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moko · Feb 17, 2007, 12:31 PM // 12:31

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No, YOU have to be better then the other, it actually takes skill to play this game and strategy.

you can be as skilled as you want, if the other players are retards, theres not much you can do.

for example, your the second, and the first is shortly ahead of you, while the third is shortly behind you. third has the range KD. what will 3 do? C and KD you instead of the first.

honestly, ive noticed you have ti much harder as second than first. :/ people just C instead of using their brains.

best example; shoot something at them..they will use shell after they are KDd. or they get echo and have all skills but Shell used..theyll echo shell instead of waiting for the next one.

"skill" does matter, but luck and the other 5 idiots playing with you matter a lot more.

also, i hate the bugged echo. i got three in a row once and could only use two decently.

logan90 · Feb 17, 2007, 12:34 PM // 12:34

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Originally Posted by Feathermoore Rep

-During the race there are boxes marked with a (?). Running over these boxes randomly unlock one of the other 5 skills for a one time use. After the box has been run over, the box will re-spawn approximately a second later. Note: If you hit already have one of the extra 5 skills and run over another box and nothing happens, its not a glitch. What happened was that the box randomly gave you the same skill you already had. (No, sadly you don’t get to use it twice).

When this happens, does it not come up the "Pickup Aquired" (or whatever it says) message? Last race I had 3 boxes in a row not appear to give me a skill and it didn't come up the pickup aquired message. I only had 2 of the 5 skills on my bar.

Envoy · Feb 17, 2007, 01:43 PM // 13:43

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Originally Posted by Arkantos

I got 2 super beetles, no kds, and I was the only one that finished. Wanna know my score? 450k.

Arkantos don't feel bad, you wanna know a little something unfair, and in my opinion cheating. Guild syncing, I was in a race where the other 5 players were all guildies and just knocked down me and let one of them finish the race, he got a score of 464k that's the real secret on how to get top 100 because ive done a race with 3 superbeetles no kd's shortcuts and no lag and ended up with 451k.

Also, many people who are on top ten, play for hours on end so think of top 100 as the "top 100 people with nothing else better to do" with the expection of a few players who got lucky.

Just my opninion anyways.

skarkees · Feb 17, 2007, 01:57 PM // 13:57

if that is tru envoy, I think this beetle races are f### up really good.

They should make it the first 1000 or 10000. or the first 100 of this hour.

i dont know what the prices are, but what i know is that 100 players will get lucky and about thousends of players get unlucky. I dont think thats good for Anet as publicitie.

ps: sorry aout bad language (im from holland

Arkantos · Feb 17, 2007, 02:04 PM // 14:04

I've been doing the races for 15 hours on and off now. (I do have a life, but I am currently sick and have nothing better to do). I got echo + super TWICE, no kds, and 455k. Really wish ANet would explain the point system.

namkey · Feb 17, 2007, 02:19 PM // 14:19

I've got heaps of top 100 scores and there was no sycning. It may help to stop people attacking you though.

Draikin · Feb 17, 2007, 02:29 PM // 14:29

There's two areas where you can really make the difference with Super Rollerbeetle. First you have the rocky area just before check point 3 where you really slow down, so SRB will allow you to speed through that area and keep the momentum going with Rollerbeetle Dash after crossing the check point. The second area is the part in between two bridges (check point 4) where you can go left and cross the water (and pick up a bonus). If you have Super RollerBeetle there you can use it to power through the water and reach the top of the hill at full speed. Getting a third SRB would probably be needed to have a chance at reaching top 100. From what I've seen you definitely need to finish below 2:20 to reach 460k, possibly even closer to 2:10 to reach top 100.

Namkey, please tell us what we're doing wrong then if it's so easy to get those scores? I've finished 20 seconds ahead of the competition lots of times without any KDs but I still haven't gotten more than 458k.

namkey · Feb 17, 2007, 02:33 PM // 14:33

Can reveal to much, cause I want to be in the top 100 at the end of this, but I jsut got 471 with just an echo and a SRB.

hondy · Feb 17, 2007, 02:55 PM // 14:55

I've seen some very good players who knew from the start they could win by a huge amount. From what I know, the corners increase your motivation level and make you go faster. So skip all corners and keep your bug next to the wall!

Draikin · Feb 17, 2007, 03:23 PM // 15:23

I just talked to namkey in-game and I understand he doesn't want to give away all the details. I do think I have the right idea about what to do, it's probably more a question of when and where. In many ways though the race would be better without the Super Rollerbeetle skill.

Ekelon · Feb 17, 2007, 03:46 PM // 15:46

Well =\ I guess i should be happy that at got 663,993... but... It's not top 100

Got lucky with 2 SPR's and an echo.

Div · Feb 17, 2007, 04:31 PM // 16:31

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Originally Posted by Yanman.be

Also: People should stop kd'ing and start racing-> you'll all get higher points!

Too bad it's not how this usually works...especially since in 99.9% of matches you won't get enough boosts to reach the top 100, people are just fighting over who is going to be 1st, 2nd, etc. instead of worry about their individual score (which makes sense since they're not making top 100 and they rather get more tokens/gamer points).

Zinger314 · Feb 17, 2007, 04:42 PM // 16:42

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Originally Posted by knoll

No, YOU have to be better then the other, it actually takes skill to play this game and strategy.

Mario Kart 64 anyone?

In Mario Kart 64, you can't get a Star or Lightning Bolt while in first place.

Bad analogy.

Monk Gsb · Feb 17, 2007, 05:29 PM // 17:29

lol good analogy,
both games RULE !
end of in my opinion lol

garethporlest18 · Feb 17, 2007, 05:38 PM // 17:38

Well I calculated a little bit and found out you need a time of 1:34 or better to hit the top 100 and a time of 1:24 or better to get 1st place.

rohara · Feb 17, 2007, 05:58 PM // 17:58

i got real lucky in one match and echo'd SRB, then got a 3rd SRB. no KD's, and all the other players were so far behind, they were off my minimap. my score? 450k

Envoy · Feb 17, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18

Regardless the knowledge of the course (its easy to pick up where and when to use certain skills) I ask everyone this, if this game is based on "luck" as you all say, then please inform me as to why there are the same people in the top 100 multiple times, if its luck thne just 'wow' other wise, to me it doesn't seem right that a "luck" based mini-game can have the same people receiving this "luck" multiple times.

knoll · Feb 17, 2007, 06:29 PM // 18:29

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Originally Posted by Arkantos

Knoll, Mario Kart 64 is wtfpwn. Best game ever.

yes, yes it is. Only reason i would download an emulator.

garethporlest18 · Feb 17, 2007, 06:30 PM // 18:30

Nevermind my first calculations. It seems the base is right around 2:00-2:10 to get in the top 100. Well first place.

I also have this problem, where I go through boxes and get nothing, even though I have no skills on my bar and I break the box. Which is gay really.

chowmein69 · Feb 17, 2007, 06:58 PM // 18:58

you can also axxess the beetle race from The Great Temple Of Baltazar