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[rlmergeuser]

OK, so this week and last I have been working on the hard levels just finished Steel and Concrete tonight - I only have Inferno to go). I went back through Full Speed Ahead and realized that I did it with like 2 or 3 faults. I started to think that maybe I could no-fault it. So I stayed with it for an hour or two and got to the last checkpoint with no faults, and suddenly I was faced with a choice - do I finish it and claim my first no-fault hard level ever, or do I intentionally crash to get the "Bad Vibes" achievement? Well, I'm a sucker for the achievements, so I faceplanted, finished the level, and got the achievement. Then I spent the next several hours obsessively playing the level again, knowing I could do a repeat. Finally, I did manage it, but it made me wonder...

When most people face their first possibility of a no-fault hard level in Trials 2 SE, do they grab the no-fault or the achievement?

Just curious.

[Godmil]

I was in the same boat. I was playing Full Speed Ahead and crossed the last checkpoint with no faults and then had to think what to do. I decided to nofault it first, then I went back in and thankfully on my very next turn I got back to that place for the achievement. Good luck with Inferno

[rlmergeuser]

Lol, also the same boat

I finished a few hard tracks, some with faults, and I decided to try to get the achievement on the most easy hard track, Full Speed Ahead.

I got the achievement on that track but now it turns out h1 is the hardest hard track....its my worst hard record...*sigh*

[Godmil]

My team mate, evilsean42, insisted to me that I should get it on Jumpy Ride as that was the easiest hard track... but even now I still find that one quite tricky.

[rlmergeuser]

You get bad vibes without trying at some point. No point ruining a proper run just to get the achievement. I got mine the proper way, just before the end flag when trying to zero fault king of the beer for the first time.

[rlmergeuser]

What Jorma said: Ranks first, achievements second.

Iirc I got mine on H1 also, naturally not long after the first faultless run. That lovely last jump over the wall obstacle...

[rlmergeuser]

My team mate, evilsean42, insisted to me that I should get it on Jumpy Ride as that was the easiest hard track... but even now I still find that one quite tricky.

Yeah, I think that's one of the brilliant things about T2SE - it requires a variety of styles. Just for giggles, I tried Full Speed Ahead and Jumpy Ride one after the other, and got 4 faults on Full Speed Ahead and 6 on Jumpy Ride... and I definitely find Jumpy Ride harder. But I can easily see where someone else's strengths might be better suited for Jumpy Ride (next time I can block a few hours to play, it'll either be trying to beat Inferno or trying to no-fault Jumpy Ride).

I got mine the proper way, just before the end flag when trying to zero fault king of the beer for the first time.

That has to be the most hardcore thing I've heard in a long time... you got "Bad Vibes" on King of the Beer? Dude! I guess the physical pain you'd have to feel for doing King of the Beer with 1 fault at the end would be offset by the achievement at least. I think I did an Ace Ventura-style pelvic thrust celebration the (singular) time I managed to finish King of the Beer. Then I realized that Steel and Concrete was harder for me.

What Jorma said: Ranks first, achievements second.

Iirc I got mine on H1 also, naturally not long after the first faultless run. That lovely last jump over the wall obstacle...

Ah, but the kicker is that the last wall obstacle jump isn't the last checkpoint.

EDIT: And with that, I think I finally know what I want my avatar to be

[jonofthejungle9]

I didn't realise it was an achievement, until I was trying to set a new PB for most of the tracks. So by then, I could get through this track 0 faults 8/10 times at speed and when I noticed it, I just went in and done it.
Only 1 track left for my complete all tracks achievement, YSNP. sigh......
I wish I didn't ahve to do this one. Its too hard!

[rlmergeuser]

Only 1 track left for my complete all tracks achievement, YSNP. sigh......
I wish I didn't ahve to do this one. Its too hard!

Oh, crap! You have to do the downloadables for that achievement too? Wow... ouch. I guess it'll be a while before I've got that one. On the other hand, at least it gets me motivated to try out the super-evil levels. Do downloadables count towards your ranking?

Incidentally, sometimes I just watch the zero-fault YSNP replays for the awesome factor. That is some wicked-sick playing.

[rlmergeuser]

Ah, but the kicker is that the last wall obstacle jump isn't the last checkpoint.

EDIT: And with that, I think I finally know what I want my avatar to be

You know what: You're absolutely right!
See kids, that's what you got for not playing the thing for over two months now...

Well chosen avatar by the way.