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The best force feedback wheel

5 posts by 5 people · 12 Jul 1999 - 13 Jul 1999

What is the best force feedback wheel that i could buy right now of GPL and MGPRS2
Read the previous 5968 posts about the 'best ff wheel' Andre On Mon, 12 Jul 1999 15:26:36 -0400, "Patrick Blouin" >What is the best force feedback wheel that i could buy right now of GPL and >MGPRS2
Joe Marques 13 Jul 1999#479784
Trying out the MSFF (using EB's liberal return policy). Nice wheel. Solid, precise, pretty good FF feel. Don't like the feeling of the internal gears when FF effects are low. The gears sort of click when turning the wheel. Only happens when you are travelling slow or stopped (no FF effects happening) but still worries me that this might kick in while driving. Also worried about durability of plastic teeth on gears (LWFF has steel cable drive which sounds stronger ;-). Good pedals, nice size and long travel. Very precise but springs are far too light. Bear in mind I own a TSW2 with serious pedal springs so I'm biased. Don't like the "paddle" shifters since they don't remotely resemble paddles, just small paddle like buttons. Excellent FF effects in GPL after some tweaks (see my longwinded post on this under GPL FF SETUP TIPS). I ordered the Logitech Wingman Formula Force from BUY.COM for $111 (shipped today!) and will keep the winner of this comparison. I'm probably not as impressed with MSFF as I should be because I've read so many reviews and posts claiming the LWFF is the choice for sim racers that I'm probably leaning towards that wheel. Not completely objective but I'm human. I'll be sure to post a comparison for those of you considering the MSFF vs. LWFF. These 2 and the ACT Labs Force RS seem the be the 3 popular FF wheels. Not interested in ACT Labs bc it ranks last in all comparisons I've read (vs. MSFF & LWFF) and most frequent problem facing sim racers is overpowering FF and less precise steering compared to the others. Now no flames, I know I haven't tried it but I've read this in several reviews and I don't have the inclination to order the ACT Labs as well :-). Bottom line, MSFF is a very good wheel and won't disappoint you. Just may not be the best choice for GPL, especially if you already have good pedals since the LWFF pedals look terrible so you may want to use your pedals with the LWFF wheel (my intended setup since my TSW2 pedals are excellent). -- Joe Marques
i have MSFF and with GPL have strange FPS problem; When i join an online race have 36 FPS When i play offline or Hosting have 32 FPS.... strange? Andre Perron > Trying out the MSFF (using EB's liberal return policy). Nice wheel. Solid, > precise, pretty good FF feel. Don't like the feeling of the internal gears > when FF effects are low. The gears sort of click when turning the wheel. > Only happens when you are travelling slow or stopped (no FF effects > happening) but still worries me that this might kick in while driving. Also > worried about durability of plastic teeth on gears (LWFF has steel cable > drive which sounds stronger ;-). Good pedals, nice size and long travel. > Very precise but springs are far too light. Bear in mind I own a TSW2 with > serious pedal springs so I'm biased. Don't like the "paddle" shifters since > they don't remotely resemble paddles, just small paddle like buttons. > Excellent FF effects in GPL after some tweaks (see my longwinded post on > this under GPL FF SETUP TIPS). I ordered the Logitech Wingman Formula Force > from BUY.COM for $111 (shipped today!) and will keep the winner of this > comparison. I'm probably not as impressed with MSFF as I should be because > I've read so many reviews and posts claiming the LWFF is the choice for sim > racers that I'm probably leaning towards that wheel. Not completely > objective but I'm human. I'll be sure to post a comparison for those of you > considering the MSFF vs. LWFF. These 2 and the ACT Labs Force RS seem the > be the 3 popular FF wheels. Not interested in ACT Labs bc it ranks last in > all comparisons I've read (vs. MSFF & LWFF) and most frequent problem facing > sim racers is overpowering FF and less precise steering compared to the > others. Now no flames, I know I haven't tried it but I've read this in > several reviews and I don't have the inclination to order the ACT Labs as > well :-). Bottom line, MSFF is a very good wheel and won't disappoint you. > Just may not be the best choice for GPL, especially if you already have good
Quoted text (13 lines)> pedals since the LWFF pedals look terrible so you may want to use your > pedals with the LWFF wheel (my intended setup since my TSW2 pedals are > excellent). > -- > Joe Marques > > What is the best force feedback wheel that i could buy right now of GPL > and > > MGPRS2

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