The different side of Forza multiplayer

Took to the multiplayer circuits last nite to race some R3 class. Its a lot more challenging to drive but requires a little bit more restraint with the throttle, which can lend itsself to a bit of mayhem sometimes.

What I did experience tho last nite was some of the less than savoury aspects of the multiplayer community. The example i speak of happened on the Laguna Seca circuit after some usual turn 1 mayhem. I myself managed to avoid the carnage but others were not so lucky.

One guy after being shunted off by another player proceeded to verbally abuse this guy over the headset for a good 2-3 laps continuously, and when I say the language was pretty ordinary I'm severely understating it.

Folks, there are kids that play this game! They don't need to be hearing that sort of stuff. Yes, we all like clean racing, and nobody likes to be shunted off because somebody else didn't brake, but seriously, these things happen. Express your intial displeasure and then move on. It is after all a game, so lets have some fun and not take it too far.

Forza Custom - High Octane Racing

Fellow forza 3 gamer, Sour Deeee, messaged me to get this custom done for him, for his High Octane Racing nissan. Incorporated the idea of the assassin from this mornings daily sketch.

Forza 3 - Threading the needle

Only had a couple of races last nite, but I did have one race on the Sedona track that stood out. Started from last on the grid and made my way through the pack. Managed to steer my way through the usual turn one carnage (without a scratch no less) and then half way through lap one managed to thread the needle between crashing cars and come out the other side unscathed.

It was a very cool moment as both cars were spinning and i was able to pick asmall gap between them and shoot on through without so much as a touch - very satisfying. That took me up to third where i spent the rest of the race. Didn't have the pace to catch the leaders and never saw anyone in the rearview mirror.

Its moments of satisfaction like these that make me love this game so much.

Forza 3 - Toyota Trueno and '84 Supra

Went a bit retro on the weekend, and had some great racing and made some new racing buddies (Outlaw and Olympic Dreamer) Also did some racing with Forza buddy Scotty Canuck. Check out his website at http://www.canuckistan.org/

Back to the retro thing: My second car I ever owned was a '84 model Celica. God, I loved that car. It may pale in comparison to my RX8 these days (which has to go to the panel beaters today cause the girlfriend backed her car into it :( ), but i seriously have some fond memories of that car.

Its not exactly the same but the closest i could get in Forza to it is an '84 model Supra. So i did up a Supra and A trueno and enjoyed giving them a spin on the track.

Going Bananas on Forza

Last nite I debuted my latest Livery design on Forza 3. My Team Banana R34 GTR hit the bitumen of Road America. Needless to say that this is a little tongue in cheek. I particularly like the "How's my driving?" decal on the back.

Had a lot of fun with this one and it should be the first of a few Team Banana cars for the future. You gotta love a team of monkeys!

The latest Forza liveries

A bit more mucking around with the livery editor. My two latest creations are for the R34 Skyline GTR and the the BMW M3 GTR2. Did a bit of a skull illustration for the R34.

More Forza goodness from the weekend

I am so addicted to this game. What's more surprising is that i've been playing it more online than offline, which is amazing for me. The racing online is superb and if you can find a group of clean racers then it is pure magic!

More Forza 3

Yep, we're definitely starting to border on the obsessive! Man, I love this game.! Had a great session last nite with a really good group of clean, quality racers. Made for an awesome experience. Got to give the new R8 5.2 a spin...very nice!

More Redfrog Liveries

Hmmm, I think this is turning into a bit of an obsession. Ai did up livery designs for the Lancer Evo X and Mazda RX8 last nite, then took em for a spin.