Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-26829117-20160620123600/@comment-5904736-20170125080226

Mr Procrastinator wrote: I don't play Forza Horizon, so correct me if I'm wrong, but Horizon edition cars can only be obtained by buying them from the Auction House or winning them through Wheelspins. So you still have to spend time farming credits or XP.

If that's the case, then it's no different from getting an R3 Spec car for 'free' by farming fame to level up in Real Racing. You've actually got me there. You're right, in a way, it is no different. But there are three keys points that have to be mentioned.

Firstly, trueachievements.com tracks how many gamers signed up have any given achievement, including the one for winning a Horizon Edition car. According to them, only 8% of gamers reach level 20 without winning a HE car. I'm pretty sure that the gold gained from reaching level 20 in RR3 would never in a million years be enough to net anyone an R3 car

Secondly, you can complete the game to 100% without ever driving a HE car. You do have to win one, but as I previously mentioned, the chances of you not winning one are miniscule. Forza Horizon 3 sort of has the opposite problem to RR3, in that way, giving players too much freedom but I digress.

Thirdly, it's been calculated that for every 5 mil you put into the wheelspin feature, you get 2-3 Horizon Edition cars, equating to 10-15 mil in credits. This is way more profitable and faster than farming Le Mans.

Finally, the auction house, by nature, has variable prices, depending on supply and demand. In RR3, the only way to get that car is the pay that price.

For every bit of gold put into an R3 car, there's one less gold that's going towards other things, but Forza gives so much flexibity that it can't really be said for Horizon edition cars