- 15
- United Arab Emirates
Some context;B DR and S rated but SR used to be the frustrating aspect of the game when I used to play.
After coming back reluctantly because of bad experiences that put you off racing.
I came with the intention of racing without engaging in 'racing'. After a few races did end up 'racing' (meaning overtaking, defending, etc)
I realized as we play we start getting bogged down into SR numbers, potential DR losses, aggravated at other's racing etiquettes and injustices that we face in a race.
Instead we should shift focus to race for the art of racing a car. Enjoy the attention to car physics, the engine and tire sounds, car handling around corners, tire wear affecting our lines, etc. Stuff like:
Braking before others when behind of letting off gas near braking zones if others are in front. Playing more conservatively compared to our qualification time laps.
If we get shoved wide, punted off, squeezed out instead of getting angry which affects attention toward the above but also ruin the experience/enjoying we feel. Instead let it go, give them the benefit of doubt, name excuses for others (they didn't see us, and so on)
Besides the above another benefit is not feeling the guilt that is common after punting accidentally or ruining others race. Having a clear conscience affects our time, consistency and the final result.
Now for the to-dos I gathered:
Focus on lap consistency. There is the separate section after each race that graphs each players consistencies. This will inevitably mean we don't engage in meaningless fights and end better off in every race.
As B rated and not playing on a wheel, forget all the details and go for extremes. Because we are not good enough to be affected by minor tweaks like sensitivity, traction, break bias, and even car. That's a fact for me. What's more important is racing lines, where you brake, and the habits you build when racing under pressure. For example accelerating at full throttle when your car is still turning the corner resulting in over steer, engine maxing out, or wheel spin.
Adding to the above example, we should build the habit of giving half throttle as we exit and full throttle where you know you will not go off due to over steer. Each car has its own over steer in these situations.
Another one on sticking to extremes, make sensitivity 7 or 1. Don't bother over analyzing how 5 and 4 is affecting your times. It's not worth it.
Make the brake bias either 0, 5, or -5. This is just to understand how this affects your car at first and this will not affect your times lower B rated DRs.
Traction 0 or 1is ideal though full traction does slow you down. That would be one expection probably.
Check out what car the top ten players use, drive it, but ultimately drive the car you are most comfortable with it does not matter at this level. What's more important is the consistency and race speed you can accomplish with least effort. E.g. supra handling is tough and at our level same times can be accomplished with a 911 rsr.
After coming back reluctantly because of bad experiences that put you off racing.
I came with the intention of racing without engaging in 'racing'. After a few races did end up 'racing' (meaning overtaking, defending, etc)
I realized as we play we start getting bogged down into SR numbers, potential DR losses, aggravated at other's racing etiquettes and injustices that we face in a race.
Instead we should shift focus to race for the art of racing a car. Enjoy the attention to car physics, the engine and tire sounds, car handling around corners, tire wear affecting our lines, etc. Stuff like:
Braking before others when behind of letting off gas near braking zones if others are in front. Playing more conservatively compared to our qualification time laps.
If we get shoved wide, punted off, squeezed out instead of getting angry which affects attention toward the above but also ruin the experience/enjoying we feel. Instead let it go, give them the benefit of doubt, name excuses for others (they didn't see us, and so on)
Besides the above another benefit is not feeling the guilt that is common after punting accidentally or ruining others race. Having a clear conscience affects our time, consistency and the final result.
Now for the to-dos I gathered:
Focus on lap consistency. There is the separate section after each race that graphs each players consistencies. This will inevitably mean we don't engage in meaningless fights and end better off in every race.
As B rated and not playing on a wheel, forget all the details and go for extremes. Because we are not good enough to be affected by minor tweaks like sensitivity, traction, break bias, and even car. That's a fact for me. What's more important is racing lines, where you brake, and the habits you build when racing under pressure. For example accelerating at full throttle when your car is still turning the corner resulting in over steer, engine maxing out, or wheel spin.
Adding to the above example, we should build the habit of giving half throttle as we exit and full throttle where you know you will not go off due to over steer. Each car has its own over steer in these situations.
Another one on sticking to extremes, make sensitivity 7 or 1. Don't bother over analyzing how 5 and 4 is affecting your times. It's not worth it.
Make the brake bias either 0, 5, or -5. This is just to understand how this affects your car at first and this will not affect your times lower B rated DRs.
Traction 0 or 1is ideal though full traction does slow you down. That would be one expection probably.
Check out what car the top ten players use, drive it, but ultimately drive the car you are most comfortable with it does not matter at this level. What's more important is the consistency and race speed you can accomplish with least effort. E.g. supra handling is tough and at our level same times can be accomplished with a 911 rsr.
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