Forza Horizon 5: General Discussion

[VinylRichie]

It just occured to me that the Germans call every car "ein Wagen". And they invented the bloody things...

Because it’s the definition in German, if it has more than one axle and normally four wheels or more, it’s a „wagen“. This is from even before the car, like carriages and stuff, and this is also a „Wagen“😉:

 

[UKMikey]

Because it’s the definition in German, if it has more than one axle and normally four wheels or more, it’s a „wagen“. This is from even before the car, like carriages and stuff, and this is also a „Wagen“😉:
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OK. How about "ein Auto"?

 

[sirjim73]

OK. How about "ein Auto"?

Why isn't the Autobahn called the "Wagenbahn" 🤔
Anyway, back on topic... We haven't mentioned biscuits in a while

Have picked up this week's wagon/estate/large thing on 4 wheels.
Also, I like the weeks backstage choice, as there are 2 cars on left I don't have and one on the right, so I'm guaranteed to get something next week

 

[UKMikey]

Why isn't the Autobahn called the "Wagenbahn" 🤔

Why do Volkswagen make saloon cars?

Anyway, back on topic... We haven't mentioned biscuits in a while

Americans call Wagon Wheels moon pies which is probably even more strange to us.

 

[Populuxe]

I’m not really a fan of the Hide and Seek game mode. I only play it when it’s required for the Weekly Playlist. Today was the first time I played as the Hider, and that’s when I got it. Playing as a Seeker is dull, but playing as a Hider is fun. I won my round, and got a couple of achievements for my efforts.

 

[VinylRichie]

OK. How about "ein Auto"?

Both counts, Wagen is just a even broader definition that counts for more kinds of vehicles.
I think it just got carried over from the time when carriages were still the main way of transportation and cars at the beginning were just motorized carriages. A lot of other, more specific terms from the time of carriages are still being used today, like „break“ (also for station wagon), Landaulet, Phaeton, Coupé etc..
But maybe it’s just a thing of language and what we are used to, it sounds just normal to us and fits the object we want to describe with it.
Not directly comparable but the same principle, in English there’s just the term „You“ that gets used for people you are familiar, friends, family, but also people you don’t know, who are older, above you in the hierarchy, who have a more respected standing in society etc.. In German you would never do that, that’s what we have the term „Sie“ for when it comes to the latter, It would be weird in most cases and sound wrong, but in English it sounds just normal and makes sense (for me too), even when the term means exactly the same when translated. I hope it makes sense😅 I think it’s very similar

 

[UKMikey]

Both counts, Wagen is just a even broader definition that counts for more kinds of vehicles.
I think it just got carried over from the time when carriages were still the main way of transportation and cars at the beginning were just motorized carriages. A lot of other, more specific terms from the time of carriages are still being used today, like „break“ (also for station wagon), Landaulet, Phaeton, Coupé etc..
But maybe it’s just a thing of language and what we are used to, it sounds just normal to us and fits the object we want to describe with it.

Yeah, I know. Wagen are just vehicles. VW also made amphibious Schwimmwagen but that didn't make them estate cars.

 

[Digolgrin]

I’m not really a fan of the Hide and Seek game mode. I only play it when it’s required for the Weekly Playlist. Today was the first time I played as the Hider, and that’s when I got it. Playing as a Seeker is dull, but playing as a Hider is fun. I won my round, and got a couple of achievements for my efforts.
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I've said this before but I really do think it's down to focusing on the "experience" rather than doing anything that could be considered 'unfun'--even if that also creates situations that are 'unfun'. If a Seeker so much as lands a solid ping on the Hider before he gets Chase Breaker'd, the entire team knows exactly where to look for 'em, which means if they mess up even once they're never shaking the Seekers, which isn't fun, I was just on the other end of that myself.

Granted, I do think this was better considered than The Eliminator, because stealth runs are still viable and incredibly satisfying to pull off. But I only played enough to get the Bronco Raptor and left it at that.