DS3 users, what's your sensitivity?

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I've been drifting with my DS3 ever since GT5 first came out. I'd say I'm a fairly good drifter. I never come on here that often, but when I have, I've never seen a thread even related to controller steering sensitivity.

I suppose I just want to see what other DS3 users find most comfortable and why. I personally have used 2 for as long as I can remember. Any higher, and I find myself straightening out too soon or it's too twitchy, any lower and I can't react quite quick enough to my liking.

What about you?
 
For a reason I can't recall, a few months ago I decided to try 7 and I've used it ever since. It's probably just cause I've had more experience but I can link technical corners and tandem with much more confidence than before I switched to 7.
 
+5 here. I use d-pad by the way, so i don´t know if i am into the thread case. By the way, i can also drift using the analog (tap-tap-tap or wheel-like progressive), but i prefer to use the d-pad in every game i can, its my culture. By the way, since the DS2 (PS2), all the pression buttons have 3 stages of sensivity, so i can menage the front wheel turning speed by how strong i press the d-pad.

Anyways, no matter what turning speed you have, hardly you will looks as cool as a real racing wheel on the replays.
 
Back when I was on a DS3, I used -2 because it turns the wheels slower and made it look more realistic.
 
I use -2 because my steering input seems twitchy, even at 0
 
In fact they will move unrealisticaly even on -2. If you use lower numbers and is not using the cockpit view, you will gotta be used to have a very slow countersteer and turning back wheel speed. Real racing wheels have turning speed much superior than -2 if needed, and they have the plus of the wheel angle adjustment (witch no DS3 never will be that acurated).

Between looks good on the replays or save my butt on the tracks, i prefer the second option. If you feel that -2 is natural and perfectly controlable for drifting, props for you... but for me doesn´t work.
 
I personally tried +3 and haven't tried anything else... come to think of it maybe i should try something new
 
I recently switched from a ds3 to a wheel. But I used -2 on longer sweeping tracks like suzuka, and +7 on tighter tracks like Tsukuba.
 
I use -2 sensitivity and never any higher. I feel like it's waaaay too touchy at +7.
 
I use 0, but have never really played around with that setting. I'll have to do some experimenting tonight
 
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-2 makes you a more smooth drifter, sometime it looks like I'm using a wheel lol. 7 is way to high, your rims go FLIP FLOP they sail all over the place then lol.
 
It's about fun Duman
 
Duman079
-2 makes you a more smooth drifter, sometime it looks like I'm using a wheel lol. 7 is way to high, your rims go FLIP FLOP they sail all over the place then lol.
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Yeah, the FLIP FLOP'ing is ugly but I've got used to it I guess lol :sly:
 
Duman079
-2 makes you a more smooth drifter, sometime it looks like I'm using a wheel lol. 7 is way to high, your rims go FLIP FLOP they sail all over the place then lol.
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A lot of people thought I used a wheel. I just laughed and replied "DS3" :D
 
I just got a real sense of delay with lower settings, almost like bad lag playing a fighting game online. I went to 7 after too may failed attempts on the Jeff Gordon special events. At +7 I feel like the car is much more responsive but I DO have to "bump" the wheel to keep the drift. I can keep the angle and actual drift smooth and consistent but there is a lot of front wheel movement.
 
I use +7, i just think its easiest and that sensitivity.
 
This is something I've never been brave enough to try :{
Nor can I be bothered. But I might give it a go soon.
 
I just use the default 0, never felt like changing it.
 
I no longer drift with a DS3, but when I did I used -1. What I found was the most comfortable setup for me at the time 👍 .
 
Duman079
-2 makes you a more smooth drifter, sometime it looks like I'm using a wheel lol. 7 is way to high, your rims go FLIP FLOP they sail all over the place then lol.
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A lot of people thought I used a wheel. I just laughed and replied "DS3" :D
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Yup I'm with you guys -2. You get used to the slower sensitivity, but it makes you realize your car's behavior more.
 
Thats the beauty on GT5... they don´t force you to follow no patern.
 
I had the default sensitivity selected when I was using DS3.
 
djinline
I had the default sensitivity selected when I was using DS3.
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Same here, liked it as it was before the sensitivity update so didn't even bother changing it :)
 
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