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Mister Snips posted:Is forza 4 actually hard because in 2 and 3 you just slap expensive parts on a crappy car and turn every assist off and still come in first place because you're racing against really bad AI that doesn't adapt or even move away from the racing line Wait, a video game where if you give yourself overpowered equipment and too many benefits, you discover you're in fact smarter than the AI? I never! It's pretty easy to get a very good challenge in Forza. Take a knife to a gun fight - Instead of picking only leaderboard cars, you can pick cars that are enjoyable to drive, and then upgrade them until they're competitive with the cars you're racing rather than dominant vs cars you're racing. Do I wish Forza did a little more of the work for me? Sure, but the flexibility inherent with the game means that if you can't find challenges, you're not trying hard enough. Also the AI never runs into me and I never run into the AI. AI is the best I because it's predictable. Like real racers.
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So, I'm catching quite a bit of static on the Mechwarrior Online thread because I apparently didn't post some intro in "general BS" forum. Is this a requirement I just didn't know about? I didn't see it anywhere in the rules. And to make this at least slightly relevant to Forza, I won't be around next week, so no racing for me... Sorry. Anyone want me to gift them a Spirit R? (can you do that?) Edit: what in the hell is FYAD about? silverbullitt850 fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Aug 3, 2012 |
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silverbullitt850 posted:So, I'm catching quite a bit of static on the Mechwarrior Online thread because I apparently didn't post some intro in "general BS" forum. Is this a requirement I just didn't know about? I didn't see it anywhere in the rules. And to make this at least slightly relevant to Forza, I won't be around next week, so no racing for me... Sorry.
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silverbullitt850 posted:So, I'm catching quite a bit of static on the Mechwarrior Online thread because I apparently didn't post some intro in "general BS" forum. Is this a requirement I just didn't know about? I didn't see it anywhere in the rules. And to make this at least slightly relevant to Forza, I won't be around next week, so no racing for me... Sorry. Haha, people are still doing that? Don't post a welcome thread in GBS, or anywhere else. It's a trick to get you banned. You can't gift unicorns, so you're stuck with the Spirit-R. FYAD used to be a forum about flaming people and starting trouble, but I don't even know what the deal with it anymore.
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silverbullitt850 posted:So, I'm catching quite a bit of static on the Mechwarrior Online thread because I apparently didn't post some intro in "general BS" forum. Is this a requirement I just didn't know about? I didn't see it anywhere in the rules. And to make this at least slightly relevant to Forza, I won't be around next week, so no racing for me... Sorry. If you DONT post a welcome thread in GBS you will definitely fall afoul of the people in the Mechwarrior Online thread. So yeah, go make your welcome thread. Also, no, you cannot gift unicorn cars. Only thing you can do with them is sell them back to the game for credits. FYAD is not to be trifled with.
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Dont listen to those guys above this post, they're part of the hive mind and trying to get you in trouble. Maybe I'll just stick to Forza. At least I KNOW when the GTCC guys make dick jokes. You guys are the best. I am really stoked that their douchebaggery prevented me from wasting money and time that I don't have on a game I don't really need. silverbullitt850 fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Aug 4, 2012 |
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Just as long as you aren't doping while playing with GTCC, we take drug abuse for competitive competition very seriously. Unlike the Olympics.
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GTCC is known to be sim-wheels-only group, have you looked at some of the Fanatec stuff?
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Haha poor guy, FYAD got another one.  Edit; what's Silverbullit's GT? I feel like I've raced with him before... Tanz-Kommandant fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Aug 4, 2012 |
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Apparently it's cowboy joe or something. Apparently he's terrible.
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YF19pilot posted:I don't know. The AI gets stupid sometimes and that's when it gets hard. For example, R3 DTM cars, and the AI behind me forgets he has brakes when entering a slow corner... The lead AI car always has like a 5% chance of not braking at all going into any given corner. This is the "30 levels of confidence" they claimed they added for FM4.
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Based on the 1992 season when Michael Schumacher would just forget to use his brakes and fly into the wall.
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Right so, what's the most active goon group now and is there any room to join?
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ANAmal.net posted:this is the NSX I was running that night: Wow that's gorgeous. Nice work.
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AnimalChin posted:Right so, what's the most active goon group now and is there any room to join? If you are looking for racing your best bet is irc.synirc.net #forzagoons I race just about every night and it's a loving grab bag, but sometimes good racing happens.
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I think I fixed my earlier post. I am reposting so interested parties don't miss the edit:quote:FULL Picture Dump Sorry, I didn't mean to abuse the thread. I just didn't feel like I had put my full effort into it. Ignore this post if it annoys you, please.
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Just a little news from the grapevine. http://www.virtualr.net/thrustmaster-mysterious-product-teaser Mysterious Thrustmaster product, and the video zooms in on a car garage... numbered #360. I don't know of any racetracks that have anywhere close to 360 garages on the pit road, so I reckon we could be looking at a nice FFB 360 compatible wheel!
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AnimalChin posted:Right so, what's the most active goon group now and is there any room to join? As burtonos said, hang out in irc, especially on fridays for Bentron's dice racing. Otherwise most cool Forza goons will hang out in irc. I usually don't because of connection issues, but I'm practically friends with everyone, so you'll see me in lobby anyways. Otherwise, the active clubs are GTCC, AUGR, and SAEG. GTCC is ultra-sim dilz sucking action. No aids in here, and every week we run a 'themed' spec race. The past few weeks, and for the next couple of weeks, we are running 'road to R1'. AUGR is the surviving of the three main 'goon groups', the other two having been LLJK and GISH. AUGR usually posts its weekly specs here in thread. I believe Jarf is the head of AUGR, and he does have a website that details the specs to run. Their specs are usually based on Trans Am, SCCA, or some other real life spec. SAEG is the club for all the euro-goons. AFGS is the Aussie club, but I don't know if they are very active or not.
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YF19pilot posted:I believe Jarf is the head of AUGR... Jarf is SAEG, it's Jabs that's the AUGR bloke 
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Scatterfold posted:Jarf is SAEG, it's Jabs that's the AUGR bloke  I'm terrible!
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Dr. Faustus posted:Sorry, I didn't mean to abuse the thread. I just didn't feel like I had put my full effort into it. Ignore this post if it annoys you, please. I wish I had remembered to put my full livery (with number and everything) on my car instead of the one that winds up in the shared garage! Oh well. It managed to be fun sometimes - you backmarker bros are fun to race with. And yeah, somebody lagged bombed into me on the first lap and gave me near-100% aero damage all around. 100% aero damage. On an Exige. That was the end of the race for me. 
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Dr. Faustus posted:This is a pic I took of me and Greg that didn't make it in because I was wiped out. Sorry, Greg, there's at least one more, too: No worries, I wasn't trying to call you out or anything. I just really like that livery and I wanted to post post post about it. This is a good shot, and I hope you never give up your new role as official scribe and combat photographer of GTCC. I just wish my car (and driver) had been more competitive.
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Yay, I'm in race pictures.
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Falken posted:Just a little news from the grapevine. Interesting. I wonder if it won't be in the same price range as the existing options already are though, $300-$500 range - given what other Thrustmaster products are like (and the obvious extra cost of adding Xbox wireless functionality.) I'll be very curious to see what they come up with. Assuming it is a wheel, of course.
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Why wouldn't it be a wheel? What else do you put in a garage on a pitlane?
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YF19pilot posted:As burtonos said, hang out in irc, especially on fridays for Bentron's dice racing. Otherwise most cool Forza goons will hang out in irc. I usually don't because of connection issues, but I'm practically friends with everyone, so you'll see me in lobby anyways. I'd like to get some racing going tonight. Dice racing, ABCs, whatever, I am looking at 8 pm est, or about 2 hours.
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Alright AUGR dudes, I've updated the OP in the AUGR Thread in private game servers. Check it out for the schedule and specs I have come up with (some specs borrowed, credit attributed) for the upcoming 12 races or so. If you have any suggestions I'm all ears.
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burtonos posted:I'd like to get some racing going tonight. Dice racing, ABCs, whatever, I am looking at 8 pm est, or about 2 hours. I'd be up for some racing tonight, got a few classes of car now rather than just F!
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Alright AUGR dudes, I've updated the OP in the AUGR Thread in private game servers. Check it out for the schedule and specs I have come up with (some specs borrowed, credit attributed) for the upcoming 12 races or so. If you have any suggestions I'm all ears. Your OP is wrong, Howdy's favorite car is the Corvair. Also, I was just driving around Bernie's Alps because I was bored. I noticed that on the Festival circuit, while you're on the big sweeper around the lake, the big mountain at the start/finish disappears. I was looking at the cable cars and they go into that station that's on the mountain at the start/finish. Except the mountain is gone, and the station is part of the skybox texture. I can understand why they wouldn't model the mountain because that would take up a lot of memory for something no one is looking at, but they could have at least added a picture of it to the skybox. Cojawfee fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Aug 5, 2012 |
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Awesome! Modern art car buddies!  Although Bentron called it the Partridge Family car.
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Vagina Jones posted:Awesome! Modern art car buddies! Haha, jesus christ, I didn't think there'd be another Mondrian car in this thread, but then here we are. I like yours better.
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Cojawfee posted:Your OP is wrong, Howdy's favorite car is the Corvair. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3482417 quote:Captain Howdy 0's favorite car, the Aston Martin Cygnet, catches mad air Ok, this is truly bizarre. First, it is not improbable that I raced with AUGR goons late one morning and not remember it. There are lots of late late mornings that I don't remember the next day. I think you guys know why. Second, I don't believe I've ever once driven the Cygnet, even as a joke. I can't imagine that's me but if you are sure it was (and not, say, Captain Hair; or it's just a joke) I'll take your word for it. Third, My favorite Aston Martin is hands down the V8 Vantage. Mine is in the same factory color as the one James May drove on Top Gear UK. It's one of my favorite A Class cars:  Lastly, I don't really have a favorite car in FM4 because I have several favorites, but if you twist my arm and make me choose, I choose this old gal:    Cheers!
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Dr. Faustus posted:http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3482417
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Howdy does like to monologue, so your story checks out.
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Sorry for the abrupt end tonight guys, was late and probably my last race anyhow. I did however save a bunch of replays, I'll try and grab some vids sometime
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I'll go ahead and throw this in here. Whatcubed, if you want to put this in the AUGR thread, feel free. I think I've finally got the CMC tunes figured out so they're pretty competitive. All of the tunes are in my storefront and the handicaps are as follows: 1990 Camaro - No handicap 2002 Camaro - 10% Power handicap 1993 Cobra - No handicap 1995 Cobra - 10% Power handicap 2000 Cobra - 25% Power handicap 2005 Mustang - 10% Power handicap 1987 Firebird - No handicap 2002 Firebird - 15% Power handicap
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Whew... I'm back. In Cafilornia (intentional) for the week, so no Forza for me. Boaz, I'm looking forward to your CMC races, should be pretty scary with cars that heavy. On the plus side, I no longer have the desire to spend money on Mechwarrior Online. So, apparently telling someone that their anime signature was cool (only semi-sarcastically) is probation worthy. Also, what's night crew?
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ANAmal.net posted:Howdy does like to monologue, so your story checks out. Dr. Faustus fucked around with this message at 08:43 on Aug 5, 2012 |
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Dr. Faustus posted:He's acknowledged it was a joke. I don't care, I know what I heard. One night, you were drunk and you said that when you die you want it to be remembered that you loved Corvairs.
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Cojawfee posted:I don't care, I know what I heard. One night, you were drunk and you said that when you die you want it to be remembered that you loved Corvairs. Well he also said that he loved me, so... Either there's one hell of a bromance going on or just a dude lovin' some booze. Either way, Dr. Howdy 0, you're alright in my book. Except if the Corvair thing is true, those aren't ok.
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