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Forza just kinda lost its racing appeal, I think. The settings are great, the visuals are great, the vibe is usually good, if a bit corny, but Forza has just turned into a hardware showcase with a good-if-dated physics model there. I don't think anyone is playing Forza Horizon because the racing is great, and that is kinda the crux of my issue with it.

Which sucks, cause I played the HELL out of FM2, FM3, especially FM4, and they have just kinda coasted since. The most recent Motorsport was supposed to boast some robust online ranked racing, and it was the most measly ranked system in existence, penalties weren't consistent, and the game has basically died out, even as of 2024.

Maybe I just don't know how my system is in context, but it's cool to see it would comfortably fit in the Extreme RT category. Didn't peg a 9070xt for that performance spec, but I won't complain.

Won't be on Horizon anyway, shit is....bad imo, for a big racing fan. The driving just kinda sucks, and such an emphasis is placed on off-road driving, you'd think it would have any kind of emphasis placed on how it feels and handles. But nope, shit is just....bad. I don't expect 6 to improve in any meaningful way either, because why would they need to? The hype is insane simply because Japan and Cherry Blossoms.

It's like the Rick and Morty fandom (and others), I think; they let the satire become a core component of their personality, and it's stupidly grating to outsiders. It also becomes a mechanism to belittle others or assume superiority.

If income tax was the secret to the Panthers success, then Nashville should be experiencing the same boon, no? It stands to reason a millionaire tax is going to have similar effect on sports performance as no income tax: minimal to none.

Sure as hell ain't helping for the Predators, or the Titans, or the Grizzlies...

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Remains to be seen why Deegan required the penalty there. Docking 3 points and giving the win to Davies punishes the East Coast riders weirdly; Davies got 2nd, but received 25 points because a guy 6 seconds up the track crossed a split section. Stupid penalty.

Tomac seemed to just kinda back it down on a difficult track, but Hunter is getting some momentum. Kenny looked good again finally, just a difficult track I think. Hopefully he can keep this level, and Tomac finds some rhythm again, or Hunter might just start gapping the field.

Tom Vialle has been very impressive in the GPs so far, at least relative to his US performance. Guy has looked like a top 5 dude, which is better than he looked in a weaker US 250 class. Also, the Reisulis's seem to have come out of nowhere? But I don't follow MXGP as well as US racing. Triumph strong showing as well, just sucked to see Farres get a bad start moto 2 and have some kind of mechanical issue.

I don't necessarily think they're doomed, yeah it's just the stability and direction. It seemed like something was working, and a change could disrupt it. Bright side being, it's not like he was around for a long time, so maybe not much to disrupt at this point? Lol

Stroll is going to dump money into this team until it is dragged, kicking and screaming, into the top of the midfield.

Also sucks for Audi, who was looking pretty damn good all things considered. New-ish team, new PU. Looked like the best of the lower teams, imo. Williams isn't killing it, Aston is Aston. Cadi is brand new. Alpine, Haas, and RaB look well ahead of those teams.