F1 2013 Why do you drive with the view from the TV pod?

[alike]

I always try to recreate a real world experience (at least as close as I can), and driving from the TV pod really brakes the immersion for me. I know it's easier, but i'm after a real challenge. Not something easy.

I'm just curious, so go ahead and tell me why

 

[Certas]

I am using TV pod just because i have feeling that i don't see front of my car
I was using cockpit cam but tried TV pod for some races and.....

 

[Graham Laing]

and ..... you crashed?

 

[Jimlaad43]

TV pod is one thing, the one I don't understand is the offset camera. Why would you drive with the car looking angled on the screen? It is just stupid.

 

[Harshil Sharma]

As the screen is 2-D I have a little difficulty finding the optimum brake zone for corners. Driver cam makes this worse but having a lower height. TV cam provides better view of road ahead.

 

[Rob]

As the screen is 2-D I have a little difficulty finding the optimum brake zone for corners. Driver cam makes this worse but having a lower height. TV cam provides better view of road ahead.

Well damn. In that case, I'm going to helicopter cam. Enough of this blind apex s*it.

 

[Emil Praga]

i can see left and right better, or wheel to wheel overtakes during a corner helps having no contact or avoid collisions better.

 

[Certas]

and ..... you crashed?

Yeah But than i learn how to drive with it (but not very well)

 

[Graham Laing]

Yeah But than i learn how to drive with it (but not very well)

Which means you can learn to drive from the cockpit (but not very well)

Same logic ..... heheh!

 

[Reanimocio]

I always try to recreate a real world experience (at least as close as I can), and driving from the TV pod really brakes the immersion for me. I know it's easier, but i'm after a real challenge. Not something easy.

I'm just curious, so go ahead and tell me why

I use TV pod because I feel the the cockpit camera is not good enough. In wheel to wheel racing I cannot constantly press left/right on right stick to see what's around me, the mirrors are not good enough (and not entirely visible on some cars).

 

[Richárd Gonda]

I always try to recreate a real world experience (at least as close as I can), and driving from the TV pod really brakes the immersion for me. I know it's easier, but i'm after a real challenge. Not something easy.

I'm just curious, so go ahead and tell me why

In cockpit mode I can't see the road properly and the brakin g points.

 

[Certas]

Which means you can learn to drive from the cockpit (but not very well)

Same logic ..... heheh!

yeah i should download that mod which gives me rest of OSD in cockpit

 

[RakeWorm]

I wish I drove as well in the cockpit, but I just hate the lack of wheel-to-wheel vision I have. If the mirrors were effective, I would certainly switch to cockpit.

 

[Certas]

yeah i should download that mod which gives me rest of OSD in cockpit

I just found that mod..... And it's your mod Graham Great work

 

[Karl Fuss]

I wish I drove as well in the cockpit, but I just hate the lack of wheel-to-wheel vision I have. If the mirrors were effective, I would certainly switch to cockpit.

I think the only car that has poor mirrors is the Williams.... the mirrors are actually out off the screen lol. But the rest of the cars are all fine. And the mirrors work amazingly in the years game. so much so that i was able to turn off the proximity arrows

 

[Omari watson]

Tv cam is another assist....drivers playing with no assists should drive in cockpit cam. The mirrors are good in this game!

 

[Tony Holder]

Maybe Massa should use the TV pod view.