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hello all.
I finally got the berserker, which i found a bit sluggish at first try. My riptide is 5/5/5/5. how much do I need to upgrade the berserker in order to beat the riptide ? (I guess it depends on the tracks...)
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Berserker gets really good after just a couple of upgrades in each section. It's really the only T3 bike you want to concentrate on.
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My Riptide is 4/5/6/5 and like yourself I didn't like the Berserker. I upgraded it to 3/3/3/3 and tried to do Quagmire and discovered it can't do the fender grab on the second checkpoint because it doesn't have enough grip. I carried on using the Riptide.
I do now use it on the more technical tracks but I still use the Riptide on Quagmire.
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Riptide at 4/5/6/5 and Berserker at 3/3/4/3 have the same grip and lean stats but Riptide has much better top speed and Berserker has much better acceleration. When my 4/4/4/4 upgrades are complete I'll give Quagmire another go and if I can complete it then it becomes my default tier 3 bike.
I would say 4/4/4/4 should be enough to surpass your Riptide.
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I got through Quagmire with a 2/2/2/2 Berserker. On that second checkpoint, I catch my front wheel and swing underneath instead of doing the flip to grab the pole with the back tire. I definitely agree with Godmil that you should focus on the Berserker.
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Berserker gets almost insane at 6/6/7/6. Rip might have better top speed, but the Berserker is like glue and the hop ability is fantastic.
I didn't do much with the Rip yet. Berserker is clearly getting it done for me.
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I didn't say you couldn't complete Quagmire on the Berserker but I have been unable to master the front wheel underflip with any consistency so for the front flip to fender grab technique I need at least level IV tires for comparable grip with my Riptide. Also at level II tires I didn't have anywhere near the same acceleration on steep inclines that I had on my Riptide. I used my Riptide on Lumber Yard and The Stacks until I got level III tires.
I use the Berserker on every tier 3 track except Quagmire. It is definitely the best bike in Tier 3.
To answer the question in the OP, if you get your Berserker to 3/3/3/3 it should be of a similar standard to your Riptide but with better agility.
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I got my Riptide very high in levels before I finally got all the Berzerker blueprints, but once I did I put a couple of levels in the Berzerker and never looked back. Never needed to.
Check the leaderboards on every tier3 track. It's almost entirely berserkers.
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true..Originally Posted by xitooner Go to original post
i'll upgrade the berserker to lvls 2 or 3, this will already take some time (which I have anyway considering that I still have to complete the last mission with 3 level 5 parts...)
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When I'm done upgrading the Phantom, you'll all be sorry.
Muahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
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Its speed vs. agility vs. technique. Go look at my run on Casino Rooftop, its on the Bronco and i'm pretty sure I have a faster time than you. It won't ever be #1, but its one hell of a good challenge. However, there's plenty of other tracks where the speed bike will be #1. Just a matter of time in waiting for upgrades. I'm really just waiting for the Donkey.
