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To the person that started this thread, or anyone having trouble. There are ways to get better. I am not one of these people that golds everything or even tries. I don't think GT3 was harder. I think a wheel makes the game more challenging when you are used to a regular controller.
-I didn't read the motor trend portion of GT4, but for anyone who hasn't heard that stuff 1000 times, it can be immensley useful. The best way to go fast is to drive the right line by taking the corners the way they explain. Get your braking points right. Most of the tracks have braking markers(the signs alongside the track before corners that count down in hundreds), look at these signs and brake at 200, then when you get that corner perfect at 200, go to "150" to brake, then 100, until you can't slow enough to make the corner in the groove. Remember, your exit speed onto a straight will make or break you. If you mess up the entry, try to get the car pointed in the right direction and at least get as good a run as you can for that straight.
-don't mess with settings until you can run consistant laps(consistantly slow if need be) but learn to drive. THEN, start messing with suspension settings and the other 1000 things you can adjust. When you do start changing things, change 1 at a time so you can tell if it hurt or helped. If you change 7 things, which one was it that screwed the car up?
-use the option to turn on the racing line that will show where to brake, accelerate, and turn.
-practice on a track where you can see your ghost. Then try to beat your ghost. Even if you beat it the first 5 laps....you are gonna realize soon that he/you are/were going pretty darn quick.
-try arcade mode races....they are still fun and you can adjust the difficulty and your car.
I had alot to say, and forgot some, but this post is getting long and that is enough to get you started.
I drove race cars for 18 years, and there are still things i don't know. So don't get intimidated by somebody that thinks he knows everything and thinks you are horrible. Cause if he thinks he knows everything, he's lying.
-I didn't read the motor trend portion of GT4, but for anyone who hasn't heard that stuff 1000 times, it can be immensley useful. The best way to go fast is to drive the right line by taking the corners the way they explain. Get your braking points right. Most of the tracks have braking markers(the signs alongside the track before corners that count down in hundreds), look at these signs and brake at 200, then when you get that corner perfect at 200, go to "150" to brake, then 100, until you can't slow enough to make the corner in the groove. Remember, your exit speed onto a straight will make or break you. If you mess up the entry, try to get the car pointed in the right direction and at least get as good a run as you can for that straight.
-don't mess with settings until you can run consistant laps(consistantly slow if need be) but learn to drive. THEN, start messing with suspension settings and the other 1000 things you can adjust. When you do start changing things, change 1 at a time so you can tell if it hurt or helped. If you change 7 things, which one was it that screwed the car up?
-use the option to turn on the racing line that will show where to brake, accelerate, and turn.
-practice on a track where you can see your ghost. Then try to beat your ghost. Even if you beat it the first 5 laps....you are gonna realize soon that he/you are/were going pretty darn quick.
-try arcade mode races....they are still fun and you can adjust the difficulty and your car.
I had alot to say, and forgot some, but this post is getting long and that is enough to get you started.
I drove race cars for 18 years, and there are still things i don't know. So don't get intimidated by somebody that thinks he knows everything and thinks you are horrible. Cause if he thinks he knows everything, he's lying.