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 race (i gained 14 points for a "just" win but lost 33 points for a "just" loss), the opponents seem to taking a far better racing line and the jumps are more like another obsticle to be avoided as you get thrown off at crazy angle and thrown into the wall if you dont hit it straight on

what i'd like to know is how can a 989 ccx without making any mistakes lose to a viper

OK, I'm really getting over BRR, probably 'cos I don't get it! I'm now 631 races in and it's just not making any sense to me. How does the game decide who I race against? (SP? PR? #Wins? #Losses? Someone's mood at the time?) How does the game calculate how many SP I win or lose? (E.g. (me) 4132 vs (ghost) 4109 LOST = -19SP..... (me) 4156 vs (ghost) 4179 LOST = -24SP) What skills are we to master to actually progress? (forget racing well, just get really good at avoiding ramps, obstacles, electronic stuns, traffic & roadblocks) What impact does PR have on racing performance? (We aren't shown what PR our opponent's car is on) What impact does SP level have on racing performance? (We'd all love to know the answer to this question) How does the game ensure all players are being 'tested' against the same criteria? (i.e consistency, fairness... the kinda things important in a competition) What's the benefit (reward) for reaching the various levels up to Icon? (uuuh, why exactly are we doing this again?) These and many more questions cannot be answered with any reasonable degree of certainty. We're left scratching our heads and debating over players' opinions. Why? What's the point of BRR then? Why are the rules of engagement not made clear up front by EA? Why all the mystery and deafening silence from the people who could actually answer these questions? Five days ago, I managed to reach 4,245 SP... and within two days I lost my Level III rank (to level II) and dropped right down to 3,725 SP... I estimate that I lost 18 of 20 races, mostly due to bizarre acts of car madness, like shaving a car on the left side of the road, and mysteriously 'spawning' on the other side of the road facing the stars. Yes, I make mistakes in races or could have raced better, but no more than previously (in fact I know I've reduced mistakes and improved technique), yet suddenly I'm being smoked by cars with 200SP less than me. What changed? I didn't have a stroke, or grow tentacles for thumbs, and I didn't change my gaming technique, but the game suddenly had it 'in for me'... it's like someone tied a tractor to my bumper and removed the steering wheel! Bottom line... BRR doesn't make any sense to me. If I'm the only one who feels this way , then I should probably have my MENSA status revoked and book myself in for a brain scan.

@richieluv76 wrote: 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 race (i gained 14 points for a "just" win but lost 33 points for a "just" loss), the opponents seem to taking a far better racing line and the jumps are more like another obsticle to be avoided as you get thrown off at crazy angle and thrown into the wall if you dont hit it straight on @vipucho wrote: Super true. How can one beat a 949 Mclaren? And the other problem is, the opponent goes in a "ghost mode", so we are unable to ram it into the wall or whatever. Its really difficult to beat, its okay to have a neck to neck challenge, but the opponent just.....vroommm...is not a challenge. @richieluv76 and @vipucho To be honest, I had been waiting for someone to make a thread about "Blackridge Rivals". lol I don't have trouble winning races in Blackridge Rivals. I may have lost a few races, but I won most of my races. In fact, the races in Blackridge Rivals are so intense that my heart beats rapidly whenever I do a race there and hoping the game doesn't mess me up. (With cop roadblocks and traffic) I really like Blackridge Rivals. It brought me so much fun that I hadn't had with the game after so many months. I really want Multiplayer racing in No Limits though. This isn't Multiplayer racing, but it's the closest we got so far. The amount of points you gain or lose depends on your opponents SP (Speed Points). The higher the SP, the more SP you win (less SP you lose). The lower the SP, the less SP you win (more SP you lose). It all depends whether the game gives you a higher SP opponent or lower SP opponent. Oh, and I wouldn't mind if opponents are ghosts in Blackridge Rivals since I'm not really racing them live. However, I do want car contact in actual Multiplayer racing in No Limits (if it ever happens) to add more of a challenge to pass opponents cleanly or to send opponents flying if they're being trolls. To vipucho, do you really ram real people in Multiplayer races? If so, then prepare to go to heaven if you ever do race me. By the way, you guys should check out the Top 200 leaderboard in Blackridge Rivals. You'll see a familiar name in there. 👿

i can understand the "ghost" races, as those races are in escence a time trial type race and the "ghost" image is to show what/how your opponent raced, ive got issues with the fact that i dont seem to progressing

Well, I take back what I said about Blackridge Rivals. It totally sucks. I have two reasons why it sucks: 1. Match-making is broken. - People get match-maked with an opponent with a much lower SP than them, meaning they gain so little SP if they win and they lose so much SP if they lose. Absolutely ridiculous. (The least amount of points I won was 3 points and the biggest amount of points I lost was 55 points.) 2. The game penalizes people if the game crashes on them. How Blackridge Rivals could be better: 1. People get match-maked with opponents that have almost as much SP as them to make things even. 2. The game should allow people to choose who they want to race with. For example, the game picks a set of opponents at random and people can have the option to choose who they want to race with. 3. The game distinguishes between a game crash and a retire for incomplete races. 4. Different Blackridge Rivals classes - Street class, Classic Sports class, Muscle class, Sports class, Super car class, and Hyper car class. People can mostly drive what they want in each class instead of being restricted to drive only the fastest cars in the game. (But people may still need to drive the fastest cars in each class though) I said earlier that I would like Multiplayer races in No Limits. Now, I take that back too. After playing Blackridge Rivals races a lot, I would say Multiplayer races in No Limits would just be a mess. Everyone would just be driving the fastest cars (for each class) to win the race, meaning people can't drive their favourite cars and win the race. The races are so short that people driving their favourite cars can hardly catch up to someone in the fastest car if they made a mistake. It would probably be too late to overtake them. The game is better off being as a online Single Player game in my opinion. I waited until I'm at the top of the Blackridge Rivals leaderboard to post this as I don't want people to think I don't want Multiplayer races because I suck at Multiplayer racing. @THEJAJO wrote: @TheRealJonyI'm driving maxed Viper and believe me, to win with CCX or LaFerrari, which in fact they are 95% of opponents, is a 100% luck +skills. 😉 That's why I'm going to stop taking care of the event. 😉 @THEJAJO Do you have a Koenigsegg CCX or Ferrari LaFerrari? If so, what are the PRs? @scottfollett wrote:Think u should check the list again cause ure not in the top 10 now...ppl have started converting the hyper parts and you will now see even faster CCX's...the only way to compete is to upgrade... @scottfollett You posted 5 hours later after I posted. You do know that the leaderboard can change during those 5 hours, right? Anyways, I'm back in the Top 10 again (at the time I posted this). Look down below. @scottfollett wrote:So what are u driving? The LaFerrari or the CCX and at what PR @TheRealJony? I used to drive my Koenigsegg CCX, but now I'm driving my Ferrari LaFerrari. My cars' PRs are below. @WildeKnight07 wrote: Very little information is given about how Blackridge Rivals works. Would be great if EA explained the rules of engagement better and how the scoring works. Are you supposed to pick the fasted car in your garage, or does the even adjust according to the car you select? @WildeKnight07 You're supposed to pick your fastest car you have for Blackridge Rivals. It's mentioned in the Top 200 leaderboard. Match-making is broken in Blackridge Rivals, so you'll probably get a Ford Fiesta ST vs. Koenigsegg CCX if you choose to drive a Fiesta ST. lmao The video I posted earlier proves how broken the match-making is. @WildeKnight07 wrote: I was hoping blackridge would give us an opportunity to drive whichever car we want and then compete against the same cars or class of cars. Gets a bit much only driving the CCX... much prefer my McLaren, Lambo or Pagani. Yes! Yes! Yes! I would definitely want Blackridge Rivals to have different classes, so we aren't forced to drive only the fastest cars in the game. (But we still have to drive the fastest cars in each class though)

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Anonymous
9 years ago
@TheRealJony

Congratulations!
TheRealJony
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9 years ago
@Thostar wrote:

@TheRealJony

Congratulations!

@Thostar Thanks!
Anonymous
9 years ago
Disclaimer! I may be out of the top 200 tomorrow but today I managed to make it to 4th place...nowhere near u yet @TheRealJony but I'm trying my best to catch up!
TheRealJony
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9 years ago
@scottfollett wrote:
Disclaimer! I may be out of the top 200 tomorrow but today I managed to make it to 4th place...nowhere near u yet @TheRealJony but I'm trying my best to catch up!

@scottfollett Nice!

It's been pretty lonely at #1 all by myself. 😢

Now this part of my post is for everyone.

I figured out how to get an AI ghost opponent to race and earn some serious SPs for winning.

All you have to do is win 3 Rivals races against real player ghost opponents. If you did, then the game will "reward" you with an AI ghost opponent to race with.

That is how my SP is so high. I kept winning races in Blackridge Rivals against real player ghost opponents and kept being "rewarded" with AI ghost opponents to gain some SP. 😉

~~Now if you lost a race against a real player ghost opponent, then you will have to win 3 Rivals races again.~~

For example, you won 2 Rivals races already. You attempt your third Rivals race against a real player ghost opponent, but you lost the race. That means you'll have to win another 3 Rivals races again to take on an AI ghost opponent. - Scratch this

Now if you lost a race against a real player ghost opponent, then you will have to do another Rivals race against a real player ghost opponent and win that race.

For example, you won 2 Rivals races already. You attempt your third Rivals race against a real player ghost opponent, but you lost the race. That means you'll have to do another Rivals race against a real player ghost opponent and win that race to take on an AI ghost opponent.
EA_Barry
Community Manager
9 years ago
@TheRealJony

It's tough at the top huh?
richieluv76
9 years ago
@TheRealJony thanks for the info, now if only i could stop bouncing off the walls, the road blocks and every other car i might have a chance
Anonymous
9 years ago
@richieluv76 :eahigh_file: your comment cracked me up! I feel your pain 😬

I could swear my CCX is possessed. It's become a stun magnet that also happens to be weirdly attracted to the rear bumper of every pedestrian motorist on the road! Ramps have also become dangerous obstacles to avoid rather than opportunities to charge up nitro, sending me literally into orbit or splatting me into a bridge. Cop cars now seem anchored to the tarmac too.

I'm stuck on the 3600 mark and seem to take more steps backwards than forwards lately.
Anonymous
9 years ago
Looks like all the Nitro spammers are back...EA and FireMonkeys owe us an explanation and a refund for any gold spent on this event!!!
TheRealJony
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9 years ago
@EA_Barry wrote:

@TheRealJony

It's tough at the top huh?

@EA_Barry Oh yea. Definitely!

I always have to win 3 Rivals races against real player ghost opponents. Make a mistake and I could have 55 points deducted from my total SP. 🤭

@richieluv76 wrote:

@TheRealJony thanks for the info, now if only i could stop bouncing off the walls, the road blocks and every other car i might have a chance

@richieluv76 I was wrong by a bit in winning 3 Rivals races against real player ghost opponents. I edited my previous post to put in the right one. It's much easier than I thought it would be.

I kept winning Rivals races, so I assumed I would have to win 3 Rivals races against real player ghost opponents again if I lost one race.

When I did lose a race due to police roadblocks set in a race, I did another Rivals race against a real player ghost opponent and won that one. (I already won two Rivals races before losing that third race)

Turns out, I was able to race an AI ghost opponent after winning that "redemption" race.

@scottfollett wrote:
Looks like all the Nitro spammers are back...EA and FireMonkeys owe us an explanation and a refund for any gold spent on this event!!!

I was dominating a race against a cheater, but the game was apparently on the cheater's side. 😞

I was ahead of the cheater by over 100 m, but the game threw so much stuff at me.

Traffic cars, cop roadblocks, and ESFs were all thrown at me.

I hit a few traffic cars, but those didn't slow me down much. I dodged all ESFs.

However, I kept hitting cop roadblocks and took so much damage upon impact. Eventually, my car got wrecked and I lost 55 points for losing to a cheater.

Oh well. I got my points back already.
7ru3blu3
9 years ago
@TheRealJony I was in the Top 15 and I am yet to see an AI player. My best win streak is 9 races but I have not seen any AI player so far. Weird.

@WildeKnight07 and @richieluv76 I have same issues. And ESF is the worst; it always gets me when I am 50-60M ahead of the opponent with 90% race completed. The ESF is supposed to kill your nitro and make you lose control of the car but it does more: it seems to turns your car towards the nearest wall, car or obstacle, or if you are in mid air then lifts your car a few extra meters. The game physics seems to be altered too much for rivals. Now crashing into walls or corners flips your car around 180 degrees or straight into the nearest obstacle. I am sure it wasn't like that before this update. Fishy.

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