Originally Posted by HoorayItsMike
Hey man, I tried out your track, and I thought I'd give you a little advice. To be honest, for me, it wasn't too fun. I'd give i like 2.5* overall, and that's with the mindset of it being a gimmick track.
1. I've yet to play a single part in absolutely any track that was "fun" or "cool" when I couldn't see my rider. You had a few different parts where the clouds would cover the track. That's not fun to me. At all. No matter how cool or epic the scenery may be.
2. I came to terms pretty early on that my gas won't do me very much at many parts of the track. And that was ok, but you just made everything sooo slow the whole time. Every slope wasn't that steep that I went down, and I always ended up barely making everything after those slopes. I understand that that was the point, to get the flow just right so that you can make every jump just right. But it wasn't fun. I could barely control my bike AND I was forced to go really slow. That combination is almost never fun.
3. The checkpoints were way too long. It was like 20 seconds per checkpoint, and every time I faulted you would have to start the whole slow process all over again. Again, not that fun.
4. I actually found your easter egg. The "bubble" that floats you across the level, I presume? Well, unfortunately my entire bike didn't get inside, and the whole 20 seconds the bubble carries me as my front wheel is banging around because it didn't get inside. It then drops me on my head at the end of the whole process. It just isn't very well implemented. Making the bubble bigger and way faster would've made it a much more entertaining easter egg.
5. Because you turned the bike way down, the "normal" parts of the track were incredibly frustrating near the end. No one is used to the physics when the bike has almost no gas, and it just creates a lot of frustration and isn't fun.
6. Your theme was pretty cool, and it looked really nice. It's just that the driveline and poor implementation of your concept took away from any enjoyment the theme gave me while playing the track.
I hope this doesn't discourage you, and I hope that all of my comments make sense. If you have any questions, then please ask, but remember, these are my opinions on your track. I know they aren't facts, and I'm sure you won't like them, but the best thing to do is try and understand where I might be coming from and just consider them when making a future track.