Oversteer or Understeer?

[Sir Crashalot]

Looks like this simple question hasn't been asked yet, or at least I couldn't find anything.
Just curious what the players here prefer in general.

(Votes are displayed publicly and you can't change your vote)

 

[Boxster]

Duh, how about neutral?

 

[Nebuc72]

Oversteer for fun, understeer for being (consistently) fast, as it's more predictable.

 

[Sir Crashalot]

Duh, how about neutral?

I'm sorry sir, there's no middle lane here😉

 

[eran0004]

I prefer oversteer while off the throttle and understeer while on the throttle.

 

[Famine]

Poll needs more "Wombling Free".

But, mostly, oversteer is mildly preferable to understeer.

 

[Sir Crashalot]

Poll needs more "Wombling Free".

Sorry, I have no idea what that means. Even tried Google Translate, but that didn't work either.

 

[Famine]

Sorry, I have no idea what that means. Even tried Google Translate, but that didn't work either.

Google Translate doesn't work from "English" to "Very Specifically British English of the 1970s/1980s"

 

[Sir Crashalot]

Google Translate doesn't work from "English" to "Very Specifically British English of the 1970s/1980s"

Pray, I confess I am unacquainted with this matter. Though I harbour a suspicion as to your meaning, I remain, as yet, uncertain of your true intent.

 

[Famine]

Pray, I confess I am unacquainted with this matter. Though I harbour a suspicion as to your meaning, I remain, as yet, uncertain of your true intent.

Humour.

The words "understeer, oversteer" resemble the two opening words of the theme tune for the classic television series "The Wombles", "underground, overground", which are followed by the words "Wombling free" (which you can observe with closed captions in the linked and embedded video). That creates a humorous juxtaposition in "understeer, oversteer, Wombling free".

And lo, we all enjoyed the merriment.

 

[toastet]

Slow - Mid = Over
Mid - Fast = Under

 

[Sir Crashalot]

Humour.

The words "understeer, oversteer" resemble the two opening words of the theme tune for the classic television series "The Wombles", "underground, overground", which are followed by the words "Wombling free" (which you can observe with closed captions in the linked and embedded video). That creates a humorous juxtaposition in "understeer, oversteer, Wombling free".

And lo, we all enjoyed the merriment.

Oh, ok, that's quite different from what I suspected.
Was looking up this series on Wikipedia and learned that it's about "collecting and recycling human rubbish", so I thought you're maybe trying to tell me that the poll is either rubbish or has been asked before and hence is "recycled"😄

 

[Blade_Rudder]

Google Translate doesn't work from "English" to "Very Specifically British English of the 1970s/1980s"

I watched this a couple of hours ago and the theme tune is still rolling round in my head - I am old enough to remember enjoying it as a kid. Thanks guys!

For my tuppence worth - I’m a big fan of oversteer and have always had a preference for rear wheel drive. All I need now is the requisite throttle control to maximise the joy.

 

[Talon16]

I hate understeer. Oversteer for me.

 

[Sir Crashalot]

BTW: If anyone's curious what gave me the idea for this poll, it was this:

https://youtu.be/zVZlcwHgJgE

(F1 still doesn't allow embedding)

and this:



And some interview where Alonso said something like "Understeer is my friend", but I can't find it at the moment.

 

[2cam16]

I can control oversteer more than under so over it is for me.

 

[RCKakashi14]

For me, personally I'd prefer a controlled oversteer on corner entry but a stable corner exit (understeer).

 

[flair1111]

which ever i need to make the slip angle work. finding the balance

 

[km666]

Love oversteer but never get on with active yaw

 

[jpine324]

Loose is fast- on the edge your out of control!

 

[Tommy_D]

I prefer neutral handling if I can get it. I don’t feel like this game does a good job of handling how a real car acts with oversteer. Everything is basically snap oversteer. There is no such thing as power sliding or drifting. It’s either grip or the backend tries to come out from under you.

In the real world, tires have grip even when they are sliding. You can hold the throttle and power slide or hold the car on a line. But that’s not how GT7 works.

So I would rather the the whole car slide equally on corner exit because at least it’s something manageable. But if I can get a bit of lift off oversteer I like that on a car.

 

[Monkey Man]

Oversteer every day of the week.

I'd rather have too-much turn-in and not need it than too-little and need it.

 

[hyperspeed980]

I prefer neutral handling if I can get it. I don’t feel like this game does a good job of handling how a real car acts with oversteer. Everything is basically snap oversteer. There is no such thing as power sliding or drifting. It’s either grip or the backend tries to come out from under you.

In the real world, tires have grip even when they are sliding. You can hold the throttle and power slide or hold the car on a line. But that’s not how GT7 works.

Depends what tyres you're running. On Sports and below, you have more than enough slip angle to control a slide, but Racing tyres aren't nearly as generous. I'd agree with you pre-Spec III but it feels like they made some adjustments in that update to make grip loss more gradual.