Does the g25 wheel increase lap times?

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I was just wondering did the g25 wheel help lower your lap times when you got it? Its kind of a deciding factor for me, whether to buy or not, honestly i try really hard to get the best lap times possible and i am always 3-4 seconds behind the best (using the ps3 controller). Will this wheel help me get at least 2-3 seconds off my best times. And yes i have checked for other threads about this and i couldn't find any.
 
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Uh, maybe after 6 months to a year. Don't expect it come come right to you. If your 3-4 seconds behind then tune better, learn good braking and acceleration spots.
 
It did for me i mean i dont drive a real car with a joystick so sure it will.
 
using the wheel will def help your lap times. when you use the controller you can only turn your wheel so much and hold it. with the steering wheel you can turn and hold it to positions where the controller wont go. say you want to do a 900 degrees full turn on the wheel but when you hold left, you wont be getting that 900 degree style turn, you will only turn left to a certain degree. also using the wheel is way more fun and teaches you some basics in real life driving as well.

if you cant afford g25 get a logitech DFGT.
 
YES!

the reason i got one was to lower my lap times.

ive had one for about 2 weeks and although im still coming to grips with it, ive already bettered my records.

The reason it will lower your lap times is because with the controller its very hard to gradually apply the throttle, and apply steering. But with the g25 its easy and you have 100% control of the car.

fuji 800pp time trial

controller = 1,34.3
G25 = 1,33.8 (so far)
 
More than GT4 or even 360's Forza 2, GT5P is truly optimized for the wheel. Even if you don't see a sudden drop in time, the experience you get with a good wheelset (G25 or DFGT) can't be replicated by a controller. I could swear when I drive the Audi R8, I can feel how wide the car actually is. While a DS3 controller can only hint at the great physics that GT5P, with a wheel, it comes in spade.
 
It sure will help. The PS3 controller is like chainsaw and the G25 is like a surgeon`s scalpel!
 
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If your 3-4 seconds behind then tune better
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Or just give it some more practice. ;)

The G25 could make you faster, depending on how comfortable you are with it. If you're not comfortable, just keep practicing and you should get the hang of it and once you've got the hang of it you will go faster and faster!
 
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I was just wondering did the g25 wheel help lower your lap times when you got it? Its kind of a deciding factor for me, whether to buy or not, honestly i try really hard to get the best lap times possible and i am always 3-4 seconds behind the best (using the ps3 controller). Will this wheel help me get at least 2-3 seconds off my best times. And yes i have checked for other threads about this and i couldn't find any.
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Well honestly I bought the G25 and fixed it to a table with a normal chair .. not only it was not better but much much worse than b4. BUT, i stopped playing it and managed to finish all the races with the six-axis (playseat Evo was on the way) so some were bronze, some were silver, and this was after playing hours and hours. Now after getting the playseat evo and fitting the G25 on it, the 1st race I tried to see if there is difference is the S-7 ,,., lol i managed bronze b4 and after trying like 1000 time (Honestly must have been around 5 hrs).. 1st go and I get gold .. so bottom line is that G25 has to be with the playseat,, I did not use the G25 for abour 3 months, but since i got the playseat iv been on average playing a min of aged 1 hour per day and 5 to 8 hours weekends :) no more clubbing, no more dinners, just pure fun on GT5 :) I hope u get both and give me ur opinion :) oh ya i got the playseat from videogamecentral.com and their service was amazing and fast (since im in Dubai, UAE).. and do not forget the gear shift holder as it is a vital part of ur seat... Good luck
 
It will improve your laptimes, and in a short time too. It's not so much that the wheel itself is faster, but your driving skills will improve because you have more control.
 
The wheel definitely helps, It took some getting used to but after i got the feel for the wheel and how sensitive the pedals were my lap times have come down by around 2 seconds (around Suzuka) I can actually keep up with the other GTP lads now which has made it more fun than watching them disappear into the distance. :lol:
 
Helped me hugely, took a couple of weeks, but from PAD to G25 is so much better. More noticeable than lap times though is the ability to have closer battles without many if any errors.:)

Edit: Even more noticeable is the extra fun you get from the game.;)
 
indeed it helped me lowering my laptimes with practice but it is also a hell of alot fun !

so fun+better driving+ quicker laptimes = 👍 :dopey:
 
I don't even own a wheel but the answer is most certainly yes.

For starters the steering of some cars is alot better than using the pad. For instance the Citerion GT on HSR, now if you watch some replays on the 1st bend and look at their speeds and then try and do the same with the pad you will find yourself smacking the rails ending up with a penalty. Its almost as though the car will not steer as sharply when holding the analogue stick to the left.

We then move onto the gear shifting. Now some will disagree but in some cars the quicker you can downshift the later you can leave your braking point. Now obviously by using the pad you downshift through the gears. However you watch some replays and you will notice that they shift from 6th to 2nd in an instant. Now obviously this shouldn't really be allowed because if you did this in real life you would knacker the engine!

The other advantage with the wheel is smoothness. Going for laptimes isn't just about using the ideal racing line but how smooth you can be especially in Pro settings. Even starting a lap 1-2mph faster on a course like HSR can make a difference towards the first split.

Personally I dislike G25 users because (1) I can't afford one, (2) the leaderboards should be seperate for pad, wheel users. Actually im only joking about disliking them and im just jealous that I don't own one. I could afford a G25 but I will not purchase this wheel until I can afford a playseat to go with it. My plan is to save up for both and get these in later on.

I once said to my friend, when you play GT5P with a pad you're playing a racing game, if you had a wheel you would be racing in a racing game.
 
id say yes cause of so much smoother control. goes for nearly any wheel really not just the g25.

i play at home on a controller cause i have no room for a wheel. i just enjoy the wheel at a cousins place.
 
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More than GT4 or even 360's Forza 2, GT5P is truly optimized for the wheel. Even if you don't see a sudden drop in time, the experience you get with a good wheelset (G25 or DFGT) can't be replicated by a controller. I could swear when I drive the Audi R8, I can feel how wide the car actually is. While a DS3 controller can only hint at the great physics that GT5P, with a wheel, it comes in spade.
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Yes the ability to be smooth can help you as your steering, accelerator, brake etcetera, inputs can all be far smoother with a wheel as opposed to the Controller.:D
I have tried to beat fast wheel user's with my controller, it just can't be done. I have struggled but managed to place in the top 10 in a field dominated by the DFGT but to get 1st you really need a wheel.:) I believe having a wheel will also make it much easier and enjoyable to do rankings.👍
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Yes the ability to be smooth can help you as your steering, accelerator, brake etcetera, inputs can all be far smoother with a wheel as opposed to the Controller.:D
I have tried to beat fast wheel user's with my controller, it just can't be done. I have struggled but managed to place in the top 10 in a field dominated by the DFGT but to get 1st you really need a wheel.:) I believe having a wheel will also make it much easier and enjoyable to do rankings.👍
Rusty*
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Before the wipe I had over 150 top 10 positions by using the pad. It can be done with alot of practice but in some cases especially Pro settings you need the wheel.

I tell you what I have No1 position on Fuji GT using the Lotus Evora on standard settings. I would be curious to see what time wheel users can achieve.
 
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Before the wipe I had over 150 top 10 positions by using the pad. It can be done with alot of practice but in some cases especially Pro settings you need the wheel.

I tell you what I have No1 position on Fuji GT using the Lotus Evora on standard settings. I would be curious to see what time wheel users can achieve.
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You mean standard physics? No thanks.
 
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Before the wipe I had over 150 top 10 positions by using the pad. It can be done with alot of practice but in some cases especially Pro settings you need the wheel.

I tell you what I have No1 position on Fuji GT using the Lotus Evora on standard settings. I would be curious to see what time wheel users can achieve.
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Yes usually the top 10 is not hard break, I haved noticed that about 3-5 laps and I wil be in the the top 10 or very close to. However there's a big time difference usually between the top 3-4, compared to the top 7-10.👍
Rusty*
 
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You mean standard physics? No thanks.
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Beneath you is it!!

I have to say considering many of the top times are dominated by G25 users im very disappointed with the competition on prologue. I suppose im disappointed because of the incredible talent of the racing teams on Forza 2. I find it a shame some of the racing teams from Forza 2 don't play Prologue because they would destroy many of the times on these leaderboards.

Racing on Pro physics isn't really anything to brag about if your a wheel user because my friend allowed me to use his wheel and within 10mins I found it much easier than using a pad. Some cars are ok on Profesional physics using the pad but some cars require that subtle control than only a wheel can give.
 
Rusty*
Yes usually the top 10 is not hard break, I haved noticed that about 3-5 laps and I wil be in the the top 10 or very close to. However there's a big time difference usually between the top 3-4, compared to the top 7-10.👍
Rusty*
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Most of the time I manage to get a top 10 time on my outlap!

I will add that before the wipe nearly 75 were no1 times and a majority of the others were top 5.

Still without wanting to brag I have aqquired no1 laptimes on 7 different racing games on 3 different consoles. I just wanted to add that because it seems as though some people think they are above you because they race on profesional settings when the only difference is they own a wheel!. I prefer going for laptimes than actual racing especially on prologue but hopefully when private rooms becomes available this will change.
 
I don't use a wheel, and don't own GT5:P! But I think using a wheel (and being good at it) is quicker than using the pad/joysticks. But it does take longer to learn, and is not always possible to set up a wheel for your console.
 
Thanks for all of the responses i think i got my answers. Man just need to get around to getting a wheel, ohhh Christmas is right around the corner yeah boyyyy.....
 
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Beneath you is it!!

Racing on Pro physics isn't really anything to brag about if your a wheel user because my friend allowed me to use his wheel and within 10mins I found it much easier than using a pad. Some cars are ok on Profesional physics using the pad but some cars require that subtle control than only a wheel can give.
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Personally i think the difference between standard physics and professional physics is like playing a simulator on profesional then going to standard is like playing mario cart.

so when you say racing on pro physics isnt anything to brag about, standard physics is like playing an arcade game so is that something to brag about? Just wanted to clear that up becuase i know a ton of good racers that drive with the sixaxis controller on pro physics that are very competitive. so wheel or not professional physics is there for a reason its where the better racers play. Thats why standard physics for online is in the BEGINNER level ;)

I dont understand your point of view on this so explain alittle more as i would love to hear what your really trying to say.
 
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