BruiserBear
Banned
Yup. That's the problem with all the extra crap they introduced with this game. They force you to focus on things that aren't as fun as the classic gameplay.
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SSX |OT| Modern Boardfare
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Yup. That's the problem with all the extra crap they introduced with this game. They force you to focus on things that aren't as fun as the classic gameplay.
whatevermort
Member
In general, I really like this game. Some of the descents, gimmicks and runs are fucking dreadful though. Whoever designed Antarctica should be gently let go. And the final race? Awful, terrible bullshit that should never have gone into the game.
edgefusion
Member
Wow, the online pass is absurdly limiting! I usually rent games and got this through the post via Lovefilm this morning and it feels like the main bulk of the game is totally missing unless I buy the pass. That's pretty sickening to be honest, I'd be hugely pissed if I just bought this second-hand.
Name a game with an online pass that is less obtrusive.
Neuromancer
Member
Good morning SSX GAF!
Now that Ive beaten the world tour, the day is my oyster! I can do whatever I want! Woohoo!
Now that Ive beaten the world tour, the day is my oyster! I can do whatever I want! Woohoo!
edgefusion
Member
So that makes it okay?
Cornballer
Member
*high five* I finally finished that up last night, too. The AI time on Death Zone is highly variable (it ranged from 3:02-3:32 during my 15+ attempts last night), so sometimes you just get lucky like I did. I'm very pleased that I don't have to deal with that any more.
I'm starting to get a hang of trick events, too. I can't touch the higher scores on that Serenity competition that everyone is doing, but I cracked 25M to actually get into the money winning spots. I think I might be gripping the controller too hard and not activating my uber tricks properly, so I'll probably try and work on that a bit this weekend.
When you said you usually rent games I assumed you had encountered an online pass game before, apparently not.
Liquid Dust
Member
Got her workin, thanks
Little Old Man
Member
One other thing that is really grating me: getting stuck in the terrain. One of the New Zealand runs is terrible for it. I'll land awkwardly, slide down the rock, and then it will take twenty or so jumps to pull myself out of the dip at the bottom of it.
Wait, what? You're only stopped from collecting credits you collect in Global Events... You can still do all of the "Explore" stuff, and you can still participate in GE's, just not 'bank' the credits you could win from them. Best Online Pass to be implemented, IMHO
Neuromancer
Member
Are the servers down on the 360 for anyone else?
None of the Deadly Descents are fun to race/trick down on, even to 'survive' the tracks, it gets annoying having to constantly restart.
It is a good thing that restart is quick and you keep mods and stuff but I'm restarting instead of rewinding. I feel like if I can't get a perfect run down, might as well restart. Also, I've switched to buttons and my Serenity Run jumped to 40 million
It is a good thing that restart is quick and you keep mods and stuff but I'm restarting instead of rewinding. I feel like if I can't get a perfect run down, might as well restart. Also, I've switched to buttons and my Serenity Run jumped to 40 million
Neuromancer
Member
Yep can't connect to RiderNet. Awesome.
Edit- OK the 4th try is the charm apparently
Edit: nope still not connected. WTF
Edit- OK the 4th try is the charm apparently
Edit: nope still not connected. WTF
Oh my! Been a long time since I've been this involved with a game, simply can't stop playing. The map design is almost flawless (except for those stupid death-holes) and they flow together in a really wonderful way.
Beat the World Tour earlier today and been going at it with the Global Events. It's so fun to try and beat someone else's record and win the most credits.
If someone here is still on the fence about getting SSX they definitely should go out and get it. Best spent money in a long time!
Beat the World Tour earlier today and been going at it with the Global Events. It's so fun to try and beat someone else's record and win the most credits.
If someone here is still on the fence about getting SSX they definitely should go out and get it. Best spent money in a long time!
Since a lot of people were asking for tips about trick it I made a tutorial video on how the multiplier works(since it's the biggest key to a high score). Loaded with annotations and pauses!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f8mYC1khxU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f8mYC1khxU
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Cool thanks for posting this. I really should just get an account over at Merqury City seems like a pretty nice place for SSX fans.
Neuromancer
Member
Just trying to do Explore since RiderNet is down for me, look at this nonsense I got at the end of my run:
Just trying to do Explore since RiderNet is down for me, look at this nonsense I got at the end of my run:
I think RiderNet is down for everyone unfortunately
Neuromancer
Member
Assy
Oh that's cool, my game just locked up in a load screen
Oh that's cool, my game just locked up in a load screen
Baconsammy
Banned
Death holes suck. Racing in the dark sucks. Tricking on survival courses is total shit. But the change that still bothers me more than anything else is the complete lack of skill required to do tricks and land them. Tricks used to be what the series was about. Now there's no timing whatsoever required to do the hardest tricks in the game. Just bail at the last second and you auto-land. Basically they transferred the skill/difficulty from being able to time your jumps and tricks to being able to memorize where death holes are. A shitty trade-off imo. I also prefer the old games where pushing forward on the left stick bumped up your speed greatly but cost you some tightness in the controls. Now you press forward and it barely makes any difference in speed. Boo.
Neuromancer
Member
People who paid for the online pass are really getting their money's worth today!
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Can you stack the same kind of mod or is smarted to get, say a Trick and a Combo mod and not two high level Trick mods?
Even the people who didn't are too! (You don't need the online pass to play Global Events or Explore, remember?)
Neuromancer
Member
What system are you? Maybe once you're connected you're good. I can't connect at all. Tried many times. I'm on the 360.
Baconsammy
Banned
They're giving us a glimpse into the future of what the game will be like when they shut down the servers. This is why so many of us wanted split-screen and "real" multiplayer. Why would anyone without an internet connection to their 360-PS3 ever buy this game?
-bakalhau-
Member
Damn... So very sub-HD. I knew the image had a weird kind of softness to it. I think the game looks good but damn, give me a PC release next time please!
I'm just happy to have a new SSX in the end.
Yeah it's part of RiderNet. Hopefully when the servers come back online your scores and times will still be there...
Neuromancer
Member
Seems to be working now. Someone at EA figured out the right switch to flip I guess.
Same, I'm on 360. I think I might have connected because my xbox turned on sometime in the morning and it's kept me connected to RiderNet.
I feel like people without internet connections are certainly out there, but I prefer to view them as majestic, ignorant/techno-illiterate unicorns in the gamerverse.
You can even play Explore with a XBL Silver membership. And PSN peeps can play the entire game (even the online bits) for free. You just have to stretch that little cable to your system or enable wifi!
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Between Soultron and Jon Bones on the Serenity GE. Happy place to be.
Just landed a SWELTERING 3:38 run!!!
Neuro, you on 360?
Just landed a SWELTERING 3:38 run!!!
Neuro, you on 360?
Baconsammy
Banned
360 version is a bit sharper, but the biggest difference comes with the controls. Given the choice between Mt Fuji and tighter controls, I went with tighter controls. It's just more important than a bonus track filled with death holes imo.
Yes, I want that damn thing to end now so that I can get my million credit payday. Gimme gimme. I hate seeing that damn 1.5 million credit mystery board show up and I can t buy it.
Also not sure if it's been posted or not but here's how to get the million credit snowflake.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Man, I'm really loving the online stuff in this game! Starting it up and being greeted with announcements of what has happened while you were away is great, it really makes it feel like the SSX world is alive and full of people doing stuff even when you're not there.
Does anyone know what's special about the drops labeled "First Tracks"? At first I thought that was the game's way of telling me which tracks I haven't yet played in Explore, since it kept including at least one "First Tracks" drop in the recommendations after each run, which felt like a convenient way to work your way through all drops. But then they stopped appearing, and I have only done 30 or so drops in Explore.
It gets really difficult pretty fast in Explore and Global Events.
The pre-order bonuses are separate codes, at least here in Sweden. They have nothing to do with the online pass.
What? You don't have to do anything like that. I sat and watched an event end, and got my payout a few seconds later.
How is it "absurdly limiting"? The only thing not having an online pass does is that you don't get any credits from Global Events (but they are still saved, so if you get an online pass later you will retroactively get all credits you earned while you didn't have one). You can still play all modes in the game, you can still earn credits from Explore, etc. That's not "absurdly limiting".
Does anyone know what's special about the drops labeled "First Tracks"? At first I thought that was the game's way of telling me which tracks I haven't yet played in Explore, since it kept including at least one "First Tracks" drop in the recommendations after each run, which felt like a convenient way to work your way through all drops. But then they stopped appearing, and I have only done 30 or so drops in Explore.
It gets really difficult pretty fast in Explore and Global Events.
The pre-order bonuses are separate codes, at least here in Sweden. They have nothing to do with the online pass.
What? You don't have to do anything like that. I sat and watched an event end, and got my payout a few seconds later.
How is it "absurdly limiting"? The only thing not having an online pass does is that you don't get any credits from Global Events (but they are still saved, so if you get an online pass later you will retroactively get all credits you earned while you didn't have one). You can still play all modes in the game, you can still earn credits from Explore, etc. That's not "absurdly limiting".
HiddenSentry
Member
After banging my head against Death Zone in World Tour (it probably took me 20+ runs), I was pleasantly surprised to see how "easy" the Global Event version was. Paid my 1mil entry fee, and I'm set up to get 5mil out after my second try on the thing. So all that pain was worth it! Also, I assume at level 10 you get 2 gear slots? I was doing it with my level 9 Kaori and it made a certain section pretty annoying.
Also got my first Platinum this morning. Noticed a tricky event had like 4 minutes left with no entry fee, so I figured why not. Had a completely mediocre run and had to skip like 3 jumps at the end to get in before time expired and ended up beating the previous platinum by like 3mil. Morale of the story? Wake up early on Saturday and get in on sub 4 hour events.
I know that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit created the Autolog/Ridernet deal, but I gotta say, the Global Events concept is great for people with few/no friends playing the game. If Hot Pursuit had included something like that, I'd probably still be playing it.
Also got my first Platinum this morning. Noticed a tricky event had like 4 minutes left with no entry fee, so I figured why not. Had a completely mediocre run and had to skip like 3 jumps at the end to get in before time expired and ended up beating the previous platinum by like 3mil. Morale of the story? Wake up early on Saturday and get in on sub 4 hour events.
I know that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit created the Autolog/Ridernet deal, but I gotta say, the Global Events concept is great for people with few/no friends playing the game. If Hot Pursuit had included something like that, I'd probably still be playing it.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
How do Drop Costs work again? Can I pay once and keep trying a bunch of times but not in row?
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah my GT is my user name. I'm not a score whore though, so don't expect any crazy rivalry from me. =P
goldsoundz
Member
I'm not great at the game, but I'd love to have some scores to compare to on Xbox. My gamertag is Gold Soundzzz.
EDIT: Fixed gamertag.
EDIT: Fixed gamertag.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
edgefusion
Member
Anybody else notice the spelling error in Elise' intro movie? It says "Better that all the rest" instead of than, whoops!
Yeah you're right, I just had a really negative first impression of it.
Yeah you're right, I just had a really negative first impression of it.
goldsoundz
Member
Pavement GT. You're in.
Edit: Your GT didn't work.
Sorry, it's Gold Soundzzz.
Thanks for that. Took Zoe from level 6 to 9 with that snowflake.