Online players are ghosted

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@IcyElixer21 wrote:

Can you inform the reason why this is happening?

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I watched your video earlier in the week and what you're seeing isn't normal and I don't think is affecting all PS4 players. I play on PS5 and it doesn't do this to me. An audio message in your clip spoke about a safety car when there wasn't one so something odd was going on. I can only think of two things worth trying as a user which might make a difference which is to uninstall and reinstall the game, and to try a fresh game save. To do the latter you can save your current save to a memory stick (or to the cloud if you have PS+), delete the save file from your console and then launch the game.

Hi IcyElixer21,

I too take my driving very seriously. I have all assists off but still use 3D driving line.

I am not a techie, but here is my opinions on ghosting.

-Social play, ghosting is on, but if you create your own you are able to turn ghosting off (see pic), but I don't know how long till someone joins the session? If someone does join, are they a good or bad driver?  You will probably be racing against the AI anyway, defeats the purpose of racing online then.

-Ranked play, ghosting is on, no arguements, see pic.

I no longer am interested in either.

If you set up a League you can turn ghosting off. I set up 2 leagues for "Expert Drivers" (the top 20% of drivers) with ghosting off but no-one joined, I did one race and got the achievement of "Driving Clique" "Complete a League race" "2.2% of players have this achievement". The largest amount of people I have seen in a "race weekend" is 5025 at Imola. I want to race with the top 20% that is 1005 people, but only 2.2% race in a league, so that is 22 possible people out there who I want in my league. I gave up on league, but if you are a good driver and interested in league I would be happy to race with you! Ghosting off! Perhaps we could find others.

I enjoy Race Weekends, but....

I used to be in iRacing but I am addicted to F1 22 now.

Have you raced in iRacing?

In iRacing seasons allow you to race as many times as you like over the week and they average out your results with an algorythm. In most (all) races of Formula Vee there is a multiple pile up at the first corner. Unless you can get pole race is effectively gone. Maybe bad averages too.

In F1 22 you get 1 shot at it! If you come back to race again in a race weekend there are penalties. Not sure what, I haven't done that yet.

So, from the video I hope you looked at;
There are good drivers mixed in with bad drivers, there aren't the numbers to have all good drivers together. I get a bad start because I have assisted start disabled (that is my excuse! but it does happen regularly). The very first corner we are 2 wide and someone behind tries to go through the middle. If ghosting is off that is 2 cars doing the right thing and leaving space taken out. Weekend gone! Fair?

In lap 2 I overtake on the inside, now I know the driver I pass is a good driver because they leave space for me. I could have been a bit more to the right and maybe equally I think the driver I passed could have been a bit more to the left. Stewards would have to make that decision. If the ghosting wasn't there I would have been spun around, weekend gone! Fair?

In lap 12 I pass ghost through a back marker, who consistently ignored the blue flag. If I lose time having to pass properly I lose points and drop down the weekend rankings. Fair?  Same thing on the final lap, back marker will not yield!

It is my guess that F1 22 make allowances, but do also punish bad driving. I have been rammed on occasion when I have left enough room, but the driver who rammed me lost their front wing. I was undamaged and I think that is fair.

Does that make sense? Any thoughts?

Want to join a league with me?

Allan

P.S. I posted a comment on your YouTube Video