Time and Efficiency at The Back Nine

[Happy]

The Creators of Toontown have taken the time to develop an enjoyable, and player friendly place to earn stock options. The puzzles offer rewards like gags and laff points; making toon up close to unnecessary. Toons focusing on toon-up may have good intentions but prevent the quick victory over cogs. This in no way means do not toon up, but just wait the until the toon actually needs it. A fast run should focus on coordinated attacks and this stragedy rapidly loses effectiveness when Toons use toon-up instead of matching their group's gags. Feedback is appreciated.

[Peanut0320]

I totally agree. It just wastes time.

There is another thread regarding this issue. Tuning in the courses.

~Peanut~

[tundaplaya7]

Ya this has been covered before. I agree, they cgc's take long enough. And with so many opportunities to regain health, useing tu is not only unecessary, but a waste of time. Save your tu for when someone is really low..

[KingSupernerd]

Originally Posted by Happy

The Creators of Toontown have taken the time to develop an enjoyable, and player friendly place to earn stock options. The puzzles offer rewards like gags and laff points; making toon up close to unnecessary. Toons focusing on toon-up may have good intentions but prevent the quick victory over cogs. This in no way means do not toon up, but just wait the until the toon actually needs it. A fast run should focus on coordinated attacks and this stragedy rapidly loses effectiveness when Toons use toon-up instead of matching their group's gags. Feedback is appreciated.

Your dead on right..

Don't mind me, no toonup needed, i get them from races and cogball both.

On cogball, if you are full on gags, stop playing unless it's like under 50 seconds and there's more than 2 left to do. Other may need the gags. Say I have enough gags when you are full, so people know.

If you are with a soundless, don't freak out, 2 fogs, 1 ele and a piano will REALLY speed up your run more than anything else you can do.

Soundless, don't do alot of cogball, guess what we need.. guess what you need us to get for you.

Nothing causes the grey glitch, the door to not open, the cogball to lag, the moles to stop counting down when you step on them. Nothing you or I can do is causing those things to happen. If you want to glitch the mazes, go for it, don't invite everyone and get upset when they don't want to. Just let them do what they do, you do what you do, we'll all be happy.. we'll all dance 18 times..

i think that's worth at least 10 cents.

-KSN

[Scooter Wondertoon]

If I understand the original post, you're saying:

"If you use toon-up because I'm down 5 laff points instead of throwing a pie with that cake on the 11, we're all going to have to wait while you toon up one of us again because that cake won't defeat that 11."

If that's it, I agree with that method of play.

I've been lower but above 100 laff with cogball coming up and the cog(s) in front of us were underkilled because someone opted to use toon up instead of a complementing gag. By the time I clicked "No problem" or "Don't worry" it's usually too late. Having said that, when someone does play that way it doesn't really bother me. I do use toon up in the Back 9 when someone gets what I consider to be low and/or if someone is lower and I believe the gag choices are sufficient to defeat the cogs. I.e., if of 4 players, one of the others chooses lure, while the other two each choose tnt on the Level 11 skelecogs remaining after the first 4 suited cogs are defeated, I'll use toon up.

I was in a Back 9 once where I don't believe anybody used toon up at all. Because of the timing, I presume it was related to the discussions on the site on the use of toon up in the Back 9. I was at one point down to 58 laff points, and even though there is cogball as well as the mazes, occasionally the group(s) I've been with didn't finish cogball within the time period in addition to the mole stomping timing out. I did regain full laff, probably in cogball, but wasn't really comfortable at 58.

I'm of the opinion that knowing when to use any gag, including toon-up, comes with experience. Your post would seem to open up a discussion that would be beneficial to all.

[KingSupernerd]

yes if someone is low on laff, toon up, anything can happen especially in river.
!s
i usually will heal if under 80 by too much, and all depending on the skill of the people with me. I've lost at cogball maybe 2 times total (i'm level 26), and molestop about 10% maybe. .so the odds are in our favor. The other thing is that it does take an extra 5 seconds to heal when you could add to the gags being thrown already. If you're worrying about that, find something better to do with your precious time.. lol, for that matter, start complaining about luring the overkills so they don't miss..

-KSN

[ambear]

The first gag I ever maxed was TU, I love being able to "care" for my fellow toon, I consider it an act of kindness, not time for it? I understand what everyone is saying,but I gave alot of kisses in back nines, it made the whole long process more fun and it was a great ice breaker where everyone started talking, especially on the 2 11s left that are usually tntd and theres one toon with nothing to do, I'd throw a kiss in there alot youd be surprised how it changes the mood of everyone (especially if not needed) and makes the long journey more fun. BTW I did this and still maxed boss first so time to tu is a silly thing to worry about HAVE FUN!!!!

[JaMan51]

Yeah, TU is not necessarily needed in the CGC's. I mean, it's useful to carry, but with many opportunities to get it back, you don't need it. It's especially good for tu-less toons, as they don't even have to fret about whether to toon-up or not. They can spend their jb on more fight gags. I'm going tu-less on my second toon, and I think it'll be easier in there, since you can TNT and piano once those are maxed.

[King Rao]

Originally Posted by ambear_71

The first gag I ever maxed was TU, I love being able to "care" for my fellow toon, I consider it an act of kindness, not time for it? I understand what everyone is saying,but I gave alot of kisses in back nines, it made the whole long process more fun and it was a great ice breaker where everyone started talking, especially on the 2 11s left that are usually tntd and theres one toon with nothing to do, I'd throw a kiss in there alot youd be surprised how it changes the mood of everyone (especially if not needed) and makes the long journey more fun. BTW I did this and still maxed boss first so time to tu is a silly thing to worry about HAVE FUN!!!!

Not everyone is in the race to max BB. A lot of people have more than just one toon to work with, and find fun with other tasks. Getting the 23k SOs at The Back Nine is long and painful.

[ambear]

Originally Posted by King Rao

Not everyone is in the race to max BB. A lot of people have more than just one toon to work with, and find fun with other tasks. Getting the 23k SOs at The Back Nine is long and painful.

I know not everyone is in a race...my point was I had time to do the 3 sec tu now n then and still finish first in the race, all I was really saying that perhaps you didn't catch was, it can make a long painful process much nicer as tu is a friendly way to start a fun speedchat friendship threw the long nine, of course I am from the hospitality state and I am naturally happier in the game when everyone is happy and playing a game not treating this like a job!! I find that whinning is alot like a rocking chair it gives you something to do but doesn't get you anywhere!

[Little Sadie Twinkleberry]

Originally Posted by ambear_71

I find that whinning is alot like a rocking chair it gives you something to do but doesn't get you anywhere!

That is the best line I have read on TTC in a long while. I love it!

[Ethan Socrates]

ROFL!! yeppers... nice post Ambear

[King Rao]

As fantastic as it is that you are willing to dedicate so much time to being hospitable I doubt you have room on your friends list for the multitudes of toons you have won over. You should keep in mind many people are limited in play time some to eight hours a day and some are even limited to as little as an hour a day. The giggles that come at the expense of having to log out during the back nine are not worth it.

P.S. "in a long time." Using a "long while" just shows contempt for the English language.

[Miss Cuckoo]

Originally Posted by ambear_71

BTW I did this and still maxed boss first so time to tu is a silly thing to worry about HAVE FUN!!!!

Thats also because you played non stop and for those of us who have a limited time on toontown, that 10 second dance, kiss, whatever sure adds up. I hate when people tu when its not needed. Go for it if its last set of cogs but why waste that extra time? Sometimes people are in a hurry too you know, its CARING to consider other peoples schedules. Plus, have fun? Since when is giving a tu to anyone fun, it changes mood for about 5 seconds, and its over. I rather HAVE FUN doing other things people my age do, not waste more time than I have to doing a boring ol 9.

[Sweet Mischief]

Originally Posted by King Rao

As fantastic as it is that you are willing to dedicate so much time to being hospitable I doubt you have room on your friends list for the multitudes of toons you have won over. You should keep in mind many people are limited in play time some to eight hours a day and some are even limited to as little as an hour a day. The giggles that come at the expense of having to log out during the back nine are not worth it.

P.S. "in a long time." Using a "long while" just shows contempt for the English language.

If they are limited to a hour a day, IMP they shouldn't go in back nine in less there with friends, sometimes they go faster some times they go slower. Now tell me this tuing with the kiss doesn't take more then a min, it would take about the 1 min longer if that each floor if you do a kiss thats only adding 9 extra mins and most of the time it won't be every floor, I know I know every minute is precious, but I mean come on that wouldn't make a back nine that much longer. Now if you ask me it seems you are a little up tight about a tu just to brake the ice. Like amber said toontown is a game meant to have fun not to be a dreaded work game.