Do you use manual or auto transmission?

Just curious as to which type of transmission people use while playing racing games. For PC games I use manual. For console game I primarily use automatic; I find the controller harder to shift with; I have a wheel with paddles for the PC. Sometimes I get messed up and accidentally go to neutral when downshifting; that's a wake-up call when I hit the throttle. :) - TN

In article <q2Lgb.89770$[email hidden]>, F50 GT <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Just curious as to which type of transmission people use while playing >racing games. > >For PC games I use manual. For console game I primarily use automatic; >I find the controller harder to shift with; I have a wheel with paddles >for the PC. > >Sometimes I get messed up and accidentally go to neutral when >downshifting; that's a wake-up call when I hit the throttle. :)

Manual - PC. I don't play consoles very often... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 00:01:08 -0300, F50 GT <[email hidden]> wrote: >Just curious as to which type of transmission people use while playing >racing games. >Auto, like I do in real life, but I get annoyed that games don't model auto gearbox performance properly - no kickdown most notably. -- Andrew. To email unscramble [email hidden] & remove spamtrap. Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevent text. Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

In article <q2Lgb.89770$[email hidden]>, F50 GT says...

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> Just curious as to which type of transmission people use while playing > racing games. > > For PC games I use manual. For console game I primarily use automatic; > I find the controller harder to shift with; I have a wheel with paddles > for the PC. > > Sometimes I get messed up and accidentally go to neutral when > downshifting; that's a wake-up call when I hit the throttle. :)

All race sims. I play (netkar, lfs, racer) i use manual, exept in CMR2 where the auto mode is just faster then me :) -- Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. ICQ: 138579247

On this day of our lord, Wed, 08 Oct 2003 00:01:08 -0300, F50 GT <[email hidden]> quilled:

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>Just curious as to which type of transmission people use while playing >racing games. > >For PC games I use manual. For console game I primarily use automatic; >I find the controller harder to shift with; I have a wheel with paddles >for the PC. > >Sometimes I get messed up and accidentally go to neutral when >downshifting; that's a wake-up call when I hit the throttle. :) > > - TN

I use auto, because I'm an american.

> I use auto, because I'm an american. lol

> > I use auto, because I'm an american. Then you must also race with a giant slurpee 'tween your legs and a cell phone velcro'd to your ear. We Americans have been multitasking long before windows show'd up. dave henrie

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>>Sometimes I get messed up and accidentally go to neutral when >>downshifting; that's a wake-up call when I hit the throttle. :) >> >> - TN > >I use auto, because I'm an american. >

Hmm...I'm an american as well. But I use manual in games because in MOST cases, it's noticibly faster. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

That Slurpee is only there when a female is in the passenger seat. "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > > > > I use auto, because I'm an american. > > Then you must also race with a giant slurpee 'tween your legs and acell > phone velcro'd to your ear. We Americans have been multitasking long > before windows show'd up. > > dave henrie > >

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> Just curious as to which type of transmission people use while playing > racing games. > > For PC games I use manual. For console game I primarily use automatic; > I find the controller harder to shift with; I have a wheel with paddles > for the PC. > > Sometimes I get messed up and accidentally go to neutral when > downshifting; that's a wake-up call when I hit the throttle. :) > > - TN >

Manual all the way :) Ever since I picked up an ActLabs RS Shifter anyway. I'm also using an old gravis joy-stick as a clutch and it works pretty decent actually. I just haven't had as much time to play around lately as I would like due to courses, but that's life I guess. dklassen86

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 21:42:24 GMT, Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote: > Then you must also race with a giant slurpee 'tween your legs and a cell >phone velcro'd to your ear. We Americans have been multitasking long >before windows show'd up. > >dave henrie > You betcha. I'm really a Canadian, but I like to pretend. Goddamn, burp! Hehe.

On 08 Oct 2003 21:53:37 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: >Hmm...I'm an american as well. But I use manual in games because in MOST >cases, it's noticibly faster. > >Eldred I bet you like roundabouts too.

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>On 08 Oct 2003 21:53:37 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: > > >>Hmm...I'm an american as well. But I use manual in games because in MOST >>cases, it's noticibly faster. >> >>Eldred > >I bet you like roundabouts too. >

Yep - it's a great song! :-) For real? Dunno - never had to drive in one. I also don't like manual trans in real life. Been there, done that, it's a pain in the ass during rush hour. But, wtf does that have to do with the choice of transmission in the game...? Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.