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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@jimmywdavis09 I agree with you about the driving through traffic part, many other players including me have observed and complained about it. The "expert" dude is simply being stubborn
Now, opponents driving through traffic part can be explained as follows:
1) Each race seem to have 2-3 "presets" of traffic and it is possible that your opponent is racing different traffic. If you start memorizing traffic for each race you will notice slight variations in traffic cars position especially around blind corners. I've seen ghost cars driving through traffic, at the same time I have seen them crashing into invisible objects. It simply means that the ghost is facing different traffic.
2) Another explanation, a complicated one, which applies even when both players are facing same traffic is that the traffic position is relative. The traffic cars are "trigger activated"; each traffic car starts moving in a pre-determined direction when YOUR cars crosses a certain spot. If your opponent car is 100 meter ahead of you it could have dodged a traffic car earlier, but what you see is the ghost running through your version of traffic.
To conclude, learn to focus on your car instead of the opponent because, unlike campaign races, the opponent cars run in an alternate timeline which could have different traffic.
@7ru3blu3, that is what I have determined the answer most likely is - I suspect scenario 1 the most likely.
I am still puzzled at how I can hit a jump straight on and crash into an overpass but my opponent sails under it. There is likely no explanation for that.
Probably more common is how, in the middle of a drift, I suddenly lose my drift and slam into a wall, or even start "turning", losing speed. That happens daily.
Part of me wonders if this game has various presets where you have to lose every so often.
I am still puzzled at how I can hit a jump straight on and crash into an overpass but my opponent sails under it. There is likely no explanation for that.
Probably more common is how, in the middle of a drift, I suddenly lose my drift and slam into a wall, or even start "turning", losing speed. That happens daily.
Part of me wonders if this game has various presets where you have to lose every so often.
@jimmywdavis09 Everyone knows that jump physics is broken. Also, some of the ramps in BRR will send you straight into an overpass 10 out of 10 times if you hit them at high speeds. Try to avoid them or do not engage nitro when you are about to hit the ramp (I think that is the problem).
Drifting needs practice. When you turn you start losing speed at some point. Same with drifts... Avoid vicious drifts and learn to stop drifting at the right time.
- @7ru3blu3 - I totally understand the physics behind drifting and cornering. I don't race cars on video games only - I actually race in real life too. Sadly, the developers of this game aren't very knowledgeable of race physics and race lines.
It's a game of course, but it's sad they can't make it a little more realistic.
