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wick

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Warrior Nation

Mo/Me

06 Feb 2008 at 23:32 - 1

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

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Rebel Rising [rawr]

A/W

06 Feb 2008 at 23:32 - 2

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

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

06 Feb 2008 at 23:36 - 3

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

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

EOA

P/W

07 Feb 2008 at 00:40 - 4

: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

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

Sinister Swarm [Sin]

P/

07 Feb 2008 at 01:08 - 5

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

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Michigan

none q.q

D/

07 Feb 2008 at 01:21 - 6

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

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

07 Feb 2008 at 01:38 - 7

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

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

07 Feb 2008 at 04:38 - 8

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

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

07 Feb 2008 at 07:39 - 9

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

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mo/

07 Feb 2008 at 08:45 - 10

Quote:

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

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

You ever have to clean up after a Moa bird?

True Solunastra [SLA] Profession: Moa Wrangler

07 Feb 2008 at 11:17 - 11

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

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

07 Feb 2008 at 11:55 - 12

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

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Land of Hyrule

[GoE]

W/

07 Feb 2008 at 12:23 - 13

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

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

07 Feb 2008 at 12:38 - 14

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

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Belgium, Ostend.

Mo/A

07 Feb 2008 at 13:00 - 15

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

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

07 Feb 2008 at 13:15 - 16

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

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

07 Feb 2008 at 13:22 - 17

Quote:

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

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Ancient Shaolin Guardians

E/D

07 Feb 2008 at 13:47 - 18

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

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mo/

07 Feb 2008 at 20:39 - 19

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

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/

07 Feb 2008 at 21:15 - 20

Quote:

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.

Quote:

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

Play anyway because it's fun.

Quote:

but yea its pretty much a science

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

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

07 Feb 2008 at 21:21 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Real Avalon

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

They haven't awarded beetles since the first New Year, and I don't believe they're doing that this year either. I could be wrong, but I'll still play for the Gamer Points, regardless of a top 100 mini.

Only thing that I can see changing is that there won't be a rapid flood of high scores and repeat players on the list on the last day of the event.

Esprit

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Dvd Forums [DVDF]

E/

07 Feb 2008 at 22:13 - 22

Oh, so now I can't get to the first box before everyone else and camp it for a few seconds and make half the team rage quit? Lol, darn.

Good change Anet

wu is me

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

07 Feb 2008 at 23:13 - 23

i never like roller beetle racing.. cos i'd always think i was winning at some point, then rubberband and find myself losing >>

roflcopter ownage

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2007

Aria of the Apocalypse

E/Mo

07 Feb 2008 at 23:36 - 24

ug, great, now rollerbeetle racing is gonna be based on luck more than skill. Before if someone got echo and super 10-15 seconds before me, i could still win becuase I knew HOW TO USE THEM. Now people that aren't very good can beat the best racers just because of luck.

aaje vhanli

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

08 Feb 2008 at 00:02 - 25

How was box-camping skill-based?

Winning still matters on knowing how to best utilize the skills obtained. If anything, the game is based more on skill.

credit

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2008

Team Apathy [aFk]

W/P

08 Feb 2008 at 00:40 - 26

There's strategics in roller beetle races, lol?

FeroxC

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

EOA

P/W

08 Feb 2008 at 00:43 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by credit

There's strategics in roller beetle races, lol?

lol yea, turns out all the good players sat on top of the boxes till they got the super beetle. I played it legit like a mug

roflcopter ownage

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2007

Aria of the Apocalypse

E/Mo

08 Feb 2008 at 01:00 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeroxC

lol yea, turns out all the good players sat on top of the boxes till they got the super beetle. I played it legit like a mug

Practically all box campers are not that good. The high-scoreers don't win because of box camping, they win because they know how to use the supers, dashes, and rams.

Blu

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Michigan

Blades of Burning Shadows [GoDT]

R/

09 Feb 2008 at 02:39 - 29

So could you share your strategies of when to use skills please? 0.o

Killed u man

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

09 Feb 2008 at 02:44 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu

So could you share your strategies of when to use skills please? 0.o

you click them when needed, and pray for srb