ABS ON or OFF

[Y2k Crispy]

not sure which to pick

[TheHuskyGT]

Off all the way. I don't know what they've done, but brakes are so much better now. I can floor the brake pedal and it won't lock instantly. It will do it progressively.

I would leave it on for realism on street cars, but ABS in game for some reason feels horrible. Lots of understeer, which is contrary to what ABS should do.

[Y2k Crispy]

Originally posted by TheHuskyGT:

Off all the way. I don't know what they've done, but brakes are so much better now. I can floor the brake pedal and it won't lock instantly. It will do it progressively.

I would leave it on for realism on street cars, but ABS in game for some reason feels horrible. Lots of understeer, which is contrary to what ABS should do.

if i start playing with ABS off will it make me a better driver? I want to improve

[JackieTheDemon]

Originally posted by Crispy:

Originally posted by TheHuskyGT:

Off all the way. I don't know what they've done, but brakes are so much better now. I can floor the brake pedal and it won't lock instantly. It will do it progressively.

I would leave it on for realism on street cars, but ABS in game for some reason feels horrible. Lots of understeer, which is contrary to what ABS should do.

if i start playing with ABS off will it make me a better driver? I want to improve

Follow the racing line and do what it says.

[-VG- Napster]

Originally posted by Crispy:

Originally posted by TheHuskyGT:

Off all the way. I don't know what they've done, but brakes are so much better now. I can floor the brake pedal and it won't lock instantly. It will do it progressively.

I would leave it on for realism on street cars, but ABS in game for some reason feels horrible. Lots of understeer, which is contrary to what ABS should do.

if i start playing with ABS off will it make me a better driver? I want to improve

the only thing ABS does is trying not to block your wheels while braking.... of course that doesn´t mean that you can just abuse physics and brake and steer at the same time.
you either brake or you steer ( unless youre using advanced driving techniques were you balance brakeforce and steering angle )
i personaly think you better of leaving ABS on and turn the other assits off.
once youre comfortable with braking you can try disable it and give yourself some time and see if you can adjust.
Normaly abs doesn´t make you slower, but Traction control does when its aggresiv

[TheHuskyGT]

Originally posted by Crispy:

Originally posted by TheHuskyGT:

Off all the way. I don't know what they've done, but brakes are so much better now. I can floor the brake pedal and it won't lock instantly. It will do it progressively.

I would leave it on for realism on street cars, but ABS in game for some reason feels horrible. Lots of understeer, which is contrary to what ABS should do.

if i start playing with ABS off will it make me a better driver? I want to improve

I play with a wheel, but if you use a controller is equally as easy to modulate your gas and brake. Try it. Trust me it isn't difficult at all. At first you will be locking your tires a bit, but eventually you'll learn to modulate the brakes, your steering and even gas inputs.

So yes, it will definitely make you better! It will help you feel and understand the car's limits. But try it on normal cars first. C, B or low A class.

[Keemallhippies]

Originally posted by Crispy:

Originally posted by TheHuskyGT:

Off all the way. I don't know what they've done, but brakes are so much better now. I can floor the brake pedal and it won't lock instantly. It will do it progressively.

I would leave it on for realism on street cars, but ABS in game for some reason feels horrible. Lots of understeer, which is contrary to what ABS should do.

if i start playing with ABS off will it make me a better driver? I want to improve

it will help. if you are using a controller its kinda pointless since theres not much travel speed for the bumper to do a progressive brake in a turn that lasts less than a second.

[CunkFeatures]

Good for learning, especially with impulse triggers, but chances are you'll turn it back on when you just want to have fun, or driving at X level car.

[N0xEterniS]

Depends, you playing on keyboard or controller, wheel? If you're on keyboard (like me) u gotta have it ON, cuz it's either 100% or 0%, if you're playing with a controller, OFF same for wheel. But having it on or off won't get u 1st alone, are u using manual or automatic? Are u using the clutch? some cars perform better with the clutch, do u have TRC on? Stability? These 2 will slow u down.

[Princess Pilfer]

For pure speed?
Off. No matter what devise you're using to control it. If what you care about is being fast and you have (or are willing to work for) the skill to do it. Yes, even on keyboard. A bunch of the best players in the world are on kb and they still play with ABS off. (you can check their rivals times if you don't believe me.)

Of the assists however, ABS has the least impact on overall performance. Like usually it's fractions of a second on your lap times at most.
Traction Crontrol and Stability control absolutely torpedo lap times, as will an automatic transmission, so turn those off and be on (at minimum) manual transmission. (Manual w/clutch is a bit more context sensative. In really high class cars it's 'as good as,' not really better. In low class cars it's often *way* better because they shift so frikking slow)

[N0xEterniS]

Originally posted by Princess Pilfer:

For pure speed?
Off. No matter what devise you're using to control it. If what you care about is being fast and you have (or are willing to work for) the skill to do it. Yes, even on keyboard. A bunch of the best players in the world are on kb and they still play with ABS off. (you can check their rivals times if you don't believe me.)

Of the assists however, ABS has the least impact on overall performance. Like usually it's fractions of a second on your lap times at most.
Traction Crontrol and Stability control absolutely torpedo lap times, as will an automatic transmission, so turn those off and be on (at minimum) manual transmission. (Manual w/clutch is a bit more context sensative. In really high class cars it's 'as good as,' not really better. In low class cars it's often *way* better because they shift so frikking slow)

Grandma is still using ABS, bet MooN is using ABS as well, can u name someone who has some videos and playing with ABS off on keyboard?

[Y2k Crispy]

so I dabbled with ABS OFF in a bunch of races on and offline and i think I'm gonna keep it on. I can see ABS OFF being more suited towards wheel player... not saying it's not capable with a controller but it's just more efficient i should say? ABS OFF might be better for games like Forza 7 and gran turismo where your planted on a track and not traversing different terrains every 10 seconds but in horizon it just isnt fun jumping a ramp and then worrying about the aftermath coming down, stressing over putting too much pressure on my L2 button.

[Draylynn]

Originally posted by JackieTheDemon:

Follow the racing line and do what it says.

Follow the racing line sometimes.
There's a lot of line indications where braking is advised for no reason, advisory missing entirely or just completely wrong. Take the indicators with a grain of salt.
I actually get better guidance glancing at the map.

[Mexicola9302]

Turning off ABS shortens the braking distance, i stopped using ABS after i started playing Forza Motorsport 7. It takes a little time to get used to it, but after your good without ABS, it's worth it.

[Yann]

Go on a landing strip, see how fast you can go while stopping before an arbitrary line.
Do this with and without ABS. If you can consistently beat your top speed with ABS off, go for it.

[Beat]

I always go everything off XD