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    New Update - Bikes and Fire!



    Storm’s a-comin’, y’all!

    We have a blazin’ new update – and your reputation’s on the line, with Vials of Fire, Boosters, and 7 absolutely new Tracks to win, that make you race for your Reputation!

    Note - The event starts on Android in the next 2 hours, and on iOS in the next 8 hours.


    Enter Miss Iris Norkana

    In a time long past, Ms. Iris Norkana wanted to rule the world with a mighty iron fist, but was frozen in her chambers after a flash freeze wiped everyone out.

    Ms. Norkana, a has-been politician of high regard, has challenged you, the Frontier’s most loved rider.
    By soiling your street cred, she hopes to bring the Villagers to her side and become pawns in her nefarious scheming!

    Save your ‘Reputation’, and send her back to where she came from!


    What’s ‘Reputation’?

    Each race in the Bikes and Fire event begins with the player having a limited amount of Reputation (100 Rep).
    Your Reputation on each Track will reduce over time (at 1 Rep per second), and crashing your bike will also result in loss of Rep (10 Reps).

    Ms. Norkana thickens the plot, hurling dangerous Vials of Fire at you that reduce your Reputation on every Track you race on.
    These vials may drop from the sky, roll down slopes, or appear in landing areas.

    The Reputation left with you at the end of the Track will be added to your Final Total Reputation!

    Note: You can restart tracks the event from the Snapshot Screen, but not from the Leaderboard and the Spinwheel.
    Also on the Snapshot Screen, you will see a stamp which totals your Rep gained during the race. The stamp will state the Number of Reps you’ve earned in that Track.



    A Fair Fight!

    All players will be given the same Bike for every Tier, with the same level of upgrades.
    Everyone gets to race on the following bike(s) on the respective Tier(s) –

    Tier 1 – KTM 500 EXC
    Tier 2 – Mantis
    Tier 3 – Berserker


    Boosters

    Boosters are special purchasable remedies that will make the event easier for you.
    There are 3 Boosters, with a 24 hour timer for each.

    These Boosters are as follows:

    1. Charisma: Helps gain 20% extra starting Reputation for the duration of the Booster
    2. Impatience: Reduces the wait timer by 50% of the original wait timer for the duration of the Booster
    3. Ego: Helps gains 2x Rep from Backflips and Frontflips for the duration of the Booster


    The Rewards

    There are some glorious rewards to be won in the Bikes and Fire event.
    Check ‘em out below –

    - 7 brand-new Tracks
    - 2 Bike Paintjobs (for the Phantom and the Tango)
    - 3 Sweet Outfits

    So hop on your rides, and save the Frontier from this fiery onslaught!

    For any questions or feedback about this update, do let us know as a response to this thread.
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    New Update - Bikes and Fire!



    Storm’s a-comin’, y’all!

    We have a blazin’ new update – and your reputation’s on the line, with Vials of Fire, Boosters, and 7 absolutely new Tracks to win, that make you race for your Reputation!

    Note - The event starts on Android in the next 2 hours, and on iOS in the next 8 hours.


    Enter Miss Iris Norkana

    In a time long past, Ms. Iris Norkana wanted to rule the world with a mighty iron fist, but was frozen in her chambers after a flash freeze wiped everyone out.

    Ms. Norkana, a has-been politician of high regard, has challenged you, the Frontier’s most loved rider.
    By soiling your street cred, she hopes to bring the Villagers to her side and become pawns in her nefarious scheming!

    Save your ‘Reputation’, and send her back to where she came from!


    What’s ‘Reputation’?

    Each race in the Bikes and Fire event begins with the player having a limited amount of Reputation (100 Rep).
    Your Reputation on each Track will reduce over time (at 1 Rep per second), and crashing your bike will also result in loss of Rep (10 Reps).

    Ms. Norkana thickens the plot, hurling dangerous Vials of Fire at you that reduce your Reputation on every Track you race on.
    These vials may drop from the sky, roll down slopes, or appear in landing areas.

    The Reputation left with you at the end of the Track will be added to your Final Total Reputation!

    Note: You can restart tracks the event from the Snapshot Screen, but not from the Leaderboard and the Spinwheel.
    Also on the Snapshot Screen, you will see a stamp which totals your Rep gained during the race. The stamp will state the Number of Reps you’ve earned in that Track.



    A Fair Fight!

    All players will be given the same Bike for every Tier, with the same level of upgrades.
    Everyone gets to race on the following bike(s) on the respective Tier(s) –

    Tier 1 – KTM 500 EXC
    Tier 2 – Mantis
    Tier 3 – Berserker


    Boosters

    Boosters are special purchasable remedies that will make the event easier for you.
    There are 3 Boosters, with a 24 hour timer for each.

    These Boosters are as follows:

    1. Charisma: Helps gain 20% extra starting Reputation for the duration of the Booster
    2. Impatience: Reduces the wait timer by 50% of the original wait timer for the duration of the Booster
    3. Ego: Helps gains 2x Rep from Backflips and Frontflips for the duration of the Booster


    The Rewards

    There are some glorious rewards to be won in the Bikes and Fire event.
    Check ‘em out below –

    - 7 brand-new Tracks
    - 2 Bike Paintjobs (for the Phantom and the Tango)
    - 3 Sweet Outfits

    So hop on your rides, and save the Frontier from this fiery onslaught!

    For any questions or feedback about this update, do let us know as a response to this thread.
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    what's the cost of the boosters?

    and... the times made on the event count for the normal leaderboards?

    been avoiding using the KTM since forever, as i didn't like the way it was put among the normal bikes and destroyed all the times made in the past, now i'm forced to use it, or be cut of a lot of new tracks, etc?



    edit: didn't have the update previously, got it now and answered my own questoions :P

    boosters cost gems, as i thought, glad they don't seem to be mandatory to get enough parts to get all the prizes

    as for the KTM, since flips are encouraged, it's a win win for me, as i get more rep, and delay my race, avoiding PB's


    edit 2: don't want to celebrate too soon, but the event seems really cool and balanced. amount of rep needed for prizes isn't overwhelming, cooldown isn't too long or short, boosters cost gems but i believe one can succeed without them, nice amount and diversity of prizes to be won, and some new mechanics and mix of speed and skills are needed to get the best result possible

    if bugs don't spoil it, it may be the nicest event in a long time! fingers crossed!
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    As Chatkiller said above, the event does seem really nicely balanced. I just hope that it's possible to get all the track pieces without having to spent too many gems.

    ...waits for Xitooner to post the optimal strategy...
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    I have Ninja outfit, so what reward I will get instead of it?
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    Originally Posted by Ubi-Negitron Go to original post
    Note - The event starts on Android in the next 2 hours, and on iOS in the next 8 hours.
    Still no update in AppStore.
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    WOOP 7 new tracks, and 2 made available in the daily shop, really are spoiling us
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    I don't know why but every time when i got struck from ~6 vertical bombs it makes me laugh and always on crucial locations. I like this event!
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    When the event ends? I tried to find an answer to this question but I failed.
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    ...waits for Xitooner to post the optimal strategy...
    I LOLed! (I am having performance-anxiety... I hope someone beats me to it)

    Actually, I just saw this new event...had no idea this was on (and its still not on IOS yet, darn it). Sounds interesting/fun based on everyones feedback so far. Cool!
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    They said it would start on iOS in 8 hours over 8 hours ago. Where's the event?
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