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"cjw" <cwinter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Since there are enough threads floating around that Forza Profiles can
> crash quite easily I'd like to ask if you can back up your Forza
> Profile by copying it to a memory card. I heard rumors either way. Some
> say it is not possible to prevent cheating, other's say it is.
>
I have tried backing up the game save for Forza and have discovered this is
not possible on a standard Xbox. If you attempt to copy the game save to a
memory card you will find that no option exists (where for most other games
such an option would exist) to copy your game save.
I normally use an Action Replay Max Drive to back up game saves or download
other peoples game saves onto my Xbox hard drive. However, none of this is
possible with this game. I believe the logic behind this feature removal is
to prevent gamers from sharing saves via the internet and 'ruining' the xbox
live experience for non-cheating live players. Personally I think this is a
really stupid idea and spoils an otherwise brilliant racing game.
Why stupid? (rant alert!)
Well, most Xbox gamers do not even have access to Live (less than 10% of
owners actually use Live) so why nobble a useful feature for 90% of your
user base just for the questionable benefit of less than 10%?
Secondly most people who do actually play Live are probably not even
bothered about how player X managed to complete his game (via cheats or
otherwise).
Thirdly, I paid £150 for my Xbox, £40 for my Live subscription, £25 per
month for my broadband connection and £40 for this game - why on earth
should I have some small minority group of players (i.e. those actually
bothered about cheating) dictating how I play my games?!
Fourthly, there is no way I will ever find the time required to completely
unlock this game. I suspect that those who do manage to fully complete the
game will again find themselves to be in the minority - most games will
probably never be completed. Therefore, I will only ever get to play with a
fraction of the cars available in the game due to the fact that I cannot
download completed game saves. How is that supposed to be good game design?
I almost returned this game to the shop because of this silly restriction,
however, the game is so outstanding in other areas that it is worth the loss
of fifty or so cars just to play it.
Microsoft need to get over this misconception that most players enjoyment of
an online game is affected by player rankings or how other players arrive at
their particular in game achievements. I, like most players, am not in the
least bit interested in being the best gamer in the world, I just want to
have fun playing the game.
It is not possible to create a fair online game and attempting to do so by
removing player choice and control merely makes a game less fun (and more
frustrating for most people).
(end rant)
Luigi.
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