Brad just gets performance anxiety. It's endearing in an occasionally frustrating, aw-shucks sort of way.

The man took down a Brumak BY HIMSELF. Brad Shoemaker don't mess!

He did fine, Trials is a hard game. Sure there were some things he could of done better but who cares, his life wasn't depending on how well he did against other people.

Three pages of people defending an adult stranger over video games :)

Trials=Life

This fucking thread again

He actually came in first place pretty consistently. So...yeah.

He was riding a bike class that he wasn't used to. As soon as he changed he was fine. Also he's pretty decent at Starcraft 2 something I could never do.

@spankingaddict: What pressure?

I'll play in front of all of you, I don't give a fuck.

We're talking about video games, not something that actually matters.

The argument "it's because Brad just doesn't do well under pressure" doesn't hold up, because Jeff/Vinny/Ryan/Dave/Drew etc. are noticeably better. (Ryan may miss some important things on occasion, true.)

Brad is just not good at the vidya.

@emkeighcameron said:

The argument "it's because Brad just doesn't do well under pressure" doesn't hold up, because Jeff/Vinny/Ryan/Dave/Drew etc. are noticeably better. (Ryan may miss some important things on occasion, true.)

Brad is just not good at the vidya.

How dose everyone else being better have anything to do with how Brad plays?

@Dagbiker said:

@emkeighcameron said:

The argument "it's because Brad just doesn't do well under pressure" doesn't hold up, because Jeff/Vinny/Ryan/Dave/Drew etc. are noticeably better. (Ryan may miss some important things on occasion, true.)

Brad is just not good at the vidya.

How dose everyone else being better have anything to do with how Brad plays?

Or how others respond to pressure for that matter?

Brad has been the weakest player of the GB crew for years. Ever since Gamespot. Hence the saying "he pulled a Brad."

Having just watched the second Trials Evo quick look, I think Brad's problem is that he needs to get the hang of the advanced control techniques like bunny hopping. If he does the A licence test a few times and really pays attention to how his movements get him over the gap then he'll get there.

Hard game is hard.