Hey all. Not sure what kind of an official response you're looking for.
With Forza 3, we decided to hit the reset button and go with a more inclusive multiplayer system of matchmaking and parties. The playlists that you see right now are obviously going to evolve, and fairly quickly at that. Keep in mind the game is just launching in Europe officially TODAY, and it's coming out in the U.S. next Tuesday. The current playlist on the servers is just there as a warm up to the things to come. Yes, I know not every race class is represented, and not every race mode and its variation is there, but there's a reason for this. Before the game has a chance to hit critical mass, we don't want to splinter off the community into too many multiplayer playlists.
If you want to create a custom game, then you can do so with our massive list of rules. After that, you can either find folks you meet in matchmaking and ask them to join your room (invite them from the players you just met list) or go to our new Car Meets forum (
http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/124/ShowForum.aspx) and post that you're starting a game and the time, and get like-minded folks to join your room.
In the near future, I want to create an official hardcore FM.net community playlist entry that will put the majority of you into a game you want to play -- and we can keep it flexible and agile, so that it changes once every couple days.
I know change can make folks uncomfortable so this reaction is not unexpected, but we do feel strongly about including more Forza fans into the multiplayer fold this time around. Hope you guys understand.
Thanks.
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Che "No Game Info" Chou
Turn 10 Community Manager
http://forzamotorsport.net