Talk:King of the Ring/@comment-80.246.139.233-20181102081833/@comment-27123099-20181102180204

In the end, I was OK with the difficulty of this SE. There were no races that caused me to spend hours on, retrying over and over, which had been the case for some other recent SE's, even when I was at or above the recommended PR. I think the most I spent on a single race in this SE was maybe 30-45mins. But the reasons I'd fail were all on me primarily, like going off-track, or skidding, when it wasn't allowed.

I was able to win this car with all 3's, at a PR of 86.5, which is 1.2PR below the recommended level for Stage 9. This is the first SE in a while I've been able to win below the recommended PR. If this is a template for the difficulty level of future SE's, I'd be OK with that. It seems like all 3's seems to be a pretty standard upgrade level FM is pushing events towards (LTS's as well), and I can work with that. Unfortunately, I fear that FM will fall back on their standard policy, which is, "If it ain't broke, fix it until it is".

As far as my driving skill and such, I guess I'd classify myself as above average, but certainly not top-tier. I generally fall into Group C or D in the WTTT, and that's using cars that aren't fully upgraded (usually all 3's or less).

As far as assists, I drive 99.9% of the time with Tilt A, BA Low, TC Off, Steering Low. I know I can gain some time by turning Brake Assist Off, but I haven't yet put in the time and effort to learn all the tracks and cars to efficiently drive with BA Off. Frankly, I'm not sure I ever will at this point. I seem to get by OK BA Low, so I stick with it. There were a few races in this SE where I did turn BA Off, but only for sections of the track, not the entire race (on 8.4, 9.4 and 9.5 particularly).

While not an easy SE, it certainly was easier and less stress-inducing than other recent SE's we've had.