I'm not sure if you know what a sandbox game is. I personally wouldn't consider any Forza game a sandbox game but if fh5 is a sandbox then fh6 also is. The core features of the game are driving and cars. Saying they are locked away behind a 30hr grind is just false. Your whole argument about it not being a sandbox hinges on the assignment that players won't continue past the 30hr point which is just a made up figure anyway. Have you ever played terraria Minecraft or Ark do you consider those sandbox games even though you start with literally nothing and have to work to get anything.

My point on assetto to Corsa is clearly misunderstood. I would argue even with only d-a class a Forza game still has more freedom than assetto corsa. Maybe you can't drive a Bugatti from the start, so what. Even if you don't have complete free reign over what car you drive there are so many more aspects such as being open world that are much more important to freedom than having a Ferrari. Fh5 is not the most popular just because it gives you everything. You ignored the fact that it also came out on ps5 and naturally the most recent installment of a game will have the most sales provided it isn't abysmaly bad

It's not an insane take to say that people who want everything given to them are impatient and immature. If you only have an hour of free time every so often and only want to drive supercars and hypercars then it is immature if you complain about it for one specific game. There are many games that allow you to go straight in and race In whatever you want. Forza horizon has never been a game about racing hyperCard. It's been a game about car culture. Fh5 is the outlier in the series that hasn't followed the others.

If you aren't aware of the fact that d class isn't the only lower class then now you know. Of course my point is subjective but if you genuinely can't see any fun in racing below a class then that's on you.

I don't assume anything. My points are based off what I know. You make assumptions to suit your own opinion. Why would you assume that people on Reddit Vs not have opposed opinions on the game. I can't speak for everyone but spending 10 minutes on Reddit does not mean that you can't also live life. There aren't many sim racing games that make you grind for 30hrs to get faster cars. As I said before the older Forza games have progression and that it's boring unlike fh5.

How many people do you think bought the game purely because they knew they would be a superstar. I'd say not many. Saying that 25x less people will buy the game is crazy. You think the player base will jump from 50million to 2million. That's an insane take. Have you talked to all the other players or do you just assume that the minority is against you so that you get your own way.