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Post by jfeathe on Mar 23, 2011 10:59:34 GMT -5
Someone as skilled Shane should have no problem clearing the first stage. If you consider him not quite skilled enough, then very few actually have a chance.
I don't believe the skills required to complete the first stage are extreme. Many competitors have the skill to complete each of the obstacles. Doing 8 in a row with a stringent time limit, however, is a lot to ask.
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Post by Oti on Mar 23, 2011 13:28:32 GMT -5
He's obviously not skilled enough yet because he keeps failing! Even Nagano isn't skilled enough to beat the first stage... every time.
But about Shane: It'd probably be more correct to say he's skilled enough, he's just not fast enough, but that depends on whether or not you think speed falls under that skill category. I believe speed DOES fall under skill for two reasons.
- Speed doesn't just happen. You're not just fast. You have to have conditioned yourself in several ways to move at the speed you move at. You've taught yourself how to apply force explosively into the surface you're standing on in such a rhythm that you're able to move quickly with little effort. That sounds like a skill.
- Speed is not simply your rate of movement from one obstacle to another. You can't just shoot someone with a speed radar gun and say, "21 MPH, he's pretty fast.". Speed, when it comes to Sasuke, takes into account the things I listed above (time to complete the obstacle, how gracefully you come out of an obstacle...) as well as other things (reaction time from the gate, perception speed/reflexes, etc.).
So yes, you're right I guess. Shane is skilled enough to beat the first stage, as are most of the All-stars, New-stars, Whatever-stars, etc.. But what if you look at it another way, like I have? If speed is a skill and one is not speedy, doesn't that make them unskilled? Or at least not skilled enough? And if speed is a skill, doesn't that add onto the amount of skill needed to beat the first stage?
See why my book is taking forever to finish? It's more complicated than most people realize. I could water it down, sure, but where's the fun in that? ;D
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Mar 23, 2011 20:51:56 GMT -5
Can someone point out what was actually on the shirt he showed off at the beginning?
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Post by penguincatfish on Mar 24, 2011 5:28:13 GMT -5
It looks to be names and artwork from friends.
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Post by jp554731 on Mar 24, 2011 18:31:45 GMT -5
shiratori has a Sasuke obstacle "shrine" Campbell has a butt load of obstacles too. buffed up muscle musical guy (looks like he was taking the stuff the BALCO guys were taking) = Kawahara Takuya who timed up on the rope ladder 4 times
less than 1,000 = a life
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Post by GregPuciato on Mar 30, 2011 19:02:19 GMT -5
Things can be skill based but still have a luck factor. The Rolling Escargot, for example, requires skills like strength and balance, but not slipping is the luck portion of it. The current first stage is full of these death traps. Slipping has nothing to do with luck. It's physics - as is everything else in Sasuke. Luck has to do with uncontrollable, probabilistic factors. Unlucky things in Sasuke would be weather effects, obstacle malfunctions, getting abducted by aliens, etc. Stage 1 may be a bit less exciting to watch, but because of the nature of the obstacles and the ways they can take people out/be beaten, I consider it the most difficult of the four stages (depending on the individual). If you are strong, focused, fast, and have cardio and upper body endurance, the later stages are more specific, and have less...erm...variability. Again, I tend to agree with Oti on a lot of things here. I wanna get that book, bro!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2011 20:12:18 GMT -5
Oti's book = Duke Nukem Forever
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Post by GregPuciato on Mar 30, 2011 22:40:14 GMT -5
Oti's book = Duke Nukem Forever HAHA nice! you heard DNF was officially announced right? How am I supposed to train for my next attempt at Sasuke now? haha
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