No need for 1v1 (Destiny)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 12:35 (3361 days ago) @ kidtsunami

The past handful of races have had my competitors push me off the shortcuts. It has led me to train the turns.

Boy, let me tell you, perfecting the Venus zig-zag is exciting as hell. There's a cliff on the zag you can use as centripetal force by riding the edge that triggers adrenaline rushes every time.

I don't think I'm ever taking the Venus shortcut again.

I'm able to take the "long" way around without letting off the gas using side-boosts, so I'm able to benefit from the gates and out-race any short-cut taker.

1v1 me bros. If you're able to hit the gate right before the shortcuts, it gives you an advantage 90% of the time against even the best corner-huggers.

Although it is risky, and it doesn't always benefit you (30 seconds into the clip).

Just check your times on guardian.gg

Mars
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I'd say my times (KidTsunami / XB1) anecdotally suggest that you avoid shortcuts.

I dunno. The site doesn't distinguish between best time and most gates hit. It just tracks what the best is for each stat. My best time on Venus is nearly identical to yours, but that was with 65 gates hit (my average), as opposed to my record of 70.