It's pretty frustrating when mobs that usually are one shot by running over them suddenly feel more like concrete and your car like a rubber ball due to someone causing them to rank up :P
It's pretty frustrating when mobs that usually are one shot by running over them suddenly feel more like concrete and your car like a rubber ball due to someone causing them to rank up :P
Platform: PC
Character: Blackwolfe (EU)
Rolling with the Red Thugs!
I do not have a whole lot of problems when it comes to events such as these. I just cant figure out how the F*** some score so high in some events. You are correct it should be a little easier. It usually takes me quite a few tries until I score a passing grade. Either that or improve the lag in courses. I like most have lost do to lag.
Required some afford (some runs from first attempt, some only from the 7th), but was done pretty quick (in two evenings). Agree with those post above suggesting to max your driving skills first (some extra speed and boosting time may be all you need). And, though it is hard with game physics, try to avoid jumping a lot (better to say: jump down, but not vertical up). Jumps make you to lose control and so may lead to drastic landing.
Also you may think of enemies on the path as variable component and if it is THE problem - abandon this race and come back later.
Im sorry did they change them to straight line time trials?Originally Posted by Snib
it is situational. breaking or stopping acceleration has the same effect, you are going to slow down.
difference is, if you can control it, breaking is quicker to take effect in some situations.
turning your vehicle quicker means you can accelerate out of corners quicker. in some cases i powerslide through longer curves and never leave the road.
Note: Powerslide is handbrake+Boost+turning, you also never take your finger off the accelerator.
are you not losing traction in the air when you could have corrected yourself quicker in a slide to stay on the ground?
i dunno perhaps ive just been doing it so long its second nature.
perhaps im an aggressive driver :P
perhaps riding in pvp forces you to make quick adjustment without the pressure of a timer.
obviously i dont slam it on and hope for the best. i tap it. unless ofc i wanna do a 360 in a hurry (also useful in getting gold in a trial if u recover quickly from spinning out, crashing or missing a ring. you can get away with 2-3 mishaps).
especially effective in a dodge btw.
go practice doin donuts.
*but i think the most relevant factor in achieving gold in a time trial is learning the course. and that will take a lot of attempts if it is particularly heinous. i remember its like learning and repeating the moves you make in handling the terrain optimally. part of that is knowing when to boost too.
or if coming to a near stop is better than trying to fight the vehicle on a tight turn or risk getting airborne.
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.
I'm sure I didn't do any powerslides getting my golds. Just concentrate on getting through every hoop and keep trying. So long as you don't miss a hoop or hit a concrete flower they can all be done eventually.
Kanah / 5891 / PC-EU / BOB
I did a few when I started about a year ago and they weren't too difficult , but didn't particularly enjoy them so left them alone for a long while. When I went back to finish them off, after so many patches and game enhancements, many are impossible due the the extra spawning of emergencies and other enemy encounters. You invariably run over a hill/round a corner and BLAM straight into a bad guy or barrier that has suddenly appeared. I figure all those that liked and did the vehicle pursuits pre last xmas had an easier time than now.
Nope, had the same problems, but there's always a way around them...
Incidentally, I only bothered completing them around a month or so ago.
Not in my case, but I do like racing games, so that's that. I realize that if you hate races you'll have an even harder time due to your negative disposition towards the task.
Running into enemies on the road was frustrating but awesome at the same time. Doing that perfect run and then smashing into a Volge around that last bend... well, take out your frustration on the big guy and try again!
You love racing games, go play Time Trial until your eye bleeds.
No one is stopping you nor does anyone give dame about, since you are effecting no one.
However, just like Deunan said Time Trial should NOT be impacting character ego rating growth.
I can understand Time Trial is in the pursuit so new players know wow Defiance has Racing game.
But, making people getting Gold or Silver with such strict time limitation is not acceptable!
I hope Trion staff is reading this, and something can be done.
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