Ryan242004
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Agreed, I've only gotten two so far and the new ones don't look that exciting. Not impressed with that decision.
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Agreed, I've only gotten two so far and the new ones don't look that exciting. Not impressed with that decision.
It'll probably rotate every 2-3 wks is my guess so the old ones should come back.
D'ultimate
Member
Seems like they've kind of neutered them since they decrease what can be achieved by a skill chain and there's no longer a benefit to using them online.
D'ultimate
Member
Can the HE cars be modified without losing their perks?
Hip Hop
Member
Great, no online stability fixes.
SmartWaffles
Member
Online stability is usually tuned on the server side.
TheAdmiester
Member
Yes, you can even downgrade them. Nothing you do affects their perks. If you want to make the M4 HE look completely stock for instance, you can.
D'ultimate
Member
Nice! Thanks.
psychotron
Member
YES!!!!!!!! I hope they mean the stutter and not the car stalling, lol.
Sure I guess the change to online adventure and HE xp cars is fine given the system... but the leaderboards being based on XP is just really stupid to begin with. No changes are really gonna fix that.
Online adventure standings should be based on performance/finishes in the events and nothing else.
Online adventure standings should be based on performance/finishes in the events and nothing else.
The regular one is pretty much my favourite car to use in this game so yeah, I need that HE version.
EYEL1NER
Member
Was anything said prior about the HE cars changing/rotating? I'm not terribly upset by the news but I wish I had known ahead of time so I could be fully prepared to say "Oh well, my fault for not playing more and getting them all."
Kind of a bummer about the lowering of XP from banked skill chains too. I made massive gains in levels from hitting up some of the farmland area during a skill song and drifting around through bushes and plants for a couple minutes to get up to 100,000-200,000 points with a 12x multiplier.
Kind of a bummer about the lowering of XP from banked skill chains too. I made massive gains in levels from hitting up some of the farmland area during a skill song and drifting around through bushes and plants for a couple minutes to get up to 100,000-200,000 points with a 12x multiplier.
Duebrithil
Member
Completed the drift challenge, achievement popped up but no car in garage even after exiting and entering the autoshow three times and restarting the game. I guess it's because Forzathon appears locked in my social tab (due to Silver Live I'm supposing)?
JackAubrey
Member
I like the HE car rotation. Makes them seem that bit more special.
I don't have all of the current ones, but I'm not upset about that.
I don't have all of the current ones, but I'm not upset about that.
deadscreensky
Member
Leaderboards being based on XP is actually really smart.
Some benefits:
- You encourage clean driving. This is self-explanatory, but its importance cannot be understated, especially for the person in front. For a great example, try to play Forza Motorsport 6 multiplayer sometime. The few times I tried it was nothing but getting rammed in the back by random assholes. All the advantages go to the aggressor. The more you can discourage sabotage in a racing game, the better.
- You encourage skillful driving, which in most cases means dangerous and more exciting driving. In a traditional racer when you're in the lead you just play it safe, but in FH3 you might want to do a few drifts here and there. Having skillchains matter leads to a more interesting driving experience. (This doesn't mean dangerous in an aggressive, hitting-people-from-behind sense, because that kills your chain.) You should drive safe and fast, but also challenge yourself and have fun!
- You allow for greater car variety. It's not just about taking the fastest car, because the races aren't only about speed. A slightly slower but drifty car has tremendous potential value.
- You prevent 11 players from wasting their time on races they can't win. You can be in a slower car, in the middle of the pack, but still driving your ass off matters, earning XP to match or even exceed sloppier drivers ahead of you.
- Get good. If you're fast then you can drive skillfully too. Clean racing bonuses in particular combine perfectly with fast driving. Combos are really easy and generous in Forza Horizon 3.
XP leaderboards award the best, most-skilled drivers with victory. That this isn't always the purely fastest driver makes lots of sense, because races in this game are inherently filled with tons of random variables like traffic, dumb rival players, an occasional weird environmental collision issue, crazy jumps with impossible to predict results, and so on. It's not a carefully calculated circuit racer; unexpected crap can absolutely screw you out of a few positions. The chaos is partially why Horizon 3 is so much fun, so winning in multiplayer isn't down just to luck at avoiding it, but rather how well you work around this inherent chaos.
All that said, it's pretty rare to see players winning who aren't fast too. Usually the XP competition just make things a little closer in the top third or so of a session's players. It's hardly some terrible thing if the final winner is the player usually coming in second but with more skillful, impressive driving skills. Remember the context here: these aren't professional races, Forza Horizon is about putting on a show.
Sorry I'm on mobile and I know I'll forget to later 
P) or I'd have a better more lengthy response to some of your points but we will just have to agree to disagree.
Race well and be rewarded for it is how I feel it should be handled. Period.
They could of course have different types of championships as well. Score based and "style based" ... could be cool.
I will say idk why u mentioned 11 players would be "wasting their time." I didn't say remove all payouts to the people that didn't win or anything... just that if you performed the best you should be rewarded accordingly
P) or I'd have a better more lengthy response to some of your points but we will just have to agree to disagree. Race well and be rewarded for it is how I feel it should be handled. Period.
They could of course have different types of championships as well. Score based and "style based" ... could be cool.
I will say idk why u mentioned 11 players would be "wasting their time." I didn't say remove all payouts to the people that didn't win or anything... just that if you performed the best you should be rewarded accordingly
SkinnerSw33t
Member
It can't be based entirely on race results because of assists.
This is a great point that I hadn't considered before.
But yea ultimately I just feel it's preeeetty dumb you can win every race only to not win the championship still. That just feels... bad.
SkinnerSw33t
Member
I found this to be an exception rather than a rule in FH2.
I know FH3 has kind of been screwy because of the H.E. cars, so it'll be interesting to see how it works after the patch.
Why? I'm sure they will be rotated back in at a later point, and they will still be able to be purchased from the AH.
I was wondering why I couldn't find any listings for the 22B HE, and now I know why... and what I'll be looking for after the patch.
Loop Fruit
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Can I get an invite to the club?
Ag3ntJaded
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Name is Ag3ntJaded xbox gamertag, AgentJaded steamID
From Calgary, Canada
also my gallery so far.
First time playing any of the Forza franchise games. Besides Apex which I think is better since sim is better than arcade.
I've gotten the game down pretty good, except for the drifting in a rwd.
Looking forward to playing with some of you, and beating your rival times.
Cheers
From Calgary, Canada
also my gallery so far.
First time playing any of the Forza franchise games. Besides Apex which I think is better since sim is better than arcade.
I've gotten the game down pretty good, except for the drifting in a rwd.
Looking forward to playing with some of you, and beating your rival times.
Cheers
- introduced new Horizon Edition cars to the level-up Tombola spins
- Players running four-core setups on Windows 10 should see CPU improvements
- Improved thread layout changes for eight-core setups on Windows 10, resulting in improved performance
- Player can now continue driving when fuel runs out (Xbox One and Windows)
- Added a 30-second cooldown to the Drift Tap Skill
- Previous Horizon Edition cars removed from Wheelspins; new Horizon Edition cars added. The new HE cars are the BAC Mono Horizon Edition , Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Horizon Edition, Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV Horizon Edition, Mercedes C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series Horizon Edition, MG Metro 6R4 Horizon Edition, MINI Cooper S Horizon Edition, and the Subaru Impreza 22B STi Horizon Edition
I actually don't see any uploaded content on that forza gallery link, but your stuff is definitely up on Xbox DVR
Fox Mulder
Member
I agree. Theyre just perks on existing cars.
6R4 sounds like fun. The rest of them are shite
Seems like it. I assume this was the intention all along, cause you can disconnect once you load into the game and it won't close.
SmackAttack
Member
All 3 Forzathon challenges completed! Did them all with the Toyota you need to use for the drift one too. That was a fun hour or so. Love this game.
It's totally excusable.
Don't go tearing through forests at top speed lol
And again, they are not random.
I'm glad they're at least trying to make it better. Other than a thread they completely abandoned on their forums I don't think they addressed the FFB issues at all with Forza 6.
FH3 Ultimate get.
I'm unashamed (well maybe a little) to claim I've bought the "Ultimate" version of every single Forza game ever released, including the Collectors Edition of Forza 2, which wasn't even released in the USA. Without hesitation. Forza and Gran Turismo are the only game franchises I've ever been close to hardcore about.
I'm unashamed (well maybe a little) to claim I've bought the "Ultimate" version of every single Forza game ever released, including the Collectors Edition of Forza 2, which wasn't even released in the USA. Without hesitation. Forza and Gran Turismo are the only game franchises I've ever been close to hardcore about.
The change looks funny on its face, but before this patch it was impossible to finish longer races (and the Goliath event at any length) with Simulation damage on as there's no way to refuel during a race in Forza Horizon. This change allows people to do longer races with simulation damage without having to worry about finding a pit stop that doesn't exist.
vacantseas
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Sent a request to join the gaf club. Vacantseas81
