So a simple question when it comes to hosting and being able to join. We're looking at starting up a GT3 server, a lot of members in our club like the GT3 DLC cars, and others love a mod pack of some GT3 cars. Can we have both sets available on the dedicated server where players who don't have the GT3 DLC can pick the GT3 modded cars instead, or do people joining have to have the paid DLC regardless if they use the car or not? Sorry if it sounds confusing, if additional clarification is needed, please let me know.
Anyone who joins the server will have to own both GT3 car packs. There's no way around this. For the cars that others are driving regardless off the owner drivers car the other models are needed to load on their install as opponent cars. At the end off the day it's cheaper to buy the pack than each car as individuals.
Unfortunately, players require all content on the server to join. This is the one downfall I can see to a true competition infrastructure going forward, especially in the GT3 category. The more GT3 content spread across different packs will just introduce more fragmentation of an already diluted playerbase.