Wheel or controller?

[Jaeger Pilot]

I'm getting this game now that it's on Steam, but I'm not sure if I should play it with a wheel or a controller. I don't expect the game to have racing sim feel with a wheel, but can you at least be competitive with a wheel, or do you need a controller for that?

My wheel: Thrustmaster T300 RS GT Edition.

[B.Ombama]

this game is made for controller and i heard that many wheel owners still prefer playing this particular game with a controller.

[Jaeger Pilot]

Originally posted by B.Ombama:

this game is made for controller and i heard that many wheel owners still prefer playing this particular game with a controller.

But you haven't tried it with a wheel?

[B.Ombama]

nope. i'd like to try but good wheels are expensive for me rn.

[CunkFeatures]

The game is really really well tuned for controller, but wheels work fine once you turn all the controller stuff off.

Competitiveness, not really. While you're flailing at the wheel everyone else is moving a thumb and wall riding like a pro half baked. Its really not the game for competitive racing, unless you PvP or enter a like minded race.
Wheels only good for solo or cursing imo, which feels great.

[Jaeger Pilot]

I've been having fun with a controller for now. Might try the wheel tomorrow.

[Knife Prty]

controller. game is made for that.

[Jaeger Pilot]

Maybe wheel is better for drifting?

[CunkFeatures]

Originally posted by Jaeger Pilot:

Maybe wheel is better for drifting?

Sadly not. I'm top 2% on all Drift stages using a controller. Not even close with a wheel due to the additional physical effort or throwing a wheel about to keep control while balancing throttle.

Wheres a controller is pretty much full throttle and tapping 100% left or right on a stick and performing the perfect drift, with the help of the game doing it all for you.

Its just that arcade like.

[Asus]

Like Robertson said, game is made for a controller (unlike Assetto Corsa). Call me a filthy casual, but I prefer a controller.

[kireta]

Originally posted by CunkFeatures:

Competitiveness, not really. While you're flailing at the wheel everyone else is moving a thumb and wall riding like a pro half baked. Its really not the game for competitive racing, unless you PvP or enter a like minded race.

That sentence doesn't make sense to me. Other than PvP, what competetive racing there is to have? Maybe 1v1, but you can't wall ride there either.

Generally the biggest "limitation" wheels have, since have more control over turning, you are more likely to oversteer and spin out especially when countering, at least until you get hang of it.
Direct drive wheels can FF with enough strength to "straighten you back" if you turn too strongly, but these are kind of expensive.

[Zayn ★]

Wheel sucks for this game, casual play is fine but anything more it's not worth it, on G29 wheel cuts out on driting, hard to regain control back, so you spin out and FFB is all over the place.

Controller is da way

[CunkFeatures]

Originally posted by kireta:

Originally posted by CunkFeatures:

Competitiveness, not really. While you're flailing at the wheel everyone else is moving a thumb and wall riding like a pro half baked. Its really not the game for competitive racing, unless you PvP or enter a like minded race.

That sentence doesn't make sense to me. Other than PvP, what competetive racing there is to have? Maybe 1v1, but you can't wall ride there either.

Speed Traps, Drift Zones etc.
Once you join a club, you're competing for times with everyone else in that club.

Other than offroad and player made courses, all races come with nice walls to corner ride. Which throws players out of the corner faster than any proper driver.

Originally posted by kireta:

Generally the biggest "limitation" wheels have, since have more control over turning, you are more likely to oversteer and spin out especially when countering, at least until you get hang of it.

True....

Originally posted by CunkFeatures:

Originally posted by Jaeger Pilot:

Maybe wheel is better for drifting?

Sadly not. I'm top 2% on all Drift stages using a controller. Not even close with a wheel due to the additional physical effort or throwing a wheel about to keep control while balancing throttle.

Wheres a controller is pretty much full throttle and tapping 100% left or right on a stick and performing the perfect drift, with the help of the game doing it all for you.

Its just that arcade like.

Originally posted by kireta:

Direct drive wheels can FF with enough strength to "straighten you back" if you turn too strongly, but these are kind of expensive.

I would never buy a wheel without force feedback. It kinda defines the whole experience. But most of us wheel users are happy to spend £300 on a wheel. If you like racing you'll use it and get your monies worth.

[CunkFeatures]

Originally posted by Zayn ★:

Wheel sucks for this game, casual play is fine but anything more it's not worth it, on G29 wheel cuts out on driting, hard to regain control back, so you spin out and FFB is all over the place.

Controller is da way

Pretty much. But is an absolute joy to cruise about with one, hitting apex's and generally driving a lot better than your fellow driver as they crash into a walls lol.

But anything other than, like stated isnt going to be fun. You'll just get rinsed by kids.

[Jazz the Goose]

Keyboard or Gyro sensor. Analogue sticks are pure cancer for driving

[Jaeger Pilot]

Originally posted by kireta:

Direct drive wheels can FF with enough strength to "straighten you back" if you turn too strongly, but these are kind of expensive.

I would never buy a wheel without force feedback. It kinda defines the whole experience. But most of us wheel users are happy to spend £300 on a wheel. If you like racing you'll use it and get your monies worth.

Direct drive wheels have a different kind of Force Feedback than normal consumer hardware with FF. They both have FF, but the strength and precision of a Direct Drive system is unmatched.

Originally posted by Jazz the Goose:

Keyboard or Gyro sensor. Analogue sticks are pure cancer for driving

Driving with a keyboard is the least enjoyable way to spend my time. I used to do that with the old NFS games, and it was no fun. Analogue sticks are much more enjoyable.