Tempest Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 4 hours ago, ZilchSr said: Who said I leeched to get the rollover? Sorry, I guess I misunderstood your post where you talked about having two scores then. No insult intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, Vocelli said: I would say SBAZ said it best.(Quote Above) You MUST progress in the game. (How fun is leeching/farming anyway?) So, please no leeching but we need to trust in each other. Play Polaris like it suppose to be played. I don't want the HSC to be some technical/replay/accusing mess. Have fun and don't leech/farm on Polaris. That's reasonable. If you eliminate any game that can be leeched then you eliminate a lot of fun games. If you allow leeching then it's just an endurance/patience contest with everyone having rollover scores. besides, this is all just for bragging rights anyway. There's no money or prizes involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbag Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 11 hours ago, gbag said: 227,800....I got to a little over 100k when I realized the destroyer trick...then leached/farmed a little over 100k in about 30 minutes.....then the depth charge got me in my last life and killed me. I think level number is a good scoring mechanic for this game...only problem is how do u get the picture if you die on the surface stage? Or we just make an honor system.... no killing the destroyer. Please disregard above score...I leeched. I agree 100% with vocelli...good man...or woman...onward and upward!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I think everyone seems to be being pretty reasonable about this- It's not anyone's fault the game can be played so stinkilly, I was actually pretty excited on discovering it on my own, and like it or not, there is some fun in cracking games on your own, but I truly did hesitate to post a score, I knew it didn't quite feel "right" for competition. Lol, I'll be putting a big stinker on this one, I promise, I can't deal with those darned mines at all... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariWarlord Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, ZilchSr said: Interesting. I would have assumed that one of the core principles of leeching is that it inherently gives a player an unfair advantage over other players who don't leech, unfair advantages being prohibited by the rules. Perhaps it is simply a misconception of mine, but I am having a challenging time coming up with any instance of leeching being anything other than an "unfair advantage", unless of course everyone else has been informed that it is acceptable (Infiltrate is a good example of leeching being universally acceptable) First of all, I want to point out that I did not leech at all for my current score. However, in my tries since then I have done some moderate leeching (like maybe three destroyers on a single level). But it's SOOOO boring. I like to get high scores, but I prefer having fun and getting a feeling of accomplishment. I'm not sure extensive leeching is going to be very prevalent when playing this game. I got 99 problems and I ain't got time for that. EDIT: I'd like to point out that leeching in this game does come with some risk, albeit limited. You could get hit by the destroyer's charge, although one can quickly learn how to avoid it. I'm not excusing leeching -- I just thought it fair to point out that it's not necessarily a free for all. Edited November 6, 2019 by AtariWarlord Had more to say. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandro_ECM Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Record - 51400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Larocque Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Polaris - 8,500 Small improvement! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Slight improvement to 43,000. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Out of curiosity are most people shooting the mines or just dodging them? I tend to dodge them unless I get lucky with my shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.BAZ Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Shooting the mines!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tempest said: Out of curiosity are most people shooting the mines or just dodging them? I tend to dodge them unless I get lucky with my shot. I suck, but I still think it's prolly best to plan on trying to shoot them, and evade as a last resort. *Edit*- Not for points, for safety. Edited November 7, 2019 by Rogerpoco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerpoco Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Polaris-66600 #Iamnotademon (Or am I???) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRB_MetroidTeam Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 55300 by TRB_MetroidTeam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novastar Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Here is my best so far. Might be able to do another run. Couple tips I picked up. 1. Destroyer always after the second volley of the planes 2. The dive bomber attacks then loops around, on the next loop the dive bomber flies low and level. Perfect for a clean shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agb Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 9200 using keyboard. Looks like a good game if I could use joysticks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Larocque Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) Polaris - 26,300 I feel like a total idiot not even realizing you can shoot the mines!! Edited November 8, 2019 by Pat Larocque 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGC Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) 6,500 Edited November 8, 2019 by RGC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root42 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I died at the end of the maze! Dangit! 15400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheActivisionary Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 63200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandro_ECM Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Record - 62.400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Improvement: 81,400 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer_27330 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 2200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroRob Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Better late than never! ;-) Polaris - 12900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroRob Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 6:37 PM, Tempest said: Out of curiosity are most people shooting the mines or just dodging them? I tend to dodge them unless I get lucky with my shot. Oh thanks for the information that you can shoot the mines! I should've read this before playing. ? I'll try next time! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) 14,400 Edited November 9, 2019 by Mister-VCS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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