its a massive help if you rotate your tv 180degrees so it’s facing a wall 👍🏼
I've always gotten my lefts and rights confused, so I play the game looking at a mirror.
I didnt mean what I said that way, I was just pointing out the problems that can arise by following those assists religiously
I usually do 2 or 3 laps. That's probably why I am hovering at the DR C/B, SR S level.
I use ABS, default in GR cars and weak on street cars, but I weaned off the other stuff, but very gradually. I usedTC2 for the longest time in GTS, along with AT, but once it became a hindrance for me I stopped.
LOL - that's the problem with written communication. I thought I was telling you that I knew what you meant, and it came out wrong. We're cool.
LOL. First off, I didn't know that was you. Secondly, I rarely text before a race, because I'm not fast enough to get the message out before the timer runs down. So you can rest assured I read what you text, but I probably won't reply.But I get snubbed when I say "Howdy" to you before the race.
I figured it was a bad day.
Absolutely 100% understand this. And I also understand how using them can actually develop bad habits. When I turned them off for a while at Deep Forest yesterday, I discovered that a couple of my favored lines were not the best, because I couldn't keep it on the track. The assists kept me on the track with those lines, but clearly they aren't the most efficient lines. That was good to learn.
AFAIK @sturk runs with TCS, we had a member here called Groundfish that made A (was no A+ back then) with TCS on.I just want to clarify something. To all of you good enough to be able to turn off the assists and not wipe out all the time:
The only reason I'm defending assists is that I think that I'm doing fairly well in spite of using them. But no way do I think that makes me the better driver. Not at all. It's more like "Hey look how fast I can go with training wheels on!" I hope that makes sense.
LOL - that's the problem with written communication. I thought I was telling you that I knew what you meant, and it came out wrong. We're cool.
LOL. First off, I didn't know that was you. Secondly, I rarely text before a race, because I'm not fast enough to get the message out before the timer runs down. So you can rest assured I read what you text, but I probably won't reply.
Absolutely 100% understand this. And I also understand how using them can actually develop bad habits. When I turned them off for a while at Deep Forest yesterday, I discovered that a couple of my favored lines were not the best, because I couldn't keep it on the track. The assists kept me on the track with those lines, but clearly they aren't the most efficient lines. That was good to learn.
To be completely honest, I'm going to try to see if I can run without the driving assists turned on (TCS 0, etc. but I'll keep ABS) at Deep Forest. I found out last week that with Gr.4 4WD cars, they're not much harder to control without the assists. Except for the final hairpin at Deep Forest. So I may keep TCS at 1 during actual races just for that corner, but that's it. And no, I can't turn it on and off during the race, because I want to keep the radar up, and that's too many buttons to push or dials to dial during a race, for me.
We'll see how it goes.
The way I race would probably horrify some of the sim racing elitists.AFAIK @sturk runs with TCS, we had a member here called Groundfish that made A (was no A+ back then) with TCS on.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with using assists, that's what they are there for.
For me it was faster to turn them off but plenty of people much faster than me uses them. Like you
I am not some elitist that try to dictate how other people should play
Every one should play the way they enjoy the most.
Blasphemy!!!!! HOW DARE YOU, SIR! I AM SO INSECURE IN MYSELF I HAVE TO GET UPSET AT HOW OTHERS ENJOY THIS GAME THEY BOUGHT WITH THEIR OWN MONEY AND PLAY IN THEIR OWN TIME!!The way I race would probably horrify some of the sim racing elitists.
-I recline on the couch, with my feet stretched out on a coffee table.
-I use a controller, but don't modulate my throttle or brakes. I just go and stop with the X and [ ] buttons.
-I use auto trans almost exclusively. The exception being manual for some low powered street cars.
-I use traction control, counter steering assist, and braking zone markers.
-I chug beers throughout my driving sessions.
To some, it would appear to be a total **** show, but I've actually had more than my fair share of success.
Regardless, I enjoy myself.
Who cares if someone uses assists or not? Run what you want; no need to justify it to anyone unless maybe they're specifically asking or trying to help.
Blasphemy!!!!! HOW DARE YOU, SIR! I AM SO INSECURE IN MYSELF I HAVE TO GET UPSET AT HOW OTHERS ENJOY THIS GAME THEY BOUGHT WITH THEIR OWN MONEY AND PLAY IN THEIR OWN TIME!!
Or not.
Haha, I do exactly the same. With legs crossed. Fun fact: Usually my right leg is on top of my left leg. If I do it the other way around (when it starts to hurt), my lap times go down significantly. 😆The way I race would probably horrify some of the sim racing elitists.
-I recline on the couch, with my feet stretched out on a coffee table.
My biggest regret moving to a wheel set up is that it no longer feels like a chill time relaxing on the couch. I've found an uptick in the amount of time I'm not playing GT. Part of which is I've run out of content but another part of it is that it's far less easy to just pick up and play.
The only time I can remember that I got a reply out of you was the last time we raced at Alsace and my Q time went down dramatically between races and I was suddenly positioned in front of you. It makes me kind of proud that it actually elicited a “What the hell?!” from you before the race!
back in the GT5 days my accel was X and my brake was square. I didn't use triggers at all, couldn't get to grips with them. I earned my thumb callouses on the Nurburgring and Le Mans.
What I remember, and maybe it wasn't you, is seeing you behind me in a lobby. That was the real shock. That was you, right?
Well I did that for a long time before I realized that I wasn't moving up in my DR/SR
