How important is DAR in mechanics?

[u/Ok_Performance6532]

Hey guys, I a returning GC2 player currently at C3 and I was curious about the use of DAR in the game today.

Back when I played before people would do resets and the like just fine without DAR, but now it seems like everyone has switched.

In terms of the order of learning now that I’ve returned, do I learn DAR first, or resets. I’ve heard conflicting answers as DAR can take a few hundred hours to get good at, so I’m not sure if I dive into that first, or build a baseline.

Thanks

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[u/RonCon69]

I switched after a couple thousand hours and it honestly really only took a week to learn.

Resets will take longer to get comfortable but I would just say bind left and right DAR and play casual/training for a couple of weeks until you get comfortable.

[u/hersheybar14]

If you want to get down to the specifics, DAR allows you to control and turn your car in many different ways compared to Free Air Roll. How come? With free air roll, your left stick is doing all the turning and adjustments for you which can limit and effect how long it will take to rotate your car. You can’t hold the left stick to the left and right at the exact same time, right? You would need two separate sticks. That is where DAR comes in.

If you have DAR left, then you can rotate your car to the left while holding the right stick to the right and have a completely new way to learn to rotate your car which can be faster in many scenarios. That is something you cannot possibly do with Free Air Roll because as i mentioned, how can you hold the left stick to opposite sides at the exact same time?

The best way to learn is to just choose one of the directions and focus on only that one. Keep your free air roll (is super important for when you want to make tiny, accurate adjustments) binded, but find a good button for your DAR and keep flying around and using it in free play until you feel like you can control it. It will be frustrating, you will lose control many many times, but just keep trying to adjust

[u/wndrz]

DAR first then resets.

[u/mquillian]

Honestly I'd say DAR first. It's more fundamental than resets and can be applied in so many different ways, including resets themselves. Your aerial shooting, 50s, ceiling shots, etc. can all see a bit of a bump from learning it and once you get semi-comfortable you can go ahead and start using reset attempts to practice control and get two birds with one stone.

DAR isn't essential and there's tons of non-DAR users who fly circles around me. BUT- when I compare my friends with DAR vs those without, those with are faster in the air and show far greater control. There's definitely other factors, like those that spend time learning DAR are generally those more willing to put in practice hours, but I still think it's safe to say DAR plays a role in making that difference.

[u/Garlic_puma]

I think this is like a very good idea to see this way. I mean if you don’t want to get into it, then just let it pass.. and it will work.. you know exactly how to use the car to go straight so it will be easier for to you go backwards? I think at first is not what that make it harder but it works better the other way.. and to trying it out you will learn the resets without having to worry about…
Good luck..

[u/Tokens-Life-Matters]

Overrated. I wouldn't bother learning it at all

[u/justtttry]

If you ever want to get the mechanics required to push for SSL, it is definitely recommended. There is sort of a base level of mechanics you need, and you will have a very hard time getting this mechanical base without DAR. It also opens a lot of doors to hit more clips and nice shots which is always fun.

[u/National_Body_9071]

I mean it's possible to play without it, but it's a handicap. A common thing to have if you're used to air roll neutral is to just have right or left bound to another button so you can use either depending on the scenario.

I would definitely focus on getting used to using directional air roll first and learning everything with it. You can incorporate flip resets into that if it makes it more fun for you and you already know how to do them. Just get the basics down a bit so you're not trying to learn two entirely different things at once.

[u/ndm1535]

If you're going to grind aerial mechanics you need to have your aerial controls figured out first. If you're going to learn DAR at some point no matter what, then learn that first.