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Post by omoroca on Feb 4, 2024 19:57:22 GMT
Everyone kept on telling me Koenigsegg One:1 here, Koenigsegg One:1 there, and so I decided to spend my 80k MP badges on this thingie. And I have to admit, in Gauntlet, it's an absolute crown jewel. But what about MP? Can it keep up with an S-class king like the Lamborghini Centenario? Let's find out! 7 races in a row, Classic Season day #7, starting at 2127 points, full boosters 10 points for 1st place, 6 points for 2nd, 4 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, 2 for 5th and 1 for 6th Koenigsegg One:1 2nd: 1 3rd: 1 4th: 1 5th: 2 6th: 1 8th: 1 Points: 18 / 70
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The One:1 has a lot of advantages. But none of them is really useful in MP: The difference between starting with triple-tap nitro and perfect nitro is small, so theoretically, you could use perfect nitro at the start to save juice. But unfortunately, the acc is not good enough for this kind of calculations, so you have to start the race with triple tap anyway. Its raw top speed is higher than regular S class, so you could use perfect nitro during the race as well and lose only very little time. But unfortunately, its speed on nitro is so slow that it gets outrun by faster cars like the Divo or the FFZERO1 on a straight line, so it's sometimes impossible to stay in front when you're in the lead. So here you have to use triple-tapping more often than you want to as well, which is bad bc the nitro efficiency is not very good. It's a fast drifter, but after the drift, you cannot fire nitro early, because otherwise it drags you to the outside of the corner, so you have to stay in full drift longer than you want to. This behavior is similar to the Ultima RS. The One:1 has good handling and no skid, but it's prone to getting pushed around or wrecked. Aside from that, the steering requires quite a lot of getting used to. Lamborghini Centenario 2nd: 3 3rd: 1 4th: 2 8th: 1 Points: 28 / 70
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Aside from its great looks, the Lambo is also a good car for MP. It's an awesome starter, powerful drifter and very dynamic in its driving characteristic. It can be a little weak when in the midfield, but once you're in the lead, with some effort, you can stay in front. While on nitro, the Lambo can even stand a wheel-to-wheel fight with a Bolide or a 300+. Which is most of the time because of the Lambo's very good good nitro efficiency. SummaryAll in all I must say, the One:1 clearly suffers from a lack of sovereignity. Bad choice for MP! 👎 The Centenario is not perfect either, but significantly better than the Koenigsegg. So this victory is awarded to the Lambo. 🥳
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Post by omoroca on Feb 5, 2024 9:11:56 GMT
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Post by Ronan🌻 on Feb 5, 2024 23:34:26 GMT
The One:1 is classified (by me) as a "support" car in Gauntlet, whereas the Centenario is an "accelerator".
By design, most support cars are useless in Multiplayer, except for the very best among them, whereas accelerators are typically all useful for Multiplayer. Support cars from lower tiers are typically only useful in secondary positions in Gauntlet (pos-#2 to #5).
The best support cars are the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, Koenigsegg Jesko, and Bugatti Bolide. These three are classified as support cars for Gauntlet, and yet they are strong enough to compete consistently in Multiplayer. The Senna is actually quite weak for Multiplayer as well, despite currently being ranked as a Tier 1 support car (this ranking is out of date; I believe that it's lost some juice after the Jesko Absolut arrived on the scene; so I would rank the Senna as Tier 2 support now).
So, yes, the One:1 is useless for Multiplayer, but it's essential for Gauntlet (if you don't own the Jesko Absolut, Jesko, and Bolide).
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Post by omoroca on Feb 6, 2024 8:49:44 GMT
The One:1 is classified (by me) as a "support" car in Gauntlet, whereas the Centenario is an "accelerator". By design, most support cars are useless in Multiplayer, except for the very best among them, whereas accelerators are typically all useful for Multiplayer. Support cars from lower tiers are typically only useful in secondary positions in Gauntlet (pos-#2 to #5). The best support cars are the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, Koenigsegg Jesko, and Bugatti Bolide. These three are classified as support cars for Gauntlet, and yet they are strong enough to compete consistently in Multiplayer. The Senna is actually quite weak for Multiplayer as well, despite currently being ranked as a Tier 1 support car (this ranking is out of date; I believe that it's lost some juice after the Jesko Absolut arrived on the scene; so I would rank the Senna as Tier 2 support now). So, yes, the One:1 is useless for Multiplayer, but it's essential for Gauntlet (if you don't own the Jesko Absolut, Jesko, and Bolide). BTW, do you think it makes sense to obtain the Koenigsegg Agera RS when you already own the One:1? It feels like these 2 cars are of the same kind. Are there any Gauntlet tracks where it could be useful to have both?
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Post by Ronan🌻 on Feb 6, 2024 16:42:24 GMT
The One:1 is classified (by me) as a "support" car in Gauntlet, whereas the Centenario is an "accelerator". By design, most support cars are useless in Multiplayer, except for the very best among them, whereas accelerators are typically all useful for Multiplayer. Support cars from lower tiers are typically only useful in secondary positions in Gauntlet (pos-#2 to #5). The best support cars are the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, Koenigsegg Jesko, and Bugatti Bolide. These three are classified as support cars for Gauntlet, and yet they are strong enough to compete consistently in Multiplayer. The Senna is actually quite weak for Multiplayer as well, despite currently being ranked as a Tier 1 support car (this ranking is out of date; I believe that it's lost some juice after the Jesko Absolut arrived on the scene; so I would rank the Senna as Tier 2 support now). So, yes, the One:1 is useless for Multiplayer, but it's essential for Gauntlet (if you don't own the Jesko Absolut, Jesko, and Bolide). BTW, do you think it makes sense to obtain the Koenigsegg Agera RS when you already own the One:1? It feels like these 2 cars are of the same kind. Are there any Gauntlet tracks where it could be useful to have both? The Agera RS is relatively irrelevant if you already own the One:1. Indeed, a lot of my analysis of the Agera RS was conducted before the One:1 was buffed. After the One:1 was buffed, it changed everything. The One:1 is effectively the ONLY car that can compete with the Jesko outside of the ULTIMATE vehicles in the field of RTS. The Arash AF10 is also able to compete with the Jesko in straight sections of the track, but it falls apart when there is any drifting (the AF10 is ULTIMATE, but it is relatively cheap to obtain). The big advantage of the One:1 is found in its nitro efficiency, specifically level 2 or perfect NE. The NE of the One:1 is 7.5/11/16, whereas the NE of the Agera RS is 8/12/16. Clearly, the One:1 has a major advantage in the perfect NE, even though its level 1 and 3 NEs are mediocre. The One:1 has a small RTS advantage over the Agera RS. In terms of handling+drifting, the Agera RS is superior to the One:1 by a small margin, but the One:1 is still very good. The One:1 has a small acceleration advantage over the Agera RS. So, overall, the Agera RS is basically a little bit more agile than the One:1, at the cost of a worse perfect NE, worse RTS, and worse acceleration. The Agera RS is good at performing the Sector 8 and Munich Subway spirals, for example, but the One:1's NE advantage usually makes it the better option. I can imagine that the One:1 and Agera RS could work together on the track of Sector 8 Forward, for example. It would make sense to place the One:1 in position #2 (the high RTS helps to exit the portal faster), while the Agera RS is placed in position #3 (i.e. the spiral).
One of the cars which tends to be superior to the Agera RS is the W Motors Fenyr SS. The Fenyr should not be underestimated; this car has excellent handling+drifting (one of the best in the game), good total speed, and a slight NE advantage ( 7.5/11.5/15.5). Given that the Fenyr's NE is 0.5 points better than the Agera RS's NE in every level, this provides a small but noticeable advantage consistently throughout the track; the Fenyr's NE is basically at the borderline of what could be considered "bare minimum" for comfortable performance, whereas the Agera RS falls beneath the minimum. The Fenyr's NE is identical to the Faraday Future FFZERO1's NE. The Agera RS would still defeat the Fenyr in the Sector 8 spiral, since the RTS advantage does make a noticeable difference. But basically, in any other areas which require good handling+drifting but do not involve spirals, the Fenyr would probably be the better option. Even in S-curve drifts (e.g. Azure Coast), the Fenyr would probably still have a small advantage over the Agera RS. The Agera RS has the advantage only in the spirals of Sector 8, Munich Subway, Terra 9 (Gearshift and Cloudtop), and Venice. In fact, the spiral on Orbital Loop actually seems to be better for the Fenyr, where it performs equally well as the Senna. The Fenyr also has super stable handling for The Great Wall, as well as for pos-#3 on Venice Forward (you can see it in my Class S personal bests).
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Post by Ronan🌻 on Feb 6, 2024 16:53:55 GMT
Overall, the Agera RS is certainly still a decent car, but it mainly suffers from a lack of nitro efficiency.
The main competitors of the Agera RS are the One:1, Fenyr, Senna, 600LT, etc. On my Android account, I own the Agera RS, Fenyr, Senna, and 600LT, alongside accelerators like the FFZERO1, Tushek RP, Centodieci, and Divo; furthermore, I own the AF10 and Artura. On my Android account, I find myself using the Agera RS only under a few specific circumstances, but the Senna, 600LT, and Fenyr are more reliable (in that order) due to their superior nitro efficiencies. I still use the Agera RS for the Sector 8 spiral, although the tilt-to-steer controls on Android are so difficult that I usually fail the spiral anyway.
On iOS, I don't own the Agera RS, but I do own the One:1, Fenyr, Senna, 600LT, FFZERO1, Centenario, and numerous other cars. I've found that my inventory on iOS is typically strong on most tracks in Gauntlet mode. The three main cars that I'm missing include the Centodieci, Battista, and Ultima RS, although I actually own the Centodieci and Battista at stock on iOS, and I am simply upgrading them (whereas I don't own the Ultima RS at all). I don't believe that the Agera RS will make a noticeable impact on my iOS account, but I want it simply because it's ULTIMATE (and hence convenient; no upgrades required).
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Post by omoroca on Feb 6, 2024 20:19:41 GMT
BTW, do you think it makes sense to obtain the Koenigsegg Agera RS when you already own the One:1? It feels like these 2 cars are of the same kind. Are there any Gauntlet tracks where it could be useful to have both? The Agera RS is relatively irrelevant if you already own the One:1. Indeed, a lot of my analysis of the Agera RS was conducted before the One:1 was buffed. After the One:1 was buffed, it changed everything. The One:1 is effectively the ONLY car that can compete with the Jesko outside of the ULTIMATE vehicles in the field of RTS. The Arash AF10 is also able to compete with the Jesko in straight sections of the track, but it falls apart when there is any drifting (the AF10 is ULTIMATE, but it is relatively cheap to obtain). The big advantage of the One:1 is found in its nitro efficiency, specifically level 2 or perfect NE. The NE of the One:1 is 7.5/11/16, whereas the NE of the Agera RS is 8/12/16. Clearly, the One:1 has a major advantage in the perfect NE, even though its level 1 and 3 NEs are mediocre. The One:1 has a small RTS advantage over the Agera RS. In terms of handling+drifting, the Agera RS is superior to the One:1 by a small margin, but the One:1 is still very good. The One:1 has a small acceleration advantage over the Agera RS. So, overall, the Agera RS is basically a little bit more agile than the One:1, at the cost of a worse perfect NE, worse RTS, and worse acceleration. The Agera RS is good at performing the Sector 8 and Munich Subway spirals, for example, but the One:1's NE advantage usually makes it the better option. I can imagine that the One:1 and Agera RS could work together on the track of Sector 8 Forward, for example. It would make sense to place the One:1 in position #2 (the high RTS helps to exit the portal faster), while the Agera RS is placed in position #3 (i.e. the spiral).
One of the cars which tends to be superior to the Agera RS is the W Motors Fenyr SS. The Fenyr should not be underestimated; this car has excellent handling+drifting (one of the best in the game), good total speed, and a slight NE advantage ( 7.5/11.5/15.5). Given that the Fenyr's NE is 0.5 points better than the Agera RS's NE in every level, this provides a small but noticeable advantage consistently throughout the track; the Fenyr's NE is basically at the borderline of what could be considered "bare minimum" for comfortable performance, whereas the Agera RS falls beneath the minimum. The Fenyr's NE is identical to the Faraday Future FFZERO1's NE. The Agera RS would still defeat the Fenyr in the Sector 8 spiral, since the RTS advantage does make a noticeable difference. But basically, in any other areas which require good handling+drifting but do not involve spirals, the Fenyr would probably be the better option. Even in S-curve drifts (e.g. Azure Coast), the Fenyr would probably still have a small advantage over the Agera RS. The Agera RS has the advantage only in the spirals of Sector 8, Munich Subway, Terra 9 (Gearshift and Cloudtop), and Venice. In fact, the spiral on Orbital Loop actually seems to be better for the Fenyr, where it performs equally well as the Senna. The Fenyr also has super stable handling for The Great Wall, as well as for pos-#3 on Venice Forward (you can see it in my Class S personal bests). Ok, so I guess I won't obtain the Agera RS for MP badges then. The Senna is high on my to-Pro list anyway.
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