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klax I would recommend you read the guidelines before someone I know gets very angry with you ;)
More specifically, there is no need to quote the whole post above you unless you are replying to a very specific part, which is the one you will quote. ;) Reason is that the same text is not displayed twice.
You could easily fit the # of races though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkdrium777
For me, making the number of races in a tour visible on an SDTV is the single biggest change that would improve HD. I suspect there are a lot of people with SDTVs out there.
I guess there are also many who don`t care much about that, however. So, apart from that, the change I`d like to see more than any other is to have rankings to online races. It would add a new level of purpose and excitement. 8)
ok but let's release some of these things that would improve HD, SL?!
Agreed. Bring on the goods SL!
I know this has been mentioned before, but I was thinking about limited energy in time trials. So, when you start out on a time trial your shield energy is exactly what your enegy is on any given race, thus controlling the number of BR's possible, finding better lines through side shifting, and so forth. The catch being whenever a perfect lap is done any energy spent on BR's is replenished at the beginning of the new lap. Kind of a page out of the Eliminator mode from Pulse. Or only a specific amount of shielding is rewarded for said perfect laps, and so forth...
I'd like to know what others think on this, as it may be not all that great of an idea:(
That way of doing TT is much better, I think. Pure was like that, apart from that it didn`t renew energy for Perfect Laps. It`s a much more interesting way to do TT, but can`t be as quick as the current records with unlimited Barrel Rolls, so I think it`s too late to implement the idea.
Yes Lunar, it was in Pure like that. You started a TT race with full energy and you had to divide your energy in most possible BRs per lap to be the fastest. Your energy didn't get replenished and it was really exciting to TT 5 laps and when you got an almost perfect race and doing that last possible BR to be at critical shield energy, you had to keep your nerves down to the finish for some last turns. Man, the adrenalin went rushing through all your bodyparts.
I hope over time WOHD expands in to a bigger game, that is made with a plug-in type interface. So things can be easily added in the future. Then over time come out with a disc version of everything we have downloaded and addon on to HD.
Finally found my PSP cord, hadn't seen it since August. I was unable to play Pulse or Pure. Playing Pulse for the first time in several months yesterday, realizing how great that game was. How seeing the tracks from that in HD would be so much fun.
I wish HD had some of the effects from Pulse, like the spectators taking pictures of you on the starting grid, it's fun seeing the little camera flashes. Or the weather effects certain tracks had. Seeing the tracks from Pure and Pulse would make me all dizzy and faint. lol
Talons Junction in HD! Woo hoo.
indeed, i have never play pulse but if you tell this, it's really a shame that the flashes which is really a nice touch hasn't ported in such a "bigger", better game who HD is, most important a game who run on ps3( think it's capable of such things,don't you think? )...this really give me want to get a psp
our game need to be expanded, i never stop to say this...
yeah i see videos on youtube everyday, only just image tracks like tech de ra , vertica , de konstruct or outpost 7 in HD:rock
basilico! HD really need a gloomy and very dark track, any of the tracks is set on the evening or night ( anulpha don't count much since for the most is set into a closed structure )
i would really like a campaign mode for the reverse tracks
Why can I do a BR in Zone? =(
yes would be cool to be allowed to do some race campaign in reverse tracks...:rolleyes:
It gives you a ton of points, so is worth doing early as you can recoup the shield loss by getting a string of perfect zones. But yeah, I hate accidentally BRing in zone too.Quote:
Originally Posted by drenath
I'd like the racetime of tracks into a tournament to be recorded as normal SR online tracks, cause it's not atm :(
There's no particular reason for not taken those scores as legits.
If you see and understand what i am talking about
yes, good point :) It could be annoying for someone who races mostly tournaments. Let`s hope that SL are building up for a big splurge of updates and improvements to online play. I need rankings - I need to see how globally average I am! 8)
I've not read through this thread, so this has probably/hopefully been mentioned, but I'd like a no barrel-roll option on the race setup page, just like there is a no weapon option.
Barrel rolls are great, but tiring on my poor thumb. I'd quite like to just race old-school sometimes.
Other than that, I'm just looking forward to more tracks (maybe with pretty rain effects like Pure/Pulse? :D ) and maybe a message system within the lobby...
The no-BR option would be nice also to prevent me from doing it accidentally, barreling into the wall and too often an explosive death.
Wipeout HD is a fantastic game, but here are a few ideas to make it even better:
(*) = known borrowed idea
1) more game modes:
- elimination mode (never played it but sounds great) (*)
- endurance mode (race with like 50 laps)
- team racing (the whole team must finish, or must stay alive, or the points are added ... need to think some more)
2) advanced options in the controls:
- enable us to assign 2 different buttons for 1 action like going forward
- barrel roll sensitivity slider: there is obviously some code in their program saying, this looks like a good/bad L-R-L, and according to that value, decides to barrel roll or not, well give us the ability to modify that threshold so we can perform more barrel rolls or less depending on how we play, then in zone mode i'll increase it, and to beat zico i'll decrease it, otherwise adjust it to my likings.
- ability to use the 2 sticks, the dpad, L3 and R3 individually (so I can choose to recharge my shields with dpad down for instance)
3) better online:
- text chat (*)
- some sort of IRC channel, just to discuss and say: let's do a bling brigade for instance
- more options at the host disposal like ability to choose a set of weapons (only rockets + mines for instance), choose the number of laps (endurance mode) (*), or bots maybe (maybe not)
- game auto start when everyone is ready
- add a title for the game (example: "bling brigade" hehe)
4) improve the split-screen mode:
- make it run at 60fps either by lowering the resolution or the textures
- a new way to divide the screen ala COD5: one player plays on top left, the other player on bottom right, which each screen being more or less 16:9. The unused space can be used to show the stats: weapon, energy, speed... something like this:
=------------
|########| P1 stats
|########|_________
|#######./########|
=---------/#########|
..P2 stats.|#########|
..............|==========
5) more content:
- more tracks
- ships (if that doesn't unbalance things, otherwise just more skins, or average ships)
- additional campaign
6) other details:
- race replay + replay editor + upload the best replays to youtube
- .............
As for the IRC channel you mentioned, there's always #wipeoutzone on QuakeNet :) Seems a little dead though, so I'm hoping to see some more people join in on the action! Spread the word!
The level loading screen could be a bit more informative... in that it could be at all informative. Just listing the about to be played level would be helpful, though you could throw in #laps and speed class too.
yes!!! :D
considering the game is so frantic, the loading screen is poor!!
the ship models you can spin around when selecting your ship. just a random one of those i could spin around would be enough for me :D
I would like to see:
To be able to change the barrel roll left-right-left control to something else, thumbstick buttons anyone ? Or maybe a thumbstick rotation ... makes more sense.
More clear info as to what tracks are chosen and how many in online tournaments, with the new count down timer there will not even be a chance to see in 20 secs !!!
Also with update 1.20 there is now a count down ... timer on screen ?
Once I start playing online, the only way I can change my playlist / volume / track is to either forfeit a race by pausing or going to the offline menu :(
And obviously ... more tracks ... HD Hi-res 2097 tracks /drools
Personally,I think the most important thing missing from HD right now is a way to view stats.
Maybe the reason most have abandoned WipEout (already) is not having anything to show for their hard work. Why sit through a 12 race tournament? Why try? Scores,Stats,Trophies,Achievements,etc are what keep players coming back to a game,right?
At the very least, a way to see how many times a person's quit a race/tournament. THAT would come in handy... :rock
Stats, as mentioned before.
And the ability to replay races, just like you can replay your recent games in Halo 3. I always wonder who went into that bomb I laid!
You have the records.
In Campaign you have best times for each cell on Novice,Skilled and Elite
And if you are online and go into records you have Multiplayer [online],Single race,Time Trial,Speed Lap,Zone.
And within those you have Personal,Friends and Global.
And within those depending which your in,you have Race Time,Lap Time,Speed Pads Hit,Highest Zone Achieved,Perfect Zones.
You have your Trophies and date achieved.
In your game saved data you can see amount of gold medals won and how long you have been playing the game.
Name me any other downloadable game on any console that costs as little as WOHD does that gives Stats like that.
Sorry, stats was the wrong word to use. I meant an online indicator when you're about to start a race if the guy next to you is a rookie or a pro. A bit like the ranking system in Halo 3. I'm not sure how it could be done. I guess the normal point system would be allocated, but for only games of 4 or more people (3 people could just race against each other and collect a huge number of points each) and compare it to the numbed of races played, which would give the player's grade. It would need a lot of figuring out, and I'm just too tired for it right now.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by blackwiggle
A ROOM INVITE FUNCTION.
added a good few of you guys to my list, but getting everyone in the same room is a nightmare.
if i could set a 8/8 friends only room, and send multiple invites it would be easy.
Haydn
I think something like that would have to be implemented through the PS3's messaging system.
And I could think of a load of things that would make that better.
Being able to select people off your friends list,group them together and send them all the same message at the same time.
Pildog
I see what you mean.
I think the best way to have a rating would have to be if you were to work it out on times achieved, over all tracks and all forms of playing the game.
That would give a fairer indication of a players overall ability.
All those stats are in the records,so I suppose it would be up to SL to write some software that could compile that information into a working system.
A daunting task I would imagine.
I hope there no stupid ranking system. The one for Pulse on Wipeout Website was FUBAR truely.
Some form of ranking for online races would be interesting. I thought the Pulse one was better than nothing, but I was never very competitive so didn`t get to see how it worked or didn`t. Perhaps the speed classes ought to be separated in such a system.
why through the ps3 menu?Quote:
Originally Posted by blackwiggle
cod4, battlefield bad company, tekken 5 are but a few (alright tekken uses ps3 menu but other two dont)
Wouldn't it be great if the game recorded all wins, kills, and places next to each player your racing against, WINS: XX/XX KILLS: XX/XX I.e. the first number is the number of wins/kills you scored against him, and the second the number of wins/kills he scored against you. You can see at a glance who is dominating you.
One of the main points of Home is to allow you to meet up with friends then all join a game together, so you should get the functionality you want through it, should it ever arrive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haydn
plz plz plzzzz, add in ZEN and SUBSONIC classes to race in!!! we ned more speed!!!!!
HOME should be here soon,I just got a beta trial of it and I'm pretty sure it is open for all to trial from December.
New weapons...
A shield that bounces a weapon hit back on the attacker (cannon, rockets, missile, leech beam reversed). It looks just like the normal shield, but with a reddish tint and lasts for about the same time. Obviously it offers no protection against mines, bomb, plasma and quake. Once used it is gone.
Two lasers that extend a short distance from both side of the ship and damage anything they come in contact with, a bit like the spikes on the chariot wheels in Ben Hur.
I could go on and on. :P
Hmm I don't know, I really like the frost spikes in Rollcage Stage 2 but I can't see them working properly in a driving game like WipEout. It's good in RC because the driving is heavily physics based (So if your tires get slippery well you lose control) but in WipEout there are no tires to frost :PQuote:
Originally Posted by pildog
Yup!! You round the corner,grind the wall and if you nail it perfecly,you will actually be driving outside of the wall...this is where the no-holds-barred speed comes in:rockQuote:
Originally Posted by Crob
Heck,my personal favorite was surfing a quake:pirate
Anyway,Id like to see (quite literally), online, if an opponent has an operating shield and if hes absorbed a panel. I cant make out if an opponent is shielded,absorbed a panel or whatever...drives me nuts when I waste a perfectly good missle-lock or set of rockets.
Aside from that,there are several quirky features,most of which have been mentioned.
Cheers. Great thread!:+
I can rarely tell if a craft has a shield activate either ,and my screen is 2.2m across and in HD.
I've started to look for a glow under a craft as a hint,but even that is unreliable.
Brightly lite tracks tend to wash that out.