I would much prefer just ghosting at the starting grid. That would be an advantage to players with lower skill, no obstacles to make them lose control and gives them a chance catch up or pass a few AI.
They’ll have less pressure to push harder due to a bad start and exercise more control on that first corner.
Downside is the advantage will be huge for players with higher skill on an already nerfed trial difficulty.
Reduce the points or make it an event outside of the Festival Playlist. I guess most players just join it because you get half of the points for the desired exclusive car. And as it’s a team race that you can win without a significant contribution it’s especially attractive to players who struggle to drive.
The upside to the Trial disappeared a long time ago anyway so I think this suggestion would suit everyone.
For the purpose of winning the event you want the best drivers in front ASAP so they can go after the lead AI, on certain tracks + with a bad team + a runaway AI turning up starting last can be a killer if you’re clearly the only one with enough pace to reel in a drivatar stuck in nonsense mode, by the time you’ve cut through the chaos it can sometimes be too late with how short many tracks are.
Ghosted starts would help do that + let everyone get to positions that reflect their ability without being taken out early if there’s an idiot in the team.
Not gonna lie, I’m probably enjoying “Nissan to the max” championship more than I should. Part of that may be connected with that I’m Nissanophile IRL and I like lower classes racing.
Too name just a few cars used in that championship:
“DevilZ” - 240Z + vintage tires + RB26
“cringe S15” - S15 + stock tires + AWD swap + BMW swap
“FWD grip” - Sentra + rally tires
and of course “professional racecar” - Titan + drag tires + V8 swap
Every time the same thing… every time when there is a Street Race required in the Forzathon you have a 50/50 Chance if it is really a Street Racer or a Street SCENE Race. Fix your translations!!!
Edit: I play on German language thats why I say fix the translation.
I take you mean all the annoying dancing, petting dinosaurs, etc. not to mention all the ridiculous outfits.
For that I applaud you and would certainly get my vote.
Took four jumps of 600 plus (550 is 2 star) at the Baja show jump to trigger the win. Probably just another mistake in their setup for the event. Just another shining example of how much effort the people behind the game put into quality control.
To this point: do we know if all the songs will be released after the 10y anniversary or how this will work if you miss one? I typically don’t listen to the radio, but have to admit I’ve started again with this new station, so somewhat regretting that one slipped by me…
Really enjoying the Nissan street racing event. The prize is the only improvement to be made. Had some good races in a proper Skyline against a jacked Pulsar. They had the speed, but also a lot of understeer, so I was able to nip through.
The stock engine feels very weak in the R33. There is a sweet spot to shift in the lower gears, but then it just seems to die. Like I’m peddling.
I forgot how much I love that FH3 title track. And having to save up my credits back then to afford that awesome Batmobile-looking Centenario…good times.
Trial was an absolute breeze this week; we cleaned up on both races. I don’t know if I got super-lucky working my way through the crowd or was the only one who knew how to feather the throttle properly, but somehow I got WAY out in front of everyone in the first race, to the point where they weren’t even on my map screen.
Yeah, Trial was easy. I got good starts in both races. I used a teammate for a bit of stability in race 1 and they used me back in race 2 - touring car stuff, so it wasn’t too lonely.
In race 2 one ai was so intent on ramming me that it instead drove itself off the bridge at the start of Decansor Dorado Sprint. I love the commitment.
For the danger sign daily, clearing the 3 star target (502.9m) at Base Jump (northern most danger sign) does the trick. Easy enough on any road S2 since there’s road leading almost up to it and jumps into the ravine.
Stay On Target is playing up for me as well, it required more than the 3 stars it says yesterday and now I’ve just came on to find it’s back up and showing as an active/uncompleted task.