which is the best option to use on g25?

[N155AN]

hi, ive been racing with my recently purchased g25 for a few days now, and cannot seem to decide between which gear style to use (6 speed with clutch, sequential setup/paddle shifters or just automatic) i find that from a realism and fun point of view nothing beats the 6 speed clutch combo, but ive noticed this isnt the quickest way around the track with numerous time trials. what i would like to know is what gear selection method you are using and what are the advantages and disadvantages of it, also which method seems to be quikest.

thanks, this is my first thread, sorry if i didnt stick to any rules etc.

 

[deadlyz33]

As of now paddles are the fastest due to eliminating any possible driver errors. Unless im trying to beat the clock I use whatever the car does in real life, 6-speed, paddles, or sequential. Can't wait to tare up some tracks in a Nismo R35 GT500 in sequential mode. Put the shifter to the left side (i'm American) and really get the feel of the car.

The 6speed with clutch used to be the fastest because you could powershift but they ruined our fun with a patch. Everyone hopes this real aspect of car physics will be reapplied in the near future.

 

[88c-v Racer]

The 6speed with clutch used to be the fastest because you could powershift but they ruined our fun with a patch.

having never raced with the G25, what do you mean 'power shift'?

 

[bicycleshorts]

Can't wait to tare up some tracks in a Nismo R35 GT500 in sequential mode.

Wow, first I'd heard of this car, I had a look on youtube. It looks fantastic.

having never raced with the G25, what do you mean 'power shift'?

Shifting up whilst keeping the accelerator floored - it is possible in real life but it's not great for the clutch (or gearbox I'd imagine).

The clutch is still quicker, imo. But it requires a lot of skill. An easy example is the 111r tuned - it takes so long to change gears in sequential compared to with the clutch. It also takes much more work to use the clutch and execute corners as well.

 

[hamstrings]

I use whatever the car comes with, but I stay away from paddles unless I'm in a F1 car. The sequential stick on the console is fine.

 

[Malsa]

Been racing with the G25 wheel for nearly a week now, mostly time trials on Fuji and Suzuka and some fun now and then on London. I'm a bit of a purist so I use the H-shifter on cars that have a manual gearbox and sequential mode with paddles when the car I'm driving is equipped with that. And on top of that, when driving right-hand drive cars, I put the gearshift to my left. And when driving left-hand drive cars I keep the shifter on the right side of the wheel of course.
I also heel-and-toe on downshifts, even though that doesn't give me any advantages in GT5, sadly, because that is an advanced, but important technique in racing in real life.

Even though with all the disadvantages that I put on myself I think I'm doing pretty well, but of course, you will wield the fastest times if you use the paddles. I'm pretty sure of that.


I don't think having powershifts in GT5 is a good idea. Sure, you can do this in real life. But how do you want to simulate the real life consequences in GT5? Having to pay for a new gearbox and clutch after every race?
And for time trials people would be using powershifts all the time etc...
Powershifting in GT5 would be more of a exploitable glitch, than a nice-to-have realistic feature. The GT5-team took the right decision to not enable powershifts in GT5.

 

[Ferrari_Tifoso]

I can do one quick lap using the H-shifter and clutch, but I can't be consistent with it. It's just too easy to make an error and put into neutral. IMO they PD should added a clutch temperature gauge to prevent people from abusing it. The more you powershift and not downshift properly the more the clutch would heat up, and the more slippage there would be when you hit the throttle. That's kinda what happens to stock cars in real life anyway.

 

[JPS]

Being fairly new to the G25 myself, i stick to paddles, as most time trials or GTP events do not allow the use of the clutch and i'd rather stick to what i am going to use the most, so as it becomes 2nd nature or a bit robotic

 

[N155AN]

thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated.

auzzam aka N155AN

 

[bicycleshorts]

I can do one quick lap using the H-shifter and clutch, but I can't be consistent with it. It's just too easy to make an error and put into neutral. IMO they PD should added a clutch temperature gauge to prevent people from abusing it. The more you powershift and not downshift properly the more the clutch would heat up, and the more slippage there would be when you hit the throttle. That's kinda what happens to stock cars in real life anyway.

Very good idea 👍

 

[P1]

Use whatever method you feel is best for you, none of them really have an advantage anymore so its whatever you like to use.