Xbox racing fans were left questioning myriad elements of Forza Motorsport upon its launch in 2023 and, following a blog post from developer Turn 10 Studios designed to address these complaints, have only grown more frustrated.
A "message to the Motorsport community" was posted on Forza's website by game director Andy Beaudoin, creative director Chris Esaki, and executive producer Trevor Laupmanis to "thank you for your support and feedback since launch, reflect on some of the things we have learned, and share what you can expect from us in the coming months."
In what it said would be the first of quarterly updates on hot topics within the community (to go alongside various other forms of communication), the Forza team addressed the car progression system, race regulations, and AI racers.
Frustration comes at the lack of definitive statements, however. In addressing the car progression system, for example, Turn 10 said it's "exploring changes to the system" but it will "take some time to properly evaluate options, make the necessary code changes, and thoroughly test those code changes."
Similar sentiments came for the other two topics. "It’s important that we capture all the data that we can about a race when [race] rulings happen in error, so over the next few months, we will be working with some long-time competitive Motorsport players to gather direct telemetry from them while they’re playing," Turn 10 said regarding race regulations.
"We understand how important it is to have fair and competitive AI in Motorsport and our top priorities in early 2024 are addressing overly aggressive AI, while also getting a cleaner race start into turn one where many of the issues above most severely manifest and impact players," it said
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