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    L0RDMelchett's Avatar Member
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    How do you choose your HC multiplayer tracks?

    I was interested to know how you guys choose which track to race on Hardcore multiplayer? Do you think tactically based on the opposition or do you just pick your favourites each time? Or do you wait for someone to pick a track and then pick the other one just to annoy them?

    I tend to pick tactically so this is generally how I pick which track I want to race:

    In Heat 1 I'll choose my favourite track of the two choices and usually that's the harder of the two available. It also gives me a chance to check out the just how good the opposition is if I don't recognise the GTs.

    If I win comfortably then I'll pick my favourite track from the 2 choices available for Heat 2 since I figure I'll probably win that too.

    If I win but it was a really close race and I rode well then I'll go for the easiest choice for Heat 2 as that way we'll likely to finish close again and even if I come second in Heat 2 I'll still get a shared win overall.

    If it was close on Heat 1 but I lost then I'll go for broke on Heat 2 by picking the toughest of the two tracks (and hoping for a tough Extreme) in the hope that I can turn around the points deficit by either winning by a big margin or by getting the other riders to DNF.

    If I lose horribly in Heat 1 and had a nightmare run, messing up all the time when I don't usually then I go for broke and pick the toughest track for Heat 2 in the hope that my run on Heat 1 was a one-off and this time I'll show 'em!

    And if I lose horribly in Heat 1 and ride really well then there's not much I can do so it doesn't matter what I pick as I'll probably still get my arse kicked in Heat 2.

    Anyone else put any thought into their choices?
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    Re: How do you choose your HC multiplayer tracks?

    I just pick extremes every time. Bigger skill gap. May the best man win.
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    Re: How do you choose your HC multiplayer tracks?

    I always pick the hardest track available with the only expception being if I have just been trying to improve my time on one of the tracks and want to see if I can get some time savers into an online run

    Also I don't know if this is true or not, but it seems as though when there is a draw with the votes whoever voted first seems to get the track they wanted (remember that sometimes it will look like you voted first, even though someone else did, you just didnt see their vote straight away due to lag)
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    Re: How do you choose your HC multiplayer tracks?

    i mostly pick the hardest track just cos i like the harder tracks more. i get an increase in mouth saliva when Inferno 3 or WotN pop up.

    but i don't put very much thought into it really.

    i do find HC Trials gets on my wick though cos i can go for an hour and only see a few extremes, and mostly Out Of The Pit. i know there's less Extreme tracks than Hard tracks so that explains that, but it just gets on my nips that i can have several races in a row without playing an Extreme track...

    mind you, that might be cos i'm actually pretty rubbish on Hard tracks and mess up all the time
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    Re: How do you choose your HC multiplayer tracks?

    I vote for the hardest track to minimize the probability of a large error costing the race.
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    Re: How do you choose your HC multiplayer tracks?

    I usually pick a track I like more on the first heat (typically an Extreme with the exception of DCR), and if I win in a close match, pick the hardest out of the second heat.
    If I win by a large margin in the first race, I'll pick the faster track in the second heat.
    If I lose in the first match by any stretch, I'll pick the tougher track out of the choices for the second heat.
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    Re: How do you choose your HC multiplayer tracks?

    At first I choose my favorites (or least hated depending on the selection). Then after a few matches I just choose whichever I haven't played yet. And I choose the donkey whenever possible I don't care if I win. I just like to play.
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    Re: How do you choose your HC multiplayer tracks?

    I usually vote against the Extremes - they seem to come up too often, everyone votes for them and they just get a bit boring.

    WotN takes up too much time. I do vote WotN if I think it's going to be a close challenge or I'm behind in points and need to make my opponent DNF.

    If I'm doing 1v1 I sometimes let my opponent pick the tracks.

    I like voting for Bridge of Trials because it's one of my favourite tracks and not many people seem to like it.
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