Forza 3 online ... blows

So there is a lot of lag. And there is no way to setup custom races?!? Are you kidding me? Someone told me that the game was actually released early and that they are supposed to "add" that ability later. But right now all you can do is join public races. You can not host them and set it to have no suggested line etc.!! This is joke!

How could a game that has such a weak online setup and doesn't even have the online options of Forza 2 get a 9.5?!?

Seriously? I haven't even tried online yet lol. So every game has suggested line?PuddinPant

Every game is open to what ever you want to turn on or off. But you can not start a game and force everyone else to have suggested line off, or full damage on, etc, etc. Like you could in Forza 1 and 2 and just about every other decent racing game on the planet!

You also can't turn collision off so it's just ghost cars for like a Nurbergring run etc. So that means the Nurbergring is a total waist of time. It has nothing to do with your driving skills but who can come out ahead of the massive pileup in corner one because of all the idiots that don't race clean and just hold the accelerator down full until they hit something!

Right now, Forza 3 has about the worst online racing of any game!

And it got a 9.5...

[QUOTE="PuddinPant"]Seriously? I haven't even tried online yet lol. So every game has suggested line?Store24

Every game is open to what ever you want to turn on or off. But you can not start a game and force everyone else to have suggested line off, or full damage on, etc, etc. Like you could in Forza 1 and 2 and just about every other decent racing game on the planet!

You also can't turn collision off so it's just ghost cars for like a Nurbergring run etc. So that means the Nurbergring is a total waist of time. It has nothing to do with your driving skills but who can come out ahead of the massive pileup in corner one because of all the idiots that don't race clean and just hold the accelerator down full until they hit something!

Right now, Forza 3 has about the worst online racing of any game!

And it got a 9.5...

1. Lags your fault, It has dedicated servers. I for one havn't lagged at all.

2. You can turn collisions off

3. the assists are just that, there to assist. they are however NOT a substitute for real skill, and an't be compared to actual skill.

A skilled driver will always beat a noob with assists.

The Online portion of the game is fine, near perfect in fact.

i never went into this game to race other people cause i suck at car racing games lol

i never went into this game to race other people cause i suck at car racing games lol

Supersayian007

i never went into this game to race other people cause i suck at car racing games lol

i liked the demo. but i am not sure if i really want to drop 60 on it rigt now. i think i would enjoy fifa 10 more.

You are kidding me right?

I have 1 mbps connection speed and the game runs smoothly at 60 fps even when I am playing online AND I have made a custom race and believe me it has a ridiculous variety of options not just the suggested line .Maybe you havent searched enough the game yet!!Its the best racing game ever and online is a BLAST!!!!I am really satisfied with this purchase!

You are kidding me right?

I have 1 mbps connection speed and the game runs smoothly at 60 fps even when I am playing online AND I have made a custom race and believe me it has a ridiculous variety of options not just the suggested line .Maybe you havent searched enough the game yet!!Its the best racing game ever and online is a BLAST!!!!I am really satisfied with this purchase!

[QUOTE="Store24"]

[QUOTE="PuddinPant"]Seriously? I haven't even tried online yet lol. So every game has suggested line?Stats_

Every game is open to what ever you want to turn on or off. But you can not start a game and force everyone else to have suggested line off, or full damage on, etc, etc. Like you could in Forza 1 and 2 and just about every other decent racing game on the planet!

You also can't turn collision off so it's just ghost cars for like a Nurbergring run etc. So that means the Nurbergring is a total waist of time. It has nothing to do with your driving skills but who can come out ahead of the massive pileup in corner one because of all the idiots that don't race clean and just hold the accelerator down full until they hit something!

Right now, Forza 3 has about the worst online racing of any game!

And it got a 9.5...

1. Lags your fault, It has dedicated servers. I for one havn't lagged at all.

2. You can turn collisions off

3. the assists are just that, there to assist. they are however NOT a substitute for real skill, and an't be compared to actual skill.

A skilled driver will always beat a noob with assists.

The Online portion of the game is fine, near perfect in fact.

So there is a lot of lag. And there is no way to setup custom races?!? Are you kidding me? Someone told me that the game was actually released early and that they are supposed to "add" that ability later. But right now all you can do is join public races. You can not host them and set it to have no suggested line etc.!! This is joke!

How could a game that has such a weak online setup and doesn't even have the online options of Forza 2 get a 9.5?!?

[QUOTE="Store24"]

So there is a lot of lag. And there is no way to setup custom races?!? Are you kidding me? Someone told me that the game was actually released early and that they are supposed to "add" that ability later. But right now all you can do is join public races. You can not host them and set it to have no suggested line etc.!! This is joke!

How could a game that has such a weak online setup and doesn't even have the online options of Forza 2 get a 9.5?!?

MOBS

Its online is fine. Everyones so fussy about online play these days. Its a RACING game. If you want perfect multiplayer then go get an MMO

It's very difficult to change anything in public matches. The only way to actually set up a race the way you want it is to start a private one, but most of us don'talways havea bunch ofpeople that are online playing FM3 at the same time. I don't know why the new fad is to have everything be automatic with matchmaking, predetermined tracks, settings and intermissions. I think having one host is much more efficient, and if you don't like the game your in, quit andmake one yourself, that's how it should be (which it was in FM2). If youdo manage to get a good track with some good players, it is fun, but god damn it could be soooo much better.

It's very difficult to change anything in public matches. The only way to actually set up a race the way you want it is to start a private one, but most of us don'talways havea bunch ofpeople that are online playing FM3 at the same time. I don't know why the new fad is to have everything be automatic with matchmaking, predetermined tracks, settings and intermissions. I think having one host is much more efficient, and if you don't like the game your in, quit andmake one yourself, that's how it should be (which it was in FM2). If youdo manage to get a good track with some good players, it is fun, but god damn it could be soooo much better.

zecc81

I think the general thinking behind this is that on a console service its just a lot easy to manage. Lets face it no console service is quite as versatile as a pc online system. Plus with consoles the emphasis is often on getting into games quick, many console gamers tend to want to just get straight into a game (which is part of the reason some people buy consoles rather than gming pcs). It would be nice to have more complicated options though.

Mind you with effort I dont see why it couldnt be done.

dude i played it at my friend's house for the first time online and it was insaaaaane!! i didn't feel any lag at all. the only downside was that i sucked XD