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SSX |OT| Modern Boardfare
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Cuban Legend
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Well, today was a nice haul, made 100 Million in just a few hours. 
Cuban Legend
Member
i use them to level up characters, if you keep restarting, as long are you get to the bottom you double your XP earning until you're making 200k a run. 200k for less than 2 minutes of SSX is a good ratio for leveling up.
MMaRsu
Member
I did it in 1:28, getting 200k per run. I leveled up retro mac to 11 in like 20 minutes, f'n sweet.
/evil laugh.
Just got home from work and my favourite mode is Double XP. WEEKEND CONFIRMED.
xKilltheMx
Member
whats the restart trick? wanna level up some of these other characters of mine
Cuban Legend
Member
So? buy it you lucky bastard! aren't you rolling in dat CASH MONEY?
I feel like im the 99% of SSX with all my unused millions. lol
Cuban Legend
Member
ahaha, you can try bro, ill be on ya (or at least I'll try)
I've worked his lead from 4s to <2s. If nothing changes (STAY AWAY, MERQ SAVANTS!) either of us could take this, SHREDDING BRO.
1:24.29 c:
I liek 2 raec, broski.
Still 3 hours left, but for now, I am top of the platinum pack.
EDIT: Damn, beaten by 2 seconds, and now by 4 seconds! I had fun watching people follow my ghost for a bit, however! I see CL is on the run now too, which is awesome.
Got a fresh cup of coffee. Time to crack Tokyo Complex's route!
Cuban Legend
Member
Son I ain't got the slightest clue how to optimized that run down to 24, im stuck at 1:28.59 (with a LVL10Ty@ LVL9board, LVL11 boost/speed)
props
Man, what a rush. He ended up taking it. His was 1.20:59.
Got 1:23.33 in the end. I usually could lead him for nearly the entire race but the slalom section in the end always got the best of me. Once we got off the chairlift cable, if I didn't dismount with grace, he'd tear away. Super, super clean run on his part -- nearly untouchable. Bravo, Tokyo Complex, you sly dog, you.
I still love this game so much. I took a bit of a break to play Dark Souls but I feel like I'm right back in the saddle now. Dark Souls definitely gives you a sense of satisfaction like no other, but I'd say SSX does the same in its own right. Trying to beat someone's time -- while another timer is ticking down -- is an amazing experience. (I say this as a race player; I'm unsure how trick players feel.)
The strategy required behind gearing is really fun in this game. I was left with a drought of cash because I've not played in a while, so I couldn't really afford to buy any LV11 mods. To counter this, I went into Explore and did some quick Race It runs to get 40-75K a pop. Every time I had nearly ~700K, I'd back out and purchase 3 speed/rocket mods (~140-250K each, IIRC, depending on rares or epics) and gear up. The one thing I was missing, however, was ice picks to gain traction on some of the patches that'd easily throw you off course. I got close enough to Tokyo Complex's ghost to realize he was using ice picks (the auto optimization in the store never tacked these on!) so I copied his strategy and was able to get nearly an entire second off my time! Just a really neat experience, all in all.
Got 1:23.33 in the end. I usually could lead him for nearly the entire race but the slalom section in the end always got the best of me. Once we got off the chairlift cable, if I didn't dismount with grace, he'd tear away. Super, super clean run on his part -- nearly untouchable. Bravo, Tokyo Complex, you sly dog, you.
I still love this game so much. I took a bit of a break to play Dark Souls but I feel like I'm right back in the saddle now. Dark Souls definitely gives you a sense of satisfaction like no other, but I'd say SSX does the same in its own right. Trying to beat someone's time -- while another timer is ticking down -- is an amazing experience. (I say this as a race player; I'm unsure how trick players feel.)
The strategy required behind gearing is really fun in this game. I was left with a drought of cash because I've not played in a while, so I couldn't really afford to buy any LV11 mods. To counter this, I went into Explore and did some quick Race It runs to get 40-75K a pop. Every time I had nearly ~700K, I'd back out and purchase 3 speed/rocket mods (~140-250K each, IIRC, depending on rares or epics) and gear up. The one thing I was missing, however, was ice picks to gain traction on some of the patches that'd easily throw you off course. I got close enough to Tokyo Complex's ghost to realize he was using ice picks (the auto optimization in the store never tacked these on!) so I copied his strategy and was able to get nearly an entire second off my time! Just a really neat experience, all in all.
xKilltheMx
Member
So nobody can tell me about this restart trick? -_-
MMaRsu
Member
What restart trick exactly?
Go to a global event today, use the one that has double XP and then just go to the bottom and restart, pretty soon youll be getting 200xp per run.
xKilltheMx
Member
I guess that one. Do I have to pay for each character or is there a way to change characters?
Thanks btw!
If you've not yet unlocked them in World Tour, you have to pay to unlock them, yes.
It also costs 1 million credits to access LV11 when you get there.
MMaRsu
Member
Just choose go back to the globe and do the same event with a different character and youll still get 200xp
xKilltheMx
Member
That's what I like to hear. Thanks!
JaseMath
Member
I have made it a goal of mine to take down MMaRsu's score on Big Wachowski, or at least keep the 2nd place spot uncomfortable. Got within 9.5 million - would have been much, much closer had I not been playing it safe in the snowpark at the end. Maybe would have beaten it if I knew a much more tricky way around the tree portion. I'll get there...
MMaRsu
Member
Hehe you'll get there bro.....maybe
I had to work really hard to pull that 109 mil score off.. I was so sad I didnt beat that 114 mil score that Psychedelic667 or whatever posted
xKilltheMx
Member
Just did my first 5 Mil trick it event...it was my first 5 mil. Made it back plus and extra 9 mil. Huzzah!
lol. We love you too Soultron.
Finally, Alexis at 11. Time to buy a new board! Next up is getting Mac to 11 for those tricky events
Haha, same here. I hit 11 this past weekend. But no elite rocket board for her has shown up yet.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Started playing this over the weekend for the first time in two months and am loving it all over again. It only took a few minutes for the muscle memory to kick in RE: the controls, but I'm still not very good, ha. Oh, and when I went to global events and saw almost all of the the peaks empty, I became very concerned that the online community had already died, but then I found out about how they're being scheduled now phew.
Mt. Eddie looks cool, but this game has so much content that I can't really justify buying it, regardless of how cheap it is. This game was the total package from day one if you ask me.
Mt. Eddie looks cool, but this game has so much content that I can't really justify buying it, regardless of how cheap it is. This game was the total package from day one if you ask me.
MMaRsu
Member
Mt Eddie is such a fun addition though, much like Serenity one of the best tracks in the game imo. I would recommend buying it especially if you're in love with this game again. A lot of tracks actually really suck.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I might consider it eventually, but I just have so many games to play right now (with Max Payne 3 coming in the mail today) that I shouldn't be adding even more new stuff; I can't keep up!
Question: do you all prefer front or back flips (with spins of course)? I had done back flips almost exclusively in the past, but have started mixing in front flips/spins and it seems like I get more rotation. Is there really even a difference?
I always do front flips because I'm always leaning forward. I find to do a backflip slows you down.
When I'm free riding and carving about, I throw in a stylish backflip in there for good measure though.
Batty just dropped word of "King of the Mountain" events this weekend. No idea what they are but we can assume they're doing even more fun custom tuning to GEs!
Grassclipper
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I once had fireworks go off inside the mountainside. I give the DLC 0/10, the developers clearly don't care about the fans if they let things like that happen.
Just kidding. But I actually haven't played the game that much lately, got some other games to finish and so on. I still pop it in from time to time though, but I would've really liked a freeride mode and it's a damn shame they had to cut it.
My freeride recipe is as follows:
Turn everything in the audio down except for SFX and rider chatter. Sometimes I leave the music on very low.
Go to your favourite runs. Carve like a mad man and only jump when it's going to be stylish. Do a barrel roll here and there, throw in a really clean backflip, pull some simple grabs, etc.
Try it out sometime when you have ten minutes to spare. It's pretty fun, I think!
Hale-XF11
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I want my money back.
Damn, you guys and your insane trick scores. I've gotta step up my game. My old man hands can't keep up apparently. Tendinitis is a bitch.
Grassclipper
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I usually just let the other riders pass me and go about my business in my own pace. But the ever present scoreboard makes me want to beat scores. Plus the tracks are over so fast thanks to the increased speed. What I usually do is start an easy Survive it run (like Code Blue) and put on a rewind suit. You can easy go up to ten minutes, no other riders in sight and the track just keeps restarting.
Some of your race times and MMaRsu's trick scores are on the verge of incredible to me when I first see them. I remember the first time I played Bear Claw race it and didn't realize you could wingsuit the track. Your time was so surreal.
Hale-XF11
Member
I can do better on Bear Claw actually. Found a new line the other day that I think is gonna shave my time down by 2 or 3 seconds if I can get the right mods put together. Plus I have yet to race my level 11 Elise on that track. *fingers crossed*
Absolutely. I never boost when I'm doing free ride stuff, which slows things down nicely. Great for hunting the snowflakes!
Cuban Legend
Member
time to put my millions to use, or lose em all while having fun! IM IN.
Seventy_X_Seven
Member
They are all peaks again but with a feature peak to draw attention. A lot of fun racing with a lot of people on the screen but also fun to compete in whatever drop you want.
MMaRsu
Member
Batty just hit me with some info regarding the King of the Mountain events this weekend!
Feast your eyes, SHREDDING BROS.;
Pretty stoked. I love the new weekend-centric GE stuff! I'll be on this weekend if people want to compare race times.
Damn I missed this
What's next weekend?