FH6 Convoy & Multiplayer — How to Not Be That Guy
Convoy is FH6's social multiplayer mode — drive with friends, complete events together, and generally have a good time. But there's an unspoken code of conduct that separates the people you want in your convoy from the people everyone instantly kicks.
This guide exists because I've been both the person who got kicked and the person doing the kicking. After hundreds of hours in convoys and online lobbies, certain patterns emerge. The rules below aren't official — Playground Games doesn't publish an etiquette guide — but they're universal enough that violating them will get you booted from every decent convoy you join.
The Golden Rule: Don't Ram
This should be obvious but apparently it isn't. Do not intentionally ram other players. Not in convoys, not in Horizon Open, not in free roam. Accidental contact happens — tight corners, bad braking, the chaos of turn one. When it does, a quick "Sorry!" or "My bad!" in chat goes a long way. Intentional ramming — using another car as your brake, pit maneuvering on straights, pushing people off checkpoints — makes you the villain. People remember. The FH6 community is smaller than you think and a reputation as a rammer follows you.
Convoy Lead Etiquette
As convoy leader, you set the pace. Don't blast off at full speed the moment everyone loads in. Give people 10-15 seconds to orient themselves. Announce what you're doing next — "heading to the highway for a drag race" or "doing the seasonal championship." A convoy with no communication is just four people driving in the same general direction wondering what's happening.
Rotate event types. Don't do five road races in a row unless everyone agreed to that beforehand. Mix in a drift zone, a danger sign, a free roam cruise. People have different skill levels and interests. The convoy leader who only does what they're good at is the convoy leader who ends up alone.
Free Roam Encounters
Not everyone in free roam wants to race you. Honking three times is the universal "let's race" signal. If they honk back, game on. If they drive away or ignore you, leave them alone. Chasing someone who clearly isn't interested is harassment, not friendly competition. Same goes for drifting around someone who's clearly trying to take photos or tune their car. Read the room.
If you join a Forzathon Live event, participate. Don't just park at the event zone and go AFK to collect free points. Everyone can see you sitting there while they're doing the actual work. It's the FH6 equivalent of group project freeloading and the community will call you out.
Chat Conduct
FH6 has text and voice chat. Keep it clean enough that a 12-year-old's parent wouldn't immediately unplug the console. Trash talk is fine — racing games have always had trash talk — but there's a line between "nice try, almost had me" and personal attacks. Cross that line and enjoy your communications ban. Microsoft takes this seriously and the reporting system works.
Be helpful to new players. Everyone was new once. If someone in the convoy doesn't know how to tune their car or can't figure out a PR stunt, helping them costs you nothing and builds goodwill that comes back around. The FH6 community survived this long because veterans help newcomers. Don't be the person who breaks that chain.