□ Leagues & Ladders □ League Shop □ XGN Blog □ Middle Aged Gamer □ FlightSim Hangar □ SGN Archive □ |
Microsoft Wireless Racing on Sale @ Amazon... |
Post Reply | Page 123> |
Author | |
GB_Simo
All-Star Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 562 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Topic: Microsoft Wireless Racing on Sale @ Amazon... Posted: 06-22-2008 at 7:11pm |
You and me, fella, you and me. Saying that, last time it was you and me in the same boat, I left the boat and bought my PS3 with a haste that would have given less secure men quite a complex. This time, though, I'll not be jumping ship.
The last console game I played with a wheel was Gran Turismo 3, and though it was certainly more immersive and fun I wasn't any faster with it. I do own a wheel, a Logitech G25, that I use for my PC sim racing and swear by, but that's for NR2003, rFactor, GPL...games where it's just impossible to be competitive without a wheel. Your observation that wheels don't help your performance all that much, Web, is one I would tend to agree with; there's no scope for making a console racer that would only allow players to be truly competitive if they used a wheel, because how many of us would buy it? That being so, I've always believed the limiting factor that governs your speed on console is more likely to be your skill level, not your peripheral.
Not that I'm wanting to piss in anyone's punch bowl, you understand. There's no doubt that racing with a wheel is more fun and more convincing than tilting a stick left and right, and from my very brief go with the Microsoft wheel it seems a very, very good piece of kit, but at the price I couldn't justify it to myself. If someone bought me one, though...well, that's a wholly different thing.
|
|
JasonSGN
Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-22-2008 at 8:34am |
Grambo, do yourself a favor and leave some of the assists on until you get used to the wheel. You'll gradually be able to remove them one at a time.
|
|
Derek
MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1127 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-21-2008 at 8:54pm |
I may be the last controller hold out, it seems! :)
I'd consider a wheel at $40 or so, but at that price, it's just not for me. I've always found wheels to be a pain to set up (I game in my living room), clunky to store, and as Grambo mentioned, very inconsistent performance-wise from game to game. And this is probably just because I'm a lousy racer, but I've never found that they help my performance all that much. They are quite fun though, given a good setup!! |
|
JasonSGN
Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-21-2008 at 8:31pm |
Fine. I've been telling you for the past week how great the wheel is and Terry makes one statement about it and you're ready to buy it .
|
|
Grambo Bastille
All-Star Joined: 02-24-2008 Location: Worcester, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 624 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-21-2008 at 6:36pm |
So far Nascar is the only game I have where the wheel is
comfortable. Apparently I need to tweak the settings in the other
games I have, but for this one it worked perfect out of the box.
|
|
TedSGN
MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: Friday Harbor Online Status: Offline Posts: 3288 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-21-2008 at 6:07pm |
This quote by Terry Crouch at OS has probably sold me on getting the wheel:
That’s very similar to how the handling model in NASCAR 09 feels with all aids off. You have a tactile feel for the car, and it progresses as it should through a full fuel run. What’s even more impressive is the feedback you get through the wheel if you use one. If your car is running a balanced setup, and you’re neither pushing nor loose, you’ll have very little feedback other than the standard tension to let you know you’re rolling. As your tires wear, however, you’ll start getting more and more “chatter” from the wheel as you corner, which gives the amazing sensation of “feeling” the car’s changing abilities. In longer races, it’s unbelievably cool to start on the low line, feel the tires start to go away (instead of just seeing the times dip on a stop watch and noticing the car push), move up a groove, and have the ability to cut some of the chatter. I'll probably pick one up on Monday. I have some games I'm not playing to trade in against it too. |
|
|
|
JasonSGN
Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-12-2008 at 8:01pm |
I added two bungee cord thingies to my wheel to make it more secure and prevent vibration:
|
|
TedSGN
MVP Joined: 01-26-2006 Location: Friday Harbor Online Status: Offline Posts: 3288 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-09-2008 at 9:58pm |
must resist
|
|
|
|
JasonSGN
Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-09-2008 at 8:23pm |
It's still $79.99 today . |
|
JasonSGN
Admin Group Administrator Joined: 01-25-2006 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 6699 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06-08-2008 at 1:44pm |
Post Reply | Page 123> |
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |