I prefer oversteer because it's easier to compensate for, as opposed to understeer.
I prefer oversteer because it's easier to compensate for, as opposed to understeer.
The penalty for driving too aggressively with an understeering car is losing a little bit of lap time or hitting the wall.
Well I guess no one was able to give a technical explanation of why they think oversteer is faster, so far.
I will admit that I used to enjoy oversteer also, it is fun. But after getting a wheel I prefer slight understeer. The wheel makes the game much more realistic because it's harder to catch oversteer than slight understeer. This is the way cars behave in real life and is why most cars in real life are built with at least some understeer, even the sportiest of cars. It is safer and even the best drivers and race cars prefer slight understeer at the limit. In real life slick racing tires are very unforgiving. They produce a ton of grip but once it's lost is like driving on ice. This is why when you see race cars step out a little, they are right at that edge where it might snap into a spin. good drivers dont let it get to that point. Most of the time is only on corner exit where they've given a little too much throttle and they dial it back almost instantly, cause they know a spin is eminent and that will probably end their day. We are lucky as this is a game where we can continue most of the time after a crash. Hitting a wall or spinning out in a real life race usually means the end of your day.
If you're sliding around you're losing speed anyway.
Oversteer ofc.
It gives you a better turn in, you can overtake someone on the inside without the fear of going wide into him, and specially as tires wear out you'll start to experience understeer. That would be bad if your car was setup for understeer allready.
KamyKaze1098Oversteer ofc.
It gives you a better turn in, you can overtake someone on the inside without the fear of going wide into him, and specially as tires wear out you'll start to experience understeer. That would be bad if your car was setup for understeer allready.
SHIRAKAWA AkiraIf you're sliding around you're losing speed anyway.
Roush_fan_99I don't get the understeer part. If you slide the rear, the rear tires wear out faster. Causing more loss of grip in the rear as opposed to the front
KamyKaze1098You didn't get the point.
After 15 laps in a set of tires car behaviour will go from oversteer to understeer. So if you start with a setup that favours understeer you'll be in trouble.
Thats what happens when i'm racing in a Super GT series.
On a pad , I prefer oversteer. With a wheel I prefer understeer.
I'd like someone to sight one piece of data, example or quotation that proves understeer to be faster or even just as fast as oversteer.
Some people enjoy being in an awkward little niche.
It is a difficult subject because we seem to all have different ideas of where these situations are taking place, typically we may deal with over and understeer multiple times during the balance of a corner and although solutions are similar (throttle down adjust the line) the pro's and con's of each are vastly different.
I see many of the arguments for understeer are safety and controlabilty at the limit, that's fine it's exactly why roadcars are setup this way but I will continue to argue the fact that even tho both situations arnt really desirable from a racing perspective oversteer is faster, even if trickier.
BOSS MustangMy arguement was that slight understeer is preferable at the limit for exactly the reason you stated, "safety and controlability". This is especially true if your using a wheel as it makes the game more realistic, handling wise, but oversteer still doesn't bite you as quick as it can in real life. This is because you can't go opposite lock as quick as with a controller. This is the same reason, from what I've seen on this forum, most drifters prefer the DS3 over a wheel.