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MonkeyMarc | Posted: Jul 6 2008, 04:53 PM |
-monkey behind the wheel- Group: Members Posts: 418 Member No.: 29,378 Joined: Apr 27th 2008 Location: pasir ris, singapore | hey peoples, just wondering, in your opinion, when is a noob no longer considered a noob? in my opinion its when he has completed the story mode at least once, figuring out how to brake properly and stuff(techniques) along the way - which means no help from others. He/She should have quite a few battles and a good win rate too |
DamienWolf | Posted: Jul 6 2008, 05:17 PM |
Not Without Incident Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,803 Member No.: 22,878 Joined: Jan 18th 2007 Location: Someplace very violent... | A good win rate is not a factor for me. Because it could mean people just ram him at the start to win and its notoriously difficult to pass in ID4. When he's got a decent time and does not seem to panic on hairpins. When he starts experimenting on stuff rather than sticking to formula that he used to do. When he starts to post his time on the rankings and feel a healthy competitive spirit burning up from within. Sounds like a damned anime. |
BNR34NISMO | Posted: Jul 6 2008, 05:51 PM |
IDW Prime Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 526 Member No.: 29,087 Joined: Mar 23rd 2008 Location: Seattle, WA | win rate doesnt matter at all IMO, wat if they have 100% but all of it is from noobs, or wat if they have 37% and only race ppl better than them so they can learn from them?(thats me lol). IMO battle and TA matters the most. |
-ShinRei- | Posted: Jul 6 2008, 08:15 PM |
The Legendary R Master Group: Advanced Members Posts: 856 Member No.: 29,882 Joined: Jun 23rd 2008 Location: Jakarta | When the "Noob" enjoy the game more..^^ |
xXNICKXx | Posted: Jul 7 2008, 12:11 AM |
IDW Prime Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 675 Member No.: 26,091 Joined: Aug 21st 2007 Location: SG-Dover | when he feels that he's no longer then noob at the arcade but that doesnt allow him to go boasting around.... look at my siggy ftw haha |
Weezy | Posted: Jul 7 2008, 01:13 AM |
O RLY? YA RLY. Group: Advanced Members Posts: 823 Member No.: 27,481 Joined: Nov 16th 2007 Location: Seattle, WA | If you beat me....you graduate from noob status. JUST KIDDING. |
MonkeyMarc | Posted: Jul 7 2008, 01:48 AM | ||
-monkey behind the wheel- Group: Members Posts: 418 Member No.: 29,378 Joined: Apr 27th 2008 Location: pasir ris, singapore |
I AGREE Albert Einstein: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. People who are no longer noobs will start to experiment other techniques, such as the way they start up, or the way they brake for hairpins, | ||
Cappuccino, 2 sugars | Posted: Jul 7 2008, 02:01 AM |
Laugh Now, Laugh Later Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,343 Member No.: 28,161 Joined: Jan 8th 2008 Location: Street corners of Japan... | when he or she doesnt act like one anymore |
RooP | Posted: Jul 7 2008, 03:19 AM |
IDW Special Member Group: Members Posts: 286 Member No.: 28,314 Joined: Jan 14th 2008 Location: Team NY3OC | its a very debatable qs. noob simply means newbie. (refer to http://www.acronymfinder.com/NOOB.html) as the name suggests, hes new to the game thus being called a newbie or noob. However, as time goes by, he is not a newbie anymore cos hes being exposed to the game already. thus i would prefer to brand someone as - know how to play - dont know how to play simple. |
pol_southside | Posted: Jul 7 2008, 04:40 AM |
IDW Expert Member Group: Members Posts: 128 Member No.: 27,912 Joined: Dec 23rd 2007 Location: Phil southside | ^ i agree.. very simple... although i think i saw wiki define a noob as someone who did a stupid thing on a specific game... i think to support Roop's statement further, that as time goes by, he/she is not a newbie anymore because he/she is being exposed to the game AND ABSORBING what he/she've learned... because lets face it.. there are some people who are.... hmm... slowbro? or something like that... and there are some who are narrow-minded that would even care to listen from other people's opinion about the game and still sitting inside their freakin boxes... |
Bu`DoNg | Posted: Jul 7 2008, 06:06 AM |
IDW Prime Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 513 Member No.: 28,286 Joined: Jan 13th 2008 Location: ny3oc hangout | to me, noob = ppl that still couldnt get used to the game physic yet. |
Mac (SM) | Posted: Jul 7 2008, 01:25 PM |
IDW Jr. Member Group: Members Posts: 64 Member No.: 25,819 Joined: Aug 10th 2007 Location: CA. Los angeles | i would say when they can beat takumi on akina then you are good enought to not be a noob, i like noobs you can teach them things, that and i am a show boat |
jiahao1001 | Posted: Jul 8 2008, 03:17 AM |
SooKooBah Fan ^.^ Group: Members Posts: 475 Member No.: 26,189 Joined: Aug 24th 2007 Location: SG-BP-CCK | Sometimes being a noob is fun hehe i still remember the days when idas4 just came out and there i was racing Iggy (Itsuki) in my rx8... it was like COOL idas4 wow... Nowadays in lake akina.... wall tap CRAP "force quit" try again... Anyway it doesnt matter whether you are a noob or not either way it takes time to improve ^^ |
brian_infinispirit | Posted: Jul 8 2008, 11:54 AM |
The Dozuki Master Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,688 Member No.: 20,372 Joined: Sep 21st 2006 Location: Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines | noob, for me, is different from newbie... the latter term is used in a better way to brand someone new to something, while noob brings about negative vibes... this is a very ambiguous topic to deal with since what may be newbie-ish or noobish may not be so for others... but with the way this thread goes, noob seems to be the same as newbie... so therefore, a "noob" is no longer one if he/she has a good grasp of the gameplay (e.g., being able to clear at least one cycle of LOTS without a loss)... and, as wolf said, he/she also feels a competitive spirit building within him/her esp. through the IR rankings... |
divinity Jy | Posted: Jul 8 2008, 12:02 PM | ||
IDW Special Member Group: Members Posts: 291 Member No.: 23,501 Joined: Mar 5th 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ |
I agree with you completely. I use the terms newb and noob differently. I consider a newb someone new to the game that still has a lot to learn. It's not a bad thing to be a newb. It just takes some time to get better. A noob on the other hand is used by me as a completely negative term. I base it off of someone's attitude toward the game and to the other players. Bad etiquette based on lines, attitude, and other things reflect that even if you're new or a veteran to the game, you're still an idiot. I will consider someone not a newb when they can easily beat all LoTS computers with a stock car. But a noob can stay a noob forever. | ||
Weezy | Posted: Jul 8 2008, 06:34 PM |
O RLY? YA RLY. Group: Advanced Members Posts: 823 Member No.: 27,481 Joined: Nov 16th 2007 Location: Seattle, WA | You are not a noob once you know that rev-lining is essential. |
sannin | Posted: Jul 8 2008, 07:35 PM |
IDW Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 228 Member No.: 15,080 Joined: Dec 27th 2005 Location: Buena Park | in terms of idas4, i'd say one is not a noob once they can beat takumi on akina. i remember he was ridiculously hard the first couple of times. i think i had a tougher time on takumi/akina than i did on project.d/tsukuba This post has been edited by sannin on Jul 8 2008, 07:35 PM |
Weezy | Posted: Jul 8 2008, 08:04 PM |
O RLY? YA RLY. Group: Advanced Members Posts: 823 Member No.: 27,481 Joined: Nov 16th 2007 Location: Seattle, WA | He's max stars on both maps so you do better on Tsukuba then Akina. He was easier on Tsukuba for me as well. |
MonkeyMarc | Posted: Jul 9 2008, 02:02 AM |
-monkey behind the wheel- Group: Members Posts: 418 Member No.: 29,378 Joined: Apr 27th 2008 Location: pasir ris, singapore | Correct me if i'm wrong, But i thought he was 8 stars or smth on Akina, and 9 stars on Tsukuba ._. And i think only Bunta has max stars Yeah but by the time you actually get to Tsukuba you're probably experienced, plus it has not-that-sharp-but-fun curves, and the 5 hairpins in Akina kills noobs, so people probably get owned there.(i had to block like crazy to win him the first time at Akina ) |
Weezy | Posted: Jul 9 2008, 02:12 AM |
O RLY? YA RLY. Group: Advanced Members Posts: 823 Member No.: 27,481 Joined: Nov 16th 2007 Location: Seattle, WA | Oh yea Bunta...he has the full stars -.-' Not everyone plays it in order. I started out beginning with Akagi, Iro, Tsukuba, Akina, L. Akina, and Myogi in that order lol. |
Bu`DoNg | Posted: Jul 9 2008, 02:55 AM |
IDW Prime Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 513 Member No.: 28,286 Joined: Jan 13th 2008 Location: ny3oc hangout | lol. i didnt complete story mode b4 . -___-" |
Gunma's 34 | Posted: Jul 9 2008, 03:29 AM |
The R34's chosen one Group: Advanced Members Posts: 804 Member No.: 27,787 Joined: Dec 13th 2007 Location: Makati, Philippines | NOOB level ends when you get decent times on a course... the IR rankings might be too advance as the times are damn fast... Maybe a couple of runs and when he/she cuts about 2-5 seconds of his/her previous time, then he/she cannot be called a noob anymore... Does anyone know any tricks on beating 10 star Bunta on LOTS? (just wondering since Bunta and Tak (Takumi) were called into play here) |
jiahao1001 | Posted: Jul 9 2008, 03:55 AM |
SooKooBah Fan ^.^ Group: Members Posts: 475 Member No.: 26,189 Joined: Aug 24th 2007 Location: SG-BP-CCK | just ignore him and run your best... bunta only gets obscenely fast at level 10 cos its a 3 04 which he is running... at level 1 its a 3 17 so its real easy to beat him even with wall taps and crashes |
MonkeyMarc | Posted: Jul 9 2008, 04:26 AM |
-monkey behind the wheel- Group: Members Posts: 418 Member No.: 29,378 Joined: Apr 27th 2008 Location: pasir ris, singapore | Really? I am at difficulty 2 now, and the last time i tried i had him 100+m behind or smth till the 5 hairpins, and then suddenly i went too far in and my speed dropped like a freaking stock market . Oh yeah i hardly try it cos i sorta gave up haha , maybe i'll set the difficulty to 0 or smth and try again one of these days |
jiahao1001 | Posted: Jul 9 2008, 05:25 AM |
SooKooBah Fan ^.^ Group: Members Posts: 475 Member No.: 26,189 Joined: Aug 24th 2007 Location: SG-BP-CCK | Play TA in akina till u are very sure of not hitting the walls... Then u will realise bunta is not as godly as the anime hehe |
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