Forza 6

[Tom Servo]

Well, that sucked. Went to do the Le Mans 250 endurance race, and right near the end of lap 26, my headlights stopped working. Didn't hit anything, they just turned off and wouldn't come back on.

What I found interesting was that the rear view camera apparently has plenty enough light to at least make out the road, but your eyes apparently don't. Pitch black and impossible to do.

I'm always a big fan of bugs that show up after nearly 90 minutes of racing.

[speedpimp]

Finally finished the Porsche expansion.

[Jason]

Well, that sucked. Went to do the Le Mans 250 endurance race, and right near the end of lap 26, my headlights stopped working. Didn't hit anything, they just turned off and wouldn't come back on.

What I found interesting was that the rear view camera apparently has plenty enough light to at least make out the road, but your eyes apparently don't. Pitch black and impossible to do.

I'm always a big fan of bugs that show up after nearly 90 minutes of racing.

:lol:

That blows.

Were you able to complete by turning the brightness to max in game/on tv or anything?

[Tom Servo]

Nope, it was straight up pitch black. The only hope I had was when, for a bit, I was following someone else's taillights, but then I slammed into a barrier I couldn't see.

[racerfink]

There's a sub-forum at The Forza site for that stuff.

http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/turn10_topics83_FM6-Support.aspx

[Kchrpm]

The Ford GT Le Mans car is a free download today.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkVkO_lWgAAGOTm.jpg

[Phil_SS]

Fuckin A:up:

[Kchrpm]

MS also announced the Forza Racing Championship


The Forza Racing Championship welcomes players of all levels to hone skills as they compete for glory and real-world prizes. Competitions will be open and competitive for all, from brand new players taking their first laps, to the fastest virtual drivers in the world. Forza Racing Championship will be home to the best and most inclusive racing competition in gaming – where everyone has a chance to win, no matter how many miles they have behind the wheel.

Sounds a bit like the Leagues, since those are grouped into different buckets based on skill level.

Oh, we discussed before not knowing what caused jumps from leagues, it is apparently race finishes *and* clean laps. I was in an Elite (second to highest) lobby with someone bragging about how he was always top 10 in the leagues (but he was helping someone get his tune at the time, not a bad guy), and I asked why did he think he wasn't getting bumped up.

<braggart> "I don't know, it's not clear.'
<random guy who had been silent until now> "It's based on clean laps, and you fucking cut the course at every track"
<braggart> "Oh boy"
<random guy> "You say you only do it because other people do but then you're no fucking better than them. You come flying back on the track after cutting and run into people running the proper line, and..." he continued on unabated for a few minutes. Braggart seemed to mute him, because he talked in the middle of it without referencing it.

Also, imagine braggart with a British accent and random guy with Scottish or Irish (sorry, I don't know the difference).

[speedpimp]

Is it totally random when they send you the GT?

[Kchrpm]

They're sending out download codes via XBox Live messaging, so it may take up to 7 days for everyone to receive them. Why not just make it a piece of free DLC you can download in game? Haven't a clue.

[Jason]

To force people to boot up the game during a certain period, so it improves certain metrics, which they can use when they sell space to in game advertisers?

[speedpimp]

Since Kieth said it came in a message I checked mine and found the Fallout car.

[racerfink]

The Fallout car was from at least two months ago.

[SkylineObsession]

Yeah my Fallout car finally appeared a week or more after 'redeeming' the code. Well, it didn't appear in the game the first one or two times i checked anyway.

[Tom Servo]

To force people to boot up the game during a certain period, so it improves certain metrics, which they can use when they sell space to in game advertisers?

DING DING DING DING DING!

[Kchrpm]

But how is that any different from having normal DLC and making it free for a week?

I wonder if they have to pay Ford per download, so they don't want to make it too easy.

Or maybe it's the opposite, and messaging every single person with a copy of Forza gets more attention and downloads than just adding it and advertising it normally.

[Kchrpm]

Just got my Ford GT LM code message.

[racerfink]

http://www.forzamotorsport.net/Handlers/GetPhoto.ashx?game=fm6&id=4321775&full=true

[racerfink]

Little disappointed it starts out at 859. It's not better than the Vette, and it's certainly not 44 points better.

[Kchrpm]

859? Wow. Yeah, we definitely need to do some testing.

[Jason]

SUCK IT CHEVROSUCKS, ECOBOOST4EVA

[speedpimp]

Got the GT. Interesting that someone has made up a TRUMP livery for it. I went with the GTA V scheme. The car looks like it has a straw sticking out of the front.

[Kchrpm]

I haven't looked, but it's probably a pitot tube. Measures speed.

[racerfink]

So far in testing for your LeMans series, it's about three seconds a lap down to my Merc and your Vette. You can't add any power without taking it over the 880 limit.

[Kchrpm]

Hmph. Hmph...

[Phil_SS]

SUCK IT CHEVROSUCKS, ECOBOOST4EVA

*High five

[Tom Servo]

For the first time in I can't remember how long (and I think the first time ever for a Forza game), I finished off all the single-player stuff in F6.

[speedpimp]

Just started the NASCAR DLC. Very annoying things right off of the bat. First off you can't exit out of audio when the game thinks it has something important to say. The Quick Stop races are okay. The way they explain drafting is as though the person playing has never played a racing game before and/or has no clue as to what NASCAR is. The way they explain everything in such a child like way makes me think that they intended the DLC for NASCAR fans who have never played Forza before.

[Tom Servo]

I think the Porsche one was the same for the audio thing, and almost all of them are commercials for Porsche. Got a little old, especially when they'd talk about how Porsche would dominate any series it entered. Guess they conveniently forgot about Formula One.

[racerfink]

New dlc coming out Tuesday. No word on cars, but the Heavy Metal Affliction car this week was a really nice HSV..

[Phil_SS]

I would think it will be announced today.

[racerfink]

Best car pack ever?

https://youtu.be/1AzSrRCQcZQ

[Kchrpm]

In text form:
2014 Jaguar #14 Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar XK
2015 Mercedes-Benz #24 Tankpool24 Racing Truck
2014 Chevrolet #4 ROAL Motorsport RML Cruze TC1 WTCC
1980 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
2015 McLaren 570S Coupé
1969 Ford Brawner Hawk III
1957 BMW Isetta 300 Export

[Phil_SS]

Man. I'm probably gonna have to buy the Racing Truck. Who hasn't wanted to take one of those for a spin? :hard:

[drew]

That Brawner makes me wish they (Turn 10/whoever is doing Forza now) would just do a GPL reboot....

I'd throw a blank check at that shit.

[Phil_SS]

Yeah. They have already made some of the 1967 F1 cars.

1966 McLaren M2B
1967 Eagle-Weslake T1G
1967 Brabham BT24
1967 Lotus Type 49
1967 Honda RA300

They just need the Cooper, Ferrari and the BRM. Ofcourse the BRM should just come with an auto grenade button. Like you said, would be awesome to have the old tracks though. Even for new cars. Classic Spa with the Masta Kink can't be matched in sphincter factor. And Rouen is one of my all time favorites.

[Kchrpm]

*Googles Spa Masta Kink*

I wonder how many turns like that still exist on major racetracks. I can't think of any top gear chicanes connecting two straights, though with current downforce levels they'd likely be cake if designed with proper sight lines.

[drew]

Yeah. They have already made some of the 1967 F1 cars.
They just need the Cooper, Ferrari and the BRM. Of course the BRM should just come with an auto grenade button. Like you said, would be awesome to have the old tracks though. Even for new cars. Classic Spa with the Masta Kink can't be matched in sphincter factor. And Rouen is one of my all time favorites.


Who was the guy (real driver) that used to scream (literally) in his helmet every lap at Rouen, so he didn't lift in T1?

Ahh, memories... My fondest was at Carriere at Spa, in a Honda, after 13 beers. I still have the captured video somewhere on CD (somewhere, along with some other carnage). If memory serves, I took it to 11 with 12 cartwheels (ironic name, since all four wheels launched off the car like bottle rockets).

I don't know if you were a part of the NR2k3 days (fuck we're old), but they had the mods for T/A/GT cars (Vettes and the like), and ported over the '67 tracks. You could just about do 90% of the 8+ miles of Spa hammer down. Those last 10% gave you a new loathe of Arbor Day.

I need to find that CD....

[racerfink]

Almost a must to drive in 1st person, as both 3rd person views are too low.

http://www.forzamotorsport.net/Handlers/GetPhoto.ashx?game=fm6&id=4605916&full=true

[SkylineObsession]

Gerddammitt, may have to buy that pack just for the truck. :( Screw you Forza.

[Kchrpm]

Modern GT Endurance hopper in main multiplayer. Fuel and tires only, ~20 minute races, 2 mandatory stops :up:

900 PI limit instead of 880 :down:

[Kchrpm]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_xZPD_V4qYzbJ77CHuaVXh8dR-uAVJx-TPAo5SxLQy9e41VbbeQsDddKb43C4aGd3_AZNz1Ja-AzdTbOThoIWW2nMb81M7-WoKOOpuwGi9vlrMZ4PFFrKLan2N_RZGBZePk8e_nZVJbFpXd4e VhDfeA2uDCqzt_SVrX2_fsVoLggS5Z_YE-Kcic3yeZWMRHUzEDZ7j_5MINaKZo_APyfwXxbk5No9VY-8Z6tsQsO4TgciQcB7bUDTTU7nrhzeFqvmWK0amf_9kiZDDhZhE b0mynS1O7zn38-WgGDLYUgMQBcX7NTY_5xbaWZUMUjC4pqeEnQe6hfpspwTuFTLw _PcE_uXZXdzkDtU8wpfv_3YlHh128jeZSrt_n8LW6MBauNRPIP wO1oFqKUA_JpvIt63PyXwMv-iO86Yu4mgoPnDvEWSb2_CBVhFUxHC6roTI3oEbcJmtMfGWqk4a n9lvleHaHNU-q7J6AIS_cdyGWmZqxNJVG4oSE8aO_c4uiSFz49E-3RQi6C83FdPIhUzVJt3ImOkfHh4sS9RAHcE3vuA59GUhY5Eo0l I3rSeeIz2WZ5hSFvdosVzRvNxlTMJsGS2QC4UkPNAy_e=w1920-no

[Kchrpm]

Summer Car Pack


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GxsHB9X8kM

2016 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan
2000 BMW 323ti Sport
1979 Datsun #33 Bob Sharp Racing 280ZX Turbo
1964 Ferrari F-158 F1
1964 Watson #1 Sheraton-Thompson Special Roadster
2016 Abarth 695 Biposto
1991 Nissan #23 Nissan R91CP

[racerfink]

Easily the best one yet.

[Yobbo NZ]

Pity they didn't put a relevant 60s Ferrari F1 car in. They've got almost all the other late 60s cars,only other prominent ones missing are Cooper and BRM.

[Phil_SS]

Exactly my thought. Kinda stupid to be honest.

[Cam]

I see a promo for a Forza tournament on my dashboard. What's that about? Anyone registering?

[Kchrpm]

Forza Racing Championship. The part I know more about involves signing up on www.eslgaming.com and then participating in the corresponding online League (right now it's called FRC S1W2, IIRC, for season 1 week 2). I believe everyone that signs up and finishes one race gets a car with a unique paintjob for participating, and anyone that finishes in the top 50% of their league division gets free DLC.

Week 1 reward was the Car Pass, week 2 is the Porsche/VIR DLC and week 3 will be the NASCAR/Homestead DLC.

There's another element to it that is tied to setting lap times in Rival mode. I haven't paid much attention to that, so I don't know the details. I only learned about the League-related one because I was told about the DLC prize thing.

I registered and have spent a few hours doing it. This week is Formula Fords and <10 minute races with damage on. The rooms are generally pretty full, so as long as you keep your nose clean and pull out consistent top 10 finishes, you'll move up the charts. I pulled off a few wins so I was in the high 20s when I stopped last night, but there are many hours left to go.

[Yobbo NZ]

The rivals event is tied to the XY GTHO Falcon unicorn car,you can win one just by setting a time.
The other event,has some fairly nice prizes,but you'll win the Escort RS1600 unicorn just for competing.

[SkylineObsession]

If it's that easy to get the Falcon, then i shall need to give it a crack. :)

[racerfink]

There are two divisions, Elite and Open. Elite drivers have a chance to win a 2017 Ford Focus RS if they finish 1st overall at the championship event.

[Kchrpm]

My ride for this week's Forza Racing Championship. I left out the sandbags.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8AXYEMwZAzPY3a1CFpvQm0JXSfwcntYC8AZp4KHkbmO8gEdNG3 14SeRgvvseNZabG12bvZSst0E_dkEwVIn7L7xL7JM-LS41PMqgSMWQgdzRTYUa55OZq2KKKL9pJxHqhmurTOJEvmUXKm EITw5xqTgyXgTrRyuDjUpWWPM1fwuHbAQyWDPR9pCMBPoA-w2knGdvGlHBURB1SlVITWDQEAjmoNPcgtTpZ2Jp9y7VCgE_gro fwS_DWlpOUBkPGGUxqySOXW3DZhnaA4p2A092Wa0YMYMinrh7Z k5P-odca31Q84zSJad-dkyJg__sS6deQOGIwIdhfqNoSghiNmP8rWSroUVEInDVhKq-GBdYH2FRvP8nkSWbR9xY7rJjGpoCSEOMUuUuO2NbZOffAHOwt2 Qs1XFwI2qNVuGVhJnLibhx485svgfM-Hr7g2kJi8cpcD-4M6sWiV88de5UzrXQIrI0-iT5q4-vL0blXl-5jn_TckPlkgn5cEkSpAOR5T-C6OLAdO9hRytpTLa_SCBmC2KR5cqZ7fldlCwiulNZYV_a3q0Ob DdrNGxa1JoR6cKQnM1pt99Iu_7PfA1CppdWylmFaE7dHt-inWD0yszER8mYXa9tQA=w1920-no

[novicius]

Siiick! :up: :up:

[Phil_SS]

I was just reading the rules and it looks like you can use any Ford?

[Kchrpm]

No. Each challenge has been a different Ford. I don't remember what the first week was for the League series, but the second week was Formula Fords and this week is Ford GT Le Mans', all with forced stock upgrades (and presumably tuning, though I haven't tested). I presume the Rivals mode qualifiers and head-to-heads used new Fords as well, for maximum sponsor integration.

[Phil_SS]

Can you particpate using the in game menus? Or do you have to sign up using that website?

[Kchrpm]

To be eligible for the prizes, you have to sign up on ESL.

For the Rivals-based thing (the "Elite") you also (I believe) download the ESL app, and there's something about uploading a replay of it. I didn't look far into it. You register for each weekly event.

For the League-based thing (the "Open"), you only have to sign up and register yourself in the overall event, it covers you for all three weeks.

[SkylineObsession]

I didn't sign up in the end, just another place that could get hacked with passwords leaked etc etc.

That and i'm not that quick in Forza, so best i can manage would be to set clean lap times.

[Kchrpm]

Then use a crappy password that you'll never use anywhere else :) Not a big deal, though.

In addition to getting caught in a number of first lap incidents tonight, had a few really good races. Like this one (video still processing as I post)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqZ4wMmvm9s

[racerfink]

I didn't sign up in the end, just another place that could get hacked with passwords leaked etc etc.

That and i'm not that quick in Forza, so best i can manage would be to set clean lap times.


The beauty of Open Division is it doesn't take much if you're patient. Two hours of racing in the league race gets me WELL inside the top 50%. I usually pull over to the side of the track at the start, let them all go by, and then collect my 10-15th place finish. Bigger lobbies give you more multiplier points for finishing. I finished 9th in a 2 lapper at Nurb + GP today, and got something like 3200pts. Moved me up to 111th in the rankings.

And KCHRPM, the first week was the Mustang GT350.

[Tom Servo]

I may have to do that, I have yet to make it through the first lap of any race without needing to pit at the end of it.

[Kchrpm]

If I'm starting at the rear of the pack, I will be very cautious and go wide/slow down whenever possible, and then pick my way through the wreckage. If I can't get in front of ~10 people that way, I'll fall back far enough to give myself a cushion to set a 1) clean 2) fast lap. That way, for the next race, I can start near the front.

If I'm near the front, I'm just hoping it's a track with a lot of run off on the first run, because I'm going to use all of it. Get inside as soon as possible, slow down as little as possible, and run as far wide as the rest of the traffic and the road will let me. I just want to get out of the kill zone, created by the front straight extending out as if everyone straightlined it, as soon as possible. Past that it's very situational, and until you've done several races in a lobby (and even then) you probably won't have any idea how the people surrounding you drive.

The beauty, though, is that since it's just top 50%, your biggest goal is not giving up. Every person that joins, runs a race or two and then gives up, is pushing you towards your top 50%.

[Tom Servo]

I had no idea starting position was based on fastest laps from the previous race. I got all excited when I had a pole start at Road Atlanta, only to get walloped while going through T1 by some idiot who barreled through at top speed right into my right side door.

[Freude am Fahren]

My wheel's been off for repairs the last few weeks, comes back tomorrow. Is it too late to have a chance at the RS?

[Yobbo NZ]

Just remember to get the unicorn,you only need to set a time/finish 1 race.No more.

[racerfink]

It's the same two unicorn cars, just different paint jobs for each week. So as long as you can get in on one of the weeks, you'll get them. Now, who knows if there will be an additional unicorn for everybody who completed every week, like in the Lambo series.

[racerfink]

My wheel's been off for repairs the last few weeks, comes back tomorrow. Is it too late to have a chance at the RS?

You can still sign up for the Elite series (the only way to have a chance to win the RS), but know that they take the top 128 times to determine a 12 car final for each week. The top three from that weeks race are entered into a grand finale, where all twelve will race each other in person. The winner of that gets the RS.

[Freude am Fahren]

Oh, I have no doubt I won't win, just curious.

[Phil_SS]

I'll have to load it up and give it a try if I can just run a lap and run a race to get the Unicorns.

[Kchrpm]

I don't know if you have to sign up on ESL for the unicorns. Do you know, racerfink?

[racerfink]

About the best I could find on it. I only signed up for the Open class, but got both cars each week.


"Now that Elite Series Week 1 qualifying is wrapped and the Week 1 Open Series League closes on Sunday, we’ll soon have our complete list of everyone who participated.
If that’s you, the congratulations, you’ll be receiving a special ForzaRC bonus car!
For the Elite Series, we’re giving out 1973 Ford Escort RS1600 and, for the Open Series, you’ll be getting the 1971 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III, each with a special ForzaRC livery created by Robin on the Community."

[Cam]

Looks like Forza 6 is featured with "Free play days." Downloading now. 50 Gb? Jeesus.

[Phil_SS]

Yeah. It is a huge game. Tons of content though.

[Cam]

I got five or six cars for being a Forza vet and a 10 million credit "car collector bonus." :eek:

[Cam]

I see the performance index still doesn't work very well.

[Kchrpm]

It's better with cars that are similar to each other and on tracks that are well mixed, but yeah, there's never going to be a way to make 4000 lbs muscle cars with 185 tires seem equal with an AE86 on slicks, but Forza still tries.

[Kchrpm]

http://www.lamleygroup.com/2016/08/lamley-showcase-hot-wheels.html

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-edI2yRWbS6s/V8QyQ8N9x_I/AAAAAAABors/WJxU5DFC-HYM7cT98RpvkwuL9isyizoYQCLcB/s640/IMG_8685.jpg

[Cam]

The free trial was supposed to run out last night, but the game still works today. I wondered if it auto-purchased for me without notification, but it does not appear so.

[Kchrpm]

I thought that for NBA 2K16, too, but then it cut itself off a day later or something.

[Cam]

I've been cut off.

[Mr Wonder]

Deleted?

[Kchrpm]

Threading the needle


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxsobND5Kfo

[Cam]

Deleted?

:lol:

Not yet... :twisted:

[Kchrpm]

Got my DLC codes for the FRC Open today :up:

[racerfink]

http://jalo.ps/JkDjI4C

As good a place as any to put this, I guess...

[Rare White Ape]

Oooh yeah. I'm glad to see the end of that silly and outdated deal.

[Jason]

Wonder if MS will still charge for Porsche expansion packs, just because they can/have precedent :)

[Kchrpm]

I think it's more likely they'll find some other thing to bundle with a track to sell (though hopefully better than NASCAR with a non-iconic oval). I wouldn't be surprised to see a Porsche on the cover in the next game.

[Rare White Ape]

Heck, Gran Turismo 3 had a Porsche on the cover. I saw that as a very audacious move back in 2001.

Edit: my bad. I just remembered that the NTSC regions had some shitty purple rear end on the cover. It was the PAL regions that got the Porsche.

http://ps2media.ign.com/media/previews/image/gt3/gt3_jpn_box.jpg

[Kchrpm]

I thought one of the Forza games had three "lead" vehicles: a C6 Z06, Porsche 911 Turbo and something else (maybe Japanese, to follow the former NA/UK/JP location selection).

[Rare White Ape]

That was Forza 2. I remember an Audi R8, and a 350Z. They were the orange and white cars, yeah?

[Kchrpm]

I thought it was a yellow Z06, red car and blue car, but that was almost 10 years ago...

[Kchrpm]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UZ6CJ7lr9OrNJThbuiyUxh7J4VbrMqNnNoK8-ZlXq6tVPrNHJ-HxH39NdocDpBHHNnMHfjQ6IKVOw3NK9aWUFEOuDVwCWspMV-j99-GkPbjXFcdN8Y8qnT0AHz2tSrho2oW_hPZJ_Wh13rC25Tifs1Zg XZzj2UaIFHRUSAQEJb0hqkEDchkzdrjLLq-BBwZ9yLZdGAno3TrS1O03-1NBwWjW4W9CvZmfgreePTKUJDZRzgkLJENs4_t3zosRuBSCZlz 7Ye3ODn86pHGwiZnWRJWcBeglZ6HZORxzI5QMqYDtHzHTVKtyF 5qwNl6LdtYe5lNucJXjxhOJkUpMc6ozKHDPtxZC4NBRNACz5Ai psjOGGf3sOYb96lvYKnf_1UVsb4mtWb92_JEql_nMIypqufWwb ylgy5pWXZVUqc7rIog8bzdREbiqOTMAI5zQt6aQwVXl-ikpdCL7YxuMa6P5ZAPBWSsarJGGLRWZgiMma1HXk3cHCnAh1fb EPnbBw6rGjzCgfgqVz55-ynwqp_BCaKMBzAtknqugDW7SrD6mK80gIybvgtAHXYTUt4Sa70 eK_Y71J8HAmgPcNzEHMi2uENoXLvK5eu_SIsSEMxnRUBto9teU HVKg7aSABLhcwncSxxfaUwO5JEaG4EVSzzHXsS8xvNSoyfZ--Q64nATufFs=w1920-no

Maybe fixed now.

[Tom Servo]

Image is borked for me, I just see a gigantic blank image with a little black & white "do not enter" sign in the center.

[Kchrpm]

Bah, I thought I did it right...and I can't fix it from work :| Whatever, it's on my Facebook, harumph harumph.

[Kchrpm]

Get your lube ready


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsOykqNYics

[novicius]

Awesome work, Keef! :D :up:

[Phil_SS]

That's hot!

[Rare White Ape]

I dig that :up:

[Cam]

Forza 5 & 6 are on sale right now bundled together. I find it strange they would sell them together in one bundle. I have been waiting for a sale to buy 6, so I would probably never play 5 if I have 6. :?

[Tom Servo]

My guess would be they know nobody's going to buy 5 anymore, but giving it away allows them to brag about how many copies it sold in the future, which will presumably help them sell in game advertising/land licensing deals more easily.

[racerfink]

Large 1.52gb update today.

[racerfink]

Interesting update!

https://www.forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/FM6_CU_eSports

[animalica]

A good regular AI instead of the Drivatars would be nice...

[animalica]

While browsing through the horrible store I discovered that there is a Forza 6 Complete DLC Bundle for just 46,20 Dollars/Euro (don't ask me for Pounds) including really all car packs, the NASCAR and Porsche career and the Car and the VIP Pass.

Of course I already bought the Porsche and NASCAR* career and the Car and the VIP Pass while they were on offer in the months before.
But for the car packs I would still save money.

*The NASCAR career is surprisingly fun and also takes part outside the US and there are even races with other cars than NASCAR racers.

[Rare White Ape]

Forza 5 & 6 are on sale right now bundled together. I find it strange they would sell them together in one bundle. I have been waiting for a sale to buy 6, so I would probably never play 5 if I have 6. :?

Yeah I saw that too. It struck me as odd because it's still pretty damn expensive. It'd be more reasonable at half the price… never mind that you could probably pick each game up 2nd-hand for $15-20 each.

[M4FFU]

...which is what I'm trying score of eBay. FH3 has made be want F_circuits. The all-in-one DLC seems decent, just trying to score a cheap used copy of FM6. :up:

[Kchrpm]

Interesting update!

https://www.forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/FM6_CU_eSports

Whoa, that sounds pretty damn nice for people like myself participating in and spectating online races :up:

[Kchrpm]

Yeah, just played with it, if it works consistently it will be fantastic. I still need to test out spectating.

[animalica]

The all-in-one DLC seems decent, just trying to score a cheap used copy of FM6. :up:

The good thing with the Xbox One store is that you can buy DLC without owning the game yet.
So you can buy DLC in advance when it`s on offer while the main game is still too expensive.
Did that with some Forza 6 DLC and finally F6 digital was on offer too.

[M4FFU]

Well, just won an auction for FM6, so will get the DLC now and wait for hotlapping glory :D

[SkylineObsession]

How many on here play F6? Maybe we could try set up a time to have a few laps. Last (and only) time i did that with GTXers was early last year or so, with Kchrpm and someone else, and there wasn't much/any lag on my end. Think it was around 4pm or so NZ time.

[racerfink]

I'm still on nearly every day. Only have three manufacturers left to max out affinity on, and just passed driver level 1200 last week.

[Cam]

Wow. Impressive.

I found myself underwhelmed trying to race online. It was taking ages to load races. :? Of course, everyone has the perfect car for every track, leaving me to finish near the back every race. :( I went to try the Chevy production hopper, but it requires you to own the cars. I bought all the Chevys that weren't DLC, and used quick tune on them all. Once I got back into the lobby, it told me that I had to detune the car. I seem to remember previous games simply automatically doing that. :?

[Kchrpm]

The game can remove all parts for you, or you can find a tune online from the lobby, or you can use Quick Tune in the lobby.

[Cam]

Increasing the difficulty seems to make the AI more stupid. There are less wreckers in public races. :erm:

[animalica]

I`m also no friend of the Drivatars - they rear end you, they push you and I often see them stuck and lost in barriers of chicanes or the pits - all with aggressive AI turned OFF!
And Long Beach is a total Destruction Derby.

So there are some races where I got to turn off the damage and sometimes even had to lower the difficulty - inconsistent difficulty in AI is another bad point.

[M4FFU]

Few races into FM6, it's very...skiddy.

There's a known problem with that multiple DLC bundle that I've bought, and am not benefiting from, but I'm sure they'll solve in on the 12th of never.

Tracks look lovely, tho. Great to be lapping at the 'Ring :D

[animalica]

And what is the problem with the Complete DLC Bundle?

[Cam]

I considered buying that, but then...

The menus, etc. seem so slow and clunky. Buying multiple cars at once is painful. :erm: Public lobbies are full of cutters and crashers. AI is retarded. Why did I buy this game again? :(

[Kchrpm]

So you could race with us?

And to put Canadian flags on things.

[SkylineObsession]

To hear the nice engine notes.

And to smash into all the free standing tyre bundles on each track to make a big mess of things.

[M4FFU]

And what is the problem with the Complete DLC Bundle?

Comes with VIP, which doesn't properly activate, so you don't become VIP. It's on the FM6 forums as a known problem - I hope they fix it.

Although, I assumed, like in FH6, when you buy a car park you get the cars gratis. Should have googled that...

[M4FFU]

^^ it's working now. :)

[racerfink]

You do get those cars free. Once. If you sell that car, or want a 2nd one, it will cost you in-game credits.

[M4FFU]

Indeed. I read that you don't, which did seem odd. Anyway, I now have more cars than I know what to do with.

The career progression thing seems odd. Like there's actually not much of a career. I played FM4, last, and that seemed more - well - careery. Anyway, there's a truck, so I'm happy!

[SkylineObsession]

I kinda gave up on the 'career' path in Forza 4 & 6 (haven't played 5 for more than a few mins so far), i just go to the event/race list page and manually do the races through there - getting the crappy ones over and done with first usually. Or just doing the good ones and never bothering with the others.

[M4FFU]

Well, I must say I'm enjoying racing the Nascars, within the DLC. They're good fun and make a nice noise :D

[SkylineObsession]

Not-so-spectacular accidental drift in F6 last night that the game deemed worthy enough to save a clip of. Oh well. :)
http://xboxclips.com/Mangosaurus/8edaafd9-2346-4750-af9d-6fb1d36ba7b5

Turbo F50.

[Kchrpm]

We never did a series :(

Edit: I'm wrong, we did one series, with the BRZ/FR-S and Nismo.

[racerfink]

In a game that has Can-Am, Indycar, two different eras of F1, and Formula Ford...

[Cam]

Everyone is all grown up now with real-life responsibilities. Not much time for gaming anymore. :lol:



:(

[21Kid]

Can you set up a schedule on the Xbox GTXF club? Mondays @ 9pm, or something. Have it repeat every week. Knowing there's a set time every week would probably help.

[novicius]

Everyone is all grown up now with real-life responsibilities. Not much time for gaming anymore. :lol:



:(
I've got the time, I just don't have the skill. :lol:

[Kchrpm]

Can you set up a schedule on the Xbox GTXF club? Mondays @ 9pm, or something. Have it repeat every week. Knowing there's a set time every week would probably help.

Is that a thing? *checks*

Ah, you can set up Looking For Game requests.

Edit: I set up an LFG in the group for Monday at 9. There's not a recurring option. Let's see how it works!

[dodint]

*sheds a tear for Thursday Night iRacing*

AKA, watch Bri/yan destroy Nate and Ed.

[Tom Servo]

Everyone is all grown up now with real-life responsibilities. Not much time for gaming anymore. :lol:



:(

Make a series quick, while I'm still an unemployed layabout!

[Tom Servo]

*sheds a tear for Thursday Night iRacing*

AKA, watch Bri/yan destroy Nate and Ed.

Well, I'm back on iRacing and appear to be significantly off the pace if we want to try to bring that back.

[dodint]

Oh, I can only imagine what my pace is. :lol:

[SkylineObsession]

I'm always keen, but you guys mustn't like the kiwi accent i use in my posts as no-one replys when i suggest it. ;)

[Jason]

Can you set up a schedule on the Xbox GTXF club? Mondays @ 9pm, or something. Have it repeat every week. Knowing there's a set time every week would probably help.

If there's a set time every week, I'm way more likely to participate :up:

And like Carlo, I have time, just no skill :D

[21Kid]

Oh, it's not released yet... Unless someone here has access to it.


Xbox One Insiders get first crack at player-organized tournaments

To set up a tournament, users will have to go into the beta Xbox app on Windows 10, go to the Club tab, then click Create tournament. Once the tournament is published, then players on either the Xbox One or the PC can join. (Note that the Xbox app in question is the beta app, an app that must be separately downloaded from the Windows Store.)

[Rare White Ape]

I'm just bumping this thread so that it's up there with the FM5 and F6:A threads :up:

[Kchrpm]

A couple highlights from my stints in Saturday's 10 hour Road Atlanta race.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVsxVZBgRig


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2L4Yft2qLk

Full stints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YJ883-9BkY&list=PL8omnDUf2aC1BNX2xR73K_Q1oORMqVTh_

Edit: Got the right video in the first embed

[dodint]

I literally thought on Friday "Keith hasn't posted a race of his in a while" and then you sent the Twitch right as I left the house to go to my parents place. I'll watch these in a bit.

[Cam]

Raced a classic F1 series with the Eagle. Spa in the rain: :eek:

[Cam]

Been racing a bit of career this week in the lower series. I drove a RX-7 with minimal mods in one of the series. Rarely do I ever race a car in Forza and think, "Wow, this is a really nice driving car."

[Cam]

Raced the Caterham R500 event. What a death machine! :eek: I had to turn on traction control. I just could not get the power down smoothly with the controller. I had to attempt it several times to win with the AI set to above average, I think.

As a side note, it was the first time I actually noticed AI rubber banding in Forza. My best lap was a 2:23 until I turned on TCS. The best AI time was also a 2:23. After I turned on TCS, my best lap was a 2:18. What do you know, the best AI lap was 2:18. :erm: Before I pass the AI, they brake early and mid-corner. After I pass them, all of a sudden they're magic under braking. :rolleyes: I know this is not news, but I do not play Forza very often and was reminded of it.

[Cam]

Started the Executive Heavyweights series. The first track is Bathurst. I am driving an RS6 Avant. I was drafting a Bentley down Mountain Straight out of Hell Corner. I attempted to bump-draft. The AI driver braked when I bumped him and held his brakes on as I attempted to push him up the hill and all the other cars passed us. :rolleyes:

[Cam]

It seems they have disabled downloading custom, user-created paint jobs... Not that I ever used that feature.

[balki]

Forza 6 free with GwG (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/forza-motorsport-6-standard-edition/c291k0n6dp2g) now until September 15
Forza Motorsport 6 Complete Add-Ons Collection (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/forza-motorsport-6-complete-add-ons-collection/bs5crfz22rmt)$5 for the next three days

[Tom Servo]

Weird how their site claims I have no available devices for it, but if I go into my account I see my XBox One listed.

[GreatScawt]

Totally grabbed that $5 add-in with the game, thanks for the heads up!