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Worst Trials HD moment EVER? (DONE IT NOW!)
LONG POST ALERT! go to the last line if you haven't got half hour on your hands to read my whiny post.
ok. there is basically one thing that matters to me in Trials HD at the moment. i consider the hardest Platinums to be World Championship and The Midnight Club. i'm not ready to get The Midnight Club Platinum yet, so i've been caning the World Championship. it'll get me into the top 100 too when i do Platinum it. all i currently want is to zero fault this tournament and achieve the status (in my head) as a pretty great Trials player. not a legend or anything, just pretty great http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image..._e_biggrin.gif
it's been down to 1 fault for, i think, a couple of weeks now. i faulted on Underground but carried on til the end without another fault. d'oh.
so last night there i was, having my usual goes at World Championship. got to KOTH faultess. wasn't excited because i've got to it many times before and then faulted. but i did a great run and made it though, gliding over the boxes like a swan on a lake. i was getting a little excited now. by Stock Market (9th track) i was more than a bit nervous, so much so that i nearly crashed on the last jump by landing rather vertically! but i made it through faultless anyways and made it through the chequered flag before falling off. so just ONE more to go, Trials/Tribulations.
it's fair to say my nerves were all over the place. but i got straight down to it. time was not an issue as i had 90 seconds to play with. the track was proving simple, even with my nerves. i made it to the penultimate checkpoint and by now the situation i was in had hit me, my hands were shaking. due to this i meant to put a little throttle on but somehow managed to push RT all the way and flipped my ******* bike backwards!! i probably haven't done that for weeks!!!
i've bottled some things in my time, but this is the pinnacle. it doesn't get any worse than this. well i could've faulted at the very last checkpoint...
i then sent a XBL message to Euphoric Fusion so he could comfort me with a virtual hug and a "there there Ben. it'll be ok", as my wife was in bed. then i got back on my bike. and no there is no happy ending to this, i'm still at 1 fault http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_cry.gif
this is just basically cathartic for me, writing this. i needed to get it out my system, the pure devastation is hard to cope with when it's just stuck in my head. i didn't sleep well last night http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_lol.gif
though it could be a proper topic by me saying... what's your worst ever Trials moment? is it as bad as mine?
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Try hitting the b button half way through a faultless run on jolly jumper in the original ultimate endurance after 0 faulting the rest of the tracks, for some reason my brain for a split second told me that the b button was the brake. Its safe to say i broke my controller, punched a hole in the wall and didnt turn the xbox on for the next 3 days http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_lol.gif .
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Originally Posted by boris
Try hitting the back button half way through a faultless run on jolly jumper in the original ultimate endurance after 0 faulting the rest of the tracks, its safe to say i broke my controller, punched a hole in the wall and didnt turn the xbox on for the next 3 days
http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_lol.gif
i didnt know the back button was active during tourneys.
i feel you benibob, even thoi i havent zero foulted that tourney yet, but i had similar moments chasing the last achement goal, zero foulting the twenty tracks. getting foults on those last tracks is terribly annoying,
and i recently did Graetest hits, and gettign all shortcuts perfect for the first time and landing on my back 2 feet from checkered line.. i had to settle for a basic run.. ill be back!
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You might have not got much sleep, but I didn't get ANY http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image..._surprised.gif
I kept hammering at it until 4am and by that time it wasn't worth going to bed so I'll go another full day until I collapse tonight.
I still can't get past my 3 faults on World Championship and they usually come on Underground or Trials/Tribs.
Underground is a pain in the arse to say the least. The first drop down is my bogey obstacle, and Trials/Tribs I can mess up anywhere.
I have actually got more consistant on KotH than those two tracks which is odd cos there was a time when I couldn't even clear the first obstacle.
On the bright side I did manage to knock 10 seconds off my KotH time at 6am this morning http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...con_e_wink.gif
It moved me a whole singular place up the leaderboard!!! lol
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I guess 2 weeks ago I would have bet lestropie on InfernoII after about 200tries. I was 1.5 seconds faster then him.
But I got killed because the last swinging thing at the end hit my backwheel and my driver flipped over.
I was like:,, WTF just happened. **** you Trials. This is ridicolous this ******g piece of crap didnt even hit me ride but my ******ed dushbag still manges it to fall of the god damn bike. insult...insult...insult...incomprehensive sream...
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Well I'll chip in... I was aiming at a platinum medal on Going Up. Everything was more than sweet, it was a pretty sweet run by my standards, I wasn't shaking or anything and there I was at the last obstacle and under 1'40, so plenty of time to platinum it... There it was, the dreaded WTF moment. For some reason my rider decided not to climb the wooden beam as he usually does. Instead I do a backflip and land on the front light on the lower beam (the one just before the dynamite). By the time I landed back on my wheels and passed the finishing line, I was under 2' or something. You can't check my replay (1272 as of today) since it crashes... but believe me when I tell you that it was painful http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image..._e_biggrin.gif
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My worst moment was the 1 fault run on the World Championship tournament. It is my last missing platinum. (without dlc)
I was down to 3 faults. And I restart immediatly after a crash. I want the 0 fault version, not 2 faults or one fault.
On that certain moment it was my first time to complete the first 7 tracks including KOTH with 0 faults. And I became nervous. The last 3 tracks are easy. Normally I 0 fault them with only one hand, closed eyes and in a box under water.
But my hands were shaking and my heart began to pound. On track 8 I crashed on the first jump at the track start. 1 fault. I messed it up. I completed that run but the rest of that evening was really sad.
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the worst for me has to be my run on the midnight club.
after diabolic, inferno 2 and whatever comes between them (goin up i think) i only had 2 faults, and the tracks after that are normally 1 faulters for me at worst, so i was thinking platinum here i come.
however, something really didnt want me to get the platinum, because on brown boxes all the explosives kept going off for no reason, killing the rider, giving me a time (just on brown boxes) of 2:30, and 26 faults. i was not pleased. i will admit that one of the explosions was fair, but for the rest of them i was about half the bike's length away from them when they went off
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Originally Posted by MissAnthropie
Normally I 0 fault them with only one hand, closed eyes and in a box under water.
http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_lol.gif
well somehow reading about other peoples disasters has made me feel a bit better about my own. i suppose been as i made it that far last night, i can do it again.
i plan to do it TONIGHT!
and reaper, unlucky on the midnight club mate!
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Good luck tonight, bob! http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...on_e_smile.gif You'll get it soon enough!
Unfortunately, even my worst stories aren't as frustrating as yours. I just hate Unfair Bombardment in the Underground Cup. That's the only tourney I've tried playing in the past few months, because I'm determined to get my zero-fault platinum on it.
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i think i was just really lucky with getting my world championship platinum. ive been trying it daily for about a week, and then the first time i got past King of the Hill without any faults i nailed it. not the best time though (8:58) but just enough for platinum. i think my worst experience was on Dynamic Range, were im currenly 5th. i was almost 2 seconds ahead of my time and landed on my back just before the finish line. but f*ck it, one day (soon http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image.../icon_razz.gif) i'll get it. keep positive.
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im still on 1 fault on inferno but maybe 2 weeks ago i got to the 3 hammers twice in a row and got hit... no if i just play to the end the hammers never hit me... and yes the toys were out the pram and i went to beer shop....
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You and me both man. 1 fault on Inferno and thats still after gettin plat on Diablo. Im gonna give World Championship another go tonight and ill post back my sob story. http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_lol.gif
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got wc down to 4 faults but to be fair it should of been 1 or 2.... i mean twice my rider just freaked out and i swear it wasnt my fault...
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Two come to mind for me:
At the time i was ranked in the 80's or 90's, on my 5th or 6th day of doing original Ultimate Endurance, KOTH is 2nd to last track and i make it through with 0 faults for the first time, all i have to do for the achievement is make it through Jolly Jumper....I don't even make it past the first jump. To this day plywood is my most hated material to ride on. Later that day i made it through again and overshot the part where you go down the long ramp. The next day i got it and it felt amazing. I was a much better rider after spending so long on it, and improved more than half of the times on the tracks from the tourny.
Pretty much same deal with Midnight Club. Spent a week+ to get to 2 faults, left it alone for a week, then Papheretti & LostNR got 0 faults. So started working on it again, got it to 1 fault in 3 days during which Boris got it while i was trying, one minute he had 4 faults next he had 0, took me 3 or so more days to get to Greatest Hits with 0 and i faulted on an easy part right after 3rd checkpoint. So after spending around 2 weeks on it i'm moments away from 0 faults and i choke on an easy part. Thats the soul crusher, getting so far but messing up on a part that up until then gave me no trouble.
Same deal as with UE, after spending all that time on those tracks i improved on all 6 extreme tracks.
With both tournaments i went through the whole throw your controller thing, which did nothing for me other than make me feel immature. Luckily the controllers are designed to take a beating otherwise i'd have spent 100$+ on new controllers. Also curiously both tourneys made my hands sweat, never in my life for any reason have my hands gotten sweaty and certainly not for a video game.
I tried to find a perseverance motivational poster but they were all lame. ben, if you got there once you can get there again, just persevere. It feels so good to beat you albatross tourny and it will undoubtedly make you a better rider.
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Inferno II before I zero faulted it... I was at the last checkpoint around 15 seconds faster than my previous 1 fault record, and with zero faults... and one of the hammers hit me http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...icon_e_sad.gif
And I haven't got that fast run since...
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Ender, your old UE tales sound worse than my worst moment to be fair. i think you pretty much win the worst Trials moment ever imo! that first obstacle on jolly jumper is deceptively tricky...
well i only had 20 minutes on it last night. played 5 a side football and so was too tired to play. had 3 goes and didn't even come close. so i'm re-assessing my plan and plan to have it down by May instead http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...on_e_smile.gif
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Managed to nail a 1 fault run Ben so I'm just back infront of you http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...con_e_wink.gif
My troublesome obstacles seem to be the start of Classic and the jump on KotH after the backflip (thats where my fault came from) http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image.../icon_evil.gif
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saving the default track overtop of an almost finished one..
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Originally Posted by heetsauce
saving the default track overtop of an almost finished one..
http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_lol.gif been there done that
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The 2 days i played Smoke and Mirrors trying to get platinum was so painful... http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image.../icon_evil.gif
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Originally Posted by xTonyTwoToneX
If you can platinum Jolly Jumper, you sure can plat Smoke and Mirrors. http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...con_e_wink.gif
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Ya I got it finally... but that was after 2 days of agony. hahaha no it was fun really, I think anyone who plays this game consistently enjoys a little pain and frustration.
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Originally Posted by EuphoricFusion
we seem to have the same problems, and somehow have faulted in the same place as well (i also have a 1 fault run)
for the first checkpoint of classic, what i've found works is just holding full power, and doing nothing with the bikers posture. when you land on the 2nd hill lean forwards at the end to get yourself enough distance to make the jump.
after that, i've got no advice for you because i'm terrible at the rest of the track too.
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sorry for the double post, but after what can only be decribed as a long time, i got 0 faults and 3:40.140 on the professional league.
need i say more?
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Originally Posted by Reaper392
sorry for the double post, but after what can only be decribed as a long time, i got 0 faults and 3:40.140 on the professional league.
need i say more?
Ouch! http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_lol.gif
Last night, i give Midnight another go. 1 fault on Diablo no big deal...Goin up 0 faults even had my best time, then Inferno...mess up on the tires, i say its cool just keep tryin (this is me tryin to get my faults down from 35 to 10 or less) and i kept messin up then next checkpoint i mess up on the platforms and i just gave up. Tournaments are pure evil.
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after about 1 1/2 hours i got the professional league to about 3:35 give or take a couple of seconds.
at the time i was actually the fastest person with 0 faults who hadnt got the platinum - the guy ahead of me had 3:39.998
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i 0 faulted my Mother Brain... in 2:33.5xx and i jumped up! i screamed in excitement at my time... i beat Qc Choppers run... i was getting the camera set for replay, i decided to message chopper.... 'i beat you you bastard!!!' hit send and see the 1st few messages in my box... one of em is choppers time, it was 2:29.xxx.... i immediately remessaged him and let him know i was an a#%hole.... maybe not worst but most embarrassing being my girlfriend witnessed it all...
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i felt like i was floating up the track goin up upgrading my time by like 20 secs and at the end i didnt make it up the beam, came down, hit the explosive, and just about put a gun to my head.
luckily i didn't and got a good time later, unfortunately not nearly as good
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update. i have barely played the game since my massive bottle job. i've probably had less than 10 goes at World Championship, then turned it off and played other games. including the Skate 3 demo. and i still don't think it's a patch on the first few Tony Hawk games when it comes to pure fun... pah!
but yeah, my big fail seems to have really turned me off this game temporarily. including customs. whenever i've thought about putting it on i just have "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STILL NEEDS PLATINUMING" flash up in my head and so pick something else to play.
http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_cry.gif
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Originally Posted by ben1bob
update. i have barely played the game since my massive bottle job. i've probably had less than 10 goes at World Championship, then turned it off and played other games. including the Skate 3 demo. and i still don't think it's a patch on the first few Tony Hawk games when it comes to pure fun... pah!
but yeah, my big fail seems to have really turned me off this game temporarily. including customs. whenever i've thought about putting it on i just have "WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STILL NEEDS PLATINUMING" flash up in my head and so pick something else to play.
http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_cry.gif
Maybe they'll announce the new DLC soon and it'll get you back into it. RedLynx, if you're reading this, think about ben1bob! http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image..._e_biggrin.gif
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I've been working on 0 faulting the ultimate league for a long time now. I have 1 faulted it like 8 times, most of them I faulted on the last section of Isabella. Today I was at 0 faults up to isabella and just dropped down to the round vent ducting landing before the last section. I was in midair jumping to the next platfrom and my 3 year old daughter ran up and hit the "Y" button on my controller. She thinks its funny when the rider crashes. I yelled "NO!" pretty loudly and she started to cry. This was my worst moment in trials. Failing at the very end of the tournament and making my baby girl cry at the same time.
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Originally Posted by lespritdelescalier
i like this idea very much http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...con_e_wink.gif
had about 2 hours playing WC last night. i only made it to KOTH about 5 times without faults. i'm getting worse!!
the nerves i had on Trials/Tribulations in my OP are hitting me at Concrete Dreams (the third track) now http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_lol.gif
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my mum caught me knocking one off when i was 15..... nuff said... its not trials but **** me.. its mustard http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_eek.gif
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0 faulting the entire world championship up to trials and tribulations, then crashing on the last but 1 obsticle
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Originally Posted by Reaper392
0 faulting the entire world championship up to trials and tribulations, then crashing on the last but 1 obsticle
duuuude, that's what my OP is. welcome to the club mate!
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Originally Posted by raistlin2076
not good. not good at all.
my dad nearly walked in on me way back in the day. i put a bolt on the door the day after.
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Originally Posted by Reaper392
0 faulting the entire world championship up to trials and tribulations, then crashing on the last but 1 obsticle
duuuude, that's what my OP is. welcome to the club mate!
check the best saves thread in the video's section - then you'll see how angry i was (i cba to copy it to here as well)
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i just did a 0.7 sec faster run on the breakdown during the national bike cup. which would have given me a top 20 spot. cant reproduce that for the life of it. the good thing about it was i endid up 5th place in the NBCup. in dutch we say: geluk bij een ongeluk. (means something like got some luck out of bad lucK)
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Not the worst, but in the "WTF just happened" catagory:
Wasn't even planning on playing Trials, just turned on xbox to send a msg or two and i just couldn't resist. Yesterday i worked on Professional League for 2 hours. Today I messed up once on Pro Speedway then,
Pro Speedway: finish a second behind my Top 20 time
Smelting Hazard: finish a 1.5 behind my top 20 time, i owned that shortcut like it was my....
Workshop of Secrets: Had been the lesser of my issues yesterday but eeked out minus 6 seconds of my top 30(?) time.
Fantastic: Had been the major of my issues yesterday, got minus 2 seconds of my top 100(?) time.
Final Flashback: Pressures on, hearts beating a little faster, make through the first glass, hit everything pretty cleanly including the ones that can hold you up towards the end, hit the final container like a champ, all thats left is some inconspicuously harmless glass......yep.....Crash!.....http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_cry.gif http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_cry.gif http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...s/icon_cry.gif
Ended up 5 secs behind my top 100(?) time with the crash.
Would've put me in 2nd in the tourney behind Les and with a decent lead on 3rd.
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About an hour ago, did the midnight club and did 5/6 with 1 fault. Along comes greatest hits and I got 3 faults. http://forum.redlynx.com/forum/image...icon_e_sad.gif