H Shift or sequential?

[swiftwilly]

Been using H Shift for a while, sure its fun and realistic but in racing and time trails I am missing a lot of gears and gear changing is a lot longer. Thinking of going sequential instead.

What does everyone else use?

I have the Fanatec h shifter and sequential shifter products so it makes the jump between quite easy.

 

[Schwartz]

This thread should answer your question:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=201772
Use the search next time before creating a new thread. 👍

 

[LogiForce]

I use paddles with most LMP and Touring type cars, H-shift for everything else. The fact that you're missing gears isn't because of your shifting that's wrong, but the bad clutch implementation of GT5. Try GTR Evolution on the PC for example... I haven't missed a gear in an old BMW M3 E30 going down the Nordschleife.

Am using the T500 RS+TH8 RS here, and using the clubsport pedals on PC games instead of the T500 ones.

 

[Mayaman]

I use whatever the car uses in real life, it's why I mounted the H in its usual position, the sequential up by the wheel to mimic rally cars, and for LMP and F1 paddle shifters. It's more fun and realistic to me to use what the real cars use.

 

[left888]

I use a Derek Speare Pro Sequential shifter, my favorite car uses a sequential. The Riley Daytona prototype in iRacing, very fun car to race.

 

[swiftwilly]

This thread should answer your question:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=201772
Use the search next time before creating a new thread. 👍

I posted this in sums racing hardware as I was also interested in what people were using, literally, not just which they preferred. Hence why I also mentioned I used Fanatec shifters to go between the two. Thanks for the tip anyway, please keep up the moderating 👍

 

[somebodysb2]

If you want fast: paddles
If you want realism: use whatever shifting that the car you are driving has
If you want hard: H (GT5's clutch sucks so thats why its so much harder)
If you want easy: paddles

this really shouldn't need explaining.

 

[MozzMann]

Dirt2 and 3 aren't to good at H pattern either, but not unusual considering because the game was aimed primarily at the console market and it has NFI what a clutch is anyway.

I agree drive it how the real world in , I use my G25 shifter on the 27 Wheel and this suits super tourer's since the great majority use sequential boxes.

 

[Simmpa]

Sequental becuse H-shifters available are to small and does not represent real H-shifters in real cars at all. Like for example the G25, very sloppy, small and to easy to miss shift, paddles are easy but I for some reason drive better when I use sequental. And in real racing like WTCC they are never using H shift. H shifter is probably good if you are training on getting a real drivers license.

 

[guybo]

Yeah it really depends on what sort of competition you are looking for or are you going for immersion or just making it realstic.

Somebodysb2 nailed it. H-shifter for the most realistic and toughest experience on cars that use it. Floppy paddle shifters are ALWAYS the fastest method. If you want to WIN, use the floppy paddles. If you want to win and be able to say that you did it the right way- use the method that the real cars use.

In historical mods I always use the h-shifter but in everything else I use the floppy paddles. My sequential shifter has never worked right (G25 shifter).

 

[somebodysb2]

Sequental becuse H-shifters available are to small and does not represent real H-shifters in real cars at all. Like for example the G25, very sloppy, small and to easy to miss shift, paddles are easy but I for some reason drive better when I use sequental. And in real racing like WTCC they are never using H shift. H shifter is probably good if you are training on getting a real drivers license.

Actually, the NA 320si's used 5 speed H box's.

 

[MuchoJimbo]

I just ordered the shifter set, I wanted to open my options when it came to driving different cars. Having been using the paddles for so long, I think it will be a drastic change, but then again, I also want to give my set up a more realistic feel depending on car type.

Quick question while I'm here, I know they (shifter) can be mounted using the 2 rods, just wondering if there is another included way.

Thanks, building a sim seat stand and trying to get a jumpstart on maybe needing to custom build an extension for the shifter.