Post by dylansmaul on May 6, 2014 21:41:15 GMT
Hey NODO
I've raced with a lot of the PS3 guys so far and there are quite a few good racers but others could use some help and in the end everyone can always get better. Let me preface this with I have a racing background in real life and consider myself a very good racer in GTAV but there are much better in NODO. Broughy, nfsShadow, Chrisde22, doubleS92, and a few others race on a different level and can take lines with incredible precision that will make you shake your head. I just want this thread to help everyone learn racing etiquette and some more advanced techniques. I'd love Broughy to put his upcoming videos on racing techniques in this thread when they come out.
Etiquette and Techniques
#1- First and foremost, if you use pitting maneuvers or believe them a legitimate strategy then to be blunt, a racing focused crew is not for you. It is an underhanded move that would get you dq'ed from a real race and most likely suspended. Report these players to a commissioner (They can be found in the crew hierarchy.)
#2- There is a button besides the throttle. Learn your brakes and love them. Watch Broughy's racing school videos for braking, accelerating, and finding the racing line: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx_tHjuVuROCLZ0sfTQCj0koZ1Fv6cNpM The fastest guy in a legitimate race is the guy who stays cleanest and varies from the racing line the least.
#3- There will be contact in GTA racing. With multiple cars that take up almost half the road at high speeds with sharp corners it's going to happen. But notice the guy out front usually doesn't get involved in it or knows how to avoid it. The biggest area you can learn to avoid contact in is corners. Realize also that cars in GTA are all very light so contact will mean spinning out or losing traction for both parties a lot of the time.
#4- Other cars are NOT objects to bounce off of. If someone goes wide in a corner you should just find the best line, not use them as a way to get through the corner. That is very cheap and the sign of a bad racer. If someone is going slower than you into a corner or is taking a corner like a turtle you still have to get around them, do not crash into them or try to force them out of the way. That is against racing rules. Plus you could probably pass them by finding a different line, even the outside line can work at times like that. There are unavoidable times in racing where you will nail the guy in front of you just try to see ahead and maybe back off or move if you know they are headed for disaster. Times like these include a racer crashing in front of you or them slamming on the brakes if maybe they are unsure of how to approach the next bit of track. Be aware of your surroundings and watch for brake lights.
#5- Let's say you have a race that starts out like Broughy's video How Most Races on GTA Begin. If you don't get the hole shot and get out front like Broughy did, stay away from the middle of the pack. Let off the gas a bit before the corner and let any mayhem ensue while you slip through. If you find yourself taking a corner with someone the best thing you can do is keep your line. Don't try to overtake or change course in the middle of the turn. You'll either be the jerk who pushes the other guy off the road or you will end up taking both of you out.
#6- Pride- we are all guilty of taking a bad line that caused us or others to crash at one time or another because we refused to believe that the other guy took the better line and he is going to beat you through the corner. Realize that you will get beat in racing, be it a corner or the whole race. Don't be the guy that rages and starts driving out of control or pushing where he shouldn't. If you realize you are getting beat in a turn or someone has a better line than you, just let off the gas for a second and try to make your line better. If you don't you will probably go off the road or crash the other driver out.
#7- This leads to purposeful braking. Braking will give you the edge over people who take sloppy lines. If some one gets out in front of you and you can see he is trying to take the corner starting from the inside, get ready to pass. Always go outside-inside. It is impossible to go inside-inside, momentum will kick you outside. When you see that racer go inside to start the corner, brake or let off the gas for just an instant so that when he goes outside on the exit of the corner you can go outside-inside on them and rocket out of there with much more exit speed. Outside-inside is your best friend.
#8- Learn to block and close the door on other racers. If you see a racer gaining behind you, close the door by taking the best line or the line that eliminates an inside line and stick with it. Stay in front of them. If they try to get next to you, stick your line and eventually they will have brake or slow down. Do NOT force them off the road though. This goes back to the pride issue. If someone gets next to you or is about to pass do not bump them or "accidentally" push them outside. This is a dirty move. Note that blocking someone or forcing some one to go slower by closing the door will slow you both down and allow others to catch up or possibly let the racer in front of you take a nice lead. Read the situation and act accordingly.
#9- If you play a created race, judge the track not the racers. And maybe like it out of respect for a crew member.
#10- Don't hit street lamps or road signs while cutting corners. Hitting those obstacles when you are near the front is devastating to people in the middle, because when a single driver runs over the fallen prop, be it a stop sign or a tire stack, the likelihood of him spinning out is extremely high.
#11- Don't get back on the track without checking for others. Remember that we aren't alone in the race and that by crawling back on to the circuit, we might be blocking someone behind us who had every right to be passing us at that time.
If some of you better racers have tips share them below! Remember that nobody starts out great and it takes practice to get better and that will probably mean losing some races, but you will become a better racer learning from your mistakes.
The F1 regulations are the perfect example for racing. How to do it, and things you can't do. F1 Rules of Racing
Be sure to check out the Nonchalant Dominance Community Guidelines
Good luck and have fun!
(Edited and updated by ZeNzI23)
I've raced with a lot of the PS3 guys so far and there are quite a few good racers but others could use some help and in the end everyone can always get better. Let me preface this with I have a racing background in real life and consider myself a very good racer in GTAV but there are much better in NODO. Broughy, nfsShadow, Chrisde22, doubleS92, and a few others race on a different level and can take lines with incredible precision that will make you shake your head. I just want this thread to help everyone learn racing etiquette and some more advanced techniques. I'd love Broughy to put his upcoming videos on racing techniques in this thread when they come out.
Etiquette and Techniques
#1- First and foremost, if you use pitting maneuvers or believe them a legitimate strategy then to be blunt, a racing focused crew is not for you. It is an underhanded move that would get you dq'ed from a real race and most likely suspended. Report these players to a commissioner (They can be found in the crew hierarchy.)
#2- There is a button besides the throttle. Learn your brakes and love them. Watch Broughy's racing school videos for braking, accelerating, and finding the racing line: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx_tHjuVuROCLZ0sfTQCj0koZ1Fv6cNpM The fastest guy in a legitimate race is the guy who stays cleanest and varies from the racing line the least.
#3- There will be contact in GTA racing. With multiple cars that take up almost half the road at high speeds with sharp corners it's going to happen. But notice the guy out front usually doesn't get involved in it or knows how to avoid it. The biggest area you can learn to avoid contact in is corners. Realize also that cars in GTA are all very light so contact will mean spinning out or losing traction for both parties a lot of the time.
#4- Other cars are NOT objects to bounce off of. If someone goes wide in a corner you should just find the best line, not use them as a way to get through the corner. That is very cheap and the sign of a bad racer. If someone is going slower than you into a corner or is taking a corner like a turtle you still have to get around them, do not crash into them or try to force them out of the way. That is against racing rules. Plus you could probably pass them by finding a different line, even the outside line can work at times like that. There are unavoidable times in racing where you will nail the guy in front of you just try to see ahead and maybe back off or move if you know they are headed for disaster. Times like these include a racer crashing in front of you or them slamming on the brakes if maybe they are unsure of how to approach the next bit of track. Be aware of your surroundings and watch for brake lights.
#5- Let's say you have a race that starts out like Broughy's video How Most Races on GTA Begin. If you don't get the hole shot and get out front like Broughy did, stay away from the middle of the pack. Let off the gas a bit before the corner and let any mayhem ensue while you slip through. If you find yourself taking a corner with someone the best thing you can do is keep your line. Don't try to overtake or change course in the middle of the turn. You'll either be the jerk who pushes the other guy off the road or you will end up taking both of you out.
#6- Pride- we are all guilty of taking a bad line that caused us or others to crash at one time or another because we refused to believe that the other guy took the better line and he is going to beat you through the corner. Realize that you will get beat in racing, be it a corner or the whole race. Don't be the guy that rages and starts driving out of control or pushing where he shouldn't. If you realize you are getting beat in a turn or someone has a better line than you, just let off the gas for a second and try to make your line better. If you don't you will probably go off the road or crash the other driver out.
#7- This leads to purposeful braking. Braking will give you the edge over people who take sloppy lines. If some one gets out in front of you and you can see he is trying to take the corner starting from the inside, get ready to pass. Always go outside-inside. It is impossible to go inside-inside, momentum will kick you outside. When you see that racer go inside to start the corner, brake or let off the gas for just an instant so that when he goes outside on the exit of the corner you can go outside-inside on them and rocket out of there with much more exit speed. Outside-inside is your best friend.
#8- Learn to block and close the door on other racers. If you see a racer gaining behind you, close the door by taking the best line or the line that eliminates an inside line and stick with it. Stay in front of them. If they try to get next to you, stick your line and eventually they will have brake or slow down. Do NOT force them off the road though. This goes back to the pride issue. If someone gets next to you or is about to pass do not bump them or "accidentally" push them outside. This is a dirty move. Note that blocking someone or forcing some one to go slower by closing the door will slow you both down and allow others to catch up or possibly let the racer in front of you take a nice lead. Read the situation and act accordingly.
#9- If you play a created race, judge the track not the racers. And maybe like it out of respect for a crew member.
#10- Don't hit street lamps or road signs while cutting corners. Hitting those obstacles when you are near the front is devastating to people in the middle, because when a single driver runs over the fallen prop, be it a stop sign or a tire stack, the likelihood of him spinning out is extremely high.
#11- Don't get back on the track without checking for others. Remember that we aren't alone in the race and that by crawling back on to the circuit, we might be blocking someone behind us who had every right to be passing us at that time.
If some of you better racers have tips share them below! Remember that nobody starts out great and it takes practice to get better and that will probably mean losing some races, but you will become a better racer learning from your mistakes.
The F1 regulations are the perfect example for racing. How to do it, and things you can't do. F1 Rules of Racing
Be sure to check out the Nonchalant Dominance Community Guidelines
Good luck and have fun!
(Edited and updated by ZeNzI23)
A lot of rally races and play a playlist which was very nice, and a lot of fun to do because it was something else than normal. 
