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To respect time; skip to the bottom section for the question without the fluff

The one time I don't apply my "buy once cry once" policy...

3 months ago with the launch of forza horizon 6; I got into sim racing, staring with an old g29 I had sitting around.

I've always loved racing games, VR, and any type of "physical" gaming...I should have known I'd get obsessively into the hobby but I was afraid this was yet another ADHD hyperfixation that I'd abandon after a month or so.

WELLL how that ended up:

Picked up a Logitech RS50 set (base, hub, wheel) (on sale for 500)

Got a foldable rig

Got an RS SQ/HB

Returned the foldable and got a rigmetal w/ seat

Simsonn Pedals

Simmagic H Pattern/Sequential

g9 OLED

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Yeah you get the gist. I rather regret not starting "harder" with higher level equipment. Don't get me wrong, the RS50 is a great wheelbase! The RS Shifter/Handbrake is alright; it's just a bit cumbersome to mount. I picked it up because the bundle was on sale for 500 bucks which felt like a steal (and I still think it was).

Problem is; Logitech's ecosystem kinda sucks. The RS wheel feels rather tiny, and the quick release feature seems pointless when there's maybe 3 wheel options (and you have to buy additional hubs or manually replace the hub). Also, since I started iRacing Dirt races; it doesn't feel like the best choice since it's peak torque constantly during races and likely clipping.

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TO the question!

Right now I'm looking at the Simmagic Alpha Evo 18nm (Standard retail so 700ish) and the Simucube 2 Sport (On Sale for 614 at my local microcenter right now)

What I play/do:

• Forza Horizon 6
• Wreckfest
• iRacing (Sport, Formula, Dirt)
• AC (legacy and Rally)
• probably will pick up Automobilista 2 and other games on sale.

Concerns:

• Wait for a sale?
• Why not (wheelbase I didn't consider)?
• Ecosystem
• Game compatibility/config
• Future proofing
• Will I miss TrueForce?
• Other feedback

Budget: 1000ish. Bang for buck, QoL, and longetivity are king.

Been here a long time but lately it’s been rough in this subreddit due to how the same AI questions get posted literally every day. Can we sticky one megathread for that discussion?

AI is useful for limited use cases, such as monotonous tasks, etc.

No, you should not be using them for comprehensive test writing. No, you shouldn’t use it for automation outside of unit testing. The whole point of quality assurance is to mitigate risk, and AI has inherent risk in its usage and dependency.

Yes there are exceptions, but they are few and far in between.

Apologies to the genuine question and ones seeking answers, but the subject has been beaten to death in here and about every variation of the question has been answered.