Talk:Halloween Update/@comment-27980511-20181107145305/@comment-27980511-20181107180845

@Techiesportsfan

What's good my dude?!

I eventually managed to get to just under 18.5K unsaved points. 20K in all with a new streak at the moment.

Then one bad race changed everything - my IE randomly lost steering control on the last chicane in Barcelona Reverse during the first of 2 Laps. Needless to say, 2 of my opponents were IEs and 1 was a Carrera GT. Pretty much 0% chance of catching up and winning or even placing 2nd.

Since that infamous Heatwave Season, I've managed to save around 20K points in one go. It's hella risky, but I've found that racing at 100% Risk seems to make a lot of races safer than at 0%.

That's not to say you can let your guard down, since a lot of competition is ranked similar to yours and skills may be just as good if not better (or sometimes worse!). You have to keep an eye on who's in the lobby at any given time, ONLY pick tracks that you excel at, and always go in double boosted at the very least.

A while ago I used to reach 2500 points on average, get nervous and save too. But I then did some research into which are the most dominant vehicles for certain ranks, and figured if I could extend my streak each time. Soon I was hitting 5K, then 10K and so forth.

That being said, I'll share some tips to help give you the edge in MP :

- Before you go hard, make sure you've got an ample Ticket supply. 35 Tickets or more is good for a 2 hour session and especially if you're planning to use an Extra Tank

- Set a goal for how much of an unsaved points streak you want to end a Season with. 20K is great for 600 Tokens, a few Extra Tanks, a DC Booster and 2 Multiplayer Pro Boxes from the Season's unsaved points (provided you finish in the Champion League, which also gives you 500 Tokens on top of that 600! Neat, huh?!)

- Have a reliable vehicle that you're totally confident in. Ideally one with long-lasting Nitro, wicked Acceleration and decent Top Speed

- Learn what sort of competitors that your preferred vehicle has, i.e. cars with faster or slower launches than yours (VITAL!!), cars with better or worse drifting, rarity or commonality of said cars, etc

- Select which tracks you rule the competition on AND if they're appropriate for your vehicle. Keep your finger or cursor ready on the Back button at all times in case you're out-voted and you need to flee!

- Lap count is vital here too. 1 Lap is shortest, but most dangerous. 2 Laps allows you time to recover a podium spot more easily. Always vote 3 because it can result in the average 2 Laps at the very least

- ALWAYS go in with 2 boosters minimum, 3 boosters for the best chance. Any racer worth their salt in MP will be fully armed to the teeth, and in the Champion League it's all or nothing!!

- Check out who's in your lobby and work out how much (or how little) of a threat they are. Anyone with a multi-colored name, squares or strange symbols, owns 150 vehicles or more is potentially very dangerous - but most ideal for gaining serious Rating from! If they've beaten you several times before, avoid them like the plague because they are a serious Rating drain on you

- Don't panic. I repeat. DON'T. PANIC. Suss out your competition and exploit their tactics against them

- Don't play MP when your Wi-Fi is sketchy. You need to absolutey make sure it's working flawlessly - don't play when it's raining or your bandwidth is overloaded, for example!

- If you're killed during a race and there's no chance to place 3rd or better, quit the race pronto. Don't cross the Finish Line because your Rating will drop massively. At this point, your unsaved point streak is ruined anyway, so you have to know when to cut your losses

- Keep in mind, every time you save, the opponent difficulty level increases. If you lose more than 3 races in one day, stop playing MP until teh next day and use your remaining boosters for farming, Career races or TLEs

One other thing, having some rivals (e.g. names you come across pretty often in MP races) can help a lot. Chances are the more often you meet, the more they'll remember your name AND the more competitive they'll become. If you track them on the League Leaderboards, it can help motivate you to do better than them!

These are just a few tips that should hopefully make the next Season more fruitful for you.

Any questions, drop'em my way! Hope you're good bro!