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Just got the dfgt and wanted peoples opinions, should I start again to get used to the wheel or carry on with my old profile?
 
Keep your old ID, but make a new one also & start the game again, it's a whole new experience with a wheel. My advice is to buy the Premium MX5 for your first car & experience the rear end coming out more & more as you upgrade it, awesome! That way you'll get gradually used to the wheel, instead of jumping right in the deep end with powerful cars on your old ID.


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I can't see any real benefit to starting a new profile just because you switched to a wheel.

It can take a while to get used to the wheel if you used the control pad a lot. But, my wife started off using the wheel and didn't have any problems.

So, just use it and soon you'll wonder why other people still use controllers.
 
Took me a while to get use to my dfgt after years of ds3 driving..
At first i did not think i was ever going to get near my old pad times, i just kept spinning off! but just keep at it.
A few thing that helped me:

1: try driving on dirt to get use to how to control a car in a slide, its a lot more forgiving than tarmac, and will help you when you start driving high powered rwd cars..

2: DO NOT!!!! try to drift at this point... it will not work at first if this is your first time on a wheel, and it will just make you think you suck!

I would keep your account, and just go over some aspec races, and once you start making progress, try and go over some of the easier license tests and just take it from there...
Remember, its not going to 'click' for you rite away. some days you will want to give up... but you will get better with practice, and will never go back to ds3!!!!
have fun man!
 
Having the wheel and being able to use all of it's potential and benefits are contingent on how your are mounting the wheel and keeping the pedals stationary and fixed at the correct angle to how your are sitting.

If you believe that you can just hook the wheel up to your table and stick the pedals down by your feet and drive like a pro your kidding yourself. You need to get yourself a good driving rig to mount your wheel and pedals in it. There are alot of cheap rigs and a few really expensive rigs but if you don't want to build your own the best startup rig would be the Playstation Driving Rig.

Here's a link to it.

http://www.playseat.com/en?gclid=CNWYoLiv5agCFYt95QodBmo4DA

Do yourself a favor and either build one on the Playstation Design or buy the Playstation Rig and then you'll really be able to experience the benefits of having a Driving Wheel. I've had my basic rig going back to when GT3 first came out and have only upgraded the Seat to a regular car bucket seat with sliding bracket. I replaced my DFP with a G25 Wheel and that in itself was a huge improvement over the DFP wheel. Much better FFB and much better gearing in the wheel.
 
Thanks for info!
It will take some getting used to as been using a controller since gt1 it's gunna be fun though
 
I just recently started using the DFGT too, like very recently. However, I just stayed on my Indy grind in my ZR1 and it is much much fun. The post above me is very accurate on the benifits of a rig. I don't have a rig and it's obvious that I suffer because of it. I do see benifits in starting a new accnt w/ a miata and getting used to the slides, because I can drift with a d-pad but not even a little bit with a DFGT.
 
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Having the wheel and being able to use all of it's potential and benefits are contingent on how your are mounting the wheel and keeping the pedals stationary and fixed at the correct angle to how your are sitting.

If you believe that you can just hook the wheel up to your table and stick the pedals down by your feet and drive like a pro your kidding yourself. You need to get yourself a good driving rig to mount your wheel and pedals in it. There are alot of cheap rigs and a few really expensive rigs but if you don't want to build your own the best startup rig would be the Playstation Driving Rig.

Here's a link to it.

http://www.playseat.com/en?gclid=CNWYoLiv5agCFYt95QodBmo4DA

Do yourself a favor and either build one on the Playstation Design or buy the Playstation Rig and then you'll really be able to experience the benefits of having a Driving Wheel. I've had my basic rig going back to when GT3 first came out and have only upgraded the Seat to a regular car bucket seat with sliding bracket. I replaced my DFP with a G25 Wheel and that in itself was a huge improvement over the DFP wheel. Much better FFB and much better gearing in the wheel.

Thank for info mate I am going to build one that's suit me when I'm in my armchair
 
I don't think you need to start a new account, but it will be helpful to gold the license tests again. You'll learn the finesse of the wheel while getting to practice the same turn over and over again.
 
Do yourself a favour fella and get the Wheel Stand Pro to support the wheel its around £100 but ideal for this wheel super sturdy enjoy!!
 
No mate I'm going to make one to suit my arm chair, thanks for the heads up tho
 
I thought about making one as well...but the wheelstandpro is just amazing. It folds up for storage and it is solid as a rock. Perfect for the armchair racer.
 
I thought about making one as well...but the wheelstandpro is just amazing. It folds up for storage and it is solid as a rock. Perfect for the armchair racer.

Sure is keeps the missis happy that way:tup:
 
Don't the noise of the turning annoy you lot?

Must admit thought something was wrong with the thing to start with used to it now, drives the missis mad downstairs mind you but hey wot can ya do:scared:
 
First off, it is quieter if you have a decent mount. Second, you stop noticing it after a while. Third, as you get better, you learn to rotate the car without as much steering input thus reducing noise.

Honestly, the only time I notice it is during rally events. For road tracks, I'm pretty smooth and the smoother your inputs, the less noise it makes. I've heard people with G25/G27s over the microphone with online races so all force feedback wheels can be loud at times.
 
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First off, it is quieter if you have a decent mount. Second, you stop noticing it after a while. Third, as you get better, you learn to rotate the car without as much steering input thus reducing noise.

Honestly, the only time I notice it is during rally events. For road tracks, I'm pretty smooth and the smoother your inputs, the less noise it makes. I've heard people with G25/G27s over the microphone with online races so all force feedback wheels can be loud at times.

Sure thing the WSP does help building your own to better this will be tough going
 
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It works fine with a sturdy table and good seating. Dedicated rig would probably be superior but not necessary and they tend to cost a lot and take a lot of room too. You can get started fine enough without the rig.
 
I'm going to make one that can be easily erected so I can take it down and put it in the cupboard as I have kids
 
Do we have any experianced DFGT users in this thread? I could really use a tip with oversteer. See, I can initiat a drift, however maintaining is quite a different story, let alone the exit. I just need to know, after I initialize a drift is it better for me to hold the wheel in the nuetral position and let the car slide with minimal countersteer or is better to start it, countersteer hard and just power on? I tried a little of both however when I countersteer I just spin. All cars are equiped with comfort soft tires, and I've tried everything from my 170hp miata, my 230hp miata, and even my 400hp S15, I just can't seem to grasp it.
 
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