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    Monthly Forum Discussion - May 2017 [Your Favorite Feature!]



    Howdy riders,

    This month’s topic for discussion is: Your Favorite Feature!

    There’s a lot you can do in the Frontier – start showdowns, smash records, become a Bunker Legend, beat ghosts, finish challenging missions, discover new locations to ride on, and a lot more!

    This month we want you to tell us about your favorite feature of Trials Frontier.

    Feel free to share your experience with any of the features below -
    1) The World Map (Story Mode)
    2) The Bunker / PvP
    3) The Midnight Circuit
    4) The Slot Machine
    5) The Doghouse

    This discussion may include any of the following –
    1) Which game feature(s) do you like the most and why?
    2) Which single-player mode do you enjoy the most?
    3) Which competitive feature do you like/dislike the most?
    4) Which features do you like the least, and why?
    5) Your suggestions on the existing or a new feature.

    Let’s stick to the simple rules -
    • Stay in topic
    • Make this discussion fun, healthy & constructive

    It’ll be exciting to know your thoughts on this topic.
    Let's keep the discussion going until the end of this month!

    Cheers!
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    Monthly Forum Discussion - May 2017 [Your Favorite Feature!]



    Howdy riders,

    This month’s topic for discussion is: Your Favorite Feature!

    There’s a lot you can do in the Frontier – start showdowns, smash records, become a Bunker Legend, beat ghosts, finish challenging missions, discover new locations to ride on, and a lot more!

    This month we want you to tell us about your favorite feature of Trials Frontier.

    Feel free to share your experience with any of the features below -
    1) The World Map (Story Mode)
    2) The Bunker / PvP
    3) The Midnight Circuit
    4) The Slot Machine
    5) The Doghouse

    This discussion may include any of the following –
    1) Which game feature(s) do you like the most and why?
    2) Which single-player mode do you enjoy the most?
    3) Which competitive feature do you like/dislike the most?
    4) Which features do you like the least, and why?
    5) Your suggestions on the existing or a new feature.

    Let’s stick to the simple rules -
    • Stay in topic
    • Make this discussion fun, healthy & constructive

    It’ll be exciting to know your thoughts on this topic.
    Let's keep the discussion going until the end of this month!

    Cheers!
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    I actually enjoyed the early stages of the game where we had missions and things to hunt down...not that i dont enjoy opening new tracks and bikes, and the MC is a good event...but i feel a sense of loss now that storyline isnt there anymore...the frontier got smaller somehow....this wasnt just a racing game to me it was a new world to explore....hope theres someone with ideas there to continue the good start you had...peace guys🤙
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    I loved the story. Its a shame all the single player has finished and there has been no more added. Treasure hunting or easter egg finding should be added. This must be the only trials game i know without the mysterious squirrels in.

    I like the idea of the 'World' too as the map locations, but its getting far too busy now. There is 238 released tracks at the moment over the 2 worlds.

    IMO, the option to toggle between the map and a list would be brilliant.

    I just want to see the tracks in Alphabetical order or even swipe in from the left, and see them in order and then i can click it and it highlights the track on my map like what already happens with missions/slot machine/dog house.

    Anything that helps me locate tracks is a win win.

    Also, bring back the prospector and get rid of the dog house. I like the challenges and earning a donut at the end of the 3rd set.
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    Agree

    I totally agree with you for everything you mentioned !
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    Feature request:

    1. Please make an option to restart the entire track on one button click. After a certain point in the game I never really restart to the last checkpoint. We're talking milliseconds on Platinum, not Silver vs Gold. And although holding or swiping over the button is fast, it's NOT.FAST.ENOUGH. Maybe just make Record Mode where things are optimised for nervous and extremely impatient people to restart on single click and any crash.

    2. Please make an option to drop out of a Showdown for Golden Tickets. Sometimes it's 100% clear you're doomed and there is still 4 hours to wait. That'll be your extra monetization micro-channel for sure.

    3. Please make textual search for tracks on the map. The map is so big now, even the top YouTubers knowing the game up and down have to search for tracks.
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    Midnight circuit is a great alternative to the Bunker. I'd propose make it more generic to allow to run it non-stop. Right now it's unavailable most of the time because you guys are probably preparing something special every time like the Bandito. Just make it run non-stop and throw in some player-specific rewards like old missing tracks, some resources etc. Trials has to ALWAYS have something else to do, improve, compete etc. There is no reason for the Midnight Circuit to be down. Ever.
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    Balancing suggestion:

    I'm always running out of bolts, nuts and sheets while have like 500 springs and other parts. I'm upgrading one bike at a time. This could be due to me subconsciously preferring some tracks over others but I can see that some resources are statistically dominant for no particular reason. I have to hunt for bolts while having excessive amount of other resources with nothing to spend them on.

    Perhaps instead of crafting, where parts can only upgrade, we could have a market to trade every-to-every resource?
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    I mostly enjoy playing tracks on the world map and racing ghosts. I get some enjoyment out of the bunker, but not really because of the way it's set up. Slots used to be fun but now I only play them for golden tickets, and to pass the time I suppose. I really wish the leaderboards were recalculated, but I've been wishing that for 2 years and nothing has come of it. Usually the events are fun, and there is a lot less grinding then there used to be. I suppose that's a good thing.

    All of this is said with a grain of salt because of the measures a lot of us have to go through just to play the game properly (game speed issues, login/logout, freezing, etc.).
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    Maybe it's a good idea to include tricks into Showdowns? Kind of merry Slot Machine and Showdowns. It's not who is the fastest but who is the fastest while still having performed all the tricks. Maybe only do one tricked track and two trick-free.
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    I play the slot machine most regularly, I don't need to, I've got 60 or so donuts, 9 million coins, and about 1100 golden tickets but I still do it.

    Ive got a love hate relationship with the bunker. When ahowdowns run over 3 hrs I become less likely to play. IMO, they should never be longer than that and variation could be achieved with ticket regen time, maximum amount of open showdowns and starting number of tickets.

    Even though the prize structure completely stinks, I really enjoy the midnight club. It's simple in its design and basically forces you to practice a track and continuously improve on it. I also like that you've given us bikes to ride that we may not own, that's a huge incentive to keep playing. My only complaint on the midnight club is that we don't know whether we are using a donor bike or our own bike and if it's a donor, to what extent it was upgraded.

    The KTM 450 event was basically the same set up as the midnight club but it showed the wheel, handlebar/fork, engine, and frame images and how much each was upgraded. I don't know if it's reasonably possible but it would definitely be nice to get that upgrade diagram on the MC.

    I'd be a happy rider if the MC became a full time part of the game with a weekly challenge even if the prize structure was still crappy.
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