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Hello.

I've been playing tron for a little while, but I can't really get the hang of trapping, mazing, etc.

Are there any good strats/tips you guys can give me? Thanks.
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Play sumo and learn fast from the school of hard knocks. :)
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Understand your goal
Find the path to your goal
Walk down that path
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Concord wrote:Understand your goal
Find the path to your goal
Walk down that path
Your advice never makes sense.

You remind me of a fortune teller. You don't really "tell fortunes", you tell "obvious things that can be applied to 99% of people's lives".
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DDMJ wrote:
Concord wrote:Understand your goal
Find the path to your goal
Walk down that path
Your advice never makes sense.

You remind me of a fortune teller. You don't really "tell fortunes", you tell "obvious things that can be applied to 99% of people's lives".
Indeed, the difference between a fortune teller and the people who don't need them is that the people who don't need them actually apply these concepts to their lives, directly even.
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Re: Trapping

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ask a stupid question…

…get a stupid answer


Hello.

I've been playing tron for a little while, but I can't really get the hang of trapping, mazing, etc.

Are there any good strats/tips you guys can give me? Thanks.
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Walk down that path
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caffinator wrote:Hello.

I've been playing tron for a little while, but I can't really get the hang of trapping, mazing, etc.

Are there any good strats/tips you guys can give me? Thanks.
Hey caff, I was playing you earlier! I think the best approach is to go into the "Shrunkland in 2.8.2" sever when it's empty and practice drawing boxes. Just ignore the AI and they will mostly leave you alone. You can practice mazing and binding at a slow speed with high rubber and finite walls until your movement becomes involuntary. Actually, the AI can be a little tricky if you're too passive with them.

Hope to see you in there! Good luck!
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sweet. thanks for the advice guys.

see you all on the grid
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Concord wrote:ask a stupid question…

…get a stupid answer
It was a beginner's question, not a stupid one.
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Post by Concord »

ok
still works
ask a beginner's question
get a beginner's answer
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Nope :) Your answer was not a beginner's answer, it was an useless mystery answer. A beginner's answer would have been "Grind for speed" or "Watch the lagg-o-meter".
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Post by Concord »

well not a tron beginner's answer
but a answering beginner's answer
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All I can give to you is that you need to use your keyboard keys :lol:
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Concord wrote:well not a tron beginner's answer
but a answering beginner's answer
:wink:
just give up to zman :D
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Nah, actually, that one made me chuckle :)
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