It's very difficult to change anything in public matches. The only way to actually set up a race the way you want it is to start a private one, but most of us don'talways havea bunch ofpeople that are online playing FM3 at the same time. I don't know why the new fad is to have everything be automatic with matchmaking, predetermined tracks, settings and intermissions. I think having one host is much more efficient, and if you don't like the game your in, quit andmake one yourself, that's how it should be (which it was in FM2). If youdo manage to get a good track with some good players, it is fun, but god damn it could be soooo much better.

Hey heres a new problem, My controller was dying and i decided to plug the charge and play kit in and NOTHING would come on, no green light, no red charging light, nothing... It's like it doens't even recognize the battery, and the battery symbol at the top of the guide menu goes away so it's like a wired controller now. It still does the spinning lights like it's low on batteries but it never dies because the charger is plugged in. Really wierd....

Gears 2 mutliplayer is still good except for 3 things...

- Smoke grenades now make you have a seizure on the ground

- Chainsawying is WAY too easy, even when getting shot in the face, they still walk toward you and cut you in half

- Why is the shotgun so damn slow? Yes i was a shoty whore in gears 1, hate me if you want.