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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richieluv76
9 years ago
what i'd like to know is how can a 989 ccx without making any mistakes lose to a viper
AngelaBinks
9 years ago
@richieluv76 wrote:

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

@richieluv76 Trust me. It happens, and it happends a lot. SPs or PRs are indicative only. The game will automatically 'adjust' the true power of your opponents once it finds you embarking on a winning streak.
THEJAJO
Seasoned Hotshot
9 years ago
@AngelaBinks sorry but I can't belive you. ;/
AngelaBinks
9 years ago
@THEJAJO Someone on Reddit posted this. A 981PR LaFerrari loses to a R35. Notice how insanely fast it accelerates. See it for yourself: https://www.reddit.com/r/nfsnolimits/comments/544m60/is_anyone_else_encountering_this_impossibly_fast/
THEJAJO
Seasoned Hotshot
9 years ago
@AngelaBinks wrote:

@THEJAJO Someone on Reddit posted this. A 981PR LaFerrari loses to a R35. Notice how insanely fast it accelerates. See it for yourself: https://www.reddit.com/r/nfsnolimits/comments/544m60/is_anyone_else_encountering_this_impossibly_fast/

Cheat? ;|
Anonymous
9 years ago
@THEJAJO Thats the * EA's been giving to us. And also, WHO decided the top 200 leaderboard in rivals if the update was just launched? They cant be this fast to reach #1 or probably they have no life.
AngelaBinks
9 years ago
@THEJAJO wrote:

@AngelaBinks wrote:

@THEJAJO Someone on Reddit posted this. A 981PR LaFerrari loses to a R35. Notice how insanely fast it accelerates. See it for yourself: https://www.reddit.com/r/nfsnolimits/comments/544m60/is_anyone_else_encountering_this_impossibly_fast/

Cheat? ;|

@THEJAJO Told you....And people have been saying that there's an equally fast 458 out there too. Watch out....I guess....Like I said the whole rivals system sucks. The SP ratings are indicative only and a lot of times you don't get to race an opponent of the same league.
AngelaBinks
9 years ago
@vipucho wrote:

@THEJAJO Thats the * EA's been giving to us. And also, WHO decided the top 200 leaderboard in rivals if the update was just launched? They cant be this fast to reach #1 or probably they have no life.

@vipucho Actually this is very possible. All you need is some real money and with real money you will be the fastest in the game. People have been maxing out SE cars on the first day of the event buy dumping tonnes of gold for this very purpose. The only other option would be to start playing from since launch and maxing out everything in your path. I believe this is what @TheRealJony did.
Anonymous
9 years ago
I maxed out that car and it does have quick acceleration but it's not that fast...money can't change the max pr of any car...I use my 981 LaFerrari and I'm doing fine...I don't buy tickets...I just win more than I lose! Some of the CCX's may be faster than u expect bc you can buy 40 and farm the rest with replays.
THEJAJO
Seasoned Hotshot
9 years ago
The event is really nice, I like it, however I'm getting more frustrated than satisfied playing the game. It is not giving me such pleasure as before.

There is to many traffic, in the places you won't expect it.

The opponents usually have better cars, from higher classes, which in fact are unbeatable, even when you drive super-clear, almost perfect.

The most frustrating is when police roadblock stop you and the ghost opponent drive throw.

The jumps - you are flying right into the bridge, high, high away.

0_o

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