Forza Motorsport 7
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Nice run man. What were your thoughts of the AI? I thought they seemed to do good. I noticed from the start you tapped their ass to give them some common sense to move out of your way
And no HUD is pretty nice. I just played at Brands Hatch yesterday in PC2, and it was fall with the leaves all red and orange and it looked pretty cool. But after watching this video, you can see the Forza does indeed focus on graphcs. PC2 can't match that, but I don't really care. Forza in the video just looked pretty damn good. The grass looks plush like carpet in that video.
Nice run man. What were your thoughts of the AI? I thought they seemed to do good. I noticed from the start you tapped their ass to give them some common sense to move out of your way
For Pro A.I they were a bit of a letdown. Too slow on the straights and in some of the faster corners. They also don't really fight for their position, they back out too easy and never defend the racing line despite not limiting aggression.
The Continental would be nice to have. I was on some forum, and some dude is like freaking out...OMG OMG, my favorite in the whole world, Chevrolet Silverado!!!. I was like, um...douche...that is a Chevrolet Colorado. Didn't feel like correcting him.
I can't buy any of these car packs because I finished the career, and I have moved on to GTS and Project Cars 2. Maybe once I finish those, I could look back to FM7, but I suspect by that time Forza Horizon 4 will be out this fall, and I also have Assetto Corsa.
Might have to wait for Forza Motorsport 8.
I know that Turn 10 isn't listening, but for FM8 I would like (no particular order):
1. Less focus on ForzaVista, or just the removal of it completely. Make the game entirely about racing, not about picture taking
2. Allow us to import images for liveries like GT Sport does
3. Animated and real pitstops
4. Penalties
5. Remove drivatars and put in extremely intelligent AI. Maybe they would record professional drivers during actual races at all the tracks, and then take that data and make AI
6. Dump loot crates and mod cards, it's just not necessary
7. Scrap the entire menu system and make it Career, Multiplayer, Tuning/Livery menus.
8. Let us use any car at any time from the start of the game
9. Dump their auto tune setups they added
10. Make dynamic weather/24 hour time lapse for every track, entirely random or based on actual weather conditions in your area
11. A garage for your favorite cars, obviously there would have to be a limit
12. Make the multiplayer the way it used to be back in the early days
13. Faster loading times
14. A career similar to Project Cars 2
15. Track editor for online
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What would you like?
I would be happy if tyey just added a driver rating system and penalties like all of their peers have.
What are your thoughts on the physics/handling of the cars compared to say PC2?
Well PC2 is supposed to be a full on sim, Forza isn't. Then add in the car list number disparity and Forza can't really compete.
However, I think the pphysics in Forza are very good. Have no real complaints in this department.
I love the tire model in Forza. It always feels the most realistic to me. The tires "feel" better. You hit the brakes too hard, and you slide and understeer, but you still keep some grip too. You don't just go from grip to ice skating. It is hard to describe.
Last month they had the monthly rivals thing where everyone drove a stock Ford Fiesta. The lap was super easy to drive, but really challenging to drive fast. I started and was a good 10 seconds off the pace.
Last month they had the monthly rivals thing where everyone drove a stock Ford Fiesta. The lap was super easy to drive, but really challenging to drive fast. I started and was a good 10 seconds off the pace.
The tire physics in Forza from what I understand are really good. I think in the past they had used Pirelli and worked with them. But I think they went with an improved tire modeling for FM7, but I don't recall where they got it from now.
The reason the tire model isn't the "best" is because it is tge same across all vehicles. Something like PC2 has different nuances per car, even those in the same racing class.
I see we finally got a B class hopper. Just finished up an first draft tune for the MX5 super20(specialty dealer car) and will be trying out the new hopper later.
At one point they worked with a engineering place that happens to be right down the street from me. All I know is this Calspan is where you go to work for big bucks if you get an engie degree.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a5459/behind-the-screen-virtualosity-65-4-roa1113/
Menace is probably right though too about each car not getting the individual attention. I've spent very little time in PC2 to really compare at all (I really think that game needs a wheel). GTS seems really good other than the tire model not being up to Forza standards. They probably focus on the car classes a lot more.
Forza has new rival events up and one is a stock Hot Hatch class. Easy I figure. Of course it is easy to drive, but I'm way off the pace until I really get into just how far I can push the car (no tuning really hurts, wish they let us tune more cars).
Yeah - I hate that f'n track. I can never be fast there, even with the simplified layout.
It really annoys me that they seem to want everything to be stock/rental. The cars have a lot of handling issues that would be simple to tune out even for me. I only had time for a few laps though. There's always time to shave.
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It is a bit silly when you consider that tuning has been a huge part of the series from day 1.
I'm fine with homologation being present, but no tuning makes no sense for Forza.
The lack of rivals still puzzles me. I figured they cut some corners at launch but would add a lot more in later.
Racing against ghosts is by far my biggest thing in Forza yet they never seem to fix it.
Racing against ghosts is by far my biggest thing in Forza yet they never seem to fix it.
Here is what I remember about the tire physics change when they moved to Xbox One and Forza 5.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/ars-resident-racer-takes-a-second-look-at-forza-motorsport-5/
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/11/ars-resident-racer-takes-a-second-look-at-forza-motorsport-5/
Cool, but all I could think was that T10 has really got to spend some time getting their paint shaders right
