Forza Motorsport 2 - achievements and discussion - Page 22

Feek · 19-07-2007, 22:11

Now I'm stuffed. Just went to race the final level of the Corvette manufacturer races and I had the xbox hang up, which it's done before if there's a speck of dust on the disk. Took the disk out and it's got a ring of scratches just under an inch from the outside edge.

Cleaned it, tried to race again and after a few minutes loading the race I got a dashboard message telling me that it can't read from the disk. No **** Sherlock

Not really sure what to do now, I don't have my receipt for the game (it was bought cash from Currys) so I can't take it back for replacement but if the box is scratching disks then it's a bit worrying. I've never heard of that before.

Daz · 19-07-2007, 22:16

It was a common fault with the launch units actually. RMA job for both most likely, though I'm not sure what you'll get out of MS Forza wise.

Feek · 19-07-2007, 22:50

Oh that's frustrating. I'll call MS tomorrow.

In the meantime, I've moved all games away from the console. I'm not having any more get damaged

Daz · 19-07-2007, 22:51

Arcade games only for now then

Davey_Pitch · 19-07-2007, 23:21

Be prepared to be on hold for a while when you ring them. I finally got around to ringing them tonight about returning my 360, was on hold for just under an hour before I got through to someone. Speak slowly as well, they're American so they may have trouble with your accent (or it could just be my scouse). They're very polite and friendly though, and will repeat everything back 3 times to make sure they have it right, so I can't fault them for that.

Feek · 20-07-2007, 11:35

Took about half an hour of holding then I spoke to an English guy, at one point I asked where they are and he said "mainland Europe, and that's all we're allowed to say".

All sorted, they've mailed me a label for arranging collection and repair. He also said that I need to take a photograph of the game disk and email that through to the game replacement system to get a replacement FoC.

I'm pleased it's developed a fault early, but I'm annoyed because I'll be without it for a month.

Daz · 23-07-2007, 20:52

Heads up Forza people, title update coming, probably this week:

Quote:

In the update will be numeros fixes:

# Deny gifting and reselling of cars with locked paintjobs. Why? Because this will help alleviate the problem where an artist’s precious limited edition car gets duplicated and sold on the Auction House. The only way you can sell or gift a car with a locked livery is by being the original owner/artist of the car.
# A temporary ban on the Lotus Elan use on scoreboards and in multiplayer. Why? There is an error with the Lotus Elan’s performance index calculation that puts the car at a lower class despite its capabilities, resulting in the Elan mass dominating the scoreboards in D and C class. This temporary ban will not allow you to upload lap times to the scoreboards when you use the car in career mode, and prohibits you from using the car at all in online races. When we roll out our permanent PI fix for the Elan in a future patch, we’re going to lift the ban. Sorry for the draconian measure — we really didn’t like imposing this sort of restriction on the community but this is necessary.
# Allow cars to be fully rotated while being viewed in the Auction House. Why? Because so many of you asked for the camera to be unlocked in Auction House so you can look at the paintjob on the roof of the car we thought we should do good by the community.
# A number of scoreboard problems have been fixed. These range from the glitch where if the AI did not relinquish control of your car after the rolling start, you would inadvertently post a corrupt superhuman lap time in the micro-seconds, to several “extreme” physics bugs folks have been exploiting to get crazy fast lap times (lag crash boosting and the shifting glitch).
# Removed host’s ability to boot players during a race. Why? Because this feature, although handy at times, was getting abused by hosts who kicked folks who were in the lead of a race where the stakes were high (i.e., credits were on the table). Don’t worry, you can still kick people to your heart’s content in the lobby.
# Miscellaneous fixes aplenty. Like what? Various discovered Auction House bugs that could potentially cause players to lose credits or cars. At least one triple-screen bug fix for sync’ing issues, as well as an undiscovered quickmatch bug that always connected you to the same game upon attempt.

Desmo · 23-07-2007, 21:34

Mine updated this evening

Desmo · 02-08-2007, 10:24

Well I'm still banging away (fnar)!
Moved up a few levels and finished off a couple more championships.

Anybody grabbed the new DLC? Some FREE Nissan cars are available and there's a Peugeot for 50 points. I've got them downloaded but not had a spin in them yet.

19-07-2007, 22:11	#211
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Now I'm stuffed. Just went to race the final level of the Corvette manufacturer races and I had the xbox hang up, which it's done before if there's a speck of dust on the disk. Took the disk out and it's got a ring of scratches just under an inch from the outside edge. Cleaned it, tried to race again and after a few minutes loading the race I got a dashboard message telling me that it can't read from the disk. No **** Sherlock Not really sure what to do now, I don't have my receipt for the game (it was bought cash from Currys) so I can't take it back for replacement but if the box is scratching disks then it's a bit worrying. I've never heard of that before. __________________

19-07-2007, 22:16	#212
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	It was a common fault with the launch units actually. RMA job for both most likely, though I'm not sure what you'll get out of MS Forza wise. __________________ apt-get moo

19-07-2007, 22:50	#213
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Oh that's frustrating. I'll call MS tomorrow. In the meantime, I've moved all games away from the console. I'm not having any more get damaged __________________

19-07-2007, 22:51	#214
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Arcade games only for now then __________________ apt-get moo

19-07-2007, 23:21	#215
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Be prepared to be on hold for a while when you ring them. I finally got around to ringing them tonight about returning my 360, was on hold for just under an hour before I got through to someone. Speak slowly as well, they're American so they may have trouble with your accent (or it could just be my scouse). They're very polite and friendly though, and will repeat everything back 3 times to make sure they have it right, so I can't fault them for that. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

20-07-2007, 11:35	#216
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Took about half an hour of holding then I spoke to an English guy, at one point I asked where they are and he said "mainland Europe, and that's all we're allowed to say". All sorted, they've mailed me a label for arranging collection and repair. He also said that I need to take a photograph of the game disk and email that through to the game replacement system to get a replacement FoC. I'm pleased it's developed a fault early, but I'm annoyed because I'll be without it for a month. __________________

23-07-2007, 21:34	#218
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Mine updated this evening __________________

02-08-2007, 10:24	#219
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Well I'm still banging away (fnar)! Moved up a few levels and finished off a couple more championships. Anybody grabbed the new DLC? Some FREE Nissan cars are available and there's a Peugeot for 50 points. I've got them downloaded but not had a spin in them yet. __________________

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