Forza 7 Has Gone Back To The Old VIP Reward System Following Fan Criticism

Developer Turn 10 has given VIP players extra rewards and gifts after a confusing launch left gamers angry with what they were getting for their money

Dan Thorn

06 Oct 2017

Forza 7 Has Gone Back To The Old VIP Reward System Following Fan Criticism

In the past, having a VIP membership in a Forza Motorsport game gave players a permanent boost of winning double credits for every race. But for Forza 7, VIP players only get the boost with the use of the five ‘mod cards’ that come with the game - and they run out after 25 races.

To make matters worse, it wasn’t clear that this change was being made, and players were angry to find out that the extra money they’d spent on becoming a VIP wasn’t getting them as much as it used to.

In the wake of the backlash, Turn 10 has announced they’ll not only be making the description clearer, they’ll also be going back to the old VIP system where players will get the double credits boost forever.

Studio head Alan Hartman said:

“Over the weekend we heard loud and clear from Ultimate Edition owners expressing frustration over the VIP membership offer in Forza Motorsport 7. We immediately updated the VIP description in the Windows Store to alleviate any future confusion. As head of the studio, I apologize for any confusion or frustration our players may have experienced.
“Going forward, we will continue to ensure that Forza Motorsport 7 VIPs receive the most value for their VIP membership, including new experiences and great content.”

Turn 10 is already working on the change and will release it in an update “as soon as possible,” but in the meantime, VIP players will get 1 million credits and four Forza Edition cars:

2017 Acura NSX Forza Edition
2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Forza Edition
2016 Jaguar F-TYPE Project 7 Forza Edition
2010 Maserati Gran Turismo S Forza Edition

Even though they’re just giving the players what they thought they were paying for in the first place, it’s great that the game’s makers have actually listened to - and acted upon - the fans criticisms so quickly.

Comments

Mad props to Turn 10 for listening to the community and sorting out the VIP issue so quickly. If only other companies would do the same… 😒

They didn’t listen to the community, they listened to the sales and how many people were making refunds.

Which part of the community told T10 that they want 5 or so racing divisions eligible only for multiplayer so that the community can only race about 100 cars out of the total of 700 ? Some great company this T10 is, as good as EA or ubisoft is with their players.

Sorry, but still…
GT Sport > FM7

One issue with GT Sport: No career mode.

How do you know? The demo isn’t even out yet for gt sport

your opinion m8

Yay! I Love driving vacuum cleaners!+

Nvm sounds good, but gameplay is horrible…

I’m a vip and I never got million credits

Check your in-game message center. The cars and credits will be available to download from there.

If I learn one thing this week it’s that you shouldn’t level any criticism at forza. The fanboys are too rabid and too caught up in their console wars BS. It doesn’t matter if you’re a long time fan who’s played every game in the series and has been playing racing games since before these kids were born. It’s not even about the games anymore.

Money.

1) The lack of clarification was so bad they actually updated the description to try and hide their sneakiness.
2) Think Forza fans are bad? The only comment I find on forums after this happened was “Gra nTurisom is bett. Come play the rea lgame if your actualli smart”

Sooooo, which fanboys are more annoying again?

I didn’t buy this one cuz it’s no different than 6 ( yes there’s more weather and 700 cars… that have been in almost every other game) but if they just remastered forza 4 is be happy