I liked a lot the new Ranked Multiplayer racing in new FM, really fun a lot and great way to keep clean drivers together
The only thing i dont liked its that the Spec racing still lets people exchange car parts and setup the car, thus still giving advantages to the car instead by driver skill and Fuel/Tire strategy
I would prefer that the cars had a pre-made fixed setup for all drivers, letting the drivers climb thru the ranks by skill and not beacuse they maneged do their cars go faster than opponents
Spec racing is fully homologated to ensure an even playing field. That means all the cars racing are identical and have been tuned by us to provide the fairest and most competitive experience possible.
From their wording I thought the upgrades would’ve been locked, weird that they can still be changed… Maybe a bug?
What would be nice is to still have some freedom in the tune, like adjusting the aero balance to preference.
this is what I wanted too. However, after doing a lot of testing, so many of the spec cars in Forza GT have such bad tunes, that is why they aren’t competitive. When you tune the cars, they actually get a lot closer in balance. So basically we’d all be driving the Audi in Forza GT to be competitive. The Audi has a great stock tune. The rest do not. Tuning the others brings them all closer. Basically Turn 10 would have to have somebody sit and tune them to be even, and I don’t think they have the ability. That being said, that would be ideal. Forza is a massive step up, but it’s not ACC and not IRacing. Not to mention the possibility of abuse by players selling set-ups all Coach Dave Academy.
On Automobilista, anyone who ever set a time trail time with a tuned car (whether they saved it or not for themselves) was automatically saved to their leaderboard time and could be downloaded by anyone. And you couldn’t hide it by using a different car, because you could sort the leaderboard by car.
Spec racing is my favorite feature of the game, i like how the races are equalized and everyone has a chance by their own habiltities to seek a victory or a podium
But I still have my grips with it
1- Make people to not make setups in spec: lock them of using setups of any type during spec races, makes the races more competitive and a truly “anyone can win”, if some players want explore winning races with setup there has the Open Lobbies for it
2- Make the cars more equialitable: for exemple, make the Honda Touring car have a similar performance than the Golf (or anything OP car of the class) use the BOP to its favor, dont be scaried to nerf or buff car setups to make the grids more variable and give option for players use their personal car preferences more than use a single OP car with a setup made by someone else
3- Dont be scaried to use and bring spec series: Bring the real life spec cars, MX5, Formula Mazda, Mustang Challenge, Bandoleros… whatever cool spec racing you guys can put, put it
For online spec races have proper fixed setup races where tyre and fuel are only choices.
Saves hours of tinkering for a fair race or go get some randoms locked setup to be competitive.
Fixed setups and stability and other driving aids disabled. Traction control and ABS options if the cars have them as standard other wise disabled.
Let’s make this simcade a proper racing game the bones are there just need to get the small things sorted