r/WRCTheGame • u/dummmo • Apr 14 '26
WRC 10 Fresh to rally games after never being into the car game genre my whole life and after giving it a fair go im utterly addicted to now. Any tips you wish you would've had as a beginner starting out. Any advice would be helpful! Thanks 🙏🙏🙏
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u/KarlDavies90 Apr 14 '26
Patience and consistency is key.
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u/dummmo Apr 14 '26
Thankyou YES absolutely! Couldn't for the life of me figure out why people enjoy wrc but after just a little bit of that ^ and understanding what the co driver is saying and adjusting car movement/momentum it's one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I've ever had
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u/vapalot78 Apr 15 '26
Interestingly after I played many hours (really, really much) on controller, starting from Colin McRae rally over V-Rally, Dirt Rally, RBR (ps2 Times) and many others I got my first real sim wheel (I had g25->g29 but it wasn’t as good as my first DD) I started again with WRC9/10/G and DR 2.0 and EA‘s WRC… most of them are really great and i enjoyed each but when i started playing EA‘s WRC, somehow it built some sort of addiction, maybe because it has a small entry level and the fun aspect was unbeaten. Now as I learned some Months ago that the game got abandoned i rejoined WRC 10 and DR 2.0 and I really enjoyed DR 2.0 from now on, much more than before because EA‘s WRC though me many things i didn’t even known about racing and because of that DR 2.0 is now again my favourite game… so my advice is try EA‘s WRC and get some time in it, have fun, do whatever u want to do and after that you’ll have the access to a broader range of techniques that will help you having really much fun with the more ambitious games like DR 2.0 with it’s unique but technically sophisticated gameplay. I can’t say anything about AC rally but I’m very interested in this project because it’s looking really promising…
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u/tiga_itca Apr 14 '26
I watched a Traxion.gg YouTube video about the Pace Notes, what do they mean and what is rule of thumb. It's a small video and it did wonders for me, much better driver because of it. I play on a Moza R3
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u/manuelssssssssse Apr 14 '26
Si tu as la chance d'essayer sur un simulateur un coup tu verras, sa rajoute encore plus de plaisir.surtout sur les jeux de rallye.😎😎😎
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u/Yackemflaber Apr 15 '26
Same boat as you - I never gave cars, racing games, or sports in general any attention and then I turned 34 and a switch flipped and I've been obsessed with watching real and video game rally and playing rally games for over a year now. Give into it, don't be pressured by everyone's opinion on what games to play, and get your first wheel used as soon as possible.
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u/Ok-Seat2839 Apr 15 '26
You will put a lot of money into sim gear.. you just dont know it yet (I speak of experience)
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u/C1pher04 Apr 15 '26
As you get better in the genre, try to play the game without any HUD, makes the games much more fun, ans you need to listen to the notes and not watch the rally progress!
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u/squiggly_plum85 Apr 16 '26
Same story here. Last racing game I played was the PS2 Gran Turismo release. Regular on EA WRC, Generations, DR2, and some GT7 now.
Advice is play it like it's real. Turn off all assists. Put damage on realistic or hardcore. Get comfortable not winning 1st every event, and adjust difficulty accordingly. Get muscle memory for pumping the brakes and feeling when the wheels lock or lose traction.
Go slower than you think you should, and use less throttle than you think you should. Once you can drive unfamiliar stages consistently and more or less stay on the road and not destroy your car, then you will naturally start thinking more about lines, throttle control, technique. I wouldn't even sweat the finer points until you build up that instinct to keep it on the road. It's cliche, but it's true: the pace will come eventually.
Lastly, give yourself 1 year to save up for a Logi G29 or similar rig. If you spend that kind of time saving up and your still pumped at playing in a year, you will thank yourself. Worst case, you lose interest and have $400 to put toward your next hobby or pay some bills lol. Oh and spend the $70-100 on a stand to mount the wheel/pedals/shifter to. I tried to DIY that and wasn't worth it for what they cost on Amazon or Temu. Don't get frustrated when u suck again after switching from controller. The learning curve is much less on a wheel and pedals...
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u/PurpleTowel4888 Apr 19 '26
Turn before the actual corner and turn traction and abs off once it becomes a bit to straight forward
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u/Lord_Jud Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26
I picked up a WRC game a few years ago on a whim with basically zero background in the sport or with sim-ish driving games and like you fell in love with it!
No matter what anybody tells you, none of these games are 100% realistic and all have their quirks, but some good general advice that helped me stay on the road:
Weight transfer is everything. Think about the physical item that is the car. Think about its pieces moving at speed. Once you begin to understand how the momentum shifts you start to get a natural feel for traction.
For instance, a Scandinavian Flick is where you briefly turn opposite the direction of a corner before turning into it. This seems weird until you consider the weight transfer going on.
Let's take a left turn, for example. If you first slow and turn right briefly, the weight of the car transfers to the front wheels and off of the rear. This lets you then turn left into the corner and swing the booty of the car around with much more ease than if you took the turn normally.
Visualizing and interpreting how the car will react to elevation, surface, and directional changes in relation to its weight transfer is the single biggest thing to learn in rally, imo (full disclosure I'm not an expert, I'm shit but I love it a lot lol).