blackridge rivals
is anyone else having trouble with these races? i seem to have lost just as many as ive won and more often than not if you "just" win a race you gain less points than you lose if you "just" lose a ra...
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@WildeKnight07 SP points awarding - I haven't yet made first hundred of BRR races, but I think it is quite balanced and you can see same or similar mechanism in many games. Facing an opponent with same SP as you have, about 30 points are at stake - same if you win and if you lose. The better rating you have, the more will a loss cost you, and the less you can gain if you win. It is capped - I've never lost more than 50 points, but guess I won a bit more (57, maybe) after beating an opponent with SP 200+ more than I've had. Similarly, 3-5 points is about as low as it can get, I suppose.
And that trick for a perfect start was something @TheRealJony let off in another thread: push the pedal to the full throttle and hold. Wait 3... 2... 1 and right when the number 1 completely disappears, release. Though it is not perfect, I suppose I am getting much more perfect starts with this way than just plain old "tap lightly and quickly and try to hold to the green field". On my phone it depends heavily on its state. Sometimes I need to release before the number disappears completely (slight gray shadow), otherwise I overrev, but on other occasions I release at the right time and get a good start only, meaning I should hold even longer. Changing to a new phone soon, so maybe a better hardware gets me to more predictable behaviour.
@HeretikJirka , @richieluv76 & @TheRealJony Thanks for the 'perfect start' tips guys... I'll give the 'tap n hold' technique a serious test drive. I'll practice in campaigns till I've got it, then mosey on over to BRR and hopefully kick some ghostie tail!
I'll let you know how it goes! Happy racing.
@HeretikJirka @richieluv76 @TheRealJony ... GENIUS... the 'Tap n Hold' technique works like a charm! Takes a bit of getting used to like you said, but when you get the hang of it, it's a winner.
Just this tip alone has eliminated a whole lot of frustration for me. Thanks for the heads-up. Hugely appreciated.
@richieluv76 @HeretikJirka @TheRealJony Some quick feedback from my side regarding your 'Tap n Hold' start technique...
Thanks to you guys, I finally cracked through 4200 and into the top 200 (136 place to be precise)!
Having way more perfect starts than slow starts now, sure has a significant impact on race results and overall progress in BRR. However, now that I have starts sorted, I can see I need to really work on my racing technique. After reaching 4245 SP, I thought I was on a roll and invested 120 gold in another 10 races and was quickly humbled and brought back down to earth... Got knocked right back down to 4136 and had to work my way back up to 4199 where I am now. What a waste of gold, but a worthy lesson.
Even with my perfect starts and racing against other CCX ghosts (no chance against LeF unless they make a big mistake), I am still being smoked in the last half of the race. I can't imagine too many CCX's have a higher PR than mine (1020) because that would require at least 1 set of 16 scanners (and I've only managed to collect 8 of each so far). So, when I've had a good start and I'm ahead of my CCX ghost, a win should be a slam-dunk. But, they're winning in the last few seconds... either because my technique sucks, or the recorded race had a different nitro band layout / traffic / roadblock setup, or the game algo's for car behavior change as your SP increases???
I've stopped drifting as much as I used to on tight corners to tighten up my line and maintain speed, which has made a difference. I'm also getting a tiny bit better at avoiding EMP (or whatever they're called), but these are still virtually impossible to avoid when you're airborn most of the time. Most of the time, I have a fairly smooth race, but still lose more often than I should against CCX's that probably have the same PR or lower.
If my technique is to blame here (which is probably more likely than other scenarios), then it probably has something to do with WHEN you hit the NOS. I suspect that my ghost opponents are waiting longer to charge up their NOS than me, giving them an extended burst of speed, rather than lots of small bursts, which is what I'm doing.That said, when I do hold off on the NOS, if my ghostie is ahead of me, I never gain on them.
Any thoughts team?
- Best advice...max out the LaFerrari! The CCX is only good if U are racing a long course with little to no turning or a Nitro race...LaF had a faster acceleration which, in my opinion, is more important on races less than 25 secs...which most are...some are even less than 20 secs! With regards to all this arguing about handling and that, the cars are faster and there's not as many lines around multiple obstacles so if u can't remember the layout of the roadblocks and the traffic you'll never be able to win 5-10 races in a row and the ramps need to be avoided unless impossible! Finally, the tourneys only reward those who buy the most tickets and I'm ok with having to win a whack of races with no losses in order to be on top...biggest thing that pissed me off was the crashes and the cheaters and both don't seem to be an issue anymore...would like to start a new season though!
