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IMO, it isn't... at all. Flappy paddle cars automatically rev match and people using h-patters should be doing the heel/toe if they care at all about their drivetrain. I've always had this complaint about GT7. Going 90mph around a turn and going wide? Just downshift into 1st! Of course, flappy paddle cars won't let you downshift the engine passed its limit. Try to, and it'll just not do it.This is why God invented computer controlled automatic transmissions!
I’ve always wondered how realistic it is to use the gearbox to downshift for rotation? I assume you would not do that in modern race cars with paddle shifters?
Fwiw, I wish the h-pattern shifter was more realistic in GT. Like if you could actually stall it! Or you had to rev match on the downshifts! Bring on heel and toe!
I think the h-pattern is pretty good in GT. You can stall a car out (at least I've done it messing around), you can also miss shfits and although you don't HAVE to rev match on downshifts, you definitely can. Hit the clutch, get that heel over to the the gas and blip it before releasing the clutch. I will say it is very forgiving, but it's not too bad IMO. You can adjust the clutch pedal settings in the game, so maybe try that to make it more realistic for you if you haven't already.
A video of me driving the ZR1 around N24. I love the engine tone (which is why I took the video honestly (headers, cams, racing exhaust)), but you can definitely tell I am heel/toeing the downshifts. There's even a spot ~6:15 in where I missed a downshift and the car just stays in N until I put the clutch back in and the car back in gear. Not too bad of a setup, IMO.