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What do you think about the Fast Forward?
Prophet:
--- Quote from: Sandra1991 on December 13, 2010, 05:39:23 PM ---
--- Quote from: WalterC on December 13, 2010, 05:07:42 PM ---Either it should be in every leg, or none at all.
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That's my opinion too.
When there was a Fast Forward on every leg, teams had to really think twice before using it. They had to strategize if that leg was the best time for using their only Fast Forward.
Now with only a Fast Forward every season, there's no strategizing around it... basically the first team that gets the clue goes for it.
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I agree with you, Sandra, that the first team that gets to the Fast Forward clue gets it.
AmazingRace:
--- Quote from: Zack. on December 13, 2010, 03:21:56 PM ---I think it gives the confidence in one's racing ability and team (especially since the FF doesn't guarantee a first place finish)
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:cmas22 The epic moment! :cmas22
Jobby:
As i've said before, i hope there's at least 2 Fast Forward on the race. And the Fast Forward task be sort of like a luck based task or endurance/dare task placed after an HoH, where everybody gets a chance to go for it and the luckiest team/most daring team will win the Fast Forward. With that, probably nobody will think that the FF is a random lame task where the first team who arrives gets it. And that if it is an endurance/dare task, the team has to actually EARN it and not just complete some lame task and win the FF.
Also, you cannot have the U-TURN every leg. The producers WANT the teams to use the U-TURN, that was why the Blind U-TURN (without using Courtesy Of photo, so that a team can use the U-TURN again later on) was first imposed, and now - the DOUBLE U-TURN. If you put the U-TURN on every leg, there's going to be less drama involved when it comes to a time when a team actually decides to use the U-TURN.
Zack.:
While ideally I'd like the FF to be on every leg up until the F5 elimination, I can see several instances of it not being used. What I'd suggest instead is 3-5 FFs (depending on the number of legs that season; since we're going with 12 I'd say 4 FFs). In this way it becomes less of a 'first person to see it goes for it' and more strategic.
That being said, I think giving everyone an Express Pass would be best of all. It's less inherently broken plus it allows for more strategy within the leg itself without an increase in cost.
Jobby:
--- Quote from: Zack. on December 13, 2010, 11:22:02 PM ---While ideally I'd like the FF to be on every leg up until the F5 elimination, I can see several instances of it not being used. What I'd suggest instead is 3-5 FFs (depending on the number of legs that season; since we're going with 12 I'd say 4 FFs). In this way it becomes less of a 'first person to see it goes for it' and more strategic.
That being said, I think giving everyone an Express Pass would be best of all. It's less inherently broken plus it allows for more strategy within the leg itself without an increase in cost.
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Imagine if 5 teams uses the EP to bypass a task when there are only 6 teams remaining. How would that add up to the drama you see on TV? No tasks performed... imagine.
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