Do i have to buy a wheel?

When I bought my first wheel I really didn't like it, in fact I considered sending it back, the only thing that put me off returning it was that I would have had to mail it back, which put me off because of the weight. So I decided to keep it and I still have it today. Easily he best 60 quid I spent on PC hardware.

I spent years using game pads and regular flightsticks, and I just couldn't get used to it, I was so much slower. However after a week of persevering my lap times started to tumble, and I was really doing a lot better. At the time I was playing GTL and it just was fantastic.

So don't be too upset if when you first try it your times are off and it feels a bit "alien" you will get used to it.

 

wheel is better for sure, but with good settings for pad, you can get decent times and be quicker then maybe 60-70% wheel users,
having a wheel doesn't necessary make you faster , driver properly does ( racing line, correct in/outs, correct speed etc. )

I'm personally going to get a wheel in future .. but I know I won't use it all that much, because I hate the part where you have to set it up and then put it back to closet ,

wheel does give me better immersion/feel for the game, makes it more fun, and yes, with lot of practice you will be faster then you were before on pad

 

I'd say definitely invest in a good wheel. I bought AC and was using a pad at first but then quickly decided to pick up a DFGT for £60 on Ebay. It has been so far the best £60 I could have spent. The pedals are a bit crappy but for a beginner they will do until you can get something better.

The feeling you get with a wheel is something completely different, it is a lot more fun I can tell you that

 

Get a wheel the game will transform .

 

Once you go wheel for sim racers, there is no going back.

 

The rhetoric question of the millennium.

 

**** sometimes I think why the hell I bought G27... Should of gone straight for fanatec or thrustmaster.

 

you know when you start asking the question that it's already too late right? Looking forward to see your wheel report.

 

From the title:
Do i have to buy a wheel?

Yes and yes.

 

Yeah that was the part I hated most until I got my Fanatec wheel stand for my Fanatec gear, now I just loosen the bolt, fold it and it goes under my desk.

It might look weird at first, but after a few days I got used to it, and right now I don't even notice the pole between my legs.

EDIT: just realized how awkward that last sentece sounds

 

that's encouraging, wheel I'm thinking to buy is fanatec CS, so it would be great if I could fold it below desk, although i don't think there is enough room for it .. oh well, will see how it goes , but yeah, not my favorite part,

having wheel that comes off from base does make it somewhat more storageable

 

Actually I was surprised how little space it takes when folded, it takes around 80cm x 45cm x 60cm (32" x 18' x 24", the last being the height), and that with the formula rim on the base (though a bigger rim would probably waste a bit more space).

 

Good to know, could you point me some guide to gamepad customization? i can't find a thread in here and i messed the settings last time i tried to change it.

 

fanatec ships wheelstands, im quite sure...if theyre any good, theyll fold up in a matter of seconds. it adds quite a bit to the cost but imo worth it if you dont have a dedicated just-for-racing rig.

 

I just bought a Driving Force GT and it is all you need for just casual playing. I just bought one new at Microcenter for $90. You just gotta wait, at the prices of the Logitech wheels go up and down over time

 

Finally managed to work arround the wife...

What do you think about Thrustmaster T100?

Any sugestions about something with clutch?

 

The T100 seems to be a rebrand of the 458 wheel. I had the ferrari one and it was grand for what it was, I had nothing to compare it too so I knew no better. The only thing that really annoyed me about that wheel was the centre point of the wheel seemed to be on a cog so the wheel wanted to rest one side of the centre point.

It had a 200 degree rotation I think too, for many race cars it not that much of a problem as they don't have 900 degree rotation anyway, it was pretty good for kart race pro. But with only 200 degrees you won't have much precision on road cars.

You're not to far away from a G27 in price, it would be worth saving that little bit extra.

 

For your first wheel, better go Lopgitech. Both Driving Force GT and G27 have great value for money.

 

There are plenty of fast gamepad users out there. (I'm not one of them in AC, though I am in plenty of other games and sims).

Something still "lacking" about AC gamepad options imo, I have to use several profiles for different cars/tracks to get the most out of them. I really dislike the "lack" of real deadzone for instance, my pad has a wobbly left stick and a real deadzone would help massively.

It has been made abundantly clear that I have a choice - Wheel or Girlfriend.
Until they make a wheel that will bring me bacon sandwiches in bed on a Sunday morning, I'm sticking with the gamepad. Sorry.

 

Same here...for some reason, woman tend to think playing with a Racing Wheel is a childish thing.

Its fun to play with Xbox, but you just cannot compete with a wheel.