shouamabane
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I love this game.
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Motorstorm: Pacific Rift |OT|
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CurlySaysX
Banned
This game can be cruel online.
I managed to lose about 50% of my online rank because of this prick named tgfrrr.
good player but takes out half the field at the start of every race.
I managed to lose about 50% of my online rank because of this prick named tgfrrr.
good player but takes out half the field at the start of every race.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Finally got the game last night. It plays fantastic and most tracks so far look fantastic too. Lava and water look great, and the 2nd 'Earth' level was awesome. I'm glad to see the motion controls are there, in the the third control setup. Demo scared me thinking they won't be there.
phillismalls
Member
I recently started to play this game and i must say that i haven't been able to put this down. It's so much fun! I keep trying to get gold on every track (currently on level 4). I haven't been frustrated like i was with Burnout Paradise (love that game too). Does the difficulty ramp up like crazy after level 4?
PjotrStroganov
Member
Two goddamn races to go for all golds! Stupid quad race!
CurlySaysX
Banned
Online has been working flawlessly for weeks now.
I've been racing people from japan and europe with no hint of lag at all.
With warhawk i usually had 600ms+ lag with japanese and Euro plaeyers.
I've been racing people from japan and europe with no hint of lag at all.
With warhawk i usually had 600ms+ lag with japanese and Euro plaeyers.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Sure, I'll do that.G-Bus said:
In 1/5 of all the races, that fucking bug shows up. You know, the one that turns you from first place to last, lowering your Experience points, never allowing you to rank up.
Yeah, that's the one.
Broken piece of shit. Why should I always worry about this when I play the game online? It shouldn't be there, they should've fixed this even before releasing the game.
Goldrusher
Member
Yeah, you should be awarded a certain percentage for winning, but not lose some for losing.Seiken said:
Sure, it keeps the online mode alive, but one bad finish and you lose hours worth of xp.
And don't get me started on the really good players out there, who finish on their own.
G-Bus
Banned
I don't know what you guys are doing to lose so many points that it turns you off of the game.
Lost a good 10 races back to back one night last week where I placed anywhere from 5th to 11th (out of 12) and lost 6 points total. That's hardly hours of exp lost.
To be fare I don't completely understand the point system. It never seems to be the same amount for winning races or losing for that matter. When I was rank 4 I lost a race and it cost me 15 points.. I got that back within 2 races tho.
Lost a good 10 races back to back one night last week where I placed anywhere from 5th to 11th (out of 12) and lost 6 points total. That's hardly hours of exp lost.
To be fare I don't completely understand the point system. It never seems to be the same amount for winning races or losing for that matter. When I was rank 4 I lost a race and it cost me 15 points.. I got that back within 2 races tho.
PjotrStroganov
Member
Made it!
I guess different vehicles within a class really handle differently.
for some reason it feels like the water looked better while in-game while i was taking the pic...
traffic jam
i'm the motorcycle
i still hate how there's no motion blur in photo mode -- there's really no workaround?
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but just talking about the game -- i'm really liking it. i really miss the old Rush games, but motorstorm helps to fill that void and brings its own flare as well.
VictimOfGrief
Banned
Was just playing this today and my god the game is awesome.
I forgot how much I hate the sugar cane level though. :lol
I forgot how much I hate the sugar cane level though. :lol
CurlySaysX
Banned
G-Bus said:
I think the points work depending on the ranking of other players playing.
So if you're a legend and win against a room full of beginners then you'll only get 2 points for a win, if you place last you'll lose a sack full of points.
I like the system, it makes 5th - 12th place battles more exciting.
5th = lose 1 point
12th = lose at least 10
DoomGyver
Member
I just picked this game up a few days ago and I'm just getting into the Level 8 races. Fuck the AI in this game. I thought the AI in MS1 was bad, good grief this takes it to a another level.
You can take the shorter route with the faster vehicle and they'll still outrun you. Level 8 races are all about luck and timing. I can go the first 2 laps without ever using boost and still stay in 4-6 place and save the boost for the final lap and win. But fuck me if a big rig doesn't slam on his handbrake while he's infront of me.
/rant
It's an amazing fucking game.
You can take the shorter route with the faster vehicle and they'll still outrun you. Level 8 races are all about luck and timing. I can go the first 2 laps without ever using boost and still stay in 4-6 place and save the boost for the final lap and win. But fuck me if a big rig doesn't slam on his handbrake while he's infront of me.
/rant
It's an amazing fucking game.
I can't put it down, no matter how frustrating it can be.
Goldrusher
Member
You can get that one in the non-ticket races, the arcade mode or whatever it's called. Just start an easy non-ticket race on your favorite track, with nothing but bikes and set it to 5 laps or something. Should be easy.Gibb said:
The "win a race without using boost" trophy has to be done on a ticket race though.
Tried googling this, but couldn't find anything. I know the demo is supposed to be rather poor, but does it have collision detection issues that aren't in the full game?
I've been looking for a new racer and gave the demo another shot, and I'm having trouble with the truck (edit: not the monster truck, the other one). When taking the rightmost route from the start, along the edge of the cliff, I keep crashing into the second ramp. I swear I'm hitting the ramp dead center and there is no visible obstacle in sight, yet I crash like 50% of the time. Only happens with the truck. I have no clue what I'm doing wrong. :/
EDIT: ARRGH. Now it happened with the bike, too. Looked like it went through the ramp, maybe that was just the crash taking the front of the bike off, though.
I've been looking for a new racer and gave the demo another shot, and I'm having trouble with the truck (edit: not the monster truck, the other one). When taking the rightmost route from the start, along the edge of the cliff, I keep crashing into the second ramp. I swear I'm hitting the ramp dead center and there is no visible obstacle in sight, yet I crash like 50% of the time. Only happens with the truck. I have no clue what I'm doing wrong. :/
EDIT: ARRGH. Now it happened with the bike, too. Looked like it went through the ramp, maybe that was just the crash taking the front of the bike off, though.
Erebus
Member
Looks like the first update is around the corner.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009...ific-rift-game-update-just-around-the-corner/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009...ific-rift-game-update-just-around-the-corner/
Goldrusher
Member
^ It does mention "Additional fixes and improvements to gameplay", so we'll see.
Awesome! Even though it never should've been locked in the first place, awesome!
Goldrusher
Member
Boost until it beeps.Ploid 3.0 said:
Pause game.
Repeat.
CurlySaysX
Banned
Wowbagger said:
Pitch up by pressing down before hiting ramp.
CurlySaysX said:
Ah, thanks! I didn't know about those controls.
Why do help screens for controls in demos always go by so fast? They should be displayed until the user presses a button. Devs, listen up: I'm not gonna get a favourable impression of your demo if you don't give me enough time to properly study your control scheme.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
no custom soundtrack online yet?
and where them DLC?
and where them DLC?
Philanthropist
Banned
So, I did an experiment today, and I guess I could be the last one to find out, but have you tried to refrain from using boost in the higher rank races? Because I actually won some silvers and golds right now at the second attempt or so that way. I thought the way the rubberband AI compensates the players actions could work like that as well, and to my surprise, it does. I saw that vehicles in front of me seemed to slow down and I passed them easily without boosting :-O And by that, I mean being second while the 1st vehicle doesn't seem to use boost either for no reason *shrugs*
I've played a number of races online and I'm sure I got better these days, but not to the extent of being able to win ticket 8 races with nearly no boosting!
EDIT: I just got the all silver medals trophy this way
I've played a number of races online and I'm sure I got better these days, but not to the extent of being able to win ticket 8 races with nearly no boosting!
EDIT: I just got the all silver medals trophy this way
Philanthropist said:So, I did an experiment today, and I guess I could be the last one to find out, but have you tried to refrain from using boost in the higher rank races? Because I actually won some silvers and golds right now at the second attempt or so that way. I thought the way the rubberband AI compensates the players actions could work like that as well, and to my surprise, it does. I saw that vehicles in front of me seemed to slow down and I passed them easily without boosting :-O And by that, I mean being second while the 1st vehicle doesn't seem to use boost either for no reason *shrugs*
I've played a number of races online and I'm sure I got better these days, but not to the extent of being able to win ticket 8 races with nearly no boosting!
EDIT: I just got the all silver medals trophy this way
Interesting....I did know that if you just sit still at the beginning for 30 seconds you can run them all down in no time, the AI is really really odd at the top...
I wish they would add eliminators online, that would be fun.
PjotrStroganov
Member
GodofWine said:
And a race viewer for when you have been eliminated.
Philanthropist
Banned
The update is available. 57 MB.
CurlySaysX
Banned
awwww crap! they put some end user agreement when you log onto online.
matchmaking seems super quicker now though.
matchmaking seems super quicker now though.