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wick · Feb 06, 2008, 11:32 PM // 23:32

Thats right rollerbeetle soon

I just had one concern... On the game updates notes on the official website, it says this:

'Changed the item boxes in Rollerbeetle Racing to only be collectible once per player.'

Does this mean you can only get 1 BOX THE ENTIRE race??? Or only 1 box at a time? (only 1 power up can be on your skillbar).

Its going to be fun, but i hope they don't make it only 1 box per player per match =(.

Ekelon · Feb 06, 2008, 11:32 PM // 23:32

It means no more of the box camping nubs who would hog all of the power ups. It also means they can't use them on you while they camp the boxes.

Shayne Hawke · Feb 06, 2008, 11:36 PM // 23:36

It means no more easy farming 2k Gamer Points per weekend. It also means that Dragon Arena might be a better choice for Gamer Points again.

FeroxC · Feb 07, 2008, 12:40 AM // 00:40

:O
I only got this weekend to play on GW this week.
What should i do ?, carry on grinding for protector title or keep on going for r3 gamer ?

Oblivious Moose · Feb 07, 2008, 01:08 AM // 01:08

no more easy farming? lol, maybe you should actually try to be good at the game, and win with skill, not noob box camping.. seriously, the box campers did nothing but ruin the fun for the skilled players when they got double of the best skill on the bar.

Fox Reeveheart · Feb 07, 2008, 01:21 AM // 01:21

I got a brand new computer ^.^ rollerbeetle racing will run SO SMOOTH for me now <3 I can't wait, hope they give out minis again, I will play all weekend if I have to to get one >.>

ooo hopefully theres another design on the next one <.< that would be sweet.

MY MINI BEETLE!

HawkofStorms · Feb 07, 2008, 01:38 AM // 01:38

YEAH! God, I'm on title overload now. Gamer, Party Animal, and the Z-chest spitting out firewaters.

Lykan · Feb 07, 2008, 04:38 AM // 04:38

Good, it means ppl camping the first box for the super wont be the only ones on the top 100 ><

Yawgmoth · Feb 07, 2008, 07:39 AM // 07:39

QQ no more easy gamer points. Campzoring boxes led to easy wins (consistently 10+ consecutives) and 100+ gamer points per hour. Yes, that was retarded.
At least now it will be much more exciting gameplay, a real race, all about luck and lag ;p
Lag was unfortunately always a major factor in closeup situations, GW engine is really bad for fast paced racing action.
With an average ping of 250 (which may be hard to get during a hot event) you see your rollerbeetle on your screen pretty far ahead of where it really is in game, this causes lots of rubberbanding effects and having Ram skill not hit the rollers you (think) you roll into but mysteriously hit those 5 meters behind you.

Sword · Feb 07, 2008, 08:45 AM // 08:45

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Originally Posted by Lykan

Good, it means ppl camping the first box for the super wont be the only ones on the top 100 ><

lol box camping never got a top 100 score...u need to get super + echo without camping at start... then more importantly, know how /when to use them to get top 100.

And yea, while this update is fair it means im going to go on alot less epic streaks...biggest I got was in 78, screened it but old comp died =/

WTB ADDITIONAL REWARDS FOR CONSECUTIVE STEAKS IN ROLLERBEETLE RACING!><!><@>!<@#>!@<#>?!@<#>< (besides 50 faction. k thanks)

Rhedd · Feb 07, 2008, 11:17 AM // 11:17

This is the best change to a festival EVER.

It almost makes up for the fact that people who were generous with their mini-pigs are getting slapped in the face, and a lot of people won't be getting mini-rats this year.

Almost.

Shayne Hawke · Feb 07, 2008, 11:55 AM // 11:55

Still, I don't believe this will change the fact that the good racers will still win most of the time and the bad racers will lose most of the time.

Chrono Re delle Ere · Feb 07, 2008, 12:23 PM // 12:23

finally, I didn't play that because of campers on boxes.

BenjZee · Feb 07, 2008, 12:38 PM // 12:38

this game is one of the craziest things ive seen in a while...

gotta love rollerbeetle...each event i become more bothered in these kinda activities.

The Real Avalon · Feb 07, 2008, 01:00 PM // 13:00

The thing is though, what will you do if they dont' reward miniature beetles?

BenjZee · Feb 07, 2008, 01:15 PM // 13:15

id play it for the fun/competitiness
then maybe the items and titles

i doubt the pet will be a beetle actually. if it is, they could have a different shell on it. I wouldn't mind some beetle tonics? doubt id win though

Lykan · Feb 07, 2008, 01:22 PM // 13:22

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Originally Posted by Sword

lol box camping never got a top 100 score...u need to get super + echo without camping at start... then more importantly, know how /when to use them to get top 100.

And yea, while this update is fair it means im going to go on alot less epic streaks...biggest I got was in 78, screened it but old comp died =/

WTB ADDITIONAL REWARDS FOR CONSECUTIVE STEAKS IN ROLLERBEETLE RACING!><!><@>!<@#>!@<#>?!@<#>< (besides 50 faction. k thanks)

So thats why one of the top 25 racers posted a guide about which boxes to camp and where to use the skills when you got them? He also stated how long to wait and camp before it was impossible to win...

Oukanna · Feb 07, 2008, 01:47 PM // 13:47

lol im not good enough for rollerbeetle racing xDD I dont play it enough >.> maybe i should go all out this year and play it more than twice lol

Any tips for racing???

Sword · Feb 07, 2008, 08:39 PM // 20:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lykan

So thats why one of the top 25 racers posted a guide about which boxes to camp and where to use the skills when you got them? He also stated how long to wait and camp before it was impossible to win...

there was a guide? ...lawl, but yea its pretty much a science, I spent like 10 matches just learning what to do (making no effort to try and win), learning how to maintain RRPM and such. Although there are 2 racers that know something that I dont know - somehow they manage to subtract like 2.5-3 seconds off their time - and I have no idea how they do it

Ctb · Feb 07, 2008, 09:15 PM // 21:15

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Still, I don't believe this will change the fact that the good racers will still win most of the time and the bad racers will lose most of the time.

The box camping thing wasn't a very good way of winning any individual race in the first place. I saw losers do it all the time and most of them came in last or just mapped out. It was aggravating because every now and then you'd be in a race with one of the idiots when they got lucky and they'd ruin it for everyone else.

The only reason they kept doing it was because if you had nothing else to do with your free time (as is the case with most griefers since they're just as unpleasant in person as in a game), you could sit there for hours and, over time, you'd rack up a lot more wins.

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The thing is though, what will you do if they dont' reward miniature beetles?

Play anyway because it's fun.

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but yea its pretty much a science

Congrats on being a jerk and ruining other people's fun for no good reason. /ignore