Hallelejah!! My pilot assist prayers have been answered!!

[kingadrock311]

The V1.30 update for WipEout HD will release on April 8, introducing a selection of new multiplayer features


Pilot Assist Allowed on/off. :lol:lol:lol:P


there is a god!

[Motorsagmannen]

OMG is it true? have our prayers been heard by almighty SL?

[IH8YOU]

At first (first couple of months) it drove me insane - but I *think* I've since gotten used to it / accustomed to dealing - but once this update comes out - we'll know for sure.

[AG-wolf]

I can't tell when other people are using it. I never use it myself.. I don't recall if I've even done the pilot assist trophy yet lol

[IH8YOU]

Surefire way to see if they're using pilot assist - the ships zig-zag left to right insanely fast on the Anulpha Pass upper deck. That's pilot assist doing it's "thing".

Also - when you quake, or missile/rocket someone right next to the edge of the track, or on a corner - they just about never fall from the track. (unlike people without PA on - they almost always fall)

[silverfoxy]

Surely its not a major problem anyway as people with pilot assist on can only go at 90% speed anyway ??

[TaroBarkhan]

Surefire way to see if they're using pilot assist - the ships zig-zag left to right insanely fast on the Anulpha Pass upper deck. That's pilot assist doing it's "thing".

I am doing this without pilot assist ;)
Well, I can't claim to be an excellent racer. :lol

Anyways, this function is a very good thing. I can't stand racing with people who use PA. It feels like a cheap way of racing to me. I can understand that someone would like to use that in the beginning, but as soon as the skill get's higher, controlling your ship properly should be a part of the learning process.

[MR-RICO84]

I really cant see what advantage PA would give you at phantom(Maybe any class) speed? Surley you would be miles of the pace after the first three corners on any track because of your racing line, never mind it being capped at 90% top speed!

[Hellfire_WZ]

It's not so much an advantage to the user but a hindrance to others. The constant zig-zagging and the fact that they can slam you into a wall with no ill-effects to them is a real bastard when you're stuck behind them. Many a time I've ended up screwing up a race through being stuck behind a PA user constantly ramming me into the wall or off the track.

[crawdad62]

I am doing this without pilot assist ;)


LOL! Me too. Last night I was playing and there were three of us that hit the bridge at the same time and we banged around a bit and I started fishtailing back and forth and I thought "I bet they think I've got PA on." Of course I ended up jumping off way before the end trying to hit the weapons/boost pad on the lower level but still.......

[MR-RICO84]

Oh I get it now! I was wondering why people used that as a tactic to race (sweeping from side to side of the track) as I always ended up overtaking them, seemed to be counter productive.

[komatos]

I'm in there with Taro and a couple others. I can't stand Pilot Assist, and I only used it to get that trophy. But, especially on the higher speed classes, using a DualShock3 or SixAxis controller trying to control Wipeout doesn't give me the same sense of control that the NegCon did on PS1 Wipeouts. So if you're racing against me online and see me fishtailing like crazy it's not because I have pilot assist on but because of my overcompensating steering using the D-pad or stick. Doesn't usually matter anyways in Rapier or Phantom, since I'm near the back on the pack, but on Venom/Flash I can actually win online races sometimes (took me quite a few online races over the last month, but I just recently got the 10 Online Wins trophy hehe).

One of the reasons I can't stand Pilot Assist being on when playing (especially at the higher speed classes where you'd be more likely to need it), whether in single player campaign mode or online, is that I don't tend to steer as much (and overcompensate like I do when PA's off) since I expect PA to keep me near the center of the track. It just feels unnatural. Now if Pilot Assist worked like AutoPilot did, without the bouncing left to right across the track, then it might be halfway decent and worthwhile, even with the 10% speed loss. As it is now, it's only of use to the very young or people who haven't played Wipeout or other racing type games in the past.

[stinkleroy]

Yeah I've always felt strongly about PA online. Nothing worse than getting stuck between a bunch of PA users in a narrow section of the track.....

PA users -1, my shields - 0 = contender eliminated

[zargz]

The V1.30 update for WipEout HD will release on April 8, introducing a selection of new multiplayer features

Pilot Assist Allowed on/off. :lol:lol:lol:P

there is a god!Wonder if that god will grace us with a BR on/off feature too :D

Not that I'm gonna have HD in any near future, I'll probably be there for the next wo game like in 2 years or so .. :?

May be by then 8)


*making a mental note(noting to do with music) to bump this topic in 2 years time if there's such an online feature in a future wo*

[eLhabib]

zargz, there IS a BR on/off feature in v1.30!!!

[Axel]

Hahahaha this update has been good TBH. It has expanded the gameplay of HD now. Just some niggly bugs to fix, but that shouldn't be too hard.

[zargz]

zargz, there IS a BR on/off feature in v1.30!!!:eek :eek Wow! That's GREAT!! Too bad I don't have HD :?

I wonder how much a ps3 is in Thailand? May be now I'll make the effort to buy one .. :nod
I also got some more gigs now so my cash is going up a bit need 4 more hrs a week and I'll be ok. Anyway ..

Race the good old ps1 way! Hell Yeah!! :+:+:+:+:+:+

Good job SL, Good Job!!! :D:+

[crawdad62]

Boy I don't know. Everyone talks a big game about not using PA and I'm not talking about just here but just about everywhere WipeoutHD is discussed. Sure not seeing it online though. I've been online for over 2 hours and found that most of the races are PA ON. Not sure if people don't know that it can be turned off or not but from all the chest thumping I've seen over the last few months I figured there wouldn't be a PA race anywhere. And I'm not talking about just Venom. They're everywhere.

Bogus!

[blackwiggle]

It's amazing how quick you can empty a room once you turn pilot assist off.

Or how many racers,join a room,see assist is off and bolt out of the room real quick.