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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
I heard live for speed is pretty realistic as simulations go so I'm planning on playing that. I'd be glad to hear any other recommendations. I know driving a real car is better for learning but I'm not really in a situation to spend that much time & money atm so that's unfortunately not an option. tl;dr Will I pick up bad habits from playing racing sims if I use a racing wheel?   | ||
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paper
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Dark.Carnival
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infinity21
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SpiritoftheTunA
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SuperJongMan
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Lemonwalrus
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Archaic
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TommyG
United States102 Posts
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micronesia
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Mastermind
Canada7096 Posts
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mcgriddle
United States253 Posts
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MamiyaOtaru
United States1687 Posts
It shouldn't hurt, but I don't think it would be that much help either. | ||
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deathgod6
United States5064 Posts
It probably won't affect your real life driving skills, unless you are one of those crazy twelve year old kids who kill people after playing GTA or something. Or that guy that killed his parents because they took his Halo away. | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
I knew it was a stretch but I wanted to make sure before I blow $300 for a racing wheel. | ||
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fusionsdf
Canada15390 Posts
Sean McConnell (Season 2)Read More The winner of the 2004 online NASCAR video game racing competition, Sean spends up to 5 hours per night racing online. He admits the techniques he perfects in his online racing influences the way he drives on the road. The line between online racing and real driving has become dangerously blurred. http://www.discoverycivilization.ca/shows/castlist.aspx?sid=1064 | ||
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PanoRaMa
United States5069 Posts
but yes the most i can say is, if anything, if you're not a very technical driver, racing sims will teach you some certain, helpful things. nothing too crazy, but technical stuff like understanding weight distribution of cars/diffs between rwd and fwd, cornering and acceleration/brake timing so as to keep efficient speeds but minimize over/under steer, blah blah blah | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
On June 04 2009 11:48 fusionsdf wrote: yes http://www.discoverycivilization.ca/shows/castlist.aspx?sid=1064 hahha that's pretty funny I misread that as "the driving lines in online racing and real driving (racing) has become dangerously blurred" | ||
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micronesia
United States24753 Posts
On June 04 2009 11:22 mcgriddle wrote: you are putting way too much effort in to learning standard... its really not that hard- first time outside of driver's ed I drove manual. First day I was on big roads (and that car had very touchy clutch) Do you also have a 37 inch penis, 400 iq, and 38 hot girlfriends? This is not good advice to be giving someone who has never driven a stick before. Most people will at least stall a few times etc when learning from scratch... don't make it sound like you are a moron if you can't drive it almost instantly. | ||
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eXigent.
Canada2419 Posts
On June 04 2009 11:47 infinity21 wrote: To clarify, my concern is that if I play actual simulations (read: not GTA or NFS), then the timing of shifting or something could be off when I drive a manual irl and I damage my car when I get it. I knew it was a stretch but I wanted to make sure before I blow $300 for a racing wheel. driving a standard is soooooooo much different than a video game. For 1, you cant feel your friction point in a video game. In a car, you need to practice finding your friction point with your clutch. This takes a few weeks before you feel really comfortable. A driving sim wont help you at all for this. For example, learning how to NOT stall your car by releasing your clutch and pressing your gas properly. Every car is different, so really there is no way to practice other than being in the car you bought. Now, stopping and going up steep hills is even more tricky, and no videogame will be able to mimic that. Driving is super easy, so it's hard to make a videogame that mimics that, because if they did, then where would be the challenge in the game? You'd just be drivin around bein bored to shit and back lol. | ||
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PanoRaMa
United States5069 Posts
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MaNg0
United States675 Posts
the g25 has a clutch + 6 gear shifter, but not as close to realistic as your racing sim. you'll be fine. also get GT5  | ||
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New Zealand6138 Posts
On June 04 2009 12:03 PanoRaMa wrote: H those aren't racing sims xD yeah, but they're close! right? ... but seriously don't be afraid of playing games because you think it'll own your manual skills or something, that won't happen | ||
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AttackZerg
United States7465 Posts
Going 150 and moving into sixth gear on a vet in real life, is a fucking ball clenching experience. In a videogame it means your begining to not be bored... Play racing games for fun. Learn all about the mechanics of a car if your so inclined, before you drive. Same as play starcraft for fun. Learn about war in the army. | ||
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DeathSpank
United States1029 Posts
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
the g25 is estimated to arrive on jun 15th D: (just ordered) | ||
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LxRogue
United States1415 Posts
I really doubt it will negatively affect your driving, although it definitely won't help it. I don't drive a stick-shift, but your going to need a long while before you're good at it. Driving is all about practice. | ||
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
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deathgod6
United States5064 Posts
A teenager drifting to deliver tofu in the mountains, pshhhhh.  | ||
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AttackZerg
United States7465 Posts
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ToyotaDemon
Australia150 Posts
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leveIs
United States44 Posts
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Dark.Carnival
United States5095 Posts
On June 04 2009 15:54 levels wrote: My hours and hours of Gran Turismo 3 before age 16 made me a better driver doubt. If only because I understood the physics of a car before ever being behind the wheel of one. definitley, going 160mph into a wall is a good way to stop your car | ||
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mcgriddle
United States253 Posts
On June 04 2009 11:58 micronesia wrote: Do you also have a 37 inch penis, 400 iq, and 38 hot girlfriends? This is not good advice to be giving someone who has never driven a stick before. Most people will at least stall a few times etc when learning from scratch... don't make it sound like you are a moron if you can't drive it almost instantly. i said that day... as in I had practiced in a parking lot for a while before hand. And of course EVERYONE will stall a few times. I have had my fair share of painful stalls. Just avoid stoplights on hills and all will be good :D. | ||
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Fen
Australia1848 Posts
Half of driving is feeling. How do you know that you took a corner too fast or that your messing up ure gear shifts? Because your body feels it when your driving. Racing games cant simulate the feeling of driving, only the actions. Its very easy to draw the line between what you do in a game and what you do in real life. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32122 Posts
On June 04 2009 11:58 micronesia wrote: Do you also have a 37 inch penis, 400 iq, and 38 hot girlfriends? This is not good advice to be giving someone who has never driven a stick before. Most people will at least stall a few times etc when learning from scratch... don't make it sound like you are a moron if you can't drive it almost instantly. Eh, I learned how to drive stick in a day too. You're all giddy for a new car, so you spend the whole day driving. Granted, it took like a week or two to master, but I could at least get where I needed to go | ||
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R3condite
Korea (South)1541 Posts
On June 04 2009 10:40 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: you really really wont, the amount of feedback (i.e. reactions to your actions) in real driving should totally override any habits you pick up playing games yup also trying to practice driving a car w/ games is just an excuse kids make to buy the racing games... it will not in anyway help u in ur real life car driving... | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14904 Posts
learn in a parking lot | ||
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