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Thread: The Unstoppable, Untouchable and Unbeatable Zico

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    Default The Unstoppable, Untouchable and Unbeatable Zico

    This would be my story of how I tried to Beat Zico numerous times, but failed, and decided that it is no longer worth it (and please also note that I do not hate WOHD or the trophy itself, just making up a story):

    Beat Zico, the trophy that I thought it would have been simpler... had it not been for the time, of course. Me and my Piranha had tried to get the best time, on a futuristic track of Anulpha Pass, on my first ever attempt. At first, Pilot Assist had caused me to be held back and decided to improve, with the use of Turbo and Barrel Rolls throughout the track.

    After around 20 laps, I have accumulated a time of 30.89. I was 7 seconds behind and tried once more, doing what I can to beat Zico's time with my Piranha. After 50 laps, however, the time I accumulated yielded the same results, despite my efforts. My Piranha was unable to even come close to beat Zico's time, no matter the retries. Even with different tactics, it became more of a step back than a step forward. After that, I gave up, my Piranha, even with my skills, was unable to get anywhere close. Not even its tutorials have improved my time, it yielded zero success.

    However, with the release of the Fury add-on, the Piranha was upgraded, and I had high hopes that with its upgrades, it would guarantee success into wiping Zico's smirk off of his face to prove him wrong. I pitted myself, with the Piranha Fury in my arsenal, on the Anulpha Pass track and getting ready to beat Zico's time once and for all.

    The same 50 laps later, however... the same results as before; 30.89. No matter how good, or proficient, I was, not even my renowned skills have earned any success in beating Zico's time. All of my hopes in beating Zico became next to nothing. I could only tell by just watching Zico, laughing at me and boasting me on how I was unable to beat his time, even with my upgraded Piranha Fury, even going as far by telling me that I will never beat his time, nor that I will ever be the best AG-pilot there is no matter how many times I tried, even though most of my fellow pilots say that I have decent and very efficient flying skills.

    I soon realize that all hope is lost; the time he made was designed for me, and among different pilots, to fail, because even though his words were harsh, they were, unfortunately, true. he did so just to watch me fail, no matter how much effort I put in, but even so, after a whole 99 laps, the 30.89 time remains, and it will never be moved for countless of years. Not even a glistening light will yield any new-found success to beat his time. And I also realized that his time is based on extreme luck; skill was out the window. It does not take a veteran AG-pilot to beat Zico's time; it takes luck and luck alone, and in my case, luck has turned its back on me, refusing to assist me on beating Zico at all.

    Soon after, the trophy name "Beat Zico" should have been renamed as "Zico the Impossible", after my valiant, yet futile efforts into trying to beat his time from 100+ punishing laps overall, but failed in the end. If only he had configured the time a little, then it would be more of an exciting challenge, rather than making it purely unwinnable. But, me and my Piranha Fury, and its original, had its last flight. Zico is now unbeatable, a man that cannot be touched, no matter how hard you try. He will simply sit back, watch, and laugh on proving that he is indeed unstoppable, such as myself who endured all of this to try and beat him and lost afterwards.

    The end.

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    Except that heaps of people beat the time and own the trophy...

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    Beautiful your story ..
    I saw your face and chuckle disappointed by zico ..
    I'm not a veteran and several times I tried .. but still .. it's my time a few weeks ago I managed to make 2 Roll that seemed impossible to me but it happened, my ghost is still in front of the times are not best because I do imperfections .. but the technique is getting better .. I feel that my time is not far away.

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    I remember the time I wasted unlocking this trophy.

    It took me 429 laps to acquire this trophy, I remember before I unlocked the trophy, my fastest lap was 30.84 seconds! 200th of a second to slow

    that barrel roll at the track split was by far the hardest technique I ever came across, but I kept trying and beat it eventually

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    Zico is the hard trophy to beat but, took me 600 laps to passed it and trust me, feelings is mutual! Seriously, take a breather and then try to beat the ghost! You will get there.

    stevie

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    Anyone struggling with this Trophy should consult Hellfire's beat Zico tutorial, it helped me get there.

    Sometimes knowledge is the most powerful thing anyone can have

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66VL_K7kXt8
    Last edited by Snakenator1; 10th April 2014 at 01:38 PM. Reason: spelling mistake

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    Ziko got beat and buried a long time ago you necromancers XD

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    What?!! I'm not a ..... rawrrr... necromancer what gives you..... RAWR... that opinion?

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    Hellfire tutorial is pretty awesome and will help you a lot if you're having hard times with it. Don't give up, it feels very good to finally beat that time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snakenator1 View Post
    What?!! I'm not a ..... rawrrr... necromancer what gives you..... RAWR... that opinion?
    was a joke bud

    what does RAWR mean? I'm not to savvy with abbrev.

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    It is a hard trophy and i spent hours trying to achieve it... but after a Wipeout vet gave me some tips it took 5 mins to achieve. but all those hours i spent weren't wasted. they just helped me master the game.

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    true words above!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GekkoP View Post
    Hellfire tutorial is pretty awesome and will help you a lot if you're having hard times with it. Don't give up, it feels very good to finally beat that time.
    Sadly, not even his tutorial has brought me closer to beat Zico in the end, despite my valiant efforts. I should thank him for that, though. xP

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    I think there's a video where it shows how to beat zico without using any BR's...

    klocki lego's way, no br's at all (whaaat?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJVV06RUom0

    Yeldars way (no br onto the bridge) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QKoiR-W-DU

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    It probably took me about 700 laps of serious practice before I finally squeaked by with 30.79. One thing that I will emphasize is the importance of using sideshifts. If you turn your ship by using the direction buttons, you will lose speed. So try to minimize your turns and use more sideshifts. I think 3 BRs are all you need if your lines are tight enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zzonkmiles View Post
    It probably took me about 700 laps of serious practice before I finally squeaked by with 30.79. One thing that I will emphasize is the importance of using sideshifts. If you turn your ship by using the direction buttons, you will lose speed. So try to minimize your turns and use more sideshifts. I think 3 BRs are all you need if your lines are tight enough.
    Tried it with sideshifts, still ended up with 30.89.

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    You might want to try tightening your racing line, so cut to the apex's as close as possible with sideshifts to straighten your line. it should conserve your speed and just shave off that little bit of time.

    plus remember, if you get airborne, try to spend as little time in the air as possible as wind resistance will slow you down. So manage your pitch well.

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    ive try and i fail... the last time i remember i was .10 of a sec slower and it got my nerves!!
    patience and low pulse lol! one day zico ... one day your time will come and you ll be a memory!

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    The best advice I could give is to try the different methods out there until you find the method that works best for you.

    All you can do is practice, practice and practice more, do this and the more your skill will develop. I found once I got this trophy after those 429 laps, I was hammering the elite AI by 6+ seconds.

    Don't give up, just keep trying, you have nothing to lose

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    Hahaha, man, I laughed with your story haha, it was funny. But, talking seriously, you have to practice, and when I say practice, I'm talking about 200, 300, or even more than 400 laps. I don't remember how many I did (it was the last year) but I'm sure there were more than 400. I know you saw tutorials in youtube, but you really "saw them"? I mean, the way they make their way, the way they make their BRs, etc. But the most important thing in this trophy is the number of BRs you make during the lap. Many people can make a lot of BRs in one lap, but you have to make the maximum number, and you want to know which is the most important and hard BR? That one in the last curve, before jumping to the bridge.

    Now go and watch those tutorials, and if you really want this fu**ing record, you have to learn, and practice ^^

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