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TheEasyOne	New ideas	Lead	[-]
Posts: 4203 04/13/12 05:19 PM Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Sorry if there's been a thread for this. Had a some ideas, nothing drastically different but a few things: Added NEL punishment: -In addition to the Speed Bump, why not increase the stakes by adding even further incentive for teams not to slack off if they ever suspect that it's going to be a NEL by having the teams that check in last during an NEL henceforth not be eligible to receive any of the prizes if they win a leg? But to be fair if they do ever win a future leg, they can choose to give away their prize to another team (that isn't also penalized by this) or not give it to any team at all. An international intersection -I know everyone hates the intersection and saw it as totally pointless as did I, but given that many countries are starting to have their own versions of tar, why not bring back the intersection and have the American teams intersect with a foreign version's teams? Or is this an idea that's only good on paper and would casual viewers not care and/or want to see this? For certain tasks, forbid teams from sharing answers and/or working together. -It's not fun seeing a team do minimal to absolutely no work and get rewarded for it, just because they are friends with another team. I'm specifically talking about mental tasks that require things like counting or deciphering a phrase.
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Dojima		#1	[-]
Posts: 673 04/13/12 05:49 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Added NEL punishment seems unneeded. International intersection needs crazy precise timing and scheduling to make it work. All for little payoff. I'll agree with the sharing answers though.
ImANewUser		#2	[-]
Posts: 11785 04/13/12 10:58 PM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Added NEL: I hate it (I miss no-penalty NELs sry) International intersection: considering the many TARs happening, very possible, and I would LOVE it <3 (altho like Dojima said, little payoff) Sharing answers: they already have those in certain tasks, I think (just not the ones that need it )
GabeBabe		#3	[-]
Posts: 3288 04/13/12 11:02 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I think that.... Sorry I forgot what I was going to say after staring at the gorgeous gif of Alisha Music Video G.oddess <3 <3 <3 <3
oh ehm gee		#4	[-]
Posts: 9170 04/14/12 12:48 AM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	The only NEL penalty I'd like to see (besides none at all) is a simple one - if you're spared, you give up the ability to use the U-Turn or Fast Forward for the rest of the race. Make either of them more prevalent on the race (or both) and you've got a winner.
starrynight		#5	[-]
Posts: 101 04/14/12 02:29 AM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If they aren't eligible to win prizes then they would slack off more as there would be less reason to try and win legs. And I think what makes a good season is a good cast (interesting or big characters with real interaction between teams). Twists in the past have often seemed gimmicky and even bad for the show, too easily eliminating people who could have contributed more had they stayed. That's because those who are targeted are often the more competitive people or bigger characters. If there is a twist there needs to be the ability for someone to recover from it, otherwise I don't think it is as exciting as it is meant to be. Last Edited By: starrynight 04/14/12 02:32 AM. Edited 1 times.
bryanpasa		#6	[-]
Posts: 10101 04/14/12 03:31 AM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	THE ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE IS THE EAT, SLEEP AND MINGLE WITH THE OTHER TEAMS. How amazing TAR1 was for having all those team interactions and those salute when they get eliminated (i.e., Dave and Margaretta) gawd I almost cried. The feel is TOO DIFFERENT. I want the 12 HOUR PITSTOP back too, I don't care if it gives more HoO and I also want flight TRAINWRECK. We only had two this season? The Paraguay one and it's not even notable and the Airport Fight.
ImANewUser		#7	[-]
Posts: 11785 04/14/12 04:00 AM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	bryanpasa wrote: THE ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE IS THE EAT, SLEEP AND MINGLE WITH THE OTHER TEAMS. How amazing TAR1 was for having all those team interactions and those salute when they get eliminated (i.e., Dave and Margaretta) gawd I almost cried. The feel is TOO DIFFERENT. I want the 12 HOUR PITSTOP back too, I don't care if it gives more HoO and I also want flight TRAINWRECK. We only had two this season? The Paraguay one and it's not even notable and the Airport Fight. This plz.
jhaphet		#8	[-]
Posts: 7457 04/14/12 04:02 AM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	bryanpasa wrote: THE ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE IS THE EAT, SLEEP AND MINGLE WITH THE OTHER TEAMS. TAR 13 Sports bra-gate <3
bryanpasa		#9	[-]
Posts: 10101 04/14/12 04:50 AM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I hope they have an America vs. Britain Season too alol OUR BRITISH FLIGHT IS MAJOR YOUR UNITED ONE NO FLAVOUR.
Texas Stranger		#10	[-]
Posts: 717 04/23/12 12:10 AM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Getting a NEL save or taking a FF results in that team's forfeiting all Internet/smartphone use for the remainder of the race.
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Prophet		#11	[-]
Posts: 196 04/23/12 01:41 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	oh ehm gee wrote: The only NEL penalty I'd like to see (besides none at all) is a simple one - if you're spared, you give up the ability to use the U-Turn or Fast Forward for the rest of the race. Make either of them more prevalent on the race (or both) and you've got a winner. Definitely an interesting idea.
alometry45		#12	[-]
Posts: 1 04/23/12 03:43 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Texas Stranger wrote: Getting a NEL save ~~or taking a FF~~ results in that team's forfeiting all Internet/smartphone use for the remainder of the race. best idea.
AmericanHiddenImmunityIdol		#13	[-]
Posts: 2837 04/23/12 04:31 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Fast forwards can be done by multiple teams but the losing team(s) have to take an 4 hour penalty at the mat. This may give teams an incentive to duel for FF's. A obvious hole in the idea is ALL teams may do FF's and make a very boring show. Perhaps a limit of three could be instituted. Just allow some duels that don't completely rape the losing teams chances. You can ONCE during the race skip any challenge with no time penalty except you MUST take a speedbump next leg regardless if it is a NEL leg or not. If you end up in last place somehow and it is a NEL you instead incurr a double U-Turn. You may only do this without penalty once. Ban using the internet/smartphones but give them a smartphone as a reward for completing tasks quickly or maybe as a secret bonus reward and they can use it until the battery runs out then must give it to Phil. OR Allow teams ghetto cell phones with no internet so they can help each other and give each other their unique phone # so they can share advice and this makes alliances more important than ever. Let racers vote where to travel to give fans things to think about during the week. "Will they choose Zimbabwe OR Tanzania? OMG the tension!" This ends up being the "choose your own adventure" season where every week racers get a choice of countries and those decisions may bring great dividends.
oh ehm gee		#14	[-]
Posts: 9170 04/23/12 07:40 PM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Give everyone an Express Pass at the start with the same rules as before. It would certainly add a level of strategy to the race (do you save it for a hard task? Do you use it when you've fallen behind due to a flight or transportation issue? Do you use it to skip a U-Turn or Speed Bump? etc)
ImANewUser		#15	[-]
Posts: 11785 04/24/12 05:56 AM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	oh ehm gee wrote: Give everyone an Express Pass at the start with the same rules as before. It would certainly add a level of strategy to the race (do you save it for a hard task? Do you use it when you've fallen behind due to a flight or transportation issue? Do you use it to skip a U-Turn or Speed Bump? etc) This is surely the kiss of death for the FF (nooo ), but if they do phase it out then this is the only acceptable alternative.
RobVanStratus		#16	[-]
Posts: 11608 04/24/12 09:06 AM Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Rather than give everyone the Express Pass, have it be a prize for the first like 5 or so legs, with the only rule being you can only win one and use one. If you come in first more than once, you can choose to give it to another team or have that one taken out of the race. Then for the second half of the race go back to regular prizes. It would add a new layer of strategy to the race and you can see stronger teams giving them to a weaker team in hopes of keeping them in the race longer and see it either work or bite them in the ass as they finish behind the team they gave the EP to. An international intersection would be awful, IMO. What happens if they have the American or foreign teams be so far ahead of the other ones that the last team on either side gets screwed because they have to wait for another team to show up? At least in the regular intersection you would have one team you know for sure is going to be with you and you can beat to the finish, if you have to pair with an international team it can screw you over if the last place team takes hours to get there. However I cannot disagree more on using cell phones/internet. If teams are smart enough to ask for a cell phone from a driver to call for plane tickets or are smart enough to get to a location with internet to find something, they should be allowed to do so. I don't like giving them cell phones though. That is something that they should have to seek out themselves.
dapa091		#17	[-]
Posts: 10203 04/24/12 10:52 AM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	All of you should join the production team
starrynight		#18	[-]
Posts: 101 04/24/12 11:09 AM Reply Quote More Recent Posts	AmericanHiddenImmunityIdol wrote: Fast forwards can be done by multiple teams but the losing team(s) have to take an 4 hour penalty at the mat. You can ONCE during the race skip any challenge with no time penalty except you MUST take a speedbump next leg regardless if it is a NEL leg or not. Fast forwards if they are kept, and they are way more potentially exciting than the boring express pass, really need to encourage racers to go for them and compete for them. 4 hour penalties aren't going to do that. The give and take aspect of the second suggestion is more appealing and adds more interesting strategy than the, it seems to me, very over-rated u-turn.
TheEasyOne		#19	[-]
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