Gentle Rodriguez
Member
I don't remember ever not getting fucked in the last part of Mount Wario, this time the CPU screwed me until I placed 7th, missing the first place by 1 point. I'm raging.
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Mario Kart 8 |OT| 8 oW
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That's partly what I love about this game though. I'm not really much of a driving game person, regardless of what type, because most of the time the race is determined in the first 30 seconds and if you make a mistake you're screwed and have to just slog through.
In this, you could be in last place and a series of lucky items and such can get you into first place all of a sudden. The constant to and fro is awesome. I love this game!
brickwalker0
Member
On a Monday morning, yeah I'd expect it.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
for the Gold standard, do you have to one star all the cups on 150cc/mirror mode?
Yeah, its hard but just choose something with acceleration!
I second this request, cant seem to find a way to do it
big black woman
Member
I have no Wii U friends, please be my friend. I'm bigblackwoman.
uh oh, don't know how to delete posts.
uh oh, don't know how to delete posts.
Gotta make sure it's a full 3.00, 4.00, or 5.00 otherwise it won't kick in.
I need to add you, I've been itching to race with you!
OricWindstar
Member
We actually had a group yesterday that did it and it was a lot of fun. We had 7 people, so we're looking to get some more for this weekend (Friday or Saturday). Just send me a PM if you want to join us next time (that goes for anyone!).
Also, love the profile picture.
O that's interesting, where did you get that info from?
Ugh, I can't believe acceleration tiers are back. Why would Nintendo do this?
Edit: Quote fail.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Aww man why did my points suddenly reset to zero? I never even made 1k.
Just like in real motorsports!
Lol except Motorsports don't have a blue shell that targets only you. Blue Shell in the last 30 seconds is a fuckin travesty.
prag16
Banned
Are we sure of this? Proof? If true, ugh.
New tournament week.
thecouncil
Banned
This has been your experience with Mario Kart 8? In the majority online races, I'd say there's no freakin' way you're going from 12th to 1st. In other Mario Karts, it was possible. Not this one. You best get an early lead cause items aren't helping you that much anymore.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
if true, guess I shouldnt be rolling with this 3.25 accl build, just trade it in for more weight
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
I'm sorry mate, I just wanted dat first. Never expected you to drop down that far.
Yeah, that's my biggest issue here. I feel like recovering in this game is next to impossible. IT CAN happen, but not very often. Once you drop past a certain point in the race, it would require a lot of things to happen to pull back to the front.
People have been testing it in time trails. Like mario kart 7, Mario kart 8 suffers from acceleration tiers. Basically 2.00-2.75 is still just 2.00 until it reaches 3.00 where an acceleration boost kicks in. Same applies for 3.00-3.75 and 4.00-4.75 meaning there's a lot of wasted acceleration being used. =/
1.00-2.00 Still works like normal tho.
Easy to test yourselves in time trials.
I just tested it in time trail by failing the starting boost and recording how long it takes to get to full speed. There's no difference except every 1.00.
There goes the variability.
Edit: Beaten with a blue at the finish.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Is this only for acceleration?
I have 3.5 hours to go. I'm trying to focus, but I can't (doesn't help that I need to put all my dev notes in this project wiki... hate doing documentation)
Luigi. It's always Luigi.
Everything else works like normal. I was hoping they would fix this after 7...
Yup. The same thing was also in Mario Kart 7.
OricWindstar
Member
Man, that acceleration shit is a bummer.
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Wat
thecouncil
Banned
Yeah, and one of those things it would require is a miracle. Haha.
Sounds like I need a better acc build then.
welp...
You just gotta make sure you reach a full tier otherwise you're wasting points that could go to other stats. For example, there's no difference between 2.00 and 2.75, so you gotta reach 3.00 if you want faster accel.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
It would have been an interesting mechanic if they did this for every stat, now it's just weird arbitrary bullshit.
I'm pretty sure it is, you need to select it when creating the tournament. It's the same options that when creating a VS race.
Talking of, I just finished my 32-races Vs. Marathon!
444 points of a total of 480. Not bad.
