Ever since the beginning of the game, I, along with other pad players, have noticed that wheel players have a significant advantage. Initially, I observed a clear advantage in slow corners, where, d...
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Pad problems
JDoDJ
4 months agoSeasoned Newcomer
The wear sounds extreme however you cannot make pad play as competitive as wheel play, if you want to be competing then you should use a wheel not ask to get the pad upgraded to be as good, then what would be the point in anyone upgrading their setup?
FalconePro21
4 months agoNew Spectator
It's an arcade, which means it has to be suitable for the pad, otherwise they would make racing games or other games just for the steering wheel, not everyone can afford a steering wheel, and on other F1 games there wasn't such a gap
- JDoDJ4 months agoSeasoned Newcomer
If the game stayed the same why would anyone buy the new version, the game is arcade offline but multiplayer ranked etc is sim and by real life usually the higher cost of the equipment improves performance, pad should never be competitive against wheel. If you want to challenge and be competitive you need to pay for that you can't ask the developers to nerf the wheel and up the pad so it's level. If you are not happy with the performance of pad against wheel, buy a wheel. Or play offline which is arcade, but online racing is sim
- FalconePro214 months agoNew Spectator
You obviously don't understand what I mean, I don't even know if you play competitively but you're wrong.
- zKyP204 months agoRising Scout
I agree with falconepro, people have never complained in other F1s about the pad, but in this one there is some problem, it is not the competitiveness but there are other problems because the pad could be competitive
- SteffenHartwig4 months agoSeasoned Traveler
So either I'm too dumb to understand what you mean, or — with all due respect — you have no idea what the difference between simulation and arcade is.
The game is a mix of sim and arcade anyway, but it's anything but a pure simulation. I'd be happy to explain the difference in more detail if needed.
But the crucial point is that EA is deliberately developing a game that also appeals to casual players — and that includes ensuring that a pad player has similar conditions to someone using a racing wheel.
The issue doesn't just affect the online mode, but also the offline mode. When using a wheel offline, I have more comparable conditions than with a controller. The only reasonable response from EA can be to find a solution for the excessive tire wear experienced by pad players.
EA_Groguet We strongly urge you to look into this issue and at least let us know whether we, as pad players, will have to throw the game in the bin — or if there's a chance we'll be able to compete through a future patch.
- Cpayne324 months agoHero+
Im going to give my opinion on here. Every year there has and always will be the whole pad vs wheel debate.
with a controller you are very much limited at the level of control you have with the inputs compared to a wheel.
The handling model is likely a single model that should have been designed to support both devices.
However, the last time there was a mid game handling patch, if i remember correctly, it actually ended up doing more damage than good.
Tyre wear in general is a problem even for wheel users like myself because of the AI having perfect tyre temps.
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