Japanese Automotive (Series 17) Info & Feedback Polls

Probably most players excited about the new Z, for me the highlight is Toyota 800. The Galant was one of my favorite rally cars in FH4.

Wished for Honda S800, 74 Toyota Corolla, and Mazda RX3. I hope they add them in future series.

Updating Showcase with different car is a nice idea.

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Well, considering they added more eventlab parts and rims, I can’t complain. Although, it was quite funny when I heard; “um….let’s see if I can find them” :rofl:

Don’t care about the 800. Never really use these types of cars in game. Love the rest.

To be blunt, Kelly Boyle looks completely dis-interested in being a part of these streams. She always has this “why am I here?” look. Not sure of all the things she’s in charge of but doesn’t seem to be to engaged.

Torben is always great and Chris shows a lot of enthusiasm for cars (real world applications).

The Toyota Sports 800, while a very cool car, is not a kei car. At the time of its creation, kei cars had to have an engine size no greater than 360 cc – the Toyota is over twice that. Even current regulations limit cars to a displacement of 660 cc, so it wouldn’t even qualify now. At 3.5m (11.7 ft) long, it’s also too large to be considered a kei car. Just had to get that off my chest.

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I expected at least that they’ll have donut media part 2 here. Woudlve fit the theme. Also i feel like expansion 2 mightve gotten delayed. Since they hyped up series 17 as big and it doesnt seem to be big at all. More like a regular festival playlist update.

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Nismo gtr returned thats nice. 22B as well.

So there’s a “game fixes” section… but still no mention about loading times, lagging menu, stuttering, or even dashboard of Lamborghini Sian…

But I suppose some folks will be happy with this :smiley:
Fixed an issue with the Horizon Promo list where an incorrect version of the 2021 Mercedes-AMG One was displayed

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If Expansion 2 isn’t announced during next month’s stream, it’s most likely delayed until the fall.

Oh come on, they can’t be serious. They ‘patched in’ this bug in the beginning of November.
The fact that a bug that big and that obvious got past their probably non-existent QC team should be baffling enough. But that they didn’t do anything about it for FOUR MONTHS is just beyond me…

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If they do not fix the menu lag and single race loading issues in this update then they should just call it quits. It is absolutely unacceptable for an AAA title to have a MAJOR NEW bug introduced and then ignored. It’s bad enough when the game launches with tons of issues but to ACTIVELY create a MAJOR NEW issue and then act like they don’t care to UNDO that crap, that’s beyond the pale.

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My guess is that she’s just extremely uncomfortable in front of a camera.

It’s just another aspect of the amateur hour that is PGG. They have tons of users expressing the sentiment that they just don’t seem to care about their product anymore, then lose several major team members to greener pastures, and their solution is to keep an employee, who maybe excellent at her job yet misplaced in front of a camera, in these cringy live streams next to a guy, who may be good at his job, but can’t be bothered to find the new rims he’s supposed to demonstrate and good ol’ Torben, whose resume is likely earning frequent flyer miles as well these days.

I want to see a behind-the-scenes interview with Leahviathan dishing out the dirt on how this clown show is run. Now THAT stream would get a bunch of views from us.

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This is the one where you can still see the “Forza Edition” text in the promo interface after the fix, right?

I’m not sure, this issue doesn’t bother me but I remember there was a lengthy discussion about Mercedes AMG One Forza Edition on the forum… somewhere :smiley:

ha, yes, it’s that alright, purple background, white text, what has happened is the background is now white but it fades at a different rate from the text when leaving the screen so it’s still possible to read “Forza Edition” even now

so it’s not completely fixed, like issue A, issue B, issue C, issue D, issue E . . .

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None of the added cars are bad, except to say that the MR2 and Galant should have been included in the game from launch.

The new event lab props would be nice too. I can’t wait to see some of the better creators like DJS make some great tracks with it.

But what really excites me is the new rims.
In recent years I thought Forza was only interested in fifteen52, ADV.1, and rotiform, and even if “new” rims were added from other brands, I thought they would only be the latest rims like Work in FH5.
However, there have been some classic rims added that are no longer manufactured today, but are still fan favorites, like the Advan AVS Model 6 and the Super Advan SA3R.
The addition of these rims is, of course, a welcome addition, but in other words, this means that when they do similar updates in the future, we may expect to see the addition of classic rims from other companies as well.

There are many legendary rims like the BBS RS (not Super RS) and OG O.Z Rally that are no longer manufactured but are still loved by fans. We hope that such rims will be added in future updates.

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At least the streamer is better than charley that is more excited by introducing new clothes or gimmics rather than new features or cars

Charley is cute though.

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I would prefer a streamer that actually serves a purpose and not only say wow or it’s fantastic, people will love it…

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Copy that but AudibleJam509 was talking about Kelly Boyle (senior game designer), not the host Leahviathan.

Kelly is the one that may be really good at her job as game designer but is clearly uncomfortable and misplaced in front of a camera, yet PGG could not care less.

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Yeah, would have to agree with that, to a point….but there has been times where it doesn’t seem that it’s a camera issue but more of a “let’s get this out of the way, i can’t be bothered with this.” issue.

I didn’t even get that with Mike Brown, or anyone else. Maybe you’re right but if that’s the case then it has to be an upper management decision. I don’t think anyone would be forced to be apart of this stream. She probably volunteered, which is fine.

The other factor is, all the other typical participants have left. I’m definitely not saying that anyone “isn’t good at their job” (to clarify). It’s more of an audience perception issue for me.

Maybe it just doesn’t matter and PG really is bringing the Horizon franchise to a close in the near future. I hope not. As Torben said, eventlab is “one of my favourite features” and now that I have my series X, I can actually enjoy it. Future horizon games might expand on this feature but I just don’t get that feeling that horizon is going to continue for years to come….and part of that comes from the streams and the associated attitudes.

The hosts are fine….and are probably paid well. Certainly gives them exposure. They’re doing the job I expect and acting accordingly….but they still struggle to keep their enthusiasm with this game….and I don’t blame them for that.

While I understand how some people can look uncomfortable or seem disinterested in front of a camera, many of us (I assume) have been in situations either at work or in private where you have to “fake” enthusiasm in front of others. For a while I worked at a number of call centers, where you have to use your voice to portray empathy or joy (depending on the situation). I have also done a few live streams on YouTube and don’t necessarily feel comfortable “on camera” but once the conversation starts I tend to forget that it is even there and proceed.

Now this isn’t to judge her or anyone else, but if it is so evident that people on here have made notice of it, it (in my perspective) has become a problem. Streams like Lets Go and Forza Monthly are where you need to put your best foot forward and at least make it look like you actually “enjoy” what you are doing, even if only to placate the masses watching.

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