I’ve got a G920 and I drive with some assists - it’s my first wheel too. I’m much better at it now although I was really bad at it when I first got it about three weeks ago. All it took was some practice, so don’t worry you’ll get better.
I use manual without clutch for a bit of fun, ABS, TCS and STM.
There’s a lot of over steer built into FM6 from what I’ve read. I was spending a lot of time spinning out when I first got my wheel, but the FFB provided me with a lot of useful info and I soon learned how to control it. Also, listen to the sound of the tires squealing - that’ll tell you when you’re near the edge of tire grip.
I am a wheel user and I do not use any assist at all. I always use the pro difficulty on all my races. But I remember on FM4 I used the controller pad and when I switched to a wheel I was so freaking disappointed. My lap times went downhill so badly I almost trashed the wheel to go back to controller. Luckily I did not give up and practiced on F1 2010 and F1 2013 with the wheel on xbox 360. Those games honestly helped me get quicker and learn the tracks going 100-180MPH. Then when you play Forza going around a turn at 45-65mph things seem a little easier. The only thing about Forza is getting your wheel setup perfectly and I stress this 100% Sensitivity, deadzones, etc. Reason is the feel of most cars are slippery and grip is very bad unless you have a good tune. FM6 has made it easier to find a good tune unlike FM4. I would say give yourself sometime on the wheel and practice with slowly accelerating and braking. Use this forum and youtube to research info on settings people prefer with your wheel setup. Oh FYI when I smash on the gas coming out of a turn I always make sure to have the front wheels staright. If not without TCS activated you will end up in a wall. Also my lap times get quicker with TCS off.
I use the same wheel. Switching to wheel from controller is not that easy and takes some time, so stick with it. Plus G920 is not the last word in steering simulation, so it may feel a bit tricky. It’s well worth it though, youll never go back, trust me.
I play with no assists, except ‘normal’ steering, which personally I don’t consider an ‘assist’. I don’t see an issue with switching ABS or TCS or whatever initially if youre finding it difficult, although I preffer to just dive into deep end and deal with it.
As far as settings are concerned, I suggest to keep default for now, and maybe experiment later. Tweaking settings at this stage is a bit like trying to tune car setup before you learned to drive: you really have no idea what youre doing. I myself play on default, except steering angle increased to 720.
I havent got the same wheel as you i have the g27 and i use it with the pc. i like to use tcs on both, when i was getting used to the wheel i found stability control was usefull to a point but if you are running minimal assists on a controller then you will quickly get the hang of it with a wheel.
i did mess about with deadzones which helped but i nicked the settings from the forum. the degrees of rotation was the main setting i messed around with. really easy to change the setting to quicken the steering.
ultimately i am much faster with a controller but have the most fun with a wheel.
I just bought the G920 as well and my experience isn’t too different from you. I play the usual assortment of sims now, AC, pCars and R3E. so my experience isn’t limited. In my experience forza doesn’t feel right at all. The cars lose control too easily and when they do slide its too often a catostrophic and unreaslistic loss of grip. The thrill of racing powerful machines is dimished when everything corner feels slicked wiith oil.
I suggest using whatever you are comfortable with until you learn the wheel. It is different than a controller, but we need to remember to be smooth, run accurate lines through corners (slow in, fast out, as may be appropriate) and treat whatever car you’re driving with a “real” approach. We can’t expect the cars to magically exceed their normal abilities.
Practice, practice and more practice being smooth, and you’ll reach a point where you think to yourself, “Wow, that seemed easy.” That’s when you’re almost there. I think back to the days of a great basketball coach at UCLA - John Wooden - who said he would rather have a quick team and beat a fast team with it every time. Quick is being precise, fast makes mistakes. The Wooden teams were precise, and racked up numerous national championships.