Some suggestions to Time Trial a bit more interesting:The option to select tiresThe option to select time of dayThe option to select a seasonActual rain when selecting a wet stageAn option to get thrown into a random car/stage combo (maybe with a parameter where you can set a maximum stage length)Have an option to show the leaderboard ranking per car, as car within the same class can be really different and (as the should be) are not subjected to BOP.I am also not sure why there are 2 "TARGET TIME" options below the SETUP TIME TRIAL option that basically do the same. Maybe replace one of them with the RANDOM option as mentioned above.

Also the ghost should be even (way) more transparent when it is right in front of you.As there is a lot of screen space where you either setup a time trial or pick one of the two leaderboard/friend challenges it should also show a direct option to select your last setup time trial combination.So 6 options to pick from:SETUP NEW TIME TRIALTARGET TIME (friend)TARGET TIME (leaderboard)TARGET TIME (personal best) MOST RECENT COMBINATIONand RANDOM (where it preferably pick a combo you have not done)

Another thing that could (and should) be changed is when you have attempted the same stage with 2 different cars from the same class it should keep an entry for both cars on the leaderboards.Also that theoretical best it shows after completing a time trial does not make a lot of sense as it uses your best sectors that could have been set with different cars within the same class but with completely different strengths.

@Unbreukable Some great suggestions here.

Regarding per-car leaderboard entries, filtering what already exists by car could totally be done.But actually creating separate entries per car -- so that you could have a separate record for say a Stratos and an M3 Evo -- would demand a database that's 4.5 times larger.Doable, but really unlikely they'd consider the positives to outweigh the negatives on that.Maybe even the storage space isn't really a problem with today's standards of things, but altering the database structure -- especially since this affects what defines a unique key -- is a task that starts to require a good chunk of time and risk that the devs would want to avoid. The required UI changes would then be more work on top of that, as well as design for where and how the new feature would appear in the game.All totally doable, but the cost and risk factor are way beyond the benefit factor for that one, I'd say.

I'll just keep adding stuff here hoping at some point it will help improve the game.- Friend Time challenges for me do not show the name of the friend I am racing. Even on the overview at the finish it says FRIEND TIME so I have to memorize the lap time and go to the leaderbords and filter on friends to figure out who I was actually "racing".- Add an option filter leaderboards per country- Maybe add a TT mode with all the shake downs

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Unbreukable
Rising Vanguard
2 years ago
Also the ghost should be even (way) more transparent when it is right in front of you.

As there is a lot of screen space where you either setup a time trial or pick one of the two leaderboard/friend challenges it should also show a direct option to select your last setup time trial combination.

So 6 options to pick from:

SETUP NEW TIME TRIAL
TARGET TIME (friend)
TARGET TIME (leaderboard)
TARGET TIME (personal best)
MOST RECENT COMBINATION
and
RANDOM (where it preferably pick a combo you have not done)
OnTheBar397
2 years ago
@Unbreukable Some great suggestions here.
Unbreukable
Rising Vanguard
2 years ago
Another thing that could (and should) be changed is when you have attempted the same stage with 2 different cars from the same class it should keep an entry for both cars on the leaderboards.

Also that theoretical best it shows after completing a time trial does not make a lot of sense as it uses your best sectors that could have been set with different cars within the same class but with completely different strengths.
XenialJesse
2 years ago
Regarding per-car leaderboard entries, filtering what already exists by car could totally be done.

But actually creating separate entries per car -- so that you could have a separate record for say a Stratos and an M3 Evo -- would demand a database that's 4.5 times larger.

Doable, but really unlikely they'd consider the positives to outweigh the negatives on that.

Maybe even the storage space isn't really a problem with today's standards of things, but altering the database structure -- especially since this affects what defines a unique key -- is a task that starts to require a good chunk of time and risk that the devs would want to avoid. The required UI changes would then be more work on top of that, as well as design for where and how the new feature would appear in the game.

All totally doable, but the cost and risk factor are way beyond the benefit factor for that one, I'd say.
Unbreukable
Rising Vanguard
2 years ago
The downside of what we currently have is that as soon as you set a time with the fastest car in a class there is less reason to take a slower car for a run.

One other thing: It would be nice if we could switch off the ghost on track but keep the "ghost" on the stage progress bar.
Unbreukable
Rising Vanguard
2 years ago
2 more additions.

Time Trial should have:
- Stop at marshal at the finish, like the moments have.
- Heavier damage
Unbreukable
Rising Vanguard
2 years ago
I'll just keep adding stuff here hoping at some point it will help improve the game.

- Friend Time challenges for me do not show the name of the friend I am racing. Even on the overview at the finish it says FRIEND TIME so I have to memorize the lap time and go to the leaderbords and filter on friends to figure out who I was actually "racing".

- Add an option filter leaderboards per country
- Maybe add a TT mode with all the shake downs
Bonxy1
2 years ago
@Unbreukable If you click start on a time trial, click ghost and then turn off it will keep it in the progress bar but not on track like you said.
Bonxy1
2 years ago
Hopefully, i might have some improvements for you coming soon - https://bonxystuff.com/wrc
Rekiotsu
New Adventurer
2 years ago
Another thing I would like to add that you can terminal the car (and fail your time you arleady set) in the slowmo thing after crossing the finish line. This terrible and wrong since you can't even control the car after the finish line in time trials. Hope this is fixed. Not having the stop by stop control in time trials is okay I think since you are trying just trying to set the fastest time (over and over again) anyway.