Dominating trick events against your rivals requires a different approach, focusing on maximizing your trick score through Uber Tricks, combos, and clean landings. The AI rivals can pull off impressive trick combos, so you need to be even better.
Trick Strategies:
- Uber Trick Mastery: This is your bread and butter. Learn all four Uber Tricks for your chosen character and practice executing them flawlessly. Successfully landing an Uber Trick gives a massive score boost and refills your Tricky meter significantly.
- Chain Combos: The highest scores come from chaining together multiple tricks. Land an Uber Trick, get the meter boost, and immediately set up for another Uber Trick on the next jump. Combine grinds with aerial tricks for even longer combos.
- Utilize Course Features: Every course has specific features designed for tricks: half-pipes, long grind rails, massive jumps, and environmental objects. Learn where these are and plan your trick lines around them. Tokyo Megaplex is a prime example of a trick-friendly course.
- Vary Your Tricks: Performing the same trick repeatedly will result in diminishing returns on points. Mix up your grabs, spins, and Uber Tricks to keep your score multiplier high.
- Perfect Landings: Crucial for trick events. A perfect landing not only gives you bonus points but also ensures you don't bail and lose your combo.
- Character Choice & Upgrades: Choose a character with high Tricky and Air stats (like Elise or Psymon) and consistently upgrade these. This will allow for higher jumps, more airtime, and faster Tricky meter generation.
Focus on consistency and execution. A single bail can ruin a high-scoring run, so prioritize clean landings over overly risky maneuvers, especially when you have a good score going.