Forza 3 Discussion...

[bkfount]

Getting the FXX for free at level 35 is like a cheat code. It's a beast, even better than the veyron. I can shred the R3 class even with like a 100 points difference in PI.

[Tomba]

Picked it up finally.(whats that two weeks?) anyway...

All in all. GREAT.

21 'areas' where the tracks are isn't enough for all the complaining that there weren't that many with Forza 2.

YES. There are variables and reverses but it's just not enough.

Cars though are in abundance and are lovely to drive/look at.

Handling is the best I've experienced in so far in a racer.



TWo things i just wish made it in though that would herald this as one complete and amzing racer to beat.

1)weather effects and night time driving. Yes I know not really the place but why not?
2)Real nascar venues for the stock cars and more "areas' in general to race in like tokyo city etc...

I'm holding out until gran turismo hits to see if it does the two things i think are needed most in a complete racing game. so far PGR4 has been the only game to really nail the "content" stuff i mentioned properly albeit it being more of a arcade racer.

Right now Forza Motorsport 3 beats Forza 1 and 2 easily. the quality in the game is there by boatloads.

Will it be as classy as Gran Turismo 5 though? don't know. haven't played shift but i doubt it's any better unless it has the content i mentioned...

Score?

9.2 IF you're happy with the amount of tracks....

8.9 IF not...like me

[Jeffrey99]

Anyone know of any decent leagues for Forza? The place I went for Forza 2 seems to be dead this time around. So didn't know of any other places.

[DirtyJerz32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomba

2)Real nascar venues for the stock cars and more "areas' in general to race in like tokyo city etc...

http://www.operationsports.com/newspost.php?id=374417

Tomba this may help you out. Not sure if you saw this or not. Nascar is in GT5.

[65South]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jeffrey99

Anyone know of any decent leagues for Forza? The place I went for Forza 2 seems to be dead this time around. So didn't know of any other places.

Jeffrey, this is one of the only ones that I know about. Don't know much about it as I haven't had a chance to check 'em out. Hopefully it's worth a shot for you!

Quote: Originally Posted by RynoAid

TFRL - Tradition Forza Racing League We are looking for like minded individuals who are looking for competetive racing in a casual atmosphere. Most of the 500 members on our site or older guys so there is a strong community of racers to build from. Currently have about 15- 20 guys racing regurlarly but were growing every day. We have several circuits kicking off this week as well as casual racing nights to just get together and toss a few back while racing with friends. Stop by our forums and check us out.

[Kruza]

Man, I don't have this game yet so I can't tell. At any rate, please tell me there isn't many knuckleheads like this on Live. Heh, I'm sorry, but if I come across someone racing like this guy online I would have to cuss this mofo out -- and it would be loud and clear so everyone could hear.



Kruza

[Jeffrey99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kruza

Man, I don't have this game yet so I can't tell. At any rate, please tell me there isn't many knuckleheads like this on Live. Heh, I'm sorry, but if I come across someone racing like this guy online I would have to cuss this mofo out -- and it would be loud and clear so everyone could hear. Kruza

This is one reason why I normally don't play online games against randoms. But I was fully expecting to see a video of another person. Not for it to be his video. LOL Always nice to see comments when people all thank it's so funny. Video game companies I think need to start taking a more serious approach into people playing games online the way they are meant to be played and maybe having real consequences if your doing unsportsman like stuff like that.

[lnin0]

I would say that video is pretty typical. To be blunt - Forza 3 is dreadful online - especially if all your friends are playing COD MW2 and you just want to get into a random race. Turn 10 took out the public customer / server browser and now funnel everyone into a handful of match making play lists, 'for the greater good'.

- Full assists so skill is not required...in fact, try keeping up with the already class-overpowered FXX when you actually have to manage your wheel spin and stability against someone who is glued to the track.

- Crash party because 'all assist' drivers never learn how to drive. They play the single player like Burnout and it doesn't change when they are racing online.

- Cheaters prosper. Unlike Race Pro or Shift where you are penalized and DQed for cutting Forza 3 does nothing to discourage it. A few corners have velcro grass, the ones you usually get punted into from behind, but otherwise the biggest penalty a player gets is not having his lap time post on the good guys leaderboard. Not a deterent.

- Hundreds of ways to customize the races but only a six pre-set play list to pick from. No server browser, no custom options, no way to join a public room that isn't built for six year old arcade racers. If you don't like the handful of generic and arcade friendly play list T10 has created you are sol.

- Winners go home. One of the reasons T10 put an end to custom public rooms was to stop host from kicking people who were better. Well, Forza 3 makes it more common because now instead of the host having that option, everyone in the room does. Win a few races or have a guy feel you are at fault for something and your name gets put on the chopping block. You will be surprised how many people will just vote to kick even if they are not sure why. They just assume the initiator must have a good cause so they agree and out you go.

- Overpowered cars lead the pack. It seems, as always, T10 is not very good at balancing car classes by its PI system. So for each class you will find a few cars that stand head and shoulders above the rest. In the A class you can just downgrade your car by putting an AWD tranny in it. Then upgrade it until it is a class beater. Same for the R3 class in which super cars have some 200hp on the race tuned cars.

To put it simply. Forza 3 is a joke online if you are looking for anything but cheap arcade racing. If you have a crew to run private with or are just looking for a great handling but sterile single player experience Forza 3 is fantastic. If you are looking for serious random races...well, you have as good a chance of finding that in NFS Shift or Burnout.