TM2 and TMB are not broken as far as I know.

I'm well into my 4th decade in playing video games and just about all of the broken games I have ever seen are from this last decade.

I guess quality is something we just can't afford anymore.

Remote bomb is broke in PS3 because the last patch has buffed it by mistake, so you can forget about that game. Actually Head On isn't all that balanced either. I remember someone who use to come here said hit and running was an abused tactic in that game. Homing missiles were undodgable so that was the best weapon to use. If you can't flak homing missiles and swamers you lose. Using shield was a bad idea because it uses a lot of advance attack energy, while flak is harder to use but consumes less energy. Specials that goes through walls like Outlaw were overpowered. I'm speaking on what he said since he knew all the secrets and depth of Head On. I forgot his name. I will have to find his posts in this forum. I hate how machine guns did too much damage. Head On has the strongest machine gun in the series. Have you ever been chased by a cpu and their machine gun took half you health?

I can speak only for TM2 because it's the only one I played competitive 1vs1.

Excluding Spectre, the slower cars still have a chance to win due to faster cars specials being close-ranged. A frozen small car can be destroyed with the right combo of ramming, special plus weapons at full health.
The stages have a big role in the final outcome.

Luis, can you remove the remote bomb if you delete the patches?
Is the game more balanced without the patches?

You can delete them in the game data folder. I meant if the remote bomb will not be broken in the launch state of the game, aka no patches.
Without patches I remember Darkside doing more damage with his special.

RoaDiE wrote on 03/10/15 at 22:42:16:


What about Spectre? I think the TM2 strategy of run and gun can be applied in TMB as well is several stages as Down Town. Thus making Spectre god tier against slow cars in "Hong Kong" like stages.
Do you agree or disagree?

Shalashaska wrote on 03/10/15 at 23:10:49:


I agree that Spectre is god tier in TM2. Not just for the run and gun but just dodging factor hes amazing and once mastered, near untouchable. I literally couldn't be hit much with that car unless someone used a homing missle. Mind you this was TM2PC where the framerate was a bit more stable and backdrive is more accessible.

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TMB spectre is pretty lame, special does a decent amount of damage, but its very easy to defend against because its so slow. TM2 it is low ass damage, but it is hard to stop and its speed is disgusting. TMB you have more warning (radar/sound) when its coming and have the shield/run/dodge options.

TM2 the whole run-n-gun strategy is pretty unbeatable because the game wasn't really designed with PvP in mind. The levels in general are amazing... but in a 8 player sense they weren't made for it. They were made for campaign and AI enemies; this is why TMA had so many rules on levels, like no rooftops on Paris or no subway on Hong Kong. There aren't many weapons to stop runners in TM2 in comparison to TMB/O which has a myriad of weapons that have wider radius damage, splash damage, hit through walls... SAT/Gas Can/Many specials can help curb running strategy. So thats kinda why I said TMB > TM2 in balance scheme of things. But TM2 does have awesome weapons with lots of depth to em.

I wouldn't say fast cars have an advantage too too much in tm2 because it does take a lot of master them. Axel is still godlike as well

TMB is closer, but I still feel big dogs have the upper hand. TMBO big dogs are king, no contest really.