DSP member/alum featured in Forza Horizon video

[pk500]

Terry:

Really sorry you missed that last race: 20.82 miles of gorgeous driving bliss. It's the Forza Horizon version of the Nurburgring.

I got lost and completed only 54 percent of the course.

[dbdynsty25]

The point of the long-winded explanation is I think Forza Horizon's strength is in the GAME that you race in--not the racing in the game. When we went back to racing at the very end of the night, I was honestly a bit disappointed, which is pretty much the exact opposite of how I feel about every driving game in history.

You missed the last race tho! That 20 miler took about 11 minutes to complete and I had Teal within about 50 yards for the last 5 minutes of the race. I passed him a couple times on the straighter portions because I had more hp in a straight line, but his 4 wheel drive WRX out classed me in the curves (my lame Jaguar just couldn't handle well enough to keep speed) and he ended up edging me by 2 seconds after twenty miles. Ass puckering the entire race for the most part. Just awesome. PK was raving about the track we were on...he loved it. Even though he only saw 60% of it before his minute timer expired.

And yeah...no idea how I avoided you twice in the back alleys of that neighborhood...a little juke here and there I guess. Haha. The golf course was definitely sweet...you just see cars flying all over the place...no idea what they hit or why. Usually it was a sandtrap!

Definitely an awesome game.

[GB_Simo]

20.82 miles of gorgeous driving bliss. It's the Forza Horizon version of the Nurburgring.

PK was raving about the track we were on...he loved it. Even though he only saw 60% of it before his minute timer expired

I really, really don't have the time to play this game you pack of b*stards are making me buy.

[Leadfoot5]

Highlight for me last night was winning my first race against Teal and PK for which I was awarded the "You are still a N00B..." Accomplishment. So true...

[TCrouch]

Rivals mode is certainly addicting. But I wish you could separate the filter by ABS/TCS enabled or not. I've had to turn on ABS and TCS for the time attack stuff just to compete.

[pk500]

20.82 miles of gorgeous driving bliss. It's the Forza Horizon version of the Nurburgring.

PK was raving about the track we were on...he loved it. Even though he only saw 60% of it before his minute timer expired

I really, really don't have the time to play this game you pack of b*stards are making me buy.

We've played it so late the last two nights that you could grab a few quick races with us at dawn in Blighty. No need for cases of Red Bull, matey.

[pk500]

Rivals mode is certainly addicting. But I wish you could separate the filter by ABS/TCS enabled or not. I've had to turn on ABS and TCS for the time attack stuff just to compete.

I refuse, at least for now.

I take more pride hanging my best time possible without aids, even if I'm beaten by guys using gizmos. My stance may soften, especially if the car uses ABS and TCS in real life. But it just feels dirty for me -- for now.

[TCrouch]

That's how I felt before, but after watching one rival just plow that Mustang around like it was on rails, I gave in. Ended up with a 74th-ranked run in it with Assists On, though, so there's that. I felt dirty the whole time, which is why I wish you could actually filter to Friends & Club, Asists Off/On. Or they'd group them like they did before for "dirty/clean", where if you had assists off, those times were at the top, and on would fill in the bottom like previous Forzas did if you went off-track and it claimed it a dirty lap.

[Danimal]

I'm trying to hold off on this until the B2G1 sale at Target this week but you guys are making it hard. 86 Metacritic and a 100 from Giant Bomb makes it even harder.

[XXXIV]

I'm trying to hold off on this until the B2G1 sale at Target this week but you guys are making it hard. 86 Metacritic and a 100 from Giant Bomb makes it even harder.

Feeling your pain.

I just don see when I can play but they are making it hard for me not to go get it.

[pk500]

Another great night of fun tonight, fellas. Full room of DSPers, too!

Terry described the brilliance of this game perfectly in one sentence tonight: "I keep waiting for the new-car smell to wear off on this one, but it keeps getting better and better every night."

[dbdynsty25]

Awww man...you guys played too early. Crap.

[10spro]

Those street car races surely got a good sweat out of me. Enjoyed 'Infected' very much. Fun night boys.

[Naples39]

Good times last night, although we never played any King. I find it pretty hilarious when a gang of 5 cars all come bombing down towards one hapless soul. I can only imagine what this is like on the golf course.

[pk500]

Good times last night, although we never played any King. I find it pretty hilarious when a gang of 5 cars all come bombing down towards one hapless soul. I can only imagine what this is like on the golf course.

Damn, you're right. Next time!

[webdanzer]

Took off my training wheels for last night's action, with the assists off. May not have been the best of ideas for those long supercar races, as it felt like ice for me at times, but it's definitely more fun to play that way!

Game still continues to be a blast, online and off.

[pk500]

Took off my training wheels for last night's action, with the assists off. May not have been the best of ideas for those long supercar races, as it felt like ice for me at times, but it's definitely more fun to play that way!

Game still continues to be a blast, online and off.

I hope Terry and I don't sound like arrogant pricks when we decry assists. We both dislike people who use full assists to post ungodly times on the Rivals leaderboards -- that's all.

As I said last night, using full assists to dominate Rivals leaderboards is like masturbating in public when you have a 2-inch c*ck.

[Spooky]

Picked this up last night and played for a bit. Really enjoying it but man, I'm really worried that I might be more of a NFS:MW guy. I have that on pre-order through Amazon and I was thinking that if I liked this enough I would just cancel that pre-order but now I am not sure.

Ugh.

I could get both I guess but my limited play time (and funds) would suggest I do either one or the other.

This is one of those things that I like to call a first class headache!

[TCrouch]

Took off my training wheels for last night's action, with the assists off. May not have been the best of ideas for those long supercar races, as it felt like ice for me at times, but it's definitely more fun to play that way!

Game still continues to be a blast, online and off.

I hope Terry and I don't sound like arrogant pricks when we decry assists. We both dislike people who use full assists to post ungodly times on the Rivals leaderboards -- that's all.

Exactly. When you're racing, if you have to use assists to stay competitive and get near the front, then by all means do it. What I'm guilty of b*tching about is guys going in and decimating rival times using them. Or if you are racing people and using assists, and you end up blowing people away by 30 seconds, then it's probably time to turn them off.

I realize how ironic that sounds for me to say when there are a lot of races that I win by a lot of time, but when I go to race, I don't have assists on for that reason. I can still lose the rear end of the car from time to time, or lock the brakes up trying to get into a corner. What I should really start doing is taking lesser cars instead of my favorites. For example, my Subaru WRX is my absolute favorite car to drive, but it's a 600 A class. So anytime we went A class, I went with "my baby". But looking at the end of some of those races, Teal and I were wayyyyyy out front because we were both in modified versions of that car. Going up against 561 rated cars was a big jump. So in some respects, I'm guilty of picking a car that I just love to drive, which is something I have to adjust my mindset on when racing with the DSP gang to make it more fun for other guys. I am so hyper-competitive that it's sort of absurd. I know, this really isn't news to anybody here, but I'm working on adjusting that mindset...I just have to remember it in the heat of the moment instead of going "dude, this car gives up a full point of speed to the other car!". I finally bit the bullet and chose a 'slower' car on the last Goliath run, and it certainly didn't hurt me much. Made for a fantastic 3-way battle up front for the majority of the race, too.

But as far as assists, we're only griping about them on leaderboards. When you're racing, do what you gotta do to have fun, man! The more people feel forced to play a certain way on the Poker Nights, the quicker they'll give up and burn out. That's the exact OPPOSITE of what we want to do with this one, so just do whatever you want until you feel like you have it down so well that nobody can catch you anymore.

[sportdan30]

Picked up the game this morning at the TRU buy one, get the other game 40 percent off.

Add me (sportdan37).......loved the demo and looking forward to playing with you guys online. I suck, but it'll be fun causing some unintentional wreckage. And hopefully I'll improve with time!

[dbdynsty25]

Picked this up last night and played for a bit. Really enjoying it but man, I'm really worried that I might be more of a NFS:MW guy. I have that on pre-order through Amazon and I was thinking that if I liked this enough I would just cancel that pre-order but now I am not sure.

Ugh.

I could get both I guess but my limited play time (and funds) would suggest I do either one or the other.

This is one of those things that I like to call a first class headache!

Did you jump online with the guys? If no, then keep your f'n opinion to yourself until you do so. Seriously, it's a really good game offline, but it's epic online w/ the buds.

[10spro]

A modified car? Wow, I just went to the paint shop with one of my C cars and did some art work there. Wasn't aware that you could beef it up too. I assume that's when you use your funds besides buying new cars. Is there a special workshop for that?

[TCrouch]

Yeah, just go to the Garage in the Hub zone. You can choose to auto-upgrade a car to be a certain class (that's all I did). It will beef up your D-class car into an A-class killer. For me, the Subaru WRX I have is a beast at A class with 4WD. That Monster Energy scheme I found in the storefront just topped it off. Threw some low-pro black rims on it and it's lethal. Increased handling by another point with that, but dropped top speed and acceleration a hair with the heavier rims.

But yeah...there's a ton of crap you can do with every car you own. In the cases where I end up getting a duplicate car from the Slot Machine (LOVE THAT!!!!), I often times go in and upgrade the crap out of the duplicate to make it one of those wonky "WTF is a Trueno doing as an S class Car???" moments.

I was only saying Teal and I were in modified versions of the WRX because I don't think it was an A class to start. I could be wrong, there could be an A class out there of it, I have no idea. I thought it was a C or a B to start with, though.

[10spro]

Yeah, just go to the Garage in the Hub zone. You can choose to auto-upgrade a car to be a certain class (that's all I did). It will beef up your D-class car into an A-class killer. For me, the Subaru WRX I have is a beast at A class with 4WD. That Monster Energy scheme I found in the storefront just topped it off. Threw some low-pro black rims on it and it's lethal. Increased handling by another point with that, but dropped top speed and acceleration a hair with the heavier rims.

But yeah...there's a ton of crap you can do with every car you own. In the cases where I end up getting a duplicate car from the Slot Machine (LOVE THAT!!!!), I often times go in and upgrade the crap out of the duplicate to make it one of those wonky "WTF is a Trueno doing as an S class Car???" moments.

I was only saying Teal and I were in modified versions of the WRX because I don't think it was an A class to start. I could be wrong, there could be an A class out there of it, I have no idea. I thought it was a C or a B to start with, though.

Thanks for the heads up. Sounds like an exciting part of the game, upgrading your cars to your heart's content. Love the slot machine too, although I've been winning mostly $$$ and cars like the Miata. Anyone scored on a good speedy car with the slot machine?

[TCrouch]

I got a Lamborghini Diablo last night, and a Viper that was a race car. Not sure what class that one was, but it had a number on the door and everything!