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Caelestor:
--- Quote from: mswood on March 22, 2010, 09:34:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: DeafRacer on March 22, 2010, 01:19:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: mswood on March 22, 2010, 01:08:08 AM ---It certainly is better then seasons 13, 14 and 15. Season 12 actually had some driving in it. Difficulty wise probably not a ton, but mileage wise more then what they have had to do so far.
But really this season the distance they have driven hasn't been that great. But like you say it is an improvement over the last few seasons.
--- End quote ---
Thank God, we didn't do that much of self-driving on my season!!! It was reallllllly hard to get a good direction from locals! We had a sweet German couple led us from the detour task to the pit stop in Austria. Big helpful would be to have a local to lead a team to the tasks instead of writing directions down. That could pretty much could seal your fate.
--- End quote ---
I hate it when teams get lead to their locations (I wish it was illegal). Seriously on something that has the term race in it, I find that the ability to get directions, use a map, and research (can stress how often older seasons used Hotels and internet). You rarely saw teams pay a cab or ask a local to ride with them or drive in front guiding them.
--- End quote ---
There used to be more overnight rests that actually made teams calm down and check the internet. Now, they gotta RACEEEEE.
TARAsia Fan:
--- Quote from: mswood on March 22, 2010, 09:37:44 PM ---Yeah this is the first season that it is no longer allowed (thank you god), you can still follow a person, but I would assume you can't pay someone for guiding you (Or its specific towards cabs).
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The paying the cab driver got really ridiculous in TAR 10 with Erwin & Godwin and the Beauty Queens paying taxi drivers all over the place. And it also got out of hand in TAR Asia.
Yeah, I'm glad to see the cabs being taken out of play. But I hope it doesn't necessarily mean more kidnapping of locals a la Charla & Mirna. The way they used to strongarm locals was this close to taking them for a ride. :lol:
mswood:
--- Quote from: Caelestor on March 22, 2010, 11:16:28 PM ---
--- Quote from: mswood on March 22, 2010, 09:34:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: DeafRacer on March 22, 2010, 01:19:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: mswood on March 22, 2010, 01:08:08 AM ---It certainly is better then seasons 13, 14 and 15. Season 12 actually had some driving in it. Difficulty wise probably not a ton, but mileage wise more then what they have had to do so far.
But really this season the distance they have driven hasn't been that great. But like you say it is an improvement over the last few seasons.
--- End quote ---
Thank God, we didn't do that much of self-driving on my season!!! It was reallllllly hard to get a good direction from locals! We had a sweet German couple led us from the detour task to the pit stop in Austria. Big helpful would be to have a local to lead a team to the tasks instead of writing directions down. That could pretty much could seal your fate.
--- End quote ---
I hate it when teams get lead to their locations (I wish it was illegal). Seriously on something that has the term race in it, I find that the ability to get directions, use a map, and research (can stress how often older seasons used Hotels and internet). You rarely saw teams pay a cab or ask a local to ride with them or drive in front guiding them.
--- End quote ---
There used to be more overnight rests that actually made teams calm down and check the internet. Now, they gotta RACEEEEE.
--- End quote ---
I don't mean during rest periods or during the Pit Stops. Teams would use the internet when stopping at hotels for directions (usually a good place to get directions and to get descent cab service), they would use the internet while waiting for flights, or for buses (they still use those and still have to wait).
I am not saying teams did it all the time, but it was a tool that was used. I will say that several of the teams this week stopped at what should be good places, whether they got bad directions because only using the name and not the full clue, or just error on the part of locals, it does happen. But I would rather that then just having a local drive you there. I mean seriously. How often in seasons 1-9 did you see teams do this? It's not very damn often. With season 10 and sense it seemed to happen quite often (that and paying for an escort).
Dånooky:
--- Quote from: mswood on March 23, 2010, 12:25:19 AM ---
--- Quote from: Caelestor on March 22, 2010, 11:16:28 PM ---
--- Quote from: mswood on March 22, 2010, 09:34:11 PM ---
--- Quote from: DeafRacer on March 22, 2010, 01:19:07 AM ---
--- Quote from: mswood on March 22, 2010, 01:08:08 AM ---It certainly is better then seasons 13, 14 and 15. Season 12 actually had some driving in it. Difficulty wise probably not a ton, but mileage wise more then what they have had to do so far.
But really this season the distance they have driven hasn't been that great. But like you say it is an improvement over the last few seasons.
--- End quote ---
Thank God, we didn't do that much of self-driving on my season!!! It was reallllllly hard to get a good direction from locals! We had a sweet German couple led us from the detour task to the pit stop in Austria. Big helpful would be to have a local to lead a team to the tasks instead of writing directions down. That could pretty much could seal your fate.
--- End quote ---
I hate it when teams get lead to their locations (I wish it was illegal). Seriously on something that has the term race in it, I find that the ability to get directions, use a map, and research (can stress how often older seasons used Hotels and internet). You rarely saw teams pay a cab or ask a local to ride with them or drive in front guiding them.
--- End quote ---
There used to be more overnight rests that actually made teams calm down and check the internet. Now, they gotta RACEEEEE.
--- End quote ---
I don't mean during rest periods or during the Pit Stops. Teams would use the internet when stopping at hotels for directions (usually a good place to get directions and to get descent cab service), they would use the internet while waiting for flights, or for buses (they still use those and still have to wait).
I am not saying teams did it all the time, but it was a tool that was used. I will say that several of the teams this week stopped at what should be good places, whether they got bad directions because only using the name and not the full clue, or just error on the part of locals, it does happen. But I would rather that then just having a local drive you there. I mean seriously. How often in seasons 1-9 did you see teams do this? It's not very damn often. With season 10 and sense it seemed to happen quite often (that and paying for an escort).
--- End quote ---
Maybe the Internet is banned as well
georgiapeach:
--- Quote from: Dånooky ✟ on March 23, 2010, 01:30:34 AM ---
Maybe the Internet is banned as well
--- End quote ---
Nope.
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