Players Are Begging ACC to Roll Back to Previous Version of Physics

Assetto Corsa Competizione is one of the most beloved sim titles around. First dropped in early access back in 2018, the GT specialist took some time to grow into a spectacular sim but it got there by the time console versions came online in 2020.

As both an accessible and accurate simulator, ACC has garnered a lot of love from new players and a dedicated league racing community. However, after a long time it is seemingly entering an end phase as attention from its publishers turns to Assetto Corsa Evo and things have started to go wrong.

Esports drivers often have a different feel for racing than us mere mortals, but they are a good gauge of how a title is behaving under the hood. Daire McCormack, one of the most prolific GT3 esports drivers around, has finally come out and given voice to concerns that have been floating around the ACC community for a while now.

"I’m currently preparing for the SRO Nords 24hr on ACC and I must say that this is worst GT3 experience I’ve had on any simulator.

I have been around the block when it comes to GT3s and physics changes left right and centre but the current state of ACC is the biggest joke of them all."

Daire isn't the only one to speak up about ACC's problems, but he is the loudest and the one most likely to be listened too.

In his tweet on September 23 he goes on to say:

"@AC_assettocorsa I sincerely hope something either happens with ACC before it’s retired to fix this absolutely horrid 0 TC driving with outrageous top speed, insane slip angle and the most numb steering rack of all time OR AC EVO is a masterpiece so we can forget about this sim once and for all.

I once loved this sim and I just cannot comprehend how much of a nosedive these physics were compared to previous patches which were brilliant (1.7, 1.8)."

ACC continues to have a dedicated community, but its monthly peak player count on Steam is starting to slip away.

Other titles like iRacing and Le Mans Ultimate offer stellar physics and roadmaps for the future while ACC very much heading toward its end game as Kunos shift focus to Assetto Corsa Evo's impending launch.

Fans are desperate to see ACC roll back to version 1.7 or 1.8 when the cars felt more realistic and there were fewer balance issues or "meta" settings.

It seems unlikely to happen though.

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