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Update: I have come to an agreement that is is not exactly the clutch's fault that mis-shifts are so prevalent. The clutch may have been made better in itself, however it has made it harder to shift due to the fact that the accelerator is for some reason correlated to shifting. The higher clutch bite-point was a bit of a counter effect. If they were to fix how the accelerator works in correspondence to shifting, I'd be happy. Don't forget the fact that the requested gear is only updated when the stick changes position, and not at regular intervals, as it should be. That's a bigger issue, because it compounds the frustration of a missed shift.
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When it comes to most things in life, I look at it like this.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it - and if it is broken, don't make it worse.
Polyphony Digital, has indeed made it worse. Much worse.
Before you leave or tell me to stop complaining, hear me out.
The way a clutch works in a vague, easy description works like this.
You push (disengage) the clutch, therefore no power goes to the wheels. It acts the same way being in neutral. You let off (engage) the clutch, and if you are in gear, power is going to the ground. In real life, you technically don't have to let off the accelerator to change gear but if you want your clutch to last any length of time.
Before 2.08
Before the latest update the clutch could be engaged 50% and as long as you weren't on the gas, the gear could be changed. This wasn't optimal or realistic but it's what we had to work with.
After 2.08
You must have the clutch 100% to the floor, and 0% throttle can be applied.
This is FAR from realism, slow as hell, and simply stops us clutch users from being competitive in a straight line against paddle and R2/L2 users. We paid the extra money for a clutch, we deserve a better gaming experience than this. The latest update has made the clutch almost un-usable, and has brought the fun of manual driving way down. This Must be fixed. It is unacceptable that Polyphony Digital can call this the real driving simulator when a KEY component of driving is far from what it should be. This needs to be fixed.
I don't think of my self as a massive complainer, but this needs to be criticized through the roof..
Was there changes to the clutch system? Yes.
Were these changes beneficial to Gran Turismo 5? Absolutely not.
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When it comes to most things in life, I look at it like this.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it - and if it is broken, don't make it worse.
Polyphony Digital, has indeed made it worse. Much worse.
Before you leave or tell me to stop complaining, hear me out.
The way a clutch works in a vague, easy description works like this.
You push (disengage) the clutch, therefore no power goes to the wheels. It acts the same way being in neutral. You let off (engage) the clutch, and if you are in gear, power is going to the ground. In real life, you technically don't have to let off the accelerator to change gear but if you want your clutch to last any length of time.
Before 2.08
Before the latest update the clutch could be engaged 50% and as long as you weren't on the gas, the gear could be changed. This wasn't optimal or realistic but it's what we had to work with.
After 2.08
You must have the clutch 100% to the floor, and 0% throttle can be applied.
This is FAR from realism, slow as hell, and simply stops us clutch users from being competitive in a straight line against paddle and R2/L2 users. We paid the extra money for a clutch, we deserve a better gaming experience than this. The latest update has made the clutch almost un-usable, and has brought the fun of manual driving way down. This Must be fixed. It is unacceptable that Polyphony Digital can call this the real driving simulator when a KEY component of driving is far from what it should be. This needs to be fixed.
I don't think of my self as a massive complainer, but this needs to be criticized through the roof..
Was there changes to the clutch system? Yes.
Were these changes beneficial to Gran Turismo 5? Absolutely not.
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. Seeing as I was with Mitch for the past few hours testing and i'm not one to moan on and on, but it's worse than it was. I can't even slightly enjoy it now.
