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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Apr 10, 2016 11:21:49 GMT -5
From the two regional courses we have seen so far, yes, they have introduced a good number of new and interesting obstacles. I would say it is a 50/50 mix between season 7 and new obstacles. But the colour scheme? That was fine the way it was anyway. Call me unpatriotic but the color scheme is ugly. Looking at nonstop blue and red gets sickening after a while. Whatever, at least that 2nd obstacle in LA is cool Eh, it's your opinion man. I just think it looks much cooler than the grungy grey, brown, red and black of Japan. To each their own I guess
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 14:54:33 GMT -5
From the two regional courses we have seen so far, yes, they have introduced a good number of new and interesting obstacles. I would say it is a 50/50 mix between season 7 and new obstacles. But the colour scheme? That was fine the way it was anyway. Call me unpatriotic but the color scheme is ugly. Looking at nonstop blue and red gets sickening after a while. Whatever, at least that 2nd obstacle in LA is cool agreed, it looks like I'm watching SASUKE with 3D glasses on
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Apr 11, 2016 15:16:35 GMT -5
Call me unpatriotic but the color scheme is ugly. Looking at nonstop blue and red gets sickening after a while. Whatever, at least that 2nd obstacle in LA is cool agreed, it looks like I'm watching SASUKE with 3D glasses on I guess the brightness and "flashiness" could be toned down. But I still think the red and blue is cool.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Apr 11, 2016 15:27:33 GMT -5
lol I hate the qualifiers as a whole but I guess that's because I'm so used to Sasuke's fast pace. Vegas's Midoriyama course is beautiful though, probably because they actually balance out the bright as hell primary colors with some whites and grays.
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Apr 11, 2016 16:09:02 GMT -5
lol I hate the qualifiers as a whole but I guess that's because I'm so used to Sasuke's fast pace. Vegas's Midoriyama course is beautiful though, probably because they actually balance out the bright as hell primary colors with some whites and grays. Yeah, I agree. Because the city courses are built in ordinary environments, they overcompensate and try to bling out the course too much. It actually wasn't bad back in series 4. Course design was much more modest back then.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 16:14:39 GMT -5
lol I hate the qualifiers as a whole but I guess that's because I'm so used to Sasuke's fast pace. Vegas's Midoriyama course is beautiful though, probably because they actually balance out the bright as hell primary colors with some whites and grays. Yeah, I agree. Because the city courses are built in ordinary environments, they overcompensate and try to bling out the course too much. It actually wasn't bad back in series 4. Course design was much more modest back then. Yeah the Midoriyama course in Vegas is harder and cooler than the one in Japan but that's my opinion.
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Apr 11, 2016 16:17:14 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree. Because the city courses are built in ordinary environments, they overcompensate and try to bling out the course too much. It actually wasn't bad back in series 4. Course design was much more modest back then. Yeah the Midoriyama course in Vegas is harder and cooler than the one in Japan but that's my opinion. Half agreed. For me, stages 1 and 2 in Vegas are undoubtedly more difficult. I would say given the true CCH and Vertical Limit Kai make the third stages equal in difficulty, whilst I think the Sasuke stage 4 is tougher due to the Spider Climb. I think ANW is more difficult on average, but Sasuke has a much steeper difficulty curve between stages.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Apr 11, 2016 16:20:15 GMT -5
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Apr 11, 2016 16:23:46 GMT -5
You're right. Sorry for going off topic... again...
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Post by arsenette on Apr 11, 2016 22:31:09 GMT -5
lol I hate the qualifiers as a whole but I guess that's because I'm so used to Sasuke's fast pace. Vegas's Midoriyama course is beautiful though, probably because they actually balance out the bright as hell primary colors with some whites and grays. I agree. I even talked about it during USA vs. World. ANW7 in particular actually hurt my eyes..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 4:45:59 GMT -5
lol I hate the qualifiers as a whole but I guess that's because I'm so used to Sasuke's fast pace. Vegas's Midoriyama course is beautiful though, probably because they actually balance out the bright as hell primary colors with some whites and grays. I agree. I even talked about it during USA vs. World. ANW7 in particular actually hurt my eyes.. Yeah, It's kinda like American Idol, just about everyone here only cares about the finals. I only watch the qualifiers if my friends are running e.g. elephant52 and Geoffnotjeff
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Post by GlobalNinjaFan on Apr 12, 2016 13:45:40 GMT -5
The qualifiers do get majorly TEDIOUS after a while.
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Post by kangaroo on May 9, 2016 15:23:37 GMT -5
The qualifiers do get majorly TEDIOUS after a while. My issue with the qualifiers is they do the city first then you have to wait for all the rest to happen then they come back to the cut down from 30 to 15 like 4-6 weeks later. I would like to see them go to back to back weeks getting all of it out of the way before moving onto the next city. I would also love to see some of the speed come back from the old ninja warrior days when they ran to make the right to go to boot camp. If you know the truth I loved the old boot camp show but I am a sucker for watching the poor guys get punished by having to haul ropes or tires etc before competing against the other team in a competition. In fact way back then some of the guys that did the boot camp Evan Dollar, Brian Oscroe,Levi, Dave Campbell, Jake the one with the hair etc etc Anyways just my two cents on qualifying rounds
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 5:33:35 GMT -5
I think they should hand out BYES to the elite of the competitor pool.
Think of it as the FA Cup in English Soccer.
-There are over 750 teams in total competing, and there are 6 preliminary rounds before the first round proper to get through.
-400 teams start in the first prelim round, the others are given byes later in the tournament depending on their position in the league system.
-In Round 1 (proper), there are 80 teams (3rd/4th tier teams enter plus the 32 winners from the last prelim round).
-In Round 3, the 20 teams remaining after the last 2 rounds are joined by the 44 teams in the top 2 tiers of the league system making a total of 64 teams.
-From there on, it's straight knockout and no more byes.
-So think of the FA Cup Prelim Rounds as the regional qualifying rounds in ANW, the 1st Round proper in the FA Cup as the ANW regional finals and the 3rd Round onwards as Vegas Finals.
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Post by SasukeForever on May 13, 2016 5:41:26 GMT -5
I think they should hand out BYES to the elite of the competitor pool. Think of it as the FA Cup in English Soccer. -There are over 750 teams in total competing, and there are 6 preliminary rounds before the first round proper to get through. -400 teams start in the first prelim round, the others are given byes later in the tournament depending on their position in the league system. -In Round 1 (proper), there are 80 teams (3rd/4th tier teams enter plus the 32 winners from the last prelim round). -In Round 3, the 20 teams remaining after the last 2 rounds are joined by the 44 teams in the top 2 tiers of the league system making a total of 64 teams. -From there on, it's straight knockout and no more byes. -So think of the FA Cup Prelim Rounds as the regional qualifying rounds in ANW, the 1st Round proper in the FA Cup as the ANW regional finals and the 3rd Round onwards as Vegas Finals. Might not be a popular opinion especially to guys like Geoffnotjeff but with the amount of competitors competing there's no need to give byes to people. Those famous people are rewarded with TV time. And honestly, they're more than capable of making it back and don't need some odd bye thing to put them through to Vegas...also most importantly it's NBC so they'll use this bye system to have her climb the f***ing final stage...because it's NBC
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 6:00:15 GMT -5
I think they should hand out BYES to the elite of the competitor pool. Think of it as the FA Cup in English Soccer. -There are over 750 teams in total competing, and there are 6 preliminary rounds before the first round proper to get through. -400 teams start in the first prelim round, the others are given byes later in the tournament depending on their position in the league system. -In Round 1 (proper), there are 80 teams (3rd/4th tier teams enter plus the 32 winners from the last prelim round). -In Round 3, the 20 teams remaining after the last 2 rounds are joined by the 44 teams in the top 2 tiers of the league system making a total of 64 teams. -From there on, it's straight knockout and no more byes. -So think of the FA Cup Prelim Rounds as the regional qualifying rounds in ANW, the 1st Round proper in the FA Cup as the ANW regional finals and the 3rd Round onwards as Vegas Finals. Might not be a popular opinion especially to guys like Geoffnotjeff but with the amount of competitors competing there's no need to give byes to people. Those famous people are rewarded with TV time. And honestly, they're more than capable of making it back and don't need some odd bye thing to put them through to Vegas...also most importantly it's NBC so they'll use this bye system to have her climb the f***ing final stage...because it's NBC Yeah but then again, what are the chances of a woman clearing the ENTIRE course? Probably more slim than Leicester City winning the title (and they did XD). Call me sexist but it is theoretically possible with 99.9% determination and dedication and 0.1% luck lol
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Post by DonalM on May 15, 2016 16:50:43 GMT -5
Alright these are my Vegas obstacle ideas from my thread(rip). Replacing Jumping Spider: Lumberjack jump. Like the Spider Flip, but a trampoline bounce to the second ledge. Replacing Sonic Curve: The Biker. Similar purpose to the Tackle machine, but like a tougher version of an elliptical you pedal down a track. Replacing Coin Flip: Swinging Hammocks. A mix between the Floating Tiles and the Bungee Bridge, the main purpose is making sure you step on the tiles while also keeping your knees high in order to not trip on the Bungees holding them. Replacing DSL: Slant Salmon Ladder. Salmon Ladder at a 45 degree angle; no recovery possible. Replacing Unstable Bridge: Sled Grip. Put slots under the UB, like the monkey pegs with your hands, but larger, and you have to make a jump to get to the next slot on the second bridge. Replacing Roulette Row: Ultimate Trapeze Swing. Platform goes over the obstacle. Competitor jumps to one trapeze, which is held by the edge of the landing platform, so the competitor swings underneath the platform, like from 12 o clock to 6 o clock, then has to make a difficult 180 degree transition to a second trapeze, then swing to the end platform. Replacing Psycho Chainsaw: Cloth Cling. Mix between Curtain Cling and Vertical Limit. You only get 1 foot of silk to grip under the thing holding it, you grip it like the vertical limit and move for about 20 feet. Replacing U/C Cliffhanger: Jolthanger. You make a lache to a moving cliffhanger that, similar to the Log Grip, moves down a track with two jolts. You have to hold on while having little time to adjust your grip. Replacing Pole Grasper: Jumping Balance Bars. Jumping Bars with a pivot point in the middle, so your grip has to be even on both sides or the bar will slant to whichever side has more weight on it.
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Post by ekkerb11 on May 15, 2016 18:58:39 GMT -5
Alright these are my Vegas obstacle ideas from my thread(rip). Replacing Jumping Spider: Lumberjack jump. Like the Spider Flip, but a trampoline bounce to the second ledge. Replacing Sonic Curve: The Biker. Similar purpose to the Tackle machine, but like a tougher version of an elliptical you pedal down a track. Replacing Coin Flip: Swinging Hammocks. A mix between the Floating Tiles and the Bungee Bridge, the main purpose is making sure you step on the tiles while also keeping your knees high in order to not trip on the Bungees holding them. Replacing DSL: Slant Salmon Ladder. Salmon Ladder at a 45 degree angle; no recovery possible. Replacing Unstable Bridge: Sled Grip. Put slots under the UB, like the monkey pegs with your hands, but larger, and you have to make a jump to get to the next slot on the second bridge. Replacing Roulette Row: Ultimate Trapeze Swing. Platform goes over the obstacle. Competitor jumps to one trapeze, which is held by the edge of the landing platform, so the competitor swings underneath the platform, like from 12 o clock to 6 o clock, then has to make a difficult 180 degree transition to a second trapeze, then swing to the end platform. Replacing Psycho Chainsaw: Cloth Cling. Mix between Curtain Cling and Vertical Limit. You only get 1 foot of silk to grip under the thing holding it, you grip it like the vertical limit and move for about 20 feet. Replacing U/C Cliffhanger: Jolthanger. You make a lache to a moving cliffhanger that, similar to the Log Grip, moves down a track with two jolts. You have to hold on while having little time to adjust your grip. Replacing Pole Grasper: Jumping Balance Bars. Jumping Bars with a pivot point in the middle, so your grip has to be even on both sides or the bar will slant to whichever side has more weight on it. Creative ideas. I had the same idea with the salmon ladder, but I feel that 45 degrees is almost impossible. I feel 15 or 20 degrees would be insanely difficult and give the same effect. Also, I was thinking one side would be angled backwards and the other would be angled forward. So it's like an upside down V where you make your transition at the closest point at the top, and then jump the bar down the other side (angled forward so you have to really push the bar forward to get it to lock.). I like the curtain cling idea. I would almost make it a full curtain cling, then the center area is the vertical limit curtain, then you have to go back down the normal curtain cling. It would end up looking like a precinium opening in a theater with the curtains on both sides and a small curtain in the center. For the jumping spider change, are you talking about going through the first half (jump then spider walk), then dropping down to another trampoline and catching yourself in the walls again? Cause I would actually do that but just take away the trampoline. Have a gap in the spider walk where you have to drop your arms forward to catch the walls on the other side, and then swing your legs over to keep moving.
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Post by DonalM on May 15, 2016 19:07:22 GMT -5
Alright these are my Vegas obstacle ideas from my thread(rip). Replacing Jumping Spider: Lumberjack jump. Like the Spider Flip, but a trampoline bounce to the second ledge. Replacing Sonic Curve: The Biker. Similar purpose to the Tackle machine, but like a tougher version of an elliptical you pedal down a track. Replacing Coin Flip: Swinging Hammocks. A mix between the Floating Tiles and the Bungee Bridge, the main purpose is making sure you step on the tiles while also keeping your knees high in order to not trip on the Bungees holding them. Replacing DSL: Slant Salmon Ladder. Salmon Ladder at a 45 degree angle; no recovery possible. Replacing Unstable Bridge: Sled Grip. Put slots under the UB, like the monkey pegs with your hands, but larger, and you have to make a jump to get to the next slot on the second bridge. Replacing Roulette Row: Ultimate Trapeze Swing. Platform goes over the obstacle. Competitor jumps to one trapeze, which is held by the edge of the landing platform, so the competitor swings underneath the platform, like from 12 o clock to 6 o clock, then has to make a difficult 180 degree transition to a second trapeze, then swing to the end platform. Replacing Psycho Chainsaw: Cloth Cling. Mix between Curtain Cling and Vertical Limit. You only get 1 foot of silk to grip under the thing holding it, you grip it like the vertical limit and move for about 20 feet. Replacing U/C Cliffhanger: Jolthanger. You make a lache to a moving cliffhanger that, similar to the Log Grip, moves down a track with two jolts. You have to hold on while having little time to adjust your grip. Replacing Pole Grasper: Jumping Balance Bars. Jumping Bars with a pivot point in the middle, so your grip has to be even on both sides or the bar will slant to whichever side has more weight on it. Creative ideas. I had the same idea with the salmon ladder, but I feel that 45 degrees is almost impossible. I feel 15 or 20 degrees would be insanely difficult and give the same effect. Also, I was thinking one side would be angled backwards and the other would be angled forward. So it's like an upside down V where you make your transition at the closest point at the top, and then jump the bar down the other side (angled forward so you have to really push the bar forward to get it to lock.). I like the curtain cling idea. I would almost make it a full curtain cling, then the center area is the vertical limit curtain, then you have to go back down the normal curtain cling. It would end up looking like a precinium opening in a theater with the curtains on both sides and a small curtain in the center. For the jumping spider change, are you talking about going through the first half (jump then spider walk), then dropping down to another trampoline and catching yourself in the walls again? Cause I would actually do that but just take away the trampoline. Have a gap in the spider walk where you have to drop your arms forward to catch the walls on the other side, and then swing your legs over to keep moving. I like the Nobori/Kudari idea, but that would make it difficult to transition to an Unstable Bridge-esque obstacle. Also, nah, think Spider Flip, the obstacle Area 51 replaced. Then take out the first set of walls and just have a trampoline jump to the second wall.
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Post by ekkerb11 on May 15, 2016 19:32:20 GMT -5
Creative ideas. I had the same idea with the salmon ladder, but I feel that 45 degrees is almost impossible. I feel 15 or 20 degrees would be insanely difficult and give the same effect. Also, I was thinking one side would be angled backwards and the other would be angled forward. So it's like an upside down V where you make your transition at the closest point at the top, and then jump the bar down the other side (angled forward so you have to really push the bar forward to get it to lock.). I like the curtain cling idea. I would almost make it a full curtain cling, then the center area is the vertical limit curtain, then you have to go back down the normal curtain cling. It would end up looking like a precinium opening in a theater with the curtains on both sides and a small curtain in the center. For the jumping spider change, are you talking about going through the first half (jump then spider walk), then dropping down to another trampoline and catching yourself in the walls again? Cause I would actually do that but just take away the trampoline. Have a gap in the spider walk where you have to drop your arms forward to catch the walls on the other side, and then swing your legs over to keep moving. I like the Nobori/Kudari idea, but that would make it difficult to transition to an Unstable Bridge-esque obstacle. Also, nah, think Spider Flip, the obstacle Area 51 replaced. Then take out the first set of walls and just have a trampoline jump to the second wall. I would argue in that case you don't need an unstable bridge. My other idea is kind of sadistic. You have only one salmon ladder, straight up and down. Sounds easy, huh. Turns out the next obstacle is the floating monkey bars from Pittsburgh and Atlanta...but one of the monkey bars is at the bottom of the salmon ladder. So you either have to do a one-arm salmon ladder up 6 rungs, or try to hold it under your chin or under your arm or something.
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