Cjalmighty
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Registered on: February 2015
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Post by Cjalmighty on Feb 16, 2015 4:24:12 GMT
Just curious as to know how long some of you have been racing in this game. I've been racing since online was released, but not competitively until recently. Also, have you noticed if your racing skills have increased since you started racing competitively? I feel like I've gotten a bit better since I started, but I don't consider myself "good" yet.
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Deleted
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 4:47:51 GMT
I've been racing with randoms for the full year and some change, but I've only raced competitively for 10 and a half months. I've gotten insurmountably better regarding pace, consistency and race craft, but there were no huge breakthroughs at any point in time. It is nothing but small victories all the way, so don't expect an overnight success and keep chipping away at lap times.
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Zigg
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French GTA player since GTA2. Car racing enthusiast. PC player - formerly PS3. Hi!
Posts: 561
Registered on: July 2014
PSN ID: Willzigg
Xbox GT: willzigg
Steam: willzigg
Social Club: willzigg
Discord: Zigg#1992
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Post by Zigg on Feb 16, 2015 4:57:37 GMT
I started playing GTA Online last summer, and I've been racing ever since I started playing online.
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DirtyApex
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Registered on: February 2015
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Post by DirtyApex on Feb 16, 2015 5:34:08 GMT
I play a lot of racing games outside of GTA. Forza mostly. As for GTA though, maybe about 30 hours?
I didn't play on PS3 or 360. I really got into the online game on my PS4. Got hooked and never really looked back. Once you have everything unlocked there really isn't much else to do but race and I'm fine with that because its a great racing engine.
Once I started taking note of the things that guys like Broughy and Shaggy have been teaching I do feel myself getting better and better.
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Post by TDWPMark on Feb 16, 2015 6:44:07 GMT
I've only been racing on GTA since June, but most of my gaming experience has been with racing ever since I got Downforce on Gameboy Advance many years ago.
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Twilicane
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Registered on: March 2014
PSN ID: Twilicane
Xbox GT: Twilicane
Discord: Twilicane #5303
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Post by Twilicane on Feb 16, 2015 7:21:57 GMT
I've been racing in GTA V since Day 1 (at least IF I could actually get online because GTA was even more messed up then it is now). I did some racing a bit in GTA IV but not very much. Racing was literally the only thing I did in GTA V Online and it still is the only thing I do when I play that game. It really was never very challenging to win when I first started, idk... randoms aren't very good either. Anyways, I just raced and raced and raced until one day I came across the QUEEN OF NODO AKA CHERRY who pretty much pushed me to my limits and had me stunned because I'd never come across a random that could make me nervous. Anyways, after racing with her a bit more we became friends and I raced against other NoDos when I wasn't part of the crew and they were impressed. Eventually I decided to look for a racing crew and Cherry recommended me to this one and that's when I started racing competitively and became more well-known. I didn't know of any "Broughy" or that there was actually a racing community for the game. That's my story.
In case you didn't notice from the caps lock, I worship Cherry  (newbies prob don't know of her)
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chewy
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Registered on: January 2015
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Post by chewy on Feb 16, 2015 8:07:53 GMT
Since I joined here, so three weeksish.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2015 9:06:42 GMT
I started racing when I got the game against friends and randoms.Started turning off catchup and slipstream around this time last year when I found Broughy's videos.Then started racing competitively about 7-8 months ago when I joined NODO.
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Post by smitveedub aka inFamous_Smithy on Feb 16, 2015 10:08:54 GMT
For me pretty much as @moostered says think we must of joined about the same time think the only real differance is i joinned NODO maybe a month or so earlier As for how much ive improved its massively i am now getting lap times quicker in a sultan that i could only get in a zentorno when i first started out  |
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Post by tjezc☻ on Feb 16, 2015 10:22:34 GMT
I've been racing at a competative level for only a month or so, but a year-and-a-half of pure random racing. I started looking for a racing community when I finally found some randoms that were actually very good at racing and hosted a non catchup/slipstream lobby, which I liked.
Problem is, ever since I joined NoDo, I find myself having less spare time to play GTA. So basicly I've gained shit all so far, with only about 20 races with NoDo-ers. Often found myself just taking the wrong lines or even crashing, because I don't know any of the tracks I get invites to.
So at this point I haven't learned much yet. I hope I can find some time soon to play a bit longer than 30 minutes after an exhausting day...
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Post by cameronman1329 on Feb 17, 2015 8:41:11 GMT
I've always loved racing, but never knew this sort of racing existed until around May, so before I was just doing races like Long Haul 2 with friends and randoms. I didn't join NoDo until October, but I found some people from between July to September to race with, about 10 or so of us that raced cleanly, although mostly non-contact at that time, but a people went back to school it was hard to connect through time zones and stuff. Then I found at NoDo actually had an xbox 360 side, so I joined up in October and ever since I haven't looked back |
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Abe
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Registered on: July 2014
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Post by Abe on Feb 17, 2015 13:35:43 GMT
I started racing on this game as soon as GTA Online came out. It was only against randoms on easy tracks. But since I love the competitive aspect of video games, I looked for a crew which offers this kind of competition and joined NoDo around November 2013... so very very early  |
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double_s92
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Registered on: May 2014
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Post by double_s92 on Feb 17, 2015 13:45:40 GMT
Joined online a week or two after its release because I knew the first few would be complete aids and was I wrong? Lol Pretty much slaying randoms since then, joined NODO thanks to Bunit back in either early December or late November. Had races with a few NODO but no real competition till a few names kept popping up in PL who would really push me and it was brilliant (ChrisDE22, Doodle, Zenzi, Shadow) and finally Zenzi persuaded me to join forums in like late Feb early March I think. |
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Deleted
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 14:14:29 GMT
Exactly the same experience as yours haha
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Rocket
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Scumbag Teammate
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Registered on: November 2014
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Post by Rocket on Feb 17, 2015 14:24:33 GMT
since about march of last year, didn't buckle down and get serious til i joined NoDo in May, and didn't get truly serious till i found the forum in November.
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(newbies prob don't know of her)
