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Forza Motorsport 5 |OT| Open wheel, tyre squeal, orange peel, dat next-gen feel
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JackAubrey
Member
They aren't the VIP cars are they - they are Forza Rewards?
I got them yesterday along with some credits.
I got them yesterday along with some credits.
What the heck is it with the "AI" in this game?
Every time, and I mean every single time, I break hard into the first corner at the start of a race, cars just crash into the back of me. Then the little triangle exclamation taunts me for the whole race, saying none of these times really count.
I want the drivers to act like drivers, not the people that plague multiplayer playing bumper cars, which is what this game is starting to feel like.
Every time, and I mean every single time, I break hard into the first corner at the start of a race, cars just crash into the back of me. Then the little triangle exclamation taunts me for the whole race, saying none of these times really count.
I want the drivers to act like drivers, not the people that plague multiplayer playing bumper cars, which is what this game is starting to feel like.
JackAubrey
Member
Maybe you brake too early.
I rarely get clean laps in a race, because unless I'm at the front there will always be some drafting.
I rarely get clean laps in a race, because unless I'm at the front there will always be some drafting.
eso76
Member
Eh, i'd like to know, i also have a 720p tv (which can accept 1080i signal) but the console won't let me choose anything other than 720p.
Well Rivals is great for getting better. Keep racing the next ghost in line and learn from them to improve on certain corners and improve your times. You'll be making money all the while, even if its not a ton at first. If you're only top 20%, you've got a lot of room for improvement and getting up into the top 5% or better is hardly out of reach for anybody. I mean, I was mostly always top 1% and still often 1-2 seconds slower than the fastest guys, so its not as if you need to be the fastest guy in the world or anything.
Terbinator
Member
720p signal is better than a 1080i one.
transformer
Member
My opinions:
Pros
- AI (much improved, more competitive, and quite like racing real people)
- Graphics
- New/Redone tracks. Quite an upgrade from Forza 4
- Physics
- Car variety (very little duplicates/near duplicates on the list and quite a good variety from D class up to indy/F1 cars)
Cons
- No marketplace yet, difficult to search and find tunes/paints/etc.
- Missing 2014 Corvette (and could use some additional cars in general)
- Lower track count than Forza 4
Terbinator
Member
Pros:
- Gameplay itself is probably the best i've ever experienced in a sim-racer.
- Menus seem clunky and intuitive.
- Can't edit car setup pre-race.
- Manufacturer rowser is cancerous the way they've set it out although this is evidently due to lack of content.
- Online setup seems a mess again - all hoppers i see to join are empty.
- Lack of marketplace.
Other:
- Content issues and monetisation go without saying, although, the only side of this that has annoyed me is the fact you need to buy the day-1 cars. Credit wise i feel i'm doing fine.
I applied a street transmission upgrade to my '69 Camaro and went for a drive. I was in 4th gear and accidentally shifted up instead of down and to my surprise, there was a 5th gear!
Hang on, the Camaro only has a 4 speed. The only time you get a 6 speed in FM5 or previous Forza's is when you upgrade to a racing box. Turns out that you now can install a 5 speed box too if upgrading to a street or sport transmission.
Nice little touch there.
I only wish there were more different upgrades and tuning tools Turn 10...I really do..
Hang on, the Camaro only has a 4 speed. The only time you get a 6 speed in FM5 or previous Forza's is when you upgrade to a racing box. Turns out that you now can install a 5 speed box too if upgrading to a street or sport transmission.
Nice little touch there.
I only wish there were more different upgrades and tuning tools Turn 10...I really do..
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Have you tried both the display discovery option and manually choosing resolutions?
So I purchased the game with my Xbox One, and I intend to play it as a simulation game. I basically removed all assists and increased the difficulty.
Are there any guides / tutorials that I can read teaching me the basics on how to drive properly ? I'd really like to get better at it, but it's hard teaching yourself something that looks so complicated.
Are there any guides / tutorials that I can read teaching me the basics on how to drive properly ? I'd really like to get better at it, but it's hard teaching yourself something that looks so complicated.
DonfatherBrooks
Member
Anyone else having issues with the triggers. I'm fully pressing the trigger in forza in some places yet get no acceleration and then it comes in seems like acceleration is being laggy. Is it the game or my controller?
do you have traction control on?
Try this - well written tips for beginners.
I would also suggest that you do not take out all assists at once, especially if you're new to the series. Mastering braking/clutch/gas at the same time could be frustrating.
DonfatherBrooks
Member
weird. no issues here. sounds like your pad. have you gone back and watched replays? assuming it has the full game hud, you could see if the game is registering a trigger push when you experience that.
Stop slamming on the brakes
I've had a great time with the AI...I'd say 90% of the time "crashes" or contact is my fault. There are those moments where the AI drivers make some "mistakes" though. I had a hilarious one yesterday and didn't think to record it.
A Corvette came in too hot on a sharp curve, lost it trying to turn, and spun through the grass and into two cars that were ahead coming out of the turn. I died laughing as I gently hit the apex and left them behind.
Sweet thanks guys i got it...yes f1 is ungodly and corvette -R. Oh my... and yes achievements pop up with these so probably patch.
Also I got three gift cars last night not day one. Dont know what they were for, no P1
The C6R? Please, do tell more!
Stop slamming on the brakes
I've had a great time with the AI...I'd say 90% of the time "crashes" or contact is my fault. There are those moments where the AI drivers make some "mistakes" though. I had a hilarious one yesterday and didn't think to record it.
A Corvette came in too hot on a sharp curve, lost it trying to turn, and spun through the grass and into two cars that were ahead coming out of the turn. I died laughing as I gently hit the apex and left them behind.
while i'd agree the ai is a bit too aggressive, i LOVE that they arent all the same and it definitely doesnt feel scripted like it has in the past. its also important to point out that everyones experience with the ai may be different as we are all pulling different drivatars from the cloud AND that is at least partially influenced by our own driving behaviors.
flashmouth
Neo Member
Also I got three gift cars last night not day one. Dont know what they were for, no P1
What cars exactly? Maybe achievement related? That would be cool.
You can try bumping the difficulty up, that cleaned things up a bit for me.
I think part of the problem is most of the career races are only 2 laps so people drive really aggressively initially to break away from the pack.
And then you have people like me, who traditionally keep away from online because they have difficulty adjusting their lines sue to other cars, now infiltrating single player games
Yea. It is glorious....sounds like it does when I watch in car of LeMans. Feels great too, can not wait to own it
Audi RS7 Sportback
Ferrari F12berlinetta
Ford Fiesta ST
I have been playing Forza games since Forza 2. I am mostly an online sim racer who likes to runs leagues. I thought I would share my impressions on the new game for the Xbox One.
Pros
The racing is totally solid and always has been
The Graphics - 60fps and 1080p is great
The Cars - the cars are beautiful
Forza Vista - very cool feature if you are into car pron
The Tracks - all the tracks a very nice looking and seem more accurate
16 cars racing at once - love the traffic
Drivatars and their difficulty levels
Cons
The multiplayer hoppers need to be retuned. Everytime my friend and I try and race we can only find 1 or 2 other drivers if any at all. It says there are 1000's of drivers online but where are they??
You can NOT gift anything anymore. No tunes, no cars, no liverys ect.
You can NOT sell your cars anymore...ugh why???
There is not a discount that I see for upgrading your cars. Last year you could basically upgrade your Audi for free if you raised your affinity level high enough. The appears to be gone. I am a level 9 on my Audi and no discounts.
The lotus F1 car is 8M Credits or 10,000 Tokens.....WTF???
They just really nerfed/changed the economy here. I am racing with no assists and on Pro difficulty (6/7 hardest) and I am making 12-13K per race coming in 1st. You get a boost each level up but it seems to be 31,500 credits each time. it should be increasing each level.
There are 7 drivatar difficulty levels. I have been racing on "Pro" level drivatar difficulty (which is level 6 out of 7) and it has been a decent challenge. I would say the first and 2nd place cars are a bit tough to catch up to but the rest of the pack was pretty easy to pass. I tried 'Unbeatable" and that felt like I was racing real people for sure. This was truly a tough level of difficulty as I came in 8th place in a 3 lap race at Road Atlanta (typically one of my faster tracks). You have to have a solid car and have it tuned to win at this difficulty.
Overall the racing, cars, Forza vista, drivatars and tracks are all fantastic but a lot of what is outside of that is a bit crappy. In all honesty it really seems like they made the ability to earn cash difficult so you would then in turn give them "real money" for tokens. Which in many peoples opinion is complete bullshit.
Pros
The racing is totally solid and always has been
The Graphics - 60fps and 1080p is great
The Cars - the cars are beautiful
Forza Vista - very cool feature if you are into car pron
The Tracks - all the tracks a very nice looking and seem more accurate
16 cars racing at once - love the traffic
Drivatars and their difficulty levels
Cons
The multiplayer hoppers need to be retuned. Everytime my friend and I try and race we can only find 1 or 2 other drivers if any at all. It says there are 1000's of drivers online but where are they??
You can NOT gift anything anymore. No tunes, no cars, no liverys ect.
You can NOT sell your cars anymore...ugh why???
There is not a discount that I see for upgrading your cars. Last year you could basically upgrade your Audi for free if you raised your affinity level high enough. The appears to be gone. I am a level 9 on my Audi and no discounts.
The lotus F1 car is 8M Credits or 10,000 Tokens.....WTF???
They just really nerfed/changed the economy here. I am racing with no assists and on Pro difficulty (6/7 hardest) and I am making 12-13K per race coming in 1st. You get a boost each level up but it seems to be 31,500 credits each time. it should be increasing each level.
There are 7 drivatar difficulty levels. I have been racing on "Pro" level drivatar difficulty (which is level 6 out of 7) and it has been a decent challenge. I would say the first and 2nd place cars are a bit tough to catch up to but the rest of the pack was pretty easy to pass. I tried 'Unbeatable" and that felt like I was racing real people for sure. This was truly a tough level of difficulty as I came in 8th place in a 3 lap race at Road Atlanta (typically one of my faster tracks). You have to have a solid car and have it tuned to win at this difficulty.
Overall the racing, cars, Forza vista, drivatars and tracks are all fantastic but a lot of what is outside of that is a bit crappy. In all honesty it really seems like they made the ability to earn cash difficult so you would then in turn give them "real money" for tokens. Which in many peoples opinion is complete bullshit.
For those of you unfamiliar on why you guy free cars and tokes here is the explanation. You must sign in though with your MS passport.
https://rewards.forzamotorsport.net/en-us/
Forza 5 Rewards for November 2013:
Tier 1 no reward
Tier 2 Ford Fiesta ST + 10,000 credits
Tier 3 Audi RS 7 + 20,000 credits + lower tier rewards
Tier 4 Ferrari F1berlinetta + 40,000 credits + lower tier rewards
Tier 5 McLaren P1 + 80,000 credits + lower tier rewards
Tier 6 160,000 credits + lower tier rewards
Thus, a player in Tier 5 would receive the Ford + Audi + Ferrari + McLaren + 150,000 credits for November. Then in December and future months the player would receive that month's new set of rewards. The McLaren P1 reward for November is the model available to all players, not the painted LE DLC version of the car.
Troubleshooting: Some players did not receive gift car messages for November Rewards at launch. Turn 10 is aware of the issue and working on it. If you have not done so in a while, log out of XBL and log back in. Follow @ForzaMotorsport for updates.
Tier Levels:
Tier 1 0-100 points
Tier 2 100-700 points
Tier 3 700-2500 points
Tier 4 2500-4500 points
Tier 5 4500-5500 points
Tier 6 5500-8500 points
https://rewards.forzamotorsport.net/en-us/
Forza 5 Rewards for November 2013:
Tier 1 no reward
Tier 2 Ford Fiesta ST + 10,000 credits
Tier 3 Audi RS 7 + 20,000 credits + lower tier rewards
Tier 4 Ferrari F1berlinetta + 40,000 credits + lower tier rewards
Tier 5 McLaren P1 + 80,000 credits + lower tier rewards
Tier 6 160,000 credits + lower tier rewards
Thus, a player in Tier 5 would receive the Ford + Audi + Ferrari + McLaren + 150,000 credits for November. Then in December and future months the player would receive that month's new set of rewards. The McLaren P1 reward for November is the model available to all players, not the painted LE DLC version of the car.
Troubleshooting: Some players did not receive gift car messages for November Rewards at launch. Turn 10 is aware of the issue and working on it. If you have not done so in a while, log out of XBL and log back in. Follow @ForzaMotorsport for updates.
Tier Levels:
Tier 1 0-100 points
Tier 2 100-700 points
Tier 3 700-2500 points
Tier 4 2500-4500 points
Tier 5 4500-5500 points
Tier 6 5500-8500 points
Is the racing a lot ore competitive across the whole grid now with Drivatar tech? In previous Forzas there would be one or two fast AI cars way out in front with the rest of the cars lumped together way back in the distance. I felt I was only really ever racing two other cars. Is the whole pack competitive now? Do they actually race as pack or do one or two Drivatars still totally dominate?
JackAubrey
Member
I've crossed into Tier 5 now but I don't think I did it early enough to get the P1. I got all the cars below it.
flashmouth
Neo Member
that are your forza rewards
Here is a google doc with all the cars and prices
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...QmVJanVNVE9ic2t4VnpvRVE&usp=sharing#gid=0
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...QmVJanVNVE9ic2t4VnpvRVE&usp=sharing#gid=0
OMG is this real? Some of these Forza 5 pics look rediculous. Thanks for sharing Xbox guys and galsHere's one from me
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Edit: [Gearbox] B class tune available: search creator = jfiler
much more as a pack, though the top 3 usually separate themselves from the rest after a lap or so. but its rare to not be battling to overtake or maintain position - of course this is also do to races only being 2-3 laps... still, much better then past forza games in this respect.
Hawk269
Member
Con's:
1. Lack of tracks
2. Lack of time of day settings. Not talking dynamic lighting, but in the other games, some tracks had alternate time of day settings.
Pro's:
1. Amazing visuals
2. Sound is just sublime. If you have a great sound system, it is incredible
3. Physics are even better than previous games
4. Online 16 player races, with no lag, perfect voice communication is incredible.
5. While lack of tracks is a issue there is a good variety
lastflowers
Banned
I really hope they include some more prebaked lighting for current maps in a future update. That's the type of thing that I might be cheaper for them to implement, and would show some good will to consumers.
Hawk269
Member
Agree. If the offered Prague, Alps, Spa and one other tracks with a different time of day, it would be great and not make it as sterile. I mean, Alps and Prague just look fantastic in Forza 5, getting a different time of day would just add so much.
I know they were rushed to release, but like you said, this would be something that would not take too much effort to do and it if offered for free would be a nice thing for T10 to do.
Personally, I just want a minimum of 4 more tracks. That would make it a bit less repetitive. Maple Valley, Nurb, Suzuka & Fuji Kaido would be my 4 I want the most.
So, Forza Tokens = Bitcoins confirmed?
can you guys stop this hyperbole IT LOOKS REAL crap, because 99% of the time its obviously a video game, the only shots that have fooled me on first glance are from pcars and even then its very rare
mine are there but they are not liveried nor can I tell if they have upgrades or is that available once you buy them?
thx
yea also wondering if $20 for VIP is worth the credit boost before I go too far with this... the pack cars don't do much for me
JeffGames-24
Member
Strictly speaking, 720P would generally be considered the "better" choice; however you must be aware of what the panel's native resolution is. For example, it would be better to run 1080i on a 1080i panel than 720P and vice versa. Even though many TVs “support” resolutions higher than their native resolution, such an option should only be utilized if it must be.
The person you quoted is having trouble selecting resolutions besides 720P because his TV has provided the source with its panel’s native resolution via EDID. For him, 720P IS the best option. You want to avoid scaling on an LCD whenever possible, and even if 1080P was an option for him, his TV would have to scale it down to fit on his panel, throwing away data in the process.
that is crazy
I bought two cars in F4 with tokens... think it cost me $5 or $6 each and they were $1-2 million cars
yes I was part of the problem... but $6 is not bad if you really want it NOW... $40 is robbery
$40 is robbery
The Elite
BOSS
I received a message that i received 2 free cars in Forza 5 but i don't see them in my list of owned cars. Do i need to do anything else to receive them?
Pleasantly surprised to discover I am Tier 3. I don't even remember signing up for this.