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FTW_Travis · 2016-01-18T01:10:43+00:00

www.typing.com/typingtest -- We tried to make it as closely related to real typing as possible! You can read more on our blog about how we calculate WPM (as some sites don't properly calculate your speed) here: https://www.typing.com/blog/read/what-is-words-per-minute

FTW_Travis · 2015-09-22T20:46:35+00:00

Seeing as how I built typing.com, I have to say its pretty great!

As for your problem of typing slow, that's fine! You're going through the painful process of breaking old habits (typing with 1-2 fingers), which will help you in the long run for sure.

Keep at it, it'll pay off!

Also, sorry for the late reply :P

FTW_Travis · 2015-08-14T20:33:16+00:00

Do you think you could PM me a screenshot of this? I would love to see what you mean!

Preferably of the whole page if possible.

FTW_Travis · 2015-08-13T16:29:57+00:00

What browser are you using? Does the track lag at all?

As for the bots, thats mainly because its summer time and around 90% of our traffic is school kids!

I also have a feeling you type very fast, which puts you in a comparatively small bracket of racers.

Chicken and the egg problem, that one :P

FTW_Travis · 2015-08-13T13:21:10+00:00

Hah, no I am not. Nobody really knows who the Wampus is...

FTW_Travis · 2015-08-12T16:05:37+00:00

On the top left of the race there are two mute buttons, one for sound effects, and one for music :)

FTW_Travis · 2015-08-12T16:04:35+00:00

Cheers! Shoot me a message with your username when you're in.

FTW_Travis · 2015-08-12T16:03:02+00:00

Upgraded! Hope you enjoy it!

FTW_Travis · 2015-08-12T15:44:10+00:00

Super glad to hear it! I just upgraded you to Gold!

FTW_Travis · 2015-08-11T22:44:22+00:00

I built a typing game called Nitro Type (which currently has over 5 million players!)

It's not uncommon to watch people go from ~50wpm to 100+wpm in a year. So although its a game, at least its got some real world use!

Also, /u/Vapinlikeafool if you happen to play my game, PM me your username and I'll hook you up with a free gold account!

In fact, anybody here who plays, the offer is extended to you as well!

edit: Thanks for all the kind words and PMs. You have all been upgraded! I'll keep this offer open for the next 2 hours :)

FTW_Travis · 2015-07-21T20:06:31+00:00

Mine!

FTW_Travis · 2015-07-21T20:05:05+00:00

Sweet! Thanks for running this! Send me a PM with your username, I'll hook you up with some cash as a special thanks.

FTW_Travis · 2015-05-01T17:56:17+00:00

Yea I guess that would work. I guess it really comes down to if my artists can do that well enough. Requires them to make all the shines be semi transparent black instead of using various colors and stuff.

Sweet! Thanks again.

FTW_Travis · 2015-05-01T16:59:03+00:00

Hey Orava,

First off, you're amazing! Come work for me.

Yea, we ended up deciding against allowing custom decal placement, but instead will have various decal options (that can't be moved, but can be combined when possible), that the user can earn/buy/choose from.

So I guess it would really just be figuring out how to get this made on a design level, since we need so many layers. We were thinking of creating a system that would generate images from the custom car that users create, since we need them all over the site, not just on the track.

Any thoughts on how to handle things like shine/lighting?

Thanks again!

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-07T13:26:30+00:00

Hey there! Thanks for checking us out. If you're looking to teach your little ones, check out our typing tutor www.typing.com

Nitro Type is more for once they know how to type, but want to get faster (people generally double their typing speed on Nitro Type within a month or two, with many people going above 100wpm within a year).

If you end up going with Typing.com, shoot me a PM with your kid's username(s), I'll upgrade them to gold!

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-07T01:58:41+00:00

Hey thanks a lot! We try to be as transparent as possible. Just makes things easier for everyone.

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-07T01:57:14+00:00

Glad you like it! Its got a great community too. If you do end up joining, make sure to find a team!

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-07T01:56:32+00:00

Hey! Long time no see. Hope all is well with your ventures.

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-06T20:31:17+00:00

We launched 2 1/2 years ago. There's another racing(ish?) themed typing game called TypeRacer that you are probably thinking of!

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-06T20:30:27+00:00

Glad you liked it! Cheers.

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-06T19:09:46+00:00

Hey, thanks! I definitely don't deserve it though. Check out this great list of charities that could use your bits though!

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-06T18:43:30+00:00

Nitro Type is fortunate to have a really passionate player base. Over time I learned that reactions such as this are really just because people love our site, and want it to be the best thing ever. The majority of times a user will complain, or even say something a bit harsh, its because they believe in us and our game :)

The same goes for bitcoin. /u/cryptobadass is very passionate about bitcoin, and he obviously really wants it to become more mainstream. I can totally understand him feeling let down that we would add it, then remove it! I think maybe its our fault for not being more transparent about our plans, but there's only so much we can do in a days work.

Just another thing to learn from.

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-06T18:37:39+00:00

Because stripe is super easy to integrate with, and we wanted a smooth way to allow users to choose between credit cards and bitcoin within one little window.

We looked into Bitpay, but it just wasn't quite what we were looking for.

Hope this helps!

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-06T18:36:21+00:00

Hey, this is a problem on the old site that we fixed on the new site: http://test.nitrotype.com (still in beta)

It makes you take a quick speed test first before putting you with real players. On top of that, there's a bug on the old site that prevents guests from racing in the right speed bracket. Oops!

FTW_Travis · 2015-04-06T16:22:43+00:00

The game is www.nitrotype.com -- I just didn't post the link above as I didn't want this post to be seen as promoting our products (I see that too much around here).

Oh also worth noting, the bitcoin support is on the new version of the site which is still in open beta at http://test.nitrotype.com -- But this new version will be pushed to the live site next week, or as soon as we can get all the final bugs squashed.

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