The Use of Brakes.

Synergy · Post by **Synergy** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:09 am

I'm not personally opposed to brake usage.

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:12 am

I believe that BUA(Brake Usage Abuse) is a growing problem in our society. I never knew how bad it was until I carelessly used my own brakes. Oh forgive me. I was a noob then. Why must everything become so popular in a troubled world. oh woe is me.

subby · Post by **subby** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:37 am

Speedracer wrote:I believe that BUA(Brake Usage Abuse) is a growing problem in our society. I never knew how bad it was until I carelessly used my own brakes. Oh forgive me. I was a noob then. Why must everything become so popular in a troubled world. oh woe is me.

Its like driving a car for the first time, you go slow. Use the brake a lot.

same in tron, go slow, easier. Once you can handle the speed, i have found no reason to use the brake, if you're trapped going slower means your wall will disapeer slowly and while thats happening n54 is killing all your prey lol. I must say i rarely get trapped these days must be the 'zen' of the game hehe

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 8:17 am

lol subby. I agree with that sense of familiararity(<--is that a word?).
There should be a button for boost and a button for brakes. Boost is not as important to have since we can increase speeds on the walls, but the brakes are for those who do not know how to steer themselves correctly.
BTW-I also had a great visual image in my head when you described driving then swerving to the stop sign. Great way to let people know that they should stay out of your way.

Thak · Post by **Thak** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 10:58 pm

If I try to use brakes, I get laggy, and start jumping around - usually into a wall. Not sure why no one else seems to get that.

Yeah, but as for being against brakes, or for them, it can go either way. Sometimes if someone is trapped, they might use brakes to make really slow tight tiny columns (especially when used with the double binding as well). Very annoying. :[

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:59 pm

thats exactly what happens to me thak so ive choosen not to use brakes

hit the brakes and the bike slows then get thrown 20 meters forward at high speed and through the wall KA-BOOM

try this for fun !

at the start of the round keep tapping brake as fast as you can (for about 10 seconds or more) and your bike will stop dead ! then fly forward at lightspeed and usually explode ! even more fun if you change direction after your bike shoots of at speed the server just warps you all over the grid and ka-boom ! lol

subby · Post by **subby** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:08 am

yes ive done this, with my analoug hud showing brakes it shows clearly that you can brake more than the reservoir say you can. ie the reservoir starts with 1 and goes down to 0. When braking it reservoir goes to a negative vale for a fraction of a bees dick and comes back to 0.

This should be fixable by making it logarithmic.

Maybe i'll have a look at it. for our versions of arma ?

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The Use of Brakes.

Are you opposed to the use of brakes while playing?