Kimbly Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I responded to a race invite at the airport ("Taking Off"), and the host set it for 15 laps. That's fine - I like that track so no problem but then, when I rounded the first tight turn, dude comes out of nowhere and basically tries to trash my car. I realize it's the spirit of this game to take others out and win, but this guy wasn't even doing the race. It looked like he gave up and decided to simply grief me. I hadn't noticed in the lobby but is this what's known as a GTA race? If you go the wrong way in a standard, you get the 'wrong way' alert, and if you don't return to the prescribed route, you get 'DNF'. That's why I wonder if I mistakenly accepted a GTA race invite. I wouldn't have agreed if I'd seen that. However, I finished all 15 laps, even tho' I got spun and flipped round a few times .. and made some sweet cash because despite idiot, I still won. $4K!!! So is this an actual thing to do, or was he just out to take revenge on someone because he wasn't getting ahead? Bad Sport ... Rude rude rude, and I'm crying all the way to the bank. ;-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadHaTT3R Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 You answered your own question with your title. "Non Racer". If you saw icons on the track, it was GTA mode. If you only saw gates, it wasn't. If it was GTA he coulda just got out of the car and naded you or something. Probably just kept his car situated so he wouldnt get the DNF. You should look at other topics involving racing, to get a better grasp on just how much it sucks in this game. The racing is ok, but the "racers" are freakin stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbly Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) It's just that he INVITED me to the race, began it with me, then when I got ahead of him he gave up racing and just kept aiming his car at me to crash as I went round the turns. I didn't see icons on the track. What do you mean 'gates'; those checkpoint circles? Trouble is I couldn't see his gamertag as the font is so small, and I would quite like to avoid further encounters with this nitwit. Edited March 8, 2014 by Kimbly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveyBest Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 GTA races can be mayhem, I avoid them. But you will find that you meet idiots like this in normal races as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernsontn Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 yeah, that seems to be par for the course in pretty much every race... people try to take out as many people as they can off the starting line, and then when they end up in 5th or 6th, they just wait before a curve and try to catch everyone as they come around.... sometimes they are firends with someone else trying to help that person win, since I've seen them let specific cars go by and then smash everything else in their way.. that has happened to me several times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vooodu Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Any public race with catch up and slip stream ON will be a smash up derby style race. Just roll with it.. . MadHaTT3R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadHaTT3R Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 They should default Slip and catch to off. Then anyone who needs these crutches can turn em on. Its hard to find drivers when they are off though. Last night I had 7 guys leave a race, just because they were off. And some of them called me a pussy for having them off. As if making it more like a race, is pussy. Slipstream I dont mind much, since its part of real racing. But the catch up is the tool of the noo...err pussy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbly Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 It was just this guy and me, nobody else.I didn't know about catchup or slipstream but those weren't applicable here; the dude just quit the race when i got the lead.FIFTEEN LAPS.I'm thinking that was his intent all along .. Captain Obvious maybe, but I've never experienced that before. They should default Slip and catch to off. Then anyone who needs these crutches can turn em on. Its hard to find drivers when they are off though. Last night I had 7 guys leave a race, just because they were off. And some of them called me a pussy for having them off. As if making it more like a race, is pussy. Slipstream I dont mind much, since its part of real racing. But the catch up is the tool of the noo...err pussy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vooodu Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 They should default Slip and catch to off. Then anyone who needs these crutches can turn em on. Its hard to find drivers when they are off though. Last night I had 7 guys leave a race, just because they were off. And some of them called me a pussy for having them off. As if making it more like a race, is pussy. Slipstream I dont mind much, since its part of real racing. But the catch up is the tool of the noo...err pussy Slip stream and catch up are horrible.. Anyone who called you a pussy is probably a demolition derby kiddie and is just MAD they actually have to race. Slip stream is nothing like real drafting and catch up is even worse. I wish more players like you made public races.. Im so sick of seeing catch up on and slip stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuZ 75 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I hosted a 6 lap Super Car "Taking Off" race today, I had Slip & Ketchup off, 3 people joined, one left before we selected which car, the next decided to drive the wrong way before quitting and the final car a chrome Adder... couldn't keep me behind him without resorting to ramming so after I overtook him and pulled out a lead he quit too! I had the place to myself for 2 laps, it makes me wonder why people bother to join races... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I3AZZAI2 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 4k for a 15 lap race... ouch I find my luck in these races dwindles if I don't hit somebody, cause if I don't somebody else will probably attempt to hit me. So I usually aim for the chrome adder or turismo just to get it over with. I also usually try to let somebody know that I wasn't fond of their hitting me if I catch back up to them as well. Whats weird is that some people will be completely content with griefing one guy in last/second last place for an entire race, that's lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black & White Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Most players get slammed and won't see themselves as the winner of the race. Instead, they hit other players and think it is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JON22 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I try to race fairly but if anyone tries to ram or spin me, then everyone is fair game in my book. I have done better in races because of this. I don't play dirty until one or more people bash me. It is especially annoying when in first place, but I don't ram the leading car inless they ram me if I pass them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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