Favourite challenge type?

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Nezerv
20 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007

Greetings!

I was curious on what challenge type people/fans like the most. So i made this poll.

Anyway, for those who have not completed portal yet, challenges will be unlocked when you've completed the game. There are three kind of challenges;

**#### Least Portals. **

This mode requires you to complete a map using as few portals as possible.

#### Least Steps.

This mode requires you to complete a map with as few "steps" as possible.

#### Least Time.

Self-explanitory pretty much. Complete a map as fast a possible!

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My vote: Least Portals. This is the most trickiest one in my opinion and hence, the most fun one. It's quite easy to complete this challenge on bronze on all of the maps, but on silver and gold it (can) get really hard.

Least Time can be very fun sometimes aswell, but i think it's to "stressy" really.

I'm not a big fan of least steps really. To me it's just annoying, since the system doesn't even work that well in my opinion.

Anyway, what's your vote on and why?

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Nezerv
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Posted Oct 14, 2007
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  • Double post *

It seems like there were a problem. The option Least Time didn't register for some reason, msleeper (or any other admin) can you help me out with this?

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Robinson
32 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007
Replied 2 minutes later
The least time option is missing in the poll.

But my vote goes to least portals anyway. It's the only one where I can just walk around the puzzle and see how it has to be done. That way I can work most effectively. As a result I have gold medals with each of them, unlike the steps and time.

Steps and time really require you to plan out each action before. I'm not really good at this so I find these really hard.

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Fusi0n
108 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007
Replied 57 minutes later
I think least steps is better, because it requires much more thinking..
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Plastic
6 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007
Replied 49 minutes later
My vote is Least Portals

I feel like Least Steps is tedious and not very exciting. With Least Portals, you really have to sit back and think, "How the hell am I going to complete this entire level with two portals?"

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CanMan
6 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007
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I like least portals, because it seems that every time I try to do least steps, I end up getting 5-10 just getting out of the elevator >.<.
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Robinson
32 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007
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Anyone else experiencing a weird bug with achievements not registering. Just did Least time Android Hell, getting my last bronze medal. But the Basic Science achievement didn't get unlocked :/

See here:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~dianajo/achievement.png

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Robinson
32 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007
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Problem solved, never mind. I'm starting to miss the edit button more and more :sad:
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y-aji
91 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007
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CanMan wrote:
I like least portals, because it seems that every time I try to do least steps, I end up getting 5-10 just getting out of the elevator >.<.

rofl. Try jumping around, that worked best for me.. but alot of those puzzles seem impossible w/ least steps, just because it's like 25 steps, which can be used up just falling out of the portal with too much momentum like 3 or 4 times.

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msleeper
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Posted Oct 14, 2007
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I have not done the challenges yet since I was out of town for the weekend, but I can't wait to do it!
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paraddoxx
21 Posts
Posted Oct 14, 2007
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Least Time -the best , then Least Portals
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msleeper
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Posted Oct 15, 2007
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Oh and, added the Least Time option to your poll. Remember, you have to press the "Add Option" button even for the last option to the poll. :wink:
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Nezerv
20 Posts
Posted Oct 15, 2007
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I see :smile:

Thanks for your help msleeper

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Crooked Paul
226 Posts
Posted Oct 20, 2007
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  1. Least Portals. I like these best because they require the same kind of thinking as the SP game, but with more discipline. You mave to think a problem all the way through before placing any portals rather than doing it by trial and error.

  2. Least Time. Even though I suck at 'em, I'm always impressed by a good speed run. In Portal, this means you're probably going to see some fancy flinging. :biggrin:

  3. Least Steps. Meh. This just seems kinda tedious, and it's really hard to get a feel for what will count as a step and what won't.

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Rivid31
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Posted Oct 21, 2007
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1st: Definitely least portals first. Maybe because I'm best at them and have golds on all of them.

2nd: Least steps, even though I am not that good at them (have golds on the first 3, and bronze on 17 and 18) I like the concept.

3rd: Fastest, like somebody else said, too stressful. But, like somebody ELSE said, watching a good speed run is always entertaining and impressive.