FM4 Anyone disappointed with Forza 4?

Hiroshi Awazu · Nov 2, 2011

Well myself no, i think the game is great!. The first DLC is awesome,don't have it yet but i'm happy with the way the game is now. And it didn't take a year to release a DLC and quite frankly a stellar one too. I'm looking forward to the next DLC.

Paulo Ribeiro · Nov 2, 2011

The only thing that disappointed me so far is the AI. I like to run some 30 or 40 laps races and the AI sucks.
I find fantastic that noone during the game development saw that AI will be ridiculously slow entering during and exiting corners.
Really hope that Turn10 release a nice AI behavior update in a very short future.

Dan Smith · Nov 2, 2011

I've got big issues. Would be nice to have more than 50 laps available though. I don't like in cockpit view how you can't use both rev counter easily.

Paulo Ribeiro · Nov 2, 2011

Dan Smith said:
Would be nice to have more than 50 laps available

You can. Just go to online races set your own host server and select the laps you want, with the AI drivers you want also.

Dan Smith · Nov 2, 2011

I didn't know that lol cheers! Think I may have a new race idea now.

Dazmaniac · Nov 3, 2011

As I'm new to Forza I have to say from what I've played so far it is a damn fine offering. It has even see me put GT5 out to pasture, lol.

I would say my only gripe so far owuld be the AI. Some if it is downright lame. A 3 laop race in E and F class cars and you can win by a country mile. Hope they can tweak this in some way via a downloadable patch fix.

If they would just make them that bit more challenging that would be great.

Had a dabble with the paint/decal tools and whilst they take a bit of getting used to, with time and patience I can see the possibilities of some great artwork being created.

Hiroshi Awazu · Nov 3, 2011

So far i have not regretted trading my GT5 away and i don't think i will.

Wayne Thomas · Nov 4, 2011

The only downside so far - I just tried racing online against Joe Public - 16 cars sounds good but what a shambles! Crashfest - very disappointed - some good racers because I could see clean fast laps at race ending but too many idiots who shouldn't be on the road! Thank goodness for RD and others like it .....

Paulo Ribeiro · Nov 4, 2011

I have another downside.
It is taking away my social life.....

Hiroshi Awazu · Nov 4, 2011

Wayne Thomas said:
The only downside so far - I just tried racing online against Joe Public - 16 cars sounds good but what a shambles! Crashfest - very disappointed - some good racers because I could see clean fast laps at race ending but too many idiots who shouldn't be on the road! Thank goodness for RD and others like it .....

Maybe they were using Kinect lol!

Gaz · Nov 4, 2011

More tracks would of been nice.

William Levesque · Nov 4, 2011

Usually I wait for the wreck (if I'm last or in the pack), avoid it and go on with my race to pwned everyone !

Paulo Ribeiro · Nov 5, 2011

I'm disappointed that public servers doesn't run with full damage because of those idiots that don't know how to behave in society.

Wayne Thomas · Nov 6, 2011

Paulo Ribeiro said:
I'm disappointed that public servers doesn't run with full damage because of those idiots that don't know how to behave in society.

GRID used to run lobbies with full damage - worse in some respects as your car can be totalled at first corner = race over
Maybe ghosting when collisions occur?

Connor Caple · Nov 6, 2011

I am very disappointed with the career mode and the race format. They could have done so much more.

I'll come right out and say that I'm a WTCC type racer, not a drifter and not a fan of 'race cars' (R1+) so I'm always looking for S-class and lower racing. The Career insists on moving you up to R-class cars, the same as the last game, which I complained about back then too! I hate R-Class *shrugs* Porsche tends to be the fastest I want to drive and I prefer some good A-class racing, but after several seasons, even changing to lower class cars just gets ignored by the career system.

They also failed to add any Qualifying sessions - I have been asking them to put that in since the original Forza and it still doesn't happen. The online Rival stuff is fun, but they could have given us a 'Race Weekend' experience to choose as an option for those who like that sort of thing.

Basically, after the first half dozen seasons or so I am reduced to racing from the event list instead when I want a quick race against the AI. Owing to personal circumstances I can't get online in the evenings much these days and daytime racers tend to be kids who ram you off the track in the corners :tongue:

Hiroshi Awazu · Nov 6, 2011

Believe me the online action with the "Other Game" isn't any better either. I don't have XBL yet so i cannot express my angers of online play yet. I'll take your guy's words for it. And i wish my wheel will come soon! i hate playing with controller. I'm not getting the full Forza experience!.

Dan Smith · Nov 7, 2011

There are some people who drive like idiots, but I think so far it is a lot better than it was in FM3. Usually I'm at the front so maybe that is why I haven't seen much stupidity. The thing that really get so atm is the ridiculously quick LB cars like the Super Bee or Dodge Dart. Racing against these in a "normal car" is pointless as you'll never win unless you join their way of online play.

Stuart P · Nov 7, 2011

Paulo Ribeiro said:
You can. Just go to online races set your own host server and select the laps you want, with the AI drivers you want also.

has anyone tried this? are the ai as good/bad online as in other events?

William Levesque · Nov 7, 2011

Dan Smith said:
There are some people who drive like idiots, but I think so far it is a lot better than it was in FM3. Usually I'm at the front so maybe that is why I haven't seen much stupidity. The thing that really get so atm is the ridiculously quick LB cars like the Super Bee or Dodge Dart. Racing against these in a "normal car" is pointless as you'll never win unless you join their way of online play.

It's indeed stupid to have these Muscle Cars as track beasts, as it was in Forza 3 with 4WD cars... These aren't good on a race track...

But, the Lotus Elise/Exige in Forza 4 are also considered as being LB cars... The thing is, these cars, upgraded and tuned, will indeed be unbeatable in real life as well so...