Why do more people play DDRACE than vanilla? (Page 1 of 3)

The argument that DDRace is somehow killing vanilla is so illogical it's hard to know where to begin refuting. But suffice to say, it's pretty obviously an incredibly simplistic unfounded assumption to assume a direct correlation between two corresponding variances. See the pirates vs global warming for a simple illustration.

I understand that Vanilla players are puzzled that less people are playing, but to draw such a shallow conclusion seems an apparent mistake.

Correlation does not equal causation.

No, If you're just getting dragged through the obstacles then you're not playing DDRACE, you're the one noob guy who the people playing the game are carrying to the finish line just to make the game more challenging.
I'm against /r. It defeats the whole purpose of the game (which is to finish the map in minimum time using your skills). With /r even a monkey can finish the map given enough time.

In DDRACE if you screw up you'll have to start over. You will need teamwork or else you can't finish a map like "hardcore" series. In DDRACE you have to know the physics engine of the game so well to predict what happens in unknown situations. I don't believe you can learn to "double rocket jump" in the heat of a CTF battle. You literally need to master the hook in some hard DDRACE maps.
What I mean is that you learn somethings in DDRACE that you couldn't easily learn in vanilla game play, which can be usefull in vanilla.
The first time I played teeworlds I couldn't move fast. In DDRACE you learn to use for example the "rocket" to go faster, else you'll fall into the pit.

I see the DDRACE mod as a training area for the vanilla. Hell most mods that are worse a damn are training areas for the vanilla game play. Openfng, instagib, zcatch? Lazer aiming practice. RACE, DDRACE? hook ( hooking only tiles in RACE + hooking other tees in DDRACE), jump, rocket: moving fast.

@Broken: I wish I could write English like you!   also look how our avatars are similar although you look confused but I look relaxed.

And then someone eats/kills you.
Or the oppisite. xD

I wasn't going to comment, but the level of ignorance by some people on this thread is just mind blowing. It doesn't have to do with one mod being "easier" than the other. I have played Vanilla and DDrace for a looong time, and the reason for me probably spending more time on DDrace than I do on Vanilla lately, purely has to do with the fact that DDrace DOES always challenge me with new and interesting maps.

In Vanilla there are like 3 widely played maps, whereas in DDrace there is always a map somewhere out there that I haven't completed so it never gets stale.

Also in regards to DDrace being "Easy" go do Hardcore 5+, Jailbreak 5, 6, Darkcore 1/2, First Try.... I could go on but I think I would just bore you guys. Of course if you play War4yh it will be easy. Of course if you just let everyone drag you through the maps it will be easy. Of course if you use /r (only available on some servers) it will be easy. DDrace and other mods like this isn't a cancer to Teeworlds it is keeping it alive. Not saying Vanilla isn't fun, its just all about having variety and being able to try out different gamestyles.

But that's wrong. In CTF you can do more than just try to get a flag. You can defend your own flag, or even hang around in the middle of the map, damaging runners so the defense has an easier time. Everyone can be helpful in their own way in CTF. In DDRACE you're either hooking the tee through the immovables or not. Plus, there has to be a guy who goes into the immovables. Do they really find that fun, going to into the immovables? It's slow, it's boring. Vanilla is like Quake and DDRACE is like Call of Duty.

STOP!!!!!

Pub ctf5 is pretty easy, usually high level players stay clear of it.. They can just play on that forever or something if they're scared of getting their ass kicked.

Here my little example:
I think teeworlds is very similar to cod (and here you think "what the heck is this idiot talking about?!). I don't mean the gameplay, that teeworlds is bad or that it's a 3d shooter. I guess everyone of you knows how horrible and unbalanced cod is and how fucking overpowerd some shit is. But the one of you who know cod4 promod, cod1 or cod2 know how nice and 'hell yeah' balanced is! And for me cod5-8 (and 9 very soon) are like most mods in teeworlds = you don't need skill, you are low if you play it and it keeps the "low IQs" and kids away. The old cods (1, 2 and 4 promod) are like vanilla in teeworlds = You REALLY have to train years to become good, you have no idiots or kids, you have less hackers and you can be sure that you are heterosexual. Old people who have already played the old cods and new a long time will understand this and only they won't say that I'm an idiot posting this pointless example here

AND I don't want a second community just for vanilla. This forum should be used way more and i think implementing the ideas of a vanilla forum here would be a waaay better solution. And maybe hack down every god damn ddrace forum page.

I played every Mod for longer time know and I'm pretty sure that DDrace highlvl is easier than highlvl in Fly, Race and Vanilla(not Insta, it's easier and is only some laser training). Of course you come up with a map like First Try but I want to see you finishing a Racemap with same length, hard parts and only kill tiles(same for other long Maps)... In Vanilla people become better and better as the maps in other mods become longer and harder.

So why would nameless tee like to go to DDrace? Not because you think of highlvl maps but because you have some maps that you can play seriously and finishing them while you can't play real games on low lvl in vanilla because they either don't know or are just to stupid to have slots and positions(there should be a tutorial and some practice servers with right settings that are only for noobs srsly) and you can't expect to win there as you can expect to finsih some beginner DDrace maps.

Learath2.... dont try it, you lose time...

You are joking,right? And if your serious: then I guess that your the one with a low level of intellect (now I'm joking)
One's IQ level doesn't affect one's taste in gametypes.

And DDRace CAN be fun...If you know where to look!

I also discourage the use of the rescue function (/r)

I think their problem is prejudice. Someone told them that DDRace is bad and they bought it like an ass for 10$ in jail. Do not let others corrupt your mind and sight;judge for yourself.

The firestorm grows strong.