LinkToTheFuture
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So many top 3 placings *O*
I'm Excited!
I'm Excited!
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Mario Kart 8 |OT| 8 oW
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That's been a thing since at least Mario Kart 64, just expanded a bit. You were always ultra-vulnerable in a jump.
Too much risk of death on RR to do that properly. IMO it's much better in the Shy Guy Falls dash segment.
It's no differant than the big jumps that started in MK64, no? As far as I can tell the glider sections themselves were created to give you more control over your landing during those bits.
SparksterMeta0
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G'night.
The Xtortionist
Member
God my driving is so ass. I was just using a max grip kart in single player and it's still throwing me off >_<
I thought you used to be immune to lightning while airborne, but I might be remembering wrong.
On the plus(?) side, it gives the guy shooting the lightning some extra evil cackles to scope the map and hit at the worst time.
Oh yeah, people just flying off the edge. The thrill you get from them moments is worth it.
Red shells is still my worst pet peeve. If you're unlucky enough to get behind someone with three of them, it can ruin your mood.
Except now almost every track has a shoehorned in glider section to screw you over. It doesn't help that the glider sections are so pointless and nothing more than a gimmick.
The Xtortionist
Member
i dont know how to play this game anymore
If you're so concerned, land as soon as possible. Many of them have it as optional.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Ok, Morton on a bike is officially a failed experiment
NewVegasDog
Member
Feels weird getting crazy eights in 2nd place.
The Xtortionist
Member
papercuts
its ok
its ok
ViewtifulJC
Banned
HEY HEY HEY accept the power of the Circuit Special
NewVegasDog
Member
Sorry papercuts, please forgive me.
The Xtortionist
Member
You mean the GOLD STANDARD
Many of them take 3 seconds or longer to get across. You really have no choice but to sit there helplessly and hope you don't get nailed. I really wouldn't mind it so much if the glider sections actually had some kind of substance, but they're just there to make the track seem more interesting without serving any meaningful purpose.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Epic clusterfuck
2nd place to 11th in one second
2nd place to 11th in one second
meitantei_conan
Member
OMFG! was in second and about to finish. So close to the finish line then BAM! red shells everywhere! gaf y u so mean ;-;
The Xtortionist
Member
I do't think I've ever been hit with as many items
I was whacked three times when we went offroad. No bullet bills, no lightning, gg
LinkToTheFuture
Member
Who did I just rob of first XD
The Xtortionist
Member
Yep, I forgot how to play. Missed three item boxes that game.
Too tired to do the actual math but considering the probability of someone getting a lightning (roughly seems to be 2 per race) and the time of an average race (about 2 and a half minutes on the generous side), the chances of you being hit in that window is incredibly small.
Then you take into account the probability that a track you hit doesn't have any mandatory glider sections or any sections it has is less than a second long.
Also take into account that since punishment for falling is less strict now, you can pretty much get back in anyway.
I am apparently a god at Grumble Volcano. Was flawlessly in first for nearly 3 full laps online (got red'd near the very after I was careless with my items to try and desperately get a super horn in case of a blue shell). Still got second at least though so it wasn't all bad.
It's not a total fluke since I have done very well on the track in prior races.
Cherish it. It won't happen again for a while >_>
The Xtortionist
Member
i dont even
sevenchaos
Banned
Snuck in and got second! Feel so good.
NewVegasDog
Member
Yeah how did that happen.
polyh3dron
Banned
It really bugs me that you can't change your character or vehicle without backing out of an online game.
why were you going so slow out of that flying part
Crashed right into that green shell, lol
Acerac
Banned
Dang, getting shut down hard tonight. I'll be back at it soon though.
Gotta love those matches where you have a time trial for 2 2/3rds laps... then stuff goes to shit and you end up in sixth or worse.
Gotta love those matches where you have a time trial for 2 2/3rds laps... then stuff goes to shit and you end up in sixth or worse.
polyh3dron
Banned
But you just got 1st.
The Xtortionist
Member
Uhhhhhh
Does the Gold Standard handle differently than the Mach 8? I thought they had the same stats. I'm fucking up left and right.
Does the Gold Standard handle differently than the Mach 8? I thought they had the same stats. I'm fucking up left and right.
LinkToTheFuture
Member
Were you the one with the bombardment of Reds on GBA Mario Circuit?
Yes im sorry (つд⊂
Why did you do that to meeee ( TДT)