Forza Motorsport 3 Pre-release News and Countdown!

[Elysian]

My FC now has some 800hp or so, and only has 225/20 tires It's just hilarious. I can't even use the gas, I'm gonna expiriment with ratios and see if I can't get it at least slightly driveable. I wish I could go wider than 225's... Real FC's can. I also wish there were widebody options in this game, that'd be sweet as hell.

[Elysian]

Oh yeah, I had my first rollover this morning, it was on purpose, and was on Sedona. I took my RX7 into the barrier on one of the huge banked turns just to see what would happen, then I rewound

[DrWorm]

Originally Posted by MyTMouse

-okay, what's with this car? to me it doesn't seem like anything special???

Nothing really, I think ice just loves it long-time but he is having a struggle and will have a struggle to get it because Turn 10 have made it a unicorn car. They only appear for auction or are given away in photo contests etc on the Forza site. There were a few in FM2 but again they always went for lots of credits.

Last time I looked the unicorn cars so far are:

2006 Subaru Impreza S204
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type-A

[UDHA]

So have any of you guys looked at the official FM.net forums? What do you think?

[DrWorm]

Originally Posted by UDHA

So have any of you guys looked at the official FM.net forums? What do you think?

Yes briefly.

Your question seems loaded, what do you think?

[Elysian]

Finished up my 2nd season last night. I'm at level 15 I believe as of this morning. I'm loving this game, a LOT. My FC is now dialed in with ~500hp, only slight weight reduction, I've got it set up to be an A600 on the dot, and I'm owning up A class races. I'm working on an A class Nurburgring tournament, 3 heats on certain sections of the ring, and so far I've won them all, got one more tournament left in that series. I did just get my first 2nd place finish, in an A class World Championship race Got beat by a Z06, and just barely


Even though I have my FC set up with only ~500hp, I've still only got 225/20 tires, so it's still really slidey. I've really figured out the pedal modulation though, so I'm not doing too bad. I also droppped my final drive ratio down to 2.98, my 6th gear goes off the friggin chart It maxes out around 180 due to lack of power.

[MyTMouse]

Just finished getting to Level 40 last night (what a lot of racing to get there)...kinda disappointed in the car you get but it's okay.

Problem I'm having now is the cars are getting so powerful that if you gas just a hair too much out of a turn you go spinning around and lose tons of ground.

Gonna be a long road to Level 50 but I'll get there soon.

Has anyone had any luck with auctions? I've never ever been able to get in the last bid and I've tried a dozen times. The only thing I ever got from auction I just paid the buyout price because it was soo good.

[Destroy]

Originally Posted by UDHA

So have any of you guys looked at the official FM.net forums? What do you think?

Think about what exactly? I find it interesting the forums are linked to your Xbox gamer Live tag.

[Elysian]

Originally Posted by MyTMouse

Just finished getting to Level 40 last night (what a lot of racing to get there)...kinda disappointed in the car you get but it's okay.

Problem I'm having now is the cars are getting so powerful that if you gas just a hair too much out of a turn you go spinning around and lose tons of ground.

Gonna be a long road to Level 50 but I'll get there soon.

Has anyone had any luck with auctions? I've never ever been able to get in the last bid and I've tried a dozen times. The only thing I ever got from auction I just paid the buyout price because it was soo good.

Hell I'm having that problem now with my RX7's

[Destroy]

I'm rather turned off the Season mode now due to the fact that it's nothing but R* car type racing. I much prefer racing normal every day type cars.

Don't think I'll ever finish Season mode because of this. I'd go get GTR or iRacing on PC if I wanted excellent race car racing.

[ice]

I never even finished a whole season, I got to the championship with my dumb Honda Fit and just bought my FD and went into Event List to pick whatever I wanted.

[Elysian]

Originally Posted by Destroy

I'm rather turned off the Season mode now due to the fact that it's nothing but R* car type racing. I much prefer racing normal every day type cars.

Don't think I'll ever finish Season mode because of this. I'd go get GTR or iRacing on PC if I wanted excellent race car racing.

You can switch to your normal every day cars whenever you want and race those types of races... or at least that's what I've found. When it gives you the choice of 3, it's based on the car you're using at the moment. Unless that changes the further into season mode you get...

[Destroy]

Originally Posted by Elysian

You can switch to your normal every day cars whenever you want and race those types of races... or at least that's what I've found. When it gives you the choice of 3, it's based on the car you're using at the moment. Unless that changes the further into season mode you get...

Yeah, I already figured that out. Problem is when you get to the Championship race, you are forced to race in the high class rank cars.

[Elysian]

Originally Posted by Destroy

Yeah, I already figured that out. Problem is when you get to the Championship race, you are forced to race in the high class rank cars.

Yeah, I'm on the A class Championship right now. I don't see that as a problem though, if you can change races when you aren't doing championship.

[MyTMouse]

Man I've just been using my tweaked Bugatti Veyron on some of the longer tracks...what a beast!

I just did a 4 lap race of the Le Mans circuit de la Sarthe and each lap I was beating R3-level cars by at least 25 seconds or more.

I'm keeing my Veyron at R3 for now and focused most of my upgrades for better handling (less weight, better tires, etc). Still has 1011 HP though

Right now it does:

0-60mph :1.98s

0-100mph :4.4s

It hits 200mph like it's nothing and accelerates like a rocket...who needs nitrous

[ice]

I knew my FD had more in it. I never tweaked anything and generally suck at it, but I messed with the final drive a bit and got it from 230MPH to 253MPH and it accelerates a bit faster too I'm so close to a 10 second quarter mile.

This thing ate every other car in the game beforehand, now it will pee in their butts too.

[DrWorm]

Originally Posted by UDHA

Forza Motorsport 3 Pre-Order Car Giveaway!


The first of three cars that can be yours is this ODST Beemer courtesy of NeoGaf's Ayo Jube. Hot!

Have you pre-ordered your copy of Forza Motorsport 3? If so…you’re awesome and we appreciate your support! If not then you have some work to do if you want to participate in our latest Forza 3 free car giveaway. We’re doings things a little differently this time around to reward everyone who's picked up a pre-order for Forza 3. How so you ask? Here’s the low down.

To celebrate the launch of Forza 3 and to thank our dedicated fans we’ve decided to host yet another free car giveaway, only this time we’re sending out a pack of slick designs courtesy of our community MVP’s. Basically we want you to e-mail us proof that you have indeed placed a pre-order on Forza Motorsport 3. Below is a step by step on how to do it.


Second is this Crackdown 2 inspired Camaro created by community MVP m0dus.

Official Contest Rules and Submission Instructions

• You must be an Xbox LIVE gold member to participate.
• Download the Forza Motorsport 3 demo and finish one race (vs. the AI) with the gamertag you want to register by 12:00am PST on Monday October 26th 2009.
• Pre-order Forza Motorsport 3 before Monday October 26th 2009 and be sure to have a receipt which shows the date of your pre-order.
• Write your gamertag legibly in print letters onto the receipt and take a clear photo of said receipt with all printed information visible.
• Email the photo to forzafb@microsoft.com with the subject header “Forza Motorsport 3 Pre-order Car Giveaway”. Include the photo as an attachment to the email, and also include your gamertag in the body of the email. Your e-mail must be received no later than 12:00am PST on Monday October 26th 2009.
• Do not change your gamertag before you have received your in-game cars from within the game.
• Purchase Forza Motorsport 3.
• You will receive the gift cars on or around 11/4/09 once you have booted up Forza Motorsport 3 while logged into Xbox LIVE. Press the Left trigger to access your inbox and download the cars!

Finally you will be gifted this sleek FM3 style Audi R8 V10 Courtesy of Turn 10's Fred Howell!

There you have it! Get out your digital cameras and e-mail a high quality picture of your pre-order receipt to Forzafb@microsoft.com by following the steps noted above. From everyone here at Turn 10, thank you for your support of Forza Motorsport 3!

Peace

Landin

These 3 cars just landed in my Forza message inbox for sending my pre-order proof. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

[KickAssCop]

I can't drive a ferrari F430 worth ****... DAMMIT!

[DrWorm]

Try adjusting the diff if you have trouble applying the power out of corners etc. I love how the 430 handles so it just has to be you .

Seriously though, most cars can be tweaked to be more 'driveable' and more neutral. I'm no tuning wizard by any means but the FM forums are always a good resource.

Unless of course your F430 has 1000bhp and you treat the accelerator like an on/off switch.

[KickAssCop]

Nah, the 430 is A 599 version so not modded to the extreme. It's just extremely hard to corner and I am playing on medium difficulty with most assists apart from braking and optimal racing line. It's just that I brake the damn thing and it keeps going straight and doesn't turn.

Maybe I need practice or something.

[OverclockN']

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

Nah, the 430 is A 599 version so not modded to the extreme. It's just extremely hard to corner and I am playing on medium difficulty with most assists apart from braking and optimal racing line. It's just that I brake the damn thing and it keeps going straight and doesn't turn.

Maybe I need practice or something.

It's called understeer. Brake earlier and brake harder.

[CurrentlyPissed]

Just started playing last night. Loving it. Only level 4 so far. I cannot believe what they start you off in though. I was laughing so hard, and pissed at the same time.

I love that they added the IROC-Z, and the GTA. The GTA was such an amazing handling car in it's day. Had an 88 and that thing handled like on rails (Drove like it too rofl). But still mmm.

I also like that they finally added a sound to the Superchargers when you install them. But it seems too quite IMO. A TwinScrew should be peircing your ears.

But I dislike that the twin turbos don't have any sound, and there is no BOV action.

And I don't have a Hard drive so it pisses me off that I can't get my real car (04 GTO) that is so stupid.

[Elysian]

How I'd like to do up my car



As close as I can get to Laguna Seca Blue.

[Destroy]

[KickAssCop]

Originally Posted by OverclockN'

It's called understeer. Brake earlier and brake harder.

Ahan, will try but in most cars I can power slide / drift slightly over tough corners but with the F430 the damn thing doesn't like prolonged braking with steering turned (ends up in the fence everytime I keep braking for a long period). I also think that this playing only on weekends adds a learning curve to my skills since it becomes hard to get back into Forza after 4-5 days away from the game.

[Elysian]

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

Ahan, will try but in most cars I can power slide / drift slightly over tough corners but with the F430 the damn thing doesn't like prolonged braking with steering turned (ends up in the fence everytime I keep braking for a long period). I also think that this playing only on weekends adds a learning curve to my skills since it becomes hard to get back into Forza after 4-5 days away from the game.

Power sliding generally doesn't help your times, it's better to brake properly and take the correct line.

[DeathKnight]

Originally Posted by CurrentlyPissed

I cannot believe what they start you off in though.

I'm still using my first car I picked (Citroen C4). Have it modded to max class C at the moment and I'm at driver level 10. It drives pretty well.

[KickAssCop]

Originally Posted by Elysian

Power sliding generally doesn't help your times, it's better to brake properly and take the correct line.

I am used to power sliding in most racers and was having a blast with a couple of cars in FM3 as well including Focus, Shelby 500, Maesrati etc. But this F430 just doesn't cut it. Back to racing basics I guess...

[OverclockN']

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

I am used to power sliding in most racers and was having a blast with a couple of cars in FM3 as well including Focus, Shelby 500, Maesrati etc. But this F430 just doesn't cut it. Back to racing basics I guess...

Have you considered trying to turn off some of the assists and taking turns realistically yet? I'm not knocking how you choose to have fun, whatever works.

But, there is a lot of challenge in trying to perfect racing lines, running a clean race, and getting the best times possible. There is definitely a learning curve if you haven't played many games in that way, but it's totally worth it. You should at least give it a shot if you haven't already.

[DeathKnight]

Originally Posted by KickAssCop

I can't drive a ferrari F430 worth ****... DAMMIT!

Just keep practicing. It's a lot of power to keep in check, but that makes it a fun car to drive IMO. I just upped a quick replay to my storefront of me driving the 430 on Amalfi full (named QuickRun1). It's my first time driving the 430 in this particular game so I did a warm up race and this replay was a retry right after.