Agreed completely on the parity between wheel and controller. Input method is no excuse, it's just sandbagging!
Wheel users have an advantage in some fringe cases (tyre wear), but then again controller users have an advantage in others.
I wouldn't call better tyre wear, better full steering, GR1 basically being mediocre on controller & easier time going over bumps "fringe cases " tbh.
It's not about making excuses, the guys at the top are going to beat me whether they're on controller, wheel or a pilot joystick..
The reality is there ARE differences that lead to consistent advantages for wheel (which is pay to win imo, but that's whatever) & good game design wouldn't put those two player bases together in ranked modes that are supposed to be based on fair play & a fair environment.
Gotta be honest I'm sick of people with wheels trying to downplay that advantage as though controller uses have no right to complain.
It's only in ranked & ranked tournaments where it matters, I don't think anyone cares about the difference in customs, or single player content.
A lot of wheel users love to use guys like calster as the exception, but the exception doesn't disprove the rule, & even he on his own streams has talked about slight differences & struggles that when all else is equal, makes a difference.
It's not worth arguing about anyway, nothing will ever get done about it because PD are incompetent developers when it comes to their online, as proven by the mediocrity & total lack of creativity with their sport mode since 2017 & their focus on drip fed content the exact same way GTAO did with it's proverbial cocaine shot for the mouse each month.
For the record, at this point I'd be happy with just the icons on leaderboards & better filtering options, so I can filter by hardware that matches mine & learn from the top guys using the same hardware in the same car. Id love a huge overall of filtering options in this game honestly
