Forza Motorsport developers respond to criticism three months after launch

Forza Motorsport’s Steam rating dropped to “mostly negative” shortly after its release in October 2023. Three months later, the developers published their first statement regarding the matter.

They outlined the most frequent points of criticism. The progression system takes first place. The developers say that many people like it, but far from everyone. There will be changes, but no details have been provided.

Next, they addressed changes to the race regulations system, which “currently do not work as intended in some situations”. This refers to inconsistently applied penalties for ramming opponents or going off-track. Sometimes, due to high speed, the system fails to register a collision and does not penalize the rammer, while at other times it penalizes a player who gets hit by another driver. Data collection is underway, but once again, no details were disclosed.

The last issue relates to artificial intelligence: abrupt braking and slowdowns, insufficient acceleration when exiting corners, bizarre racing lines, excessive aggressiveness in turn one, and so on. All of this will allegedly be improved. When and how? Not specified.

“The areas listed above are just a few examples of what we see most frequently in player feedback. We care deeply about these issues. We are constantly working on them, iterating, and investigating thoroughly. The manner and extent of the changes we make are driven by our desire to improve the experience and consistency without sacrificing stability and while minimizing server downtime.”

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