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    xitooner's Avatar Senior Member
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    As events go, this is better than most

    .... or at least... thats how it seemed at the begining Sadly, you have to play it before you begin to realize that all surface benefits of the current format is completly overwhelmed by the "randomness" aspect. So I had to come back and reedit this rather than falsely advertise.... I was PREMATURE in my assessment.


    Still, there are good things about this event:

    - Excellent tracks (you guys always deliver on that one!)
    - Weekly contest is more skill-based than usual; cant use gems to greatly influence it (if it wasnt for the randomness).
    - Overall, there would be less push to pay gems and less pressure to play than previous events. (if it wasnt for the randomness).
    - All events are on the same timer, so easier to schedule
    - Events are reasonable/fun
    - Those of us who never pay are getting a chance to earn old costumes/paintjobs, etc

    Some minor event downers
    - Before I would use a couple gems to sync my 4-hour timers to my schedule better... kinda miss that.
    - Wish we knew what content was possible to get (but hey I understand it goes with the Xmas/gifting theme to not know)

    One MAJOR event downer:
    - Our esteemed community manager says that we are not guaranteed all tracks if we do our best. That its all random, and all our efforts to use skill, etc will not necessarily be justified in the end, so people who dont try at all can still come out better. WTF? This one bad decision nullifies half the good points right there....this isnt really skill-based at all.


    BUT.. gotta point out the other things that came with the update (but arent event-related) that are not cool at all:

    - The clear snafu on the bundled track pack. Honestly, RL should never have bundled those 3 together. If they had simply reoffered the original 3 bundles it would not have so confusing, and people would be paying less to get exactly the few tracks they were missing (instead of buying a 3-pack to get the 1-pack they missed)

    - First the first time in ages, I am really seeing major lag issues on my ipad/iphone.. (even after game/device restart, etc). And some of the Android lag and screen display issues posted are even more of a nightmare. Not so good there, guys...
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    U r exactly spot on with this thread mate
    The events are good too
    Nice rewards except that parts and magnets
    But yeah RL really dropped the ball with that offer
    I was saved somewhat due to shortage of gems and really was sad as I was with just 259 gems and I thought 550 was for new tracks but then I came to know that it was a bundle for all old tracks via forums and was relieved but I really feel for a lot of players who spent 550 gems to get nothing
    That's really a lot of gems to be wasted
    Hope they get them soon
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    you guys forgot the 50 EUR / $ bundle
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    He he
    Didn't want the negatives to overcome the positives in this update mate
    But I believe 50 $_is really too much mate
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    Hello everyone,

    Thank you for those constructive comments
    I think most have been covered in other threads so I won't go into too much details, but I will ofc forward your feedbacks, good and bad, to RL teams.

    We are aware of performance issues after the update, this is looked into.
    "Before I would use a couple gems to sync my 4-hour timers to my schedule better" : this seems like a legit request indeed.
    But indeed, the fact that you don't know in advance what content you'll get is definitely related to the X-mas theme

    As for the Challenge tracks pack, we hope we'll come up with a satisfying solution for everyone.

    JollyCharly
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    yep without doubt i can say its (not the best ) but the most fun event in Trials Frontier history IMO
    (people will hate me for that) but i think rodeo was the best
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    [QUOTE=PL-k4kshi;11217974]yep without doubt i can say its (not the best ) but the most fun event in Trials Frontier history IMO
    (people will hate me for that) but i think rodeo was the best
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    Hi mate
    Yeah rodeo event was superb for getting rewards
    Tracks gems costumes and everything else
    But riding that stallion was really a great pain in the a..
    Cheers mate
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    No doubt about this update one of the best
    Express delivery,special delivery,rewards
    RL good job
    As far as bugs and glitches are concerned,we are quite use to it now
    And we do understand that new update will bring new bugs.
    So many devices and versions to optimize,some bugs here and there will sprung up.
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    I like the presents challenge. At first I thought I needed to go fast and smooth and was struggling not to lose them all lol. Has anyone managed to keep every present? Best I've done is 141 I think.
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    Originally Posted by big_ligands Go to original post
    I like the presents challenge. At first I thought I needed to go fast and smooth and was struggling not to lose them all lol. Has anyone managed to keep every present? Best I've done is 141 I think.
    I have managed to keep every gift multiple times. The trick is crashing. A lot. What I usually do is hit a checkpoint, crash and then return to the checkpoint. That way you still get to keep your gifts.
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