Polls: FM Update 20 (20th Anniversary) content feedback

[T10ManteoMax]

Feedback Request for Update 20 content in Forza Motorsport

The Forza team is interested in your feedback related to the featured content in Update 20 (20th Anniversary).

Please vote in the polls below and reply to the topic with details about which content mattered to you most.

UPDATE 20 CONTENT POLLS

What did you think about the overall content (cars, tracks, events) featured in Update 20?

• 1 - Strongly Disliked
• 2 - Somewhat Disliked
• 3 - Neither Disliked nor Liked
• 4 - Somewhat Liked
• 5 - Strongly Liked
• No Opinion or I haven’t experienced this content

FEATURES AND CAR CONTENT

Which featured content was most important to you in Update 20?

• New Track: Fujimi Kaido
• Meetups
• New Cars
• New Suits
• Music options
• Car Audio updates
• AI Drivatar improvements: multi-line racing
• Steering Wheel Calibration improvements
• Challenge Hub
• Career events: 20th Anniversary Tour
• Career events: Open Class Tour
• Rivals events: circuits
• Rivals events: drifting
• Featured Multiplayer car balancing changes
• Multiplayer events: Featured Series
• Multiplayer events: Spec Series
• Multiplayer events: Open Series
• Other
• No Opinion

What do you think about the addition of Fujimi Kaido to the game?

• 1 - Strongly Dislike
• 2 - Somewhat Dislike
• 3 - Neither Dislike nor Like
• 4 - Somewhat Like
• 5 - Strongly Like
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

Where do you rank Fujimi Kaido among the tracks in the game?

• 1 - Favorite Track
• 2 - Top 5
• 3 - Top 10
• 4 - Top half
• 5 - Bottom half
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

What do you think of the addition of Meetups to the game?

• 1 - Strongly Dislike
• 2 - Somewhat Dislike
• 3 - Neither Dislike nor Like
• 4 - Somewhat Like
• 5 - Strongly Like
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

What do you think of AI behavior since Update 20?

• 1 - Strongly Dislike
• 2 - Somewhat Dislike
• 3 - Neither Dislike nor Like
• 4 - Somewhat Like
• 5 - Strongly Like
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

What do you think of the Steering Wheel Calibration improvements in Update 20?

• 1 - Strongly Dislike
• 2 - Somewhat Dislike
• 3 - Neither Dislike nor Like
• 4 - Somewhat Like
• 5 - Strongly Like
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

Which of the new music added in Update 20 do you enjoy most?

• Forza Motorsport 3
• Forza Motorsport 4
• Forza Motorsport 5
• Forza Motorsport 6
• new music from Lance Hayes
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

What do you think of the Forza GT and Proto-H Balance of Performance improvements in Update 20?

• 1 - Strongly Dislike
• 2 - Somewhat Dislike
• 3 - Neither Dislike nor Like
• 4 - Somewhat Like
• 5 - Strongly Like
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

What do you think of Featured Multiplayer matchmaking since Update 20?

• 1 - Strongly Dislike
• 2 - Somewhat Dislike
• 3 - Neither Dislike nor Like
• 4 - Somewhat Like
• 5 - Strongly Like
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

How accurate have Forza Race Regulations penalty assignments been since Update 20?

• 1 - FRR is inaccurate all of the time
• 2 - FRR is inaccurate most of the time
• 3 - FRR is 50/50 accurate and inaccurate
• 4 - FRR is accurate most of the time
• 5 - FRR is accurate all of the time
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

Be sure to check out our behind-the-scenes FRR blog for more on this subject.

What did you think of the Challenge Hub features and rewards added in Update 20?

• 1 - Strongly Dislike
• 2 - Somewhat Dislike
• 3 - Neither Dislike nor Like
• 4 - Somewhat Like
• 5 - Strongly Like
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this content

Which of the new cars most interested you from Update 20?

• 2022 Acura NSX Type S (Reward)
• 2010 Audi R8 Coupe 5.2 FSI quattro (Showroom)
• 1995 Formula Drift #34 Toyota Supra MkIV (Showroom)
• 2005 Mitsubishi #1 Sierra Sierra Enterprises Lancer Evolution Time Attack (Showroom)
• 2024 Nissan Z NISMO | Modern Sport Coupe (Reward)
• 1984 Toyota #25 Horsepower Techs Starlet Time Attack (Showroom)
• 1984 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 (DLC)
• 2024 Ford Mustang GT3 (DLC)
• 2001 Formula Drift #215 Nissan Silvia Spec-R (DLC)
• 2008 Mazda Furai | Modern Factory Racecars (DLC)
• 1997 Toyota Mark II Tourer V JZX100 (DLC)
• No Opinion

EVENTS - CAREER

What did you think about the Anniversary Tour in Update 20?

• 1 - Strongly Disliked
• 2 - Somewhat Disliked
• 3 - Neither Disliked nor Liked
• 4 - Somewhat Liked
• 5 - Strongly Liked
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

Which of the Featured Tour series car and track combinations did you like most in Update 20?

• Spirit of Forza Motorsport
• Spirit of Forza Motorsport 2
• Spirit of Forza Motorsport 3
• Spirit of Forza Motorsport 4
• Spirit of Forza Motorsport 5
• Spirit of Forza Motorsport 6
• Spirit of Forza Motorsport 7
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

EVENTS – RIVALS

Which of the Rivals events car and track combinations did you like most in Update 20?

• “Fujimi Kaido Touge”: Toyota #25 Starlet TA on Fujimi Kaido
• “Where Dreams Are Driven”: Honda NSX-R '05 on Laguna Seca
• “Jump Ahead on Road Atlanta”: Nissan Fairlady Z '03 on Road Atlanta
• “A Love Letter to Car Fans”: Audi R8 '10 on Nurburgring
• “Forza Ferrari on Mugello”: Ferrari 458 Italia on Mugellow
• “Ghost of Fujimi”: Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex on Fujimi Kaido
• “Super Supra”: FD #34 Toyota Supra MxIV on Grand Oak
• VIP Rivals: Cadillac Racing V-Series.R on Hakone
• Spotlight: Honda NSX-R on Sebring
• Spotlight: Audi R8 on Hockenheimring
• Spotlight: Ferrari 458 on Le Mans
• Spotlight: McLaren P1 on Bathurst
• Spotlight: Ford GT on Watkins Glen
• Spotlight: Porsche 911 GT2 RS on Maple Valley
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

EVENTS – FEATURED MULTIPLAYER

Which Multiplayer Series did you like most in Update 20?

• 20th Anniversary Series
• Featured Series (Modern Factory Racecars, 488 Challenge, Proto-H, Lamborghini, Daily Racers)
• Community Choice (2000s, 500hp RWD, Max 600PI)
• Featured One Make (Spec BMW Procar, Lotus 3-Eleven, Subaru BRZ, Mazda Miata, VW Golf, Ferrari FXX)
• Forza GT Spec Series (GT2, GT3)
• NASCAR Series
• Forza Touring Car Spec Series
• Endurance (P2 & Touring, Vintage Le Mans, Proto-H & P2 & GT2, GTP/C & GTX)
• Multi-Class (ABCS)
• Cycled Class Series (P,D,X,C,E)
• Open Class (B, A, S, R)
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this feature

Thank you for your feedback. Please reply below with any additional comments about the featured content in Update 20.

[Chaos73Stang]

Fujimi Kaido is awsome!
The DLC pack is definitely worth its price. Bein 5 bucks is really cheap. The Mustang GT3 and Pantera were in my top requested list.
Meetups are fun. Very chill place to cruise in. Unfortunately, they were plagued by rammers early on.
Still waiting on Freeplay content tho.

[nobbyjobby9399]

Fujimi Kaido was better than I expected, but it’s not a proper race track.

Loved the new car pack which was excellent value.

Personally, I’d be more than happy to pay for new tracks, especially real life (F1) tracks.

[kennetaa]

Fantastic job on recreating Fujimi Kaido.

Now please get to work on Rally de positano.

[Pooya995016]

First Sunset Peninsula, now Fujimi Kaido. Next legacy track should be Sedona.

[BlackCell567]

Fujimi is really beautiful. Visually stunning at every corner, nice to see foreign places introduced into the game.

Would like to see more spec style races
More tracks
Rivals have been fun
Career seems packed w cool content so don’t change it. Maybe rotate tracks in the championships? To keep it fresh?
Don’t be like gt7 and keep adding mini vans and dumb junk. Yea sure maybe be fun to drive once, then blah boring.. wasted space.
Still waiting for an open meet drag strip type event.
Still waiting for Iroc style race cars
NASCAR old and new, nascar trucks would be sweet.
Oh and more tracks
Keep it coming!
Thanks.

[NFSWARFARE]

Add sydney motorsport park and other actually intriging aussie cars xr6t etc

[Crazy_BigGaz1]

I love the new server stability issue feature that update 20 brought in.
Does anyone in T10 test this or is it all down to Insiders?

[ZeroMercy99]

Bro do you ever get tired?

[Crazy_BigGaz1]

@ZeroMercy99

Bro do you ever get tired?

No.
If they didn’t break stuff this wouldn’t be here.

May I also remind you of the rules in the forum, that everyone can have an opinion and if people don’t like mine, don’t reply to my post, it simple.

Here is a link just in case you want to read the rules: Forza Code of Conduct | Communications Guidelines

Before someone says this is off-topic it is not, content is everything in the game.

[Lightsider74]

The car class choices for the 20th anniversary MP was off in my opinion. I couldn’t fully enjoy the cars potential as they were restricted to a class lower than expected.

Would’ve been more fun to allow us to upgrade the cars to any class we wanted.

[BRS_Zeus3053]

As a player since Forza Motorsport 2005, Update 20 was memorable and spectacular…
• | Fujimi Kaido Return: “11/10”, the most beautiful track in a racing game today, the track is complex, full of tight curves, bumps and at the same time low and high speed curves with a phenomenal look developed by the team.

• Rating:

• | New Cars and Racing Heroes Car Pack: I’m a GT3 fan, however, all the car additions to the roster have engaged me to play Update 20 even more! The Ford Mustang GT3 has a modern design, with a lot of authenticity and quality, unique in the category. The return of the fast and unforgettable Furai marked how T10 listens to the community and the unexpected happened. I also loved all the additions of the Racing Heroes Car Pack and Spolight Cars DLC. Another highlight was the affordable price. I’m from Brazil, and everything is extremely expensive, and the DLC at regional prices was something simple and very charitable to our community.

• Rating:

• Return and Addition of Meetups - Trackday: A highly desired mode, where there was a lot of work and updating by the team, well-crafted and with a lot of feedback from the Community, great for fun and casual play and photography lovers, a very well-made mode and an extremely positive return for the Forza Motorsport franchise. It wasn’t perfect, but the team was competent and made changes according to the feedback and necessary in Update 21.

• Rating:

• AI Improvements, BoP Changes, Career Events and Multiplayer: Extremely complex topic, since AI improvements are extremely relative, according to each player, however, in my experience it is great and extremely competitive, only with some small problems. For me, the BoP changes are always one of the most important and with the meticulous work of us, Insiders, I believe that we are at the peak of balancing cars in the Forza GT and LMDh categories. It was a really cool and complete job with a lot of analysis and I thank the team for being part of it and listening to everything, from start to finish.
Rating:

The Anniversary Career events touched me, they brought back a lot of nostalgia and good memories that I had with my father, when we played together, nowadays, he drives in a better place… Sensational and well-crafted, the changes and the new Anniversary Multiplayer event were very well done.

• Reviews:

• Music and Car Audio Updates: Do I need to say much? The new audios were very well produced, congratulations to the audio team, but I can say that the return of music and the new ones by Lance Hayes gave new life to the game! - Rating:

• Steering Wheel Calibration Changes: Forza Motorsport 2023 was not the easiest game to calibrate and play on the steering wheel, requiring a lot of fine and complicated adjustments, until then. After Update 20, Steering Wheel Calibration has really improved significantly, however, I still think there are improvements to be made, not only in terms of Calibration, but also in the addition of immersion and telemetry elements to the game that give realism to value the current technologies of the new consoles.

• Rating:

• Suggestions and Final Considerations for future updates and a message of support for T10: Honestly, I give Update 20 a 10. They got everything right, I highlighted the most voted and important topics for me, but there are others. The 20 years of the Forza Motorsport franchise were very well celebrated with an update full of additions, a much requested track, well-made and highly voted cars. Still, there are many improvements and suggestions for various areas of the game, among them, the most important ones:

1. Tracks:
   • Return of Classic Tracks: Monza, Long Beach, Sonoma, Ladera, New York, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Bernese Alps. • New Tracks to the Franchise: Interlagos, Bahrain, Goodwood, Imola, Qatar.

2. Cars:
   • The addition of cars to bring real-life into the Forza GT3 roster, with cars such as the Ferrari 296 GT3, Lamborghini EVO 2 GT3, Nissan GTR GT3, Corvette ZO6 GT3, for example. • New Hypercars to bring real-life into the Forza Proto-H roster, with cars such as the Ferrari 499 P, Peugeot 9x8, Isotta Frasinchini, Glickenhaus, Mazda RT4P, Alpine A424, and more.
   • More GT4 cars additions to bring it back into action.
   • F-E Return, 2022 McMurty Spelling.

3. Safety Rating and Skill Rating rework.

4. Punishment system rework, FRR.

5. Sector Times.
   6.. Real-Life Team and Partnership Jumpsuits.

6. Exclusive Real-Life Liveries via Rivals.

7. Flags added.

8. Safety Car for more serious and competitive racing.

9. Return of Modes and Addition of New Ones: Drag Racing, Hotstint, Rally.

SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR T10:
T10 Studios, as a person, player and Insider, I thank you for the affection, effort and work in all the updates. We truly know that the game did not go the way we wanted when it was released, however, not everything is perfect and we are human beings, there was an acknowledgement of error, redesign and reworks and with the updates, the game is very fun, competitive and complete, but, what matters most is that with the updates, the game has had a notable and significant improvement and I hope it continues. As a player since FM (2005), the game has always been part of my routine, in a positive way and it is very special to be part of that. I thank you for everything and it is great to play one of the best racing games currently in my opinion.
As an Insider, I have to congratulate the developers on their work in Playtests, who have a lot of contact with us and listen to many of our suggestions and also answer some very important questions regarding the update and suggestions for improvements.
Forza Insider is the best testing program I have ever participated in, and I currently participate in many. As a person and part of this community, we are supporting you until the end, T10.
The news of layoffs and cuts must have shaken the team, but I hope it does not mean the end of the franchise, which is part of the lives of many here and in the general community of the game.
We know the impact that was caused, but, don’t stop to support and update the game, because is a incredible experience.

Thank you so much T10. And I hope @T10ManteoMax or someone from the team can answer or like my post!

[jaan7876]

I think Fujimi Kaido is really nice. It’s a bit slower track than what I usually prefer but boring it is not. The constant elevation changes are really nice and the track looks fantastic.

On the Spirit of Motorsport Tour I liked FM1, FM2 and FM3 the most due to cover cars used in the series.

New music from Lance Hayes is really good, 10/10.

@BlackCell567

Don’t be like gt7 and keep adding mini vans and dumb junk. Yea sure maybe be fun to drive once, then blah boring.. wasted space.

I think lower classes need some new cars at the moment. For example E class is almost all old cars. If I remember correctly, the only newer E class car is Ginetta and that isn’t even a road car. If we exclude that, the newest car in the class is from 1994. All non-AMG MBs are well over 30 years old too. The ancient Renault R8 aside, all French road cars from mainstream brands in the game are hatchbacks, nine of them. That’s it. Opel has only Kadett, etc.. Anything new & different here would be highly welcome. Even a Kangoo or a SUV.

If I counted correctly, the lowest three classes, even combined, have less model year 2000 or newer cars than A, S or R class alone.

[Shizzlaz]

Generally pleased with update 20, Fujimi making a return was a welcome one. While it wasn’t one of my favorites for circuit racing it seems to be home for the drift community. I don’t drift or participate in MP myself but I’m happy for them to finally get a win.

Interesting enough this survey made me realize I missed a lot of the rival events. Of the events I participated in they were a blast.

Music is still a miss. There seemed to be a bug where the new and returned tracks weren’t playing for people but was patched. I have yet to hear old or new tracks. I have my own music playing instead at this point. In the vein of audio, the updated cars especially, my beloved the Ford GT, is great. The Fairlady sounds like most of the V6 offerings now but I personally didn’t mind either way. It’s a fine V6 example.

The returning cars are always welcome. A bit of a tone deaf offering for the more popular cars being DLC, however it isn’t a lot of money and fans of the cars will happily pay the amount. It’s more on the marketing team’s decision, not the devs themselves.

AI are improved and finally break away from their congo lines. They also seem faster and generally more competitive, in my experience. But now they’re rolling roadblocks; they don’t have any ambition to try and pass or back off and still have situational awareness problems. It’s near impossible to have a clean race or make a move when they maintain a perfect distance between themselves, through whatever corner they take. Fujimi is a glaring example, the track itself is tight and twisty, these guys take up all the passing space and crawl through corners, causing a destruction derby for themselves or me.

Lime Rock is another strange track where they just get weird pathing issues These are all my experiences however, take it with a grain of salt.

Making the Anniversary event a permanent fixture to the SP is awesome. Hopefully it means moving away from the FoMo business model, especially for such an anemic experience SP is. A couple nitpicks being the ability to go back through the event with something besides the cover car would be cool. Spirit of Forza 6 I don’t believe had Virginia International Raceway as a track so it was bizarre having it in the rotation, and the Spirit of Forza 1 reminded me how much this game needs Tsukuba to return in the future. I did cast my vote for it in the forums.

It’s certainly a step in the right direction for sure.

[Draugnimir]

Update 20 was undoubtedly a turning point for Forza Motorsport. A tremendous achievement, followed by another great update (21) with new career mode. I’d hate to see this game lose momentum at this point when it’s finally heading in right direction and attracting much more players than before.

If I had to pick one feature from Update 20 that I like the most, it would be the returning music (beating the wonderful Fujimi Kaido by an incredibly close margin). It added so much soul to the game, turning the nostalgia factor up to eleven. Now I spend long minutes on various menu screens, just listening to these great tunes and staring at cars. If only we had improved ForzaVista (with restored features such as free camera movement in the cockpit, starting engines and looking at cars on race tracks) and/or some alternative, more picturesque homespaces like those in Forza Motorsport 4, it would be a true paradise for car lovers.