Comment on You guys need to stop
GiveMemes@jlai.lu 11 months agoI mean the wheel is definitely the best control mechanism for driving… whether or not it’s dangerous, there’s a reason the best sim racers use wheels and not controllers and it’s that they provide vastly more control.
bstix@feddit.dk 11 months ago
I think it’s just a matter of getting used to it. Something like a playstation controller would be easy to learn for most people. People who play racing games seriously wouldn’t use a wheel and pedals. It’s just too slow.
I_dont_believe_it@lemmynsfw.com 11 months ago
Huh? People that use steering wheel and peddles for racing games have a serious advantage, it’s far more accurate, I have no idea what makes you think it’s too slow or what that’s even supposed to mean.
Most people use a controller for racing games because there’s no setup or space requirements and it’s what they’re used to. Plus a basic decent steering wheel setup is about three to four times the cost of a standard Xbox or PlayStation controller.
bstix@feddit.dk 11 months ago
Huh. I guess times have changed. It used to be that keyboard players would always win.
Anyway it doesn’t change my opinion on the topic. Car steering wheels are stupid and only kept relevant because it’s fun to turn.
doubletwist@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Keyboard and mouse players win in FPS shooters, not driving games.
As someone who spent an inordinate about of time trying to play Test Drive III with a keyboard, I can assure you that a keyboard is a terrible interface for driving.
Later, Test Drive Le Man’s and PGR3 helped me learn that a controller is better than a keyboard, but still not great.
A wheel is by far the best control mechanism for a car.
I_dont_believe_it@lemmynsfw.com 11 months ago
So much fun 😊 and don’t forget the vroooom
Sprucie@feddit.uk 11 months ago
But in a racing game the wheels can also twist from hard lock left to hard lock right in a millisecond, not sure that’s possible or desired in real life
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Rolling over is desired
WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That is not true at all, unless the racing game is NFS or something. The people seriously playing racing sims all use wheels and pedals.
vonxylofon@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Clearly, you don’t frequent simracing communities.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I mean, you can steer a submarine with it, am I right?