples times but I can appreciate that this won't always be possible e.g. going on holiday. I'll take a look at all the screenshots and pick the driver with the fastest lap and they will be awarded the prize of being a Smug G(i)T and be able to bask in the glory of their achievement for an entire week before we start all over again.
@JudgeDredd@Kairu thanks for the input. I really prefer chase, never tried the hood view, but yeah I think might try to stick to cockpit as long as I can. One thing I really dislike is the inability to turn off the driver positions graphic in top left corner. It really obstructs the rear view and don't at all understand this oversight. Technically it can be turned off but then this gets rid of all on screen info which is expert territory right there.
"One of the unloveliest and least enlightening aspects of contemporary discourse is the tendency to presume that whatever one disagrees with must be very simple—not only simple, but also simply wrong." - Elizabeth Bruenig
@Elodin Great to hear. I'm sure you'll love the game as all of us who've been playing on Sundays do. Even the licence tests can be really addictive and make you want to push yourself to get a better time.
Early on thoughts of this game. It's great fun, temptation to shave a sec here and there is addicting, and I am possibly the worst driver this game has ever seen. Hopefully I'll be able to clean my driving up before I join the Sunday fun (if the time frames workout).
Question about the game (I see that I can grab it for $40 at my local store so I’m considering it) —
I think I heard there are assist sliders, which make the game more approachable for casual racers, but if one enables assist with braking, turning, etc, does it lock you out of certain content? Like, I assume there’s some kind of limits on assists allowed in online races. Or is the idea that you learn the braking and cornering skills over time with the assist on that by the time you’re ready to race online that you don’t need the assist?
I guess my question in a nutshell is - do any of you all use substantial assists and does it ruin your experience to do so?
@Th3solution I don't think any of the assists lock you out of any of the content or online racing except if you joined a private lobby and the host specified it.
You can certainly race in sport mode with as many or few assists as you like, same goes for the single player content.
@MatthewJP Awesome. Thanks for the info. I wonder what’s the difference between racing with full assists versus someone who is racing straight up but is really skilled? Surely skill trumps the assists when it matters? I’m imagining that assists mainly just keep you from spinning out and ending up in the grass at every hairpin turn.
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@Kairu Good to know. I was wondering how things might go if I just crank up all the assists and run around smoking everyone online. Looks like first of all that is quite unlikely to happen, and second of all people don’t mind. 😄
Even if I do buy it I’m not sure if I’ll really get into the whole online racing thing. I mainly like the single player aspects.
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@Th3solution
I think most of the assists slightly slow you down but make some cars easier to control/keep on the road. I play with all of them off but occasionally use traction control if I need it. I would recommend learning to play without them but put them on it necessary, it's probably easier than learning with all assists on and then trying to cope without them.
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"One of the unloveliest and least enlightening aspects of contemporary discourse is the tendency to presume that whatever one disagrees with must be very simple—not only simple, but also simply wrong." - Elizabeth Bruenig
@Th3solution I started off using some of the assists e.g. traction control but have gradually turned them off and now just use ABS. You'll definitely learn how to drive better whilst you go through the single player content, especially if you do things like the licence tests. Some cars do need some assists on as otherwise they can be underivable e.g. some of the older Group 1 cars but you will very rarely have to drive those as part of the single player stuff anyway.
Turning off the assists and getting used to the handling of the cars along with getting to know the circuits will eventually see you getting faster and everything will be a lot easier.
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