"Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'" (otto-the-croatian) 08/28/2019 at 05:22 • Filed to: Forza, forza horizon 4, fh4, gaming

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Hey Forzanauts, I’m thinking of getting Forza Horizon 4.
I just learned about the Microsoft Game pass, where you pay a few bucks a month to play a lot of games, among them FH4. Anyone here playing it?

Would you recommend it? Is there an Oppo FH4 group I could join?
My kinja Oppo searches yielded only “real” Forza groups and races, no Horizon 4 stuff...

Maybe there’s an Oppo a discord server or something.
I’m on PC, btw.

Thanks!

DutchieDC2R > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 08/28/2019 at 05:30

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I have the GamePass and I love it! Don’t have Horizon 4 installed just yet, but am willing to install it and join/set up a discord channel if we can get an Oppo group to play it. 

ihm96 > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 08/28/2019 at 06:44

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I love horizon 4, although recently I’ve mainly been playing F1 2019. Huge difference to F1 2016 which I was still playing (no more massa alonso or button tho :-(

Montalvo > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 08/28/2019 at 07:15

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Haven’t touched the game since I found out the foxbody was locked behind a slot machine. It i s a fun game but when you face getting scammed for a mil or two I am going to have to say no thanks.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > DutchieDC2R 08/28/2019 at 07:22

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Cool, I’ll let you know if we get more people interested.

Discerning > Montalvo 08/28/2019 at 07:41

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The slot machine cars are the dumbest thing I’ve encountered in a video game. You can sometimes get a really good deal at the auction house, but it’s rare. I picked up two of the lotus slot machine cars for 20k, each.

The lack of Mitsubishi and Toyota was also a huge bummer. I periodically want to pick the game up again, but it was the only game pass game I liked, so I cancelled the service. I also don't like the game enough to buy it new

Arrivederci > Discerning 08/28/2019 at 08:30

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They’ve added a fair bit of Mitsu - Evos, 3000GT, Galant VR4, Eclipse, etc.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 08/28/2019 at 10:05

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I dont think that there's a FH4 discord server. However I do play if you want to add me as a friend. 

Hoccy > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 08/28/2019 at 14:24

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I found it a bit repetative and not always that challenging , especially as most events don’t require that you race a specific type of car/class. You also end up with way too many cars through rewards and such , and money is never a problem. 

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Hoccy 08/28/2019 at 17:50

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Playing Forza 3 and 4, I had the same problem, especially toward the end, where the races were 12 laps long but not difficult in any way, so I never finished either.

However I have to admit I am a bit of a collector hoarder by nature, so too many cars doesn’t sound too bad, to be honest. Thanks for the tip, I’ll keep it in mind.

CPT Speedbump > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 08/29/2019 at 08:59

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I came here to pretty much say the same, but I didnt even get that far into FH4. The Horzion games in general get boring fast to me, so I'll always rather play Forza Motorsports 7. Not to mention the drift physics on FH4 are the worst they've been since before FH2

SmugAardvark > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 08/30/2019 at 03:49

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Yes, I’ve got it. And yes, I probably play way too often. Once you beat the core game and the two add-ons (Fortune Island and Lego Island, both very highly recommended if you like the game), or if you just want to get some good free cars, they do weekly series that involve specific races with specific car classes and build levels.

There’s also a few different online play modes that are fun. Free-for-all races, team races, and team games (capture the flag, infected, king of the hill, etc).

It’s been enough to keep me more or less hooked since I first bought the game last fall. In fact, as far as Xbox One goes, I’ve logged more hours on FH4 than any other game (although Forza 7 does come in at 2nd place in that regard). Once you’ve played for about 4 or 5 hours, you should be proficient enough to step up the difficulty. If you already play a lot of racing games, “Highly Skilled” shouldn’t give you much trouble.

SmugAardvark > Montalvo 08/30/2019 at 03:54

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If I remember correctly, t hey come up on the Auction House for cheap often enough . And even if they don’t, a lot of people that have been playing the game for a long time have 2 or 3 of a lot of cars. I’ve been known to coordinate with friends and list a car someone “needs” on the auction house for the minimum price and have them buy it as soon as I list it.

I think I only have one FB Mustang right now, but I’ll double check. If I have a 2nd, you’re welcome to have it at whatever the base price i n the game is (I would guess about 20,000 Cr).

Montalvo > SmugAardvark 08/30/2019 at 07:01

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The problem isn’t the price, at the time when I stopped playing FH4 limited the price so in order for you to trade with someone you had to strike a deal either by buying another one of their “more valuable” cars or by selling them a car for a decent price. You could not limit an auction to a certain person or anything which opens you up to scammers. I spent quite a bit of time on the auction house and for some reason they never pop up. Even if I got one now I still might not play the game because the whole concept is scummy as hell. A big selling point of the game is always their vinyl editor which I was going to use to remake my car with all its imperfections. Having a car listed as “common” but is one of the rarest spins is ridiculous. I am half tempted to crack the pc version to get what I want. You should be able to buy every car with the exception of the FH varients and to not be able to do so just feels wrong.

Edit: The real kick in the balls was almost every race I participated in, one to three of the AI I was racing foxbodies. If anyone at turn 10 reads this... thanks for twisting the knife.

SmugAardvark > Montalvo 08/30/2019 at 19:54

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I went on today and checked, and sure enough, all the f ox b odies are listed on the auction house for 1,000,000 and up. That sure is bizarre . Yeah, I dunno what else to tell you. You’ve got your reasons for not playing, and obviously there’s nothing wrong with that.

I do kind of find it a bummer that racing games that include C5's only use the Z06. I would love to be able to replicate my targa top car, but at least the C5 Z06 in Forza is easily acquirable, so I can’t complain too much (other than not being able to put C7 wheels on it, boo ).

The slot machine aspect of the game has never really bothered me. If anything, it’s given me more than enough money and cars to play the game any way I see fit. Really, my one biggest complaint at this point is that they limit the number of cars in your garage to 550, with saved liveries and saved tuning setups limited to 300. Pretty disappointing, but I do still love the game.

Montalvo > SmugAardvark 08/30/2019 at 20:12

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If they can charge more for the cars then at least they can be bought outright and scams eliminated. I don’t mind the slot machine aspect as long as it isn’t solely locked behind said slot machine.

SmugAardvark > Montalvo 08/30/2019 at 22:09

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Makes sense. Like I said, it hasn’t proved to be an issue for me, but I can absolutely see why that’s frustrating. I’m sure in the minds of the developers, they are trying to extend the life of the game by making people play more to get specific cars. Not an excuse, but a possible rationale.