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Pure Gold trophy in F1 2019

Pure Gold

Achieve a Gold skill rating

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How to unlock the Pure Gold trophy

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    Locked 14 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2019
    To achieve a "Gold" Skill rating you need to earn a score of 2000 in the Ranked online Mode.

    Update:
    - More planned changes on the way (aim for patch 1.11)
    - Patch 1.09 has landed with a rebalance of the Skill & Safety ranking system.
    This update isn't a definitive patch for the ranked system but is a work in progress.


    Note: This trophy is skill based, you will need to consistently beat the other players to improve your skill rating, which can also decrease with poor performances.
    Because this is Skill based, only tips can be offered.
    The rest is up to you on how you compare to your fellow competitors.

    How to get Ranked:
    There are 3 Main ranks, with 3 tiers each: Bronze 1/2/3, Silver 1/2/3 & Gold 1/2/3.
    When you start the Ranked mode you will not have a rank.
    You will need to complete 5 Ranked races to get your first rank.
    After you have completed the 5th race you will be given a rank depending on your performance across the 5 races.

    You will also receive a Safety Rating, although this isn't needed for this trophy, there is a trophy for receiving "A" safety rating. I would highly recommend trying to keep your safety rating on S, A or B as this will reduce the chance of being placed against dirty drivers.

    How the Skill System works:

    The skill system works on a 1v1 basis. This means you will be rated against every single driver in the lobby.
    Beating drivers with a higher rating than yours will increase yours more than beating a driver with a lower score.
    Likewise, being beaten by a driver with a lower score than yours will decrease your skill rating more than by being beaten by a higher ranked driver.
    With this in mind you stand to gain or lose a lot more score in a lobby of 20 drivers as opposed to a lobby with 5 drivers.

    With update 1.09 a weighting system has been added - this system will award players who dont use assists with more points than people who do use assists.
    The weight system works on a 1v1 basis - like above if you win with no assists against a no assist user you will gain more than against an assist user.
    You will also lose more score against an assist player if you get beaten by one.
    The system also works on a per assist basis, with different weights on different assists - see assist tip for more details.

    Your aim is to win or atleast be top 3 in each race - winning gives you a big point boost (if there are atleast several drivers racing)

    When joining a lobby, the game will try to match you with equally talented (or untalented) drivers based on your Rank and Safety rating.
    The safety rating seems to be the most influential factor on who you play with.
    e.g. S safety Rating will near enough only place you with S rated Drivers (you can still be placed with other ratings, but it's not often.

    Credit to Alfa Arty: (not confirmed by CM, but it feels pretty accurate)
    Top 1%-25% finish vs the amount of players that started the race = Huge skill rating increase
    Top 26%-49% finish vs the amount of players that started the race = No increase or 1-2 rating increase/decrease
    50% or lower finish vs the amount of players that started the race = Huge skill rating loss

    Note:
    The trophy won't unlock as soon as you hit Gold, like the "A" Safety Rating achievement you will need to start another ranked match. It will unlock at the end of the one-shot Qualifying .

    Tips:
    - Setups:
    Although setups are not as potent as they have been in previous F1 games, they will certainly make your life easier. The easiest way to get a setup is to load up Time Trial and download the setup of someone who has already set a time via the in game leaderboard menu.
    Make sure you save the setup!

    - Safety Rating:
    You have 2 options with this:
    1) Aim for S or A
    These 2 Grades will place you against players who want to race fair - you are less likely to encounter players whose only plan is to ram everyone off or cut every corner.
    The disadvantage with this is less players and harder opponents (you are more likely to face off against decently skilled racers)
    2) Safety Rating of B, C or D
    You're more likely to find races quicker and have more players in the lobby.
    However the chance of being placed against dirty drivers is far more likely.
    With these ratings you can try and play the game: Qualify on Pole and lead from start to finish or qualify last and allow the 1st corner carnage to play out in front of you - slowly weaving your way through.

    IMO stick with S or A Ratings - This will save your sanity from cheaters.

    - Practice:
    Learn the tracks!
    You can setup a private lobby using the Multiplayer cars and set the rules to strict to simulate Ranked matches - practice in this mode to learn where you can abuse certain areas of the tracks to your advantage.
    The main rules to remember when taking a corner is Slow in, Fast Out

    - Assists:
    This is personal to each player. If you're competent without assists then skip this tip.
    If you’re an assist player I would recommend at least trying to race with Traction Control on Medium & Manual Gears.
    Medium TC is not much different from Full - it's still hard to spin the car and you will bog down far less - you will notice this on race starts the most.

    With the addition of the Weighting system in update 1.09 it is now beneficial to race without assists. Racing without assists will now give you more points vs using assists.

    Each assist has a different weight value which will affect the score (only small amounts, but will add up over the races)
    it's been confirmed that Traction control is the most heavily weighted assist, most likely with ABS the second most and Gears 3rd.

    Of course it's still possible to get Gold with assists, but you'll be putting yourself at a disadvantage.

    - ERS:
    If you use automatic ERS deployment - switch it to Manual! A lot of the energy is wasted on Automatic.
    At the start of the race, leave it on Hotlap until around the 3rd corner then switch it down to medium. From there manage the ERS and use Hotlap/Overtake on the straights and Low or None in slow sectors with no long straights. (Once again if you usually run auto, practice it in custom lobbies)

    - Qualifying
    Qualy doesn't award score unfortunately, but getting a decent position can be vital.
    Your aim is for the front row (1st or 2nd) to decrease risk of being pushed off track or losing time fighting for positions.
    There is an oversight with qualifying - Logically you should gain more score from starting further back and gaining positions, but unfortunately it doesn't work like that.
    However, if you qualify near the back and dont want to continue you can leave the session (before transitioning to the race) without suffering a score penalty.

    - Starts:
    Set starts to Manual and practice a few. Try to balance the rev bar at around 1/3 of the way and then increase throttle input once lights have gone out.
    Practice this with TC on Medium or Off for the best starts - The cars bog down way to much on Full TC to the point where you may as well leave starts on Auto.

    - First corner:
    This can be vital, reach the 1st turn 1st and you're looking good. If someone is looking a little jittery give them space, slow down and go for the cut back.
    Brake a little earlier than you would in clean air and just try to avoid contact.
    Another option is to "ghost" the first corner by pressing the start button after the lights have gone out.

    - Stay Calm:
    If people are racing dirty, try not to get fustrated. Fustration will only lead to slower lap times.

    - If you do accidentally run someone wide, best to give that position back. Mistakes happen, own up to it and your oppenent will be less likely to try and get revenge - ruining both your races and potentially losing you over 100 score.

    - do the 5-Lap sprint races for the quickest score as race distance doesn't affect score

    This trophy may seem unfair at points as you can lose score even when you have performed well or lose large chuncks of score due to other players playing dirty.
    Just keep at it, stay focused and you will improve.

    Edits:
    Patch 1.09 has dropped with a rebalancing of the way points are awarded / Deducted.
    Patch 1.09 on the way with Skill / Safety System Rebalancing
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    xXBurniXxThank you for your knowledge and time to write this great guide!!! i'm pretty sure it will help tremendously. big kudos
    Posted by xXBurniXx on 06 Aug 21 at 03:43
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