Official OC3D Forza Horizon 3 Thread
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Dice Hunter, Haven't got the game yet but will do in a fortnight 
By gamertag I assume Xbox Live/PC tag ?
By gamertag I assume Xbox Live/PC tag ?
SPS
Moderator
Dice Hunter, Haven't got the game yet but will do in a fortnight
By gamertag I assume Xbox Live/PC tag ?
Yeah that's the one.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
SPS
Moderator
Does anyone find RWD cars more beneficial over AWD? I play with all the assists off and unless I convert to AWD the RWD I pretty pointless to use. The amount of finesse you need on the throttle on RWD compared to AWD is night and day. Just doesn't seem worth the extra mental capacity to me.
Isn't AWD easier to drive in general? RWD is usually more challenging but also more fun in other games, but in other games the ffb does more than getting more resistant the harder you turn as well. But yea, i have a 1000hp AWD aventador sv, which is no challenge to drive at all and a 1300hp RWD ford gt which spins the tires in third gear and is completely undriveable.
SPS
Moderator
AWDs normally have more understeer compared to RWD. But the understeer is nothing compared to the traction loss in RWD. Suppose it is accurate that a 1300HP RWD car needs some TLC on the throttle.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Well Horizons is slightly more arcadey than the original Forza series. That's why they feel different when you play them. I've played F6 and FH2 on Xbone.. massive difference. To the point where F6 i gave up trying, but FH2 i mastered within a couple races.
jimma47
New member
Exactly - AWD should be better balanced and better off the line but there's so much force going through the front wheels that they tend to understeer and don't turn in so well without a lot of electronic diff and traction control wizardry going on.
RWD are super fun. Light steering usually compared to FWD/AWD but yeah they can spin up easily. That's why all the kids here love utes. Light back end + Rear wheel drive = donuts for days.
The issue once you get to a game is that you lose a bit of that feel for when the traction is about to go so it's hard to catch it in time - you end up spinning around in circles uncontrollably.
Just hope the game is playable on my 3770. Could be the first game in years to actually make me consider an upgrade.
Daiyus
Member
Ok I've made the group open instead, just search OC3D
Nice. I've just bought the game. I'm at work right now but I'm hoping it's pushed to my Xbox One OK and will be ready for me tonight. I'll install the PC version over the weekend but I'll join the group as soon as I can.
I'm just hoping that the combination of a Xeon E3-1231 v3 and a Radeon HD 7870 will be fine at 1360 x 768. I was in the process of upgrading and got hit with some surprise expenditures before I could get a new GPU and screen.
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SPS
Moderator
Hmm, I've had perf issues on PC. It constantly hitches for me and the UI is very unresponsive/laggy - not sure why though.
Daiyus
Member
I've been on the Forza forums a lot hearing similar things. Honestly I was going to wait until the PC demo or some kind of patch was confirmed to improve things but ultimately I decided as I have an Xbox One that I can at least play the game and just swap to PC later if I have loads of problems. It's a real shame for those who bought it and just have a PC though.
Yea that bothers me as well, the ffb tells you nothing about the car, but with sound cues and reduced wheel rotation you can get a feel for how to catch the car fairly quickly, the game is very forgiving, you can catch almost anything.
i7 3770? I see no reason why that shouldn't suffice, i'm playing on a 4670k, which is a bit of a bottleneck, but a 3770 is better than a 4670k.
SPS
Moderator
Lots of people have still reported that it plays well on PC so I think it is fixable on my end - just haven't had time to look into it. It's one of the very few games that plays well enough on Xbox One for me to care too much about it right now.
SPS
Moderator
I think that's just a psychological thing - I drive better in bonnet/cockpit cam because I don't focus on the rear and instead the front.
jimma47
New member
Agreed - I can only drive efficiently in Cockpit or bumper (or bonnet/roof cam) it's just a more natural perspective if you drive a real car. Of course the cockpit cams - in general I haven't played Horizons yet - can be a little too crowded trying to show everything that they leave a little actual view out the window.
In real life you're focused externally so you don't notice the interior so much unless you glance down.
External is great tho for replays and for trying to smash things up.
Cool thanks for that.
Have they fixed most of the PC issues now or is it still worth waiting a couple more weeks? I don't have an XBONE.
Master&Puppet
New member
So it's been a long time since I posted on these forums... anyway just picked up Horizons myself and am curious if any of you guys are still at it? I'll have a look at the clan when I next log in.
/necro
/necro
