Random HD Questions that don't need a thread of their own.

[darkfaerytales]

can someone come to explain that FXXXING DAMN airbrake start god please!!! i have spot another post in the bug report thread where a mate do refering to this

[OBH]

does that really count as a quick start?? some guy on alulpha pass reverse did that start, and was a good pilot - i just couldnt catch him, always a ships length behind. Though when the finished it said he was second, and happened every time he did that start.

My questions are - who is flashback jack? why does he hold nearly every single hd speed lap record, and why if hes so good have i never seen him online.

[Darkdrium777]

Flashback Jack? You just missed him.

[OBH]

shame ive never seen im online. hes got some nuts times.

[kaori]

He hasn't internet at home, but he sometimes connect his PS3 to update his times record.

[eLhabib]

He certainly is an ace pilot - unfortunately he isn't on wipEoutzone anymore, as he was banned for several offenses of general douchebaggery But yeah, he dominates on the leaderboards, no clue how he does it. Probably lots of spare time.

And the so-called 'boost start' you guys are referring to - that's just a synchronisation problem with online play. The game doesn't synch up correctly sometimes, so some players accidentally start a couple of (split)seconds ahead of everyone else. Then, when the race starts on your screen, the position of the early-starter is corrected to where he actually is (a few seconds ahead) - so it looks like he is speeding off.
In the end, the only thing that matters is the total racetime, though, so at the finish line the true position in the race becomes clear.

[OBH]

once a dooch, always a dooch

[KIGO1987]

I did alot of online races with Flashback Jack earlier on in the year when he was around a wireless net connection. Pretty cool to race againest him, every single race was a nail biter. Unfortunatley he holds a bit of a grudge againest me againest now, which is a bit of a shame, over this;
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...carab&page=157

But the ultimate fate was this ;
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...shback&page=12

Not meant to be rude to anyone but post 118 on that thread was, lets say, LOOOOOOOOL.

[Ally]

Not meant to be rude to anyone but post 118 on that thread was, lets say, LOOOOOOOOL.

Yeah, bit harsh I think..

[eLhabib]

Desperate times demand desperate measures - let's put it that way. Nothing wrong with how Mr. Infoxicated handled the situation.

[OBH]

The player nationality flags have just disappeared from online lobbies on my tv. Any idea why???

I know if you have a standard non-HD TV they are replaced with grey stars, as ive played wo online at my mates house, though theres no logical reason theyd have myseriously vanished as i have a hd tv.

[Asayyeah]

i am often travelling with my ps3, changing setup everytime between sd tv ( 480p/576P) to lcd tv ( 720P,1080i & P)
I noticed when you pass from sd tv to lcd , you may have to change the screen resolution it's not automatic ( from what i know) so maybe on your case you ll have to go to the XMB set-up and screen set up to let you change and got the 720P or higher ( so that you ll be able to see the flags again)

Or maybe it's just a bug from online?

[guillaume]

I was wondering if using the rear-view button while racing online still froze the game?
Or has it been fixed with one of the game updates?
I sometimes want to use it, but never dare since the game froze on me twice because of that...

[darkfaerytales]

umm...it was happen to me too, sometimes...

[leungbok]

it happened to me too last night. But i didn't thought it was the cause.

[Darkdrium777]

"You looked back... Awww smack!"

[KIGO1987]

I think the rear view bug has been killed when patch 1.20 came out, i havent had any game freezes since then (good)

Now any solid news on any Expansion packs for Wipeout HD anytime soon??

[PILOT-B]

Have any of you guys ever experienced someone you were ahead of all of a sudden drop out of the sky and appear before you only to cheaply steal an online race??

I'm not making this up.

[Amorbis]

What track where you on Pilot-B? If it was a track like Ubermall with a slope that could be used to boost ahead then they probably used a boost and just got ahead. It has happened to me and I'm sure it'll only be people using last second boosts.

[KIGO1987]

Yes, its what you call really bad lag.