Release Notes 1/26/2017

markhawkman

Well, the few bits of lore involved suggest that the Malvans are behind it. Apparently the rings literally appear out of nowhere when the event starts.

pantagruel01

guyhumual said:

Is it possible that the speed boost from your vehicles causes you to fail?

The theory I've seen is that there is a spherical region filling each ring, with a fairly high tic rate, that applies a buff to any object in that region. If you're going fast enough, you might not be in that volume when the tic occurs; this is more likely near the edges of the ring as there's a shorter path through the region there.

markhawkman

pantagruel01 said:

guyhumual said:

Is it possible that the speed boost from your vehicles causes you to fail?

The theory I've seen is that there is a spherical region filling each ring, with a fairly high tic rate, that applies a buff to any object in that region. If you're going fast enough, you might not be in that volume when the tic occurs; this is more likely near the edges of the ring as there's a shorter path through the region there.

Yeah, that sounds about right. I've even seen it trigger when I haven't actually flown through the ring.

servantrules

markhawkman said:

Well, the few bits of lore involved suggest that the Malvans are behind it. Apparently the rings literally appear out of nowhere when the event starts.

Probably why it's tied to Forum Malvanum. It's for intergalactic showbiz and entertainment. However, maybe a month-wide event could be done down the road where the cosmic race and gladiatorial matches places the Earth in the balance or something.

guyhumual

jaazaniah1 said:

I've always disliked this race because of how poorly it is integrated into the superhero genre. Why are we doing this race? Because Sapphire needs something for some purpose. There's no real lead up to it or follow up after. It's literally just the devs making us jump through hoops for a prize (and probably as marketing to get people to buy vehicle related stuff). This would be so much more interesting if something followed it, like an aerial dog fight between heroes on vehicles (and just flying on their own) and some airborne threat.

What? You don't like jumping though hoops?

Are you going to complain that this is a clear homage to the Superman game, one of the worst video games ever made (never mind being just the worst super hero video game). As for me, I just wish I didn't get a fail after running a perfect race.

avianos

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kyastral

avianos said:

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Ahhahaahhaaa!

zamuelpwe

jaazaniah1 said:

I've always disliked this race because of how poorly it is integrated into the superhero genre. Why are we doing this race? Because Sapphire needs something for some purpose. There's no real lead up to it or follow up after. It's literally just the devs making us jump through hoops for a prize (and probably as marketing to get people to buy vehicle related stuff). This would be so much more interesting if something followed it, like an aerial dog fight between heroes on vehicles (and just flying on their own) and some airborne threat.

Upon original release, Circus Malvanum and Forum Malvanum were made available across a 3 or four week period of time. So while it may feel tossed in now, it originally was setup with a story and a reveal that the Malvans were toying with the heroes. The Bleak Harbinger battle was setup similarly with an NPC the first week, an instanced mission daily from him the next, and the big battle the final week (which originally had longer cutscenes). It was only later that Lemurian Invasion was added to the Rampage rotation. Also, the lead ins never returned, unlike how the races do.