I thought I'd just pop my head up in this thread again to mention that I've recently bought PC3. I've been through tweaking
all of the settings and I've got to say that I'm quite enjoying it so far. That's on a wheel and liking the FFB.
In fact yesterday I probably had a couple of the best races I've had against the AI in any game. OK it was against quite a varied field of cars that I'd not normally see together on track but the different performance between the mixed bag of cars added to the appeal somehow.
After nearly a week comprising of a few "career" events, custom races and hot lapping my thoughts...
Handling - Is fine once I'd got used to it. I jumped in and kept crashing - which was often the case when someone tried PC2 for the 1st time. Just like swapping between different games, I had to adjust and now I like the new "feel".
A.I. - Can be a little robust (and twitchy) but I've adjusted them and adapted to them. They are certainly more competitive than in PC2 putting up some pretty good scraps.
Graphics - Pretty good I think, every track seems more alive. Performance wise there could be improvements for sure, especially on some tracks. Plus some graphical glitches could do with sorting out. (PS4 Pro)
Sound - Hmm, oddly that has both improved and degraded. It's hard to put a finger on it. That's not to say it's bad at all just different.
Classes - Yeah a bit strange after coming from PC2 but it sure does mix up the grids. Shame you can't be more selective in the custom race mode. If they just added that option it would solve a lot concerns and add to it's appeal.
Like PC2 had before it, PC3 needs a few more patches before it's seen at its best. The game has crashed a couple of times.
Overall it's a different approach from PC2 and I was expecting that. But at the same time there are still a lot of similarities. It's a refreshing change of direction I think, that perhaps would have benefited from a lack of the 3.
I'm assuming the FOVs are all the same - set by the figure in the options. It's the seat/viewing position that changes from car to car - which is like real life I suppose.
I think that's because it's trying to do something via the internet on startup. I tried disconnecting my connection and it seemed quicker. Although you do of course loose some network features then.
I was known as the "Weather Man" for the PC2 league I run in so I'm slightly disappointed in the slimmed down weather features. But they have added something that's useful, the starting track condition. So you could try starting with a dry track surface then have rain to clear in the weather settings. It might be near to what you want.
To try out this new all weather tyre format I recently tried the Dodge Hellcat race car around a damp surfaced but drying Brno circuit. How the grip levels changed without a tyre change, great fun!
