Players are letting down other players in Forzathon

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@FullNietzsche

@AquaPainter168

@iamthejarha

@Ripperoo_UK

Maybe these players are not sitting it out, but changing vehicle mid-round? Would that make it look like a player is just sitting there, or would they disappear momentarily?

If they’re changing cars, they’ll go translucent and display a sign beneath the player tag that says “Paused - In Menu” or something like it. Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell if they’re paused to change cars or for an entirely different reason. It usually only takes me about ten seconds to change cars including menu transitions, but I have specific cars I use for each event and know before I pause exactly how I’m going to get to each.

In the UK we don’t have such fast broadband as that. It takes about 1 minute, sometimes 2.

Eh? What takes 1 minute, maybe 2? Changing cars? No it doesn’t. And it would have little to nothing to do with internet speed, more so the system speed (from lowly OG XBox One up to fast PC with SSD).

I dont have very fast internet so i just tested to change car, so i pick first car that i have garage and it take 15 seconds to be able drive new car and i use xbox one s. But sometimes it take lots longer to deliver that car.

[AquaPainter168]

@FullNietzsche

@AquaPainter168

@iamthejarha

@Ripperoo_UK

Maybe these players are not sitting it out, but changing vehicle mid-round? Would that make it look like a player is just sitting there, or would they disappear momentarily?

If they’re changing cars, they’ll go translucent and display a sign beneath the player tag that says “Paused - In Menu” or something like it. Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell if they’re paused to change cars or for an entirely different reason. It usually only takes me about ten seconds to change cars including menu transitions, but I have specific cars I use for each event and know before I pause exactly how I’m going to get to each.

In the UK we don’t have such fast broadband as that. It takes about 1 minute, sometimes 2.

Eh? What takes 1 minute, maybe 2? Changing cars? No it doesn’t. And it would have little to nothing to do with internet speed, more so the system speed (from lowly OG XBox One up to fast PC with SSD).

Being as all XBox are alike it must be broadband speed otherwise it wouldn’t take 1 to 2 minutes to swap cars. It says do you want the car delivered, then you get all that scenery with the cottage, and the lake, it takes ages. Just opening the cars they are all white squares which take awhile to load.

[FullNietzsche]

@AquaPainter168

@FullNietzsche

@AquaPainter168

@iamthejarha

@Ripperoo_UK

Maybe these players are not sitting it out, but changing vehicle mid-round? Would that make it look like a player is just sitting there, or would they disappear momentarily?

If they’re changing cars, they’ll go translucent and display a sign beneath the player tag that says “Paused - In Menu” or something like it. Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell if they’re paused to change cars or for an entirely different reason. It usually only takes me about ten seconds to change cars including menu transitions, but I have specific cars I use for each event and know before I pause exactly how I’m going to get to each.

In the UK we don’t have such fast broadband as that. It takes about 1 minute, sometimes 2.

Eh? What takes 1 minute, maybe 2? Changing cars? No it doesn’t. And it would have little to nothing to do with internet speed, more so the system speed (from lowly OG XBox One up to fast PC with SSD).

Being as all XBox are alike it must be broadband speed otherwise it wouldn’t take 1 to 2 minutes to swap cars. It says do you want the car delivered, then you get all that scenery with the cottage, and the lake, it takes ages. Just opening the cars they are all white squares which take awhile to load.

All XBoxes aren’t alike, as I said in my post… the OG Xbox is the slowest, the S is very slightly faster, the X is a lot faster and a gaming PC is significantly faster still.

My internet is 16 down, 3 up and changing cars takes seconds, not minutes. Ergo it obviously isn’t anything to do with people in the UK (where I am) having slow internet speeds.

(My internet being significantly below average for the UK. But still clearly not presenting any problems with this game.)

[AquaPainter168]

@FullNietzsche

@AquaPainter168

@FullNietzsche

@AquaPainter168

@iamthejarha

@Ripperoo_UK

Maybe these players are not sitting it out, but changing vehicle mid-round? Would that make it look like a player is just sitting there, or would they disappear momentarily?

If they’re changing cars, they’ll go translucent and display a sign beneath the player tag that says “Paused - In Menu” or something like it. Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell if they’re paused to change cars or for an entirely different reason. It usually only takes me about ten seconds to change cars including menu transitions, but I have specific cars I use for each event and know before I pause exactly how I’m going to get to each.

In the UK we don’t have such fast broadband as that. It takes about 1 minute, sometimes 2.

Eh? What takes 1 minute, maybe 2? Changing cars? No it doesn’t. And it would have little to nothing to do with internet speed, more so the system speed (from lowly OG XBox One up to fast PC with SSD).

Being as all XBox are alike it must be broadband speed otherwise it wouldn’t take 1 to 2 minutes to swap cars. It says do you want the car delivered, then you get all that scenery with the cottage, and the lake, it takes ages. Just opening the cars they are all white squares which take awhile to load.

All XBoxes aren’t alike, as I said in my post… the OG Xbox is the slowest, the S is very slightly faster, the X is a lot faster and a gaming PC is significantly faster still.

My internet is 16 down, 3 up and changing cars takes seconds, not minutes. Ergo it obviously isn’t anything to do with people in the UK (where I am) having slow internet speeds.

(My internet being significantly below average for the UK. But still clearly not presenting any problems with this game.)

Mines an XBox S so you are saying that an XBox S takes up to 2 minutes?

[FullNietzsche]

@AquaPainter168

@FullNietzsche

@AquaPainter168

@FullNietzsche

@AquaPainter168

@iamthejarha

@Ripperoo_UK

Maybe these players are not sitting it out, but changing vehicle mid-round? Would that make it look like a player is just sitting there, or would they disappear momentarily?

If they’re changing cars, they’ll go translucent and display a sign beneath the player tag that says “Paused - In Menu” or something like it. Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell if they’re paused to change cars or for an entirely different reason. It usually only takes me about ten seconds to change cars including menu transitions, but I have specific cars I use for each event and know before I pause exactly how I’m going to get to each.

In the UK we don’t have such fast broadband as that. It takes about 1 minute, sometimes 2.

Eh? What takes 1 minute, maybe 2? Changing cars? No it doesn’t. And it would have little to nothing to do with internet speed, more so the system speed (from lowly OG XBox One up to fast PC with SSD).

Being as all XBox are alike it must be broadband speed otherwise it wouldn’t take 1 to 2 minutes to swap cars. It says do you want the car delivered, then you get all that scenery with the cottage, and the lake, it takes ages. Just opening the cars they are all white squares which take awhile to load.

All XBoxes aren’t alike, as I said in my post… the OG Xbox is the slowest, the S is very slightly faster, the X is a lot faster and a gaming PC is significantly faster still.

My internet is 16 down, 3 up and changing cars takes seconds, not minutes. Ergo it obviously isn’t anything to do with people in the UK (where I am) having slow internet speeds.

(My internet being significantly below average for the UK. But still clearly not presenting any problems with this game.)

Mines an XBox S so you are saying that an XBox S takes up to 2 minutes?

I have no idea as I no longer have an Xbox. But it’s definitely not because of internet speed.

[BlitzHirsch7809]

I´ve seen players change their cars - no problem. I drive an Alfa Giulia which handles well and it´s excellent at farming skill points. It´s not fast, so it would make sense to change for a faster car, but I´ll stick to it. On the other hand there were players pausing for several minutes at the drifting parts, some others beeping with their car horns while parking near the track. This is bad behaviour and I think once I was so angry I reported a player for inactivity. I don´t think you should give extra points to the “best” player. I like the idea of all players working together for a common goal and as long as everbody takes part it´s OK to get the same prize.

[FullNietzsche]

I just did forzathon live for the first time in some time. Even though it’s a Sunday evening, only me and one other person joined. I ended up sitting the last few mins out because we got stuck on that stupid danger sign on top of a hill which doesn’t register more than 3 feet most of the time when you jump through it. I hope the other player understood why I didn’t carry on participating; it’s because it was pointless (literally in this case).

[WritesCode4Food]

@FullNietzsche

I just did forzathon live for the first time in some time. Even though it’s a Sunday evening, only me and one other person joined. I ended up sitting the last few mins out because we got stuck on that stupid danger sign on top of a hill which doesn’t register more than 3 feet most of the time when you jump through it. I hope the other player understood why I didn’t carry on participating; it’s because it was pointless (literally in this case).

If you are talking about the jump under the windmill on top of the hill I noticed it doesn’t work well if you have a soft suspension. The wheels will rebound and hit the ground just past the jump. I had this issue with the Unimog in an event. When I used the Agera RS, I had no problems.

[GTMinion]

Most people will participate but a few (lower levelled) players just either sit at the meeting point until round 3 or drive to each round, do a quick thing and then go into the pause menu. I think quick chat needs a phrase that says “do something!” to get people to help. I’ve been in a 12 player round and only 2 others did something. I feel like yelling at the TV sometimes.

[vanninman]

have a go you mug would be a good quick chat no points contributed round one round one fail same for two or 3

[AquaPainter168]

I don’t think it would be that hard to kick someone for not trying. Check their score update, check their car position, check their checkpoint update speed. Just kick them.

[gtq838]

@Team_Primus

Dear Community, dear Playground Games,

I’s been now several times, that other players (other players) let other players (like… me for example!?) down in Forzathon.

They all wait in the Area to be with that event - and after that started, they drive somewhere .. do what i do when i am NOT in a Forzathon.

Can you add Penalty-Points to Players that seem to be unwilling to play “with” other Players and obiously to do anything else in the time when they should work together?

that.. well..

yap. that sucks a lot.

relax man. It happens. whenever I’m at a forzathon I bust out at least 1/2 of all points at each event… at the same time. I’ve started forzathons and had to walk away. not everybody can devote 15 minutes completely uninterrupted to a game. If there is a group of people doing it I honk at them or say “what the matter scared?”

if they are actually freeloading you can just leave the event and nobody will get points.

[NickBuckeye]

I’ve done a lot of these and only noticed this a handful of times. I don’t think the point requirement scales based on number of players, as occasionally I’ll be in a forzathon live with only 5 other players, if there is a drift zone, we will be using all of the time. However, if it’s 12 players, and no one “sits out”, I have to hurry to even bank anything in the first 2 rounds. I agree people not participating sucks, but if you have a full roster, the requirements are low enough that it doesn’t really matter.

[WritesCode4Food]

In find it varies based on the time of day, however, it does happen, however I’ve rarely missed the three events because of it. Usually the miss is because there aren’t enough players or there is a tough drift zone and not enough skilled drifters. In one event I was racking up 3 star drifts and beat my personal best but because the others who were trying couldn’t drift we only got 2/3 rounds finished.

[VanquishedAgain]

I wish there was a leaderboard after each event that shows how much someone contributed. Would make people care more.

[AquaPainter168]

@VanquishedAgain

I wish there was a leaderboard after each event that shows how much someone contributed. Would make people care more.

When I first played it I thought it was the one who scored the most got the highest percentage, then 2nd, and 3rd. That would be a much better game anyway.

[DaReoCharmer]

Its the game itself. I dont know whether each time you come out of a race or lobby it has to load up all the car selections BUT going into a session, if the pictures of the cars dont show and you hit A to select that car. You’ll likely be disconnected. Sometimes I have to let the timer run all the way down to 1 before the photos will show.

[KBowTuning]

For those who are curious, here’s how the current system functions:

• Go to Forzathon Live, wait for it to start
• When it starts, do 1 thing to contribute to the first round (ex. Do the drift zone once, drive through the speed zo e once, etc)
• Sit there AFK until all 3 rounds are over

and you will gain all 60 Forzathon points (as if you contributed to all 3 rounds) for barely even contributing to just the first round of the Forzathon live.

As time goes by, I am seeing more and more players sit there AFK. In lobbies without many players, this leads to not being able to complete all 3 rounds.

[Briisace]

@KBowTuning

For those who are curious, here’s how the current system functions:

• Go to Forzathon Live, wait for it to start
• When it starts, do 1 thing to contribute to the first round (ex. Do the drift zone once, drive through the speed zo e once, etc)
• Sit there AFK until all 3 rounds are over

and you will gain all 60 Forzathon points (as if you contributed to all 3 rounds) for barely even contributing to just the first round of the Forzathon live.

As time goes by, I am seeing more and more players sit there AFK. In lobbies without many players, this leads to not being able to complete all 3 rounds.

What exactly do you do while your sitting afk? Just curious.

I’m glad that people like you are the minority as I finish 90% of forzathons in plenty of time.

[NumberlessMath]

@BlitzHirsch7809

To me there is no problem if somebody is not good at a Forzathon Live event, for example when it comes to drifting. Even the worst players can add valuable points to the total required. But I frequently see players doing other things or simply pausing and let others do the event. A few times we couldn´t finish round three because of these non-players. From my experience this problem has grown over the last weeks.

This bothers me too. I’m happy to earn 50%+ of the total drift points when it’s just me and 1-3 other players, and that happens sometimes. However…

@hialeah_recon

If there aren’t at least 4-5 active doing the forzathon I quit.

I wish people would either make an effort to contribute or don’t join the start of the FTL event if you aren’t prepared to commit to it. If you start, then leave, anyone who joins the event after you will have to contend with higher score targets. If you play until I think the 12-minute-remaining mark, that’s when entry closes. If noone has joined by then, feel free to quit and do something else.

Check the total players in the lobby before the event starts. If it’s less than 20, and you see less then 2 other players waiting in the start zone, consider finding a new session if you want those points. FTL starts every hour on the hour.