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

[rlmergeuser]

just... <--- add infinitium

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Hey everyone, thanks for your support and congratulatory messages. For the people still asking about Evo, I'm sticking to what I said - I won't be getting it any time soon. Think of it this way - I'm like a recovering alcoholic and playing Trials HD intermittently is like my non-alcoholic beer. Getting Evo would be like subscribing to a six-pack per day for the next several years.

Despite all my petty complaints about the curved drive lines, the fact is that the game looks freaking amazing... especially this new DLC pack. I just don't trust myself to be able to play it in moderation. As I've mentioned, the only reason I'm still playing Trials HD is because I'm (painfully slowly) recovering from a back injury that is preventing me from getting out and doing the things I really want to do - mountain biking, snowboarding, disc golfing, hiking, etc.

I have a script (for my job) which automatically calculates the total running time of a folder of movies. I was scared of what I might find, but I ran all my Trials HD folders through it just to see how ridiculous my obsession was over the last few years. Here are the results:

Trials HD Video Stats:

In-Game: 146 videos, 4:32:51

Non-Ninja Customs: 250 videos, 3:49:38

Ninjas - 0-fault runs: 359 videos, 6:52:56

Ninjas - Passing runs on Level 4s and 5s (plus individual obstacles on 5s): 33 videos, 3:18:51

Ninjas - Crappy unlisted first-try or first-pass runs: 272 videos, 13:25:38

Ninja Promos: 2 videos, 0:17:15

Grand total: 1,062 videos, 32:17:09

These stats speak for themselves. This is why I'm sticking to my decision and not getting Evo.

[rlmergeuser]

Time to go to gamer rehab then? *bites nails* Need... to... play... trials! O_o J/K

[rlmergeuser]

32 minutes isn't that bad!

Fair enough, man. Life first, game second... that is the definitely the way it should be.

If it's any consolation... I think THD was more fun than Evo is. Or maybe I'm just wisening up.

[Jarr3tt88]

I think you've played a bit more than 32 hours...lol

[rlmergeuser]

I think you've played a bit more than 32 hours...lol

Those stats are for all the Trials HD videos I've uploaded to YouTube... not my total playtime. Imagine I spend two or three hours trying to 0-fault a Ninja track. I get a 1-minute replay out of it. THAT'S what those stats are. I don't even want to know what my total playtime is...

[Chicago__AJ]

....are you getting Evo now?


EDIT: YOU'RE NOT?! I HATE YOU. I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SEE YOUR REPLAYS ON NINJAS.

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In case you get the chance to watch it (or TBNSoty posts it), someone re-made The Hard Way in Evo... TBN has it down to 8 faults, when I watched his replay last night. It really puts the differences in THD/TE into perspective.

[rlmergeuser]

In case you get the chance to watch it (or TBNSoty posts it), someone re-made The Hard Way in Evo... TBN has it down to 8 faults, when I watched his replay last night. It really puts the differences in THD/TE into perspective.

Here is a video of the Evo version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV8Bh...1&feature=plcp
And here is the THD version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWLnf7Boq-o

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This doesn't really pertain to my Trials HD goals since I've already completed them... but I figure I may as well post these links here as well (just copied and pasted from the Ninja Track Video Leaderboard thread as usual):

Just added a batch of my own replays!


Level 2 ( )

DEADPH1SH

Felony
--0--Malachyte - 1:10.228 - 1st place! Pretty happy with this run.

ginodeergun

Ninja Track
--0--Malachyte - 1:07.205 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

Tires
--0--Malachyte - 28.292 - First documented 0-fault run. (The only run on the leaderboard before now was my own first try)

InfernoTrials

Legend
--0--Malachyte - 48.066 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

Traveller
--0--Malachyte - 1:23.690 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

ALFdoubaka

Goblin
--0--Malachyte - 1:59.827 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

High-Tec
--0--Malachyte - 56.651 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

p_i-w-i_q
--0--Malachyte - 1:34.135 - 1st place by 45 seconds!!!

CypherDextrous

Dizzy Ninja
--0--Malachyte - 1:29.418 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

xXDonReneXx

Errando Discas
--0--Malachyte - 57.074 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

Jolly Ninja
--0--Malachyte - 1:49.596 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

HoRiZoNTaL Xx

Night Shift
--0--Malachyte - 1:16.279 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!

Colors Of Life

Doomsayer
--0--Malachyte - 56.255 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run! Also, the platinum time on this track is fairly demanding at 1:00… I had to zero it a few times to get platinum.


Level 3 ( )

ginodeergun

Ninja Level 4
--0--Malachyte - 2:10.312 - First documented 0-fault run. (The only run on the leaderboard before now was my own first try)

Lifeonaboard

Certain Death
--0--Malachyte - 1:14.756 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!!!

TheMovement81

Insidious
--0--Malachyte - 1:16.601 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!!!

Pyyheliina

Dusty Cavern
--0--Malachyte - 1:02.037 - 1st place & first documented 0-fault run!!!
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Finally, a few notes on why I chose to work on these particular tracks… just for fun:

Level 2:

I was never a huge fan of "Felony", but it was the only Level 2 by DEADPH1SH that I hadn't zeroed, so I went for it.

As for ginodeergun's Level 2s - Ninja Track and Tires, I only went for these after I zeroed his Level 3 track, "Ninja Level 4"… OCD took over and I wanted to zero the remaining two tracks once I had the hardest one out of the way. Meh.

I zeroed InfernoTrials' Level 2s, "Legend" and "Traveller" because I really enjoy his tracks, and considering he has a whole bunch of Level 1s and only two Level 2s I figured why not… also, he's always been a huge supporter of me on YouTube, as well as my music.

I've always enjoyed Japanese track design… although I seem to be the only non-asian person who does. I really love the unconventional obstacles because they force me to really perfect my finesse and learn new techniques that never show up in "traditional" North American or European track design. I know most people tend to think that they are just awkward and sloppy, but I love them. I focused on ALFdoubaka's Level 2s in this batch simply because he's one of the few Japanese guys who doesn't make insanely difficult tracks like TBNSoty, sugatin, tateyosi, and fanbeltgattsu…

A lot of you are probably wondering why the hell I bothered with CypherDextrous' Level 2, "Dizzy Ninja". The answer is simple. I did it for lolz. That's right. This track is probably the worst and most sloppy Ninja track ever built. It's so bad that it's good, like a really over-the-top B-Horror movie… so I thought it would be hilarious to try to zero it.

I zeroed xXDonReneXx's Level 2 tracks for a few reasons - I have always been a huge fan of his track designs in the first place, and additionally, like InfernoTrials, he has always supported me by commenting on my replays and expressing interest in my music.

Night Shift… this track is like the Pure Trials and Real Trials series by QcChopper, or the Fault Line series by Murdoc Loch. It's this type of really technical track that I enjoy the most - no high speed jumps, just technical and awkward slow-speed obstacles.

Doomsayer - this track is just really fun. I thought it was really awesome back when it was first released, but back then I didn't really have a chance at zeroing it, so I finally came back to it.

Level 3:

Ninja Level 4 - This sounds silly, but I decided to try to zero this track just because I thought it would look funny in the video title to have "Ninja Level 4 (Ninja Level 3)"… lol. Also, despite all the stolen ideas from Pyyheliina and TheMovement81, I thought this track was quite fun. It's basically much easier versions of obstacles I had practiced extensively for Pyyheliina's Level 5, Challenge.

Certain Death - not much to say… I thought this track was awesome back in the day when I first discovered Ninja tracks, and I had always wanted to come back to it some day… so I finally did!

Insidious - Well, I always thought this track was awesome, but I never intended to try to zero it just because it's insanely difficult… however after zeroing ginodeergun's "Ninja Level 4" and "Ninja Track" I felt really guilty for spending time on these crappy rip-off tracks without dedicating my time to the track from which the ideas were stolen… so I set out to zero this beast after all. This may very well be the hardest track I've ever zeroed… it took nearly a week of practice, and was extremely stressful to work on. I made it to the last obstacle in zero faults FIFTEEN TIMES before finally zeroing the track. Don't get me wrong, this track is obviously WAY better than ginodeergun's crappy rip-offs… it's just ridiculously hard. I'm VERY proud of finally zeroing it though… I considered giving up a few times.

Dusty Cavern - Again, not much to say… this is an awesome track, and a lower Level 3 that I actually thought I had a chance at zeroing, so I went for it!