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#4168389 - 09/13/15 07:00 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: LeemzHQ]  
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Debating on that.

2 main Reasons:
- I plan to be in alot of FM6 Pro Level events, so Im not sure if we are required to be in a specific club to have a specific tag
- The Ongoing drama between SimHQ and myself in specific sections of the forum. I rarely post here outside of 2 or 3 seconds now.


My mission right now is to find a cheaper wheel option:
-Upgrading Fanatec is $300 for HUB + Rim, + Cost of WheelBase, whether new v2 or v1 from ebay, at least $500.
-Thrustmaster TX, from Ebay Might be a good option if I can find a Deal, I HATE the plastic, so replacing rim and pedals.
$125 for pedals + cost of whatever on ebay.
$259 for the wheelbase alone (no rim/pedals) is stupid, when the whole package is $299
-Madcatz, $399 and it's garbage
-the $50 Hori/Generic Brands, etc, are a waste, HOWEVER, if I use Chronus Max, I wonder if it'll forward to the console that it's a Wheel instead of a controller, removing the issue from using Chronus Max altogether.


Hey Skatezilla,

I have the TX and, while I did ultimately replace the stock wheel, once it's mounted to the base it actually feels very solid and the rubber sides of the wheel actually feel very good in the hands.

I would highly recommend the TX wheel. But, I'd say upgrading the pedals is more of a "must" than upgrading the rim. The T3PA pedals (or T3PA Pro pedals) are a must have. However, if you happen to have a set of G27 pedals handy you can use those as well with a $20 adapter from Ricmotech (that's what I used until my T3PA pedals came in).

Oh, and the TH8A shifter is excellent as well.


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#4168764 - 09/14/15 06:46 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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I can definitely see some of the frustration with the Drivatards - I'm running them at expert level with aggression disabled which gives a good challenge for 1st but I still get surprised coming through the pack sometimes when they hit the brakes at unexpected places, especially on tracks like Sonoma which I know well from iRacing and can do much better times and lines than them.

Hopefully once the game is out the drivatars will improve, in the meantime I sort of treat them like Gran Turismo AI or pickup online racers, I leave extra space for braking and extra room before I close the door after passing, otherwise they can brake check me or put a bumper in my rear quarter panel and spin me out.

Having a blast with it overall though.


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#4168814 - 09/14/15 08:03 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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I got stuck on a career race... wet at B hatch... too small, 24 Avatar cars nothing but a damn crash fest... wish we could skip races, tried it 10 times never a top 3 to continue, so I quit the career already...

what I do love and very well done is the sub-career modes like the showcases and the stories of motorsports... great races like High speed chase, moments in motorsports, endurance challenges etc etc

and when working the league races are cool, along with MP...pretty well done compared to prior.

#4168959 - 09/15/15 02:53 AM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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#4169097 - 09/15/15 01:31 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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Thx Skate... I might just pick that up instead of doing the Fanatec dance and confusing upgrades... cheaper and easier.

#4169118 - 09/15/15 02:26 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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Is the Thrustmaster for xbone force feedback?

Not to start a war,,,but which is better value, the Thrustmaster or the logitec 920?
Both are about the same price


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#4169161 - 09/15/15 03:34 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: Magnum]  
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Originally Posted By: Magnum
Thx Skate... I might just pick that up instead of doing the Fanatec dance and confusing upgrades... cheaper and easier.


I might nab the $49 Hori XBO Wheel from New Egg and borrow a Cronus Max adapter to see if I plug in the hori wheel to authenticate if it'll see my Fanatec Gear as a wheel instead of a controller, lol.


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#4169221 - 09/15/15 05:41 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: Magnum]  
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Originally Posted By: Magnum
Thx Skate... I might just pick that up instead of doing the Fanatec dance and confusing upgrades... cheaper and easier.


You won't regret it, the $300 TX wheel is 10X better than the Fanatec GT wheel I was using for XB360, plus there's various rims available (rubber, leather, alcantara, F1) which are much cheaper to buy than the Fanatec ones and the special XB1 hub they make you buy too which is another ripoff.


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Is the Thrustmaster for xbone force feedback?
Not to start a war,,,but which is better value, the Thrustmaster or the logitec 920?
Both are about the same price


The G920 is mainly a more expensive updated G27 to work with XB1 and PS4...

I upgraded from a G27 to the TX wheel and the FFB is a lot better wiht the TX so I think the TX FFB will be better than the G920 FFB.

The main benefit of the G920 is if you need both the XB1 and PS4 compatibility in one wheel. The TX is only XB1 compatible, Thrustmaster has a separate T300RS which is PS4 compatible.


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#4169889 - 09/16/15 11:04 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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Note: I was wrong about the Logitech G920 being compatible with both the XB1 and PS4.

It turns out the G920 is only XB1 and PC compatible, and a similar but separate wheel the G29 is PS4, PS3, PC compatible, so cross console compatibility is not really there same as Thrustmaster or Fanatec.

Here is a review that compares the G29 to the G27, and it looks like an expensive minor update only, not worth it in my opinion compared to the TX.



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#4169956 - 09/17/15 03:31 AM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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New Dashboard update comes out for preview members soon,

Hopin and prayin for a fanatec driver.


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#4170001 - 09/17/15 10:23 AM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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My copy of Forza 6 just arrived, a day early for the UK which is cool. Will be logging on this evening smile

#4170118 - 09/17/15 03:11 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: Tigerwulf]  
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Originally Posted By: Tigerwulf
My copy of Forza 6 just arrived, a day early for the UK which is cool. Will be logging on this evening smile


Cool, hope you get better luck in the level up spins than I've had. I won the Bugatti on the first spin but all the spins since then I've just won the small credit prizes instead of the nice cars... good reminder why I don't gamble, my luck is terrible hehe.

BTW for anyone else using a TX wheel, I've been really happy using 540 degree rotation and the medium sensitivity setting I saw posted on reddit which is configured by holding the TX right paddle and pushing the mode button until it blinks green twice. Feels really great and allows catching spins.


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#4170211 - 09/17/15 07:52 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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Well I've won a couple of cars on the spins, including £2m Lotus and also £1m in cash smile

I love it so far! The production value is sky high. The career is well done with the way they've done the volumes and different race styles. Started off with Japanese street and the Evo VI. I love Evos.

The sense of speed in the Indy car showcase was incedible.

#4170402 - 09/18/15 12:14 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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Leaving for a week, but when I return will be looking to set up some Multiplay if interested... post your ideas on best day of week, times, tracks and cars... might develop a series if interested enough and get some prize going.

be sure to do those rivals, and like I said those showcases are pretty awesome too.

#4170536 - 09/18/15 04:49 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: kludger]  
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Originally Posted By: kludger
Originally Posted By: Tigerwulf
My copy of Forza 6 just arrived, a day early for the UK which is cool. Will be logging on this evening smile


Cool, hope you get better luck in the level up spins than I've had. I won the Bugatti on the first spin but all the spins since then I've just won the small credit prizes instead of the nice cars... good reminder why I don't gamble, my luck is terrible hehe.

BTW for anyone else using a TX wheel, I've been really happy using 540 degree rotation and the medium sensitivity setting I saw posted on reddit which is configured by holding the TX right paddle and pushing the mode button until it blinks green twice. Feels really great and allows catching spins.


I've won a couple cars, and 1 million credits. Each spin has been pretty great actually. Are you a Forza VIP, that doubles your credits.


Also, for your wheel, are you using the "simulation" in game setting? I just got my TX yesterday, and am having the "oh you touched the brake pedal slightly? here's a spin!" issues people are reporting around the webz.

I'll try the sensitivity item mentioned above, and see if that helps.



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#4170637 - 09/18/15 07:43 PM Re: Forza Motorsport 6 Demo is out [Re: AggressorBLUE]  
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Originally Posted By: AggressorBLUE

I've won a couple cars, and 1 million credits. Each spin has been pretty great actually. Are you a Forza VIP, that doubles your credits.


Also, for your wheel, are you using the "simulation" in game setting? I just got my TX yesterday, and am having the "oh you touched the brake pedal slightly? here's a spin!" issues people are reporting around the webz.

I'll try the sensitivity item mentioned above, and see if that helps.


Ah good spins!

Yeah I am using simulation steering, 540 degrees and took out the deadzones.

I had that brake locking problem once too, and apparently Forza6 calibrates the axis range value of your pedals based on the first 3 times they are used in the session, so when you start forza you should push all the pedals to full a couple of times to make sure it calibrates them with full range in the game, that fixed the issue for me, I've been able to do great threshold trailing braking going into corners and the sound is so great on the tire squeal that they just start to chirp a bit letting you know to not brake harder or it will lock, much better tire audio feedback than iRacing even thumbsup


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