Yet to Purchase AC

Hi all - Just a quick question.

I have been after a good racing simulator for a while for the PC and AC has caught my eye!

I am not a massive racing game player, played the usual stuff on consol, Grid/Gran Turismo but never with a wheel.

I would be playing with an xbox 360 controller for the time being, but reading around there is a lot of tweaking to be done to get the controller settings right? Is it worth the hassle or just wait for proper release?

Thanks

 

I couldn't comment as I use wheel/pedals/shifter. I don't understand how anyone has fun playing sims with a controller! Not meant to be an attack but if you tried a wheel with AC, you'll have a blast

 

I'd advise you to get involved sooner rather than later. Yes the game is still in development and yes there are a lot of things that need to be fixed/ironed out but to date AC is a very good sim compared to established games.

Also, to get the best from any sim I'd urge you to buy a wheel. You don't have to spend hundreds of pounds/euros/dollars but you get what you pay for.

 

I both understand where you are coming from re purchasing a wheel, but..... I cant justify to the misses buying the game £40 then dropping £150.oo+ on a wheel before I have even played the game! Any idea when the game is due for full release?

 

I bought my wheel over 5 years ago and have used it on many race sims, not just one. Hardly bank breaking!

 

Take the wheel out of the misses car, then she will go wtf. You come in to the rescue and say you will go get a wheel, come back with a sim wheel then say oh bummer doesnt seem to fit your car. Then say wtf am I meant to do with this wheel and suggest buying AC may solve that problem and your done. Put wheel back in the misses car and your all sorted.

 

Like I said, you don't have to spend £150 on a wheel. You can buy a half decent one for around £60 to at least give you an idea of what you're missing out on
No-one really knows when full release will come but if you buy the game pre-release you'll get some otherwise paid for goodies for free i.e tracks/cars etc.

 

You guys are certainly convincing me... The Logitech G27 looks the way to go?

 

And your wife hasn't tried to kill you yet?

 

Very good choice

 

That is a great wheel... I have the older G25 and have had it for about 6 years. You will not regret it

 

Ditto, although I now have the T500RS, but for someone just getting started it's a bit on the pricey side.

I had the G25 for about 5 or 6 years and it was pretty much bullet proof. Logitech have an excellent customer support if things go wrong.

 

Is there much difference between the G25/G27, excuse my laziness for not searching but would rather hear reviews from people that have a good couple years of usage.

 

Yes, it is a good bang for the buck ratio, for what it offers, probably the best such ratio. It has 900° wheel rotation and FFB, which are two essential musts for a wheel, imo. Clutch and shifter are boni. You can get it occasionally for as cheap as 250 Euros, but you have to watch out for that opportunity, at least here in Germany.

I upgraded from an already very good 250° wheel, the Ferrari 430, and I never regretted that upgrading. It makes a huge difference, really.

Note that currently, AC has a general 20% cut on its final price, it will be full price once 1.0 is out, which probbaly will be in 4-6 weeks, I estimate. You also currently get the first DLC for free once its out - this will also cost you money when you buy AC after it has gone 1.0

So if you want to join, this is the best time to do it. Maybe you can hope for another sales day at Steam over Easter, but since they already had two such events since winter, I would not count on it.

 

P.S. German Amazon currently, at the time of posting this, has it for 235 Euros, which is a very good price. If you live in Europe (Britain?), you can order it here with no additional stress, just the delivery takes a bit longer, maybe a week. Telling by experience - I ocasionally ordered at British Amazon.

http://www.amazon.de/Logitech-G27-R..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396352333&sr=8-1&keywords=g27

P.P.S. I mean the wheel for 235 Euros, not the game.

 

The main differences between the G25 and G27 are:

G25 can switch between sequential gears and 6 speed H-Pattern. The G27 Just has H-Pattern.
G27 uses a finer mesh gear transmission.
G27 has 6 assignable buttons on wheel but G25 only has 2. N.B - Both wheels also have flappy paddles on the wheel.
G27 has spacing and offset options on the pedals. G25 doesn't.

 

Thanks for all your input. I have seen on PC World in the UK, I can order the G27 for £200 next day store pick up. Now just to decide if i bite the bullet!

 

Beat me to it...

Just to add, the G25 can be quite a noisy beast but I believe the G27 is a little quieter - "G27 uses a finer mesh gear transmission." so if you intend playing late at night and your walls are thin I'd suggest the G27, or something else (the T500 is as quiet as a mouse compared )

 

G27 is loud in my opinion. Still a great wheel though and good value against Fanatec/Thrustmaster. Mine is going strong after almost 3 years of regular use.

 

If you enjoy driving sims, not just racing games there is no question about it. Bear in mind in pc sims you have to make up your own fun. Career modes are rare and most of the guys get their kick from hotlaping solo on a track, racing the AI which is not ready yet or multiplayer, which is also not ready. However once you get involved you will discover there are many games and many mods. If you are more of a casual nfs, grid, dirt gamer try AC with a pad. If then you still have the desire to drive more buy a wheel.