Time Trial & Vehicles Pursuits are too Hard.

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Originally Posted by crazyged

Hmmmmm...

Well, maybe just try keyboard and mouse, if anyone's struggling while using a controller - may get different results!

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I got a big fail FAILED on my screen when I tried using the keyboard instead for a timed trial. I couldn't even get through the tunnel without missing all the rings in there. lol.

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Originally Posted by crazyged

Here's a quick question:

What platform are most of you on - PC or console?

Apparently, it's actually easier using a keyboard and mouse than a controller, which is a bit of a deviation from the norm when it comes to driving...

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I tried with the keyboard and failed so bad that it almost hurt my pride. I used to game over a decade ago, before the joysticks on controllers, and for me it's much easier to use controller's joysticks for anything (even driving) than a keyboard.

Almost forgot... PC with an XBox controller.

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Originally Posted by Snib

The durango trials maybe, but all the ones you need for the pursuits are on that quad only which is unrelated to Dodge (although I'm willing to believe that they were looking for a sponsor for that one, too, but couldn't find one).

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And here I thought all the vehicles in the game were all Dodge, lol. Oops.

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Originally Posted by dxiapetus

And here I thought all the vehicles in the game were all Dodge, lol. Oops.

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The quad you race on is a TMW (Terrestrial Motor Works) brand. Suppose they were trying to strike a deal with BMW (Bavarian Motor Works). ;)

I almost think that the bonus' you get by leveling up your runners helps you in the challenges. So you might want to wait until you level up (or max) your runners before trying them. I finished this pursuit before they nerfed it with my runners around level 5... (with the exception of the san francisco area ones since you couldn't get there before a portion of storyline at that point) It's not really skill, it's more persistance and always drive to the end, even if you don't make it... it'll help you get used to the end of the track as well as the beginning... Just note slow-downs or things you hit, and try better the next time, and the next time, and so on... There were a couple that it took me 10+ tries on, but I made it eventually... Keep your calm, and you'll do better.

Edit: I also did them on this newer account after the nerfs and such, and it was a little easier, but still not as easy as it could be... it's still a lot of EGO to miss out on, just hang in there and keep trying every once in a while.

Try and try again???...I completely disagree!
To me this is either you get or you don't, Time Trial is completed different then other pursuits out there.

Unlike other pursuits kill NPC "A" for 50 times, there is no hope nor end to Time Trial.
You cross the finish line 20 times with 20 seconds or more from the Gold time requirement, and getting no progress and zero reward. Congratulation, you just waste your Saturday night gaining nothing but frustration to the game and company.

I am not into driving games at all, I just wish they gave us a choice, driving test or something else. At this point I have given up on any pursuit that requires a driving game test.

This is yet another reason I never spend a dime on this game.

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Originally Posted by Snib

The quad you race on is a TMW (Terrestrial Motor Works) brand. Suppose they were trying to strike a deal with BMW (Bavarian Motor Works). ;)

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If they put a BMW .... well .... they could let us do the dodge circuit with it and half the time requirement. Even then, shouldn't be to hard.

To those who cannot make the driving pursuit(s). Simply skyp them. Don't tell me you reached maxed ego without the driving stuff.Even so ... How much ego you lose? 100-200 ego? That translates to almost nothing damagewise.

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Originally Posted by Snib

Yes, and in particular in some of the bay area trials powersliding through some of those ravines can gain you some seconds. But you're forgetting the context, we're talking in a thread of players who have trouble even getting silver, so I maintain my point that for them it is nearly always preferable to simply slow down slightly rather than risk spinning out of control after a poor breaking maneuver or losing too much speed by hitting those breaks too hard. Or even jumping too far and overshooting the road or a checkpoint. You do not need to be at top speed all the time to hit gold (except on those perma-boost road racer trials maybe) as long as you stay on the track.

In other words, there is no point teaching advanced techniques when the problem lies with the basics.

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just to tie this up, your former statement of "if you break, you are doing it wrong" is inaccurate as i pointed out.
you are now saying handbreak and powerslides are advanced techniques. im glad we could agree.
as per the context, what i was suggesting in my post was not to be afraid to use it.

i will also add that when i did them way back when i didnt use the handbreak either. but having tried them again more recently i found it much easier with my own developed technique.

but i reiterate, learning the course is the key imo.

Well, bottom line is, it is do-able.

You'll either keep on trying for the 40 ego, or you'll always be short.

As simple as a choice...

My kryptonite is pvp (I have no shortage of suckage in it), but I'm gonna do it anyway!