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Why does everybody hide the energy bars?
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 05-07-2009 21:33
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Didn't know where to post it, but it's story related, so:
In nearly all stories, people hide the energy bars? Why?
I (and surely many others) find it interesting to see how much energy riders have left. |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 21:43
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E_Hagen wrote:
Didn't know where to post it, but it's story related, so:
In nearly all stories, people hide the energy bars? Why?
I (and surely many others) find it interesting to see how much energy riders have left.
because then you get more screenshot space to see scenery
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 05-07-2009 21:45
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Well, i'm sure most people doesn't treat PCM stages as a nature museum, it's more important with the race itself... |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 21:47
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It's also a method that story tellers use for making the reader feel like he is "watching" real cycling... |
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| Wolfos |
Posted on 05-07-2009 21:56
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doddy13 wrote:
E_Hagen wrote:
Didn't know where to post it, but it's story related, so:
In nearly all stories, people hide the energy bars? Why?
I (and surely many others) find it interesting to see how much energy riders have left.
because then you get more screenshot space to see scenery
You can't hide them in-game though, can you? The story writers simply crop away all those interesting little bits, and so you only get less, not more of anything.
I see how some readers want the stories to look like cool and real reporting, but that aspect is, to me, not interesting. What I like about stories, is always how the player gets results, builds and commands his team, how a rider is performing, that sort of thing. The rider bars also give a better overview, showing how many teammates are still in the peloton.
Edited by Wolfos on 05-07-2009 21:58
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 05-07-2009 22:02
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I agree.
Doesn't matter how cool it looks. |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 22:15
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Wolfos wrote:
You can't hide them in-game though, can you? The story writers simply crop away all those interesting little bits, and so you only get less, not more of anything.
Ctrl+H
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| matt493 |
Posted on 05-07-2009 22:52
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It creates a better story. Yeah maybe 3 or 4 people don't like it as much but 99% of the people do. You can play PCM by yourself. It's a story which is why in a real cycling races, things aren't predictable. You don't know how much energy people have left or how much water. It's for realism. Plus if we show the whole pictures then the picture is so large.
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| DonJavier |
Posted on 06-07-2009 04:40
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matt493 wrote:
It creates a better story. Yeah maybe 3 or 4 people don't like it as much but 99% of the people do. You can play PCM by yourself. It's a story which is why in a real cycling races, things aren't predictable. You don't know how much energy people have left or how much water. It's for realism. Plus if we show the whole pictures then the picture is so large.
I totally agree with this post, I like the story bring made in that way, as matt said, it creates a realistic feeling. |
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| Thrige |
Posted on 06-07-2009 13:08
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How do I hide the engergy bars?  |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 06-07-2009 13:26
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Two ways: Click the little "arrow" thing in the right corner of each of the rider bars - or do as doddy13 said, CTRL + H. The latter is something that all story makers should find interesting as it hides the entire rider panel. |
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| E_Hagen |
Posted on 06-07-2009 15:24
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If you hide the energy bar you wont know how much energy your rider has left. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 06-07-2009 15:26
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Unhide it, read the numbers, hide it, take screenshot.
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Posted on 06-07-2009 15:28
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Waghlon wrote:
Unhide it, read the numbers, hide it, take screenshot.
Hahahahaha classic
Is that guy thick who asked the question  |
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