Chase breaker cooldown tracking
1.1. When your teammates are on top of a hider, it’s a good strategy to stay back to avoid getting hit by the chase breaker. However, if you know the cooldowns, you can calculate the exact time when the next chase breaker will be up, allowing you to stay close to a hider for longer. The more seekers are on top of a hider, the quicker the detection bar fills up.
1.2. After a hider’s ghost state ends, the next chase breaker will be up in 35 seconds, and the ping cooldown is also 35 seconds. This means if you ping the hider the moment they are no longer transparent, you don’t need to calculate the time for the next chase breaker because you can just check your ping cooldown.
1.3. When you get hit by a chase breaker, the moment you are no longer slowed down, the next chase breaker will be available in 30 seconds. Similarly, if you didn’t get hit by the chase breaker but one of your teammates did, you can track their icon on the minimap to see when they are no longer slowed down.
Ping-related tips
2.1. The ping range is longer than the chase breaker’s. When you chase a hider, you can ping at max distance, and sometimes hiders will quickly use the chase breaker, but it will not hit you if you keep your distance after pinging them. Try to intimidate the hider and bait out the chase breaker.
2.2. Pings are blocked by unbreakable trees, walls, buildings, fountains, etc.
2.3. When you ping a hider but then the hider hits you with the chase breaker, you will no longer be able to see the ping on the minimap, BUT your teammates still see that ping! Always try to ping first before getting hit by the chase breaker. A hider has an advantage to hit you with the chase breaker through walls, but you have a range advantage.
2.4. When you have teammates around, it might be better to hold your ping for a second because they will likely ping first.
Chase breaker - Ideally, you don’t want to get hit by the chase breaker, but when time is limited and you can’t wait for your teammates to catch up and tank the chase breaker hit for you, then you’re going to have to get hit by it.
3.1. Ping before going into the chase breaker range.
3.2. Try to get hit by the chase breaker at low speeds because then you will be able to catch up to a hider faster.
3.3. Try to get hit by the chase breaker on a downhill and avoid getting hit by it on an uphill.
3.4. If you have a good teammate driving not too far behind you, then you should be the one who gets hit by the chase breaker since you are already closer to the hider anyway. A good teammate will not go into the range of the chase breaker with you because they know to keep their distance and wait until it’s used.
3.5. When chasing at high speeds and no teammate is behind you, avoid getting hit by the chase breaker. Instead, keep pinging and wait for your teammates to catch up.
3.6. If you are the one who will tank the chase breaker hit and the hider tries to U-turn, then try to deny them. It will make the job easier for your teammates. On the other hand, if you are by yourself and don’t plan to get hit by the chase breaker, then don’t block them. Instead, just position your car in the same direction. If they U-turn, they are probably going towards your teammates (and they are not right behind you), so just allow them to.
Finding hider
4.1. If the radar is full and you cannot find them, then just drive away until the radar is not full and try to locate the hider again. If a hider isn’t moving, you should be able to easily locate them.
4.2. If you are close to a hider, you will hear a sound cue.
4.3. Look at the environment around you—trails in sand, broken props, traffic cars that have been moved or randomly stopped. If you are at a crossroad and don’t see tire marks, then the hider probably went straight.
The faster you go, the quicker the detection bar fills up when you are next to the hider.
“are hiders and seekers the same thing?”
SEEKERS are DIFFERENT from HIDERS
a SEEKER cannot be a HIDER in the same game
SEEKERS are supposed to find/chase the HIDER
chasing another SEEKER achieves nothing
“but how do I know which is which?” SEEKER IDENTIFICATION
the MINI-MAP is the the tool to use
the MINI-MAP is the CIRCLE at the BOTTOM-LEFT of the screen
the MINI-MAP shows the game area, roads and PINK DOTS
the PINK DOTS are OTHER SEEKERS
A PINK DOT CANNOT BE THE HIDER
the ARROW SYMBOL represents YOUR OWN CAR
anything ABOVE the ARROW SYMBOL is IN FRONT OF YOU
if a PINK DOT is ABOVE you then a SEEKER is IN FRONT OF YOU
remember that SEEKERS and HIDERS are NOT THE SAME THING
remember also that SEEKERS are supposed to chase the HIDER HIDER IDENTIFICATION
the HIDER is NOT USUALLY SHOWN ON THE MINI-MAP
the RADAR is the tool to use to help with FINDING the HIDER
remember the idea is to FIND THE HIDER NOT CHASE ANOTHER SEEKER
the RADAR is the ELLIPSE at the BOTTOM-MIDDLE of the screen
the WHITE BIT THAT MOVES AROUND shows the DIRECTION of the hider
the WHITE BIT THAT MOVES AROUND also gives an idea of DISTANCE
example
the MINI-MAP shows four PINK DOTS, they are ABOVE your ARROW SYMBOL
that means there are FOUR SEEKERS IN FRONT OF YOU
at the same time, the RADAR shows a BIG WHITE BAR at its BOTTOM
that means the HIDER is BEHIND YOU and NOT THAT FAR AWAY
at this point TURN AROUND AND GET THE BIG WHITE BAR AT THE TOP OF THE RADAR
at this point the HIDER is IN FRONT OF YOU
remember THE IDEA IS TO CHASE/FIND THE HIDER NOT ANOTHER SEEKER
There is definitely an “active” population of folk who simply don’t even try to win as the seeker, from folks who zoom up and down the highway on Mulegé or those who only move as much as they need to in order to avoid inactivity and then run and sit in the end zone. I’ve seen this as both the hider and the seeker.
Incredibly fustrating for the seekers trying to play and down right annoying for any hider who wants a fun match or is trying for the 25 breaker hit achievement.
Also absolutely yes on the audio cues when playing seeker. I have found the hider a bunch of times simply by listening for thier engine noise
yes, it sucks a lot of fun out of the mode - just did one, managed to win as a seeker in a 2v1 (!) where it could have been a 4v1 had the other two seekers done anything
not yet done one where I’m the only active seeker but it’s only a matter of time, this is getting worse
I get the frustration. For my part, I’m really just not interested in playing Hide and Seek and only do so if it’s included in the playlist, which I’d prefer it were not. That being said, I always try my best as seeker or hider, even if I’m not really enjoying it. Maybe if it wasn’t a playlist requirement, you’d see more dedicated players.
we also beat man utd 5 - 0, Barcelona 4 - 0 (4 - 3 agg) and came back 3 - 3 to win in penalties against ac Milan in a certain European final back in 2005
