INTRODUCTIONS - New pilots start here

[watchhead11]

Moderator hi-jack

Apologies for the hijack but we have so many new members coming along (a good thing) that don't yet have access to the Pilot's Lounge that I figured I'd put them all in one place.

If you are a new WipEout HD pilot and want tro introduce yourself then you can:
a) Do so in this thread
b) wait until you have 5 posts under your belt which will then unlock the Pilot's Lounge (http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=9) for you to use for your own personal introduction.

Before even posting, please read and remember the rules, listed over here:
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/announcement.php?f=18

Pleas read Hellfire's FAQ (http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6308) for starting out tips, and watch his new Basics Tutorial video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzYkTralIA). Use search to find answers to questions. If you don't find them then try the Random Question thread (http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5273) first before making a new post.

Thanks for reading, now back to the intros.

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Hey guys I'm Raffaele and I'm a new pilot in Wipeout. I currently use Harimau and used to use Goteki 45 when I first started. I've beaten many elite races and currently just practicing on getting perfect laps. I'm good on all venom tracks and currently playing on flash and sometimes rapier. I got it during the welcome back pacakage and had no idea how great this game is! I literly can not stop playing it! I liked it so much I also picked up pulse to play when I'm not home :P

Right now my current problems is on some tracks no matter how hard I turn I usually hit a wall. I'm having this problem on some of the more complicated tracks on Rapier.

I love the community here, great friendly people:)

See you guys on the track my psn is the same as my sn here watchhead11

[a3a33a3abf]

Hi! You can start by asking to some users in the forum, such as Coronel_Gadaffi, ion_harvest, they can help you out much. As well as the corners, how do you take them, from the inside or outside to inside?

As well, does Harimau have good steering? I use Icaras and in most parts don't crash a lot.

Also, when you are about to crash, remember on using side shifting, it helps me A LOT.

Welcome! (PSN: a3a33a3abf, add me for some training)

[watchhead11]

Thanks. I'll add you. Thanks for the tips. I usually take corners by the inside and some of the harder ones from the outside so I don't hit the wall. I'm getting pretty good on flash but wow some of the rapier levels are hard.. Practice makes perfect.

[Oryx Crake]

welcome home ;) give us a holler if you need any tips ^_^

[Flint Fandango]

Welcome! :)

Practice makes perfect, you´re right! Don´t worry about the speed classes, I´m a Flash-Pilot myself (lack of ambition 8)).
Watch Hellfire´s tutorials and ask the pilots here at the forum: you´ll get way better/faster soon.
Enjoy!

[greenymac]

Welcome to the zone brother!

[betta852]

Hello everyone! I'm Matt.
I'm new to Wipeout in general, though I have had experience with the Wipeout Pulse demo on PSP. I thought it was fun, but I regrettably did not buy it. As soon as HD/Fury became free on PSN, I snapped it up. I love it so far. I'm on the 3rd set of levels on the HD campaign and I'm starting to dip my toes in online play. I'm still a noob, but i consider myself a smart noob for visiting and learning from this forum. Now for my questions :) :

I use Icaras and Feisar for my mains. I experiment with Piranha and Assegai (though I'm not too serious.) Any recommendations for other noobships?

My two favorite tracks are Moa Therma and Chengou Project (!). It took my awhile to get Chengou, but I cracked it and own at it. Now I'm having issues with Senenco Climb. I watched Hellfire's awesome tutorial, and I'm just starting to get it, though more tips would be nice. Thanks!

[Oryx Crake]

welcome to the zone! as for ships go with what feels nice to you, general warning though eg-x fury is a tough one.
Personally I'm a harimau fury pilot but it's all about taste really.

Anyway sebenco can be a tough one yes especially on phantom it's all about practice. Keep it up and good luck!

/oryx

[RedScar]

If you go online, don't be deterred by losing. All pilots take time to develop, even then some (like myself) still only run mid pack. There are a ton of great racers, most of which are on this forum.

Try all the ships, including their fury alts. They all handle different and it can take time to truly fine the one that fits your style.

Side Shift, learn it, love it, cherish it. XD

[mic-dk]

Side Shift and pitch down are our friends on Sebenco. At least on Phantom, you'll have more than enough speed to get enough air on every bump to do a BR. Pitch down to avoid excessive air and stay glued to the track.

I too like Moa Therma, or at least the reverse edition. The mag-strip is boring, but the corners just flows and when you get it right it gives you a great sensation of speed. Almost as good as Metropia :p

Edit: Oh, and welcome to the Zone :D

[amplificated]

Nobody has linked to this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzYkTralIA) yet? :o

As for the ships, I wouldn't worry about it. Just stick with something you feel comfortable with, as there really isn't that big of a difference unless you're playing in speed lap. Even then, the Icaras is only typically superior by a small margin, and until you're sufficiently good at the game that margin will be negligible.

[F.E.I.S.A.R]

Welcome!
Noob ships...try AG-Systems.Assegai,maybe later,because the Shield stat is 7. I stick to FEISAR because I specialise in Handling. Either that or I mainly use ships that have extremes in one stat.
Wow. The HD thread is now the Intro thread. Need there be something done to ensure that the introductions end up in the right place?

[Geist1011]

just thought id post to say hi to all here, not play a wipeout game since the 1st 1 way back on PS1,

Noticed wipeout HD on the welcome back pack so figured id give it a shot, and glad i did, awesome game indeed.

Still getting used to playing so working through the campaigne while doing some speed laps on faster speed classes to try get better.

PSN name is Geist1011 same as here.

Hope to have some fun races against you guys, see you on the tracks

[Colonel]

Hi there Geist, welcome to the forum :)

[trackripper]

Just thought I'd say hi to everyone here :)
I'm not a complete newbie to the WipEout series, but I'm not a veteran either, i've had Pure and now HD/Fury thanks to that PSN package thing :P loving every bit of it, although I am getting thrashed online... Strange how i have no problems playing Pure, but in HD/Fury i can't replicate the results i get on the PSP...

[NX-01]

Big Welcome Geist1011. Hopefully to see out on the tracks this weekend. Will be looking for ya! :dizzy

[Medusa]

Welcome to the zone :)
Pitch is far more important in HD than in the PSP games, try setting motion control to your pitch, it works lovely.

[dusty]

Just got this game about 3 weeks ago and I can't put it down. I discovered this awesome forum the other day and I decided to register. So far my favorite vehicles are the icaras and goteki 45. Sebenco climb was my least favorite track but now it's my favorite. My psn is dustyAPE1. See you guys online.

[FirstDave]

Hiya ! Welcome. I hated sebenco at first and now i love it.:P See you out there ! :g


Dave.:)

[Rennfisch]

Hi, welcome to the zone :)

[Rennfisch]

Hi and welcome :)

[Colonel]

Hi trackripper, good name!

[Rennfisch]

Hi and welcome :)

[Geist1011]

thanks for the welcomes all,

need to knuckle down and get good at piloting so i can try and compete with you guys

[greenymac]

welcome to the zone!Youll be a good pilot in no time Im sure.

[Flint Fandango]

A warm welcome! :)
Cool username, it reminds me of M.D. Geist, a nice anime at that time...
Enjoy your stay!

[Flint Fandango]

Hi there! Goteki45, that´s a great ship. Excellent choice - enjoy it on the tracks!

[Flint Fandango]

Welcome and enjoy your stay! :+

[Handmadelion]

Welcome to the forums, Trackripper, and to Wipeout HD!

Let me say that it is no strange thing that you are finding it a harder time on HD than on Pure. They are as different as night and day. I remember migrating over to WOHD and one night thought I would play myself some Pure. I never crashed and banged into so many walls in my life.

Take your time getting adjusted. Do the campaigns and most importantly the trophy requirements, they will sculpt you into an Ace.

Again, Welcome!

-hml

[SaturnReturn]

Welcome to new folk.

FYI - I just merged several new member intro threads into one as I'd like to keep them all on one place as much as possible, so that's why this one doesn't make so much sense and there are a couple of double posts that aren't actually double posts.

More info in the first post of this thread.

[Geist1011]

A warm welcome! :)
Cool username, it reminds me of M.D. Geist, a nice anime at that time...
Enjoy your stay!

Thats where it comes from, loved that anime back in the days, many many years ago

[4tonmantis]

hello all,
ive always liked the wipeout games tho ive only played the first wo and wo 64 briefly, since i found out wohd was gonna be on the welcome back thing i knew that was my 1st download and have been hooked on it since, been having online troubles lately so im just going for good SL rankings and having a blast! :mr-t long live wipeout

[JT!]

Hi! I got this game free which to me made up for the month + outage. Thought I'd join up and learn the ins and out.

One issue i have with the game is on the speed laps where you use the boost into a new lap to get the best time - seems a little odd as you have to have do one slow lap then one fast one.

Also, does anyone else think the zone battles are really easy compared to the rest of the events?

But on the whole this is a great game, really need to sort out my cornering though.

[Colonel]

Hi there 4tonmantis and JT! Welcome to the zone :)

4tonmantis - I agree, the AI aren't very good at Zone Battle. Get online though and there are some terrifying players. I reckon it's my favourite mode online as luck plays a smaller part, so you rarely feel hard done by. Well that and Weapons Off races anyway.

[Hellfire_WZ]

JT - If you're using the default control settings, hold L1. It'll invalidate the current lap and give you your turbo back. Saves wasting a lap.

Welcome to the site :)

[Colonel]

Well I never knew that! Cheers Hellfire :)

[Medusa]

:lol me neither. Could've cut the Zico laps in half!!!

Welcome to the zone Geist, 4tonmantis and JT. Enjoy the place.

[JT!]

JT - If you're using the default control settings, hold L1. It'll invalidate the current lap and give you your turbo back. Saves wasting a lap.

Welcome to the site :)

:hyper

[Flint Fandango]

Welcome 4tonmantis and JT! Have fun and meet interesting challenges on your way! :rock

[infoxicated]

JT - If you're using the default control settings, hold L1. It'll invalidate the current lap and give you your turbo back. Saves wasting a lap.I did not know that. :paperbag

Someone should make an FAQ or a video about this sort of thing! ;)

[rdmx]

It used to be the select button, but it was moved to holding L1 after the 'boost-select-boost' controversy

[andyf53]

Hi all, I've been a lurking for quite some while, thought I'd take the opportunity to say hello. I've met many of you on the track, you may have been bemused that someone who spends so much time pinballing from wall to wall keeps coming back for more...
Started with eliminators, as befits a prole like me, and have decided to embrace racing. Still searching for my craft, the Fury EGX has it at the moment, but we'll see as time passes. I'm looking for people to learn the ropes with, both skilled and learners. Weapons off races seem attractive too - maybe we can organise a loose group for this?
To my eternal shame, I neglected to think of a cool name for my PSN ID,and, as such, I'm Andy, and my favourite number is 53.
I look forward to racing with you,
Regards
andyf53

PS feel free to add me on the network...

[Flint Fandango]

Hi there and a warm welcome! Yes, now that you mentioned it, I think we´ve met online before...but I could also be wrong...:g
Anyway, enjoy this great forum!

[Colonel]

Hi Andy, glad you decided to stay :)

[SycoMosh]

played with andy for a few hours last night - he's a real cool dude and i can see him improving and being quite good :D

i should probably write my own introduction since i never could be bothered with all that but... eventually... :D

[andyf53]

I'm a cool dude! Excellent! Cheers Syco :) Just had a few weapons off races, Flatflasat and Erich were there - very fast. Got left with an empty room very quickly though, this seems to be the case with races more than elims, at first impressions. Sometimes people quit only a few seconds into a race, very frustrating. I think we have met Flint', hope it was everything you hoped for. Thanks for the welcome, Andy

[PEPEDA]

Hiya Andy,welcome to the zone,hope you enjoy your stay here.

[Scarlethavoc]

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum, but not new to the game. Definitely happy to see the sudden influx of intrest in the game. I decided to run some online races last night (after taking a 5 month break from Wipeout HD,) and I've never seen so many races available at one time. Feel free to friend me, I'm well seasoned in all speed classes. See you guys on the track. 8)

[Flint Fandango]

I think we have met Flint', hope it was everything you hoped for.

Of course, many thanks! It´s always a pleasure to race WOZ-members and those who come here to join in.

@Scarlethavoc: Welcome! :cowboy

[Rapidkirby3k]

Since I never actually introduced myself here, I may as well do so:

Hey folks, this is Rapidkirby3k! =) Back then, I hardly got into the Wipeout series until I played Wipeout 64 for Nintendo 64. Just like Extreme-G, I went from there and became a instant fan of the series. 8)

[Nemark]

Hi everyone !
I'm new here, but not new to the Wipeout world. I discovered the game with the demo of one of the first games (don't remember which one) on PSone, I really started with Wipeout Fusion (PS2), I've been playing on Pure and Pulse and just started seriously playing online with Wipeout HD (thanks to the Welcome Back package). I think I've played against some of you already (yes, that's me waaaaaaay behind :g). I'm okay on the basic tracks but I really need training on the reverse tracks (Sebenco Climb reverse is my nightmare). I'd love to find players who'd like to play without weapons. Unfortunately nobody seems interested, but I keep trying ! :twisted Feel free to add me on the PSN (ID: Nemark ^^) and see you in the game ! :nod

(PS: I'm French so... sorry for my potential mistakes)

[Colonel]

Hi Nemark, and welcome. Many people here are fans of weps off races, so you're bound to find somebody to practice against.

[Flint Fandango]

Hi and welcome Nemark! :)
Well, I like "weapons off" races, if you detect me online, feel free to add and/or invite me. I´m infrequently online, but there are many other pilots in this forum who like to do this kind of race.
The last race (the last one I remember!) of this sort was hosted by slow-train. Which race class do you prefer? If it is phantom, I´m out... ;) But everything below is fine with me!
See you on the tracks, maybe...

[hola_que_tal_97]

Hey all, seems like there´s an awesome community here :P

I´m not new to the series; played WipEout PurE, loved it. But here´s the thing, I crash way too often into walls and I don´t understand why. No problems with the airbrakes either, sensitivity set at 10%.

I can´t even come 7th place on a simple track like Modesto Heights rev on Phantom elite :(( ¿Any tips?

yours sincerely, a fledgling pilot.

[Nemark]

Thank you Colonel Gaddafi and Flint Fandango !
My favourite class is Rapier (and Flash occasionally), I'm not good enough for Phantom...

[greenymac]

Hola que tal, I would suggest maybe upping the sensitivity to 50% or maybe a little higher than 10%... Maybe the extra airbraking sensitivity could be causing overcompensation into turns. Just a thought.:+

[Medusa]

Welcome to the site! I'd recommend that every new person do a search for the threads where members discuss different control input, button setups, etc. It's very helpful no matter how long you've been playing wipeout, as HD has so many different types of settings (full analog vs. nearly digital, trigger airbrakes vs. button, etc.)

Try that! And enjoy the place. :)

[ion harvest]

Hey all, seems like there´s an awesome community here :P

I´m not new to the series; played WipEout PurE, loved it. But here´s the thing, I crash way too often into walls and I don´t understand why. No problems with the airbrakes either, sensitivity set at 10%.

I can´t even come 7th place on a simple track like Modesto Heights rev on Phantom elite :(( ¿Any tips?

yours sincerely, a fledgling pilot.

Airbrakes 50% and accelearation 10% mate. Its the way.

[andyf53]

Nemark, I too prefer Rapier and weapons off - I shall seek you on the network if you don't find me first,
Regards Andy

[hola_que_tal_97]

Airbrakes 50% and accelearation 10% mate. Its the way.

Thanks, now I´m doing a bit better :P Oh well, practice makes perfect, they say-

[lorezstar]

hi all. i'm new 2 the forum been playing wipeout hd for a while tho (rank 29). i had the original wipeout on my ps1, fond memories. c u online :D

[Colonel]

Hi there lorezstar, welcome to the Zone :)

[(•.•)™]

Hello, everyone. Been lurking for a while. Currently playing HD. I already recognise a few usernames on here from online races! My PSN is solaristics. Look forward to getting to know you all :)

[UB3R~JKP]

Welcome buddy! Enjoy the Zone!

[ion harvest]

Hello, everyone. Been lurking for a while. Currently playing HD. I already recognise a few usernames on here from online races! My PSN is solaristics. Look forward to getting to know you all :)


welcome mate. :)

[curious of walthamstow]

yeah, I'm new on here. Hi.

Been a fan of Wipeout since the first, have a massive soft spot for 2097 and only actually bought a PS3 to buy and play Wipeout HD.

[UB3R~JKP]

Welcome buddy! :D Enjoy your time at the WZ!

[Colonel]

only actually bought a PS3 to buy and play Wipeout HD.

Same here mate. Welcome to the Zone :)

[THE_IcEMAN_]

Hi all. Just thought I would say hello to all my fellow pilot's. I have been playing Wipeout HD from day 1 and enjoy racing online when I get chance. I was told about this site by ProblemSlover (quite a long time back now. Haven't seen him online for a long time) Hopefully I will get to race some of you soon. :+


Cheers

[UB3R~JKP]

:+ Welcome matey! :D

[Colonel]

Hi there IcEMAN, what took you so long?

[THE_IcEMAN_]

Hey Colonel_Gaddafi, I have been on this great site for quite a while to be honest. Just being nosey and having a read. Thought it was time to get signed up and say hi. I think I have raced online with you quite a few time's now.

[Colonel]

I definitely recognise the name, reminds me of Top Gun haha

[THE_IcEMAN_]

Haha The Top Gun Iceman is a fake. He only pilot's slow jet figher's and not Wipeout craft!

I recognise you mate and a few of the other motley crew on here! Do you have any space on your friends list left? If so I will send a request mate.

[greenymac]

whats up brother Ice and welcome to the zone!:+

[THE_IcEMAN_]

Hi Greeny. Good to meet you. Cheers for the warm welcome! :+

[Manels]

Hi all! I'm a new racer, been playing HD/Fury arround a month or so (Welcome Pack :D). I'm not new to the WipeOut series, but never played them more than a few weeks, so I'm still a bit noob :P.
I can't wait to have some fun races with you, and learn more about this amazing game!

[TescoValueGamer]

Another new racer (of sorts, I'm actually an old git) here, I was seriously into 2097 years back and thanks to the PSN Welcome Back pack I have rediscovered my long-lost love for Wipeout.

I'm gradually getting the hang of racing in Flash but I'm now looking to take the step up to Rapier, and thanks to HellfireWZ's vids I recently made a zone 92 on Syncopia.

[feisar rocket]

I'm not new but no one really knows me... well I played Wipeout since I was little, Pure my first W'O. I liked the game since then and got Pulse, 64, Wipeout, Wip3out and HD. I'm a weird racer because to air brake, I set it to square and circle. I play W'O in a poor community (it's safe here, don't worry) and the only HD player here. I want to represent, put where I live on the W'O map. I came to WOZ to learn skills and make friends but, it's the other way around.

[F.E.I.S.A.R]

The things that have forums that I am on are those that have seen a decline in my fandom towards them.
If I am to use WipEout as an example,I was quite drawn in when I first played it on the Saturn(2097/XL).That was when I was 3-5 years old.
After that,my fandom declined. It was not until Pure where my interest slowly climbed back up.However,when I was playing Pure(I think mine is the crippled no-expansion version(region 3)),I was quite shaky.
When Pulse was to be released,I was very hyped up.
December 2009,got a PS3,and bought HD(Fury was already out) on the PSN. Remembered seeing the Blu-Ray disc version,but heck to it.
Interest in WupEout has never been this HIGH.
Welcome to those new pilots who have joined the "Anti-Gravity Pilots' Association(AGPA)",be sure you have thoroughly read through the "New Recruits' Manual" (http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/announcement.php?f=9).

[Granpire Viking Man]

Hi, I'm Granpire Viking Man, but you could call me GVM or Granpire if you like.

I was introduced to Wipeout with Pure, then Pulse. I liked Pure, but it was Pulse that really got me devoted to the series. I spent hours trying to beat each grid on the hardest difficulty, and Zone mode was a big new feature for me.

So I guess you could say I'm not a newcomer to the Wipeout series, but I only just got HD with the Welcome Back package. I carried over all my experience and love for the series though, and I'm proud to say I have the Elite Campaign Legend trophy. I'm still struggling with beat Zico, and I have to sharpen my Zone skills.

Strong spelling and grammar are important to me, and I hope to contribute to the community in the future.

[Colonel]

I do like somebody who places emphasis on spelling and grammar! Welcome GVM :)

[Medusa]

Strong spelling and grammar are important to me, and I hope to contribute to the community in the future.

Thank goodness, there are more coming here! Welcome. I look forward to reading more of your grammatically correct posts in future. See you online!

[Granpire Viking Man]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! :)

How does the Wipeout HD cup work? When does it start? Is it still going on?

[trackripper]

It's down to the semi-final's now I think, you'll have to wait for the next one to join in.

[Granpire Viking Man]

Ah, I was trying to find out what the status of the competition was the other day. Where would be a good place to keep up-to-date?

[Medusa]

This thread. ;)

http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7714

[Granpire Viking Man]

Ah, I see. The images on that thread!

It's full of great info, but it's hard to track down what I really want to see.

I guess it's almost over? How long does it usually take for the next tournament to start?

[Medusa]

I'm not sure what it is you want to see...there are just three matches left. In the first post there's a link to a separate WOHD Cup website, where individual match results are posted by Cloud.

The "next one" will be whatever event anyone here with the time, resources, and friends list to organize something similar. I'd guess it won't be anything this size again, at least for awhile!

[Mr.Mech]

Well, I guess I'm the new guy here. Playing this game for a few days, I believe this game should have class races, have all four speed classes race together to see who's the best in class. That would be awesome.

[GrapeNuts]

Pick me I'm new! Can't get my PS3 online at the moment though...bummer :(
Hope I can get on soon for some racin!

[Ragsus Maxima]

Well, in my case I'd not be tagged as a "New pilot" since I've been playing the Wipeout series for over three years :P, but I think I should say "hi" as a newcomer member I am in this community.

I was introduced to this series with Wipeout 3 when my father bought the game a load of years ago. Until 2009, I'd not play any of the Wipeout series until I've known Wipeout HD (Wipeout Fusion didn't take my atention and I don't have a PSP, just letting you know ;)); from that day I've been playing it until today and I'm still on it.

You'll see my English is far to be perfect but I always try to speak it as best as I can, and I'll try to contribute to the community for whatever you need. :)

[Colonel]

Welcome Ragsus, glad you finally signed up mate :)

[Olivario]

Hi everybody! my friend morfeo talked to me today about this forum, saying that here are most of good people in Wipeout, so i registered a while ago.
I am not new in Wipeout HD, in fact i own the game since december 2008, but i am relatively new in Wipeout HD online, as i had only make no more than 30 races until the Welcome Back issue, when i really started playing online this game and when i met morfeo, who helped me a lot in order to improve by teaching me some "tricks" (basically places where turbos should be used).

And now my short story with Wipeout games. Well, ive got just two: Pure and HD. The curious thing is that although i liked Pure, it disappointed me in some way in the end, and i thought i would never play a Wipeout again. Until one boring christmas day i went to psn store and downloaded Wipeout HD demo. I loved it since the first race (mmm what a lovely control with the triggers), did about thirty races that morning and bought it in the afternoon of the same day, being my first buy at store.

I got the platine trophy on summer 2009, and spent over 100 hours playing zone in Anulpha, so addictive game mode. I only focused on Anulpha zone (for a long time i needed to play at least one zone before going to bed) and missed many aspects of the game: online, reverse tracks, fury tracks, zone battle...Thankfully i was lucky in meeting morfeo in a finally non-celebrated wipeout tournament on a spanish forum.


I hope to play with people here and share experiences. Sorry about the brick above :p never late to practice my bad english, as you will have noticed.

My id is "oliver_fighter7"; i dont like it, but i feel some stupid nostalgy and still use it.

[stinkleroy]

Welcome to the world outside of zone, and welcome to the forum Olivario :)

[Oryx Crake]

welcome to the new world oliver :)

[Barefoot-X]

Yo everyone, Name's Luis. I'd write a long story of me being a Wipeout fan since 1999... but i'm waiting to board a plane as i write this, so i'll skip it :p

Anyhow, a fellow Wipeout HD player told me about this place (wish i could remember who at the moment) so here i am.

My PSN is Barefoot-X if you guys wish to add me. I'm always up for a good eliminator challenge... or get my rear handed to me in races and or zone mode ;)

Well with that out of the way. I'll hope to play with you guys (give me a 2 lap lead if its a race though, you know to make it fare.)

[P_Denton]

Welcome Barefoot. Quite a bloodbath you staged this afternoon (EU time) :D I'm looking forward to see you on tracks again ;)

[Olivario]

welcome to the new world oliver :)

Sounds like i am joining a sect :beer

[Barefoot-X]

LOL! Sorry about that. Good game though, you definitely gave me a run for my money there.

Hopefully i'll get to race you again when i get back from my vacation, its not too often that i find players that stick around for more than a couple of rounds :p

[Jav]

You'll be surprised by this community ;) :)

[Colonel]

Hi there Barefoot-X and Oliver_fighter. I've met you both a few times online and you're both very good, Welcome to the Zone :D

[terakihi]

Hi eveyone, :) im new in the wipeout world, but i'm a massive fan of the series.
Hope to compete in more online racing from now on :hyper

[leungbok]

Welcome to the zone ! I'm sure you'll find some pilots to race with here ! :)

[Rennfisch]

Welcome to the zone! :)

[Colonel]

Hi there terakihi, welcome :)

[CHEE5E2EE]

Hi everyone. Not exactly a new pilot but new to the Zone.

[Flint Fandango]

Welcome to the Zone terakihi & CHEE5E2EE! Have a good time! :)

[terakihi]

Thank you very much :g

[Neoto_]

Hello pilot aces!

I'm relatively new to the Wipeout series and new to the zone, although I have played the first game of the series a little bit for many years ago. Great tutorials, I see improvements in my side shifting and corner taking already, compared for some days ago when I was slamming walls hard :)

[leungbok]

...I see improvements in my side shifting and corner taking already...

That's a side effect of becoming member here ! ;)
Welcome ! :beer

[Neoto_]

Thank you :beer

[MegaGeeza22]

Welcome Neoto_!! I thought i recognised your name, we just played lol...
Your a fairly good pilot and im sure you will learn a lot more on these forums!

[LJtheZombie]

I'm one of those 'been playing for ages, but never posted on the forum' people. Yo-ho, ahoy, avast, me hearties. I'll see you on the tracks (As usual).

[AG-SYSTEMS]

I'm that new guy. I've rarely played the game but yet I came to love it.

My person favorite teams are AG-Systems for it's handling, and Auricom for it's speed.

My poor style might be due to the fact that I'm used to locomotive controls so much. They are step based like notch one, notch two,etc.

Got any tips?

I'm AG-5Y5 if you want to track me.

And yes, my real name is Parker Boots.

[leungbok]

Welcome AG-5Y5, are you the one playing pure and pulse (TheAgsystems on youtube) ? :)

[Colonel]

Welcome LJTheZombie and AG-SYSTEMS :)

[AG-SYSTEMS]

No, I play HD and Fury, and I don't have a youtube, and I'm a railfan also.

[Light Buster]

I just started playing WipEout since HD thanks to the Welcome Back Program. I only really play it at Dad's house but I can somewhat hold my own.

PSN: Lightbuster88
Currently trying to best the high score in Zone mode on Syncopia, getting the 'Beat Zico' Trophy, and the Bling Brigade Trophy.

[Azuro84]

I just started to play Wipeout HD again, maybe some of you remember me as LaiN-85. Hope to meet some nice people to play with! :rock

[Azurooth]

Glad you came back Azuro so we got the chance to race together. =)

[novide]

I just started to play Wipeout HD again, maybe some of you remember me as LaiN-85. Hope to meet some nice people to play with! :rock

welcome back :) good to see, the superfast austrian is back

[BrutalizedStigma]

I played the first Wipeout back in the day on PS1, and got out of gaming for about 10+ years. Picked up a PS3 in 2007, and bought Wipeout HD the first day it was released on PSN.

It is amazing that a game that has been out for for nearly four years has still held my attention.

I started a new PSN account and have been playing this game a lot lately. Just turned off the assists and am re-discovering this game all over again. I love it.

Just wish that more people gave this game a chance. Seems like I am the only person on Friend List that plays it. I am so happy to find this website. :)


I just started to play Wipeout HD again, maybe some of you remember me as LaiN-85. Hope to meet some nice people to play with! :rock

What's up man? I remember playing you the last few nights. Good games, good times.

[Colonel]

Welcome to the Zone dude. And don't worry, you'll see your friends list change quite quickly if you stick around ;)

[zantetsuken]

Hi there, been playing this game since the first release as Sputnik303, and the moved on to another account, zantetcamsuken. I think I may be the only person that bought the game on disc too, before the plus giveaway. Hope to see you all on the track sometime! xD

[Azurooth]

Welcome Zant! Btw, bought the game on disc 09 also. ;)

[beatracer]

Hello peoples. :)

I think I used to play Wipeout on the original PSone quite a while ago. Although, considering how many PSone games there were, remembering which one it was is the hard part. I didn't get any of the PS2 games though, since I didn't hear of them. I did, however, get Pure for the PSP which I used to have. It was quite fun.

Fast forward a couple of years later, when the PSN was going back up. Since Wipeout HD and Fury was one of the games available for free, I decided 'why not' and went to download them. I never regretted that desicion since then. :) So far, I've gotten all the Fury gold medals and I'm still trying to get the HD gold medals. My favourite mode would be either Eliminator or Zone (Both variants). The teams I use are Feisar (my standard racing craft for all competitive racing activity) and Icarus (for speed racing activities, i.e. Speed Lap, Time Attack).

I also see the original is available on PSN, so I hope to one day get that

[Colonel]

Hi there beatracer, nice intro by the way :+

[D_1998_BR]

Hey everybody! I'm D_1998_BR and I'm not so new on the WipEout series...
Started playing WipEout 64 (i was just a kid,i don't remember which track or which ship i used to play with).
Bought a PS2 and got WipEout Pulse for it,but still didn't complete,as time advances i got a PS3 and got WipEout HD from the Welcome Back package :P

As ever,WipEout HD really got into me,for now I'm the best brazilian player in the game (I think,since I don't know a brazilian player that beats me...for now...rodex10 is quite close to,but he screws up a bit on some tracks and gives me 2 more secs gap most of the times.).

Level 33,Master III and rising,used to have all HD skins and half of the Fury skins,but my WipEout data went corrupted and i lost everything...

Started just like everyone,a wall-riding noob,but learned quite fast (thanks to JFthebestJan and P_Denton) the game's tricks and tips.I Transcended before getting Data Corrupted,so now i'm a level 5 in the PSN.

That's all you have to know from me for now.Feel free to add me on PSN: D_1998_BR

~D~

EDIT: Level 37,Elite II for now.

[Myth384]

Sure took some time to get verified, a whole week actually.
Anyways, I've been a fan of series ever since I've played, yep all two of them. Pure has been my first WO game and I thoroughly enjoy it, up until the AI left me in the dust, and after the whole PSN fiasco I got HD for free and I haven't regretted my decision since.

As for teams, the two that I usually stick with is AG Systems and Harimau if things start getting rough with the elite AI, and as for my piloting skills, well let's just say I'm an okay competitor, I can get perfect laps here and there but I think my greatest weakness is that I rarely use barrel rolls since the AI tends to bombard me after it and I almost never use sideshifts since if I do it will throw off my handling and get me a bit disoriented.

Well that's about it when it comes to WO, so I hope I'll enjoy my stay even though it's kind of dead in here.

[Omniseed]

Myth, it took me less than 12 hours, guess the admins or mods just like me better!

I started out playing Wipeout 64, played the life out of it really, and then played Fusion when I found it. Didn't have as much time with Fusion.

I just found out about Wipeout HD less than a month ago, and I was stoked, I had feared that the series was dead. I've been playing as Auricom mostly, Assegai here and there. I ran an eliminator race with Feisar because I used to rock with it on 64, they're so slow and have decent shields, so you can sit right behind the pack and hammer them. I was surprised because the HD Feisar doesn't suck like it used to.

It's still slower than most, but it isn't so crushingly weak in the speed department.

Anyway I'm still getting my anti-gravity racing legs back, honestly I'm still using pilot assist, thinking I'll probably get the feel of the tracks and ships much faster if I turn it off.

I've got the same name on PSN, if anyone wants to add me, do it up!

[Killercrusher232]

Hello fellow pilots! I am Crusher, I mainly stick to Motorstorm and high contact racing games (Destruction Derby FTW) but WipEout is still quite high on my racing agenda. I used Assegai Dev. to win all the original and fury races in HD but I have moved to Feisar for the elite difficulty, I also like AG-Systems' paintjob the most out of the ships on offer. I am a very fast racer, against many experienced players I can still hold my weight (My mate wins all of our races but I still get the fastest laps!).

[stin]

Nice!, Welcome to the board and hope you will enjoy Wipeouts:nod:+

Crusher, yeah, I do play MSPC and MSA, pretty addictive game!:+

Ok, enjoy guys.

stevie:D

[terra-wrists]

[Sorry my English for not very good]Hello my name Khalid. I come for the Kingdom Saudi Arabi. My home Riyadh. I play wipeout long times. I play more than the one year already. I play the offline lot of. Not have internet for home. I have 2 ps3. 1 for 120gb 1 for 250gb.

Now I study for university college I have onlines :) I play lot of onlines. I play first time onlines the September 2011. the online for very differents offline. Lot of good players for for online. I like for play only the wipeout.

Some my friend here the wipeoutzones. Thank you for good plays friends. Lots of good fite :) you crash me i crash you bom mine bom rocket BOOOM :D hahahaha very good fun plays.

I make good time the onlines. I for have 1 number one record for online but no showing the times for breaking. my record the metropia reverse flash online. My time the 1:47:43 very happy I make with 5 turbo 9 barrel roll.

I make for best time like this.

lap1. i get the first wepons it turbo. i use turbo make br strait line and for in roundabout i make also BR. i get turbo i use the for turbo make br lap one finish.

lap 2. I make br the roundabout normal. i get turbo i use the turbo make br finish lap.

lap3 same lap 2

lap4 same the lap 2 and for lap 3

9 br flash no hit by the wepon for hit me :D I finish 1:47:43

I make for number 3 world tech ra reverse flash online 2:00:73
I make for number 6 world amphisum forward online 2:24:56

Time not shows. Breaking :twisted:blarg when for fixing please?

I have youtube www.youtube.com/user/terrawrists i make video soon. I have good video my country drifting. it for make very crazy driving. you like it.

My psn TERRA-WRISTS <- this name good but some not like. I think funny name what you think?

Khalid

[Colonel]

Hi Khalid, welcome. Don't know if the leaderboards will ever be fixed but there is a rankings website where you can upload your times - www.wipeoutrankings.com

Some people don't like my PSN name either, I wouldn't worry about it ;)

[terra-wrists]

I like you name Colonel__Gaddafi friend :) I make checking the site for record. Thank you :)

[Flint Fandango]

Hi and a warm welcome, terra-wrists! Cool name indeed! 8)
Maybe we´ll meet online someday...I´m looking forward to it...

[Azurooth]

Hey Terra, i've raced with you a couple of times and you are very good. Like the name. ;) Welcome to the zone!

[Killercrusher232]

My psn TERRA-WRISTS <- this name good but some not like. I think funny name what you think?
Barrel rolling lots of times usually kills my wrists. Nice to hear that yours are ok :D:+

[Flint Fandango]

I have 2 ps3. 1 for 120gb 1 for 250gb.

I bet Bom goes Boooom about this! :P

(no offence mate!)

[Lloyd2k4]

Hello, my name is Lloyd and my PSN ID is Lioyd2k4. Wipeout HD is my first Wipeout title, and I have to say it's one of the best racing games I've ever played. I recently finished off Elite Campaign Legend in the original HD Campaign mode. My experience racing is solely on vanilla tracks going forward; I have not had much time to try out reverse mode tracks and Fury tracks, so if I'm slacking online on these, I'm sorry for my lack of experience. :'(

Recently I started the Fury Campaign, and I'm having a lot of trouble beating the Elite AI on Zone Battle. Why does it seem like they accumulate zone boost and zone levels faster than is possible according to how many boost pads are on the zone track? It seems like it's either bugged or I'm just missing something very obvious on how to win.

Thanks and hope to race some people online. I love Wipeout HD!

[Colonel]

Hi Lloyd, welcome to the Zone. You'll get there with Zone Battle, it just takes some practice. Try to make sure your Zone bar is full before boosting (a pretty obvious tip but worth saying nonetheless).

I'm doing some (Elite) Fury Campaign Legend videos at the moment, they should be up on my YT channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/GaddafiColonel) in the next couple of weeks :)

[Archon]

Focusing only on a few tracks is best when learning this game. It was nearly two months before I touched any track in reverse, and it was even longer before I raced the Fury tracks. Also, once you get used to the faster speed classes and even if you prefer them, don't neglect learning new tracks on the slower speed classes. In fact, make sure to race familiar tracks on the slow classes from time to time.

[nismology]

Hey all,

I don't think I've introduced myself yet. I'm Phil, 20 years old from Bristol, UK. Currently in my second year at University.

I'm a fan of Wipeout, but I play the older games:
Wipeout 1
Wipeout 2097
Wipeout 3 Special Edition
Wipeout 64
Wipeout Pure
Wipeout Pulse

Out of all of these, I play Pure the most, but I think 2097 is the best (I only got it recently). My team loyalty depends on what game I'm playing! However, I tend to gravitate towards AG Systems.

I don't have a PS3. It was a toss up between Forza and Wipeout, and Wipeout lost :P I have a 360. Unfortunately apart from Quantum Redshift, which I can play via backwards compatability, there seems to be no equivalent to Wipeout on the Xbox :(

Anyway, it seems like you have a great community here :)

[terra-wrists]

hello the Flint Fandango killercrusher232 Azurooth i play the you wipeout lot of fast racers :) good fite all the time :)

I play soon today.

[Flint Fandango]

Thank you mate, you´re a great pilot too! :) Much appreciated!
I stay at Venom/Flash class, as a matter of principle, somehow.
But if you like to race those slower classes, you can count on me! :cowboy

[Bendozaa]

I played the original Wipeout but not much. I picked up WipeoutHD when PS+ had it free with fury content. I played it for a while and lost interest. However I recently started playing again and couldn't put it down. I finished the whole campaign on elite, the tourny in meltdown about made me flip my lid.
Went straight to the fury and finished it as well. One more trophy to go and, you know it has to be Bling brigade.
Ran across this place and thought I might pick up a few tips and tricks etc. if I decide to move on to another WO game.

[Colonel]

Hi there Bendozaa, welcome to the Zone :)

[Azurooth]

Welcome to the zone. :)

[Cynthira]

Hello everyone!

I've been told to present myself in this area.
I am 19 years old/young and from (guess what?) Switzerland. A friend of mine told me about Wipeout and sent me several videos. After some time I wanted to play the game myself and here I am now xD
This friend of mine also recommended this forum and since i'm no longer a complete beginner, i descided to join.
She told me some techniques and helped me out when I was totally desperate about the game xD but there's still a long way to go.

I own "Wipueout Fury HD", which is the only game I've ever played out of this series.

Cynthira

[Hellfire_WZ]

Good to have you on board :)

[Colonel]

Hi Cynthira, welcome to the Zone. If you're only going to own one Wipeout, HD Fury's an excellent choice (but that's just my opinion :))

[Ragsus Maxima]

No doubt Wipeout HD is an excellent choice; many of us are agree. :)
Oh, and welcome Cynthira. Enjoy your stay. ^^

[Liod19]

Welcome to Wipeoutzone, my friend :) Glad you made it here.

[Rennfisch]

Hi and welcome to the Zone. :)

[Solid]

Hi everyone joined earlier this month. I primarily play Zone Mode, always been my favorite since WP Pure. Played Mallavol to death lol, Zone 123 my best, had 61 on WP Pure. Add me on PSN- Solid_Snake_NZ

[vincoof]

Hi Solid and welcome to the Zone. Hope you enjoy your flight(s) around here.

[stin]

Hi Solid and Welcome to the board. Nice scores for Zone mode!! seriously impressive!

Mine is stin_wz ;)

stevie:)

[Colonel]

Welcome Solid. Nice ZB session earlier, I can attest that you are indeed very good at Mallavol :)

[Solid]

I had an intense game with Ryuga, beat him 55-54 one race. he #2 on leaderboard for mallavol. we have had 4 zone battles on mallavol, won 2 each

[FEISAR_ARCH]

Pilots, Racers, and Team Managers, alike, I am Arch, short for Archibald. I was cast into the year 2116 with my friends due to a freak accident with my singularity generator. It was at the time of the F7200 Racing League pre-season. Where the owner of the FEISAR team, Vincent De Blanc, was in jeopardy of retaining the team's standings. The league committee, was threatening to pull the plug on FEISAR, so I decided to pitch in, and race for them. Currently, I'm undergoing simulated training and practice. I can't wait to pull the team out of the hole!

And, that's my fursona, I was Role-Playing as. I'm Nicholas Manuel, and I'm the author of Total Wip3out, an interactive fanfiction. Aside from that, I'm also a freelance composer. I'm thinking about making my own music for the race footage I capture. I use Music Creator 6, not as good as FL Studio, but it was all I could afford.

The raw footage has some imperfections, but that's what Vegas Pro is for, cropping and adding music to my game footage.

By the way, my copy of Wip3out died on me a long time ago. So, I'm using an ISO of Wip3out Special Edition I downloaded.

I hope you welcome me with open arms.

[Ghegs]

Oh wow, I first registered here over 10 years ago and the account still works.

Well, it's been about that long since I've played a Wipeout game, so it might be prudent to re-introduce myself. I love arcade-style racing games and I've especially been playing Ridge Racer Turbo with the neGcon. I've been focusing on time attacking (in fact, I have a forum dedicated to arcade-style racing games and time attacking them, I would love to see you people there, but I don't want to spam) the few tracks in the game, and I'm so in love with the neGcon I thought I should try the controller with the series the controller is so closely associated with. So I went and ordered WipeOut XL, which should be arriving shortly. I hope that's a good place to start, I'm not that interested in racing against the AI, time attacking is where it's at for me.

[fab0810]

Hi all pilotes. I forgot to introduce myself when I registered on wipeout zone.I rectify the matter.
I'm a fan of wipeout since wipe3out on ps1, the game had me stuck squarely, too fast, too good, too technical and too fast!
I have the virus since: wipeout 2097 (well but I prefer 3) Wipeout Fusion (nice circuits but special steering ) and wipeout hdfury (the top but less beautiful circuits).
Historically I ride with assegai, now with ag-system or yellow gotecki'45 for photos!
is the chance that has done me community wipeout find on the net (I was looking for a way to lifting the last trophy bling brigad ).
I'm glad to have found wipeout wipeout zone and arena, I believed to be alone, my friends have never hooked to the concept of wipeout, I do not understand them elsewhere!
I play quite often at this time in order to get better and beat the best but it is not that, I sometimes feel like reaching my limits!
Here, otherwise I love music (rock, metal, punk), travel, sports, nature, party, and many more!
and of course racing at high speed without gravity!
See you soon

[Colonel]

Welcome to the Zone fab and FEISAR_ARCH. And welcome back Ghegs, I'm amazed you remembered your password :P

[Hoooof]

Alright Wipeouters. I'm new to Wipeout - HD/Fury is the first one I've ever played. I started at the beginning of 2012 and still have the 4 main gold trophies left. There are 3 Elite races I can't do - Phantom Tournament, Phantom Chenghou race and Rapier Sol 2 time trial. Not sure why this last one is proving such a problem - I can do barrel rolls in 3 places, but half the time with each one I fail. I'm loving Zone mode. It's a great idea and I haven't seen anything like it in any other game. I can get to about zone 65 on Syncopia easily, though I then seem to get the jitters and start bouncing all over the shop.

HD/Fury is the best racing game I've ever played. Particularly like the precision controls, superb attention to detail, proper level of skill required, lack of silly stuff like unlockable ships and cutscenes, wide variety of modes and extremely challenging online competitors and leaderboards.

Enjoying reading the posts on this forum. It's good that people here love Wipeout rather than love whinging.

Hope you see you online sometime. Forgive me for not being very good.

[Colonel]

Nice intro Hoooof, welcome to the site. I hope these are of some help:

Rapier Time Trial at Sol 2 (about 2:05) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moi_EvxjXOk
Phantom Tournament (again at about 2:05) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpLRm5kgleM
Phantom Single Race at Chenghou (at about 4:20) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBKJj1cfxgk

[Boorargh]

Hi there c: I started playing the original Wipeout as a kid, Bought Pure and Pulse for the PSP and I've recently rediscovered the games, so to speak. I started to check out wipeout related stuff online and I ended up here and it seems to be an interesting and decent community so yeah, I decided to join ^^;

[Colonel]

Hi there Boorargh, welcome to the Zone. I think most of us just stumbled in here when Googling Wipeout stuff so you're not alone ;)

Edit: Open letter to existing members - ten seconds and four words required to welcome new members to the site, such little effort for something that's essential to our community. Can we please up our game a bit on this? Cheers.

[Azurooth]

Welcome to the zone Boorargh :)

[Boorargh]

Hey, thanks guys ^^

[LightningRacer]

Greetings and good evening everyone!

My name is Mark (aka LightningRacer on PSN), and my time of lurking these forums are over, I finally got my behind in gear and got my account activated, and I'm very excited about joining this fine community.

Many of you may have seen me online on Wipeout HD, I tend to stick to Single Race lobbies at either Rapier or Phantom class, but I will play the odd Elimination round if there is nothing else going down.

I've been a massive fan of the Wipeout series ever since my Dad introduced me to the first one back in 1998 (When I was only 6 years old), and ever since I've been hooked on the awesome games that are Wipeout, although admittedly I completely bypassed the titles released on the PSP since I'm not the biggest fan of it and never bought one, so all the tracks in HD were completely new to me :D

I may also be one of the few people on these forums that think Wipeout Fusion is an amazing game, I know it has received quite a lot of criticism over the years but I have invested an ungodly amount of hours into that game, which considering it is a purely offline game, is quite amazing (I don't even want to consider what it would have been like if it had online multiplayer capabilities!!!)

Anyway, I came here primarily for the chance to make some friends that are active on Wipeout HD, I only have one or two on my friends list currently and I know I encounter a few people quite often and was wondering if they were on these forums, as they all provide some stiff competition and enjoy racing each and every one of you :D, but I'm more than happy to meet people who are just as eager to play the game as I am!!

I recently purchased a Hauppauge HDPVR, which I've been testing on my Playstation 3. Thus, if you have been in my lobbies as of late it is more than likely I have our races recorded, but maybe not uploaded. However, I'd be more than willing to record and upload any races that you would like, simply hit me up with a message on PSN and ask me, it's really no trouble at all!

If you'd like to check out my YouTube channel, it can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Downing125

I'd be willing to accept anyone both on YouTube and PSN as friends, and if you add me or sub me please send me a message and I'll return the favours straight away.

Finally, may I say I'm glad to be here and I eagerly await meeting both old opponents and new friends!

tl;dr - I'm new, hi.

Mark.

[stin]

Guys, welcome to the board and we don`t bite but please check the rules and you will get addicted!

Lighting, you say, you don`t have PSP, right?

stevie:)

[LightningRacer]

Nawww, no PSP here, I bought a Nintendo DS instead (I also got a 3DS instead of a Vita, but I'm sorta regretting the decision, as I barely play it and I know I'd play the Vita because the newest wipeout game looks pretty awesome!!)

Mark

[Hellfire_WZ]

Welcome to the site! :)

[stin]

Lighting!, whaaat!, no PSP or Vita but more importantly PSP, you gotta play Pure!, best game ever!!, everybody can verified it! If you get Vita?, get pure! ;)

stevie :)

[LightningRacer]

Thanks for the welcomes you two!

@Stevie, ohhh, Vita can play PSP games? Maybe I know what I want for Christmas already... ;) ;)

Mark

[stin]

Vita can play with Pure, Pulse and Original WipEout and of course 2048! ;)

stevie ;)

[LightningRacer]

Wow it plays original wipeout too? :O

Eh, I bought the original wipeout on the PSN store, also have a wipeout 2097 disc and a wip3out disc, although wip3out keeps crashing when I try and play it in my PS3 which is quite annoying :@

Mark

[Colonel]

Hey there Mark, welcome to the Zone. Another Prestonian eh, there are 3 of us now! I'll add you with my Erik_Ponti account, I use it quite a bit these days (Gaddafi friends list's full sadly).

[LightningRacer]

Cheers, nice to meet you!

Thanks for the add, I'll add you tomorrow as I won't be back on PS3 tonight.

[Azurooth]

Welcome Lightning. I would more than like to race you at some rapier. My psn name is Azurooth. :) //Philip

[LightningRacer]

Thanks and well met Philip, I shall add you straight away!! :D

[Nosamp]

Hi all,

I'm Pete a.k.a Nosamp or 2Beards (a pic will explain if required) from Essex in the UK.
I'm old and I mostly play on my Xbox……. not a great opener I agree but bear with me….

I used to play wipEout years back (from the original up to Fusion) but slowly got tempted from PS to XB by the game releases etc *hangs head in shame*. Anyhoo I recently went to the Eurogamer Expo, spoke to Ami from Studio Liverpool (yeah I know it's gone…. WTF?) and realised how much I'd missed it.

So I went home dusted off the old PS2 and stuck in all the games and did a lap on each…… über!
Unfortunately I have lost my games saves but I've just bought a component cable and am looking forward to some better quality racing.

Oh and apparently if I'm a good boy I'll be getting a PS3 from Santa….get in!
So I'll fill in my PS details then :D

Funnily enough I won a Vita earlier on in the year on a trip to Sainsbury's head office (promo in the foyer for the Vita) for the fastest lap on 2048 (I think all the decent pilots didn't have a go!), unfortunately our fidge @ home broke so I sold it to get a new one…….. yeah I know, crap eh?
Anyhoo I got a trophy (I'll post a pic if you like :D )……. yeah, nice, whatever!
I should have seen the signs then but I've never been a massive fan of portable gaming, I like BIG!

So here I am, back to the party, a little late and it looks like everyone else is drunk, drank all the booze and the police are about to raid the place, but I'm gonna enjoy it while I can!

Cheers
Pete
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/the_nosamp/Misc/aa1b1b38.png

(Oh and Nosamp is P Mason backwards… ;) )

[Hellfire_WZ]

:eek Leigh on Sea!? Well I never!

[Nosamp]

LOL

Small world and all that!
:D

[Colonel]

Hi Pete, welcome to the Zone :)

[Azurooth]

Welcome! =)

[GekkoP]

I forgot to introduce myself. WipEout newbie, never played with it before WipEout HD, and I got my PS3 a couple of months ago. So yes, I'm REALLY a newbie. But I'm almost done with Elite campaign, all gold medals, so I'm the happiest newbie around you might say. Still have to buy Fury, though.

Well, enough of it.

I've been lurking this forum for a while, seems like a great community and lots of tips in here turned out to be very helpful.

See you around.

[Colonel]

It's great to see that HD is still pulling in new players 4 years after release, it really is. Welcome to the Zone GekkoP :)

[GekkoP]

Thank you, Colonel.
I have to admit I usually am not a fan of racing games, I get bored pretty soon. WipEout HD is something different, maybe is the fighting, maybe is the inhuman speed. Don't know, I just love it.

[Medusa]

Hi all,
So here I am, back to the party, a little late and it looks like everyone else is drunk, drank all the booze and the police are about to raid the place, but I'm gonna enjoy it while I can!
Cheers
Pete
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/the_nosamp/Misc/aa1b1b38.png

(Oh and Nosamp is P Mason backwards… ;) )

Welcome Nosamp! Don't worry I always save some cheap booze for company :)
Here you dispelled my suspicions that you're a drift racing speed demon with a NOS button on your import...phew

And welcome to GekkoP too :P Nice to see new faces errr names on the zone, keep the wipEout lovE alivE

[TheConzio]

Hello Wipeout fanatics :D

As a kid, i would always play wipeout 2097 and loved it. Unfortunately, that was the only wipeout game that i had until i got wipeout HD in the welcome pack. I fell in love with wipeout all over again, and bought every single wipeout game. From the first wipeout to 2048. I play them all as much as i can. My most favourite titles are Wipeout 3 SE, Pure, and HD/Fury.

Anyway, I'm most probably best at playing HD/Fury. I have beaten half of both HD and Fury campaigns on elite difficulty, have yet to finish them :) You could say that my skill level is just a bit higher than the elite AI, because im finding it a bit easier to beat them just recently.

On HD, im struggeling a bit with the tracks sebenco climb reverse and chengou project reverse.

So i dont think im a that of a good pilot compared to all of you on here, but im sure with practice i could become better :) By the way i am only 14 years of age.

My PSN: theconzio

[stin]

Hi and welcome to the board, you will enjoy this website.

stevie:)

[bobbybadfoot]

Hey, all! New HD/Fury pilot here. I'm really fresh to the online races.

HD/Fury was my introduction to the series, thanks to the psn blackout in spring 2011. The trophies on this game looked challenging, so I dove in. I'm still hunting, lol.. only missing "Bling Brigade" to go platinum!

I'm glad to see such a lively community around here! I've mainly been racing in the Flash and Rapier classes, Eliminator and Single Race types. So if any of those are your bag, send me an add! PSN ID: boblovesmaryann

[LightningRacer]

Welcome to the forums ;)

I'd love to add you! I'm more of a Rapier/Phantom guy myself but I'm willing to play anything with friends :D

PSN: LightningRacer

[Colonel]

Welcome to the site Bobby and Conzio :)

[vaakneri]

Why didn't I notice this thread earlier?

Anyways, I'm a very new pilot, got HD about 3 months ago and got hooked right away :). I recognize a few names here from online races as well. I think I'm really good at the game, considering I have only been playing Wipeout for a very short time. And by the way, I'm a 14-year old Finn, not sure what you'll except from me ;)

[Colonel]

Hi mate, welcome. By the way, I sent you a friend request with my Erik_Ponti account.

[Kasandra]

HI!!
My name is Kasandra (no joke, just a coincident) and I have not been playing w for that long. I started playing with a friend and started to like it =) hope to learn more and meet some friends to play with here.
Otherwise, Im a girl in my 20s who lives in Denmark, europe. Im studying and live with my kitten =) just a quiet, laid back but funny once you get to know me girl!

[stin]

Hi and welcome to the board, enjoy and keep posting.

stevie:)

[Colonel]

Welcome Kasandra :)

[Ami Nakajima]

HI!!
My name is Kasandra (no joke, just a coincident) and I have not been playing w for that long. I started playing with a friend and started to like it =) hope to learn more and meet some friends to play with here.
Otherwise, Im a girl in my 20s who lives in Denmark, europe. Im studying and live with my kitten =) just a quiet, laid back but funny once you get to know me girl!

Welcome aboard Kasandra!
<3 fellow Fem Pilot

Enjoy yourself here and hopefully see you on the track soon

[Rennfisch]

Hi and welcome Kasandra :)

[Flint Fandango]

Hi there, Kasandra! Enjoy your stay! :+

[Kasandra]

Thanks alot 2 all of u =) looking forword 2 meeting some new friends =)=)

[Azurooth]

Welcome to the zone Kasandra! =)

[ID_7of9]

welcome to the zone =)

[Lozart1970]

Hi all, Loz here. Been playing WipEout since the days of neGcon controllers and epilepsy inducing colour schemes way back when.
Looking forward to meeting some of you online.....

[Colonel]

Hi there Loz, welcome to the site :+

[Ami Nakajima]

Welcome Loz ;)

[Lozart1970]

Hey Ami! Just FYI, back from hols so back into the custom painting and stuff........watch this space!

[Hellfire_WZ]

Good to see you, welcome to the site :)

[Medusa]

Welcome Lozart! Alphabetically ahead of Mozart, you must be a genius!!
Mentioning the neGcon in your introduction post...I'm tempted to "friend" you right now :)

[Ace3000]

Hi, I am Ace3000. I am a relatively new fan to the WipEout series, been playing since early this year. But I have gotten the hang of it and have nearly completed Pulse and Fury!

[Rennfisch]

Hi and welcome Lozart and Ace. :)

[Medusa]

Welcome Ace! That's a lot of wipEout you've played in one year, good for you :) I think Pulse is a very good training system for how to survive weapons-wise - I bet you've adjusted nicely to HD! See you on the tracks.

[Lozart1970]

Welcome Lozart! Alphabetically ahead of Mozart, you must be a genius!!
Mentioning the neGcon in your introduction post...I'm tempted to "friend" you right now :)

neGcon was AWESOME!

Thanks all for the welcomes :)

[Colonel]

Welcome to the Zone Ace :)

[Ami Nakajima]

Welcome, Ace :)

[Azurooth]

Hey Ace and welcome to the zone family, enjoy your stay. =)

[bpinflag]

Hey guys, I'm bpinflag. Been loving Wipeout ever since the welcome back package and managed to get myself pretty high on some leadboards. I don't really know what else to say besides the fact that my favorite ship is Auricom. Bad acceleration and hard to handle but I just can't be fast with any others, it fits my style ;)

[Ami Nakajima]

Welcome Welcome! Good to have you here bpinflag :)

[TheCactuarKing]

hi everyone, after reading some posts i have to say that i really like the community here. everyones really polite and friendly, hope to see some of you on the race track! :)

[Rennfisch]

Hi and welcome :)

[MENGKESHI]

Welcome to zee zone! :D

[Azurooth]

Welcome oh you king of cactuar, enjoy your stay. :)

[TheCactuarKing]

see what i mean?! everyones really nice, but on a more serious note, my army of cactuars will soon rule all...hi to everyone (i feel so accepted)

[Colonel]

No idea what a cactuar is, but welcome anyway :)

[bpinflag]

Yeah you guys are definitely the nicest group of people I have stumbled across in my gaming days! Thanks for the warm welcome Ami, and see you on the track!

[Oryx Crake]

it warms the heart to see so many new people joining up man! the games and the developers may be dead or dying but there is still a steady stream of new accounts and pilots here that if anything must be a testament to how welcoming a community this is. Welcome to all the new guys!

[vincoof]

I guess the Cactuar is the one from the Final Fantasy Series : http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cactuar

And welcome BTW !

[liquid_kit]

hi all, liquid_kit finally arrived... glad to see that there is such a big community around this game!

c u online soon..

..thx and greetz to everybody

[Colonel]

Hi there, and welcome liquid_kit and bpinflag :+

[Ami Nakajima]

WipEout legend Mr Nick Burcombe who was Game Designer for WipEout and WipEout 2097/XL has returned to the Zone.

Big welcome back! :D

http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/member.php?95-Nick-Burcombe

[Rachel Johnson]

I'm obviously not new, but it has been a while since I logged in. Figured I'd say hello again. :3

[Colonel]

Welcome back Rachel, and welcome back Nick :)

[wiithepeople]

Alright! Finally made it in. Hey guys, i'm wiithepeople and I've been playing wipeout since 1997.

[Hellfire_WZ]

Welcome, and welcome back in two cases :)

[Colonel]

Nice to meet you wiithepeople, welcome to the Zone :+

[Azurooth]

Welcome, enjoy your stay wiithepeople!

[MrBlakemore]

Hello everyone, been a WipEout fan for eighteen years, glad to see there are like-minded people sharing their love for the series. Thanks for letting me be part of the community.

[Rachel Johnson]

Wall hallo thare! Welcome to ze place of awesomeness. I just got back myself from a long hiatus.

[Colonel]

Hi Mr Blakemore, welcome to the Zone :)

[Medusa]

Bienvenue a wipeoutzone, monsieur Blakemore.
It is indeed ze place of awesomenez...

And welcome back Rachel! BTW, I just spotted your pilot pic--hot boots!! ^^ Nothing better than a sexy pair of boots. In my view anyway, I'm sure the guys here prefer pairs of other things. :P

[Rau-Lin]

Hello Everybody!

I'm Rau-Lin from Spain, and although I've been following this forum for so long time (since Wipeout Pure) I've never had the courage of writing (I'm sorry if I don't write too well in English).

Anyway, I'm actually playing Wipeout 2048 as I recently bought a Ps Vita (my psp broke) and of course, the first game I had to buy was Wipeout. I'm having really fun (also bought the expansion hd and fury) and although I don't like too much the multi (too many combats, the worse thing in my opinion of the last wipeouts) I have really fun comparing the race results and the speed laps records with my friends, but there are not so many of them that play this game.

I would like to have more Wipeout fans friends at PSN, and I couldn't find an exclusive thread for this question (psn friends).

If anybody enjoy adding me in the list of friends to compare times or may find ourselves anytime to make some races my PSN ID is the same as my name here: Rau-Lin

Thanks to everybody!

[Mikahail]

Welcome to the Zone, Rau-Lin. :)

[Colonel]

Smashing intro, welcome Rua. I'll send you a friend request, from PSN ID Erik_Ponti :)

Edit - A lot of the Spanish players I'm friends with apologise for their English. It's absurd, they all speak fantastic English, and even if they didn't I'd be eternally grateful for them trying. So please, don't ever apologise for your English, it's a privilege to me that you speak it at all. I hope that doesn't sound wrong, I'm pretty smashed.

[Hellfire_WZ]

Welcome to the site! :)

[Rau-Lin]

Thanks to all of you for those kind and warm words of welcome :nod

It's true that we, people from Spain, have the complex of speaking bad English, but I think it's probably due to the fact that the common English level in this country is just so poor.

Anyway, I'm actually playing that Wipeout 2048, trying to get all the elite pass in the single campaign. Those damn zone events are driving me crazy :? I don't know what will happen when I get to start with the A+ races... not to talk about that "beat Zico" trophy (who is this Zico? and why does he drive so fast?).

Thanks again to everybody, and to say goodbye I'd like to share a pair of pics I made playing Wipeout (love this function):

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7332

BYE!

[artcloud]

Hi fellow WipEout fans. :) I'm a fan of the series for a couple of years now and always loved the feel and espesially the art-style and music of the games. Like MrBlakemore stated before; really awesome to see that a dedicated fanbase exists for these games. Thank you for letting me in! :D