DS3 trigger upgrades

[DGXR]

No. Weight in the wrong place is bad, a bit extra weight in the right place is brilliant.

Makes me want to try some ballast in my Sauber Mercedes C9, that thing should handle better than it does.

On topic, I have the R2/L2 extenders as well as Grip-It analog stick covers. (The extenders are for FPS games.) Can't fathom using R2/L2 as gas/brake after using the right stick front/back forever but hey, if it works for you, great. Also I can't believe how much better and easier the modulation is with the Grip-it covers on the sticks -- both the steering and gas/brake input are super precise! Well worth the $5 for two pairs of stick covers, one pair black and one pair blue.

 

[ianblake]

i bought mine @ gamestop 4.99 i cant go back

 

[BlackoutBilly]

For you guys arguing over whether or not ballast is beneficial, well to put it simply it is beneficial. Not only is it good for different weather conditions but it does massively improve cornering in some cars for some specific tracks. These variables are what is important, because for every car, you truthfully should have a different tuning set up for each track. Shame GT5 doesn't allow us to have load outs for each track. Some tracks ballast would probably hurt you, but other ones it can be an immense help. As for it being a substitute for heel toe braking, I'm not so sure about that. In real life heel toe is obviously necessary, watch any of the time attack drivers' replays on youtube or streetfire and you'll see that.

However in my experience within this game I don't see it as playing a huge role. I personally have tried different set ups and find the analog stick gas/brake to be the best for pure throttle and brake control. If you've mastered it, and depending on whether or not you use ABS, you can have more control over your handling than using heel toe braking. You can move the thumbstick much faster than someone in real life could switch between the gas and the brake, so this method really does allow you to have ultimate control. By slamming the brake initially going into a turn, then letting off the brake slightly, while altering throttle control at low RPMs through the turn, your lap times will seriously improve. Setting up the e-brake in a good position (R2 when using R1/L1 for shifting) also helps handling when using the thumbstick for throttle, as this allows your turns to become even more precise. Give it a try for a little while before you dismiss it, if you can get good at it you'll be greatly rewarded.

I do recommend getting some kind of thumbstick cover like someone above me mentioned though. Having a silicone cover like the dominator grips really enhances your control even more. As for the trigger upgrades, I have them and they're useful if you use these buttons often, especially for FPS games, however in GT5 I don't use these buttons that much so they aren't as beneficial.

 

[KrazyM82]

If you have a wheel, then, the "heel toe" or trail braking technique probably would help your time as EVERYTHING is better in this game with a wheel. As far as the controller, the sticks are much better by far.

Just ask freight48 which technique won when we raced, L2/R2 trail braking or sticks.
friendly competition, please no hate mail. but to be fair, his wheel wasn't working.

 

[sesselpupser]

I bought some Gioteck trigger covers ages ago, roughly around the time I got GTA IV because you use the triggers a lot in that and the weird slippery, stubby convex trigger (brilliant piece of design, they are) was just too awful, and they're still on my main controller now. They got a bit loose after popping off a few too many times (dropping the controller or even placing it down a bit too hard made this happen) so I used some double sided tape to keep them on, and they're great.

I bought my brother a pair a while back when trying to make up the £15 needed for free Amazon delivery, same brand, same name, but totally different triggers, and they were pathetic. For some reason they were made of two pieces of plastic instead of just one, and as such they cracked within two days and were utterly useless. Now he only plays Call of Duty which isn't exactly trigger-intensive, but I couldn't live without mine.

As for what's better between the triggers and stick, I doubt the difference is so severe as to override personal preference. I hate using the stick, mainly because my hands are huge so using the sticks all the time is painful. I mean, you're not always pushing one way or another when you're steering, but you would be if you're accelerating.