Forza Motorsport 4 Website Goes LIVE

[Mr Latte]

http://www.forzamotorsport.net/

Interested in discussing the new info available.

WARNING & NOTICE OF INTENT
DO NOT WHINGE / ARGUE ABOUT GT IN THIS THREAD

I will gladly report any individual that wants to de-reail yet another FM thread with the usual nonsense. I ask the MODS to take action as many of us are sick to the teeth of infighting regards GT/FM.

Discuss FM4 its that simple...

 

[Mr Latte]

Looking forward to details on a Collectors/Special Edition.


Info so far that seems new...


STUNNING VARIETY
Variety is at the heart of Forza Motorsport 4. In the game’s World Tour career mode, you’ll visit the best racing circuits in the world on your path to dominating your opponents in events that go well beyond your typical sprint to the finish line. Autocross, time trial events, and Top Gear-inspired stunts such as car soccer and cone challenges make Forza 4’s career mode more exciting and more intense than ever before.


KINECT INTEGRATION
With the power of Kinect, Forza Motorsport 4 opens up the world of car passion in new and innovative ways. Step around the car to explore and experience the world’s most exciting automobiles in stunning detail. Check your mirrors and clip every apex by looking into the corners with Kinect-powered head-tracking. Quickly move through the Forza 4’s menu system with just your voice. All the power and fun you’ve come to expect from Forza… but no controller required.


TOP GEAR
The world’s greatest racing game meets the world’s foremost authority on cars. Top Gear integration can be found throughout Forza Motorsport 4—from Jeremy Clarkson offering his inimitable take on some of the most exclusive cars in the world in the showfloor feature, to special challenges on the Top Gear Test track that are straight from the worldwide smash television show.


THE BEST LOOKING FORZA YET
The Xbox 360 meets its graphical apex with Forza Motorsport 4. Experience an unprecedented level of detail with 800,000 polygon cars and some of the most beautiful environments ever seen… all waiting to be driven, painted, or photographed to your heart’s content. Unified lighting means dramatically improved cars and tracks and alternate time of day lets you experience previous Forza tracks in a completely new way.


AVAILABLE STARTING OCTOBER 11!
Forza Motorsport 4 is the biggest and best entry in the series to date. Hundreds of the world’s most exciting cars spanning more than eighty manufacturers. The best driving circuits in the world. Bringing you closer to the cars of your dreams. Online features that redefine online community. Forza Motorsport 4 is an entirely new car experience.


BEHIND THE WHEEL
Whether you are a seasoned pro or brand new behind the wheel, challenge and fun is ahead in Forza Motorsport 4. A variety of handling assists lets new racers get up to speed in a flash, and a new physics model lets veteran racers to wring every last bit of performance out of every car in their garage. With a deft balance of approachability and challenge, this is the deepest and most rewarding Forza Motorsport yet.


AUTOVISTA
Go beyond the racetrack and step into a world where the most exclusive cars are yours to explore in Forza Motorsport 4’s new Autovista feature. Walk around and take in the stunning lines of the Ferarri 458 Italia. Step inside the McLaren F1’s cockpit and take a seat in the center-mounted driver’s seat. Fire up the Bugatti Veyron’s 8-liter 16-cylinder engine and feel your bones shake with the sound. Or sit back and relax as Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson takes you on an audio tour of each car in the Autovista showroom with his trademark blend of insight and wit. Autovista is your chance to explore the world’s most incredible cars at a level of detail never before seen in a videogame.


COMMUNITY REVOLUTION
You measure your racing life one hot-lap at a time. You spend your days daydreaming about custom car liveries, and your evenings making them come to life with Forza’s powerful livery editor tools. You spend hours tweaking car settings, looking for an ideal tune that will give you that last tenth of a second. Crossing the finish line first isn’t just your goal… it’s a requirement. However you choose to express your passion of cars, Forza Motorsport 4’s community experience has you covered.

Car clubs will let players gather and work together towards common goals as well as share cars, paint jobs, and tuning settings with other team members.

Friends and strangers alike will battle it out for the checkered flag with wheel-to-wheel action in Forza 4’s 16-player multiplayer.

Rivals mode will constantly update you with new challenges from friends as you aim to keep your name at the top of the leaderboards.

For more details on the entire suite of community features in Forza 4, check out the community page.


Announced Features:

- Community Clubs
- Community Rivals
- 12-16 cars offline/online
- New visual effects (more visceral/more hollywood , camera shake, more car movement etc)
- New physics
- Autovista mode with 10 hours of challenges etc
- New World tour mode
- Head tracking in all modes
- Heavy Top gear influence including the track
- 60 frames per second
- More smoke/effects
- More localised damage system
- Big improvement in photomode
- More tracks
- More cars
- Multiscreens
- New FM4 Wheel / Controller Options


New Controllers To Experience FM4:

Fanatec Forza Elite Wheel (NEW Details TBC)
Madcatz FFB Wireless Wheel (NEW Details TBC / Winter 2011)
Microsoft Speed Wheel (NEW / Sept 26th)
Microsoft Kinect

 

[Akira AC]

New info,No new info.

The same thing but different screenshots,a new screenshot of Alps circuit,nice but the same info.

 

[phil-t]

New info,No new info.

The same thing but different screenshots,a new screenshot of Alps circuit,nice but the same info.

Please read it, then come back..

- Public lobbies are back
- New lighting engine allows alternate time of day
- TG is throughout the game, car soccer / cone challenges but to name a few

etc, etc, etc, etc

 

[Bogie 19th]

New info,No new info.

The same thing but different screenshots,a new screenshot of Alps circuit,nice but the same info.

What are you talking about. It's all new info. Read the thread again.

 

[Mr Latte]

Its okay he posted like 3 seconds after the initial post.

So what are you guys most excited about?

Im impressed with the graphics and upto 16 cars with head tracking.
Fun game modes in the TopGear additions could be excellent.
The AutoVista on a big projection screen is likely to be awesome.

 

[Bogie 19th]

I don't know Mr. Latte...there is so much great news here, I don't know where to start. I can't believe they added so many features in 2 years. It's mind boggling.

 

[UkHardcore23]

Sounds like Top Gear is going to be done right!!

Just seen the gameplay vids from E3, looks great! Step up from Forza 2

 

[chromatic9]

Most excited about a serious wheel presence on 360.

I trust T10 to do a good with the Top Gear license. The new physics and tyre stuff are really interesting.

 

[-=DV=-]

Ive gotta be honest, I promised myself I wouldnt get excited for fm4 after what a let down gt5 was...but theres nothing im not excited about. The added wheel presence speaks volumes for the future of racing in fm4, the physics rework and connection with pirelli can only mean much more accuracy on what T10 was already working on Re: tyre load modelling ect. Kinect head tracking....the new lighting engine...EVERYTHING, it seems T10 have been extrmely busy over the last 2 years

 

[Mac K]

I can admit this looks like it's going to be an epic game... I just can't justify myself buying an Xbox and paying for Live for just one game..

 

[-=DV=-]

Mac K, I know how u feel, I was in the same boat when fm3 was coming out, but i bit the bullet and did it. Now I buy everything on xbox because the online is better and multiplats tend to be better on xbox. My ps3 is nothing more than an overglorified 3d blu ray player.

 

[Spagetti69]

I can admit this looks like it's going to be an epic game... I just can't justify myself buying an Xbox and paying for Live for just one game..

Very true Mac.
If you already owned an xbox its a no brainer.

But it's a lot of money to fork out if not. Especially if you want a wheel too.

Unlucky mate.

 

[VXR]

I couldn't justify it [buying a console] just to play GT5, but I still have the nagging wish I had one.

 

[FyreandIce]

*checks*

Yup, still banned from the forums for over 100 years because I pointed out an issue in FM3 in a non flaming manner.

 

[-=DV=-]

Atleast you have some time to think about what you have done and mature in your ways

 

[FyreandIce]

Atleast you have some time to think about what you have done and mature in your ways

I was very mature when I discussed my displeasure in the lack of system link.

A certain immature former T10 employee couldn't handle the fact that many people rightfully did not like many of the changes in FM3.

 

[Bogie 19th]

*checks*

Yup, still banned from the forums for over 100 years because I pointed out an issue in FM3 in a non flaming manner.

I was very mature when I discussed my displeasure in the lack of system link.

A certain immature former T10 employee couldn't handle the fact that many people rightfully did not like many of the changes in FM3.

Based on your posts, here, I can see why they banned you.

 

[zr1chris]

The new site looks way better. Very slick now. Before it was very dull.

 

[Luminis]

Some nice info here. I'm still quite curious to see how the Stig is impllemented.

I was very mature when I discussed my displeasure in the lack of system link.

A certain immature former T10 employee couldn't handle the fact that many people rightfully did not like many of the changes in FM3.

I did the same on different subjects. My accounts is still available and I haven't been logged into FM.net for half a year now. Seems to be an issue on your part, if you're asking me.

Then again, customers are never the source of a problem. If there's one thing I've learned from dealing with my company's customers, it's that it's always someone else's fault and they're generally the nicest, smartest and overall bestest people in the world

 

[Bogie 19th]

The new site looks way better. Very slick now. Before it was very dull.

Forums there still suck though

 

[Luminis]

Yeah, they should switch to some working forums. I'm getting quite a few errors with those boards as well.

But I guess they'll update those to match the new FM4 layout anyways.

 

[Patrocles]

I have never played FM3 with a wheel, but people have stated that the FFB in FM3 is weak. Has there been any comments about FFB improvements on wheels for FM4? I searched but came up empty...

 

[Bonefork]

The Forza website makes me want to vomit. Gran-turismo.com is lightyears ahead of it in every way, and even that's not up to my standards. That's what you get from ASP developers, though.

 

[the_greeze]

The Forza website makes me want to vomit. Gran-turismo.com is lightyears ahead of it in every way, and even that's not up to my standards. That's what you get from ASP developers, though.

Let me point you to the very first post in this thread about not turning it into another GT5 vs Forza flame war.

If you wanna puke, go puke in the corner. Preferably the corner of a completely different thread. Have a nice day...

 

[Bonefork]

Let me point you to the very first post in this thread about not turning it into another GT5 vs Forza flame war.

If you wanna puke, go puke in the corner. Preferably the corner of a completely different thread. Have a nice day...

Thanks for the suggestion. How about I compare it to iracing.com? Or maybe every single other web site on the internet? Because forzamotorsport.net looks like crap, works like crap, and basically is crap. The forums are broken. Forza 2 support is present but broken. "My Forza" is often broken. Image uploads from the game are overly compressed. The video download process is tedious. Page elements like gamercards and images are missing all over the place. The navigation menu changes from page to page. Broken links. Errors. It's basically a thorough example of what not to do.

Sorry to be negative, but it's the laziest attempt at a web site I've ever seen in my life, and by contrast, GT's is unusually outstanding for a web site in any industry.

I don't care if the tweenagers think that association is grounds for a flame war, that's not my problem, and it would have been my last post on the matter if not for your helpful suggestion.

 

[rebla47]

New Controllers To Experience FM4:

Fanatec Forza Elite Wheel (NEW Details TBC)
Madcatz FFB Wireless Wheel (NEW Details TBC / Winter 2011)
Microsoft Speed Wheel (NEW / Sept 26th)
Microsoft Kinect

And the Standart Fanatec Forza Wheel, I suposse...

 

[the_greeze]

...and it would have been my last post on the matter if not for your helpful suggestion.

I seriously doubt that, Wordsworth.

 

[Bogie 19th]

Thanks for the suggestion. How about I compare it to iracing.com? Or maybe every single other web site on the internet? Because forzamotorsport.net looks like crap, works like crap, and basically is crap. The forums are broken. Forza 2 support is present but broken. "My Forza" is often broken. Image uploads from the game are overly compressed. The video download process is tedious. Page elements like gamercards and images are missing all over the place. The navigation menu changes from page to page. Broken links. Errors. It's basically a thorough example of what not to do.

Forzamotorsport.net isn't great, but works just fine for me. It's too bad that the forums are complete garbage.

Sorry to be negative, but it's the laziest attempt at a web site I've ever seen in my life, and by contrast, GT's is unusually outstanding for a web site in any industry.

Meh, I'm not impressed by GT's either.

 

[Northstar]

Forums there still suck though

Are they still super slow like they used to be?(haven't been there in some time)

Meh, I'm not impressed by GT's either.

Neither am I, seems about as cold and sterile as the game itself. Can't even comment on their "forum", no clue why Sony hasn't given them a proper one like they have with their other franchises.