Hows this compare to Project Cars 2?

[ON3HUNDR3D GOLD]

Figure i can get that on sale for 29.99 and the season pass for $15 when they are half off with online play. Demo seemed pretty good, and i can own car without leasing them. Graphics are top notch also. Wondering how this game really compares and justified the montly price without really owning anything. Thanks

[TONKLER]

It all depends on what you want from the game, if you are looking mostly at offline racing, then pCARS is the one for you, whereas if you want the better online experience then you will want iRacing.

The accuracy of pCARS also leaves something to be desired, whether that be in the car sounds, the tracks (Honestly some of them are worse than a bad rFactor 1 mod...) or the ridiculous amount of lens flare and over-shiny surfaces. The good bits of pCARS are for sure the slower cars, as well as rain. There is no better simulation of rain at the moment, aquaplaning is a genuine issue rather than them just turning down the grip level.

As I much prefer the accuracy and online components, I would choose iRacing, however I acknowledge that it isn't what everyone wants, hell I have basically every sim available and still drop in on each of them from time to time just to fool around in something that iRacing doesn't offer, I like the variety from each of them. If pricing really is an issue for you, then don't go down the iRacing rabbit hole, if I include all my hardware as well I've spent well in excess of £5000 on simracing...

[ON3HUNDR3D GOLD]

Originally posted by (TBR)jameskingo:

It all depends on what you want from the game, if you are looking mostly at offline racing, then pCARS is the one for you, whereas if you want the better online experience then you will want iRacing.

The accuracy of pCARS also leaves something to be desired, whether that be in the car sounds, the tracks (Honestly some of them are worse than a bad rFactor 1 mod...) or the ridiculous amount of lens flare and over-shiny surfaces. The good bits of pCARS are for sure the slower cars, as well as rain. There is no better simulation of rain at the moment, aquaplaning is a genuine issue rather than them just turning down the grip level.

As I much prefer the accuracy and online components, I would choose iRacing, however I acknowledge that it isn't what everyone wants, hell I have basically every sim available and still drop in on each of them from time to time just to fool around in something that iRacing doesn't offer, I like the variety from each of them. If pricing really is an issue for you, then don't go down the iRacing rabbit hole, if I include all my hardware as well I've spent well in excess of £5000 on simracing...

Thanks, but do you play in VR? because PC2 has VR for more a realistic driving experience.

[wilburnator]

iRacing has VR. I don't have PCARS 2, but I have the first one, Assetto Corsa, and iRacing. Of these three, iRacing does VR the best. I also much prefer the online experience in iRacing as well, I spend 99.9% of my sim time in iRacing, the other .1 % in AC, and I haven't started PCARS in a couple of years, I think.

But if online racing is not what you're after, iRacing is unquestionable not for you.

[TONKLER]

Originally posted by SkiLLionaRe:

Thanks, but do you play in VR? because PC2 has VR for more a realistic driving experience.

Yeah I'm VR for life now, which is great for me in everything but rFactor 2, because that is pathetically implemented, it's the only sim with VR support that I haven't ever had running smoothly.

I agree with the point made by Will as well, iRacing does have the best VR implementation, at least when it comes to the driving part. The interface part, that's the only downside, as your desktop doesn't stay normal, it mirrors the VR view completely unlike pCARS which keeps it static.

I would also suggest Raceroom if you haven't looked at that, it's run in a similar way to iRacing, with having to buy the content, however it is free-to-play. It gives barely any content for free though, only 2 or 3 cars and tracks. I would say that has the second best VR experience and then is by far the best sounding sim out there.

[Elpéos]

If you like online simracing, i think nothing beats iRacing, but thats what i think.

[ON3HUNDR3D GOLD]

Thanks guys. I wish Iracing had a better buisness practice. As besides havning to buy the game, You have to buy a montly sub, plus buy cars and so on. Just to play and compete with anyone.

[Jim]

Originally posted by SkiLLionaRe:

Thanks guys. I wish Iracing had a better buisness practice. As besides havning to buy the game, You have to buy a montly sub, plus buy cars and so on. Just to play and compete with anyone.

This is true but if you research it there are only a few tracks and cars you may need or want, there are tons of stuff I have no interest in, pick and choose carefully and decide what you want to achieve then only buy content for that.

iracing is good, great even, but then when you get on a full grid of other people all on voice chat and you are in VR then it becomes outstanding, really a very special game

[tonygee]

Fact iracing is the best.

[Fair_Player[PL]]

Hello Simers.
I see that the topic is dead now but my opinion may help other readers.
First of all I would like to mention that I am very experienced simracer (some thousends on hours in many different sime games) who drive on G29 with TRACK IR, only driver eye cam and of course without any assists.

I have experience with iRacnig and Project Cars 2 so I can write objective opinion. As many said above iRacing is focused on online racing, it has very good car handling and tyre physics but sometimes the car behaves strange is some circumstances. And you have to pay a lot of money.

PC2. You pay one only one time for the whole game witch contains big bunch of cars with multiple classes, tracks with many configuration, different weather configuration and even real weather on track and nice made carrier mode plus possibility to play online.
Tracks are laser scaned, after updates car handling and FFB are also on VERY GOOD level but I should mention that some cars are made in perfectly good quality of physics and some not. From my experience it seems that slower cars like TC and similar behave very accurate and PC2 makes very good competition for AC and iRacing.
Unfortunately, community level is on very low level. You will find many sessions with assists allowed and external cams. Of course you can create your sessions "as real as it gets" but some ppl will join, they will crash on first corner and say wtf happend with the grip or brakes?
It is pity that PC2 is so abandoned by good online racing creators.
AI: You will find opinion of players why cry about PC2 penalty system. I can say from me as experienced driver that if you know how to drive to other cars and you drive clean, you will not have problems.
I can really recommend this game for players who want good sim in connection to nice graphic and carrier mode.
Here is example of race and penalty system. It is very bad track for Mercedes due to many long strights where Sierras can go very fast. The adventage of Mercedes lies on corners, I can drive there much faster than Sierras.
Enjoy of watching and lets meet on online racing in PC2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwyQUP_XxQ&list=PL08LOyowxMz-R439Fi-UFlXYd3V1MQNkN&index=6

[Fair_Player[PL]]

Hello Simers.
I see that the topic is dead now but my opinion may help other readers.
First of all I would like to mention that I am very experienced simracer (some thousends on hours in many different sime games) who drive on G29 with TRACK IR, only driver eye cam and of course without any assists.

I have experience with iRacnig and Project Cars 2 so I can write objective opinion. As many said above iRacing is focused on online racing, it has very good car handling and tyre physics but sometimes the car behaves strange is some circumstances. And you have to pay a lot of money.

PC2. You pay one only one time for the whole game witch contains big bunch of cars with multiple classes, tracks with many configurations, different weather configurations and even real weather on track and nice made carrier mode plus possibility to play online.
Tracks are laser scaned, after updates car handling and FFB are also on VERY GOOD level but I should mention that some cars are made in perfectly good quality of physics and some not. From my experience it seems that slower cars like TC and similar behave very accurate and PC2 makes very good competition for AC and iRacing.
Unfortunately, community level is on very low level. You will find many sessions with assists allowed and external cams. Of course you can create your sessions "as real as it gets" but some ppl will join, they will crash on first corner and say wtf happend with the grip or brakes?
It is pity that PC2 is so abandoned by good online racing creators.
AI: You will find opinion of players why cry about PC2 penalty system. I can say from me as experienced driver that if you know how to drive close to other cars and you drive clean, you will not have problems.
I can really recommend this game for players who want good sim in connection to nice graphic and carrier mode.
Here is example of race and penalty system. It is very bad track for Mercedes due to many long strights where Sierras can go very fast. The adventage of Mercedes lies on corners, I can drive there much faster than Sierras.
Enjoy of watching and lets meet on online racing in PC2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwyQUP_XxQ&list=PL08LOyowxMz-R439Fi-UFlXYd3V1MQNkN&index=6 [/quote]

[ON3HUNDR3D GOLD]

Originally posted by ttv Fair_PlayerPL:

Hello Simers.
I see that the topic is dead now but my opinion may help other readers.
First of all I would like to mention that I am very experienced simracer (some thousends on hours in many different sime games) who drive on G29 with TRACK IR, only driver eye cam and of course without any assists.

I have experience with iRacnig and Project Cars 2 so I can write objective opinion. As many said above iRacing is focused on online racing, it has very good car handling and tyre physics but sometimes the car behaves strange is some circumstances. And you have to pay a lot of money.

PC2. You pay one only one time for the whole game witch contains big bunch of cars with multiple classes, tracks with many configurations, different weather configurations and even real weather on track and nice made carrier mode plus possibility to play online.
Tracks are laser scaned, after updates car handling and FFB are also on VERY GOOD level but I should mention that some cars are made in perfectly good quality of physics and some not. From my experience it seems that slower cars like TC and similar behave very accurate and PC2 makes very good competition for AC and iRacing.
Unfortunately, community level is on very low level. You will find many sessions with assists allowed and external cams. Of course you can create your sessions "as real as it gets" but some ppl will join, they will crash on first corner and say wtf happend with the grip or brakes?
It is pity that PC2 is so abandoned by good online racing creators.
AI: You will find opinion of players why cry about PC2 penalty system. I can say from me as experienced driver that if you know how to drive close to other cars and you drive clean, you will not have problems.
I can really recommend this game for players who want good sim in connection to nice graphic and carrier mode.
Here is example of race and penalty system. It is very bad track for Mercedes due to many long strights where Sierras can go very fast. The adventage of Mercedes lies on corners, I can drive there much faster than Sierras.
Enjoy of watching and lets meet on online racing in PC2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwyQUP_XxQ&list=PL08LOyowxMz-R439Fi-UFlXYd3V1MQNkN&index=6

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Thank you for the reply with all the details and the video!