TheGreatDave
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Lack of ability had nothing to do with it. Not having a retry option in the game was fucking retarded.
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The Official Burnout Paradise Thread. Restarting Events Patch!
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AlphaTwo00
Member
Let's hope soon.Returners said:
Ploid 3.0
Member
TheGreatDave said:
I really hated having to go all the way back to try the race again. It was very tedious and boring. Going backwards taught me nothing about the map that would help me in the race. It was like base jumping off of a mountain to land on a small target. Get it wrong, hike back up. I just didn't bother with the stunts (elite or whatever). Now I may consider trying.
And yes, that song at the start is very annoying. Also the long setup to start the game is annoying. They should allow you to enable quick start that automatically boots the game to the car you had last. Why choose bike or car in the startup menu when you still want to use what you had last. And I mean a fast boot like resistance 1.
AlphaTwo00
Member
For those who complain about retry: have any of you tried doing ranked races online?
TheGreatDave said:
Ploid 3.0 said:
Oh god not this again. You guys got your wish, just stop and enjoy this game.
Seriously, from one thing to another, retry to crash cam to soundtrack?... GAF never seems to be content.
And... this game is not that hard. Unlike MC:LA, but I'm not going to bitch bout that here.
TheGreatDave
Banned
I'm not complaining about it. But nobody should defend it's omission initially!
TheGreatDave said:
Wrong.
Criterion started out with an idea in mind. That idea worked for some but pissed off most.
There are pros and cons with not having retry, maybe to you there are no pros... and I don't want to go on a huge rant.
I guess eventually Criterion caved, not because it was a "bug" or "huge oversight". It just brings more people to this game... Plain and simple.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Yup. It's quite sad though, I get dinged for negative feedback when I destroy races because I know the "key" shortcuts. One race was from the Baseball stadium to the Ranch (Spaghetti Western is the name of the race, I believe). And half the people decided it was a good idea to head north and drive on 1st/2nd street to get there. Go figure.Threi said:
Oh, I noticed your call for 360 players. I'll add myself sometime soon. Should be good.
TheGreatDave
Banned
Returners said:
There are absolutely no cons to giving people an option to retry. It's an option you never need to come across if you don't want to. Even if you spent 100 paragraphs saying why I'm wrong I'd never believe you, so we may as well stop now. <3
OldJadedGamer
Banned
TheGreatDave said:
Exactly, to the people who never want the to retry and love the fact that they have to drive back to the start or to the uber gamers here that are so hardcore they finish every single race in first place every time they try it... having a retry option doesn't affect them at all... in any way shape or form.
But to the vast majority of people, having a retry option only enhances the game for them. So it's a win/win to have it in the game.
Bug or bad game design, I'm just glad they have seen the error in not including it and have fixed it so EVERYONE can enjoy the game.
Darkpen said:
This should help out: http://www.criteriongames.com/article.php?artID=384
The new graphics for Super Jumps helped immensely - some of those were tricky little buggers to locate
AlphaTwo00
Member
I found the superjump to be the least helpful. Blue just doesn't stand out like the old yellow cones did. The gates and the billboards were great change, the blue cones need to stand out more for it to make a difference.Kryten said:This should help out: http://www.criteriongames.com/article.php?artID=384
The new graphics for Super Jumps helped immensely - some of those were tricky little buggers to locate
Rice-Eater
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I just pulled out my old Logitech Driving Force Pro for the PS2. And as I've feared it didn't work with Burnout Paradise. Someone please tell me I'm doing something wrong and that it actually does work because that would fucking suck if it wasn't supported. The Burnout series is the ONLY racing games that I like and I practically bought the wheel just for BO3 way back in 2005.
Rice-Eater
Member
Yes I'm talking about the PS3 version. And I'll reiterate, that would fucking suck if it wasn't supported. Many PS3 games still support the old PS2 wheels, so I don't get why Paradise wouldn't since from the looks of it, Criterion seems to go out of there way to show support for the game and the community.
Yeah, I stopped playing Burnout a while back because of one single burning route; trying to win it, figuring out I'd lose by ten seconds, and then driving all the way back to the starting line to attempt it again wasn't fun at all. The whole "well, why don't you do another event" thing didn't hold when it was the last burning route I had to beat.TheGreatDave said:
Of course, retry comes, and I beat it after a few tries. What's even better is that even the retry has no loading, so it's completely painless.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
retry option is awesome. I am still frustrated with the pausing to look at the map and see which route is best. its just a constant back and forth trying to figure out what way is best.
edgefusion
Member
kamorra said:
Seriously. They patched in retry already, hasn't this been discussed enough?
The only thing I don't like about the PS3 controller are the triggers on it. I notice websites sell an item called Real Triggers, which make them triggers which are similar to what is offered on 360. Anyone using these on PS3 with burnout? Do they feel ok and make depressing the trigger an easier experience?
OldJadedGamer
Banned
kamorra said:
Nope. But for some odd reason, the only guys bitching are the ones who think the game didn't need a retry option to begin with. I've seen nothing but positive responses from people glad that they fixed the problem.
TheGreatDave
Banned
Slow motion crashes are the new lack of retry.
Ploid 3.0
Member
TheGreatDave said:
The quicker this game get's the more fun there is to be had. The unskippable slow motion, and the long intro to start the game are the last stumbling blocks to a very quick pop in and play experience. I have the disk version, but if I had the psn version, and if it was quick all around, it would get played a heck of a lot more. It is a arcade game after all, not a sim racer. Also speeding the crashes up is possible, as shown by the bikes. Just like online races showed people that it was possible for the devs to make a restart option for the main game.
Christoff Yurievich
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there you go. a bug is something that is in the game by accident; game design is in there on purpose.OldJadedGamer said:
ah thanks.Kryten said:This should help out: http://www.criteriongames.com/article.php?artID=384
The new graphics for Super Jumps helped immensely - some of those were tricky little buggers to locate
And yeah, seeing that the billboards are now giant red flashy electronic billboards is awesome!
Not to mention, the visuals in the game look so much more clear now. I wish there was a comparison video somewhere.
Finally bought this game from PSN after I read the restarting event patch on this thread title. Bought the ultimate bundle, wonder what is included.
Really gotta look for a list for all there is new in BP.
Btw, I forgot how to start up Showtime, I pressed all the buttons and it would not go into it.
Really gotta look for a list for all there is new in BP.
Btw, I forgot how to start up Showtime, I pressed all the buttons and it would not go into it.
Stoney Mason
Banned
I'm happy to report I've gotten better. I can now spot the turn signals much better and can concentrate more on the racing.
Ken Masters
Banned
Thank you Critierion, now I can play this game again. When I stopped playing this game months ago I though "If only I could restart these fucking races and this would be the best racer I ever played"
I seriously can't think of any dev that has listened to the fans and supported a game like this
I seriously can't think of any dev that has listened to the fans and supported a game like this
Stoney Mason
Banned
I wish there was replay mode. Sometimes you do something really cool and you want to see it again.
So how does the online mode work?
So how does the online mode work?
Stoney Mason
Banned
Also some one explain to me how to do the stunts.
Wrong. Players abusing the retry function will not get to know the city as well and as fast as they would have without it (as first intended), and will then be a drag in online freeburns, which affects those who share their games.OldJadedGamer said:
Did you search for one?Darkpen said:
You need to go online or do a few events before Showtime is unlocked. Then it's R1+L1.KGKK said:
See this post and this post for online. For the stunts, well, listen to DJ Atomika... or be more preciseStoney Mason said:
If you mean stunt runs, there you go.Following their last post and while waiting for today's update (will there be one?), I checked a few Burnout-related Twitter profiles, and here's what I found:
https://twitter.com/IslandPete > playtesting the island
https://twitter.com/SargeSullivan > did a 5x flat barrel roll off the Island Carpark MegaJump yesterday
http://twitter.com/CriterionGames > getting ready to update a new patch for island
http://twitter.com/ThePosterBoy (producer)
http://twitter.com/Criterion_Games (official)
https://twitter.com/IslandPete > playtesting the island
https://twitter.com/SargeSullivan > did a 5x flat barrel roll off the Island Carpark MegaJump yesterday
http://twitter.com/CriterionGames > getting ready to update a new patch for island
http://twitter.com/ThePosterBoy (producer)
http://twitter.com/Criterion_Games (official)
AlphaTwo00
Member
Sadly, it's probably a bad thing, because now that it's been a year, the demo is even less reflective of what the game is.Sean said:
fistfulofmetal
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Stoney Mason said:
PRESS RIGHT ON THE GODDAMNED D-PA.... oh.... nevermind.
Philanthropist
Banned
AlphaTwo00 said:
Maybe, but there have to be plenty of new PS3 and 360 users that haven't been able to check the game around launch or the previous updates, so it's all good.