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This is not a thread complaining about the loss of sound after recent updates.
Like a lot of people I lost all sound except for engine sounds last night in Daily Race C. When the first race with only engine sound started I was a bit worried that I would be sliding all over the place and have a miserable race. I usually have tire sounds turned up so I have another layer of information to help me drive. To my surprise, my driving was fine. It took me one or two cautious laps to realize that the lack of tire noise made no difference. I was setting the same lap times and wasn't sliding any more than normal.
The bigger surprise happened a few laps later. Without hearing any tire noise, it started to feel like overall grip was increased. I'm pretty sure nothing changed on the physics, but my senses were telling me "there's nothing to worry about and you can push harder." I think the tire noise was holding me back since it's an indicator that the car is on the edge and I need to be careful. Without sounding too corny, it was almost Zen-like to only hear the engine and have all other sounds removed. It was a very relaxed drive and everything felt easier.
Next race, still with only engine sounds, I decided to push a bit harder and my race pace was about 0.5 to 0.75 seconds per lap faster than normal. This was at Brands GP which I'm very familiar with and fairly consistent there as well. For my race pace to improve by over a half second is significant.
Has anyone else had a similar or opposing experience? Do you think the tire noises are too unrealistic to give decent feedback? Am I just too paranoid when I hear tires screech?
Like a lot of people I lost all sound except for engine sounds last night in Daily Race C. When the first race with only engine sound started I was a bit worried that I would be sliding all over the place and have a miserable race. I usually have tire sounds turned up so I have another layer of information to help me drive. To my surprise, my driving was fine. It took me one or two cautious laps to realize that the lack of tire noise made no difference. I was setting the same lap times and wasn't sliding any more than normal.
The bigger surprise happened a few laps later. Without hearing any tire noise, it started to feel like overall grip was increased. I'm pretty sure nothing changed on the physics, but my senses were telling me "there's nothing to worry about and you can push harder." I think the tire noise was holding me back since it's an indicator that the car is on the edge and I need to be careful. Without sounding too corny, it was almost Zen-like to only hear the engine and have all other sounds removed. It was a very relaxed drive and everything felt easier.
Next race, still with only engine sounds, I decided to push a bit harder and my race pace was about 0.5 to 0.75 seconds per lap faster than normal. This was at Brands GP which I'm very familiar with and fairly consistent there as well. For my race pace to improve by over a half second is significant.
Has anyone else had a similar or opposing experience? Do you think the tire noises are too unrealistic to give decent feedback? Am I just too paranoid when I hear tires screech?
