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TheChewyWaffles
Member
Maybe it's because I'm in the kiddie lounge (levels 1-10) but I find that being near last place all the time to be fucking boring. There are no cool game-changer powerups in the game like there are in Mario Kart (like the blue shell), so you can't even be the spoiling dickhead like you could in that game. At least if you were in dead last in Kart you could still have some fun knowing you've ruined someone's first place finish. In this game there's no such thrill - just finish the race and take your measly fans as your reward.
What am I missing?
What am I missing?
BigNastyCurve said:
the desire to beat a guy for 9th?
I dig coming in at almost any rank other than last. helps a lot when you get to power up races (20 players) and the unsung soldier to ME is Team Racing... not enough people playing that one sadly.
this game is tits if you don't need to be first. I got a huge rush the first time I came in 3rd in a full race. :lol
mr stroke
Member
BigNastyCurve said:
The Lighting bolt is probably the closest thing to a blue shell, but it only works if other people run into them. The best strategy I have found is to ignore a lot of the power ups and store up on shields, then using them only when people launch weapons at you. If you can pull that off you can go around most of the race invincible.
chixdiggit
Member
Flib said:
Specs? Runs superb on my rig (I7, GTX260).
Almost every weapon can be used as defense once you learn them. The rest is just memorizing the tracks and cars like any other game. Once you pick a loadout that gives powerups for defending and focus on your line you should have no problem getting first every now and again (I've played less than an hour and have won a race).
chixdiggit
Member
Klocker said:
Agreed. I have had plenty of intense battles between 3 or so cars all fighting for 9th place.
Ajemsuhgao
Member
Flib said:
Odd, I run it perfectly fine at max settings, and I don't have a great PC at all.
2.7GHz Athlon 64 X2
3GB ram
geforce 9600GT 1GB
Yeah...
lastplayed
Member
I see the multiplayer beta demo is back on Xbox Live, are they getting worried about the numbers?
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
You know, with another week under my belt, I can say:
These guys REALLY should have been the team to make the Speed Racer movie game.
These guys REALLY should have been the team to make the Speed Racer movie game.
I need some advice.
SP gets kinda tough for me right now. I have beaten the first two bosses and now trying to get a privi to fight the third and forth, but I just couldn't. In fact I cant even finish in a proper place!! Am I picking a wrong car or what? I tends to use those with great acceleration and speed but little grips mean that the speed drop too low when sliding around the corner. If I pick a car with great Grip then I wont be fast enough to chase them. I tried to Shaunt them whenever I can but it seems impossible to catch those guys up front!! My best so far is around 5 or 6th of 15, I must be doing something wrong here
The first two settings I can just breeze through them but this is really hard! Trying to pick up an item to take out those in front of you, and some for protecting from those behinds, while trying to go through Fans gate and doing Fan requests.
Almost tormenting. I switched to play MP since yesterday and it was awesome and far less tormenting. :lol
I say that rubber band AI need to tone down a bit. BTW, I have tried EASY as well
SP gets kinda tough for me right now. I have beaten the first two bosses and now trying to get a privi to fight the third and forth, but I just couldn't. In fact I cant even finish in a proper place!! Am I picking a wrong car or what? I tends to use those with great acceleration and speed but little grips mean that the speed drop too low when sliding around the corner. If I pick a car with great Grip then I wont be fast enough to chase them. I tried to Shaunt them whenever I can but it seems impossible to catch those guys up front!! My best so far is around 5 or 6th of 15, I must be doing something wrong here
The first two settings I can just breeze through them but this is really hard! Trying to pick up an item to take out those in front of you, and some for protecting from those behinds, while trying to go through Fans gate and doing Fan requests.
Almost tormenting. I switched to play MP since yesterday and it was awesome and far less tormenting. :lol
I say that rubber band AI need to tone down a bit. BTW, I have tried EASY as well
RiotPelaaja
Remedy
SumGamer said:I need some advice.
SP gets kinda tough for me right now. I have beaten the first two bosses and now trying to get a privi to fight the third and forth, but I just couldn't. In fact I cant even finish in a proper place!! Am I picking a wrong car or what? I tends to use those with great acceleration and speed but little grips mean that the speed drop too low when sliding around the corner. If I pick a car with great Grip then I wont be fast enough to chase them. I tried to Shaunt them whenever I can but it seems impossible to catch those guys up front!! My best so far is around 5 or 6th of 15, I must be doing something wrong here
The first two settings I can just breeze through them but this is really hard! Trying to pick up an item to take out those in front of you, and some for protecting from those behinds, while trying to go through Fans gate and doing Fan requests.
Almost tormenting. I switched to play MP since yesterday and it was awesome and far less tormenting. :lol
I say that rubber band AI need to tone down a bit. BTW, I have tried EASY as well
Dude, dont get mad, but...practice is what can I say. The difficulty level clearly ramps up from the third chapter and it IS tough, but you can open up the latter chapters without completing the third chapter and make progress in those. It's funny how when you got those done, you go back to chapter 3 and it feels far more doable especially since you get some more cars.
I know how you feel, all I can say is that get a car you are comfortable with and learn to use the weapons, especially to defend your position, never shoot a single Shut rocket, shoot 2 at least, that works better. You are right that racing online is easier
You can do it tho, totally, just complete the races in other chapters to get some practice in. I feel the difficulty level on Normal is too tough, but really, with practice and perfecting your runs, you can do it.
Ajemsuhgao said:
It's bizarre (I mean the term, not the company). I do have a gaming laptop, which makes people roll there eyes, but it's a good one and there isn't any reason that I can't run this maxed at 1900x1200 with good fps like many of the other games I'm currently playing: Split/Second, Alpha Protocol, Battlefield 2, Dragon Age, Mass Effect 2 etc.
I know I don't have a blazing rig, and it's most likely my processor, I'm guessing, but it's showing a low processor load in game so I don't really know what to think. A lot of people seem to be having this problem, looking at various forums. Some people seem to be having luck with disabling firewalls and such, but it's weird that this hasn't come up in any other game. Anyway:
2.3 ghz core 2 duo
nvidia 9800M gt 1gb
4gb ram
This chugs on low settings at 1440x900, which is bizarre. Crysis, Just Cause 2 etc have much higher frame rates on much higher settings.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Could someone with more online experience answer this: does the upgrading of cars via the car challenges make lower class cars competitive with cars from higher classes when in an any-class race? Or is the point of it merely as a perk when racing within the same class the upgraded car belongs to?
I think it's pretty clear they did pick a terrible release window, aside from being right on top of their direct competition of Split/Second, they are both severely overshadowed by RDR.
Also thought it was strange of them to pull the beta two weeks before release, when that's usually the time frame for most demos to drop.
Doesn't matter though, game is still a blast, the only problem being I haven't had much time to play it lately.
Also thought it was strange of them to pull the beta two weeks before release, when that's usually the time frame for most demos to drop.
Doesn't matter though, game is still a blast, the only problem being I haven't had much time to play it lately.
deathberry
Neo Member
Is anybody else getting disconnected from 4 - 20 player races? I'm fine in 10 player races, but a few seconds after any 20 player race starts, including Team races, I get disconnected as soon as I cross the Start line.
MP demo is back up on XBL btw
Edit: which reminds me.... were "Chaining hits" removed from final release?
I tried the beta demo again today and there are a few subtle differences from the final (which I know is the point)
but it actually felt pretty good with the subtle differences. (small speed bump when firing Shunt?) although retail release looks more polished.
Edit: which reminds me.... were "Chaining hits" removed from final release?
I tried the beta demo again today and there are a few subtle differences from the final (which I know is the point)
but it actually felt pretty good with the subtle differences. (small speed bump when firing Shunt?) although retail release looks more polished.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Klocker said:the desire to beat a guy for 9th?
I dig coming in at almost any rank other than last. helps a lot when you get to power up races (20 players) and the unsung soldier to ME is Team Racing... not enough people playing that one sadly.
this game is tits if you don't need to be first. I got a huge rush the first time I came in 3rd in a full race. :lol
Yeah, I've had some amazing races where it was just me and two others jockeying for the last three spots. I even remember saying in the lobby afterwards, "You guys missed a kick ass race in the back!"
:lol
TheApatheticOne
Member
BenjaminBirdie said:
:lol Ive had quite a few of "those" races. Loving this game!
Whooooo gamefly sent me the ps3 version today, so hyped. Been playing the beta on 360, completely addicted. With how hard the single player is, should I just play it on easy? I do pretty decent online, have 4 first place finishes so just how hard is the AI compared to real players? Is there any difference with the ps3 version?
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
The thing is, until you level up in Multi, you'll never get the cars to compete at the top level, so you might as well just get used to being in the back and have fun. I've yet to actually be alone in the back.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Sysgen said:
Well, that is true. As I have in fact won a race.
JonnyAvacado
Neo Member
BenjaminBirdie said:
You can definitely win, I have gotten quite a few first place finishes against high level players. But its the kind of game where you can win a few, then plummet to the bottom, go back up to 6th - 3rd place, drop down again, then win the next one. Its madness!!
However its such an awesome and addicting game...definitely the Mario Kart I have been waiting for (I hated the Wii version with a passion). So glad I purchased this one, as I was torn between this and ModNation...
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
What are the racing communities like for this on X360 and PS3? I prefer the DS3 for racing games and I like the fact Blur supports 7.1 PCM on PS3.
Fulleffect
Member
hows the ps3 MP population? PC is fairly dead would advise against anyone buying it heh
would advise against anyone buying it hehTheChewyWaffles
Member
lastplayed said:
That would be my guess. As fun as this game can be sometimes I don't expect it to sell well.
WHOAguitarninja
Member
Man, this game is awesome. I laugh at all the haters who thought this was gonna be trash when the first screens came out. Tools.
(I was probably in that group)
(I was probably in that group)
Majima Everywhere System
Member
I bought this game on blind faith. I really wanted one of the May racers. My love of PGR's driving model and Geometry Wars' seizure inducing colors assures me that I will get something that I at least tolerate.
Liberty4all
Banned
DenogginizerOS said:
From what I understand the 360 community is the only one with half a chance at any staying power.
Bamelin said:
Yep you can find full games pretty much at any time of the day. It is really too bad because they could have easily made this game a hit on all platforms with these changes.
1) Release window.. give it some room. Even April would have been better.
2) Multiplayer demos on ALL platforms. Weeks in advance.
3) $39.99
That is all it would have taken. And I think we would have had a hit on our hands.
A side note additional option would have been nice also. A downloadable version for $29.99 that ONLY included Multiplayer. They may have been able to get that past retail if they let them know it was less content.
The Elite
BOSS
Decided to pick up this game yesterday despite grabing Modnation just a week earlier. What I love about this game, that pisses me off about Modnation, is the fact that it is so easy to jump into a race. And those races are damn fun! Great online component (please don't die out too soon) and a fun single player as well. Wish it had the customization options of Modnation but I don't think you could expect that in this type of game.
Both are fun experiences but I give the edge for "kart" racing to Blur right now simply because I can get from turning on my console to jumping into a race so much faster. Modnation needs to fix that.
Both are fun experiences but I give the edge for "kart" racing to Blur right now simply because I can get from turning on my console to jumping into a race so much faster. Modnation needs to fix that.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
I am close to buying this, but all these comments about a floundering online community make me hesitant.
The Elite
BOSS
DenogginizerOS said:I am close to buying this, but all these comments about a floundering online community make me hesitant.
There were 2000 people on Xbox Live playing this game last night. I seriously hope that number is wrong. It's hard to imagine it would be that low for such a new game. I can't help but think it simply came out too close to Split/Second.
Still, I found games relatively fast and there was no lag whatsoever in the games I played.