Time trials and Hotshot missions r too hard

[Iceberg]

That chicken hotshot one was insane. They would load the chicken up on the pole right before the farmer got to it, there was maybe a quarter of a second time between it appearing, and the farmer grabbing it. With 3 farmers all running around I had a hell of a time trying to even finish that one.

There was also a hellbug hotshot with a mini gun (ravager?). Did ok for the first minute, but on the last minute the medium size guys just go underground, pop up right under me and knock me out of the small circle.

[Archangel]

I hate to be this blunt about this topic but....

If your not one of those uber players... You know what makes a player uber? Practice.

I see you invested hours into 1 race which would bring me to a few questions.

1. Are you on a controller or keyboard/mouse
2. Skills max at 20 so i would create a support ticket with Trion since having higher skills in your rollers is key to getting gold on some of the races.
3. how much lag do you get when driving? Lower resolution and graphics to help smooth out your runs.

These time trials dont need to be dumbed down so everyone gets gold. That takes the incentive to try try again and get better.

Think about it this way.

In Mario Bros on the NES. People found the maps with the 1x1 blocks very difficult. trying to jump from one block to the next without falling between was difficult. But once you figured out that speed running across them prevented you from falling down they became easier.

Same thing for most games.

Just slow down, have patience, and try to give yourself as much practice as you can. Even if you fail in mid run try to finish.

Or

Run through the areas that trouble you then reset till you get those areas down pat.

Guitar Hero wasn't made easier when not everyone could play Fury of the Storm by Dragon Force on Expert. It was just those who could do it that got the achievement. To nerf the song so everyone wins would ruin the fact its meant to challenge.

So sorry to be the voice of devils advocate but your going to run into this in life as well. Not everyone gets to be an Astronaut like Axe Body wash suggest us all to be.

[Ciannon]

OMFG... Time trials are harder than Justin Beiber in front of Salena Gomez.

[Scarfe]

I agree with post above (I mean above the erm 'joke'; Archangel's two up). Frankly I find repeating the same content incredibly tedious, but I am quite content with the fact it means I will have to live with silver on a lot of races rather than gold. I would rather that than see everything nerfed just to cater for my laziness/ lack of interest.

[Archangel]

Now i have ran into issues where the Dynamic Emergencies will pop up on the race track. These i had to just chalk up to a "Try Again" and would bail off the ride and clear them out.

Sometimes more than once.

[BubbaKeg]

I've finished everything with gold, and don't consider myself a hardcore player. My only advice, make sure you level up your car types and weapon types that matter to the particular mission you are trying to get silver/gold on. I couldn't even get close to silver on any race early on, but once I leveled my cars to 20, they are a breeze. You don't even have to be perfect on the races, just don't go off into a wrong direction.

My friends have been having trouble with some of the rampages, but with time I'm now seeing more of them getting excited for completing the rampages with silvers/golds. Not everything is meant to be completed first try. I spent several hours on different missions to complete them, learning different ways to approach the fights. If you are getting frustrated, return at a later time, maybe look up some strategies. Try to improve in someway when you fail to achieve the goal, that way you may achieve it at some point and it will feel that much more gratifying. Nothing says you must complete everything, immediately, like the "hard-core" players.

[Castiel Krios]

I dont find the time trails to be all that difficult unless I'm trying to beat the top ranked gold time xD but the rampage missions I do find to be rather difficult to get more than a silver on as majority of the time I'm struggling just to achieve a bronze score.

[fourdub]

For older people like myself and a few others i know who play this game. Getting silver (for the pursuits) on the trials/hotshots/rampage/ect ect is next to impossible. My hands dont work like they used to. they havent for many years.

While i can still play the game (beat storyline, and almsot all side quests) and have fun, things that require hardcore dexterity(trials), i wont ever get. And that basicly screws over a small % of people who will never ever get the area pursuits.

Basicly i lose about 400 ego points, by not being able to complete any of the area pursuits. it would be an awesome idea to change those racing/rampage/hotshot pursuits into their own sub-division. That way i can still be rewarded for exploring the whole area, and finishing the quests, and finding the data recorders.

if that makes any sence.

[Archangel]

For older people like myself and a few others i know who play this game. Getting silver (for the pursuits) on the trials/hotshots/rampage/ect ect is next to impossible. My hands dont work like they used to. they havent for many years.

While i can still play the game (beat storyline, and almsot all side quests) and have fun, things that require hardcore dexterity(trials), i wont ever get. And that basicly screws over a small % of people who will never ever get the area pursuits.

Basicly i lose about 400 ego points, by not being able to complete any of the area pursuits. it would be an awesome idea to change those racing/rampage/hotshot pursuits into their own sub-division. That way i can still be rewarded for exploring the whole area, and finishing the quests, and finding the data recorders.

if that makes any sence.

I understand where your comming from. My father of 62 plays games like Diablo 3, WoW, and has tried others out like FFXI and even Defiance.

But if your hands dont move like they used to then i would recommend using a controller.

The Xbox usb controller hooks right up and right away can be used for driving.

also

The movements when racing dont tend to be big ones. Its about tapping the nose of your quad in the right direction while managing your speed and boosts.

It sucks to have to hold "W" while working your pinky finger over "Shift" then to manage "A" and "D" and "Spacebar" all at the same time.

My wife uses a controller and sometimes i did when the races were more challenging.

[Castiel Krios]

I understand where your comming from. My father of 62 plays games like Diablo 3, WoW, and has tried others out like FFXI and even Defiance.

But if your hands dont move like they used to then i would recommend using a controller.

The Xbox usb controller hooks right up and right away can be used for driving.

also

The movements when racing dont tend to be big ones. Its about tapping the nose of your quad in the right direction while managing your speed and boosts.

It sucks to have to hold "W" while working your pinky finger over "Shift" then to manage "A" and "D" and "Spacebar" all at the same time.

My wife uses a controller and sometimes i did when the races were more challenging.

Does the xbox controller allow for movement with the left analog stick? I only ask because I have a logitech controller with a similar set up to a ps3 controller and my left analog is only usable for the quick menu options as well as a vehicle summon shortcut and im forced to use the d-pad on the left which I'm not too fond of.