Polls: FM Update 5 content feedback

[T10ManteoMax]

Feedback Request for Update 5 content in Forza Motorsport

The Forza team is interested in your feedback related to the new track, new cars, and Featured events in Update 5. Note: Update 5’s weekly content concluded on March 13th while the Builders Cup Featured Tour continues through March 28th, 2024.

Please vote in the polls below and reply to the topic with details about which content mattered to you most. We’ll use this feedback to help guide our evolving content in the future. We’ll repeat this series of polls near the conclusion of Update 6 and each following update.

Please also continue to use the Suggestions Hub forum section to submit and vote on ideas related to Forza Motorsport content. This feedback topic is focused on monthly content; see our January Message to the Motorsport Community for discussion related to work on bug fixes.

Forza Motorsport - Update 5 Overview

UPDATE 5 CONTENT POLLS

1) How much did you like the content featured in Update 5?

• 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

2) How did you feel about the quantity of content in Update 5?

• Too Little
• Just Right
• Too Much
• No Opinion or I haven’t experienced this content

TRACK CONTENT

3) How much do you like the addition of the Nordschleife 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 track

4) Where do you rank Nordschleife among the tracks in the game as of Update 5?

• Top Favorite
• Top 3
• Top 5
• Top half
• Bottom half
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this track

5) Which game mode do you prefer for driving at Nordschleife?

• Career
• Free Play
• Rivals
• Private Multiplayer
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this track

6) Which car performance class do you prefer to drive at Nordschleife?

• E
• D
• C
• B
• A
• S
• R
• P
• X
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this track

7) Which car type do you prefer to drive at Nordschleife?

• Racing spec cars
• Production spec cars
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this track

CAR CONTENT

8) Which of the new cars do you anticipate using most in the future?

• 2020 Audi TT RS Coupe (Car Pass)
• 2013 Audi RS 7 Sportback (Spotlight)
• 2023 BMW M2 (Spotlight)
• 2015 Cadillac #3 Cadillac Racing ATS-V.R (Car Pass)
• 2018 Ford #98 Breathless Pro Racing TA Mustang (Car Pass)
• 1965 Lotus Team Lotus type 35 (Car Pass)
• 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS (Reward)
• 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S (Spotlight)
• 1974 Porsche #1 911 RSR (Reward)
• No Opinion or none

9) How do you feel about the Spotlight and Reward cars added in Update 5?

• 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 feature

10) How do you feel about the Car Pass cars added in Update 5?

• 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 feature

EVENTS - CAREER

11) How did you feel about the Builders Cup Featured Tour - Ringer Tour content theme?

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

12) Which of the Featured Tour series car and track combinations did you like most?

• BMW M Showdown
• Audi Sport Showdown
• AMG Showdown
• 911 Showdown
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this feature

13) How did you feel about the race length for the events in the Featured Tour?

• Too Short
• Just Right
• Too Long
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

14) How did you feel about the value of earning the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS for completing the Featured Tour?

• Too Low
• Just Right
• Too High
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

15) How did you feel about Open Class Tour - German Automotive content?

• 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

16) Which of the Open Class Tour series car and track combinations did you like most?

• D Class
• C Class
• B Class
• A Class
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

17) How did you feel about the length of races in the Open Class Tour?

• Too Short
• Just Right
• Too Long
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

18) How did you feel about the value of earning the 1974 Porsche #1 911 RSR for completing the Open Class Tour?

• Too Low
• Just Right
• Too High
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

EVENTS – RIVALS

19) Which of the Rivals events car and track combinations did you like most?

• BMW M1 Procar at Nordschleife
• BMW M2 '23 at Laguna Seca Full Circuit
• Audi RS 7 Sportback '13 at VIR North Circuit
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at Hockenheim National Circuit
• Porsche 911 Turbo S '14 at Nürburgring Full Circuit
• Logitech McLaren G Challenge - McLaren F1 GT at Hakone Club Circuit
• VIP - Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE FE at Mugello Club Circuit
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

EVENTS – FEATURED MULTIPLAYER

20) How did you feel about your overall experience in Featured Multiplayer racing in Update 5?

• 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

21) Which of the Multiplayer Spec Series car and track combinations did you like most?

• Grand Prix Rivals
• Mustang Shelby GT500 Spec Series
• GTX Sportscar Spec Series
• Forza Proto-H Series
• No Opinion or I haven’t used this feature

22) How much did you like the Spec Series content themes?

• 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

23) How did you feel about the race length for the events in the Spec Series?

• Too Short
• Just Right
• Too Long
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

24) Which of the Multiplayer Open Series car and track combinations did you like most?

• E Class
• D Class
• C Class
• A Class
• S Class
• R Class
• P Class
• X Class
• BMW M2 '14 Spotlight
• Audi RS 7 Sportback '13 Spotlight
• Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Spotlight
• Porsche 911 Turbo S '14 Spotlight
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

25) How did you feel about the race length for the events in the Open Series?

• Too Short
• Just Right
• Too Long
• No Opinion or I didn’t experience these events

Thank you for your feedback. Please reply with any additional comments about the featured content in Update 5.

[Ag3l3ssg4m3r]

Thank you very much for all the time and hard work you guys do for us… safe travels

[TarantelVier760]

pleaasee add Nordschleife to the online multiplayer!

[FennecTailz]

@TarantelVier760

pleaasee add Nordschleife to the online multiplayer!

Permanent Nordschleife race event In Featured Multiplayer with rotating car classes

Since Nordschleife is soon to be added to the game, could you make it a permanent addition to featured multiplayer with a rotating class? Thank you.

[BrettJA1995]

Please work on the A.I. drivatars for solo mode. Leader always gets too much of a lead and once you pass drivatars they no longer are competitive and overall need some work in different places.

[Daubot]

What I expect most is new tracks to enlarge variety.
Some new car categories would be appreciate, such as modern Formula 1 and Indycars, and also european city cars such as Peugeot 208 or Fiat 500, and even some family cars as Renault Espace for fun races.
Finally, I would like to set the race length to short/medium/long in BuildersCup as we could in FM7.

[AlPhAcEnTuRiOn2]

The biggest issue for me is the sound these cars make. This game has potential, but when cars are released with inaccurate or completely wrong engine audio it just kills the desire to drive them, which in turn means less time this game is being played. The 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS is a prime example. We have to spend time earning this car and when we got it the engine audio was completely off. It makes me wonder why I even bothered to work for it. I dont want to give up hope for this game because I can see a lot of hard work has gone into some areas but in others its seriously lacking in quality.

[Pooya995016]

Make proto-h a permanent mode.

[Tobyzioso]

Please, fix the MatchMaking, fix the penaltys at races and fix the replays!!!

And, if the game had more street cars of common people would be a much better game.

I would like to be able to drive a Seat Ibiza, a Citroen Xsara, a Renault Laguna or make races with a Citroen C15 if I won it.

Having exotic cars is fine, but I think that you can buy your own car in the game or one of those you have had in your life or the car of your parents gives a plus of interest to the game itself.

[PJTierney]

@T10ManteoMax

5. Which game mode do you prefer for driving at Nordschleife?

The one that’s not on the poll

[BigJim51]

@T10ManteoMax

reply to the topic with details about which content mattered to you most.

The addition of Nordschleife reignited my interest in Rivals and FreePlay. Also, made any series and showcase more fun exciting and challenging.

For the first time, the Featured Tour was more fun than the Open Class Tour. The cars felt good and tracks composition “mostly” the best in the game.

A very special shout out for the 911 Series. No better tracks choices I can think of. Specially the best surprise rainy end of Nürburgring full circuit in the fourth race inthis spectacular series. This series pushed me out of my comfort zone in many ways with the rain, night, and S800 Class. It was fun and pleasant experience against all odds to me.

Nitpicking:
In D class OCT, the first race was Lime Rock with the chicanes layout, which was a bit annoying when driving a new stock D class car. This layout might be more suitable for second race.

[WizardOfMods]

Regarding feedback, firstly you guys are doing a superb job i utterly love the Forza brand and platform. It’s the best racing game in my opinion.

I do have a couple of points id like to see fixed if possible, firstly, there seems to what appears to be a buffer flood or overrun happening somewhere? This is apparent when applying designs to any car. If you have done any races and then want to apply a design to 3 cars, the game completely crashes sending you right back to the xbox home screen. You can only do 3 cars maximum before this happens. It seems to struggle to load when you try on a 3rd car and it takes longer to download too. It sometimes even crashes while downloading the new designs. However, this is where it gets weird, if you don’t do any races and instead jump straight to customising your cars, you can do as many as you want with no issues?! It’s an odd one for sure but given its behaviour i can only assume something is being overwhelmed maybe causing the crash?? (Im only guessing of course)

Finally, when racing, if a race starts for the first half of the first lap your car seems to be purposely held back from accelerating. The line guide is blue and even with the finger mashed into the accelerator the car will not speed up? I don’t have assists on and i have full control over this but it’s like an AI or something is holding the car back allowing the opponents in front to get away? Perhaps it’s a purpose built feature to make it more competitive? I find it extremely frustrating though. On the same subject the car also brakes in places it shouldn’t, some corners i can easily speed up on, even approaching some straights but the game applies the brakes when it shouldn’t or to soon. Again i have no assists turned on. These maybe issues already raised, if so then apologies for bringing them up again. Other than those issues though i LOVE the game.

I wouldn’t mind seeing more career events, i completed all the builders cup months ago. I know we get new open class and featured events but once they are finished theres very little to do. Im a born racer so i prefer frequent events allowing me to keep racing. Im just being greedy maybe haha i completely love this game though. Could we also see some endurance events if thats an idea not already put forward? I also haven’t seen the top gear track this time around or the Stig outfit? Im assuming its not part of this new Forza?

Thanks guys for reading and a MASSIVE thank you for the superb Forza platform. No other racing game even comes close to it.

[FatalInertia295]

The spec series are cool and all, but it seems most multiplayer users are asking for permanent open lobbies like we had in FM7. It should be easy to change that instead of dancing around the subject by rotating classes each week. No one really enjoys it and I’m sure the player traffic reflects that in cases where we only get E and X class or R and D class. Drift and Drag lobbies are also missing still even though we have drift suspension and drag tires available to us. Please for the love of all that is Forza, bring back the open lobby hopper system and bring back drift and drag lobbies. Track specific lobbies where the class changes after each race would also be preferable to the weekly rotation that you have been giving us since launch.

[FatalInertia295]

Stock cars from NASCAR would also be an great addition especially now that Daytona is back.

[TypedFlounder17]

First of thia game has potential for grateness, but my two main issues with the game which have been issues since day one are the driveatars ,although good at one on one racing, once there are more than 5 of them they seem to clump up too much and completely blocl the road with no way to pass as the lead cars get so much of a gap they become uncatchable, I’ve had races where traffic came to a complete stop on a stright and I inevitably lost. My second problem is why on earth there still is no option to widen track width of the cars, it’s a feature that was in previous forza titles so its beyond me why it was removed, ever car looks stupid now.

[LazyPup29109903]

Not update 5 related but, would like to see more events as I complete the open class tour the same day its released and only having one series of the featured tour to complete per week isnt enough. Also would be cool if there was an option to do the tours co-op. The AI could use some adjusting. The AI driving doesnt match the vehicle stats they are driving. I do race with difficulty set on 8 but sometimes the vehicle I use shows it has better acceleration and handling than the AI and I can never catch the car with alot less stats. Also the shift animation of the drivers hand moving forward and backward or backward and forward is not realistic at all. Would be cool to see a more realistic animation of shifting

[Gojo665]

@T10ManteoMax

Please reply with any additional comments about the featured content in Update 5.

I do appreciate the hard works and efforts the team is putting to take the game in the right direction. I also like the fact that the LFA sound was fixed in Update 5.0 However, now I would request sincerely to the team to prioritize strongly on fixing the car sounds of other cars and giving them a complete sound update using the resources and audio samples provided in the created topics description and release them in the next patches. We really want the car sound updates and can’t wait to drive those cars delightfully.

[Rasta_Wookie_05]

Something I think could improve the multiplayer experience would be some variety in the track rotations and race length.
As it is the open classes use the same 6 tracks per class every “season”. A new set of tracks per class each month would go along way to keep things fresh.
I mainly enjoy the lower open classes (E-C), In those classes the track selections are all the shortest ribbons. Some longer track variants would be welcome.
These shorter tracks combined with the fewer laps in the lower classes compounds the Race tire compound disparity in the lower classes.
The addition of some longer races would help balance the field some and add some strategy to the mix.

[HGR_GHOST]

I would like to say thank you Turn 10. There’s plenty of room for criticism, but credit where it’s due. You continue to address issues and are listening to your users. There is so much room for improvement and things that can be done without changing the theme or plot to the game. Please continue to make these corrections and additions.