Originally Posted by: Wurze1Gummidge 
Originally Posted by: SoccerCoachXtrm 
I've been monitoring this forum very closely for the last 2-3 weeks. It seems like over the past week or so, the Forza 7 forums have become rather quiet, and the community has very little to talk about.
I'm not implying this is a negative thing. In fact, I think it is expected to a degree. The game has been released for 6 months now and very few features that the community identified as problematic since release have been resolved. I think most importantly, there has been zero legitimate discussion regarding an expansion pack.
Thoughts? Is there anything new and exciting to discuss?
Thanks
I think you answered your own question there.
I participate & follow a few games & Forza 7 has seen very little progress in comparison to games like GT Sport & Iracing.
GT Sport has seen multiple updates released nearly every week along with various new cars.
Iracing in the last year has released Dirt Oval Racing,Rally Cross & LMP1 cars & series & other tracks.
Some sort of multiplayer rating system similar to GT Sport or Iracing has to be implemented in Forza 8 otherwise the game will simply become a game for car collectors & crashers.
F7 has a great car selection & some good options for Single player AI races but the game is over complicated,riddled with bugs,has to many features removed (e.g.AI multiplayer) & instead has added features like race suits & prize crates.There are way to many cars that are in the game that you cannot buy without trawling through forums etc.to find out how to obtain them.Can only assume these were an intrinsic part of the game design which was probably designed around players purchasing prize crates.
"Little progress"? What about Leagues, improved multiplayer lobbies with spectator mode, improvements to the design editor, actual involvement from developers in the Rivals mode... All those were added after release.
iRacing is not a fair comparison. Their game is a service.
As for GT Sport, they're just releasing what should have always had shipped with the game in the first place, and their track list is still severely lacking. The fact all these cars are coming for free and are mostly road cars should speak for itself: they're trying to bring back the crowd who, same as it occurred with Forza 7 and homologation, was frustrated at Gran Turismo's new direction.
There's zero design in Forza 7 "based around buying prize crates". You do not know what you're talking about. No cars were ever distributed in crates, money is very easy to come by, and the prize crates can be largely ignored by those just wanting to race. Even if they backed off following the negative reaction from the community, I honestly can't see anything in the game that forces you to buy the crates.
Even the VIP bonus had its benefits. No double money, but easier progression with experience bonus, which meant easier access to cars. People misunderstood that and complained. If we take Horizon 3, VIP there was almost useless for a year, all it was, was another DLC with double money from wheelspin, until there was a VIP-exclusive Forzathon.
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