Chocobo Races TOO OP! Question for Ya'll though!

[TetsuyaHikari]

Yeah, if you have NPCs participating, they definitely shouldn't be getting that bonus. Also, those briars are crazy OP, lol. I've been dumping most of my points into stamina (currently rank 24) and those briars can still take me down from like 70% to 50%, basically putting me out of the race just because I get hit by them once (or if someone turns towards me with them).

I understand abilities are supposed to help you, but when you've been conserving your stamina and such, then someone pops these briars on you and can basically put you out of the game, that's definitely not cool. I'm not saying they shouldn't drain stamina at all. That part is fine, but it just shouldn't be so much, ya know? Maybe each time they pop you, take 3-5% instead. That can still hurt you, but you can still recover and stay in the race too rather than being knocked out early and basically just finishing the remaining 25-30% of the course as a formality.

God help you if you're surrounded by three people that use them on you. You're pretty much dead at that point, lol.

[Linadae]

Briars needs to be tuned down. They need to be a threat but not a race ender. The way they are now, you get stuck in one, you might as well just sit back and enjoy the scenery because it will take a miracle and some incredible jockeying to come out in any kind of position. Basically all Briars has done has added Twintania's twisters on to the race track and no one likes one hit kills when they're just trying to have fun.

[Ehr]

For me I would like to see
-A betting system added for racers.
-A spectator mode which also has a betting system

They've already said "No betting" due to the implications with gambling and irl laws and stuff. I know with simulated gambling the game would retain the T rating it has in the US, but I don't know if it would change the rating in other countries. A spectator mode should be perfectly all right though and I would like to watch my LS friends when they do races together.

[mbncd]

I agree that the briars are a bit much (shortly before the game went down for maint, I was in a race where I got hit by 2 overlapping briars and then after another chest I got hit with another 2 overlapping in that same race), Most of the time though, when you're only hit with 1 at a time, I think they are recoverable if you make sure you know the course and get the right chests (sometimes it's better to miss a chest than to let the person right behind you get a briar for instance). There is a little bit of strategy involved.

Also keep in mind that you can only hold 1 item at a time, so don't forget or postpone using something at the expense of the next good chest. Admittedly I've done that once or twice ._. But I learned!

[Yumi_umi]

Briars = blueshell
I guess yoshi wasn't to pleased how ppl ignored briars in t6 so he brought them back to let ppl shove it in each other's faces.
We should get items tho that will help us catch up if were near last cuz once ur in the back then there's almost no chance of getting back in the race lol.

[Fealow]

Already Rank 33 with my current chocobo and I can safely say I have not once considered really pumping stamina/endurance/cunning thanks to current track layouts. Everything has gone into speed/acceleration. I did some stam/end early on for a minor boost but since about rank 15~20 I haven't needed to raise them anymore.

As far as I've perused the internet for information it appears the best thing to do is refrain from buying feed (other than grade 1 at the stables with gil) until you are able to breed a chocobo otherwise it's essentially an MGP sink as stats are not hereditary and you'll never be able to use your first chocobo again after you use it for breeding. You can probably save in excess of 10,000 MGP if you don't buy grade 2/3 chocobo feed at every available opportunity with your first chocobo. Just a tip for newer players who were considering stocking up on stats via grade2/3 feed.

speed and stamina are going to be the defining things to win races just like in 7, if you get a fast start and a decent lead and have stamina enough to increase it you will in nearly all circumstances win. at the very least until everyone is running with the top tier chocobo's, then player skill will be a factor for sure.

Also you should consider that some future race tracks will more than likely be endurance focused where you will periodically need to switch between sprinting and running, in which case endurance and cunning will be more important due to those two stats allowing a more consistent average speed over a longer course. But yes at this current point in time those are basically the most advantageous stats given the course lengths.

[Aphel]

-Let us use our weapons once while racing as an ability maybe?

Might as well ask for full access to our abilities. Whm Holying away on her Chocobo. It's turned into PvP!

Also, keep an eye out on who snagged the Briar powerup and stay away from them. If you see the next treasure box containing like 3-Briars and you're in the middle of a pack of racers, slow down or attempt to burst ahead of them. It's going to be painful otherwise.

[Enjuden]

Briars = blueshell
I guess yoshi wasn't to pleased how ppl ignored briars in t6 so he brought them back to let ppl shove it in each other's faces.
We should get items tho that will help us catch up if were near last cuz once ur in the back then there's almost no chance of getting back in the race lol.

This isn't Mario Kart. Last place does not need something to cheese people who actually earned first place through body blocking and/or luck. That is what cunning/speed/endurance is for.

Later on, if you go past level 10, you do get a skill that may/may not help. As a tip, you should get rid of level head asap with the lethe water if you're one of the unlucky ones to get it. If anything in Chocobo Racing should change, it's skills that are completely useless for the racer, and heavy having an actual detriment instead of 'you need to hold W now'.

Still, briars are irritating when three are bunched up and you're in the middle of the pack.

Edit: Oh yea. Don't even get me started on how god awful the movement latency is for turning in chocobo racing. This isn't 2.0, get it done right or not at all.

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Briars are strong, but they hit a very small area around the person using it. Be aware of those who pick them up, and avoid them. You don't need to stand right on top of someone as they use one, you know.

[Fealow]

Briars are strong, but they hit a very small area around the person using it. Be aware of those who pick them up, and avoid them. You don't need to stand right on top of someone as they use one, you know.

So you've come in here to tell us that we're the problem and not what the majority of players who've had their say so far agree on? You're welcome to your opinion, but there is no need to suggest that we are some how lacking in common sense, that's just rude.