Is there any reason to not tune to X class?

[Reaper]

I've got my favorite car tuned to S2 at 986, and the last part I want to add puts it exactly at 999. Aside from specific events, what reason would there be to not just run it as an X class car when I'm just doing standard races with no requirements?

[TheHuskyGT]

There is zero reason to tune or upgrade any car unless you compete online where all the kids max upgrade and AWD swap. It's a pointless "I'm better than you to the infinite" argument, to put it in nice words. No skill or merit, when all you have to do is press a button to download a tune.

The only very valid reason is to complete some of the weekly stunts. But even then, there's almost always a car that's capable of doing them in stock form.

[Sol4rSky]

Originally posted by TheHuskyGT:

There is zero reason to tune or upgrade any car unless you compete online where all the kids max upgrade and AWD swap. It's a pointless "I'm better than you to the infinite" argument, to put it in nice words. No skill or merit, when all you have to do is press a button to download a tune.

The only very valid reason is to complete some of the weekly stunts. But even then, there's almost always a car that's capable of doing them in stock form.

that's why i like the races a lot that force you in a default car, so the scores there are based on just being good in that race.

[the bat kite]

Do you like to race fast? Sometimes a slower race is more is more fun. You enjoy the "little things" along the way :D You feel more connected to the road.

I always max out a car, but I like to race fast in singleplayer. That's all I play; never do I multi-play against real people. The AI, which of course are super-fast in singleplayer even on an average difficulty setting, are fun to bump around. They will whomp on you sometimes to get ahead, so you feel no guilt returning the favor to keep [that] guy from passing you.

[Sol4rSky]

Originally posted by cajindian:

Do you like to race fast? Sometimes a slower race is more is more fun. You enjoy the "little things" along the way :D You feel more connected to the road.

I always max out a car, but I like to race fast in singleplayer. That's all I play; never do I multi-play against real people. The AI, which of course are super-fast in singleplayer even on an average difficulty setting, are fun to bump around. They will whomp on you sometimes to get ahead, so you feel no guilt returning the favor to keep [that] guy from passing you.

yeah i prefer slower races myself / cars because like u said, u feel connected to the race/ road better, plus many times it maintains that camadery in between cars as you are all together fighting for positions, fast cars, get you quick to turns and makes u prone to do big mistakes xD remaining last, i guess skill issue hh

[PanPan]

S2 is fixed max so better balance.
I prefer S1/S2 for road; A/S1 for dirt
I only have the Mostler GT3 in X, too slow in S2 but in X...

[Viking2121]

I don't even tune any of my cars aside from tire pressure, gear ratio, camber stuff like that if allowed at stock. I like slower cars, around A class, S1 is a bit fast but some s1 cars I do like, some I don't, so I can't really say what is the best X class car as I really don't bother with cars above s1 most of the time lol.

[MaChao]

Yup, the reason is to actually be able to drive the car.
Most X tunes are unbalanced and unwieldy.
On top of that, in normal races, Drivatars scale with your tuning setup.
X level Drivatars tend to be extremely cheaty, reaching top speeds you simply aren't able to compete with.

Imho, if you're just here for casual, normal races, A - S1 is the sweetspot.
That tuning range is the most stable while still offering proper speed.

[ph!l]

Festival playlist has a cap of S2 998 so I don't have any reason to tune over that.
A-Class is probably my fav.

[PanPan]

Originally posted by MaChao:

X level Drivatars tend to be extremely cheaty, reaching top speeds you simply aren't able to compete with.

If you pay attention you will notice trash cars that turn or go as fast as you while if you drive the same car it's trash...

[MaChao]

Originally posted by PanPan:

Originally posted by MaChao:

X level Drivatars tend to be extremely cheaty, reaching top speeds you simply aren't able to compete with.

If you pay attention you will notice trash cars that turn or go as fast as you while if you drive the same car it's trash...

Yup, FH5's AI scaling is pretty horrible overall. It has improved greatly over time.
In earlier versions, you had cross country drivertars you factually could not beat, as they had stats you could not match and they did not suffer slowdows from terrain, jumps, obstacles nor did they slip.

Their cars really don't matter. Drivertars are just flat stats.

[Eternal Wanderer]

If you are going to do seasonal events, 998 is the limit anyway. There have been events allowing X class once in a bluemoon, but it's extremely rare.

An X class car is basically only good for rofling your way through the map aimlessly. Otherwise, there is no good reason to go that far.

[TheSmilingDoom]

The real question should be "Is there any reason to tune to X-class?"
If you just want to freeroam with a pimped out ride - okay sure, go ahead. But multiplayer-racing in X-class is non-existent, and it is a pain in the rear in singleplayer, since the AI gets some ridiculous boosts and you need to have amazing reflexes and hand eye coordination to race properly. Otherwise it is an ugly, wallriding bumpfest.
Speedtraps, zones and jumps are pretty much the only ingame elements where an X-class setup makes sense. For anything else, at least IMHO, it just ruins the car.