How not to lose interest in Simracing?

Simply, don't play if you don't want to play or play if you feel too.

 

Start modding.

IMO its a completely different level of satisfaction you get from creating rather than just consuming. Once you pass the early, steep part of the learning curve, its utterly addictive.

 

Agree, even helping other people with their mods can be good fun.

The 3 M's (in this order)
.Multiplayer
.Modding
.Making videos

I cant do cinematic stuff but trying to replicate a RL lap in AC is fun, it's a different kind of driving so it makes a refreshing change.

 

Read Ross Bentley's Ultimate Speed Secrets.... very few fast simracers are fast by accident

https://speedsecrets.com/books/

Simracing is much more fun when you know more about driving techniques and setting up a car. Plus you'll win more races

 

Don't worry too much about losing interest. Stop playing for some time on purpose, so that you miss it after a little while and go back with renewed excitement. Also accept that you can't always be enthusiastic about it, some days are worse than others and you don't feel like putting in time and effort required to enjoy sims.

 

Do a little ETS2 & ATS and before you know it, you want to go faster... -> back to simracing
On a serious note (was mentioned already), get a VR-kit (or do you have it already)!
Follow a real race-series in the media and drive it parallell in your favourite sim.

 

Once you get a decent wheel & pedals it goes from being a game to a hobby in my opinion. There's more to playing assetto corsa than just playing assetto corsa, you need to learn race craft, watching a race on TV takes on a new dimension when you know what's happening. So it become like any other sport where you want to consume every bit of information you can find and can take more from watching the really good real life drivers. You can't do it 24/7 though, down time is always helpful to give your brain time to sort through all that information.

 

I can't say I'm in the same boat with OP but I too haven't driven this little for ages. Lately my focus has been heavily towards sports which has been my 2nd not so serious hobby for entire life that I seriously lack the time for driving. I'd like to but have to compromise sim driving. Because that is something I can do even when my body doesn't like sports anymore.

 

How to not lose interest?
Play other games/do other things so you don't get bored by it too easily.

 

One word:



I too was getting a bit bored with sim racing but strapping this box to my face has completely reinvigorated my passion. And much to my surprised it's also rekindled my interest in non-racing games!

 

I'm treating AC as a training - going from fast FWD to fast RWD in real life was not a big challenge - maybe thanks to sims... anyway first 50metres slide was a bit scary...

 

I have on/off phases as well from time to time. Then I do some flight-simming, play other games, watch races, go out and play RL-Golf, go the the cinema, ect. ect....no big deal to stay away from the wheel and come back

 

To me I don’t really associate sim racing with “playing a game” I have done a good amount of Motorsport in real life but due to costs sim racing has become the replacement. Motorsport is my passion and through AC and VR I can race whatever I want wherever I want.
It’s not something I could really get bored of as such in the same way I don’t think the race drivers in real life get bored of racing. The challenge and competition never ends after all

 

To be honest I find it weird because I don't think I've ever lost interest for so long without wanting to come back. I suspect it has to do with my self-built cockpit. I tried doing some laps this week and it just doesn't feel right, like the pedal placement doesn't allow me to control my inputs precisely. Do you guys have some tips about how to mount my pedals in relation to my body and feet? Would you be able to help with some pictures?

 

Their is already threads about cockpit, pictures and all, are you serious right now? Or just trolling?

 

It was an innocent question, no need to direct the conversation to another thread when it's pertinent to his problems. Can't imagine why you would accuse him of trolling.

 

That is how I feel about it, why would he not go to the proper thread to get the whole story, what is he going to ask us next, our FFB settings? What is the best VR?
Also how to mount pedals in relation will make a difference on his original post about lacking interest in SIM driving??

 

http://simquip.net/113-thickbox_default/heusinkveld-sim-pedals-baseplate.jpg

 

That's what forums are for, to discuss things and ask questions. It's his thread, if he wants to talk about his setup that's fine and by doing it here he can flesh out ideas for his specific situation instead of having to scour a bunch of random threads and he can have discussions with other members about his setup. Keeping it all in one place can make it much easier for him to keep track of things.

Having a less than pleasing setup can certainly dampen your enjoyment of sim driving, I spent years on a less than optimal homemade rig and upgrading to a proper rig last year greatly reignited my passion for the hobby.

 

I know what a forum is for, dady