I feel like the physics in 1.6 were fine, good, very realistic even.

The only issue I had with the physics was that it seems like it is being calculated in parallel on the server as on the client, and it causing rubberbanding/back-and-forth frames that would look horrible and would annoy the shit out of me.

I also liked the heavier steering, especially because I imagined no power steering being available during the time period in which Reforger is set (though I might think they did have power steering in the mid-80's). Now it just plays like GTA V.