Burnout Paradise - Where we're going, we don't need roads.

Local H Jay · September 2008

glad i picked this up

wakeboarderblunt · September 2008

I've played a bit online, but I've primarily been focused on some single player "licence building". Does anyone know if the Bikes will have single player challenges? Alternatively, are there single player "freeburn challenges" currently? I recall them only being 2 - 8 players online.

Willeth · September 2008

wakeboarderblunt wrote: »

Does anyone know if the Bikes will have single player challenges?

You mean like the single player campaign that I mention three posts above?

Freeburn Challenges are only online, but there will be 70 by the end of next week (50 regular for cars, 10 timed for cars, 5 regular for bikes, five timed for bikes), for each group size. 490 in total.

wakeboarderblunt · September 2008

I meant other than 'Race/Stuntrun/Burning Route/Marked Man/Road Rage' but thanks for clarifying.
Now that I think about it, those will all still be really fun on a bike.

Willeth · September 2008

Well it's not really clear exactly how it's set up for single-player. As I understand it, Race/Stuntrun/Burning Route/Marked Man/Road Rage are not possible on a bike, and are replaced by Burning Rides and Midnight Rides.

The Reverend Dr Galactus · September 2008

My guess is that Race is out because developing and testing new AI to control CPU bikes was pushing the budget of a free DLC pack. While this would also preclude Marked Man and Road Rage, I can't quite see doing takedowns anyway without wiping out yourself, so no loss, I guess.

The one thing I would think would be absolutely perfect here that wouldn't require lots of new AI and balancing would be Stunt Runs. I wouldn't be surprised if those join the Burning Rides and Midnight Rides.

Of course, whatever is there at least we can probably agree it's going to be awesome.

JAEF · September 2008

Man I still have a ton of work to do just getting up to date on my car licenses. Stunt runs always end in tears. I either crush the total or spend 3 minutes crashed into foot-wide barriers and leaping into the abyss.

Local H Jay · September 2008

i am sorta sad we don't get flying ragdoll bodies when these hit...

xWonderboyx · September 2008

Holy crap! I can't wait. Maybe this will encourage me to finish off my burnout license. Only 100 events to go D:

AggroChan · September 2008

I'll get this when PS3 trophies are out, I guess I'm a whore like that ):

Ah_Pook · September 2008

JAEF wrote: »

Man I still have a ton of work to do just getting up to date on my car licenses. Stunt runs always end in tears. I either crush the total or spend 3 minutes crashed into foot-wide barriers and leaping into the abyss.

stunt run pro tip: start the run wherever and go to the jump at the top of read ln down onto the railroad track. all the stunt run scores are pathetically easy to get if you get that jump and all the stunts down the railroad track down. also a good place to get the 40x stunt multiplier achievement.

cant wait for the bikes. i put down the game after pumping 90+ hours into messing around and getting 100%, but ive been kind of eyeing it lately. bikes seem like a good excuse to get back into it.

Willeth · September 2008

AggroChan wrote: »

I'll get this when PS3 trophies are out, I guess I'm a whore like that ):

So, Thursday?

Ah_Pook · September 2008

trophies are a separate patch thats coming after bikes, but before the island

it should be noted that there are already a ton of achievement things in the game already, and trophy support is retroactive with your save game anyway. so really guy should just get the game. but whatever.

JAEF · September 2008

It's thirty dirty dollars. There is no reason not to buy it right now.

Willeth · September 2008

Ah_Pook wrote: »

trophies are a separate patch thats coming after bikes, but before the island

it should be noted that there are already a ton of achievement things in the game already, and trophy support is retroactive with your save game anyway. so really guy should just get the game. but whatever.

Well the only real mention they've done other than confirming that they will be patched in are saying 'Next week, we're back to talk trophies' on the PlayStation blog. That was posted on Friday.

Ah_Pook · September 2008

http://www.criteriongames.com/comingsoon/trophies.php

We can confirm that we're bringing trophies to Burnout Paradise.
The trophies pack is in development now and will follow after our Bikes Pack.

and from this news post

And we're hard at work on our Playstation Trophy Pack now. This will be followed by a new island location, more game modes and some unbelievable new vehicles.

Local H Jay · September 2008

man trophies

psssh

Bamelin · September 2008

Man, Burnout is starting to get to the "Warhawk" level in terms of amount of support.

Two of the best purchases I made this gen.

Willeth · September 2008

Ah_Pook wrote: »

http://www.criteriongames.com/comingsoon/trophies.php

We can confirm that we're bringing trophies to Burnout Paradise.
The trophies pack is in development now and will follow after our Bikes Pack.

and from this news post

And we're hard at work on our Playstation Trophy Pack now. This will be followed by a new island location, more game modes and some unbelievable new vehicles.

Righto!

Ah_Pook · September 2008

so is this going live at midnight? time zone?

JAEF · September 2008

Midnight? Don't they usually update in the afternoon? Damnit Pook just seeing your name is making me load up Burnout in a furious score-beating rage. I will destroy your scores or crash over and over and over in my horrible tear-filled sadness!

Ah_Pook · September 2008

yea i dunno when they update, and i have to work at 5am tomorrow morning so its pointless to even think about racing totally sweet bikes tonight at midnight. criterions based in the UK anyway, so itll probably be like midnight there time which is even later over here.

tomorrow afternoon though. BIKES! i'll have to set a whole bunch of new records for you to cry about

does it really show my scores for everything for you? thats pretty funny.

JAEF · September 2008

I have another friend or two that's been crushing yours I think. You will both pay.

Ah_Pook · September 2008

i did everything once to get the 100% license, im sure all my road rules/crashes are totally beatable.

we're definitely going to need to get some bike multiplayer action going tomorrow.

Legba · September 2008

So has a price been announced for this update?

Willeth · September 2008

Legba wrote: »

So has a price been announced for this update?

The grand old price of nothin'.

xWonderboyx · September 2008

So I'm downloading this motherfuck RIGHT NOW. Holy hell.

154 MB

Neat.

Legba · September 2008

Willeth wrote: »

Legba wrote: »

So has a price been announced for this update?

The grand old price of nothin'.

Ace. When I saw them make a big deal out of how Cagney was free, I figured they'd charge for the next ones.

xWonderboyx · September 2008

Bikes = fast as fuck. If you brush the walls while going top speed it's crash for you.

xWonderboyx · September 2008

Even if I crash a few times I'm killing people's road rules.

xWonderboyx · September 2008

It's hard to see things night driving. VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMCRASH

Edit: I just beat a road rule pulling a wheelie the entire way. HA!

krazykarl1982 · September 2008

These bikes are a fuckton of super awesome. Personally speaking anyway. The animations and movements of the biker are pretty slick in an arcadey way. I love the control of them. A way better implementation of bikes I think than pgr4 did and thats my fav racing game of the last year. This may have just knicked the spot.

Awesome job, cant wait for the new level!

Legba · September 2008

I like driving the motorbikes. There are a couple of things that annoy me though. No handbreak, no boost, and no smashing the bike to bits when you crash.

Okay, that was three, but #2 isn't that big a deal so it's just a couple of things that annoy me and one that makes me go "eh". I mainly use boost so that I crashes will be more awesome anyway.

JAEF · September 2008

After beating the 2-man freeburn challenges with Squirrelz today, I have a furious need to beat more. Friend me (Jaef on PSN) if you haven't already, I'll be on later today to enjoy some fine crashings.

Ah_Pook · September 2008

oh man its BIKE TIME

Ah_Pook · September 2008

no boost and no handbrake is bad. also not as fast as i was hoping. still really fun though.

i want fastest times on the Burning Route (whatever theyre called) that starts and ends at Waterfront Plaza. mine's 6:11 so far.

The Reverend Dr Galactus · September 2008

Not sure why I keep dropping... but I'll try my pairing my other, more-than-$4 bluetooth headset now.

The Reverend Dr Galactus · September 2008

Things are not well in the city of Paradise.

After I gave up playing online due to the constant connection dropping, I tried to beat a few road rules and then went back to the garage. Selecting a car froze the game.

I powered down, powered back on... Same thing. And again. Choosing a car now freezes the game without fail. Choosing a bikes is the only thing that doesn't result in a freeze. The bikes are nice and all, but... this is not.

Ah_Pook · September 2008

man that sucks, i gotta try it on mine D:

the bikes are really fun. leaning forward gives you a speed boost which is great. and doing donut wheelies is way more entertaining than it should be.

Legba · September 2008

You know what, exactly the same thing happened to a friend of mine. His Xbox bricked after playing with the patch.

Hopefully just a coincidence.

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