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This is SSX (Trailer) + Uber Mondays

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Blutonium

Member
Added myself to the PS3 list. Please add me! I don't have a lot of hardcore gamers in my friends list, basically just casuals only playing FIFA or COD. None of them buying SSX of course :(
 
iFootball

iFootball

Member
soultron said:
I've decided that this will be the first game I double-dip on. I don't even own a PS3, but I'll be using my roommate's PS3s for this.

There are just too many people on GAF and MerquryCity I can't not play with.
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soultron that's awesome!!!... I was actually thinking of asking how come you weren't double-dipping on THIS game... I'll be great to have you on the SSX friend's list!
 
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RichardAM

Kwanzaagator
Seems more GAFfers registering on the PS3 list than the Xbox- I wasnt sure which one I was going for, but between the list and the RiderNet recommendations I think i'll be more than fine socially with the PS3, so, added! I'll getting you all added in the next week hopefully!

Now to play the fuck out of the demos tomorrow :D
 
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Stackboy

Member
I like that RiderNet recommends people for you to compete against too, that aren't on your friends list. Don't have that many local friends buying the game.
 
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StrikerObi

Member
I asked that question on the last page. This is the answer.

Anticitizen One said:
XBL updates early I think and I know PSN doesn't update until like 9 pm EST at least that's how it was these past few weeks when I tried to download jak and Farcry 2.
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XBL should be up tomorrow morning, and PSN in the evening. I think XBL might even update at like 3 or 4 AM (eastern).
 
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soultron

Banned
Hey guys, I wanted to let you know that I was selected a couple days ago to receive an advanced copy of the game. (As part of the 10 people Todd Batty announced would be selected from the community a couple days ago.) I pre-ordered the game a while ago and have already paid for it. I don't intend to cancel my pre-order, so I'll be giving away my second copy (after the NA street date) away to someone who is all three of the following:

-a GAF member on the list (sorry, lurkers)
-in North America (it's going to be an NTSC copy)
-on XBL (since it's a 360 copy)

I will be running this contest as part of the OT. So, make sure you check the OT for those details. I'll say right now that it will definitely be a contest though. I'm thinking it will be a either Race It or Trick It contest using your demo scores.

This is part of my effort to represent and serve GAF and be as honest/transparent as possible with you. (Neuromancer, since you'll be wondering, this was not planned in advance and I found out about this a few days ago.) And, no, EA did not suggest this. Giving away the game is my idea entirely.

I want to pass this benefit along to you guys because GAF was what got me to Vancouver in the first place. I hope you guys are down with this!
 
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kaskade

Member
Man this demo is probably going to be gold exclusive right? My sub ran out and I need to pay some stuff off before I re up. I guess I'll be waiting for it to show up on PSN.
 
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StrikerObi

Member
Soultron rules confirmed. I'm planning on getting the PS3 version but I'll enter the contest anyway. I doubt I'll be at the top of the leaderboard, but I would like to try and win. Too bad you didn't get too copies, then you could give one away for best time and another for best score.
 
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soultron

Banned
kaskade said:
Man this demo is probably going to be gold exclusive right? My sub ran out and I need to pay some stuff off before I re up. I guess I'll be waiting for it to show up on PSN.
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Well, seeing as you don't need Gold to play in Explore mode, I don't know why it would be Gold-only. We'll find out in the early morning! I'd say there are less than 12 hours until we get it! c:

Too bad you didn't get too copies, then you could give one away for best time and another for best score.
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I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to work it. :p
 
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Pancho

Qurupancho
Are there any fundamental differences between characters in how they perform? Or are they simply a matter of preference?
 
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Baconsammy

Banned
RichardAM said:
Seems more GAFfers registering on the PS3 list than the Xbox- I wasnt sure which one I was going for, but between the list and the RiderNet recommendations I think i'll be more than fine socially with the PS3, so, added! I'll getting you all added in the next week hopefully!

Now to play the fuck out of the demos tomorrow :D
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Seems pretty evenly distributed at this point. Should be a good number of people on both consoles from GAF.
 
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soultron

Banned
Pancho said:
Are there any fundamental differences between characters in how they perform? Or are they simply a matter of preference?
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When you begin playing, characters have certain stat bonuses derived from their past heritage in the SSX franchise. For instance, Mac and Kaori will have boosted Trick stats since they've always historically been characters better at tricking. However, as you level characters, all of their stats will hit a ceiling. This means that choosing a certain character at max level will not have inherent character-exclusive advantages. Your gear will matter more at level 10 than your character choice.

So, for instance, at level 1,

Mac might have 15 in tricking
Ty might have have 1 in tricking

But at level 10, they'll both reach the max of 100 in tricking -- Mac will just hit that max earlier.

This is my understanding, at least. Certain characters will have access to better gear, IIRC. Elise, for instance, is the wingsuit specialist and will probably have the best wingsuit in the game because of this.

This was done in effort to balance the MP game to a certain extent. They didn't want it to be like past games where you'd only see players on the top ten using only Elise or Mac.
 
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Pancho

Qurupancho
soultron said:
When you begin playing, characters have certain stat bonuses derived from their past heritage in the SSX franchise. For instance, Mac and Kaori will have boosted Trick stats since they've always historically been characters better at tricking. However, as you level characters, all of their stats will hit a ceiling. This means that choosing a certain character at max level will not have inherent character-exclusive advantages. Your gear will matter more at level 10 than your character choice.

So, for instance, at level 1,

Mac might have 15 in tricking
Ty might have have 1 in tricking

But at level 10, they'll both reach the max of 100 in tricking -- Mac will just hit that max earlier.

This is my understanding, at least. Certain characters will have access to better gear, IIRC. Elise, for instance, is the wingsuit specialist and will probably have the best wingsuit in the game because of this.

This was done in effort to balance the MP game to a certain extent. They didn't want it to be like past games where you'd only see players on the top ten using only Elise or Mac.
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Nice, thanks for explaining it so well. :)
I plan to go with Kaori since she's the character I used in the old ones, how many characters are there in total?
 
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Cerberus

Member
Do we know if Eddie is an unlockable in the game or will we have to buy him as DLC?

And I'm surprised Griff is in the game, but Allegra didn't make the cut. I thought she was a popular character, more than Griff at least.
 
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Fantastical

Death Prophet
soultron said:
Well, seeing as you don't need Gold to play in Explore mode, I don't know why it would be Gold-only. We'll find out in the early morning! I'd say there are less than 12 hours until we get it! c:
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I think Gold members have exclusive access to demos for a week or something. I seem to remember that being the case a couple of years ago but that could have changed.
 
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StrikerObi

Member
Cerberus said:
Do we know if Eddie is an unlockable in the game or will we have to buy him as DLC?

And I'm surprised Griff is in the game, but Allegra didn't make the cut. I thought she was a popular character, more than Griff at least.
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Griff is the "villain" of the group. I'm just bummed that Viggo didn't make it in. I loved that nutball.

BlackJace said:
I doubt it for PSN, since Sony likes to update the store in the evenings.
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And XBL usually updates at 3AM.
 
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vatstep

This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
BlackJace said:
Wow, 3AM? Weird time.
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I actually thought it was 5AM EST, but I don't think it's always consistent anyway. I know there have been times when demos went up in the middle of the day, and not at the standard daily update time.
 
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Wibblewozzer

Member
Added myself to the 360 list. I'll probably be some good competition since I've always been great at the previous games but it's been many years since I've touched those older ones so I could be a little rusty at first. Regardless, I'm welcome to some requests from people that want to fill their RiderNet and hopefully want someone that's going to be a good challenge for them. I've got it pre-ordered so I should be playing soon after release though I do move the day it comes out. I'll likely set myself up to be up and running by evening time.

I'll be tempted to download the demo for the chance at winning the contest Soultron mentioned but I hadn't intended to get the demo so I'd start the actual game completely fresh. Now I'm so torn!
 
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BlackJace

Member
What do you guys think the learning curve for newcomers and those who havent't played SSX in a while will be like? Hopefully it won't be brutal, as I thought Tricky was pretty hard to get good at.
 
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soultron

Banned
Just an update on the OT.

A lot of GAFers complain that OTs are very info-dense and require lots of scrolling, so I've attempted to try something new with this OT.

I'm going to try and make the OT one giant image comprised of many smaller images. This means that if you want to know about something that's in the OT, you simply click on that image/box, and then you'll be taken to an individual Google Doc based on that piece of information; the Google Doc will have written information as well as links to any relevant information such as YouTube videos, iTunes store links, previews/reviews from the news sources we all read, etc. It basically allows you to seek out what information you want, rather than having to scroll past everything you already know.

Hopefully GAF at large will appreciate this newish approach to OT making.

The basic information will be part of this gigantic image though. Information such as release dates, platforms, characters, modes, the demos, and so on.
 
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StrikerObi

Member
soultron said:
Just an update on the OT.

A lot of GAFers complain that OTs are very info-dense and require lots of scrolling, so I've attempted to try something new with this OT.

I'm going to try and make the OT one giant image comprised of many smaller images. This means that if you want to know about something that's in the OT, you simply click on that image/box, and then you'll be taken to an individual Google Doc based on that piece of information; the Google Doc will have written information as well as links to any relevant information such as YouTube videos, iTunes store links, previews/reviews from the news sources we all read, etc. It basically allows you to seek out what information you want, rather than having to scroll past everything you already know.

Hopefully GAF at large will appreciate this newish approach to OT making.

The basic information will be part of this gigantic image though. Information such as release dates, platforms, characters, modes, the demos, and so on.
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Exciting. I look forward to it. Only 3.5 hours away, assuming east coast time... is that when it goes up or do we need to wait for pacific?
 
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-bakalhau-

Member
Damn Soultron and to think I once wanted to make the OT for this game... You more than deserve to have the honor. You'll make one person very happy with your copy of SSX.
 
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Chamber

love on your sleeve
BlackJace said:
What do you guys think the learning curve for newcomers and those who havent't played SSX in a while will be like? Hopefully it won't be brutal, as I thought Tricky was pretty hard to get good at.
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I've been playing SSX 3 over the past week in anticipation and I've been having a pretty hard time. I forgot how hard these games can be at times when you're new/rusty.
 
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soultron

Banned
SDBurton said:
Please tell me there will be wub wubs and dub dubs in the title.
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Haha. One of my chief annoyances, regarding SSX's soundtrack, is that people continually harp on this game for overusing dubstep. In reality, there are 6 dubstep songs in the game's 34 licensed tracks.

I'll be making the OT title an even lamer joke. (No, it won't be my original/terrible Titanic reference.)

That doesn't mean that people are barred from wub a dub dubbing all they like in the OT. I fully expect people will be making those jokes in there. :p
 
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