Thread 725749479

My problem with racing games as a genre is that they all suffer from the power creep problem, where inevitably you're forced to just use the fastest car with the highest grip and ignore everything else. Your favorite vehicle has to perform well, and have the best parts, because otherwise you can't progress. Even having a class system doesn't do much to deter this problem as everyone inevitably picks the most optimal car for that class.

I know barely anything about the racing genre but in Forza Horizon 5 isn't every race balanced around whatever car you choose? In such a way that you can win any race with any car? (Which introduces the OPPOSITE problem, that upgrading cars can feel pointless)

>>725749816
Not necessarily, it will balance around the car type and PI, but if your car is not properly upgraded and tuned, you will have a difficult time.

>>725750139
Well isn't that a reasonable compromise? You can use any car you want but you have to upgrade it for late game races.

This is not an issue in sim racing. I have spent most of my time in dirt rally 2 with peugeot 208 and subaru impreza. When the car is too powerful keeping it in control can be a struggle.

>>725749479 (OP)
>where inevitably you're forced to just use the fastest car with the highest grip and ignore everything else
this is a shitter take though
a good racing game player picks the car they like and makes it work

>>725750349
There is no "late game races"
All of them are terrible if you don't tune your car
You basically cannot drive any car stock and win races on consistent difficulty settings

anyone check out AC Rally yet? i'm a pad player and the steam discussions have half the people saying it works great and the other half saying it's shit on pad. it's also not clear to me how the singleplayer experience is right now, is it just time trials?

>>725749479 (OP)
What a retarded take. Probably a Forza Horizon player.

>>725753069
>AC Rally
fuck i really needed this rn
just about finished my rally/drift sim rig

>>725754659
its not being worked on by Kunos Simulacioni, but by another studio using the same engine.

>>725749479 (OP)
>>725754327
Forza Horizon weekly challenges, which keep the game alive, actually force you to use subpar cars of various categories and only once in a while require the highest class.

there are other flaws to the game e.g. gay corporate safe story telling and showering players with cars, but the weekly challenges enforce variety