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.
Venom Pilot
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.
Zone Pilot
yes!!!
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
Vector Pilot
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
New Pilot
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...
Vector Pilot
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!
Veteran Pilot
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.
Vector Pilot
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.Originally Posted by blackwiggle
Zone Pilot
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.
Veteran Pilot
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.
Last edited by blackwiggle; 24th November 2008 at 02:35 AM. Reason: answering two posts at once.
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Veteran Pilot
I hope there no stupid ranking system. The one for Pulse on Wipeout Website was FUBAR truely.
Zone Pilot
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.
Zone Pilot
why through the ps3 menu?
cod4, battlefield bad company, tekken 5 are but a few (alright tekken uses ps3 menu but other two dont)
Last edited by OBH; 2nd December 2008 at 12:42 PM. Reason: silly long quote
Vector Pilot
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.
Venom Pilot
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.
Vector Pilot
plz plz plzzzz, add in ZEN and SUBSONIC classes to race in!!! we ned more speed!!!!!
Veteran Pilot
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.
Vector Pilot
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.
Content Contributor
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
Phantom Pilot
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 inSome of the vets on here might be able to correct me if I'm wrong, but couldn't you actually gain speed by skimming walls in 2097 if you did it right?
(for the record, I didn't write the wall collision code in 2097...)
Heck,my personal favorite was surfing a quake
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!
Veteran Pilot
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.
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