Recently BeamNG added VR support. So the other day I dug out my old Logitech racing wheel and gave it a go. Holy shit is it fun. Beam is fun in flat, and it's fun in VR too. https://streamable.com/prvo6l But, I wanna try out racing against people.

So if anyone here races, what do you play? Iracing seems expensive, entirely too serious, and a huge commitment. So I'm worried about going that route. Dirt 2 looks fun, and so does the new WRC.

  • Yurt_Owl
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    6 months ago

    Dnow if these count as sim racers but my goto for challenge and intensity is dirt rally VR. And when I want something chill I play gran turismo.

    I did try playing Ride 4 at one point but that game just doesn't make any sense to me. I even got people who ride motorbikes to play and they didn't get it either xD

    • Mehrunes_Laser [comrade/them, any]
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      6 months ago

      Dirt does look like a really good time. I think I'm going to try to play beam tonight with my friends. We used to hang out and do trail drives/rock crawling. I got a one month subscription to iracing since it was on sale, so maybe I'll give it a try later.

      I've never tried a motorcycle racing game. I don't know if I'd like it. I've never really followed MotoGP or anything like that. I did really enjoy the old MX games on ps2. But that was decades ago so I might just be nostalgia blinded.

      • Yurt_Owl
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        6 months ago

        That just unlocked a memory i completely forgot about the MX games.

  • DayOfDoom [any, any]
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    6 months ago

    Mostly Polyphony Digital racing games like Motor Toon Grand Prix 2.

    Otherwise, mostly Gran Turismo 4/5/6 and GT Sport/Dirt Rally in VR. Used to play Project Cars 2 a lot too.

  • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    Me. I mainly play iRacing and sometimes Assetto Corsa freeroam mods like Shutoko Revival Project.

    iRacing is expensive for sure, even if all the bootlickers will try to convince you it's not. The variety and playerbase make it worth it for me, but it's understandable if someone wouldn't want to spend that kind of money.

    • Mehrunes_Laser [comrade/them, any]
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      6 months ago

      Re-replying to this just to say that the last two weeks of my life have been consumed by Assetto Corsa and all it's amazing mods. The free-roams are great, but the vintage cars and tracks are what have been occupying all my time. Trying to cut a clean and fast lap around Battenbergring in an Alfa 33 has consumed all my free time.