Anasui Kishibe
Banned
man i'm getting crazy better with the Bumble V. Great speed and maneuverability, with lightning quick steering. This baby's gonna be my kart of choice for a while
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Mario Kart 7 |OT| Rosalina is Fat, BBW Lovers Unite!
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Freezie KO
Banned
So I've added the GAF community to my favorites. If I'm ready to get my butt kicked by GAF, do I just join the lobby? I don't need to add everyone's friend codes, correct? Anything I need to know?
Freezie KO
Banned
Chillin' in the lobby. I'm EYE.
I should be able to pick my character and kart stuff while waiting, so I don't feel rushed when the game starts.
You need something like 5,000 to get everything. It's ridiculous grinding on the level of Call of Duty. My only real negative about the game.
I should be able to pick my character and kart stuff while waiting, so I don't feel rushed when the game starts.
You need something like 5,000 to get everything. It's ridiculous grinding on the level of Call of Duty. My only real negative about the game.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I'm getting on now, can't wait 
See you guys in a bit, hopefully it is a bit more active tonight.
See you guys in a bit, hopefully it is a bit more active tonight.
Freezie KO
Banned
I'm getting on now, can't wait
See you guys in a bit, hopefully it is a bit more active tonight.
Are you jaLKERWAY?
Based on my observations -- which may be wrong -- the blue shell continues to track whoever was in first when the shell was launched, even if they drop to 2nd or 3rd.
That, or it "locks on" at a certain point and placement doesn't matter after that point.
Anyone know which is true? I ask as I've seen it hit the second place player a few times, but always after the 1st place player had slipped to second.
It's at a certain point in time/distance after firing.
Dropping back to 2nd will work unless it's close enough to actually somehow lock onto you.
it locks on at a certain point, iirc, and that's when you can't do it
btw, i meant slowing down so that the blast hits me AND second place
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I'm Colin
Just tied for first with j-dook. Some guy with a shy guy dominated the last two matches though lol!
The lucky 7 item is pretty stupid. But it's neat so I can see it being a mainstay.
The fire flower is awesome. Reminds you of SMB goodness. Pretty sure the ice flower is next.
The racoon tail is handy against shells! Not much of an attacking option unless you can get really close.
The fire flower is awesome. Reminds you of SMB goodness. Pretty sure the ice flower is next.
The racoon tail is handy against shells! Not much of an attacking option unless you can get really close.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
how the heck can people quickstart after they get hit? I swear i've seen people doing some Frogger shit right there
butter_stick
Banned
The 7 weapon is dumb because you have to concentrate while using it. It becomes a distraction when you should just be getting help.
The tanooki tail is a great addition though. Takes skill to use but gives guys near the front both an attack and defense.
The tanooki tail is a great addition though. Takes skill to use but gives guys near the front both an attack and defense.
How could they make the ice flower different enough from the fire flower to justify its inclusion? How would they keep freezing your opponents from being overpowered?
Freezie KO
Banned
So the game says there are 2 groups playing in NeoGAF right now. If I'm in a lobby alone, will the game eventually put me into one of those groups when they're finished? Or do I have to keep entering and exiting, hoping to join their room when it finally frees up?
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
freezing lasts one fraction of a second, there you go
and you shouldn't be able to get hit while gliding. It sucks :/
Saint Gregory
Member
You guys are making life really difficult for me LOL
lazybones18
Banned
Looks like a new shortcut has been found for one of the tracks
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Oh wow that was close j-dook! Must of been the difference of the length of the kart LMAO
But then that ruins the point of raining icy torment on those who dare to make a move on your position :|
I agree with getting hit while gliding. How do those red shells fly like that anyway?
A second or two of just slow down? 1/2 speed or so
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Most likely entering and exiting.
jamesinclair
Banned
Just got the game!
Theres no stat counting? WTF?
Battle has no elimination mode? WTF
No shine runners? WTF
Theres no stat counting? WTF?
Battle has no elimination mode? WTF
No shine runners? WTF
Freezie KO
Banned
Yeah. That's what it took to join a lobby that I'm in with six people. Seems kinda janky that there could be six people in six individual lobbies, waiting for a game, and the system wouldn't put them all together.
PS in your lobby!
If you build it they will come
There is, click settings in the Mario Kart Channel.
Yeah, there isn't. Keeps it from being boring when playing online, since you're not just sitting around in spectator mode.
Coin Runners is similar. Shine Runners was removed in MKWii and Coin Runners was tweaked from that to be a little more like Shine Runners.
jamesinclair
Banned
Yeah, I saw the ones in the channel, but the Wii stats had much more stuff in it.
And I still think every game should have a Smash Bros style stat tracker.
I agree for online this way is better, but for single player against the CPU? Elimination mode in the DS battle was awesome. And now the balloons dont really have a point.
Shine runners was awesome. As was the GC bomb mode.
I dont get why Nintendo cant keep existing features and add stuff on top of it. Why take stuff away?
butter_stick
Banned
Mission Mode was fuck awesome in Mario Kart DS and yet it's been reduced to a footnote of history.
It'll probably come via Mario Kart Channel.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Awesome what's you tag?
Edit: oh wow lighting and blue turtle last lap. Not sure how I pulled that one off...
Or the super worst combo - lightning bolt, blue shell, to rolling off cliff. FFfffuuuuuu!
I don't remember what the Wii one had other than favorite character, so I can't comment on that. I already know I've spent too much time as Rosalina in both anyway.
Agreed.
Losing all your balloons lowers your score, survival is still important here. I'd have liked elimination mode as an option, but I'm happy with what we got and more concerned about how little I care for all the battle arenas.
No argument here.
The best I can think of is that they like to give each game its own flavor. MKWii will be the one with Bikes, MK7 will have customization and kites, Double Dash had two characters and special items, etc. I don't like that I still have to pop MKDS in for elimination mode, but it does make me keep it around.
friskykillface
Banned
i don't have this yetbutter_stick
Banned
Doubt it. They're not going to add boss battles and cool short little missions. It'll just be "beat x:xx on x!" shit.
MKDS was my most played single player Mario Kart. I really like 7 but it feels light on single player content. Multi is pretty much all I have to play now.
Saint Gregory
Member
Wouldn't be Kart if it did.
Freezie KO
Banned
I'm EYE, the Wiggler in the lobby!
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Compared to other MK's it does IMO.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Wow I got hit twice with lighting while trying to cross the off-road gap (with triple mushrooms) in Kalimari Dessert after the second train tracks. FML
Edit: sorry for DP
Edit: sorry for DP
That's what they did on MKWii with the Mario Kart Channel. We haven't seen how far this thing goes.
butter_stick
Banned
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
no shit
Freezie KO
Banned
Whoever fired that lightning on Maple Treeway, thank you.
jamesinclair
Banned
Oh God, how could I forget. I think I spent more time in that mode + battle (alone) than in the actual racing.
Now Im sad.
Thats the thing, how many seconds of programming would it have taken to make elimination an option?
Bikes/double/gliding make sense as game exclusive, but simple options? They should build on it every time.
Saint Gregory
Member
How did I get hit by a blue shell when I was in 2nd and never in 1st!!!