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Forza Motorsport 5 |OT| Open wheel, tyre squeal, orange peel, dat next-gen feel
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BeastLeeAdams
Banned
Now I feel like a tool. Not sure how I feel about the rumble triggers though, I wish I had not picked rear drive car.
DonfatherBrooks
Member
I've bought forza digitally on day 1 didn't they say you still get the day 1 edition cars? How doi get hem. My forza rewards cars haven't come through either.
soundscream
Member
Forza Motorsport 5: Where people buy driving games yet hate to drive
I have had enough GAF for today
I have had enough GAF for today
would be nice if some pm me their gamertag, last time on xbox was 2008 so im on a new account
or addme: Shir0saki
I'll add you to the google doc. Feel free to PM me the other info on that doc and I'll add it in. Also a good time to bring up that this doc exists now that people have the game. I'm adding a link to it in the OT under useful links.
Apparently, same can be said for GT series. I share your sentiments 100%.
Agree, gaf has kinda been a cesspool since these new consloes were released.
What happened to the days were ppl bought a game and had fun with it? Now its buy game, play for 20 mins and post on forums for 5 hours about how much it sucks.
Im liking forza 5 alot, driveatars are a great addition
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Where's all the replay footage, on skydrive?
NullPointer
Member
Well I made a separate thread to keep it from hitting up every other thread, including this one. Having one central place to discuss it seems right.
But lets just say that we all have a different conception of where the line is drawn between organic and fun gameplay with a fitting reward structure and a grind. But if that grind didn't exist at all, to anyone, there would be no market for DLC time savers and tokens.
At least this way, with the word getting out, potential buyers have the information they need to make an informed choice. Some will care, others won't.
JackAubrey
Member
lol yea right microtransactions arent terrible or anything
JordoftheDead
Member
Is that the same thing with the exclusive in game player card badge?
Also are all the exclusive cars the one's listed DLC in the car list? I don't see them in my garage so I assume I still have to actually buy them with in game credits?
Been a while since I played a proper Forza so I forget how all this stuff works
Marky Mark
Member
Any more than two or three cars within a few metres of the apex of a corner sees everyone smashing in to each other for me. :/ I'm currently driving +20% drivatar difficulty so maybe that's it but, still, it's like a bunch of seagulls fighting over a single chip at the apex.
eso76
Member
this much is true, but I'm really happy with all the backlash fm5 dlc and token incident is causing.
There must be at least 5 busy threads on the subject on GAF alone. Now, reviews might not reflect that, but its something devs and publishers can't ignore.
T10 in particular is really testing their luck I think.
The series has crossed the line where business and focus groups start being more important than developer's passion and will.
They went too far and while I'm loving the game for various reasons, if t10 (or is it microsoft's decision ?) shows the same attitude with 6 I'm out for good.
LowerLevel
Member
Holy crap! I thought I was hallucinating. Ok, thanks for making me sane.
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Game is really fun so far, but oh my GOD the driveatars, it's almost like I'm taking part in destruction derby, I hope they learn fast lol
Shortt Sirket
Member
I know I am in the minority but I seriously don't mind them. I love using them at times honestly. I will probably use them in both F5 and GT6.
I think they are life savers for those of us with a family, jobs and a busy life.
Chance Hale
Member
So I got the limited edition of the game, where are all the cars that come with it? Do I have to buy every single one? Also, I don't see my tokens or anything :/
It is weird, I saw my Drivatar give me money yesterday but nothing today. Or does it just do it at a certain time per day?
Boy, do I suck a fat one at Forza 5....
You guys got any tips for a noob? I'm driving a Mazda mx-5 at the moment. The difficulty I'm playing at is hard. I know, why don't you play on easy or normal? I don't know. I thought I'd never get better if I played at those easier difficulties.
School me, duders.
You guys got any tips for a noob? I'm driving a Mazda mx-5 at the moment. The difficulty I'm playing at is hard. I know, why don't you play on easy or normal? I don't know. I thought I'd never get better if I played at those easier difficulties.
School me, duders.
Doing the drag races in FM4 was a grind.
elementalsin
Member
So for those that may run into similar issues that I did (game constantly crashes on trying to load a certain course)...
What has fixed it SO far for me...
Go to the actual Games & Apps section. Press the Menu/Start button on Forza, uninstall. If you're using the disc version (as I am), disconnect from live. Install the game (this installs it without the patch first). After the installation is completely done, reconnect to live, download the patch... And it has worked so far.
Getting the patch to download was tricky and I actually have no idea what finally MADE it download it. I would launch the game, and Press A, it would tell me I needed the newest patch for my profile save. Eventually after I loaded the game maybe the 20th time or so, it asked me to update. Download and installed, works fine so far (cross fingers here).
What has fixed it SO far for me...
Go to the actual Games & Apps section. Press the Menu/Start button on Forza, uninstall. If you're using the disc version (as I am), disconnect from live. Install the game (this installs it without the patch first). After the installation is completely done, reconnect to live, download the patch... And it has worked so far.
Getting the patch to download was tricky and I actually have no idea what finally MADE it download it. I would launch the game, and Press A, it would tell me I needed the newest patch for my profile save. Eventually after I loaded the game maybe the 20th time or so, it asked me to update. Download and installed, works fine so far (cross fingers here).
For those of you missing your tokens, go to buy a car and see if they show as available on the buy screen.
My Forza Profile lists my credits and 0 tokens, but when buying cars I have access to the 1250 tokens.
I'm only missing my Forza Loyalty reward cars now, haven't received them as gifts and they are not listed under my rewards on fm.net???? (so far only received 70K credits from T4 bonus)
My Forza Profile lists my credits and 0 tokens, but when buying cars I have access to the 1250 tokens.
I'm only missing my Forza Loyalty reward cars now, haven't received them as gifts and they are not listed under my rewards on fm.net???? (so far only received 70K credits from T4 bonus)
They show up at a certain time 6pm CST for me
My Drivatar drove 2x as many races as yesterday, but still only pays out ~11,800 credits
I'll let you know tonight
flashmouth
Neo Member
mine did 62 races and earned ~10k credits
LowerLevel
Member
So far, yesterday, I got just over 3k and today just over 4k in cred. Of course my Drivetar is only around 8-10% synced.
if some guys here want to buy the xbox one thrustmaster wheel, heres the cheapest i found: 4launch.nl with shipping still 75 cheaper than amazon.de
chat said they get it dec 2nd, but i think eu is around the 13th
chat said they get it dec 2nd, but i think eu is around the 13th
Do their DLC decisions force you to 'grind' to earn new cars; or can you play the game like every other Forza game and get new cars reasonably well?
The idea is to slow down just enough to hit the apex of the turn and get back on the accelerator as fast as possible while exiting the turn. If you hit it a curve too fast you'll plow thru the turn and very likely miss the apex. Learn to feather your throttle as you exit a turn and then nail it once the car is going straight again.
BTW, it'll be easier for you to race with race line and ABS on. Learn to drive with all of the other assists off.
1st time I have ever played a forza game, played the PGR games this one has been lots of fun so far.
After 45mins of trial and error I did manage to make a blackjack for my in game Mini Cooper.
Jasper real life
Jasper in game
Does it have a LSD stock for the R56 S, from 07-09?
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
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Wrong thread lol
Wrong thread lol
Bullshit, those threads are full of people who've never played the game talking out of their asses about what they've heard from other people who haven't played the game - all assumptions that appear to be wrong, but they won't listen to reason because THEY HEARD SO AND SO SAID, so anyone arguing based on reality is just a fanboy.
It's embarrassing to read that shit over and over again. I mean people are criticizing a racing game for 'making' you race... It's fucking GameFAQs up in here all of a sudden.
AndoCalrissian
Member
Anyone have this problem?
Forza was downloaded enough to start by this morning. I started the game, did the first race, chose my car and paint scheme, and loaded up the Bernese Alps race. After it loads, it shows the description of Drivatars with a prompt to hit A. When I hit A, it immediately drops me back to the home menu, sometimes with Forza in the main tile, sometimes with My Games and Apps in the main tile.
So I thought, OK, not installed enough. So I let it go all day and now it finished installing, but it's doing the same exact thing. I cannot get past that Drivatar screen... dumped back to the home menu every time. If it has Forza in the tile and I resume, it just goes through the logos, title screen, loading, etc. every time.
I skipped Forza 4, and really enjoyed the first race on 5, but I cannot for the life of me get it to start!
Edit: There's also no way to get to a main menu or back out or anything. Immediately after the start screen it starts loading the Bernese Alps race.
Forza was downloaded enough to start by this morning. I started the game, did the first race, chose my car and paint scheme, and loaded up the Bernese Alps race. After it loads, it shows the description of Drivatars with a prompt to hit A. When I hit A, it immediately drops me back to the home menu, sometimes with Forza in the main tile, sometimes with My Games and Apps in the main tile.
So I thought, OK, not installed enough. So I let it go all day and now it finished installing, but it's doing the same exact thing. I cannot get past that Drivatar screen... dumped back to the home menu every time. If it has Forza in the tile and I resume, it just goes through the logos, title screen, loading, etc. every time.
I skipped Forza 4, and really enjoyed the first race on 5, but I cannot for the life of me get it to start!
Edit: There's also no way to get to a main menu or back out or anything. Immediately after the start screen it starts loading the Bernese Alps race.
Cool. Thanks for the pointers, man.
transformer
Member
I'm finding the AI quite challenging and much better than any other racing game I've played. While they do bump and grind a bit, I found that if you are aware of their presence, adjust your line accordingly, in other words give them space, that the AI is quite good. I've only experienced getting straight up rammed by the AI on a couple of occasions. Much more frequently, I'm going two-three wide with little, if any, contact. What I like most about the AI is the unpredictability. In many other racing games, when there are many cars close together it becomes a conga line with little fighting for position. I see blocking on straights, different lines in corners to defend or pass, and screw ups/crashes that don't feel scripted.
Why make you pay money to unlock the content though? The game is yours, you already paid for it. Why not let you just unlock everything if that's what you choose to do? Why make you pay more money for access to content you already paid for? Your game, your choice.
drugstore_cowboy
Member
What happened to the different helmet designs and gloves, were they just WIP?
Paladin CL
Member
Theres any chance to have clean races againts the drivatars? I would love a lively aware clean AI.