PGR2: Term of the day: Renewing your License
(Spur of the moment entry)
Just like Smash, we invent different terms for different games, including PGR2. I’ve played more single player than most of the other guys, so I’ve invented more terms. We invented phrases like “inviting to a party”, “rail-riding”, “people riding”, and most recently, “hello sir.” This is a spur of the moment post, so no real thought has been put into why I’m writing it, but anyway, today I will write about “renewing your license.”
In PGR2, you have to do challenges to get medals. One challenge is called “one on one”, which is just that – you against a computer opponent of a certain difficulty. So let’s say you’re going for the platinum medal, so you’re fighting the hardest computer. Let’s say for this example, you’re a regular driver, and the computer is an expert driver. So, driving regularly, the computer will beat you for sure. Let’s call this theorem 1.
So what do you do? You drive unfairly! Since it’s one on one, you have nobody else to worry about except yourself and the computer. If the computer gets far in front of you, then by theorem 1, he will beat you. So what you have to do is hit the computer, spin him out, so that he has to slow down, reverse, and get back on track.
Although there’s no term for this, let’s call it “getting your license.” Basically, once the computer is far ahead of you, then by theorem 1, you’ve lost, and you might as well restart. So, as long as the computer is behind you, you can continue driving, because you “have your license.”
If you’re lucky, and it’s 1 or 2 short laps, you will win the race, since the computer is so far behind. Otherwise, the computer will catch up, pass you, and beat you. So what do you do? Well, with all the analogies so far, it’s not hard to guess.
You hit him again, spin him out again. This is called “Renewing your License.” You got your license, and now, if you want to continue, you have to renew it. It’s harder, because of the different speeds and different conditions (compared to beginning of the race, where each car is going slow), and it’s riskier (because if you fail you’ve wasted a lot of time, compared to if you fail at the beginning, where you’ve used a few seconds).
Usually, once you renew your license, you will win the race. And that’s why renewing your license is so important.
Just like Smash, we invent different terms for different games, including PGR2. I’ve played more single player than most of the other guys, so I’ve invented more terms. We invented phrases like “inviting to a party”, “rail-riding”, “people riding”, and most recently, “hello sir.” This is a spur of the moment post, so no real thought has been put into why I’m writing it, but anyway, today I will write about “renewing your license.”
In PGR2, you have to do challenges to get medals. One challenge is called “one on one”, which is just that – you against a computer opponent of a certain difficulty. So let’s say you’re going for the platinum medal, so you’re fighting the hardest computer. Let’s say for this example, you’re a regular driver, and the computer is an expert driver. So, driving regularly, the computer will beat you for sure. Let’s call this theorem 1.
So what do you do? You drive unfairly! Since it’s one on one, you have nobody else to worry about except yourself and the computer. If the computer gets far in front of you, then by theorem 1, he will beat you. So what you have to do is hit the computer, spin him out, so that he has to slow down, reverse, and get back on track.
Although there’s no term for this, let’s call it “getting your license.” Basically, once the computer is far ahead of you, then by theorem 1, you’ve lost, and you might as well restart. So, as long as the computer is behind you, you can continue driving, because you “have your license.”
If you’re lucky, and it’s 1 or 2 short laps, you will win the race, since the computer is so far behind. Otherwise, the computer will catch up, pass you, and beat you. So what do you do? Well, with all the analogies so far, it’s not hard to guess.
You hit him again, spin him out again. This is called “Renewing your License.” You got your license, and now, if you want to continue, you have to renew it. It’s harder, because of the different speeds and different conditions (compared to beginning of the race, where each car is going slow), and it’s riskier (because if you fail you’ve wasted a lot of time, compared to if you fail at the beginning, where you’ve used a few seconds).
Usually, once you renew your license, you will win the race. And that’s why renewing your license is so important.
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