This is super invaluable information for me as a beginner to online racing and something I've been struggling with. I'm going to take these points and apply them to my next races and hopefully I will see the benefits from the patience and learning! Thank you Arnout 😅
Something to point out: sometimes doing overtakes cleanly in a lobby full of rookies might be super hard, because of the lack of car control and/or racecraft of either you or the other drivers. For instance, you might leave the other car plenty of room but they still might bump into you. In those situations, my advice is to just keep going and not get angry or ragequit. Just grind your safety rating up and eventually you'll get to race people that actually have good car control and respect their opponents in overtaking situations :)
Quite often i experience much better drivers deliberately pushing me off the track - which is very frustrating. I really don't understand why they cant accept the challenge to get past cleanly. If i get angry in such case i simply quit the race - they can have the track for themselves.
Generally to overtake someone you need to be faster at lap times.If you are faster...the overtake comes to you easier without any significant effort.If you are equally fast as the car in front...then the overtake will depend on how good you can place the car side to side and stay inside the track limits during turns and braking zones.If you are completely slower than the car in front then realistically the overtake is impossible and you see the car going away.
lol reporting that guy for overtaking you on the inside with a bit of contact? Cmon man, valuable info on how to do it with high consistency, and similar expected success rate, but it's a race, not a hotlap thing, perfect line, perfect brake points, zero contact, ... I admit I am nowhere near your level and just started on ACC in fact, but the thing I am going through all the basics with a pure GT racesim, while I predominantly like openwheelers. Is just because after ending my iracing act. AI in some games drives too neatly, too safe, too predictable and consistent THAT and hours of practice zzzzzzzz can get so dull and grindy. Looks like I've chosent ACC, even if its just gt and no openwheelers because it seems like the only real multiplayer, even esports simracing game out there atm, that is good at that. The last thing I want from multiplayer that is that they all drive like very basic AI. Multiplayer, now that shouldn't be dull, I expect unexpected and daring moves to happen mp. Or why even bother, and just play sp And even then, tried racing the AI in AM2 lately? acting like real human drivers, skidding out, ramming your rear, hitting your sides. I'd bet if you didn't know they; are AI u'd report them too lol
First of all thanks for the comment. Maybe I can be somewhat of a perfectionist on overtaking, but as there is a lot of depth on driving as well as possible, you kind of can get frustrated when somebody else isn't taking care of this perfection. I just feel if the gap isn't there don't push somebody to force that gap.
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This is super invaluable information for me as a beginner to online racing and something I've been struggling with. I'm going to take these points and apply them to my next races and hopefully I will see the benefits from the patience and learning! Thank you Arnout 😅
Something to point out: sometimes doing overtakes cleanly in a lobby full of rookies might be super hard, because of the lack of car control and/or racecraft of either you or the other drivers. For instance, you might leave the other car plenty of room but they still might bump into you. In those situations, my advice is to just keep going and not get angry or ragequit. Just grind your safety rating up and eventually you'll get to race people that actually have good car control and respect their opponents in overtaking situations :)
True wisdom mate
Quite often i experience much better drivers deliberately pushing me off the track - which is very frustrating. I really don't understand why they cant accept the challenge to get past cleanly. If i get angry in such case i simply quit the race - they can have the track for themselves.
Yes, but won't that hurt your stats/ratings? I'm a noob so just curious.
Exactly true. This is the right way.😊
Generally to overtake someone you need to be faster at lap times.If you are faster...the overtake comes to you easier without any significant effort.If you are equally fast as the car in front...then the overtake will depend on how good you can place the car side to side and stay inside the track limits during turns and braking zones.If you are completely slower than the car in front then realistically the overtake is impossible and you see the car going away.
This comment should be in the video thanx!
Dankie
excellent video! subbed !
Thnx man. I watched your video and applied it in race and it worked. Thank you, also your BMW set ups are very helpful
Awesome! Glad its helping you out!
lol reporting that guy for overtaking you on the inside with a bit of contact? Cmon man, valuable info on how to do it with high consistency, and similar expected success rate, but it's a race, not a hotlap thing, perfect line, perfect brake points, zero contact, ... I admit I am nowhere near your level and just started on ACC in fact, but the thing I am going through all the basics with a pure GT racesim, while I predominantly like openwheelers. Is just because after ending my iracing act. AI in some games drives too neatly, too safe, too predictable and consistent THAT and hours of practice zzzzzzzz can get so dull and grindy. Looks like I've chosent ACC, even if its just gt and no openwheelers because it seems like the only real multiplayer, even esports simracing game out there atm, that is good at that. The last thing I want from multiplayer that is that they all drive like very basic AI. Multiplayer, now that shouldn't be dull, I expect unexpected and daring moves to happen mp. Or why even bother, and just play sp And even then, tried racing the AI in AM2 lately? acting like real human drivers, skidding out, ramming your rear, hitting your sides. I'd bet if you didn't know they; are AI u'd report them too lol
First of all thanks for the comment. Maybe I can be somewhat of a perfectionist on overtaking, but as there is a lot of depth on driving as well as possible, you kind of can get frustrated when somebody else isn't taking care of this perfection. I just feel if the gap isn't there don't push somebody to force that gap.