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What do you think about the Fast Forward?
Caelestor:
--- Quote from: Joab on December 14, 2010, 12:17:48 AM ---
--- 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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Add another task! :cmas16
DavidJunior:
--- Quote from: Joab on December 14, 2010, 12:17:48 AM ---
--- 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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Have it be only one EP can be used on a particular task
i.e. once team A uses it on the leg's detour, teams B, C, D, E, and F can no longer use it for that task
Jobby:
--- Quote from: DavidJunior on December 14, 2010, 01:34:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: Joab on December 14, 2010, 12:17:48 AM ---
--- 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.
--- End quote ---
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.
--- End quote ---
Have it be only one EP can be used on a particular task
i.e. once team A uses it on the leg's detour, teams B, C, D, E, and F can no longer use it for that task
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That could work too. But that would mean EXTRA work for the producers you know? They need to constantly keep track of the team's movement and such. I still think one express pass is good. :)
methylc:
I would rather they make the number of Fast Forwards unknown (but definitely more than one or two, maybe 4, 5, 6 or more in the entire race, variable between different races) and teams will take their chances whether they should take it or wait until the next one (IF there is another one, especially if they will not know whether there will be another opportunity again).
Mug Costanza:
I think giving every team an Express Pass might be overkill, but I think more than one team should get one. Consider something to this extent: on the first leg, have an overnight rest on a beach. On this beach there is a marked area where 5 Express Passes are buried. Once teams arrive and sign in, they can start digging, and each team can only claim one. Teams that have raced better and arrived at the overnight rest are first will deservedly have more time to look for it and have a greater chance of finding them. This way, more than one team has one, and it's not just a hand-out; teams still have to compete for them.
(And since this is still a thread about the Fast Forward, I'll just say again that there should be at least more than 2 Fast Forwards on every leg to make it competetive and strategic again.)
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