Post lobbies or seethe about the absolute state of competitive if you aren't willing to take the silver surfer pill.
first for sage!
hehe
I'M OPA_/spoiler]
49317979Lobby still going
I'm creamin' it right now
>>727668257scandalous
Knuckles and Rouge had such a strong lead not sure how they fucked up that badly.
>>727667636Is Nights in yet? I only want to play Nights the game is dead to me until I can play that jolly little critter.
>>727668408Probably being added around Christmas
Time to try the online competition and get creamed
Done for the night, meme build was interesting. ggs Sages.
>>727668446The pain of waiting is unreal I'm in hell.
>>727668574GGs Cream bro
>>727667884Seems full
>>727668679Should be 3/4 now that someone left unless someone is waiting for us in the lobby. We just finished a race.
HEY HEY COME ON OVER HAVE SOME FUN WITH CRAAAAZY TAXI!!
>Storm walks into a Sage lobby
>>727668805assimilate.
>>727668753Still full so maybe someone snagged the last slot
nyoooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>727668778https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us8OhI-OTHg
After I dc'd I went into comp and made gold fairly smoothly. GGs everyone, now I need to sleep.
>>727668926Where you takin that truck huh?
>that faggot FUCK Kishin xiii againI beat that cunt earlier but clearly it wasn't enough to demotivate him.
>>727669354GGs Shadowbro. See ya tomorrow for more of the usual.
>just want to climb to legend 1 in peace>still have to deal with 1UPfag who wont stay in his competitive penWonder if there's a way to gaslight these retards into thinking playing world match = being a shitter.
>>727669910I'm making an effort to block every clanfag I see so my lobbies never have them in it for worldwides.
>>727669979I'll give that a shot and pray it works.
>>727669979That doesn't work unfortunately
I wish warp rings had a chance to malfunction and sent you on a crossworld for the final lap just to be able to hear some of the cool final lap crossworld songs. (Looking at you cyberspace final lap)
>sawed>drilled>12th>any progress made flushed down the shitterNext race is my last one.
>>727670595GGs Blazebro.
Do you just automatically rank up to Legend 9 now
>>727670767You did even before now.
Feeling festive
is there a way to farm for tickets? sage demands a max friendship level...
>>727671071Festivals and race park
wow these 1up guys must be the biggest knuckles fans!
>1643....!!!
The point losses and gains make no sense
>>727672398sometimes getting in 5th gets me one point, sometimes getting 6th gets me -10. it makes no ham sense...
>>727672398They're determined by two things:>average rank in the lobby vs your own>amount of bots in the lobbyThe more bots there are, the worse point gain/loss will be.
>>727670858Nice gear
>>727671731and back down to barely above 1600 because I keep getting raped by items
>>727673047This was me last night. I got raped from 1639 down to 1564. I climbed back up though, and you will too.
>>727671071Festivals have the best and most fun ticket gain.
>>727673131I've been oscillating between short of 1650 and 1550 since the competition began..I'm close to learning to surf to get it over with
>>727673258Surfing will make it easier but it won't make it free, trust me. It's a weird and different learning curve.
>hit by item>bumped by someone>forced to fallnoff track-18pts and there was nothing I could've done to prevent this
She's in.
>silver surfer pussies out of lobby full of item spam
>>727674090surfers fear the double downer
>>727674028She's in as an acceleration character
Did they add distance as a factor in items? I just got a truck in 3rd
>>727675046i've noticed that i get drill more if i'm way the fuck behind
>>727675046seems that way
I think I prefer the pre-patch Meta.Items are just fucking useless now.
>>727675494what do you mean by "useless"
THREE emerald rank finish ahead of me and I lose points in fourth what the hell
>>727675556>Hit target>Nothing happens>There are now two builds that do exactly thiswow good meta
>Get hit once>Lose 20 fucking points>All the while top 6 are completely invincibleTHIS SHIT SUCKS
>>727675494In what kind of shitter ranks are you playing for people to use the mercy gadgets?
>>727675685QR chuds are still not meta
>>727674028possibly.
>>727675978have you submitted your 1up application?
ITS JUST BOTS
>>727676665Does the crossplay trick still work, I don't want to deal with this many silver surfing fags
>>727676665My theory is that people are ditching Legend mode because it sucks ass and the only people left playing are surfers.
This ranked shit was really not planned well.The fact that 1-2 bots completely nuke everyone's gains is completely retarded. Why is there bot filler in the first place? Surely there's enough people if matchmaking waits like 10 more seconds. Or just straight up enable crossregion like wtf.It also really doesn't feel good when you're the highest player in the lobby so you're the only one getting shit gains in fucking gold.I really hope this ranked mode shit doesn't burn people out making the game die out fast.
Any time someone uses a tornado in front of me, even if they're well ahead, I either have to slam the brakes right away or 100% run into them.It's almost certainly cause of the slipstream but I can't help but suspect they're all braking just to fuck me over
>>727678096Wait, is that why the point gain feels completely fucking random?
>>727678459Yup, if there's bots, all positive incentive to win goes away, and all that's left is a gun to your head
did they fix drift meta? havent played any game after the patch yet
Apparently Whisper is able to chain lvl 4s back to back with barely any downtime thanks to her high boost stat. Of course they made her meta
>>727678621
>4th place, lose 12 points>4th place again next race, gain 5 pointsI'm sure there's some logic to it somewhere, but it's an awful experience.
>win for once, feels good>next lobby half botsB-better gear up!
There's no way I'm putting up with this once the easy point gain dries up, but how many points for emerald again?
>Multi-Target item>Hits exactly one person as everyone else was invincibleYeah man, I don't know if I'm patient enough for this mode
>>727678671as awful as vever
>>727667636Fuck surfers.And with that out of the way, >>727667728 fucking denied. Good shit.
>3 months until the next patch>3 months of silver surfersThis must be what hell is like
>>727675046It's always been that way. Whenever 1st place gets a long enough lead even 2nd place can start drawing comeback items like trucks and drills. This is why we draw shit items even at 12th when everyone's packed up together.Funny shit is that this only applies to your opponents. Even if you're dead last by a mile you're drawing a white wisp and a fuck you in double item capsules.
Oh wow and now speed hacks are getting more obvious too, SICK
>>727684269At this point we should report anyone getting half lap leads. Hacker or surfer, one person shouldn't be getting that much lead with how items are supposed to work to keep people together. This way Sega should notice something is happening and take action against them.
Speedhackers, clans, surfers, bots nuking gains, host issues, people alt f4ing from bad lobbies (meaning more bots meaning WORSE gains for those who stay).For a fucking title.Back to World Match.
Is there a TLDR on the patch balance changes?
>>727685526....changes? lol
>>727685526>less dc not really>surfers bad, but we won't do shit to them>qr buffed a bit so you can catch to surfers no you won't kek>almost useless new gadgets
ngl it's pissing me off that i have to boot crossworlds up as admin every time on steam
Can they please fix LC already? The point distribution is complete BS
>>727685661I keep saying all they have to do is make the drift level 2 or 3 charge a 2 slot item and that'll be an actual bandaid on silver surfing. The way it is now things are fucked and I expect a sea of Whispers once she's released if they don't change something. I'd even go so far as to say ban drift level charge usage online.
>>727686619Best solution would be to make UC 3 slots instead of 2 and maybe Quick Charge lvl 2/3 too. Handling Machine Kit, which can also make you invincible with charge lvl 4 boost, is 3 slots.inb4 "but HMK is 3 slots because it also give you stats"
>>727687036>and maybe Quick Charge lvl 2/3 too2 slots instead of 1 I mean.
How do I make handling cars not look dumb without the motobug front?
I'm addicted to counter quick charge on EG, bros...
I finally reached gold grade... holy shit
>>727675046It's been a factor since launch. It's most obvious with the first set of item boxes still giving you items similar to 1st even in 12th unless you brake and wait for everyone to move away from you.
>>727685526feels like a patch before a bigger patch, even though this was the big patch
>>727690712yeah lol
>>727685526>Frontrunning and bagging acknowledged as the dominant strategies>Wisp Chance Up nerfed to reduce the viability of winning from bagging>Gadgets added that let you roll for more items to help bagging???>Quick Recovery (and Accel Car Kit, but why) buffed considerably and gadgets added that reward you when hit to make staying in the pack more viableQR and Mercy gadgets are comfy, surfing's still dominant, Double Down item spam is godawful to deal with.
>Get 4th>0 points up cuz half the people DC'd so it was botsSega should be fucking ashamed
>>727686619The current meta is a symptom of bad item balance. It would be much better to elevate everyone rather than pull everyone down into the current terrible item balance. Just give better defensive options all around rather than isolated to two specific gadgets.>I'd even go so far as to say ban drift level charge usage online.There is no longer any reason to play this over Mario Kart if you remove the ability to snake effectively. It would just become an imitation with worse balance and wonky physics.
>>727667884Perfect couple.
>>727691562>Give better defense option>Even fucking moreYou already can't slow down people with items anymore what the fuck is actually wrong with you
>>727691562>don't remove surfing because I wouldn't win anymore
>>727691792Only if you dedicate your whole build to it as a band aid to sidestep the poor balance. That is why you are asking for nerfs to those gadgets, right? Pulling off the band aid to leave an open wound would just make things worse.>>727691924I do about the same with surfing, quick respawn, and off meta builds. Surfing is hard and still depends on luck unless you are really good. However, surfing feels the best because you don't have to sacrifice drift charge and it feels like you have more control even if there is still luck involved.
>>727692143No that's not why I want these gadgets nerfed, its because I want the game's mechanics to actually matter. I don't know if you've noticed this, but this game has items that hurt. They're supposed to matter.Bagging is a cancer but this meta is a fucking nuclear apocalypse
>>727691562If Accel Car Kit hitstun were the baseline, post or pre buff, it'd be far easier to justify using anything else. As it stands you're only generating the speed to stay in first with drift builds on most tracks, and QR taking three slots means there's no viable way to make a drift build with it that does anything better than UC. Playing the game without defensive gadgets - be it silver surfing, quick recovery, or holding three drills/trucks/lasers - is like pulling teeth.
>>727692232I want the games mechanics to have some balance. Aside from level 4 charge and quick recovery the game is heavily tilted in favor of offense more than any other kart racer. Mario Kart gives you a simply reliable method to block attacks with bananas and shells and it is much harder to smuggle items is harder so you don't end up with multiple bullet bills and mega mushrooms going off at the front of the pack. In contrast, defense in Sonic is high skill and requires both good timing as well as luck to be attacked at a time where you will even have a chance to block it. At the same time most of the offensive items are low skill with homing, are really fast, and also make no noticeable sound. It really shouldn't be a surprise that people want to distance themselves from these mechanics as much as possible. Keep in mind that the goal of a kart racer is not to be random chaos, but to simply keep the race tight and dynamic.
>Playing the game without defensive gadgets - be it silver surfing, quick recovery, or holding three drills/trucks/lasers - is like pulling teeth.I play that way and have no problems climbing in world match, but it took me forever just to reach 1650 in the competition
Cool that they added the upcoming vehicles.
so there's no way to counter a shuriken when on a curve?
>get matched in a lobby with 7 bots>3 people instantly alt+F4>last guy waits until map is picked to alt+F4 himselfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InU6sOIpvEs
>>727686619>Let's nerf all the builds that use quick lvl 2 as a comfy 1 slot when the issue is the fucking on-demand invincibility gadget that should just be gutted and made a 3 slot, which would automatically make them not be able to use one of the quicks. How retarded can one man be.
>>727676665I'll buy when it goes past 70% off like all other sonic games do
>>727695731The gadget should be blocked from online usage like the warp ring
>>727696431It should but the core issue is items hit too hard. In an ideal world id say all the attack items/weight hitstun gets halfed and slime is easier to get out of. Bam wow the game is likely more enjoyable, adjust some gadgets if need be
Those Bikini Bottom meteors not having a lingering hitbox is the perfect thing to make you not think about them, thus being rare assassins to kill your race
>>727667718PREQUEL
I reached gold easy using only my Sage+Giganto build so Im happy. Now I not touching that mode until they nerf silver surf, because the surfer cancer it's more common in that league
They got him...
>>727698392Why do you guys mention this dude here?
I did not know the threads were titled like this now I feel like a retard. How have you lot been finding the legend race thingy? It's been pretty comfy running a power car in there.
>>727698376I'm using that same build Sagebro I think you can get to Diamond rank with enough playtime! I got to gold in just one night of playtime after all, unless that was a fluke on my part>>727698392I'm not surprised frankly.>>727698497He's a youtuber
>>727698646Failure of a mode, really.>>727678096
>>727698669>He's a youtuberYeah but what makes him worth mentioning here?
>>727698646I think it penalizes placing 4th to 8th way more than it should.
>>727698646I was scared to try the first few days hearing the horror stories, but so far? Not so bad. 1712 points in and I've been lucky avoiding most of the obvious twitch/clanfags so far though.Also, I think I just raced with an anon here? I'm bad with names
>>727698993I guess because he makes videos about Crossworlds a lot? I didn't make the post so I'm just guessing
>>727698646I like that it forces solo queue, though clanfags definitely try to stack regardless.I'd also like it for splitting things into a choice between casual or comp, but the fact that it doesn't add to your regular rank makes it pretty pointless to play after emerald if you aren't Legend 1, and with sweats mostly in the new queue I've been getting a lot of WM games where I either get No.1 Time Spent on Top in a fucking power car, or end up against one or two 10k climbers with everyone else still in the letter grade ranks.idk it's kind of a mess
>>727698719Damn.. I've just kinda been vibing playing it and slowly working my way for some titles..>>727699062Yeah, losing points for coming 5th and gaining nothing on 4th feels really bad actually.>>727699242>>727699385I feel like I'm missin' something or I'm perhaps out of the loop. What do you lot mean by clanfags and such?
>>727698669He barely won against me in a photo finish too.
>>727699664Players with tags like 1UP or SV, who queue together and don't attack each other, but will dogpile anyone else who comes near them to ensure they're all safe at the front.
>>727699664>>727699808This. I can't confirm myself if they really protect each other that proactively, cause I thankfully don't encounter them together often, but through whatever means they tend to run ahead and be unstoppable, so encountering groups of them is of course demoralizing
How does pushing others around work? Seems like I never get to and I'm always shoved against the wall as a power character and power vehicle by skinny ass extreme gears.
>>727699363>>727698993Gamescage is one of the youtubers who
>>727700251Er, who gets to do semi-official promo stuff.
I really do not like that players especially fucking eg players can just push you around like a fucking toy. It's fine and funny even every now and then having a power random boost out of no where and knock you off the map. But when they can just force you to take a path you didn't even want to take cause they're just pushing against you the whole ride, cmon
>>727700246power is not weightpushing others around depends on lag, whether you're drifting (getting pushed is diminished on the ground but is still pretty bad in the air when you're holding a drift), and whether you have a shield/UC active
>>727700246There's no weight values. Shove speed is dependent on speed and how far inside of something you've clipped, as it'll continue to eject you until you're out. Naturally online desync makes this a lot worse by letting players overlap completely. I have a theory that EG air tricks doing full flips in any direction lets them scoop and fling other vehicles, but it could just be coincidence that all my silly interactions are EG.
Nvm I'm feeling the squeeze now.Low-Diamond rank will probably be the best I can do.
>>727699808>>727700102Man, really? I mean I thought I was just being a schizo and coping when I could've sworn I saw people holding items and only sending them when I got ahead but if people are actually being little cornballs and teamin' up like that then that's pretty lame.
I hate surfers so fucking much. Not only are they invincible 90% of the race, they also love bagging and forcing their way to 1st again at the last second of the race. Truly the two worst builds (acknowledged by Sega themselves) in the hands of the same autists.
Bagging doesn't fucking work anymore. I think they patched it specifically to fuck people with the 3-item gadget.> See a surfer get hit, he goes to 7th> Immediately gets a drill and a truck> I get hit four times and go to 12th> Single wisp, single wisp, slicer
Wait jesus christ man, had my first race in there where it was an unavoidable last place finish and that alone just wiped away 4 races worth of progress.
>>727700653>Shove speed is dependent on speedOn further consideration, that can't be true since ramming a parked vehicle barely moves it. Should just be constant displacement during contact, which would support the EG flip theory if it maintains contact in the same direction it pushes.Also shield doesn't matter, you can be shoved with UC active or even during a monster truck.
>>727700847When I realized people are (probably) doing that, that's when I realized I needed to start being more violent in /v/ lobbies and pushing others to do the same, cause I don't want us to be the same as them in that way.I'm glad when one of us wins, but it also ain't happening on my watch.Btw, is there lava dripping from the ceiling near the end of Magma Planet, cause I swear something just dropped down and hit me and ruined my race!?
There will be an apology update that nerfs silver surfer and grows Rouge's boobs
>>727701428The upper path has damaging lava drips, yes. I always go bottom since it's faster and has more rings, but idk if top has item boxes or anything to incentivize it.
>10 points away from 1750>drop back to 1700Well..
>>727701717Yeah, usually go bottom, but wasn't sure which was faster and was feeling curious.Never wonder about anything is the lesson here. Humanity's wonder driving our evolution is a lie!
>>727701159they need to fix it asap.these tryhard sweaty autist is what killed CTR
>>727701187The way it works is that game limits how many power items can be in play at a time. So if someone is holding a monster truck or a drill they just won't spawn anymore.
>>727701890>these tryhard sweaty autist is what killed CTRFinally another person who thinks the same. Fucking blue fire autists killed online for everyone, even themselves. Couldn't race a single online race without encountering at least 2 of those people who would just lap everyone else without being able to hit them with anything, since they could outrun even the blue shell counterpart. Fuck the devs too, for embracing it for the Velo times.>"b-but my skillz at drifting a-and boosting"Fuck you. Thanks for killing a really good game.
>>727700847I haven't seen it often, but the day before the legend competition was added I could confidently cite it happening with three 1UPs on Urban Canyon, two SVs at Holoska, and two of some clan at Donpa Factory where I'd see them holding slicers and tornados half a lap then pop them instantly when I came into view.I think friends playing together are naturally going to do that anyway, but it sucks ass for others to play against.
>>727701763Same, went from 1730ish down to 1670, and am climbing back up.Honestly, this is kind of how I initially figured rank would work in games though. Feels weird being called "Elite" in this game far before the point I actually started feeling decent at the game, so while the races themselves continue to piss me off, and they WAY points are calculated is beyond questionable, I don't mind it being harsh.If I can't get Emerald then so be it.
>>727701217>>727701763LC is hell unless you're a silver surfing time trial god :/
>>727701890>these tryhard sweaty autist is what killed CTRThe poor online, lack of crossplay, bad publicity with the microtransactions, and decision to cut content production early killed CTR:NF.
>>727701890It's not killing world match yet because it's easy to climb, but 98% of LC top spots are filled by silver surfers
Crazy getting 13 points for a win and 21 for 2nd.Though the 2nd place had me placing ahead some guy with 2k points so I guess it makes sense
>>727702224Git gud fagget
>leading almost all race>bullied by 2 surfers the entire time>get hit right at the last stretch while my items did shit>3rd>+4 pointsThanks, game. You're right, I deserve as little points as possible for doing so bad all race.>>727702925(You)
The points system is fucking awful, especially with bots guaranteeing you won't score highI've spent a total of six hours over a few days between 1550-1600. This whole event is not worth the time
>>727702224yeah, a this point they just playing time trial. I know that getting hit on last second is awful, but Kart Racing is about chaos and randomness, If they want a "skillful" racing, just play Forza or GT. at this point the only option is ban the gadget, make it 3 slot or make it like TSR when you need to really time up your boost
>>727702224Funny enough, Crossworlds is the only kart racer I can remember playing where I've never seen someone get lapped.
>1749 pointsOh no I'm bad with pressure...
>>727703312The mechanics literally make that impossibleIf you're far enough back you will straight up be teleported closer to the pack
How does this compare to Transformed?
>>727703194>but Kart Racing is about chaos and randomnessThis is not what kart racing should be about and it does not make for a fun game unless you are playing with casuals locally. There is no satisfaction in winning or losing based on random chaos against random people you will never see again. Instead, they should come up with some type of system where you get points or something based on how well you perform so you can be matched against similar people where everyone has a shot at winning. Try hards go against try hards and people who want to take it easy and still get wins can also go against others who want to take it easy.
>>727703435I thought that was only a thing in Race Park and festivals
I love getting deranked due to the game deciding to put bots in my lobby.This has to be one of the worst ranking systems I've ever seen
>>727703312>>727703435>>727703843Would be funny if a hacker with some kind of super speed hack would just disappear in the distance while everyone else keeps teleporting once in a while during the whole race trying to catch up
>>727704201this happened to me in the first weeks when the game come out. I was so confused
Lost a point for 5th. That's just rude, really.
>>727703194>Kart Racing is about chaos and randomnessNo, that's Mario Party. Go play that.
Monster truck behind you, LOCKED IN, VRRRROOOOOM YOU AIN'T GETTING AWAY!In front? Can't drive for shit, slamming into a wall and somehow being right in your path as you speed right into them.That'll be 20 points for the rape, sir. Have a saw on your ass as a complementary service :)
I just lost point for 5th place because half the lobby was bots...
How do I use Koalageddon to unlock the free dlcs? I tried it after someone told me but I’ve only got Pac-Man and ghosts. Please spoonfeed me, am retarded
>>727702456I take this post back entirely, I was wrong and am retarded.This feels miserable.
>sand road>asshole barely touches me at the start of water segment>thanks to physics it sends me flying to the normal slower path stuck driving against the wall for a few seconds>-20 points>it took me a couple of races in 1st-3rd to even get those 20 points in the first place
Still fucking around with builds rn. Ran Silver Surfer a lot but gotten bored of it so just kinda using whatever with the new patch. Haven't gotten outta bronze but had some pretty solid lap 3 comebacks with this
>1st place 95% of the race with big lead>people catch up with items>I finish 5th because I get hit right before the finish line and 3 people pass me in those 0.11 seconds>-5 ptsyeah sure, that's fair.
>see YT surfer>check channel>plays with thomas the tank engine toys
>>727706154please make a screenshot and compose an image of him surfing and his toys beneath
>>727706242i would but his channel banner already says enough
>>727707250Hulk Hogan??
>>727707250kek wtf
>>727707250I was expecting to see weezer on that banner
>>727707250Furries and bara characters, really makes you think.
>>727705398Anyone? I know at least one of you must know
first Miku and now Lumine and Sticks?Someone has to stop Sonic!
>LC lobby gets 8 bots>the human Zavok emotes "I'm leaving" and disappears>host DC after the map loads
>>727707250>"y-you're just jealous you can't surf as good as us">"all it takes is skills">"git gud">the so called skillful surfers:lol, lmao even
>>727707250>90% ctr and sonicNot particularly surprising.
How are my fellow surfergods doing today?
>1 point for 3rdWoah, easy there, Sega. Don't spoil me so much.
>>727709081I'm going to practice surfing in race park, then world match. And then get my emerald racer next weekendaaaiiiieee
>>727709081Grinding time trials. I refuse to be cucked by mystic jungle and blizzard valley any longer.
>shamelessly steal some guys loadout>instant win after five days of second and third placeOkay.
best extreme gear loadout? silver surfer does not apply
>>727667718My main
>get 6th>-15 points cuz the game matched me with people lower than me + 4 botsI genuinely don't think I have it in me, I can feel my mental health dropping
>>727708525I started alt-f4'ing myself if I saw more than 4 bots and/or dogshit maps for my build. I highly recommend it if you are actually trying to climb that shit event.>>727709359The mode will probably be dead as fuck after this weekend ends.>>727709937That was my main build for climbing originally but with Ring Mercy instead of charge and in a Power car, you'll hate it when you start getting hit by items
>>727710248Doesn't AltF4 penalize you even more
What's the fucking point of Denuvo if people are blatantly cheating online and ban evading?
>>727710364denuvo anti-tamper is to combat piracy, not cheating
>>727710279only when the race starts
>8 seconds to find a lobbyThis is new.
>>727710364I thought I saw him disappear off the leaderboards
>>727709081Chilling, haven't started today's climb yet. Really enjoying these Legend lobbies since they're giving me the opportunity to race with and learn from better surfers than myself.
Uhm, how does surfing even work? I can't go straight at all while charging up, wtf
>>727710364>>727710401>>727710550>Seething over the legendary wind riderlol lmao
This event is so demotivating.You try your best to win in a sea of invincible boosting assholes, and your reward is just a couple of point for 2nd or 3rd. Then you get a 4th or 5th and down the drain goes those 3 or 4 races.I'm starting to think Sega wants to kill this game fast so they don't have to do a second year of DLC.
>>727709081Sitting pretty in emerald, but fell out of top 100. Grinding time trials since I've been getting skill gapped on Crystal Mine and Coral Town.>>727709937That loadout's fun. A variant of it's even meta for Radical Highway time trials, think the slipstream's replaced with starting boost bounty there.
>>727710550He's been ban evading for almost the entire day now.It seems he's abusing the steam family share thing.
+21654/1750, I'm almost there :-)
>>727710401He also gave himself one million tickets.
>>727711018He's been doing it for at least a week. He had blatantly cheated time trial ghosts uploaded around black friday that got purged.
>>727710676Swap your drifting angle by letting go of drift, flicking the stick in the opposite direction, then hold drift again before it releases. You start a lot of your drifts in the opposite direction then immediately correct it (turn right to go left). Sometimes you have let go of the gas to charge drift a little bit faster. Braking also helps for some turns.
what 5 minutes of fame does to a mf
>>727708372She also wants to be Shadow's mother, if I'm not mistaken.
>>727709937I use a similar plate, with another ring gadget instead of the drift one, and I've caught up to a lot of surfers with it.
>>727711464What ring gadget would that be?
>>727710364Increase load times and lowering fps.
Everything about this competition is whack. I don't even care about winning I'm having way more fun just spamming items and getting as many victims as I can
>actually pulled off radical highway grind rail in the third lapIt's so easy to eat shit because of it but my penis feels really good when this happens.
>>727711764>Increase load timesthe online servers do that more than denuvo ever could
Dead game.
How should I take the water spirals in the game? let go of accel and hit L2? Only let go of accel? Hit both? Been going with option 1 but I have no idea if it's the optimal strat.
oh noooooooooooo
>enter crossworld with frenzy>no boost gate in sight?>instantly use my items>...>no wisp frenzy>next race 2 good items for protection or lap 3>enter crossworld and decide to gamble>fuck you here's a wisp frenzyThis game really hates me specifically. Also>get a 4th behind fucking surfers>-5 pointsOk, you made your point clear, Sega. I'll stop playing this fucking shit. Brilliantly planned.
>>727711324Whomst?
>>727712179pull over until you're in 12th place then grab a drill and skip it
>>727712381hazard lights when, sega?
when I don't fuck up I can get 1st pretty consistently nowthanks quick recovery.I do still want sega to focus on buffing other gadgets in the future though.
HOW THE FUCK DO I UNLOCK THE CHARATERS I JUST WANT TO PLAY NIGHTS
>>727712352Cheaters
>drift charge desyncs even on time trial ghostsNo wonder seeing invuln on silver surfers online is a crap shoot when the game can't even figure it out offline
>>727712523Nights unlocks christmas eve it looks likeWhich is the coolest thing ever.
>>727712586Yea but I want to play her early. How do I use Creamapi or Koala to access her? I'm only getting paid dlc unlocked
>>727712586why does he have 6 eyes
>>727711310Thanks. I can beat race park races now but I don't think this is how I want to be playing for hours.
>>727711678130 (or ring mercy now), or mini ring thief if I'm getting mad about getting stuck in mosh pits.
come to think of it, now's probably a good time to actually play nights. i've had the steam version for quite a while now, how does it compare to the original on the saturn?
>>727712218That was almost a satisfying glide right into the portal, and your sarcastic-looking comment made me think it'd go that way :(
>>727712872>I don't think this is how I want to be playing for hours.you will eventually
>>727712919Iunno... I only played the remaster...You can play an "original" version with the original graphics from the original saturn game.
>>727712728>heAre you gay?>why 6 eyes>he never watched cartoons as a kidGay and dumb, lol.
>>727712919I've played both, either is fine. There's an option for the original graphics as well as an HD version for the steam port.
>10 points for 1st>only 2 bots>everyone close at 1600 rank pointsNow tell me, why the fuck is this game giving me just 10 fucking points on 1st when I just lost a fuck ton of point for coming 4th.
>>727712563Imagine getting banned from your 70 dollar game because you're a raging autist that never got told "no" in his life.
>>727713643I imagine I'm in a Steam Family so my single purchase gives my 5 alts a unique identity in the game and I cheat my way back to the top again.
I just bumped into an invisible wall in such a way that my velocity was reduced to 0. Instant -11 pts... thanks Sonic Team
>everyone grouped together at the end>anyone could've won>get 4th>-5 points
>>727714249gotta be careful around any and all geometry
What's the true reward for this league stuff? Banners are whatever for me but is there an exclusive cosmetic for my cars? Also lobby?
>>727715102just the titles. really not worth the trouble after getting the rank you want for the first time
Switch 2 version is kino! I'm back grinding.
>>727712919PC version is shit, play the ps2 port instead
>>727710890Actually now that I'm looking over more tracks and especially crossworlds, it's used for a lot more than Radical Highway. Was there another discovery with power vehicles at some point? I can't imagine the 1 extra point of ring boost cap mattering in time trials, especially when it's paired with -4 drift speed.
>>727668843If they wanted to give Silver a proper nemesis, then they can just make Future Sage basically SkyNet. Just copy Terminator. He'd be better for it.
>1 of the 9 bots hits me at the start of a race>instant -19 because the shitty bot horde staying 20 seconds behind me for the rest of the race forces 3rd place odds on meyeah fuck it I'm still above 1900 so I'll just go enjoy my Saturday instead
World Match lobby. Be warned I will target you the same as any other opponent, so don't expect mercy from me.2361-7312
ffs answer the question >>727712704
>>727715403It's like a whole different game, isn't it? It felt like I had finally graduated from special ed when I got to the track.
>>727716213yeah, the graphics AND the smoothness is on another level
>>727715743Power vehicles that stack Ring Boosts + Dash Pad Ring gadget get 10 more speed than anything else + Ring Boost at around 0 rings. Non-Power cannot stack them. Maxxed out I've gone around 256 speed in a Power vehicle with them stacked if memory serves me right.
Man, I still don't get how people are able to make massive breakaways when silver surfing. I know about stuff easing up the gas for charge and practicing in time trials, but I always end up playing in the back whenever I try it in a real match.
>>727715403It's so good. Can't wait for the physical, I'm trading in for that as well
>host dcFuck.New one:9116-3354
>host dc
The power of not preparing for the home stretch.
That Eggman out of fucking nowhere.
>>727718079What preparing can you do outside of praying for a good item?
>>727716825I don't get how people can place 1st to 3rd consistently enough to make it to platinum when the smallest mistake can cost you 15-20 points
>>727718569That's why people on top leaderboard still have like 2000 points. Even with their autism they can still lose points by being beaten by other autist.
*sigh*New one:5541-3665
>middle of gold rank>getting top 5 only nets you a measily 0-4 points>going below 5th loses you 8+ pointsgenuinely how degenerate are emerald ranks to spend this much time and sweat for this shit
>>727718454I had good items and blew them in lap 2 to feel cool.
I guess that explains the super long starting grid loading.
>>727716825get 100 coins asap (by the time you finish lap 1, you should have 100), constantly drift for lv4, if you're about to get hit and you dont think youre going to make the lv4, drift into the wall for faster charge (better than getting hit), otherwise just follow fastest time trial path, aka tight corners, shortcuts, etc, item management also matters a lot for defense
>>727719235I always blow my triple boosts somehow unless I blow them immediately. I'll use two for shortcuts then my last to dodge a red ring them eat another red ring 2 seconds later. I'll the dickhead with a saw will just take them from me as soon as I get them.
>>727716825Two possibilities:>Knowing the track better than the rest of the room>Everyone behind you farming each other with itemsIf playing on equal footing, the former shouldn't happen, but many people even in mid legend ranks don't bother learning tracks, so you see breakaways often anyway. Webm rel, room didn't know Donpa so it would've looked like that even if King Boom Boo hit.The latter happens if 1st avoids getting hit while 2nd-5th get hit by gloves or slicers and fall into the monster truck blender behind them.
>6 bots>dc at the startAssuming the entire race doesn't implode enjoy your 7 bot race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCxDynZKEdM Whisper is going to be incredibly meta why did they do this
>>727720125Easy points.
I was wondering why I didn't see a rabbit
>>727720202is L4 meta in trails versus mental gymnastic builds?
>>727720202yup this game is fucked
>>727720318There's zero merit to it in TT, the point's to show off 1:20 where her 19 boost is enough to chain L4s without any gaps on a straightaway.
>network errorCome on. I just want to play.New lobby6589-4413
>>727720318L4 isn't necessary, but whats being showcased here is that because of Whisper's high boost stat, she can perfectly chain L4 back to back no downtime
>>727720420>>727720517You can already do this with the 76 boost gang but yeah making it even easier with 79 is going to put Whisper at the top for free.
Why are there suddenly a billion bots in every race?
>black hole wispwould love to meet the dev who put this item in the game.
>>727720723Majority of Crossworld's playerbase aren't legend 9 players
>>727720673>what was that? fucking lesbians? fuck idw?>of course i never said that>i've always loved walter, i mean whisper
>>727720793Yeah but where's the A's and B's?
>bridge shortcut fucks me>going out of track>glove hits me>slow fall to respawnI blame myself.
>>727720723Split playerbase
>>727720202>Whisper on EG will be this game's Funky Flame Runner
>see AI racer>groan and check his gadgets>not a silver surferMy faith in humanity has been restored a little.
>twitch name pops truck to run me over and gain one position on an empty striaght
>>727720202She was robbed.
>get 4th>lose a point>silver tranner fatiguegod this mode is fucking garbage
>
>>727667636so it sounds like its not even worth doing the event? I don't really care about the nameplates I'll never use. Should I just stick to WM?
i'm getting molested by monster trucks on top positionsin the past i was quite safe by now it changedidk if it's good or not
Kino
>>727722091just stick to wm.there you will actually get fun races and not ones filled to the brim with silver surfer trannies
>>7277204233/4Come, Shadowbro. We miss you.
>>727722091I'm using it to try new builds against humans.
>>727722741Fine, but I have to leave in about 30 minutes.
The climb from legend 3 to 2 has been hell and I'm not looking forward to the climb to 1 if I don't break before then.
>>727722979That's good. I need to leave for a few minutes soon too. Let's have fun for a few minutes.
>win 1st place>+7 pointst-thanks
>>727722091I haven't touched it yet and I probably won't bother given what've I've heard about it. I couldn't give less of a shit about """earning""" some title that'd only show how much of a virgin I am.Anyway, are there any open lobbies?
>>727722091I got to Gold and I think it's time to call it quits. -10 points for 5th place is a bit too much.
>2 fucking bots bullying me while on 1st>get fucked right at the end thanks to having to waste my items on themThose bots mean business, shit.
>>727712218I'm fallin' freeIn the wind, in the windI hope it wasnt the ranked mode
This was my last one guys. I'll be back in a few minutes.
>claw up to 1720 points>every single time I get karted and intentionally targeted at the last lap >lose -15 points teeheegod I cant wait to get platinum and kiss this dogshit mode good riddance
>>727724571Ggs
>3rd palce>-1The fuck
damn my crystal mine time sucks
>>727719428>(by the time you finish lap 1, you should have 100)ffs Seriously? It sounds like you basically have to play perfectly to make it work. But I will try drifting into walls if I don't think I can beat Boom Boo in time.>>727719709That makes sense. There's probably some shortcuts I'm not using. I get thrown into the blender a lot if someone backs a green glove or mine when I'm trying to get a lead.Thank you.
>>727725551Silver surf harder
>use lazer wisp at the ramp to the end portal >the portal just spits me back to the start of the ramp>bye bye 15 rank points when I shouldve been in the top 3My fatigue for this mode surpasses my black and jeet
Wow everyone is using Knuckles, he must be really popular.
Finally got emerald bros... was too intense for me, but also alot more fun than I thought it would be. never thought this arcade / cart racer would get me this pumped... im free from the death grind... may God have mercy on whoever still going for emerald.
>>727726712statwhores main Knuckles because he's smaller than the other 76 boosters
Wouldn't it be nice if blocking certain people stopped them from being put in the same lobby with you
>>727720812>sudden /akg/ jumpscare in my sonic cars thread
>>727727138That would be exploited so bad.>>727726821Grats, can't be fucked to spam SS.
>>727726369Daga Kotowaru
>winning against a lobby full of silver surfersNothing beats this feeling of pure happiness.
>>727727191This is /bag/ turf buddy.
>>727726712>>727727057>"i like sonic, but my favorite trannytuber says I have to use THIS specific character to win">still loses because they can't autism as much as their peersI pity these guys. Must be painful not being able to think by themselves and let others control how they have to play to have fun. In a $70 game no less.
went like 30 races today and didn't see a single Eggman
>sliced a silver slurper into 12thsweeter than getting 1st place
>>727727856>>727726712>>727727057thats sad.If you didn't use my man Knuckles in OG Riders and Zero Gravity, you don't deserve to use him in Crossword with a extreme gear
Guess who's back, back again?Sage's back, tell a friend.World Match:2060-6563
>>727727856compfags are low intelligence parasitic organisms that ruin every single game they touch. playing to win is simply not fun.also you should not be allowed to vote if you let a youtuber tell you what to do.
How do people surf? I tried it and it just doesn't work: you either can't get rings or you get hit immediately and dumped to 12th before you can get a charge going. It seems like it only works if you have a premade with you to bodyguard.
>>727728731steps (in order)>become a tranny>grind hours in time trials with the build>go online when you memorized all ideal lines and shortcuts>place top 3 everytime>side effect is everyone else will see you as a total degenerate and will target you with weapons when possible
>vector mains
>tfw was using level 4 drift in the ONT with counterdrift purely because it was fun>switched to tech drift once an anon here mentioned the gadget and never looked back>now silver surfing is everywhere>still having fun
Fuck that surfer Miku. Was bumping me from side to side all race.
>>727729892So like every Miku ever does to everyone?
>>727729285>>side effect is everyone else will see you as a total degenerate and will target you with weapons when possiblePeople don't really care about the build like that outside of /v/. This is the only place I've seen it get genuine hate.
>>727729285>grind hours in time trials with the build>go online when you memorized all ideal lines and shortcutsThat's every racing game.
I don't want to keep doing legend comp but nothing grinds my gears more than losing a rank and forces me to put myself through such hell
HE'S IN
>win against a silver slurper lobby>pic relatedfeels fucking good mang, I might actually have a chance of getting in Emerald
>>727729983>"le high risk high reward playstyle!">no risk at all, you're literally invincible the entire raceI just hate when people lie about the blatantly obvious.
>>7277285823/4Come get your butt kicked by your own teammates.
>>727730435the worst part is that they clan too and dont use item on them, so they bag shields and stuff
>>727728731Being able to make a good guess when people will attack you seems to be necessary in addition to being able to hold a good line while snaking. Just before and after item boxes are a spot where you obviously have to be careful. People here make it out to be a free win since they are upset people are better than them, but it really isn't easy. Ignore the crabs and just keep practicing.
>final stretch>almost last>double item capsule gives me 4 white wisps>use two in the spur of the moment>drilled>use king>trucked>use the last one>does shit
>3rd place>-11 fucking pointsWhat the flying fuck?
I'm so fucking tired of northstar islands. The stupid machine thing that throws everyone up doesn't fucking work. You get thrown up and can't touch the stupid items
>>727731159SEGA have done the impossible, they've created a """ranking""" system worse than Smash Ultimate's GSP system.
>>727731159Sounds like a mega bot lobby
>>727731159You were in a race with 9 bots, there were only 3 of you humans in the race.Meaning you actually got last.Prease undastand.
>>727731159Sega's way of sending everyone to the surfers path. Then they'll have the perfect excuse to say "this shit is being overused".
>>727730435Yes, that would be terrible to lie. What kind of a person would do that? Also, just hit them during the times when they aren't invincible.
>me in high gold just seeing everyone running the same silver surfer buildcant fucking wait for the next patch to nerf this boring shit
Santa deniers will tell you Christmas miracles don't exist but they do.
>>727712586>Christmas eveIs that just an educated guess?
>>727731772they don't even use variations of it, only tech drift
Well, we got the tiddy wolf. Is this game Hot Chick Heaven yet?
>>727712586>>727731996Nah, it'll be December 17th. Festivals have been every 2 weeks so far with the only outlier being December 4th and the only reason was the case was because the competitive mode was released.
I wish NF was still relevant so compfags didn't have to default to this fucking dumb game
Lobby full of the same surfers race after race after race after race.I'm getting tired.
>>727732313You get used to it. :(
>>727732057Because tech drift is insanely good. I pray the don't never that over UC because TD is an actual unique driving style compared to UC just being invincibility on demand
>people who want to win build like they want to winHow can...............this be....
>>7277285821 minute rest after this race to go to bathroom and get some water.
>>727731772What build are you using that you think is more fun?
>deliberately fucked over a surfer and got 1st while they got 3rdI feel kinda bad but damn clearly I wouldn't have won if I hadn't kept hitting them with attack items lol
>>727732492>there is only one winning strategy>this is good!Off yourself, shit like this is what kills online games.
>>727732660Nowhere in my post did I say it was good. Calm down.
I'm just saying, you don't see baggers or slipstreamers getting this defensive over others not liking their playstyle.
>>727732761Slipstream builds are bagging builds
>>727732712>make a clear implication>feign ignorancelol
>>727732829Says the surfer who stays behind all 1st and 2nd lap to get his drills and then go back to 1st invincible all the way.
>>727732841You're retarded. The only thing my post implied is that it's obvious people are going to be building UC because it's easily, far and away the best build right now. And people want to win, so they're going to use it. It's not a good thing, but it is an OBVIOUS thing.
>>727732949No I use slipstream. I either:>Stay in top 4 all raceor>Get raped but have slipstream so I chain off people after bagging some good items and bag near the endIt can be a bagging build bro, in fact it's a really strong one. Simply replace item manipulation with having an easier time getting to high placements with power items due to higher raw speed.
>>727733015Buddy you really think I'm gonna read that response? You must be dumber than I thought.
I hate to be that guy but I'm actually gonna have to start leaving in bot lobbies, getting -10 points while getting 2nd or 3rd is just insanely frustrating
>>727733148>get shown to be a fool>feign ignorancelol
>>727733301>the fool is still goinglol dance more
>>727733301>>727733456do you really not have anything to do other than pretend to have an argument with yourself
>>727733561Your detective work sucks ass.
>spent the last 3 hours just hard stuck 1690 - 1720 Really tempted to just wait a week for these sweats to eventually get up to emerald so I can just coast up to my target rank platinum
>7 bots + randomlol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtGL_CsUe1Ahttps://files.catbox.moe/v11eqo.png
>>727732761It isn't about the play style. It is about everything the play style is intended to try and avoid. If you nerf surfing and call it a day you have only made the game worse since the cause of surfing being so prominent is still there. Fix the cause of everyone's problems first to make it a better game for everyone. Also, slipstream and quick recovery will absolutely be on the chopping block next since they are just the fall back option for people who don't want to surf. If they nerf surfing and you are using a quick recovery build you should prepare yourself to have everyone act like you are ruining the game.
>>727733938Yeah i fucking give. I get to 1720 then some magic bullshit kikery happens everytime and I just lose a shit ton of points all the way back to 1690 than I get some decent wins and get back up to 1720 just for the same shit to happen again. Total garbage mode and fuck silver surfers. Ill gladly wait a week for you faggots to finally take a shower.
why is every fucking match half bots
>comm errorNew one:1539-8603
>>727734539Because most people would rather play anything else than a Funky Kong Flame Runner with Sonic spray paint kart racer anon.
>>727734446>silver surfer is rampant because of items>nerf the items>silver surfer becomes even better because now there's less items to invincibility through at top speedI want both nerfed.
>try to hit a fucking surfer>poor cream gets in the waySorry Cream. This time I didn't wanted to hit you.
>>727732057What variation would you even use?>Boost Tuner 1+2About 1/3 the charge speed tech drift adds, comes with -6 speed -2 power so you have a slight speed disadvantage vs other surfers and lose rings colliding with them. Only works with EGs.>Counter Quick Charge (drop Lv3 Quick Charge)It works, but it's higher effort for no real benefit since you can't fit the Perfect Charge Bounty you'd normally want to leverage with CQC. Maybe you could make an argument for it with Handling cars, but I only like using them on SSS.>Drift KitBetter than Boost Tuners at least.>Friction DriftlmaoI think at best you could experiment with 1 slot ring gen like offroad bounty, start boost bounty, or slipstream bounty in place of L3QC, but it always feels worse to play and isn't going to replace tech drift.
>>727735183Surfing is a slower play style. Less items to dodge means less time gain compared to the competition. It may not fully balance out, but it would push it towards other builds being better.
>>727735290I was going to say Counter Quick Charge since that's only marginally worse than Tech Drift
>>727735489I'm not convinced. How is spamming drifts with Extreme Gear along with the passive speed increase you get with the shield invulnerability slower than most other builds? Sure there's objectively faster builds out there, but you don't see people running Time Trial builds in races and most other builds that are faster involve being behind someone else.
>>727735183>nerf itemsJust take the single player modes item capsules respawn time and paste it to online. Item spam mostly fixed you'll still have the usual 50+ items builds.>silver surferUC now costs 3 slots, then just keep a watch on the build for a few weeks to see if people can still get the same abnormal leads.
>>727736262Handling Machine Kit already has UC built in for three slots
>Controller dies in the middle of a race>have absolutely no clue what the keyboard controls areeasiest 12 place of my lifeatleast it was on world match so it doesn't matter but still. PS5 controllers need to start giving low battery warnings on PC
>>727735965It is harder to keep a good line while also spamming the shield fast enough and it is much much harder to collect rings. I can say for sure that I have more trouble keeping up than with other builds and I'm at least good enough at snaking to get all the S ranks. Keep in mind that nerfing items also gives more possibility of speed focused builds having a chance of you don't have to fully build around level 4 or quick recovery.
>>7277346473/4World Match.
>>727735965You don't see Time Trial builds in races precisely because items are too oppressive to justify speed over defense. I'd love to run CQC + PCB + mini ring boost, but I'm not getting in the trenches with Wavebro in the current environment. Dial back items enough that they can get first more often while surfers are more consistent performers, and we'd have what I'd consider ideal balance.But that might still be in a sweatier state than what the majority of players want, so I won't be surprised if we get a timeline like Whisper releases -> UC gets gutted -> items aren't touched -> every game is decided by drill dice rolls
Taking a break for now, ggs>>727735221If you were the slicer that only fucked me up because of the Whirlwind. Would have won that match if it weren't for that WW.
>>727737379GGs, Creambro.
Bro I'm like trying to time my search for a match to gamescage so I can race him and it never fucking works. I'm tired of being on his stream
>about to pull off the comeback of the century>suddenly shuriken
>>7277346472/4World Match.
>>727736431>>727736795I do agree that items need to be nerfed, though what I'm saying is that as long as it exists as is, silver surfer will always be the best build for both frontrunning and dodging items at the same time. If it's worth anything, I've been running a purely ring-oriented build lately and I've been placing much better with it than the slipstream build I was using before, but even with all of that extra speed I have I'm only keeping pace with silver surfers at best regardless of items.
>>727737535>queue up first match of the night>gamescagePlease.
>>727737818You may very well be right, but it is all a hypothetical until changes are made. I just think it would be better starting balance from the fundamentals to see how things play out from there. At the very least, I know I wouldn't be fast enough to frontrun with a surfing build without getting lucky if other racers aren't held back as much. It is hard enough even now even when I do get lucky with shielding.
>>727738294I'll keep playing this game so long as it doesn't turn into what Mario Kart has become where attempting to frontrun is an all but guaranteed death wish, though it'd be nice if balance changes happened a bit more often with how underwhelming this first patch was.
>>727737818Fair. For whatever it's worth, I think a nerf to UC would be fair too, I just don't want to see it happen to UC before items. I would like round 2 of the legend competition to have UC banned before they do anything just to see what the game devolves into without it, both for personal curiosity and dev reference.
>>727737974I wonder how many people here got in his matches and smoked him. He's pretty ass lmao
>>727739107That'd be really interesting to see, though the community would be up in arms about it because clanfags wouldn't be able to protect each other and win for free anymore lol.
>>727739107They did say there were Legend-Grade plates available so I'm assuming those will be used in future rounds, the only question is whether they'll be mandatory or an option like in festivals.
Why were we put in that lobby of toddlers lol?
>>727740541Better than going against another full of surfers.
I prefer aggressive 1-2 charge snaking to silver surfing but fuck i'm NOT taking any more shit at the finish line, not again with this shit.
Bros there's a tranny Rouge that keeps thumbing me every lobby...what do I do?
>>727740835Discharge every weapon against it in game.
>>727740835fuck her with your pingas
>>727740835She's flirting. Go swallow some drinks and hit it bro.
>>727740906She was kind and didn't tornado me when we were neck-and-neck for first so I stayed my hand.>>727741096I got first both races, I hope she was impressed...
>>727740541>put in a lobby of Timmys>have fun racing casually with them>put in a lobby with sweaty mcshitfuck>have to roll the dice while racing for your life and pray you get 1st
>>727740606>>727741263Hey I'm not complaining, I'll take anything to make this climb for the Legend 1 aura not completely miserable.
>>727668257never forget
>green glove locked on to me>accidentally discharge my drift at level 3 instead of 4>its over>random player says GET DOWN MR SURFER and swerves behind me taking the hitThanks bro
Welcome back, Creambro>>7277346473/4. Come join. Only requirement is not being a faggot surfer.
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/512834is blazefag aware of this?
Low player count lobbies are fucking awful, I click online I want to play online, what the fuck were Sega thinking with this shit
>>727742280non flat Blaze ?LIES !
>>727742010Jokerfag here, I'll do a few more and then I'm gonna take a food break. I'll be on here again afterwards if the lobby isn't full.
spongebob is my favourite sonic character
is the rappy any good ?
>>727742334I'll be racing one more hour at least.>>727742349I'll let you slide spongebob me boy. As long as you don't whore yourself out with UC.
Miscalculated the Radical Highway bridge since I haven't used extreme gears in a while.
>>727742493GGs all! I thought I did a lot worse than 4th that race given that I had like no items for that entire third lap.
>a match with 2 emerald, 1 gold like me and full bots>get 2nd place>1 pointwhy I even try...
>>727743125GGs, Jokerbro.
>>727716718What a weird interaction. I didn't think there'd be something that specific, but it really does require all of ring boost + dash panel bounty + power car to get that result. Nothing unusual with other rings, dash panels without the bounty, or stacking lv3 drifts.Guess that probably means power cars don't actually have a +10 slipstream cap, but rather something like a ring boost bounty bonus. Makes me wonder if there's some obscure hidden benefits to other types that haven't been discovered yet.
>>727734647>host dcNew one for another hour of fun:8344-3359
>getting item-raped from 1st into 10th on the final stretch>starting to seethe>host dcThank you Jesus.
AltF4 bot lobbies is the real meta
>the bot gets 2ndNew low for me. Fucking item rain at the finish line.
>>727742282>refuse to nerf silver surfing>wtf why is everyone leavingI'm gonna be honest with you I'd rather get fucked by the randomness of baggers than a some try hard that's untouchable ahead of the pack.
>hear ww behind me>look back>drive off maplol
>>727742402Are you from the future?
>>727743976Anon surfseethe is basically only on /v/, most of the community is more concerned with items.
>>727743976Just hit them when they stop being silver
>>727744197The grim truth.
>we killing each other without any mercy>still manage to steal 1st through 4thThat's the way.
>>727743976nah if I wanted my wins/losses attributed purely to RNG I'd just go to a fucking poker table.
Just had a nailbiting first-place finish after being neck-and-neck with two emerald players in a match with SIX BOTS. And they gave me +22 to reach Plat perfectly. Holy moly.
When did they say Whipser and Tangle where dropping? I need a 3rd character behind Wave and Eggman
>>727744626February. Sadly.
>host dcCome on.New one. Last 25 minutes:8398-8164
>>727743976Not the point, I'd prefer longer queue times than bots
>>727744658I need my Queen Julian NOW
>>727744771>Communication errorGuess I'll wait.
>weight>glove>slime>truck>no. 1 time spent on top>8th
World match lobby75508907
>>727720202how are these anons able to do this anyway? I'm sure the same logic would work for playing Werehog for those who missed the preorder
>>727746146Immediate timeout...56138797
>100 points left for legend 4Man, I really want to rank up before going to sleep...Guess I'll play a little bit more and see how fast we climb.
>>727742280Welp that was a good time burner. Back to the track.
>>727734425>I audibly reacted, fuck
>>727742280>ass fangsPerfection.
>>727746372>700 points left for legend 3>have to consistently come in 3rd or better>1st is one big dice roll if I'm paired against a silver surferNext week is gonna be painful one.
>>727746372>>727746548>3 points for 4thYeeeeeah, this ain't gonna work. Last one, guys.
>final stretch of eggman expo>1st>get hit by one (1) slicer>nothing else somehow>but I took off quick recovery before this round so I get 10th anyway
GGs, guys. I'll play tomorrow, so hope you join me again.
>>727746571GGs again!>>727746548It's sweaty as fuck but I've started swapping between my regular build and a bagging build depending on the track selection and I find that to be helping me place more consistently.
>>727746857Good night anon.
I beefed the shortcut
>comm errorBreak time I suppose
>there are pits to the sides of the propeller in Wonder Museum
>>727746215New code58396090
>i can do the donpa factory shortcut consistently nowMystic jungle snake and crystal mine truck are next.
Acceleration machine secret mechanic is less slipping on ice and sand?
>>727749360The snake is slower
>>727749360>i can do the donpa factory shortcut consistently nowBeen happening to me recently too. I've just started saying fuck it and going for it.
>>727749360congrats anon>Mystic jungle snakeyou'll only use that if you want to get out of the way of a truck or something
>>727726712I like Knuckles because he's my fav.
Legend lobby.
>>727749360Donpa becomes a kino track once you nail those cuts.
Speaking of shortcuts, how do you go about doing the Dino Jungle on SS? From what I gather, you drift boost after you wisp boost past the rough patch, then hard drift (tap brake then drift) across, but I never have enough time before the boost wears off and I facefucked by the cactus.
>time to resume the climb>let out a long winded sigh at the title screenThe night run hasn't even started and I already feel mentally exhausted.
>>727749902Sounds like an extended break is needed. Gotta save that gusto for the next fest coming soon, yea?
>>727749869Breaking the cactus on SS is so precise I just opt to go for the left side and snap drift insteadIn practice I bounce off of something, never get to land to snap drift, and fly into the pit
>>727750068I tend to do the same, but I feel like I am not getting that S rank by doing so on SS.
>>727749902Don't play. Take a longer break, reset.
>>727749082>Can't rejoin lobbyDie Sega.
>>727749991>>727750290Breaks are for the weak. I will persevere and get this done before NiGHTs release.
>>727749360Items are the name of the game and almost every shortcut skips items
>>727750635How you have such stamina, I don't know. But I respect it. Hopefully you can get through it and go for top 100, though I dunno how
>>727750635>reverse search>abtOf course.
>>727737578That happened to me almost every race late last night, I almost dropped back down to 1500...
>>727712218Getting shot during a jump is fucked up
Is there a stick bug after the new update? Sometime when steering sharp turns, your stick becomes stuck. You have to let go of the stick so that the game lets you turn again.
Gonna call it for the night. GGs everyone. >>727749902When I've been getting mad I've been going offline to work on time trials and practice shortcuts.
>>727751354I've noticed the bug where every character says his boosting line twice once the race starts.
>>727743374So, power machines are objectively the best in the game?
>>727751381>time trialsHow does that not make you more mad?
>>727750910My stamina is nothing compared to the other anons that put in the work and show me how it's really done. >>727750939Yep, iirc these images are from when /sthg/ was in a better state and he swung by. I haven't been there in quite a while. Wonder if he still pops up there.
>>727751381>time trials>get instant ptsd from metal harbor and kraken bay
>>727751381GGs!>>727751354Are you getting bumped around with zero rings? You lose control of your machine if something happens to make you lose rings while having none.>>727749902Don't kill yourself to get it done as soon as possible. Your rank isn't gonna go down on its own and you've still have a ways to climb with how strict it gets to gain points.t. grinder who's halfway through Legend 3
>>727751354Can't say I've seen anything like that. Sounds more like a hardware problem to me.>>727751439If you have stacked boosts, it repeats the line and animation from the highest ranked one. Drift boost while start boost is active repeats the line.
>>727751595Well I know is you folks are on a whole other level. I fear and respect it.
>>727751545In TT I'm not getting murdered by bodyguards.>>727751643Not looking forward to this though.
>>727751643For me it's Metal Harbor and White Cave. Which sucks because it's thanks to those trials I can drive White Cave better than anyone I encounter online.
I have all the S ranks in Sonic Speed, I need to get around to getting them all in Super Sonic Speed.
>>727751830You say but from the times we've raced together I can easily say you're on our level. Looking forward to getting tapped and stomping randos with you again next festival.
>>727751964I have no idea how to get above B rank on the crossworlds.
>>727752062Oh you can count on that. Though what I meant was how you're able to refrain from getting burnt out so easily.
>>727752118I watched Time Trials of builds I could tolerate using and went from there. A lot of CrossWorld Time Trials use power machines stacked with Ring Gain Boost gadgets since they typically have less turns and power machines are very fast when they don't need to turn.
>>727752153>you're able to refrain from getting burnt out so easilyWell I am a Blaze main~
>>727752262I definitely walked into that one.
>>727751651>zero ringsThat might be it, as it only happens when I'm on EG. I can't keep up with the in game chaos and the HUD at once it seems.
I saw a player that dropped into the 1300s I didn't know that's possible
>>727752392poor fella
>>727752392If you don't focus and just keep playing it's easy to keep dropping down
>>727752392With how races can go in this game I can very well see how that would happen. Especially if he's rejecting both ult.charge and QC
>half bot lobby>legend 1 aurasIf I wasn't such a stubborn fool this'd be the perfect time to run away
>E+ human player in a legends lobbyI have no idea what happened here but i reported him for abnormal rank.Lil bro literally has no business being in here.
>>727752302Oh it wasn't intentional? That makes it even better.
>>727752679He's playing with a friend. When lobbying up for World Match the room you all go to depends on the highest rank player. So lil Timmy can get thrown in the shark pit that way
