Talk:Aston Martin Vulcan/@comment-34040565-20180128154526/@comment-34040565-20180204143139

@FE - Not going to do it (yet haha) but I keep wondering about 1680 tune, lol. When checking the Hommage thread, the 2nd latest post after the guy posting 7 screenshots, shows him paired with two 1679 Vulcan at 1680, winning. All 3 raceres in Champion league as well. Another guy talks how he was at 1609 and victim of bad matchmaking until he went to 1680. He adds there are also lots of Champion players at this rank range (true) so his rating increased a lot in just 5 tickets. It seems this is a nice tune because you won't face guys ranked high in the 1700s, I don't think. I have yet to see a screenshot of someone with 1680 tune racing guys in the 1700s I think. Granted, they may exist. I do recall reading that thread about how until you are above 1700 rank, you will be more likely to be a victim of bad matchmaking. As soon as you are at 1700+, you won't face that 120+ point difference, it's smaller. Someone at 1680 might have some of that going on.

Although 1562 might be a dominant tune, I'm still victim of bad matchmaking at times, running into guys ranked higher in the 1500s, low 1600s and even mid 1600s and it bothers me at times. But I am gaining points more often than not, usually they are single digit point gains though.

In that guys 7 screenshots, a 1614 Hommage loses to 1679 Vulcan by only 1s. Also, 1575 Hommages are paired with 1679 Vulcans eeek. I'm not seeing anything below 1575 paired with that Vulcan rank.

Although I do see Vulcans, I don't think I've ever seen one at 1679. They are tough though and have placed first with me placing second, more than once.

Although my Vulcan is 1806, tuning my Hommage to 1680 would be a totally different rank bracket. I don't think I'd ever face an 1806 Vulcan, perhaps the 1747. Need more research and whether or not I'm accurate with the idea a 1680 Hommage will never see someone over 1700. I highly doubt that, I'm sure they face players in the 1700s.

Nothing happening until I go at least another season fresh with this thing. I know my tune is a good rank...I just wonder if the 1680 tune is just as competitive but garnering higher points and higher rank from playing with higher ranked players. Since I'm not using my Vulcan yet and even when I do, need to make sure I have it down pat, this could be something with a rank higher than 1600. All my other cars are ranked lower. I could take my Egoista to MP (it's stock now) where I hear it does decent but you need to be triple boosted.

I'm also only 3 BPs away from the SIN R1. Who knows how long it will be before I get them though. GL threw one BP down my throat in the shop for 2,250 tokens. LOL, I think NOT. And the AHGT is a further away grasp at this point as well, I have less than half the BPs.

I still feel if I had a car ranked higher than 1600, it would aid in my rating increases. Too bad I didn't keep my Vulcan at 1679 where I had my highest rating ever just shy of Champion, and MAXPRO'd it. I know MAXPRO is the way to go for it, but I think I did it too soon. I'm not ready for that kind of competitive as we know. It will be nice once I get there though, having the best vehicle in the game. Wow, races at those ranks are a totally different world than 1562 Hommage as well.

Ahh, just saw a screenshot of 1646 Hommage paired with 1675, 1679 and 1727 Vulcans. All triple boosted and the Hommage won by two seconds on Ice Cave, lol!

I dunno m8, give me some of your advice talk so I keep my Hommage where it's at or something. I feel like I'm missing out on some fun and points! But, nonconventional tunes aside, time and time again I tune my vehicles and then regret it. Even with the Hommage going up in exhaust levels before hearing about bumping accel.