So when GT6 came out I had huge trouble drifting without spinning, like most people probably. After two weeks I gave up, sold the game and sticked to GT5 ever since. But now that the servers are down I'm quite desperate for some online sliding-around.
To my question: Have there been any patches that made drifting easier? Or maybe some breakthrough in car setup that I haven't found out? Oh, an did they fix that annoying tire squeal?
On GT5; Will be missed, yes !
I believe that the updates have made it slightly easier to drift, yes, but don't expect GT5 physics (or lack of it), GT6 physics makes it much harder, but also more acomplished imo. (I played GT5 on the last day of the servers up and...to be honest, it was FUN FUN, but after getting used to GT6....maaaan....that was way too easy/no weight/suspension/tires input !)
The annying tire squeal has been reduced since the first patch, if I'm not mistaken. There's still a lot of squeal compared to engine sound, but it's also slightly better.
GT6 demands set ups. Every car behaves in it's on way and you have to go through a process of "Tune, tweak, test...tweak, test..." untill you manage it. I've been there - still am ! - and everyone has been there. No more "universal" setups like in GT5, much more demanding. Having said this, after you understand the physics and how the cars behave to even the smallest tweak, you kind of get the hang of it. (Less understeer, more understeer, add weight to back, to front...etc etc etc...).
I used to hate GT6 physics and almost gave it up (hell, I almost want to give up every single day
) but I got to hand it, while being much harder then GT5, it's also much more responsive.
My advice is; look into the Setup threads here:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/gtplanet-drift-tune-library.291588/ There are a lot of good setups there, from people that know their business, DS3 or wheel. Just try them and...spin, spin spin, practice practice practice.
My 2 cents, good luck !