Wow 10/10 intense. 5/5 is already too much lol... I dunno but based off what I see it appears as though most G27 users from what I see use very very low BB even with the ABS still on (that says something
. ), I also look at Birds of a Feather flocking together as just a little Trucker Hat syndrome, not much tangible in that. Where I have the most issue is G27 drivers all experiencing something the Tuner does not when testing tunes with higher BB. When something like this occurs enough I begins to ask "why". In this case my opinion is that there is a variation in Travel distance between pedal sets calling for different BB settings.
I think there is nothing Heroic about high BB (yeah, superstar BB drivers lol, you guys are a lil too much, not everybody is out to act like they are the best just because they question the accepted norms) I have no respect for ABS times this is just my opinion, but even still I see nothing "Heroic" about ABS-0 driving, I just see it as "assist free" as as apposed to the accepted norm "assist free ABS-1", ABS in GT5 is very much an "assist".... ALL times posted with ABS are mearly times posted with drivers using driver assist, plain and simple...
When I jump in a car with 2/0 the brake pedal becomes basically as free as with ABS-1 so what's the point of even taking it off? I don't think this makes me special, in fact most people on this board will probably nail faster times with my car because I'm a weekend warrior driver, don't spend enough time actually playing the game to get good enough to be at that kind of level. Then I hear people say 0-ABS with a DFGT is impossible, makes my eyebrow raise, No, it's not impossible. I have to question why it is they think this. Only thing I've done different is clean my 5 year old pedals and that was a HUGE improvement. Maybe it's something people having issues with the DFGT need to consider doing.
Comparing a G27 & DFGT, I analyze the situation & come up with a 30% variation in travel distance in the brake pedal, take a step back to try and be objective when looking at that FACT (I knows that's hard), suddenly the BB situation makes perfect sense... The G27 already having mods to solve this and also further improve the feel of the pedal, so without question the G27 is the superior option. So what....
Imagine this, if we could copy the driver input from a full lap of a driver using a G27 and apply them to a 2nd lap again using a G27. It being a game & all variables the same the 2 laps should be 100% identical. Well if we do the same thing, BUT we change the brake pedal to the pedal off a DFGT keeping the motion of the foot exactly the same. Not only will the 2 laps be different, the one with the DFGT will roughly have 30% less brake pressure used across the lap, the Test would end at the very first corner where the DFGT brake pedal is not applied enough causing the car to fly right off the track as if the driver forgot to slow down for the turn. The rest of the lap Fubarred at this point.
The Different travel distance to do the same Job will require a 30% variation in motion used, that is a FACT, not my opinion... With 30% less travel, you are roughly 30% more likely to use a little too much brake and lock up (hmmmmmmm), where having that extra 30% travel the driver does not need to be as precise to do the same job. A reduction in BB is a great way to compensate for this... If the G27 had another inch less travel, could you imagine how precise one would have to be to do the same job, or how easy it would be to give too much and lock up..... On the flip side, think about if you had 3 inches MORE travel, think about exactly HOW that would affect things, sometimes pushing to an extreme to make the variation much larger it becomes clear even though at reduced percentages it's obviously not going to be as much. It is literally impossible for you to carry your driving style from a DFGT to a G27 without adjustment to how your foot moves to do the same job... Those are the facts, so excuse me if I don't buy some of the stuff said when the facts don't support it.
I apologize, it's just feels as though me saying something negative about the G27 has struck people personally, like I'm belittling them or something. The wheel is just an accessory, as great as the G27 may be, it's not perfect, and it's not a family member being insulted.