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This post was written in response to following thread and continues where I left off here.
In regards to the conflicts that seem to surround my posts, I think I've come to a conclusion about that. I believe that this is due in large part, to the philosophy that I hold about GT4 drifting. Don't laugh, but I look at GT4 and GT4 drifting as practice. Okay, you can laugh, but many professionals train with these games. I've only been attending drift events since December '04, but I have found GT4 invaluable since I started practicing with it. For example, it helped me anticipate what drifting a 225~ HP S13 would be like when I drifted my friends shop car for the first time 3 weeks ago. I think because I consider the game such a great learning tool also explains why I have a great focus on achieving and playing realistically. Furthermore, I hope that drifting in GT4 will eventually drive at least a handful of folks to get out there and experience the real thing. That would be truely great! The more people that get out to their local drift events, the higher the skill level will become and the sooner drifting will earn the legitimacy that it deserves.
So, what does this have to do with brake bias? If the first step for 'the handful of future drifters' is to drift in GT4, it only makes sense for them to learn "the right way" (or the way they will experience later). If you look through my previous posts, for example, the recent post about judging, you'll notice that I am mostly trying to keep things true-to-life so future drifters can get that much more out of GT4.
In summary, for those of you that consider GT4 drifting purely entertainment, you might do well by ignoring what I have to say. But, for those who may eventually get behind the wheel (and I hope many do), my comments are only meant to benefit you.
In regards to the conflicts that seem to surround my posts, I think I've come to a conclusion about that. I believe that this is due in large part, to the philosophy that I hold about GT4 drifting. Don't laugh, but I look at GT4 and GT4 drifting as practice. Okay, you can laugh, but many professionals train with these games. I've only been attending drift events since December '04, but I have found GT4 invaluable since I started practicing with it. For example, it helped me anticipate what drifting a 225~ HP S13 would be like when I drifted my friends shop car for the first time 3 weeks ago. I think because I consider the game such a great learning tool also explains why I have a great focus on achieving and playing realistically. Furthermore, I hope that drifting in GT4 will eventually drive at least a handful of folks to get out there and experience the real thing. That would be truely great! The more people that get out to their local drift events, the higher the skill level will become and the sooner drifting will earn the legitimacy that it deserves.
So, what does this have to do with brake bias? If the first step for 'the handful of future drifters' is to drift in GT4, it only makes sense for them to learn "the right way" (or the way they will experience later). If you look through my previous posts, for example, the recent post about judging, you'll notice that I am mostly trying to keep things true-to-life so future drifters can get that much more out of GT4.
In summary, for those of you that consider GT4 drifting purely entertainment, you might do well by ignoring what I have to say. But, for those who may eventually get behind the wheel (and I hope many do), my comments are only meant to benefit you.
