Wipeout HD Challenge

[Chrono]

Wipeout HD is upon us. This is a heads up that the Weekly TT will be coming back in a slightly different form this time around. As Frances_Penfold recomended in the past, we'll be implimenting a more accurate, progressive, and friendly system.

The basic idea is much like golf, get as few points as possible. The faster racer gets 1 point for that track/week, and the person in last will have the most points. Your place on that week's standings will directly represent your points. With this system, it's easy to update times, as it just shifts the numbers. Once a track has it's week, it open to be updated whenever. If two weeks later you rock Moa Therma, you'd still be free to post the new time, and your points will reflect this change. However, we only accept submissions for the track we are doing that week or if we've previously raced it. If not for this, this would just be a TT board, and would lack the fun of a weekly challenge.

Of course, the more people involved, the more fun it is.

I need feedback one something. Would y'all be willing to edit one post over and over, as the weeks go on, or would you prefer to have a post for each week.

We'll launch the Challenge a week or two after this thursday. Since it's less of a weekly challenge now, there is no solid last submission date, however, getting your first good attempt up before the next week's track is strong encouraged. What fun would it be if everyone sat on their times. You can update them, but try not to submit mediocre attempts if you know you can do alittle better. In other words, I don't want to have to (and I wont) update your time everyday, I'm prone to do updates when I'm bored in class (tuesday and thursday nights) and if I'm laying around on the weekend, but I'll try to establish a time every week I'll for sure update.

[eLhabib]

YAY! I'm in!
I'm definitely for the 1-post-per-participant idea, and just update edit when there's a new time.
Looking forward to the challenge!

[Asayyeah]

i am also in Kellen :)
like Martin i am for the 1 post and update it when new time is done.

[Mad-Ice]

Well when I get the change I will join of course but I am still in grid 5 or so. Played too much online, it is so much fun!!!

[guillaume]

Here is my slot, ready to be edited! :)

I'll try and participate as much as I can, even if I only play at work!

[stin]

I`m in too but I`ll do my best to play! :)

stevie:)

[rushin]

I'm in, although if you scary ppl are doing this on phantom i'm also gonna be last :D

[Chrono]

Here is my slot, ready to be edited! :)

I'll try and participate as much as I can, even if I only play at work!

What a terrible terrible job you have...=P

[emwu23]

Im in as well,but I have to finish last grid.

[Wip3ou7]

Reserved!

[DjManiac21]

I'm in too! :+
Looking forward to this!

[guillaume]

What a terrible terrible job you have...=P
Yeah... :( Sadly they won't pay me for gaming hours, so I can only play during lunch break or at the end of the day. Can you believe that?? :g

[TearsToShreds]

/signs in

[Nadia Elenova]

Count me in! :D

[Stardragon88]

Aye count me in too.

[RJ O'Connell]

[Space reserved for time trial entries.]

[Thruster2097]

thruster2097. signing in.

[kanar]

all right. I'm in. (no more sleep for me):robot
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showpost.php?p=102330&postcount=38

[Azeris]

cool. count me in too!

Azerise

[G'Kyl]

Yeah... :( Sadly they won't pay me for gaming hours, so I can only play during lunch break or at the end of the day. Can you believe that?? :g

Wanna come by some day? *gg*

I'll be in as soon as things get going!

Ben

[Frances_Penfold]

I'm in! Thanks for organizing this, Chrono. (Perfect name for time trial organizer, lol)

[Chrono]

LOL

I've got a bit of bad news. I completely forgot about the challenge, and for the next week or two, I'll be working everyday, all day, on the production of a film for my final project. What little time I have in the next week will be spent playing, not organizing TT. If someone wants to step up and get things started, awesome, send me a PM, otherwise I'll try and have our first official track challenge this thursday.

Sorry for the delay, but since we've seen HD delayed so much, figured the TT could mirror that idea. You know, to simulate realism and all =P See yall thursday, and start warming up the first three tracks, cause it's gonna be one of em =)

[Asayyeah]

lol Kelen :D
I am part of this TT challenge of course but can't really organise it myself too ( not such free time as i had in the past to launch the TT challenge for Pure), i am sure we can find devoted pilots who are enough serious to maintain a weekly competition.

[Chrono]

Alright, finally found time.

This week's track is Analpha Pass Black Phantom

Should be easy enough for phantom. We'll continue to use this thread for comments, advice, and smack talk. Another thread will be created for time submissions; which helps continue the clean forum threads. We did it for Pulse, and it was quite nice.

Have fun!!!

[eLhabib]

Sorry, I didn't really dig that much into Pulse, so I don't really know if 'Black' means forward or reverse... (sure hope it's reverse, though...)

[Chrono]

It's reverse, sorry.

[Asayyeah]

Analpha Pass Black!

:blarg
Ermmm... Could that hurt your back ? ...
:paperbag

[leungbok]

lol Arnaud,
Back to the topic. Count me in as often as possible. :D

[OBH]

I wanna get involved :D

[Chrono]

I'll create the time thread soon, but no one should be submitting times so soon. Remember, this isn't an excuse to post your best time. You race the track that week, so no old records. Once the track has been "done" you can continue to update.

[cnmth]

Nice initiative chrono!

Count me in!


:dizzy

[kanar]

ok guys,

first strike (of course with added bite) : 21.48, 2 brs. I'll update a TT time soon. (join the rebellion! no more Icaras leadership!)
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showpost.php?p=102330&postcount=38

[leungbok]

I made a 1.54.66 TT. Not a perfect one, i'll try to beat that if i find time.

[Asayyeah]

20.99 & 1.49.99 Icaras

Edit 1 : 20.90 & 1.49.76

Edit 2 : 20.85 & 1.49.21

[eLhabib]

1.50.82 is the best I could come up with today. No way can I pull off that 3rd BR needed to shave off 1 more second. I think I can get down to 1.50.00 with only 2 BRs, though - will try in the next days. Arnaud, would be cool if you could share that ghost - I wanna see how you pulled off that 3rd BR ;)

[OBH]

21.40
1.51.41
harimau

[Asayyeah]

this evening i am gonna select that ghost from my ps3 then transfer it to the usb key and then tomorrow i ll be able to upload it.
that racetime has been done with only 2 BR per lap ( and i think i missed 1 or 2 on the 10 [2br X 5laps] )

[kanar]

20.73 & 1.50.29. Team : Piranha. 3 shoryuken (or Sonic Boom, depends on your point of view) for that. My hands are bleeding.

[OBH]

21.21. Dammit.
Seeing as ive just been hit with the flu this is perfect timing to try and get the time quicker :)

I know if i use pirahna of icarus itll be faster, i just cant bring myself to do it :)

[eLhabib]

Isn't the challenge about TT, instead of SpeedLap? Or both? :?

[Asayyeah]

Martin : we can do both : like ol'good'time ala Pure :)

I did uploaded new laptime ( 20.90) and new racetime through your ghost site.

It's based on the 2 Brs per lap strategy : no tricky 3rd BR

[eLhabib]

cool, thanks!

[Asayyeah]

happy racing :)

[Nadia Elenova]

I've been too busy this week, only did a try yesterday and did't get nothing under 22.00 per lap (2 BR).
I’ve posted because I’ve just discovered eLhabib’s ghost site and I feel the need to say good work and thank you very much!! :hyper

[TearsToShreds]

What happened to the original idea of editing our first posts in this topic to enter out times etc? (Or am I missing something here?)

I haven't got any times yet, hardly been able to play HD this week... I'll get to it this weekend. :)

[OBH]

sorry, i didnt catch that bit.
Will update correctly from now on.

Though it doesnt make it easy knowing whos updated their times.

[Asayyeah]

I can control that 3rd BR on the top of the mini hill leading to the narrow section, i am not doing it regularly but i ve lowered a bit the racetime , laptime as well.
8)

[rushin]

i cant articulate how much i ****ing hate barrel rolls. I got all my enjoyment in WO3SE shaving bits of seconds of my times and competing with friends. Now woohoo the internet and can compete with loads of ppl. only i cant cause of this ****ing idiotic feature.

can do the obvious(?) BR on this track 50% of the time, **** the other two.

ps sorry for anger, i am actually a lot more angry inside than i am letting on, this is ruining my favorite game!!

so after the ranting, my ****ty times are :)
21.92
1:54.01

[kanar]

Rushin, congrats for your time, & I feel like you; this Br need is insane for our hands lol. Please guys... maybe you could take a rest this sunday... I'm done you know, I spent the whole week on that track... & my wife came back for the holidays, she inspired me yesterday night lol but now I have to care about her! so I probably won't be able to update my time... That was a great, huge, damn Hard challenge. You guys are really fast. I've had the lead of the SL competition at least for one or two hours lol!
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showpost.php?p=102330&postcount=38

[rushin]

rushin is back to his normal calm self now.. nothing like a day of cleaning the house to put things in perspective :dizzy

I think maybe i am just too old for the uber twitching needed to do a BR when you have 0.2m of air, that or my analogue stick is buggered :D

[Nadia Elenova]

Anulpha Pass (R) / Phantom / Icaras
TT - 1.52.36
Lap - 22.00 (2 BR)

[OBH]

updated my time. know i can go faster, just cant hold it all together!
1.51.41 isnt bad i suppose.