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Game On: Forza 2
ben0207
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But not a real Game On as I'm too lazy to organise it all. I picked this up yesterday, and so far I'm loving the shit out of it. Though my love of the Jaguar E-Type means my progress is somewhat slowed as I can't buy any more cars because I keep spending all my credits keeping my precious baby well fed.
Still, it is quite hilarious to drive an A class when all the AIs have C Class, even if it does hate cornering. Completely. Well, maybe it doesn't hate corners so much as it really loves track barriers and wants to give them hugs all the time. I can't tell a difference.
Post pictures of awesome paintjobs etc here. And GamerTags, I guess. (I'm willing to take any gifts
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ben0207 :: OhTwoOhSeven
Pacifist :: Pacifist NJ
bombboy :: BombBoyGT
JustinSane07 :: JustinSane07
Gihgehls :: The Hellphish
El Guaco :: Mortal Peril
Negrodamus :: P3rcyMiracl3s
darleysam ::DustAndEchoes77
Still, it is quite hilarious to drive an A class when all the AIs have C Class, even if it does hate cornering. Completely. Well, maybe it doesn't hate corners so much as it really loves track barriers and wants to give them hugs all the time. I can't tell a difference.
Post pictures of awesome paintjobs etc here. And GamerTags, I guess. (I'm willing to take any gifts
)List of 'Tags
ben0207 :: OhTwoOhSeven
Pacifist :: Pacifist NJ
bombboy :: BombBoyGT
JustinSane07 :: JustinSane07
Gihgehls :: The Hellphish
El Guaco :: Mortal Peril
Negrodamus :: P3rcyMiracl3s
darleysam ::DustAndEchoes77
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Ben, I already have you on my friends list, which is also getting rather full (got a few invites on there already that I've not accepted yet, sorry to those people).
I built a racing cockpit specifically for Forza 2 and every part of me, brain to dick... is telling me to get rid of the monstrosity(women give it an odd look when they see it) but just knowing that Forza 3 is in development has stayed my hand.
Fuck.
LOVE THIS GAME
I roll Zondas, dawg.
Good luck taking corners.
What!?
My S-class Zonda runs the 'Ring in 7:23
also, that way I'd have an excuse to break out my beautiful Shelby GT500KR. You know, the 60s one, from back when America knew how to make good cars.
Btw, I have this game if anyone wants to race.
JustinSane07
I've never liked driving a Zonda in either Gran Turismo or Forza. Those things just do not want to turn a corner.
I race D through S. Someone mentioned the tC(I own one as well) and it's a beastly d-class car. I can usually keep up with the Mini scrubs with it.
My favorite class is either C or B, though. Well... A is fun, too.
Shit... they're all fun.
We are of like mind, and should race!
gamertag: Mortal Peril
Unfortunately, I don't have a Live Gold subscription, and back when I did I had chronic lag problems with Forza anyway.
I guess we're too much of like mind... crap.
My 360 is giving me problems, and my gold subscription is about over too. Plus, I lag a bit anyway.
Is the wheel necessary to play racing sims properly or can you compete with a regular controller?
Also how indepth are the modifications and upgrades that you can do to cars and is it something a car newb would have no hope grasping?
Thanks
Origin: theRealElMucho
Yeah, those new Corvette ZO6's are just terrible.
I might have to get in on this. I haven't done enough (any) online racing in F2.
I got my ass handed to me all the time in spite of having the wheel and other peeps using a regular controller.
Honestly, I don't think this should even be possible. I watch the telemetry of people using a standard controller and they spend the whole time bumping the stick instead of turning smoothly. For a sim, that should cause the wheels to break free all the time, and yet they drive like they're on rails. I don't get it. I almost felt like I was being punished at times with my wheel because I could literally feel the edge of the envelope on curves and stick drivers would go around me. Meh, maybe I just suck at driving.
There's only one car I drive that makes me think a wheel might be better simply because turning with a controller is not smooth. And some cars seem to require you to be smooth. When I drive the GT40, because the vehicle has so much lateral horsepower, turning is extremely touchy with it. It makes it almost hard to focus when driving because you're constantly fighting for control.
Ask anyone you like who knows anything about cars if they'd rather own a mint condition 2009 Mustang or a mint condition 1969 Mustang. You may repeat this experiment for a '69 Corvette C3 vs. an '09 Corvette C6. Go ahead, do it.
There's a reason why, for the past six or seven years, the major American car makers are trying to make their expensive cars resemble what their expensive cars used to look like in the late sixties and early seventies.
Regardless, gamertag is in the sig. I'm up for racing with you all if this gets started. Spec out a few cars on here, and get some tight races going
You didn't take into account that a 40 year old car that is mint condition is worth a lot more to someone than a car that just released and would be brand new to anyone.
And bombboy, that is the only thing I need to do as well. I played through the entire game and got 100% before I even tried an online race. I have something like 770,000 online credits, seems like I will never get to it.
I would be up to race this weekend sometime, AcridMeat
I too, absolutely suck at tuning, people make it sound so easy but I just want to race!
You don't get it? It's called dampening. If the angle of the stick directly controlled the angles of the front wheel you wouldn't be simulating the speed a human could turn the steering wheel. The reason that people do better with a controller is because they don't have to fight to keep the car going straight.
You don't suck at driving, its just that the wheel is a pretty crappy wheel to use with a sim. It only goes 270 degrees from lock to lock. For good control, you need more like 900 degrees.
I had a wheel and I found it to be WAY MORE FUN than the control but also NOT A BETTER CONTROL for winning races. For best results, turn the FF scale way down, that way you get the tactile information from the wheel but you don't have to fight it to keep it where you want it.
Of course people would rather have mint condition cars from the 60's, as they are ultra-rare. I know people who've driven both corvettes though, and in any realistic measure of performance, handling, etc, the '09 will absolutely blow the doors off the '69.
C6 < C3 < C6 Z06 < C6 ZR1
Also Waaaaagh! (not finished with it yet)
I just hate my gamertag
The controller is much easier to use. I've been using the wheel since the game debuted and still have a hard time if I take traction control off on the higher classes.
So no, not necessary at all, but it does add a lot to the experience, especially with the proper seating arrangements.
As far as modifications an upgrades go, you can go balls deep or not at all. I tend to leave my tuning stock and still run in the top 3. What's great about this game is it caters to every kind of car nut. From the artist, to the tuner... to the racer.
That's a lot of wrong.
The C6 Z06 is an absolute monster on the track. Anybody who picks a '69 Corvette over the C6 prefers the look and feel of classic muscle. The reasons for going retro on design is not for performance reasons.
EDIT: Gamertag = Stupornaut, in case y'all want to see how fast a C-Class 300 SL Gullwing can go.
GT: YorkerEchoAlpha
My issue at the moment is I'm down to about $20,000. I spent the last few months of playtime buying many cars and upgrading them a bit. For some reason, I never had money problems in the original Forza.
Oh and winning online career races fo sho
my obsession's already cost me most of my holiday and i don't need more encouragement to throw my life down the pan
isn't being in the top half a percentile in most time trials good enough for you
edit: GT is sackofjoy
edit: You forgot to add my gamertag to the list, AcridMeat.
Think about it, 4 on 4 racing, lot's of dirty, underhand racing in the main pack as the top few drivers attempt to claim a point for their team.