Rollerbeetle Racing
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This article is about the arena. For the outpost, see Rollerbeetle Racing (outpost).| Rollerbeetle Racing | |
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| Region | The Battle Isles |
| Victory Condition | 1st to finish |
| Party Size | 1 |
| Allowed Levels | Any |
| Priest/Obelisk | No |
| Effect | Rollerbeetle Racer Water |
Rollerbeetle Racing is a mini-game that first appeared during the Canthan New Year event as an addition to the Shing Jea Boardwalk. The player is transformed into a Rollerbeetle and must race other players to win Gamer points and either Victory Tokens for the Dragon Festival or Lunar Tokens for the Canthan New Year, as of 2008. Races run as long as the boardwalk is open. Players who score within the top 100 will receive a special prize at the end of the festival (one prize per account).
These races do not cost anything to enter.
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[edit] Game mechanics
Six players compete against each other in a race to the finish line. Each player automatically receives three core skills which become avaliable when the gates open and when they travel through each of the checkpoints. The other five skills can be charged only by hitting a Power Up Box, when a power up box is hit a random one of the 5 will be charged, you can only hit the same Power Up Box once.
Each player has a bar called RRPM (Roll Rate Per Minute), which affects your movement speed. You move faster as your RRPM increases.
[edit] Checkpoints
There are seven checkpoints spread through the racetrack. These checkpoints recharge your three core skills. If you are approaching a checkpoint and still have these skills active, it is recommended that you use them just before you travel through the checkpoint.
Bug.[edit] Skillbar
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- Rollerbeetle Dash: Increases your RRPM (speed).
- Harden Shell: Provides immunity against knockdown.
- Ram: knocks down adjacent opponents and provide a brief speed boost.
- Distracting Lunge: Temporarily disables all of opponents skills.
- Spit Rocks: Spit out Projectiles that knockdown opponents if they hit.
- Rollerbeetle Echo: Echo skill, similar to Echo.
- Rollerbeetle Blast: Knock down opponent like Spit Rocks, but effect is instant and does not require line of sight.
- Super Rollerbeetle: You travel at maximum speed for 10 seconds and immune to knockdown.
- Note: Bolded skills are basic skills which are recharged by reaching each of the 7 checkpoints.
Bug.[edit] Terrain Effects
- Hills and slow inclines reduce your speed to a crawl (about 10%)
- Water reduces speed by 50%
[edit] Rewards
Once a player has crossed the finish line, all of the other players have 30 seconds to finish the race or they don't collect a reward.
- First Place
- 7 Lunar Tokens during Canthan New Year or 7 Victory Tokens during Dragon Festival and 7 Gamer Points
- 50 Balthazar faction for winning
- 50 Balthazar faction for a Flawless Victory
- 50 Balthazar faction for every 5 consecutive wins
- Second Place: 5 Tokens and 5 Gamer Points
- Third Place: 3 Tokens and 3 Gamer Points
- Fourth Place: 2 Tokens and 2 Gamer Points
- Fifth and Sixth Place: 1 Token and 1 Gamer Point
- During Canthan New Year, a Miniature Greased Lightning will be awarded to the top 100 scorers. Repeated listings will not grant extra prizes (one prize per account).
[edit] NPCs
10 Canthan Peasant
- 10 Luxon Peasant
- 10 Kurzick Peasant
- 20 Merchant
[edit] Notes
- Players start out with 600,000 points and lose 1,000 for each second that has elapsed
- Sync enters are sometimes organized between players who wish only to grab the fastest times and not impede others.
Bug. Bug.[edit] Trivia
- Gameplay is similar (perhaps an homage?) to the Mario Kart Nintendo game series.
