Is theirs a VIP version? I didn't see the crown on their time screens. Also, you always had to pay for additional cars after the first free one.
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Forza Horizon 2 |OT| Rock You Like a Huracan
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Is theirs a VIP version? I didn't see the crown on their time screens. Also, you always had to pay for additional cars after the first free one.
arhra
Member
http://forzamotorsport.net/en-us/news/fh2_vip
It was also showing the DLC icon, so I'm guessing the guy streaming doesn't have VIP, and that's the price that you'll be charged after your first free one.
If you earn 20-40k a race I like unlocking them still.
If one earns 4-8k a race.....ehhhhh
Oh, OK.
soundscream
Member
At the end of FH1 I was sitting on $10 million after buying every car I wanted, I don't think money is going to be an issue.
NullPointer
Member
Are there tokens, precious?
I used up just about all of my money on a Sesto Elemento - was broke afterwards. But I did more far more free roam than events. Flipped the popularity counter so many times, but never finished the career.
Pretty sure they said no microtransactions.
Are there tokens, precious?
In photo-mode???!!!
Same system as Forza Motorsport 5 at present. First purchase is free, but additional ones will cost you the credits.
xenorevlis
Member
Go figure the moment I get onto the twitch site blim or whomever is saying their goodbye and went offline a second later.
Allez Phill
Banned
The stream wasn't even working for me while it was on.
arhra
Member
Raven77
Member
Hmm, okay well I guess it isn't too bad. I just hate games that allow people to get way ahead of me on day one.
That's great... However it's still not automatic? You have to go buy the car? I came in late on FM5 and bought a couple of DLC packs and it took forever to go through the "Buy car" screen to find all the free ones. Didn't help that FM5 doesn't have proper sorting.
Now that I have 23 free cars from the get go with FH2, I'd love to not waste the first hour of game time buying free cars lol.
NullPointer
Member
Sorry about that. Due to the windows crash we had during the stream we lost the first 40 minutes of the recording, but we'll have the last 20 minutes up tomorrow, they show stuff not in the demo so it's the most interesting part anyway.
soundscream
Member
I used up just about all of my money on a Sesto Elemento - was broke afterwards. But I did more far more free roam than events. Flipped the popularity counter so many times, but never finished the career.
Well I guess money would be scarce if you don't play the career.............why you wouldn't is beyond me it didn't take that long.
NullPointer
Member
I just liked the free roaming and hooning more than the racing - but I did some of that stuff too.
My usual method was to look up the next race I wanted to do - find or buy a car for it - and then free roam with that car for quite a while - maybe even a few evenings. Once I had any kinks in the ride worked out and the car became an extension of my mind, I'd enter into the event - probably have to replay it once or twice, and then I'd be back into free roaming. Or taking pictures. Or exploring...
I do the same in Motorsport - find the car for the next event or series - and then I'd do free play time trials and tuning until I really knew the car in and out. Then I'd do some races, get upset at the Drivatars smashing into everything - and then go back into free play ;p Luckily free play is very lucrative in F5 - so that was where the lionshare of my credits came from - that and Forza Rewards. Forza 5 is the only Forza where I've had plenty on credits banked up, but I've also played the hell out of it.
soundscream
Member
No wonder you are complaining about credits, the way you play is kind of crazy.
NullPointer
Member
Gimme a sandbox and I'll make castles. F5's economy changes (compared to F4) meant that I could use free play to tweak the race settings for the better (5 opponents tops, 10+ laps, both settings discourage bumper cars and allowed me to play the longer game rather than super aggressive 2 lap races in the career). Horizon 1 paid out for free roam exploration and stunts, and I did a hell of a lot of that. Forza 5's post-release economy changes meant that I was actually more interested in Car pack DLC because I knew I could drive those cars as soon as I bought em.
Not sure whats crazy about that. I like to run the full gamut allowed in these games - not just stick to a critical path of race after race.
My guess is Rivals will bring in the most credits for me in Horizon.
I know the feeling. I'm never into that stuff but I caught that bug big time in Horizon 1. The GAF Photo thread was amazing.
guitarhero
Member
They don't? Weird, I swear I saw a full game stream in which beating the "stunt plane team" race gave you the Ferrari 360 CS.
Also, as for being less showcases...in the original, there were 2 standard circuit races, 1 standard point-to-point race, 1 hot air balloon race, 2 helicopter races, 2 P51 Mustang races and 2 bi-plane races. I would say the point of showcases is to be unique events against unique opponents, and while getting free cars was quite cool, I could understand why PG would reduce the number and only have 1 event per each non-car target.
Do we know all 5 showcases anyway? Because from what I can remember, there's
Balloons
Cargo plane
Steam train
Stunt planes
Cargo plane
Steam train
Stunt planes
but what's the last one? Heli? Boat? Parachuting guy? Frenchy on a car powered by arrogance?
How does it "sound" small? Such a weird statement. The game could have only one long winded road and be massive in scale.
bananafactory
Banned
This game has a photo mode? :O
NexusGamer
Member
you're right on with everything you've said here. The same showcases are in FH2 as you listed from 1
and yes, they do give you that one Ferrari. But that's it, other showcases don't give anything sadly
JackAubrey
Member
Those of you popping up who have played the complete game - I get the impression there are no auto-switching replay cameras in the game, unlike FH1, so we have to manually change the cameras ourselves. Is that right?
The demo was this way. It seemed a really odd choice. I can understand not having static roadside replay cameras. But it was odd in the demo that there was no option for the game to direct the cameras itself as you'd expect from FH1.
The demo was this way. It seemed a really odd choice. I can understand not having static roadside replay cameras. But it was odd in the demo that there was no option for the game to direct the cameras itself as you'd expect from FH1.
Wait Nexus, do you mean there are more than five events, or meaning that the train and cargo plane were in the original Horizon? I'm having trouble understanding your writing.
NexusGamer
Member
I don't want to go full-on spoilers. I think there are 4-5 events, and the opponents are what he listed in spoiler tags.
First game had just over 200 while FH2 has 315. Now I understand that the latter allows you to drive off road, which will increase the amount of area you can go, but excuuuuse me for just comparing the numbers. Geez.
miDnIghtEr20C
Banned
miDnIghtEr20C
Banned
Want?
Would love to play a X Wing game with that, or a Wing Commander!
Yes, sorry. I mean pulling the camera OFF track in photo mode.
or maybe he doesnt have the VIP pack?
Allez Phill
Banned
No.. F-Zero.
JackAubrey
Member
I can many people (including myself) using the photo mode to take non-automotive landscape photos.
bananafactory
Banned
I was under the impression it was midnight on Thursday, tomorrow. So 32 hours?
Edit: I am wrong!! Shadow of Mordor is 12 AM Friday but FH2 reviews will be up tonight! Much excite!
They said it should be up tomorrow morning (their time).
Yeah I'm not sure, that's why I said "I think".
edit: saw your edit, much excite!
D'ultimate
Member
I wonder if those who went and got Xboxes for this game are going to suddenly get buyers remorse once the reviews start coming in if the reviews aren't gushing with praise?
bananafactory
Banned
Eh, i played the demo and am pretty sure i'll be happy with the game regardless of scores. i also have sunset overdrive and Halo collection to look forward to - I'm not going to pin my console purchase on the hopes that a single game will turn out well. I got a good price on it and bit, FH2 was just the extra push I needed.
Only if the reviewers hates fun and youth.
Thanks.
Not from what we understand from info or what we've played in the demo, but there's a certain wild-card factor with game review figures. I think Horizon 2 has much broader appeal than 5, which could help the reactions to it, but everyone is coming to their current game from a different "place."