TheOohChild
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I had a slight urge to make my car drift in to turns on my way to work this morning. May have played a bit too much MK this weekend.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |OT| Deluxe Salt
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Magical. Thanks, folks.
Just realised I don't have an SD card... space will probably be the bigger issue :/
I realized this week that i must have played the Wii U version so rarely, that EVERY SINGLE race track feels totally new to me. Especially the ones that are upgraded versions of the Wii version of Mario Kart.
As expected, i'm playing the game mostly in handheld mode... imho the best way to play.
It's the best track in the game on 200cc
Stealthcobra
Member
I didn't want to make a thread about this.. But mario kart 8, makes miss mod nation racers... Mario kart just isn't fleshed out.. No story.. No real upgrade path.. The only flaw mod nation had was horrendous load times. Mk8 just seems bare bones... Here are some karts.. Here are some maps..go...
Do the characters you race as make any difference?
I hate the kart pieces and how you're supposed to figure out whats best.
Do the characters you race as make any difference?
I hate the kart pieces and how you're supposed to figure out whats best.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
Yes the characters are different weight classes so they also play into the stats.
"Here are some karts and tracks, go race" is why I play Mario Kart and im sure its simplicity is what keeps it so popular.
I'm glad I am not the only one to expirience this. I guess it's that Tetris Effect
centracore
Member
Fuck you Nin★Dylan.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
So I think the double items has negatively effected the balance in this game. Usually I pull ahead of my wife but with items she can pull me back and win, but it seems like all the shells go to people in 4-6th place, and now they get double items!
So im way ahead in 1st because 2nd is getting bananas and green shells, and she is struggling to even get into 3rd because she's getting dog piled by never ending shells. I thought she was just complaining so I lagged behind early in a match and found it very hard to keep 2nd or catch up to first. The only thing she was hit by was a redshell I held onto till the very end of the last lap cuz I'm cruel lol
I understand that mario kart 8 has probably always had this item balance, but it feels as the double items doubles the struggle of 2-6 and doubles the ease of staying in 1st. With cpu's of course.
So im way ahead in 1st because 2nd is getting bananas and green shells, and she is struggling to even get into 3rd because she's getting dog piled by never ending shells. I thought she was just complaining so I lagged behind early in a match and found it very hard to keep 2nd or catch up to first. The only thing she was hit by was a redshell I held onto till the very end of the last lap cuz I'm cruel lol
I understand that mario kart 8 has probably always had this item balance, but it feels as the double items doubles the struggle of 2-6 and doubles the ease of staying in 1st. With cpu's of course.
Good... goooood. Join the darkside.
Maaaaaardy
Member
God I hated this fucking game on Wii U, but here I am, double dipped and waiting for delivery.
What is life!
What is life!
PadWarrior
Member
Played a worldwide race last night and had to race a 4th lap? Happen to anyone else?
Don't know if anyone posted this yet, but Joe from Gamesack posts this GIF to compare the Wii U and Switch resolution increase.
https://twitter.com/gamesack/status/858815682150117376
https://twitter.com/gamesack/status/858815682150117376
Inferno313
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While some deeper single-player progression would be totally welcome, the core gameplay is soooo fucking good, with a ton of little elements of depth, that I don't need any of that to compel me to play. I certainly think this game stands heads-and-shoulders above Modnation.
To answer your questions, they do but not hugely. There are different weight classes of characters, and that class determines things like acceleration, handling, and other hidden stats. So not every single character handles uniquely: Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, being in the same class, won't have any differences. But there'll be a huge difference in feel between playing as Baby Mario and Bowser, for example.
You can hit + on the kart customization screen to see the stats of your current selection. The different kart parts significantly affect the stats of your racer, so that's important.
What do you mean, "figure out what's best"? Have you tried pressing -/+ and take a look at the stats?
I don't have the game yet but this was my fear with the balance.
I loved the risk/reward of being in first. If you had a defensive item you couldn't just drop it and get another - you ran the risk of getting a coin. Now that you have two slots, the risk of being undefended is less, while the chaos of the chasing pack is increased.
MK8 did as much as it could to negate the front-runners' advantage with the coin item, which is why I always said it was the best item in the game. This seems to take it in the other direction, but I suppose without actually playing it and seeing how the item balance is I can't judge.
The bigger problem in MK8 was that people at the back of the pack just didn't get enough powerful items to catch them up. The back of the pack was not a good place to be. Has that changed at all?
Chittagong
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Back at 10-12 is fine now, you get tons of stars, triple shrooms, bullets. The worst place is 2-6, you get less good stuff, and being hit once in an even race opens you up for multiple hits from passers by. The amount I have gone from 3 to 12 is nuts.
Billy_Pilgrim
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Starting to win a few online matches and usually finishing near the top of the pack, time spent in Grand Prix is paying off now.
Dry Bowser with the offroad bike and red wheels seems to be the way to go for me.
Some of the courses are just fantastic. Big Blue, Mount Wario, Mute City, the retro courses are nearly all fantastic. Snes rainbow road probably my favourite of all.
Dry Bowser with the offroad bike and red wheels seems to be the way to go for me.
Some of the courses are just fantastic. Big Blue, Mount Wario, Mute City, the retro courses are nearly all fantastic. Snes rainbow road probably my favourite of all.
Like, when you 'held' a green shell or Banana behind your kart, you'd be able to collect another item box. (cmiiw please!). So, when in the lead, it was possible to have two defensive charges (one green shell behind your kart, and a banana in your inventory. like so.So that's not new)
Similarly, now, triple shells auto pop around you - and while they're around you they're still listed as your held item.
"double items" isn't as big as an addition as some think it is, they just streamlined the game to remove the whole 'hold an item in limbo behind your kart' idea.
As long as an item - or all of its charges haven't been fired off entirely, it still sits in your inventory. They removed that limbo for certain items (red shell, triple red shells, green shell, triple green shells, banana, triple bananas, bobomb) and simply added a new item slot.
edit: Turns out i misremember Mario Kart 8 ... this is how it worked in Mario Kart Wii. The 'limbo' had been removed in MK8 already ... once again shows how little i played the title on the Wii U...
The big addition are the double item pickups, i feel, which make the back of the pack even more chaotic, because it essentially (up to) doubles the amount of items that are being thrown around.
I'd love to play Lakitu, but i can't deal with the shitty top speed that lightweight character's have :/
it depends on the course. download the top 3 online ghosts data for each course. generally, you'll see they use same type of build.
You can actually see the Tire Treads. Neat
Lady Siara
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I'm a big fan of the feature as it's balanced and allows people who wouldn't normally be able to enjoy the game to do so. I played it this morning with several small children who have difficulty staying on the track and they enjoyed it far more than vanilla 8/Wii.
Surprisingly, I think item balance is just as good if not better than it was in vanilla 8. While yes, first place is able to defend themselves more consistently, people far behind are also able to cause much more chaos. In a game this morning I got triple reds and triple shrooms when I was in 3rd place, causing me to hit both 2nd and 1st to secure the win.
The quality of the items you get is dependent on distance more than race position.
With the one exception being the boomerang.It physically leaves your inventory each time you fire it. If you want to fish for a different item (and don't have time to expend all your charges) you can fire the boomerang right before picking up an item box, the boomerang doesn't come back to you after that. Neat little trick
ChemicalCutthroat
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Yoshi Circuit has always been a favorite of mine, it is a blast to race on still. I really like all the no-bs circuit style courses, they're a nice balance to the off the wall crazy races. I'm actually digging the Excite-Bike track. It is a little simple, but the nostalgia bonus is a winner for me.
The Animal Crossing track may be in the running for my new favorite though, that one is a lot of fun.
Don't think so.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
Never played any DLC and I really like some of them. The dirt bike track is so fun, baby track is great, Hyrule isn't a great course but I love the aesthetic changes. Still haven't played some of them, but it's cool that it feels a lot like a new game.
Doesn't hurt that the Splatoon kid has been my go-to racer either.
This just makes me want everything on Switch, give me the MK8 deluxe version of SSB WiiU at E3 PLEASE
Doesn't hurt that the Splatoon kid has been my go-to racer either.
This just makes me want everything on Switch, give me the MK8 deluxe version of SSB WiiU at E3 PLEASE
I'm tired of getting bombarded with red and blue shells every time I'm in 1st for awhile. Whenever I'm in second, I don't get tons of red or blue shells. I feel robbed.
I also really dislike how in 5-8 player mode that you can have more than 2 people on one screen in docked mode. I reallllly dislike that.
Otherwise, still my favorite arcade racer ever.
I also really dislike how in 5-8 player mode that you can have more than 2 people on one screen in docked mode. I reallllly dislike that.
Otherwise, still my favorite arcade racer ever.
If you use a boomerang, you'll swap the second item to the first spot, then when you catch the boomerang it will be in the second spot.
Mt Heart Attack
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Is anybody here able to achieve consistent success online?
It seems no matter how well/badly I drive the final result will be 95% dictated by pure chance. I might finish 2nd in one race and 11th in the following one against the same players. This feel even more random than Mario Kart Wii to me (the last one I played).
It seems no matter how well/badly I drive the final result will be 95% dictated by pure chance. I might finish 2nd in one race and 11th in the following one against the same players. This feel even more random than Mario Kart Wii to me (the last one I played).
I've noticed myself having a little trouble with the added chaos from double items. I generally do pretty well, but nowhere near as consistently as on Wii U.
Play against BurningJustice in the GAF room and then come back.
Mt Heart Attack
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Honestly this is really ruining my enjoyment of the game. I love the tracks, the way the driving feels etc but what's the point if in the end barely anything you do matters?
I hope I am wrong and I just need to git gud, otherwise I can't see myself playing this long.
edit: the online race I enjoyed the most (which I won, coincidentally) was one instance where the lobby I was playing was reduced to 5 players. Less shit on the screen, way more fun and and actual driving.
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The superior princess?
Mt Heart Attack
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Yea it seems to me the best way to get good results is to be effective/lucky in the very early stage of the race and manage to gain some advantage over the pack.
Once you're in the middle of the pack, it's total mayhem and I don't feel like there's any skill involved at that point.
I just wish there were a toned down items mode, that would fix all my issues.
Yesterday I had ten online worldwide races, got 1st in eight of them. The other two I placed 2nd and 3rd. I'm not good by any means, I assume I'm crushing newbies, but it is possible to achieve constant success. In GAF races, you can definitely see the same small pool of people consistently place in the top three. Yes, there are those times where absolute BS happens and it takes you from 3rd to 12th instantly, but success in this game is largely based on skill believe it or not.
850 coins in, I finally got the Master Cycle. I rolled Villager girl + Master Cycle + Slim in 200cc for MK8U and found a lot of success. Hitting time trials, I am definitely hitting laps faster with the Inkling girl (same weight as Villager girl) + Master Cycle + Triforce (Slim) tires than my previous Yoshi set up. I'll definitely stick with it a while to see how I rank. Though I do want to try Bowser Jr. more since I was clamoring for him ever since MK8U. Is there any recommended set up for him? He's the same weight as Koopa and Lakitu, but I never use those characters.
Also does anyone have any battle mode suggestions in terms of kart build? Can you really just go in there with any set up? I'm thinking a set up that focuses on handling and acceleration would be good for many of the battle modes.
Play against GAF rooms consistently and you'll be like Goku after King Kai's training lol.
Learning shortcuts, item use and playing defense do wonders to better placements.