You should be thankful that the devs put any effort at all to release content on a regular basis. I’ve voiced my dissatisfaction with the game early on when I didn’t know any better with how to play it. After understanding it more over time, I realized that PG had been taking action all the while to try to accommodate players’ issues. Maybe your specific concerns haven’t been addressed yet, but certainly some others have. Recently they brought Toyota back to the game. It’s what many have asked of PG.
Anyhow, I’m not really sure what your position is on some things because I’ve seen your posts pop-up now and then and it can be difficult to tell from what side of the hill that you’re speaking from at any given moment. However, I do recall in one of those posts that you essentially advocated giving cars away because the game felt like a “grind” to you. So when I apply that information to your issue with the Trial, it just sounds as though you don’t want to put forth the effort to simply play it or even the Playlist:
What?! Three days? Seriously? Sometimes I can’t tell if you’re exaggerating your point to fit your argument or if the problem has to more to do with your skill level. Prior, I thought it was because you were an “offline” player because you talked about wanting to play FH4 on console and didn’t want to pay for Xbox Live Gold. . .
. . .but you obviously have access to the Trial, which means you have access to the 80% Seasonal Playlist rewards, unlike @Lowe0 who’s literally prevented by the system from reaching seasonal rewards past 50% completion. If you’re having difficulty with The Trial because of your skill level, then you have some of the best drivers in the game right here in the Forum who’ve offered their assistance to anyone who needs it. But rather than take them up on their offer, which would’ve saved you a lot of time in your real life, you’ve instead decided that time was better spent here. It’s that sort of thing that befuddles me. I just started playing Forza for the first time this year, so I can only think that you’d have less of an issue getting through the Trial than me. Yet, I’ve always played The Trial through the random matchmaking pool and have typically gotten through it on the first try. Well. . . I suppose you can lead a horse to water. . .
So maybe you’re just plain bored with playing and nothing more than that? That’s understandable. Or maybe it’s just that familiarity breeds contempt? Perhaps some time down the road, after another few Horizon Festival locations pass, you’ll look fondly back on FH4 and remember how good things really were? Every game has challenges. That’s why it’s a game. If people don’t enjoy the game, then it’s simply not for them. And any game that isn’t fun is going to feel like a “grind” for that person. Take a good look at @Lowe0: He’s got 300 hours of offline play and actually farms credits in order to buy the exclusive cars from the AH that he can’t get for being an offline player. I can respect his commitment to the game because it’s not for laziness that he can’t complete his collection at the moment. To be blunt, your complaint seems like sour grapes compared to his complaint.
Or maybe what you were really asking for all this time was an “Easy Button”?
Anyway. . .
Is FH4 in its current form a “critical success” or is it not? Your position can wander at times making it confusing to understand your point. But anyway, you answered your own question. That’s why I make an effort to quote things so that you’ll know exactly what I’m referring to when I write a response.