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Forza Motorsport 4 - The Floodgates Have Opened...

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Grassy

Member
BADNED said:
Looks like there is some sort of announcement coming this week according to some inside terminals. Also a look at Laguna is at the horizon for this week too.
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DEMO!

Seriously, under a month to go now..

FUCKING HYPO
 
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Mascot

Member
Seems odd that Laguna would be this week's track reveal when there's a bunch of Japanese circuits to talk about.
Actually, it doesn't seem odd at all. It's perfectly consistent with the rest of FM4's marketing strategy.
 
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enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
Mascot said:
Seems odd that Laguna would be this week's track reveal when there's a bunch of Japanese circuits to talk about.
Actually, it doesn't seem odd at all. It's perfectly consistent with the rest of FM4's marketing strategy.
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A single tear came out of my eye reading this post.
 
BADNED

BADNED

Member
saladine1 said:
I don't think they do weekends.
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We actually asked them a while ago to do weekend reveals for them over at FC even just single cars but as always no answer. Communication with them is pretty much dead since six years now. I hoped with Brian it would change a bit but nothing.
 
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saladine1

Junior Member
BADNED said:
We actually asked them a while ago to do weekend reveals for them over at FC even just single cars but as always no answer. Communication with them is pretty much dead since six years now. I hoped with Brian it would change a bit but nothing.
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That would have been great.
The thing is though, Turn 10 have always been like this. I remember way back in the early days, a number of high profile names requesting interviews,features..etc with Dan Greenawalt(before he became a 'houshold name') but were almost always turned down and quite bluntly too...
 
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Arucardo

Member
Did the 48 xbla codes allow redeeming forza gift cars? Don't remember anymore. Also, my fanatec should arrive tomorrow or Wednesday, can't wait to play Forza 3 again they way it's meant to be played :) . Haven't touched the game for a year now since I haven't had a 360 compatible wheel.
 
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Shaneus

Member
BADNED said:
We actually asked them a while ago to do weekend reveals for them over at FC even just single cars but as always no answer. Communication with them is pretty much dead since six years now. I hoped with Brian it would change a bit but nothing.
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Yeah, the term "Community Manager" I would've hoped meant more to the studio pre-release than just posting the odd weekly update on their website. Say what you want about Che, but he was nothing if not a visible presence of the community side of Forza 3... at least here, anyway. Proactive, too. Not media chasing people up but actually posting here.

I would "like" Forza 1,000 times on Facebook if it meant we got some kind of interaction between the general public (ie. not the gaming press/media) and at least the CM.
 
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Mascot

Member
Arucardo said:
Did the 48 xbla codes allow redeeming forza gift cars? Don't remember anymore. Also, my fanatec should arrive tomorrow or Wednesday, can't wait to play Forza 3 again they way it's meant to be played :) . Haven't touched the game for a year now since I haven't had a 360 compatible wheel.
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What pedals have you got? G25 or G27 ones are superb with the GT2, and can be got fir £50 second hand from eBay (assuming you aren't getting CSPs)
 
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supersaw

Member
Arucardo said:
my fanatec should arrive tomorrow or Wednesday, can't wait to play Forza 3 again they way it's meant to be played :) . Haven't touched the game for a year now since I haven't had a 360 compatible wheel.
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I recommend that you change the following settings for a good Forza experience

Sensitivity - 540
Drift - 5 (most important one as it remove all the dampening)
ABS - 85 (but can vary in regards to preference/car)

Also turn on the xbox using the xbox power button not the wheels as I think doing it the other way limits the degrees of rotation.

If you got the h-shifter calibrate it as per the instruction manual or you might get unpredictable results.
 
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Arucardo

Member
Mascot said:
What pedals have you got? G25 or G27 ones are superb with the GT2, and can be got fir £50 second hand from eBay (assuming you aren't getting CSPs)
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Got a G25 in great condition, I'll probably sell the wheel and shifter now.


supersaw said:
I recommend that you change the following settings for a good Forza experience

Sensitivity - 540
Drift - 5 (most important one as it remove all the dampening)
ABS - 85 (but can vary in regards to preference/car)

Also turn on the xbox using the xbox power button not the wheels as I think doing it the other way limits the degrees of rotation.

If you got the h-shifter calibrate it as per the instruction manual or you might get unpredictable results.
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I found similar settings on a site that has settings for all the fanatec wheels ( http://www.fanatecwheel.com/settings ). I'll try it with the drift mode at 2 first. I'm used to a little dampening from iRacing but ofc I'll get rid of it if it doesn't feel right in Forza.
 
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Mascot

Member
Shaneus said:
Yeah, the term "Community Manager" I would've hoped meant more to the studio pre-release than just posting the odd weekly update on their website. Say what you want about Che, but he was nothing if not a visible presence of the community side of Forza 3... at least here, anyway. Proactive, too. Not media chasing people up but actually posting here.

I would "like" Forza 1,000 times on Facebook if it meant we got some kind of interaction between the general public (ie. not the gaming press/media) and at least the CM.
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Yeah, even misinformation is better than NO information. At least it gives us something to talk about.

Eckberg is a phantom.
Come back Che - all is forgiven!
 
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saladine1

Junior Member
Mascot said:
Yeah, even misinformation is better than NO information. At least it gives us something to talk about.

Eckberg is a phantom.
Come back Che - all is forgiven!
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I think Turn 10 came to the conclusion that for FM4, there will be no Gaf interaction. A lot of people complained on the .net forums about how Che posted 'juicy' info here first while forgetting to post the same info on the official forums. Che's reply was that it was all about getting the game out there and Gaf was the perfect candidate...
 
eso76

eso76

Member
Mascot said:
What pedals have you got? G25 or G27 ones are superb with the GT2, and can be got fir £50 second hand from eBay (assuming you aren't getting CSPs)
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which reminds me i still have to send my fanatec pedals back for replacement.
The infamous potentiometer issue with brake pedal is annoying as fuck.
Would replace with G27 pedals but can't find anyone selling them.
 
eso76

eso76

Member
supersaw said:
What's the issue?
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potentiometers tend to fall out of place.
as a result, brake will sometimes engage by itself or will only work to around 60% pressure etc.
Fanatec will replace malfunctioning pedals, but they want a video of the issue and i still haven't filmed it. Must hurry up before warranty expires.
 
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Megasoum

Banned
eso76 said:
potentiometers tend to fall out of place.
as a result, brake will sometimes engage by itself or will only work to around 60% pressure etc.
Fanatec will replace malfunctioning pedals, but they want a video of the issue and i still haven't filmed it. Must hurry up before warranty expires.
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I went through two pedal sets in like a month and a half. After the second one broke I gave up and took up the offer to upgrade to Clubsports for 150$. No problem since and the CSP are awesome.
 
eso76

eso76

Member
Megasoum said:
I went through two pedal sets in like a month and a half. After the second one broke I gave up and took up the offer to upgrade to Clubsports for 150$.
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yeah...doesn't really sound like an offer, that's their regular price.
Now if Fanatec sold them for 99$ to those who had issues with regular pedals..

Also, i've read people reporting issues with clubsports too.
 
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Arucardo

Member
eso76 said:
yeah...doesn't really sound like an offer, that's their regular price.
Now if Fanatec sold them for 99$ to those who had issues with regular pedals..

Also, i've read people reporting issues with clubsports too.
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Regular price is 200.
 
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Megasoum

Banned
eso76 said:
yeah...doesn't really sound like an offer, that's their regular price.
Now if Fanatec sold them for 99$ to those who had issues with regular pedals..

Also, i've read people reporting issues with clubsports too.
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Yeah, like Arucardo said, the regular price is 200$. I never said I was saving money but at least I didn't waste the 50$ of the original pedals.

And of course some CSP might have problems, it's the same with everything manufactured but overall, they are a lot better (on all aspects) than the normal ones.
 
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Gynoug79

Member
eso76 said:
which reminds me i still have to send my fanatec pedals back for replacement.
The infamous potentiometer issue with brake pedal is annoying as fuck.
Would replace with G27 pedals but can't find anyone selling them.
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i had the same issue.... i think everybody who used the fanatec standart pedals for more than 10min had this problem.Bought the PWTS used so i fixed them a couple of times myself but couldnt stand it anymore in the end...but also couldnt justify spending 200€ on the CSP.So i bought the G25/27/MS Wirless Wheel adapter in the hope that either my Logitech DFP or Logitech DriveFX pedals would work but they didnt. So i connected my MS pedals but soon noticed what i had forgotten already... throttel potentiometer broken as well.... At that point i was so mad with all this plastic crap that i almost ordered the T 500RS but then i would have no wheel for FM4. So searched around for some G25/27 pedals but couldnt find any on ebay. Settled with the controller for two weeks and then finally came across a good deal(170€) for a new G27 in a blemished box...
 
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Mascot

Member
eso76 said:
eeek.
maybe when the new fanatec wheels roll out old csp will drop in price.
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Yeah, they aren't cheap. But ultimately worth it if you are gonna use them for, say, five hours a week for the next five years.
 
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enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
Mascot said:
Now what have we told you about peeling onions while surfing the web? You'll make your keyboard smelly!
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Mr. Greenwalt told me peeling onions makes the image-based lighting in the room more apparent ;(
 
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saladine1

Junior Member
We all know the demo track is going to be the Alps but I wonder what cars are going to be available?
Perhaps an AV showcase as well?
 
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Mascot

Member
saladine1 said:
We all know the demo track is going to be the Alps but I wonder what cars are going to be available?
Perhaps an AV showcase as well?
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Ferraris and Beamers, natch.
AV would be a nice touch, but I can't see it happening.
 
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twinturbo2

butthurt Heat fan
Following up on my previous idea of an Operation Rainfall-style campaign to get Porsche back in Forza and Ferrari back in Need for Speed, I set up a twitter account and a blog, but I really should know what Turn 10's twitter handle is. I already have Porsche, Ferrari, Need for Speed, and Jalopnik, but Turn 10 is giving me a brain fart.

::searches::

Oh, THERE it is! Nevermind...

Okay, here it is, Operation Speedster.

http://twitter.com/WeWantPorsche

I need a background for my twitter and my blog, and an icon for my twitter, and I'll be ready to go. Some assistance here would always be welcome.

(To whoever had made the Y U NO SHARE? design for the 997, can you help me out with the background? I want to use that, thanks!)
 
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Spaceman Spiff

Member
Mascot said:
Seems odd that Laguna would be this week's track reveal when there's a bunch of Japanese circuits to talk about.
Actually, it doesn't seem odd at all. It's perfectly consistent with the rest of FM4's marketing strategy.
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Nothing odd about it at all-- round 9 of the ALMS season is at Laguna Seca this weekend.

I assume we'll also get at look at Road Atlanta at the end of the month during Petit Le Mans.
 
Shortt Sirket

Shortt Sirket

Member
Forza Motorsport - Turn 10 Studios Game Page said:
Forza Garage Round 1: Three countries, three different FWD corner-carvers. Welcome the 2007 SEAT Leon Cupra, 2005 Scion tC, and 2009 Renault Twingo Renault Sport Cup for Forza 4!
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Meh...
 
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kazinova

Member
Why can't anyone put the 08-09 Cobalt SS Turbo in these games, it's so much better than the 2007 Supercharged model...oh well, no love for good cars...
 
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twinturbo2

butthurt Heat fan
Sweet, all I said was "I'll start posting tomorrow" on the twitter and got six followers over the last hour. It's a start.

I still need a background image and a twitter icon, folks. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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