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6 pointsBorn in 69 so I saw Group B come through. I remember going to Chatsworth loads of years. There was a long straight with a hairpin and we thought there was no way Salonen would be able to stop his 205 in 84 with the speed he had but he did it. And the sight of Mikkola's head jolting back under acceleration in the S1 Audi was amazing. Loved the days before as well with the Chevettes, Mantas, Talbots etc. And the sound of the Stratos echoing through Clipstone forest. Wonderful. The current WRC cars are no less exciting though, the footage from last year's Finnish rally is jaw dropping. Each era has it's rose tinted views but still the driver's got the best out of their machines.
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3 pointsI know Kankkunen is credited with the line (and I am well aware of his career) but, as brilliant a driver as he was, the statement is daft and I am tired of seeing it repeated ad nauseam on forums and social media, when it is utterly nonsensical. Group B was an incredible time for car development, but that "...Group B for men" line is ignorant of pretty much everything that has gone before and come after Group B. Group A cars were beating Group B stage times just a few years after the banning of Group B and the current crop of cars would run rings around any period Group B machinery. The current driver stable is as talented and committed as those of any era and to promote the idea that they are not is both harmful to the sport and disrespectful to those competing now. What annoys me more is that, instead of remembering the incredible legacy of Group B for what it was, its memory is being tainted by this distorted rose-tinted view and misguided belief that rally never has - and never can be - as good again (and this opinion is frequently held by people who weren't even old enough to see a Group B car in action). Oh, and if Group B was "just for men", how does Michelle Mouton fit in?
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2 pointsThe gap between Henri Toivonen and Timo Salonen, first and second place in the 1986 Montecarlo Rally, was 4 minutes and 4 seconds. Third place Hannu Mikkola 3 minutes further behind. 2020 Montecarlo Rally, Neuville won by 12.6 seconds over Ogier, who edged out Evans by 1.7 seconds. The new WRCars may not be as raw as the Gr.B, but they require so much more precision and pure speed to win a rally that I don't think they're easier. They require different skills
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2 pointsAlthough you may not think it, I believe that, based on the way I see the "Group B for men..." quote utilized on social media, that is exactly what people think when they use that line (hence why seeing it on this forum irked me so much). Were Group B cars dangerous and difficult to drive? Absolutely... ...are modern WRCars a LOT easier to drive? I think it is fair to say that they are more accessible/usable in amateur hands, but to win at the top level I don't believe they require any less skill than the Group B cars did. Has the skill set required to win at the top level changed? I think so and I would say that modern events are very different to those in the 80's. But look at what is expected of the modern driver versus those in Group B (and earlier). A successful Group B era driver would struggle now in the same way that an existing WRC driver would no doubt struggle back then. And look at how close the events are now. Wins are decided by seconds, not minutes. There is little margin for error and the cars continue to get quicker. Juha made that statement what, 20 years ago? Even if you say the early WRCars were that much easier, look at where we are now. And yet, with the increased speed and precision of the current WRCars at the top level, that "Group B for men..." quote is still being used. Like I say - and of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion - I think the statement is incredibly unfair on the modern cars and hugely disrespectful to the drivers that have followed. I have a huge love for Group B for the change it bought to rally (and rallycross), but it seems to have been elevated to an almost mythical status in the eyes of some and there are more to both disciplines than just one era.
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1 pointSince Codemasters adds new classic cars to the list every year, I figured, why not ask which ones we would like to see in next year's game.
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1 pointHello. I am really loud laughing when i read @ChrisGrovesMCM's note on blog regarding 0 P.I. Event: "the 0 PI Challenge, which levels out the performance of every player’s car and creates a true test of pure racing talent. " WHAT? Retries payed out with 4, 8 and 10 for each is a verification of racing talent ? Even the biggest racing talent cannot play equal with others because of poor performance. If you want to check who is the fastest then make 0PI and 0CR event! Now, paydrivers are still with huge advantage. What else? 4 events drains CR's, then next starting tomorrow, and then seasson pass again for $20? For what? For frustration, cheaters like FUCODEMASTERS, bots from hell and so on? You are interested only with our wallets, not making the best mobile racing game. Official cars event was a really scrap, you pushing peoples for buying cars even if their aren't equal at all. Retry was cheap, that's only one good thing. But now ? Reward 60CR for 4 events, where retries are expensive? Are you blind or what? Stop scamming about fair playing. community feedback etc. because you are completely deaf for what we want. And take criticism like a man, instead of deleting posts and banning on socials.
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1 pointThought I would make a thread on multiplayer features that are missing from 2019 and where the issues still are with this game, right now people are so frustrated that the forums are falling apart and threads are going far off topic. I'm doing this on multiplayer as this is the area I care about, I only really do campaign to pay for cars, this is why Grid 2019 was such a disappointment and why the latest patch misses the mark by a long way! The lack of a hold screen between races in an event is a big issue to me as you are not able to change the tuning of the car to suit the track, in GAS you would change your gears to suit Mount Panorama for example. Now with the new patch you can of course tune the car pre-event, that is a step forward, but you have no idea what variations of tracks are coming up as there is no 'Event Details' so it is still quite pointless. We all could just go back to Grid Autosport or another racing game but we like the Grid series and 2019 does have a great racing model, everything else can be fixed if Codemasters wants to develop the game into something great that will attract other gamers. We all know the game is seriously lacking tracks but that is getting better slowly with each season, just hope they don't stop at season 3. The other fundamental issue with the game is it looks #LikeNoOther and not in a good way, LOD is very noticeable with shadows drawing a few meters from your car but if for some reason you slow down and look around and can see past those horrific trees you can see how better Grid/Grid2/Grid Autosport are compared to 2019 for off track scenery, some clippings from the other thread: Autosport on the left: In general the graphics seem washed out and have low res mapping. Anyway, discus, keep it on topic for the thread and make a current issues list for Codemasters to address or ignore, easier for @CMTGK to catch up on ;p. Issues: Multiple attempts often needed to select car in skirmish (reported months ago and ignored) LOD and general graphics and trees Multiplayer tuning and event details I will try and update this issues list as we go!
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1 pointPeople like to quote famous people but just because they are/were champs it doesn't mean their words make always sense. Often quotes are not even accurate or the meaning gets 'hijacked' and the original real quote gets lost. Most used and misunderstood quote has to be the famous Senna quote 'If you no longer go for a gap that exists you're no longer a racing driver'. For many people this is the legitimation to basically divebomb everywhere, but Senna admitted 1 year after that interview with Jackie Stewart for some spiritual reasons that he lied. He took Prost out on purpose to secure his championship so basically there really isn't anything heroic about this quote, on the contrary. 'Group B was for men' is just a complacent and arrogant line. Nothing more. Röhrl said and still says the same. The guy left Audi back then because they started building 4 cylinder cars for DTM. Hard to beat such stubbornness ^^ I've said this before, every generation uses what is available at the respective time. If Kankkunen and Röhrl would've had the choice to use better and more modern technology for their cars they wouldn't have declined the idea for sure. People like to romanticise things later on but the Group B era was terrible. The cars were absolute beasts but many people died, I think we shouldn't forget that. I believe that later champs would've been just as fast as Kankkunen if they had emerged in the Group B era.
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1 pointI am disappointed to see anyone on this forum repeating this stupid statement. I expect the posters here to know better.
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1 pointI would prefer a private race. A full grid is nice but if there one or two who’s only aim is to kill as many as possible the fun for me is over. If only there was a solid system to prevent this....
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1 pointNot ? It should be... "Added the ability to remove scratches and dirt when changing liveries or changing vehicles" Then pls report it as bug... 🙂
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1 pointHi Cm dudes, is it possible to extend the pacenote time earlier please? On many locations with earliest notes they are coming too slow or too late for me. Especially Sweden in group B at the moment but many locations are like this typically in faster cars R5 and 2000's it seems te notes may have be made and timed in a much slower car. Can we mod a file or can you just extend the earliest slider more cheers
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1 pointAn engineer to help you with the set-up. In MotoGP games called "Track engineer" - "Guided set-up". With a few simple questions the set-up changes are being adviced (and if confirmed, also applied). This is more for players who (A) have less time to focus on set-up, or (B) have no knowledge and need help (and also learn with that 🙂) Now in MyTeam there is an engineer, but it not do anything really... Also in combination of the skills of the engineer it could also make mistakes. The engineer could have an potential + experience parameters, depending if how good he is, or that he can give better advices through his experience. A young engineer has a lot of potential, but due to less experience he possible makes more mistakes. When competing at more events, he gradually will become better and makes less mistakes.
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1 pointthe game is a year old, isn't it time you allowed us access to the pacenote file PJ?, let us edit them. Trusting the notes is paramount to a rally driver. Many of us just do not trust them and it's is spoiling an excellent game for many
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1 pointI would add to that some things For RX there also need to come a limit of tyre sets during a (full) weekend. - So also tyre wear need to be implemented here; - And the choice for normal and wet tyre choice; - Choose if you want to use one, two, three or four new tyres, and on which location of the car. For Rally you should be able to - choose a cross mix of tyres, for example for Monte Carlo, where they some choose 1 or 2 studded tyres and 1,2,3 soft or super soft tyres; - choose also the type of spare tyres; - and also be able to change the tyres between stages. About the alternative rx lay-outs, I agree. Though it should be real lay-outs like at Lydden Hill or Hell or Holjes. But rather no fake/crappy alternative lay-outs what was at Montelegre, and also I am not sure if Loheac had correct alternative lay-outs.
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1 pointi'll second this. On some stages/corners the pace notes are either waay too early so that i'm braking too early or extremely late so I end up getting thrown off the edge of a cliff
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1 pointI'd love to see the Brabham BT52 from 1983, the Lotus 97T/98T from 1985/86 and the McLaren Mp4/8 from 1993.
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1 pointIt all depends on finances. DR2.0 at least has gotten 2 more seasons + 1 free DLC for people who have bought at least one season.
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1 point#LikeNoOther Autosport, not 2019 😛 Big question i have is what happens after Season 3... is that it, does the game get abandoned or will there be continued DLC, development and support so we get the game #NearlyAsGood
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1 pointHi Alex, At this moment in time, we have 1 more patch in the development plans. As you can imagine, sometimes these are subject to change, but we are continuing to support the game
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1 pointIt is funny, why nobody wants...1986 monsters?? With swichable turbine pressure boost? If i am not mistake in f1 2013 was lotus 98t, why is now not??? It was easy drivable car...in real life it was ultra hard to drive it..and they should make that way Since this is the era of turbo hybrids..and we only have mp44 with turbo, what about others?? Bt 55, benetton b186, williams fw 11, or 1987 fw11b, lotus 98t..., those were crazy historic cars