• ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world
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    19 days ago

    Browsing the sim forums are filled with people throwing hate that the core software is 29 dollars on sale and they refuse to buy it, then post with pride the 1500 dollars they paid for a SINGLE PEDAL!

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    19 days ago

    I’d take my $100 quest 2 over any number of the nicest monitors. VR took the immersion of Sim driving to a level I can’t come back from.

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      19 days ago

      VR is definitely better than widescreen wrap-around monitors for gaming immersion. I’ve tried both and they are both great but VR is better. I noticed that I could drive significantly better in Assetto Corsa the first time I tried in VR mode, and I could actually get close to winning for a change. But it was a PITA to get working

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    19 days ago

    Thats why Gran Turismo haters can fuck off.

    I owned a ps4 already and Id owned Gran Turismo as a casual gamer before I decided to give sim racing a go. I bought a $200 used wheel and pedals off marketplace and built a cheap rig for about another $200.

    It might be “Simcade” or whatever elitist gatekeepy shit people want to say but my total investment to suck at simracing is $500. You can spend $10,000 and still suck at Iracing.

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      19 days ago

      My most recent console is a PS2 so I haven’t played a modern Gran Turismo, but the original Gran Turismo is probably what started my love for racing.

      Sure the Gran Turismo games might not have realistic physics, but neither did project cars 2 and I had an insane amount of fun with that game.

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    19 days ago

    Best COVID lock down ever. I would love another. Minus all the people dying.

    But there isn’t a better experience in gaming than VR Assetto Corsa with mods.

    Edit: With mods…and a wheel. And seat rumblers for your butt. And SimHub. And Custom Shaders Pack via Patreon. And oh lol are you still on a gear-driven Logitech or Thrustmaster lol so cute! You’ll want the new model with carbon fiber belts tensioned to aerospace specifications by Ferrari engineers. P.S. How are you set on actuators/degrees of freedom?

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    19 days ago

    Just like any hobby, you don’t need the latest and greatest to enjoy it. Look at music for example. The amount of incredible albums made on shitty gear likely matches that of artists with the best gear money can buy.

    Just have fun and enjoy the process. A direct drive wheel won’t make you a better driver, but racecraft will. 🤙🤙🤙

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    19 days ago

    It’s so insanely fun though isnt it. Especially in VR. Nordschliffe at night in the rain in a Xbow, radio blasting, it’s just sublime

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    19 days ago

    I started on a Logitech Driving Force GT I bought second hand for $40 that I would clamp to my desk.

    Now I’ve got a full rig with a direct drive wheel, load cell pedals, a shifter, a handbrake and a VR Headset. It’s definitely one of the most expensive things I’ve bought myself but totally worth it.

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    19 days ago

    I feel that. Except with watches. Started off modding Invicta Pro Divers with the Seiko movements. Now, my watch collection is easily twice that meme.

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    19 days ago

    The racing game accessories companies probably pay racing sim game development companies billions of dollars a year.

    /tinfoil hat