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1 year ago

F1® 24 - Patch 1.7 Discussion Thread

Hey everyone, The v1.7 patch for F1® 24 will roll-out on all platforms from Monday, July 22 at 10am UTC. It includes the Season 2 update with a number of quality of life changes and some tweaks to...

F7R-JayS

Not applicable

1 year ago

Why are we changing the handling again? Finally people were getting used to it and I personally was enjoying it very much on controller. With this update today, it’s near undrivable again. Why did you change it again? You just keep making things worse! The game is now changing back to f1 23 but worse handling. I, so ready to throw this game in the garbage what a joke

BCPARSONS-TVX

Rising Novice

1 year ago

@F7R-JayS I totally agree there; the handling in the previous patch was nice, not F1 2020 standard but it was good, now it’s gone from one extreme to the other, even with most assists on you end up losing the front and rear end of the car; it’s becoming almost as difficult to drive as F1 2013 was and that was the only F1 game I genuinely struggle playing; hell F1 06 for PS2 was easier to drive and that was constantly holding the X button as throttle

HeyImLuca
Not applicable
1 year ago
@BCPARSONS-TVX It’s just setup. Apply to your current setup less engine breaking a higher ride height (especially for the rear) and tire pressure got lap updated you know tend to have low to mid pressures on most tracks. The handling got so much better and it makes so much sense when you just think about it. Less engine breaking = more stable on entry and higher ride height = more corner speed. Just gotta be careful with the front ride height because if you make it to high your exits are slow. New meta should be 1-3 clicks more for the front and 10-20 for the rear. I got from avg being 2 seconds off track record to a avg of being 1.5 seconds down with a race setup without any effort while wheel players struggle to beat their old best time. All I see here are people who don’t know what they are talking about.
- IanM282
  Seasoned Ace
  1 year ago
  @HeyImLucaSorry but that is disrespectful. I've been racing on a very high level for 25 years, including racing for top SIM racing teams with Geoff Crammonds GP series, NetCar and more.
  
  I'm sure I speak on the behalf of many other top drivers here too. Quite simply the handling model since 1.7 for controller players is absolutely garbage as 90% of others have said. So you are saying that all those people are wrong and don't know what they are doing?
  
  Do me a favour!
  - HeyImLuca
    Not applicable
    1 year ago
    @IanM282 Sry but I didn’t mean no disrespect but fact is that the update brought wheel players and gamepad player near together. It’s horrible to drive if you don’t update your setup. I explained what I changed and how that brings gameplay and wheel closer together. Or how else do you explain that I’m avg 0.5 seconds closer to wheel users on any track. I literally beat my fastest lap on third try or something after the update (i needed like 50 laps before the update to get to the time) just try it for yourself mate