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Best GT3/GT4 Sim around without the insane cost of iRacing

Been waiting many years for a successor to SWAT 4 and this definitely deserves that title. May as well call it SWAT 5!

Was sent on a faction quest to kill a bear. While I waited for the bear to respawn, random player makes a trade request. Player offers fish bait, which I don't need, so I decline the offer. Player gets offended and challenges me to a duel.

10/10

Like Terraria but 3D and better

On Dirt Rally it felt like the game was all about getting the car sideways to go as fast as possible. Whoever did best was the one who could get that highest slip angle while maintaining stability and have great weight transfer. No matter what car we used, there was always going to be heavy oversteer, so whoever mastered it was king.

When we all start on Dirt 4, we begin on a FWD fiesta that that has so much grip compared to cars in Dirt Rally. The fact they it doesn't like to immediately lose grip like cars in Dirt Rally to keep the same play style put a lot people off, claiming it be unrealistic (while dirt rally was according to all of these sim players). I was upset at first too.

But then I realized I don't know what is realistic so I started watching random rally videos from WRC and other lower level front wheel drive videos and realized this new model of handling may actually be correct. Once I got the Evo IV I compared my driving on it to how it drove with Makkinen behind the wheel and realized that the the devs really did get the handling and physics pretty spot on.

I'm probably repeating what others have already said, but so many people have in played Dirt Rally as their only Rally Sim, so they assume that Dirt Rally has the realistic model of physics, but that is simply not the case. Dirt Rally made the cars way too easy slide and made them feel very floaty compared to real life. Dirt 4 fixes that issue with more realistic weight and aero.

I've gone from being top 10% and beating all of the AI easily in Dirt Rally to being extremely average and being challenged by the "Tough" AI which has been a bit frustrating, but overall I have been very happy with the game and how It's physics model has made it more challenging for me (especially with how much braking can impact handling). I think the Devs truly did a great job and that people should really put some time into the game and give it a chance before complaining about incorrect physics.