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I'm super confused by all the Slime Climb comments? I finish every race. What's the issue with it?
All the race levels are my jam. Think I've finished first more than I haven't. Only a couple more wins away from the "20 1st places" trophy. It's like 95% of players have never touched a platform game.
Still haven't won a legit crown though ;_; Always let my nerves get me in the last round. Did get one from a game where a lot of people got disconnected but it will always have an asterisk by it in my head!
All the race levels are my jam. Think I've finished first more than I haven't. Only a couple more wins away from the "20 1st places" trophy. It's like 95% of players have never touched a platform game.
Still haven't won a legit crown though ;_; Always let my nerves get me in the last round. Did get one from a game where a lot of people got disconnected but it will always have an asterisk by it in my head!
I love the individual obstacle courses, but I don't think I like a single team game. Outside of the limited amount of control you might have over the outcome, none of the mini-games are actually that fun to play at all. I agree with the people saying that it should be relegated to its own game mode, because as it stands I'm just having fun half the time every match.
And that obstacle course in the finals where you grab the crown needs to be WAY longer. At least enough to allow someone to make a comeback instead of the anticlimactic finish it currently is.
I am liking the game a lot, especially as a podcast game. It's something they're going to have to update pretty regularly to avoid people falling out of it though, which I can already see myself doing within a week or two.
And that obstacle course in the finals where you grab the crown needs to be WAY longer. At least enough to allow someone to make a comeback instead of the anticlimactic finish it currently is.
I am liking the game a lot, especially as a podcast game. It's something they're going to have to update pretty regularly to avoid people falling out of it though, which I can already see myself doing within a week or two.
I am stuck in an infinite loading screen trying to start the game, but supposedly that is due to Steam having issues right now.
i haven't seen any slime climb complaints but I seriously never complete it. Too many people are battling at like the second turn and get knocked off way too often.
The game distribution seems so bad. I get Dizzy Heights and See Saw like 60% of the time and after 30ish games there's still a few games I've never seen.
Kind of surprised about people thinking team games aren't really fair because you're not responsible for your teams actions but you're responsible for your actions, when half the levels in this game tend to involve an object or another player getting shot at you at 200 mph from off screen by their insane physics
My only real problem with the game. But it is a big one. They will fixed that.
I have changed my mind, team games suck
I've gotten an even split between yellow and red with blue once or twice. Never green in the 4p events.
Managed to win 2 shows today! Game is stupid fun and addictive (issues and all)!! Been loving it so far!
My biggest issue is the the tails-games. It feels completely random when it registers as you catching it or not. Especially annoying when sometimes people grab yours from far away for no good reason.
My biggest issue is the the tails-games. It feels completely random when it registers as you catching it or not. Especially annoying when sometimes people grab yours from far away for no good reason.
Idk...
I seem to do really well in the team games. People are so bad at cooperating that I seem to always find a way to do it for my team. Literally scored by myself TWICE in the soccer game after starting down 0-1.
There are instances when it's just straight up out your control but I guess I'm super lucky.
I seem to do really well in the team games. People are so bad at cooperating that I seem to always find a way to do it for my team. Literally scored by myself TWICE in the soccer game after starting down 0-1.
There are instances when it's just straight up out your control but I guess I'm super lucky.
Lost my tail on the last millisecond on the activity where you play alone, i hate you random player.
Won 3 shows in a row earlier today. While there's a big luck based element, you can consistently qualify for the finals.
The only real RNG is the ending, and the team game. Sure there's a degree of RNG on most races, but not so much so that you should fail to qualify. I often fall off a couple of times and still qualify comfortably.
The team games though, I mean... you can't pick who is on your team, and the mechanics of those games are also... kind of weak. The problem they have is that nothing attributed to the netcode in the game, really works all that well, and honestly I don't think it ever will. It often feels like your tail gets stolen via telekenesis, like for real, the guy will be 10 feet away and it just pops! Terrible design.
The interaction with physical objects that other players can also affect is also the same. The football game feels worse than bouncing the football around in the Destiny 2 hub... that's to say, it feels as though no attention has been paid to how the ball should behave when multiple players are making contact with it. It's always a shitshow.
The games design affords some forgiveness on these issues. The wacky presentation, makes you feel that it's okay if things aren't working quite right, that it's all in fun anyway. But at the end of the day, bad design is bad design, and all of these mechanics wherein players have to interact either with each other, or objects within the level, suck. They're awful.
But like I say... you still kind of, just forget about it. Yes the team games are most frequently bad, but as only one team gets disqualified in those, it's usually not that big of a deal even if you at least try. In the longer term though, I think these game types are going to become very tedious.
Races and platforming focused mini-games on the other hand are a tonne of fun... I'm honestly disappointed they didn't focus the content more in these areas. There's only maybe 5 race levels? I love playing these but you do tend to learn them quite quickly. I think a game like this will really shine when you have maybe, 100 levels. At the moment you've got maybe 25 levels and you see 5 or 6 per round... now, that means if you play for say, an hour, you've likely most if not all of the content. Every level you play has a 20% chance of being in the previous show... those odds are too high, and it really lets repetition set in.
There in a good position now, they have a good audience. They need to put out a content roadmap and I think above all else it needs to be more race and platforming themed levels.
The only real RNG is the ending, and the team game. Sure there's a degree of RNG on most races, but not so much so that you should fail to qualify. I often fall off a couple of times and still qualify comfortably.
The team games though, I mean... you can't pick who is on your team, and the mechanics of those games are also... kind of weak. The problem they have is that nothing attributed to the netcode in the game, really works all that well, and honestly I don't think it ever will. It often feels like your tail gets stolen via telekenesis, like for real, the guy will be 10 feet away and it just pops! Terrible design.
The interaction with physical objects that other players can also affect is also the same. The football game feels worse than bouncing the football around in the Destiny 2 hub... that's to say, it feels as though no attention has been paid to how the ball should behave when multiple players are making contact with it. It's always a shitshow.
The games design affords some forgiveness on these issues. The wacky presentation, makes you feel that it's okay if things aren't working quite right, that it's all in fun anyway. But at the end of the day, bad design is bad design, and all of these mechanics wherein players have to interact either with each other, or objects within the level, suck. They're awful.
But like I say... you still kind of, just forget about it. Yes the team games are most frequently bad, but as only one team gets disqualified in those, it's usually not that big of a deal even if you at least try. In the longer term though, I think these game types are going to become very tedious.
Races and platforming focused mini-games on the other hand are a tonne of fun... I'm honestly disappointed they didn't focus the content more in these areas. There's only maybe 5 race levels? I love playing these but you do tend to learn them quite quickly. I think a game like this will really shine when you have maybe, 100 levels. At the moment you've got maybe 25 levels and you see 5 or 6 per round... now, that means if you play for say, an hour, you've likely most if not all of the content. Every level you play has a 20% chance of being in the previous show... those odds are too high, and it really lets repetition set in.
There in a good position now, they have a good audience. They need to put out a content roadmap and I think above all else it needs to be more race and platforming themed levels.
Think this is the 1st "battle royal" game I have ever liked. If it wasn't for the steam servers making me stop I just keep going 1 more game just 1 more..
On the Jump Party game I lost a 3 streak because some dude wanted to grab me when it was time to jump knocking us both out.
Yep. I had no issue the first several times, but the last 3 times I'm getting just screwed over through no fault of my own. Pretty aggravating.
I really enjoy it but server stuff needs to be fixed. Played 3 matches, and disconnected after making the top 15. It did not feel good.
Ya, I hope they replace the tail games in the future. They're not fun and the servers cant seem to handle them.
There should be a game where you have to bounce from platform to platform above a lake of slime and your can't bounce on the same platform twice in a row. You'd get eliminated from missing a jump or from bumping into other players in mid air.
Mostly agree. I still find the big balls games enjoyable. Grabbing ones can be problematic.
Maps rotation is a big problem. I probably played 30 rounds, maybe more, and played some games only one time.
Few races levels but you played them all the time.
I don't think a game has sent me on such a violent roller coaster of emotions in such a short amount of time.
I LOVE this game.
I LOVE this game.
They need to tweak that map, too predictable. I win every time now.
This game is a lot of fun and the idea of a 3-D platformer battle royale is something I can really get behind, as it's a genre I'm inherently more familiar with and better at than FPS. The presentation being so goofy and colorful does help to mitigate some of the wonky physics and such and makes it easy to jump into another round.
But all of the team games are dogshit. Every single one. GungJoe put it well in his post too, beyond having teammates who potentially don't know what they're doing (or choose to outright grief), the game doesn't generally handle interacting with objects and other characters very well, and the team games necessitate this more than basically any of the solo ones. None of the obstacle courses ever require you to grab objects or push giant balls and it keeps the elements of playing more personalized. Playing a round of Egg Scramble earlier really pointed out to me how unclear it tends to be how far away grabs do or don't work, when they register or not, what you might be grabbing in a crowd. Yes, some of this you could jot down along the same goofiness as the race levels but...I don't know, something about it still feels different to me.
I at least hope that as new content is added in, they focus more on new race courses and tilt things so that team games occur less often in comparison. I probably wouldn't mind it as much if you only had to team up once per show, instead of averaging two or sometimes even three.
But all of the team games are dogshit. Every single one. GungJoe put it well in his post too, beyond having teammates who potentially don't know what they're doing (or choose to outright grief), the game doesn't generally handle interacting with objects and other characters very well, and the team games necessitate this more than basically any of the solo ones. None of the obstacle courses ever require you to grab objects or push giant balls and it keeps the elements of playing more personalized. Playing a round of Egg Scramble earlier really pointed out to me how unclear it tends to be how far away grabs do or don't work, when they register or not, what you might be grabbing in a crowd. Yes, some of this you could jot down along the same goofiness as the race levels but...I don't know, something about it still feels different to me.
I at least hope that as new content is added in, they focus more on new race courses and tilt things so that team games occur less often in comparison. I probably wouldn't mind it as much if you only had to team up once per show, instead of averaging two or sometimes even three.
After a couple of hours playing with a couple of friends last night, this game is more fun than I thought it would be.
Had some hilarious moments, and I can see us coming back to it for something silly and lighthearted after sweating in Apex.
There are a couple of groan-inducing game types, but I don't hate any of it. Some filter options might be nice for those that want them, though not sure how matchmaking/fragmenting the player base would work in that case.
They could improve spectating, though, seeing as you may end up doing a lot of it in teams. It's fun to cheer your friends on, so more camera options or something wouldn't go amiss.
Also would like a button to immediately jump to spectating party members. Having to cycle through everyone gets old.
Btw, what's with all this negative "RNG" talk? Are people just using it as a replacement for the word "luck"? Of course there's gonna be an element of luck involved with a game like this. We don't need every single game to be about 100% control and player skill. You may as well talk about RNG in sports, where skill is obviously important, but still sometimes loses out to real-world physics.
Anyway, hoping the game is popular and that they can keep a consistent flow of new content.
Had some hilarious moments, and I can see us coming back to it for something silly and lighthearted after sweating in Apex.
There are a couple of groan-inducing game types, but I don't hate any of it. Some filter options might be nice for those that want them, though not sure how matchmaking/fragmenting the player base would work in that case.
They could improve spectating, though, seeing as you may end up doing a lot of it in teams. It's fun to cheer your friends on, so more camera options or something wouldn't go amiss.
Also would like a button to immediately jump to spectating party members. Having to cycle through everyone gets old.
Btw, what's with all this negative "RNG" talk? Are people just using it as a replacement for the word "luck"? Of course there's gonna be an element of luck involved with a game like this. We don't need every single game to be about 100% control and player skill. You may as well talk about RNG in sports, where skill is obviously important, but still sometimes loses out to real-world physics.
Anyway, hoping the game is popular and that they can keep a consistent flow of new content.
Damn this looks fun... WHY DID IT HAVE TO DROP WHILE I'M HALF WAY THROUGH GHOST OF TSUSHIMA?!?
It's stupid how inconsistent it is when the games decides if your character is going to fall on their face or not get up quickly.
And the tail game is absolutely awful. On PC I had zero problems. I just had 3 times point blank where I should have gotten a tail and it didn't give me one.
And the tail game is absolutely awful. On PC I had zero problems. I just had 3 times point blank where I should have gotten a tail and it didn't give me one.
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Have 4 wins on the PC version-booted it up on PS4 just to see how it runs-and I get a win my very first game haha
really wish this game had cross progression. I'd love to play it in the living room on the sofa but already have more wins, unlocks, etc on the PC version so I guess that's where I'm gonna stick with
really wish this game had cross progression. I'd love to play it in the living room on the sofa but already have more wins, unlocks, etc on the PC version so I guess that's where I'm gonna stick with
Tail games suffer because of the netcode, feels very hit and miss to grab one and unfair when someone gets yours from far away when in fact on thier screen they're within perfect reaching distance.
Possession games should be won by percentage held rather than who's got what when the time ends.
Slimb climb is a bitch, if I don't get that shortcut bounce right at the start then it's all over.
Possession games should be won by percentage held rather than who's got what when the time ends.
Slimb climb is a bitch, if I don't get that shortcut bounce right at the start then it's all over.
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