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Just as the title suggests i'm trying to figure out whether moving to Iracing would be the right choice for me and provide me with the type of racing I'm looking for.
A bit of history to help explain(bit long winded)
I wouldn't say I'm a petrol/gear head. The only motorsport I follow and make sure I watch is F1. Although, I do watch others when I happen upon them. I have a great respect for the talent and dedication it takes to be fast. For a few years now I have been racing online with GT taking part in gtplanet's wrs and the storagetrunks gt500 series.
I have been trying Gtsport since the closed beta. Had such high hopes for the game but I have become disheartened with the quality of races and racers at my level (A S) so much so I don't really race anymore and when I do I don't really race with the attitude I once had. I could join a private series but don't have the time to do so.
I love racing online when it's done right, the close battles, the respect for other drivers, etc. I am ageing a bit (37) so not racing to be the best just for the experience. I would love to find a real racing sim that has an official race series. Allowing me to be casual and race 2 or 3 evening's a week. With races longer than 30 mins allowing setup changes to the car. That is populated with racers who respect each other and don't continuously push each other off track.
For the past few weeks I've been reading up on Iracing among other racing sims/games. Iracing appears to be what I was expecting pd to do with Gtsport. Different official series in different classes that run races of various length regularly, allowing setup changes. That has a ranking system that not only provides close racing but fairer, cleaner racing than Gtsport.
I have come to the opinion that Iracing's sports car and openwheel series may very well be what I'm looking for. But I'm still undecided whether it is want I want.
Getting to the point.
My questions:
What is the quality of the racers? I have the assumption that from the mid level ranking and up due to the initial cost of a pc compared to a console along with a few things I've read is that those who race on Iracing are there to race not just to play a game like many on gtsport. Would I be right or is it just as bad as gtsport?
Am I able to be casual with my racing but still compete in an few official series that have races longer than 30 mins allowing setup changes which are populated with fair racers?
Those of you who've tried both Iracing and Gtsport. Which would you think is better for me, giving the Info above?
Any other comments are welcome. I'm OK with the tech, setting up the game side of things (for now).
A bit of history to help explain(bit long winded)
I wouldn't say I'm a petrol/gear head. The only motorsport I follow and make sure I watch is F1. Although, I do watch others when I happen upon them. I have a great respect for the talent and dedication it takes to be fast. For a few years now I have been racing online with GT taking part in gtplanet's wrs and the storagetrunks gt500 series.
I have been trying Gtsport since the closed beta. Had such high hopes for the game but I have become disheartened with the quality of races and racers at my level (A S) so much so I don't really race anymore and when I do I don't really race with the attitude I once had. I could join a private series but don't have the time to do so.
I love racing online when it's done right, the close battles, the respect for other drivers, etc. I am ageing a bit (37) so not racing to be the best just for the experience. I would love to find a real racing sim that has an official race series. Allowing me to be casual and race 2 or 3 evening's a week. With races longer than 30 mins allowing setup changes to the car. That is populated with racers who respect each other and don't continuously push each other off track.
For the past few weeks I've been reading up on Iracing among other racing sims/games. Iracing appears to be what I was expecting pd to do with Gtsport. Different official series in different classes that run races of various length regularly, allowing setup changes. That has a ranking system that not only provides close racing but fairer, cleaner racing than Gtsport.
I have come to the opinion that Iracing's sports car and openwheel series may very well be what I'm looking for. But I'm still undecided whether it is want I want.
Getting to the point.
My questions:
What is the quality of the racers? I have the assumption that from the mid level ranking and up due to the initial cost of a pc compared to a console along with a few things I've read is that those who race on Iracing are there to race not just to play a game like many on gtsport. Would I be right or is it just as bad as gtsport?
Am I able to be casual with my racing but still compete in an few official series that have races longer than 30 mins allowing setup changes which are populated with fair racers?
Those of you who've tried both Iracing and Gtsport. Which would you think is better for me, giving the Info above?
Any other comments are welcome. I'm OK with the tech, setting up the game side of things (for now).