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RE: GRID Demo

rEALrACER — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:10:27 GMT

[quote]Scouseknight (08/05/2008)

The AI is abysmal frankly -I know this is only a demo so maybe in the final game it'll be better but I had more rear-enders and sideswipes as the AI just didn't seem to know my car was there - it makes racing the AI frustrating to say the least.

Yeah i hear you mate & thats how i feel about the A.I too, apparently codemasters said they have been working on the A.I for at least a year but the A.I is the biggest downfall to this game Maybe a year just wasn't long enough, everything else rocks! but for gods sake someones got to make a good racer 1 day with good A.I for the xbox 360, even moto gp 07 the A.I is disappointing to say the least! but i suppose as a demo it doesn't replicate the final deal hopefully!

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longy — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:14:52 GMT

Was not that impressed with grid at first, starting to grow on me now though. I love the drift racing, it`s so bloody addictive.

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madmiddle — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:35:11 GMT

after our races last night i am starting to see what you mean fezza with the drifting element of the touring cars. i was getting so pissed off with losing so much speed round the corners that i was starting to lose interest with the game. i have to agree with SK though as i find it very hard to keep on the track on my own without anybody else helping me off. first time of using the musle cars last night and found that bloody hilarious.

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bonobaby — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:48:02 GMT

im with you sk pick a car and race fuck the damper setting really am looking forward to this , but i think i have said before i am not going to take this serious you will get shunted as long as its not done on purpose .
plus ive had some great battles for middle of the pack places .
so roll on the 30th let battle commence.

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steamRobot — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:36:57 GMT

thanks flan, thats exactly what i meant.

I can understand what you mean SK. It will be up for abuse, depends a lot on the driving skills of those involved, but prangs will happen and add an element of chance and skill.

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Scouseknight — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:18:17 GMT

One can only hope.

Just saw the other post about the car selection - personally as long as we can race without too much of an advantage given to the setup and mod brigade I'll be happy with whatever cars are there ....

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FLAN uk — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:52:43 GMT

to be fair to Steam he said it was not JUST a game of memory, the collisions/damage adds a new element, although we've seen it before in Forza, lets just say it can get quite nasty out there, with some questionable tactics. hopefuly with the terminal damage it might make the neanderthals that SK talks of think twice after a week or two of DNF's. then again maybe not...

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bonobaby — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:18:51 GMT

remind me not to play with steam on grid , its racing not flatout

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Scouseknight — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:47:58 GMT

So you think it's okay not to have to know where the turns are and where to brake then - interesting.

Too much mayhem makes it frustrating not challenging.

When you are genuinely trying to race and you're up against people who don't know the tracks or the braking and accelleration capabilities of the cars then it's almost as bad as playing on the public servers with the neanderthals there.

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steamRobot — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:20:08 GMT

got to say that this is one of the best demos i've seen.

I think the mayhem is great, makes the game more of a challenge and not just a test of memory.

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Scouseknight — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:08:52 GMT

FLAN uk (14/05/2008)

that, unfortunately SK, is par for the course in ANY online racer. obviously the more random the lobby the greater the incidents, it does improve markedly with a full grid of myxboxers but the odd 'misshap' still occurs. don't think that an F1 game will be any different, it will be just the same, it's the nature of the beast...

Oh I won't be bothering with a console F1 game either for my online racing fix .... I know it'll be exactly the same as every other console racing game - ruined by knobbers who just want to win....

I'll be getting GRID though and will be giving it a try online I was picking out that particular phrase - "incident filled".

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bonobaby — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:50:19 GMT

just played about 10 online games got wrecked in half of them and everyone had someone going the wrong way
but still fun

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FLAN uk — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:43:55 GMT

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Scouseknight — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:17:24 GMT

incident-packed, aggressive, wheel-to-wheel racing

Sounds like it's single-player only for me then ....

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bonobaby — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:21:53 GMT

looks like they have stuck to the toca online stuff not bad hopefully like toca you can have unranked races , because this is going to be bumper car heaven till we all get use to it .
unless your playing lee and jest who apologize just before they ram you off the track.

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taberoo — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:11:58 GMT

Codemasters has unveiled Race Driver: GRID's multiplayer features and revealed that the game - due out on PS3, 360 and PC on 30th May - features full damage modelling.

GRID features 32 online race events taking in 80 circuits overall, with support for 12 players online and a ranking system that rewards skill and persistence.

Players will be rewarded with points for winning and beating better-ranked opponents, among other things, graduating from Junior Rookie to Legend as they amass points.

Elsewhere, online leaderboards track progress on every track in every car class, and the very best performances are recorded as ghosts, which you can download and race against in Test Drive mode.

But it's the damage that you'll probably notice first, and it's core to what chief game designer Ralph Fulton describes as "incident-packed, aggressive, wheel-to-wheel racing".

"Our wide range of motorsport disciplines, stunning locations and full damage 12-player races make for a uniquely spectacular race experience and our immersive new ranking system rewards player skill and deepens the challenge online," he added.

GRID features 32 online race events taking in 80 circuits overall, with support for 12 players online and a ranking system that rewards skill and persistence..........................................................thats me fucked then better get me coat

RE: GRID Demo

Smi1ar — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:09:05 GMT

another disapointment for me this was so looking forward to GRID untill i pld the demo WTF with the crap arcadey style driving totally pants shame as it does look nice but gameplay sucks will not be getting this common GT5 next year for that now feb 09

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bonobaby — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:09:06 GMT

as for driving aids turn off traction and stability in drifting and it turns into a completely diff game.
finally beat the ai with 1million score quality.

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Uggly JC — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:49:14 GMT

Have had a quick go at it and extremely impressed so far - looking forward to trying the demo with some of you guys. Two things that I particularly liked were the fact that some random crashes occur with other AI drivers, only ever seen that in earlier TOCA games and just doesn't seem to feature in any other driving games. Secondly, if you haven't tried turning driver aids off, have a go. The handling becomes so responsive but yet remains perfectly controllable unlike many other driving games when you turn them off. Looking forward to the full game

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Spenn — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:07:08 GMT

Had some fun racing last night. Did anyone manage not to crash into another car?

Basically there are some issues with it but it looks great. I think the damage on would cut the demon driving down a little. Maybe not after a few beers though.

Anyone up for some more tonight!!

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MalevolentGod — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:15:17 GMT

Hey, keeping the accelerator down works! When there arent 10 other people to navigate/on single player

Plus, I didnt say dont break, its just that on both courses theres no corners where you cant go round them with accelerator down - break/accelerate at the same time, but to lift off accelerator completely while breaking is a hinderance.

Im going to go with my initial judgment of it, it looks pretty, damn pretty, but thats about it.

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FLAN uk — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:58:23 GMT

judging by the session I had with Chas, Spenn, Dante, MG(keep your accelerator pressed down) and Blibby last night bumper bashers are out in force! It will be much better online when we can host private rooms, getting rid of the dickheads who deliberately ram you off the road on a straight.
There are a couple of issues for me, one is when you are going down the big hill with the jumps in San Francisco, when you get to the bottom there is a sweeping right handed and as you break a little then turn in the car goes into a violent shake but doesn't slide off, its as though the cars on rails, not very realistic. 2nd, the drift is for me a poor aspect of the game, but each to their own. 3rd, when a race finishes you get total time showing but not your fastest lap, so even if you come 2nd or 3rd or wherever there are no bragging rights, this is a huge omission from a racer. That said I am looking forward to the full game and more tracks and cars and private rooms...

RE: GRID Demo

Scouseknight — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:45:50 GMT

Downloaded this when I got home from work and had quite a few goes at it mainly in the race mode as I cannot stand drifting with the wheel due to the handbrake needing to be on a button (hard to reach when you have both hands on the wheel and you need to flip your gears too).

I'll be honest here and say although I have this on pre-order I am beginning to wonder whether it's going to be another single player racing game I have like Forza 2 became.

The problem is that the touring car racing is a contact sport - now, given Codemaster's track record for problematic netcode the thought of rubbing paintwork with another player online just doesn't appeal to me at all.

I can see the same problems with this that stopped me from playing Forza 2 online - lots of contact and lots of crashing as a result.

The game looks great and plays very well with the wheel - the single player game has a lot of appeal to me - more than the online game actually given my already stated reservations - but the AI needs to have improved by the time it's released.

I have it on pre-order and will have a completely open mind about it when the time comes - I'll try it both online and offline in the full version before I pass judgement proper.

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FLAN uk — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:51:47 GMT

had a quick go of this this mornin and it looks lovely, the tracks are very detailed & the car models are realistic. The damage is excellent with debris left permanently all over the track. As for the handling it it on the arcadey side, but don't forget this is only the demo, I dont know if any of you has hosted yet & the simulation can be adjusted. The full game might be different. Hopefuly a proper session will reveal it' true potential.

the handling is way better to say, GTA4. also, graphicaly, it knocks spots of a game like GTA4. the multiplayer element seems to have been better thought out than other games, GTA4 springs to mind. the time trials are way better than most games, especialy GTA4. the tracks have been designed with the race fan in mind, unlike GTA4. the lobby is very easy to connect to and looks nice, GTA4 was lacking in this department. you can tweak your suspension settings to the nth degree, why was this omitted from GTA4?

overall, Race Driver Grid has raised the bar for racers, GTA5 is going to have to be very special to overtake it, not that i'm comparing it to any other game...

RE: GRID Demo

bonobaby — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:35:31 GMT

JUST DONE A LOW 1.17 went on the website and their is now lo 1.14 got to be cutting the corners wankers.

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MalevolentGod — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:16:52 GMT

I wasnt expecting this to be as arcadey as it is. Im in two minds about getting it or not, even with a load of games I want to trade.

Its actually a hinderance to lift your finger off the accelerator, even when breaking, just keep the accelarator to the floor and keep going.

The drifting is....confusing as hell, too twitchy, no idea how the computer opponent managed to get 300k when I got 100k....

It does look superb though, the graphics are amazing, but under them...pretty mediocre game from what ive played.

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bonobaby — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:06:15 GMT

your not far wrong their dante you muppet

im having trouble figuring out whats drifting and just burnouts

im going to have go at them trials

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Flicked — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:37:31 GMT

If ya do the time trial ya can win a beemer if ya get the best time. Choose the euro circuit.

Best I can do at the min is 1:18:? World Best is 1:17:?

Surely someone on here can do it?

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dante666 — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:26:34 GMT

well ive played it and loved its brill im not going to compare it with gta or any other game but for me its going to be at least the racing game of the year ,if not the game of the year !!!!and it drives better than gta shhhh lol but ill be buying for deffo and fezza you are the drift king only cos yopu carnt keep the fekking car on the road that why twat lol

RE: GRID Demo

bonobaby — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:35:57 GMT

right looks the dogs do dahs smooth as silk , ive played 12 players online some good races some froze and thru us out not worried about that codies always sort the online out.
as for handling very very arcadey the touring cars for me are shite to twitchey and you drift them all the time the musle cars feel the same as for drifting i still dont like it but when you get a drift workin its a good feeling.
but i loved it even the touring cars yes they dont handle like toca but it was great tight racing and put a foot wrong and your off.
so after my high then oh its no toca this is the game to own this year .
drifty baby its a comin.

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Lee Ferino — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:16:38 GMT

Just gonna download this and give it a go.

Didn't think there were any good games comming out for a while but if this is any good i think i will get it and im really looking forward to playing online as it will make a change to hear everyone saying a game is not as good as forza instead of comparing it it COD

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Chas — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:27:08 GMT

The demo is available now, 795Mb and by the look of it, it includes multiplayer!!

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DM — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:21:12 GMT

sounds great I loved Toca 2, however as my 360 decided that the RROD was the best thing to do just before I put GTA IV into it I may have to wait some time. It's currently in Germany in a presumably huge stack of broken consoles waiting for MS to say they have got it.

MS quoted 3 weeks for repair so I may get it by the end of the month I can't see me buying the next MS console

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Scouseknight — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:30:55 GMT

SJ (04/05/2008)

as long as there is not loads of "under the bonnet tweaking"

I hope there isn't too much of this myself - if there is then so be it but it'll die like Forza 2 did for me if it's too heavy-handed on this.

You play a racing driver not a racing team - sure, you need to know what makes you faster or slower but you don't need to be involved in the suspension stiffness or gear ratios - that's the mechanics job - not yours.

Car understeers a lot? Tell the mechanics - don't tweak the wing settings or tyre pressures yourself.

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madmiddle — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:18:11 GMT

Everything i have seen to do with GRID looks quality and i've stuck it down on pre-order @£32 and your right Codemasters don't make a habit of making shit Games !!!!

GT5: No Comment.................

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SJ — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:03:35 GMT

Looking good, I cannot see codemasters messing up on this.

I will get the game as long as there is not loads of "under the bonnet tweaking", I have played enough Gran Turismo games to last a lifetime and just want to race, not spend hours fiddling and shopping for car parts.

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bonobaby — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:53:24 GMT

yeah its got to be xbox only because of live .
i play my ps3 more than the xbox motorstorm and f1 are top games plus like you said as dvd player or blueray top of the class.

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Smi1ar — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:49:12 GMT

yup gt5 was fantastic for a week then got bored wont be buyin this on ps3 will end up with grid of 360 good job i like movies or me ps3 would of been a complete waste of money

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bonobaby — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:41:51 GMT

yeah great news that is , that vid is bang on tho must admit i do like gt5 but got very bored of it fast bit like gta.

cant bloody wait for grid the more and more i see i think and hope its going to a triple A title.

GRID Demo

FLAN uk — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:59:38 GMT

According to the official GRID site there will be a playable demo of this game the week commencing 5th May, so we should get it to download by Wednesday

But don't hold your breath, remember the Forza debacle.

the link is here GRID DEMO INFORMATION

also, quite a funny comparison video of Gran Tourismo 5 on the Gaystation 3 and Grid, it's on Youtube, link below...

GRID versus Gran Tourismo 5