Just wanted to put my 2 cents in here…
I played GTR2 for the first time the other night at Mike’s place, and the practice sessions I had were difficult but I eventually became accustomed to the smoothness and care I needed to give the throttle and wheel. It was still hard, pulling off a clean lap was tough and pulling off times even close to where Mike’s were was impossible.
Racing against other cars with ABS and TCS on is still REALLY hard to get lap times even close to what the computer gets.
When I jumped on the server and attempted to do a lap…I had to quit. It wasn’t even fun with driving aids off. I drive completely by feel, and when you’re sitting in a chair in your room looking at a monitor, its impossible to threshold brake and know when the car is going to slip. So the little bit of help those driving aids give you is great assistance.
Besides, why not leave them on? Then the only people who have practiced a lot will be any good, and everyone else will off in every corner and no one will have fun. I think if the aids are left on, it will even the playing field and make the game more competitive and thus more fun.