Hi. Happy Holidays, Gentlemen.
In case anyone still feels like chatting about this. =)
I was having this conversation with at least two of you guys... but This line from Ostepop is a perfect jumping-off point for discussion.
Um... Isn't it like this:
Powerslide is simply getting the tail of a car out while being on throttle.
Now... there's are couple common misconceptions that are rolled into this apparently simple statement:
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What is Getting the tail of the car out? ie; The "tail of a car coming out" is a condition that is a result of well-documented elements of chassis dynamics. There are proper names for these elements and "Powerslide" is not one of them.
"Getting the tail of a car out" refers to oversteer. Oversteer is a condition where a cars rate of yaw is high compared to it's actual trajectory. Forget for a second that you consider "oversteering" to be a car with it's back wheels sliding. Understand that the term "Oversteer" describes a phenomenon that is not part and parcel with Traction.
Tire traction (and by association: Wheelspin, breaking loose,etc) often seems to go hand in hand in hand with oversteer because all suspension actions go hand in hand...
...It's just that they have alot of hands and alot of ways to go.
Again:
Powerslide is simply getting the tail of a car out while being on throttle.
I can decribe a few different scenarios where I have oversteer, while being on throttle. I can describe these scenarios and their causes with accurracy using proper terminology. ie:
CarGuy A: "The new wider tires are loading something up back there. I don't know what's deflecting, but something's not lining up and if im on throttle in a fast steady turn it feels like I'm just riding the outside rear and it just starts walking around on me. If I keep rolling on the throttle, the angle builds..."
CarGuy B: "...can you hold it like that?"
CarGuy A: "No, as soon as I drop any throttle or even go neutral on throttle the rear kind of grabs and the car pushes..."
CarGuy B: "What about if you give it some stick instead of just rolling on?"
CarGuy A: "I've tried that twice and the the first time it was mid-corner and the car just whipped around and went off on the dirt shoulder. Lucky it was a dirt runn-off. I did go straight into a family of four having a poorly-located picnic. But they were sitting on a blanket, not at a table, so my car was okay.
CarGuy B: "Oh wow, you are lucky."
CarGuy A: "Yeah. The other time I just stuck the throttle it was more like on entry and it just wont turn in."
CarGuy?: "o hai. I can powerslide my Supra."
CarGuy B: "O rly?"
CarGuy?: "Yeah, but it's like 800hp, so it's not that hard."
CarGuy A: "How's that thing on gas?"
CarForumGuy: "Oh. I have an 800hp Supra in Forza."
CarGuy A: "Oh. Right. So you has a drift?"
CarForumGuy: "Yeah. My drifts are in a XBox. Let me show you them."
So above you see described two situations where the car gets it's tail outwhile on the throttle. The two situations are show different behavior because they are caused by different mechanical conditions, but the root of the problem is major suspension deflection. Either way, you can see that these two situations both meet Ostepop's definition of a powerslide, but are clearly not what he meant to convey when he says powerslide.
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Hopefully this gives you a better picture of where I'm coming from when I say that I feel like I'm missing too much crucial information to even form a response when I hear "videogame terms" like"powerslide."
I mean, I don't expect everyone to know this stuff. If someone asks me if I can powerslide their 86 Yota pickup I'll know what they mean by it and I'll use appropriate terminology such as "Hell yeah, I'm ready to fu*k. Hop in, I'll get this trap all shitty."