Malachyte's Trials HD Goals - Completed!!! | Forums

[A7XfoREVer531]

If you are worried about getting asked to play people tracks if you go to privacy settings you can make it so that only friends can send you messages

[jook13]

^^

Haha, thanks. But I didn't try to get a faster run just to do better... it was only because my first 0-fault run was not platinum. If the platinum time was more forgiving I would have been perfectly happy with my 1:09 run.

Also, jook13 posted in the Ninja Track Video Leaderboard thread, but I think it's more appropriate to respond here:

Now you are just procrastinating, looking for any loose ends to tie up. Time to move on man, dont make us form a proper intervention

You're absolutely right jook... that's exactly what I'm doing. The more I think about it, the less motivated I feel to move on to Evo.

When I first started in Trials HD, I was having a blast. So much of a blast that I decided to get more involved with the community and my own niche within the game - Ninja Tracks. After becoming an active member of the community, I was still having a lot of fun, but the game took over more and more of my life. This is of course entirely my own fault. I don't get addicted to substances... but I do get addicted to video games. I know this about myself.

You've all seen me rant before about how Trials HD practically took over my life, and how I started having much more fun with the game after everyone else moved on to Evo, which allowed me to play the game at my own pace again. From May through July of this year I spent so much time enjoying other aspects of life, and only played Trials once in a while, and I felt more happy and upbeat than I've felt in years. The only reason I started playing a lot more recently is because I injured my back (a bulged disc in my lower back) and therefore I haven't been able to go hiking, disc golfing, or biking while I go to physical therapy and wait for my body to heal...

Once I'm all healed up I'm determined to get back into that lifestyle - getting outside and living my life as much as I can. I know that if I get Evo I will become completely absorbed in the game trying to platinum everything, keep up-to-date on all my favorite creators, try to take top spots on custom track leaderboards, etc. etc.

Especially now that I've become somewhat of an icon in the Trials community (no bragging intended), I know that if I move on to Evo I will CONSTANTLY have people bugging me to try their new Ninja tracks, or to try to beat their run on a specific track, etc.

During the peak of the Trials HD years, I feel like I missed out on so many other aspects of life because I was completely consumed by the game, and I know I would become just as addicted to Evo.

I know that I'll still have the urge to get my "Trials fix" once in a while, but I can easily get this from THD... just choosing a fun Level 2 or 3 track to zero once in a while. No pressure, no goals, no community. Just me playing a game I love that no one else plays anymore. That probably sounds ******ed to most of you, but it sounds like a great plan to me... at least during this stage in my life.

I know that reading this will probably disappoint a lot of you. I get SO MANY comments on my videos along the lines of "OMG WHEN R U GETTING EVO???" ... which really does nothing but prove my point. Why do you think so many people want me to hurry up and move on? Probably so they can ask me to try to 0-fault their Ninja tracks and upload replays... or play multiplayer with them...

I'm not going to miss out on any more mountain bike rides or awesome powder days in the Winter because I slept in too long after playing Trials until 4am.

/Rant.

I think this is one reason why you may like Evo more. For me personally, The whole game is a lot more of a casual experience. In HD, I would obsess over getting my next zero fault on a tough custom track. Part of the motivation was so I could upload and show off my run. In Evo, there are already replays, there is no ninja video thread. There is no need to upload a run so there is less pressure to prove my self. My favorite part of this game is being part of the OTHG. In this group, we are given 4 tracks to run a week. I enjoy having a small goal like that, just sit back and relax as I take off .1 or .2 at a time. Like I said, its a much more casual experience for me. I still love the game, its the only game I play. But I find myself doing family fun more and gaming less than I did with HD.

Its all in the experience you create for yourself though. If you end up playing Evo, are you still gonna set incredibly high goals for yourself? Look at the first page of this thread and read it all. Who wouldnt get burnt out after completing something like that? Who wouldnt feel they missed out on other parts of their life after zeroing around 400 ninja tracks? If you dont think you can play Evo in a less intense manner, I would suggest not playing it really. You said you know you have videogame addiction issues. I know I have alcohol addiction issues, thats why I havnt drank in over 4 years. I wish I could come home from work and drink a beer or 2 to relax. Problem when I try that is I then proceed finish the 6 pack 2 hours later then find myself driving to get more...

[rlmergeuser]

Thanks to everyone for your support and suggestions. I can see now that the way I phrased things made me come across as a bit of a whiny little ***** complaining that "everyone would make me play too much"...

Let me clarify:

I would have no problem ignoring crappy track makers asking me to play their Ninja tracks. But I would WANT to keep up-to-date on all the great track makers I've become familiar with from THD, like Murdoc, jook, Heetsauce, Skumbag, Lumberjack, NV ii Alex, InfenoTrials, BlazingDude, QcChopper, Iron Warlord, etc. etc. etc. (So many more...)

Whether I set my profile to private or not, I know I wouldn't be able to stop myself from trying to 0-fault and platinum every track made by any of these creators. I also wouldn't be able to stop myself from trying to 0-fault and platinum everything in the game, including Test Your Might...

If you're worried about the consuming of your attention/time/life in general, set your parental features to only allow so many hours/day of playing - the 'Family Timer' feature can do this easily. Come to think about it, I should probably consider this myself.

I didn't know this was an option... but still, if I'm being honest with myself I know that this wouldn't work. I could set it up, but if I felt like I was on the verge of zeroing a particular track or whatever, I would just go turn it off and keep playing... and I'm sure this would happen a lot.

What jook said really sums it up pretty well:

Its all in the experience you create for yourself though. If you end up playing Evo, are you still gonna set incredibly high goals for yourself? Look at the first page of this thread and read it all. Who wouldnt get burnt out after completing something like that? Who wouldnt feel they missed out on other parts of their life after zeroing around 400 ninja tracks? If you dont think you can play Evo in a less intense manner, I would suggest not playing it really. You said you know you have videogame addiction issues. I know I have alcohol addiction issues, thats why I havnt drank in over 4 years. I wish I could come home from work and drink a beer or 2 to relax. Problem when I try that is I then proceed finish the 6 pack 2 hours later then find myself driving to get more...

I could definitely start out trying to play Evo in a less intense manner, but I know for a fact that this wouldn't last. I would just become completely absorbed. Exactly like you said with your alcohol addiction - you used to tell yourself you were just gonna have 2 beers, but before you knew it you'd finish the six-pack and go buy more. I could tell myself I was just going to zero one Ninja track or platinum a couple of non-Ninjas... but I here's an example of what I know would happen very regularly:

"Oh, just one try on the next track... damn, I was pretty close to zeroing that! Ok, just one more try... Yes! Zeroed it! Ok, let's turn off the XBox now... oh look at that, I have a new message... No way, a new QcChopper track!! Ok, I gotta try it before I quit playing for the day... just one try. Crap, that track was really fun... just one more try... one more... oh, NOW I understand the right technique for that difficult obstacle, well lemme just try to get a better run now that I'm not doing the wrong thing... OMG, 2 faults!!! I'll bet I can get zero pretty easily... just a few more tries..."

You get the idea.

On the other hand, I can easily have a beer or two without the urge to have more. I smoke weed on a semi-regular basis... maybe 2 times a week on average, yet I've never been tempted to do it more often. In fact, I enjoy the moderation, and I don't understand people who enjoy being high for every waking moment of their life... I've tried ecstasy and mushrooms too, and even though I thoroughly enjoyed my experiences, I've never felt like doing these drugs more than once or twice a year.

I'm just not the same way with video games I love... I have so much trouble tearing myself away from them once I get sucked in.

It's been my dream since I was around 13 to live up in the mountains close to ski resorts where I could mountain bike and snowboard on a regular basis. I finally made that happen a few years ago when I moved from southern California up here to Truckee in northern California. It's expensive to live up here... why the hell am I spending the extra money to live up here if I'm going to spend 90% of my free time playing video games?

Anyway, I'm still playing THD a lot right now because of my back injury, but I know I'll be able to cut down on my time easily once my back is good enough to start doing the outdoor activities I love again, specifically because there's nothing to keep up with. My goals are completed, and there is no new user-generated content coming out at all.

[rlmergeuser]

Malachyte I got a lot of Respect for what you're doing you know whats Important in life and for you...
I would be plessed with only half of your patience...

[JoeRegular]

Mal whatever you wanna do in the future I wish you all the best, genuinely one of my favourite people I've met through Trials. I totally agree with Jook in that the competetive/can't put it down factor is diminished greatly in Evo but can also totally appreciate your reluctance to get involved.

Just keep upping crazy *** vids to youtube so we can keep tabs on your escapades bud

[rlmergeuser]

Thank you Joe, what flattery! I may give in and get Evo some day... but not now. And of course, I will continue to upload all kinds of videos to YouTube... just as soon as my stupid back gets better.

[rlmergeuser]

In my quest to prove that I've passed every Ninja Track from the leaderboard in Trials HD, I've finished recording, editing, and uploading all the Level 2s which I didn't have runs on. Most of them are crappy first-try runs, so they are all unlisted on YouTube and linked only from the Ninja Track Video Leaderboard, just like I used to do with Pending Submissions uploads.

All Level 3 runs have been recorded, but I haven't even begun the editing process, so it will be a while before they are ready.

Enjoy!

A7XfoREVer531

Dilemma
--55--Malachyte - 8:25.674 (First Try)

ALFdoubaka

Goblin
--95--Malachyte - 15:05.206 (First Try)

High-Tec
--63--Malachyte - 10:56.605 (First Try)

p_i-w-i_q
--57--Malachyte - 9:32.436 (First Try)

Chicago AJ

Good Luck
--57--Malachyte - 5:58.113 (First Try)

Colors Of Life

Doomsayer
--47--Malachyte - 4:03.669 (Second Try) - I think this was my second try… I played the track once when it was first released, and then again much later after I learned that the LT/RT trick worked when airborne.

CypherDextrous

Dizzy Ninja
--41--Malachyte - 5:16.098 (Third Try) - I actually played this track a few times when it was first released. I'm pretty sure this was my third attempt, but it was a long time ago so I'm not sure.

DEADPH1SH

Felony
--56--Malachyte - 6:18.454 (Meh) - I'm pretty sure I played this track several times when it was first released. This run is so old… I use faults in several places out of impatience or frustration, on obstacles that are easy to try repeatedly without faulting… Bah! Embarrassing!

epZ Hectic

Skills
--60--Malachyte - 23:47.673 (First Try)

fanbeltgattsu

DJ_10
--68--Malachyte - 14:26.667 (First Try) - I wasted a lot of time/faults figuring out the obstacle with the two concrete pipes… It took me a long time to realize that they had physics enabled.

DJ_11 v1.1
--97--Malachyte - 16:57.671 (First Try) - As with most fanbeltgattsu tracks, I wasted a lot of time/faults figuring out some of the very strange obstacles.

FLYER80

Fragile Ninja
--110--Malachyte - 13:25.931 (First Try)

Legacy
--102--Malachyte - 8:49.344 (First Try)

Rage Quit Returns
--48--Malachyte - 6:26.139 (First Try) - I wasted some time/faults figuring out the rotating cube obstacle. Especially considering this, my fault count was exceptionally low for a first-try run on a Level 2 track… but I think I got lucky in a few other places. In any case the track really felt like a Level 2 to me.

HEETSAUCE

Badlands
--63--Malachyte - 15:55.793 (First Try) - Extremely old and embarrassing run…

Bloodclot
--155--Malachyte - 19:09.787 (First Try) - Another extremely old and embarrassing run…so many stupid faults getting checkpoints…

HoRiZoNTaL Xx

Night Shift
--41--Malachyte - 4:55.504 (Second Try) - As far as I remember, I played this track a second time because I was on the fence between a Level 1 and a Level 2. I ended up settling on Level 2 mainly because of the obstacle I got most of my faults on in this run.

InfernoTrials

Legend
--15--Malachyte - 2:34.676 (Meh) - I spent a while playing this track when it was first released just because I found it fun!

Traveller
--8--Malachyte - 3:49.534 (Meh) - I spent a while trying to 0-fault this track because I originally rated it as Level 1 for some reason… after several hours this was still my best run, so I decided to re-rate the track as Level 2.

Jarr3tt88

Ninja Mining
--44--Malachyte - 5:24.840 (Second Try) - I think I played the track once when it was first released, then later I was talking with Murdoc about it, and he told me he had come really close to getting out of the rock pit below the three metal bars. This intrigued me, so I decided to try the track again to see if this was possible. Turns out it is.

Loot Monkey

Eclectic
--50--Malachyte - 5:35.622 (First Try)

Moonshine
--118--Malachyte - 10:44.713 (First Try) - I really struggled with a couple of the obstacles in this track for some reason…

Lumberjack Pep

Bionic Thumb
--120--Malachyte - 8:18.608 (First Try)

Crap Scrap
--98--Malachyte - 8:56.352 (First Try)

Last Templar
--105--Malachyte - 9:10.850 (First Try) - My fault count could have been lower on this one… it seems I got either frustrated or impatient on the third obstacle and started using faults when I could have easily recovered from most of my failed attempts…

Mongold 13

Concrete Hell
--58--Malachyte - 5:26.630 (First Try)

Murdoc Loch

False Pretenses
--67--Malachyte - 8:26.395 (Meh) - I played this track a handful of times back in the day because Murdoc asked me to try to 0-fault it. If I recall correctly, he was also asking me to reanalyze it and potentially rate it as a Level 1. Even after around 5 tries or so, this was still my best run. Granted, I was much worse back then than I am now, and this track also focuses on speed-runner techniques which have always been my weakest point… but I think even today I'd still rate it as a light Level 2. Also, for some reason I used several faults on the 2nd-to-last obstacle even though I could have easily recovered.

Mountain Ninja
--117--Malachyte - 9:31.991 (First Try) - I don't think it occurred to me at the time that it was possible to recover on the 2nd-to-last obstacle. Or maybe I was just impatient. Who knows.

NV ii Alex

666 + Ninja = ?
--170--Malachyte - 13:45.335 (First Try) - This is another very old and embarrassing run… I used lots of faults on the 2nd-to-last obstacle where I could have easily recovered, and just played very poorly overall… Man, I used to suck at this game.

Bounce Attack
--73--Malachyte - 5:40.947 (First Try)

Bounce Attack 2
--72--Malachyte - 5:35.188 (First Try)

Bounce Attack 3
--67--Malachyte - 5:59.506 (First Try)

Dream Trance
--8--Malachyte - 1:44.319 (Meh) - I played this track for a while when it was first released simply because I thought it was really fun. Editing this run made me wanna go back to try to 0-fault it…

Sanctuary 2.NO
--152--Malachyte - 11:52.781 (First Try)

Nytmair

Pink Frogs
--66--Malachyte - 7:21.768 (First Try)

R0GUE T0MAT0

Just Dirt
--108--Malachyte - 9:12.068 (First Try)

SLY BACONz

Vete Al Diablo
--248--Malachyte - 15:55.075 (First Try) - This run is EXTREMELY old, and quite possibly my most pathetic run ever… I used SO MANY faults on the 2nd-to-last obstacle when I could have easily recovered.

Snipen108

Perdition
--28--Malachyte - 3:12.610 (Third Try) - I'm fairly certain this was my third try. As far as I recall, I was really on the fence between Level 1 and Level 2 for this track, so I played it a few extra times. In the end I decided that although most of the track was very borderline, the last obstacle was hard enough to push the track to a light Level 2 overall.

Spargokuroth

Chili Night
--35--Malachyte - 2:53.403 (Second Try) - I played this track a second time because I spent a LOT of extra faults on my first try just figuring out all it's strange and unique afterburner obstacles.

sugatin

idn ,u!o6 (Goin' Up Remake)
--57--Malachyte - 11:08.519 (First Try)

T/T (Trials/Tribulations Remake)
--74--Malachyte - 8:34.172 (First Try)

Tech (Technique Remake)
--69--Malachyte - 6:55.956 (First Try)

UB (Unfair Bombardment Remake)
--107--Malachyte - 9:24.645 (First Try) - This could be a very hard Level 2 or a light Level 3… if anyone would like to chime in with an opinion, go for it! Also, poor checkpoint placement FTW…

T3CHNO M4TTY

The Ninja
--69--Malachyte - 5:58.774 (Second Try) - This run is very old, but I'm pretty sure I only played this track twice.

TBNSoty

Clear? Muri!!
--44--Malachyte - 8:36.905 (First Pass) - Yes, you read that right… a "first pass" run on a Level 2. I never timed out, but this track has a couple of different routes… some of them end up at dead ends with checkpoints… so there is nothing you can do but restart. You can see one of these dead ends underneath the last obstacle - If I had dropped down and gotten that checkpoint I'd have been screwed… Most of the obstacles I encountered on this passing run were actually brand new to me, because I had never stayed on the top route for so long.

WILLYUMZ

Finale Rmx
--71--Malachyte - 5:48.622 (FIrst Try)

x PrOFeSsi0NaL

A = 3.14 x R^2
--107--Malachyte - 12:25.042 (First Try) - Yet another old and crappy run… although I did waste quite a lot of faults/time on the 2nd obstacle doing entirely the wrong thing.

C = 3.14 x D
--18--Malachyte - 3:02.038 (Meh) - I think I spent a while playing this track way back when it was first released. In the replay it seems like I've had a fair bit of practice on it, but I can tell that my skills are fairly outdated… that's why I think it's an old run.

Constant Motion
--36--Malachyte - 2:10.574 (First Try) - This track is very short - only 2 obstacles, so it's theoretically pretty easy to 0-fault. However the first one is at least Level 3 - maybe even an easy Level 4, and the second is somewhere near the border of Level 2 and Level 3. I guess overall that makes the track a Level 2…? I dunno…

xMotionSickness

Ninja Stage 2
--63--Malachyte - 6:33.724 (First Try)

Ninja Stage 3
--81--Malachyte - 8:12.245 (First Try)

Xx 3NIGM4 xX

Sausage
--69--Malachyte - 13:52.726 (First Try)

xXDonReneXx

Errando Discas
--73--Malachyte - 8:35.902 (First Try) - This run is pretty old… but not as terrible as some of my other ancient replays.

Jolly Ninja
--56--Malachyte - 7:56.097 (First Try)

[Retribution]

Dude...you have no idea how much it is killing me waiting for you to get on Evo. Just promise me you'll be on it before the first DLC.

[rlmergeuser]

Dude...you have no idea how much it is killing me waiting for you to get on Evo. Just promise me you'll be on it before the first DLC.

Sorry Amp... probably won't happen. Start reading from here...

[Retribution]

Sorry Amp... probably won't happen. Start reading from here...

I must have missed that post, but hey i understand man. Sorry for having bugged you bout it all those times. Hopefully you'd enjoy the videos i put up from time to time just as i have enjoyed watching your runs. Hope your back gets better soon buddy.