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Mario Kart 8 |OT2| I'm using tilt controls!
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All that is lag. The game tries to hide and adjust it, like sometimes you see someone falling off a cliff and then coming back.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Would have been really close if not for that.
This is all basically lag. Sometimes people will be hit by things on your end but not theirs, or be slightly further ahead on their end than yours. Same for red shells, I think it waits until it hits the player for it to actually do it on your end. So it might appear to be following right behind them briefly.
And now it's acting up and not wanting to let me rejoin...
yep, it's always really funny (and somewhat frustrating!) to see a well-placed shell hit and the opponent keeps trucking along anyway
nintendo does a good job hiding lag, though
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I've had a couple of perfect banana snipes that ended up "not counting" because they were slightly behind the person on their end.
Also had a few that did work though, so it's all good. Nothing feels as good as hitting your opponent with a banana, or getting it right in front of them so they can't avoid it.
I've seen the red shell thing a couple of times and the 'out of sync' thing once. For the latter, I was racing 1v1 on RR8 and the other guy kept warping around, falling off but then magically appearing ahead of me, generally doing all manner of strange stuff. It's most likely down to lag, I think it's the same for the red shell issue when the game is trying to correctly show the position of moving items but it goes a bit wonky at times.
EDIT: refer to all the other posts above! Damn my slow phone typing speed
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Haha, never done that before. Boosted and hit the very edge of the pillars around the shortcut and flew waaaay off course. That was funny, wish I had looked to see what it looked like on the map.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
That was the worst bullet bill ever. It lasted like three seconds and didn't do much more than dump me in the grass.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
The piranha plant ate the squid? Lol.
My triple reds clashed with yours while we were drifting next to each other
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Might have bumped me while I was recovering?
Exentryk
Member
I fell off XD
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I played this far too much last night. I'm really liking the wii u so far. Upload to youtube even works pretty well.
dat finish.....
http://youtu.be/LinBYK5jvWE?t=19s
dat finish.....
http://youtu.be/LinBYK5jvWE?t=19s
My worst lag experience happened in Bowser Castle. When that giant bowser punched the floor, I fell to lava trough the waves it generated. It happened to me in all three laps.
Yesterday I couldn't manually stop the roulete. I had to wait to stop by itself. But only happened once.
I hate people who doesn't select a track in the lobby. Yesterday a guy was doing that. It is really irritating.
And I must say that in general the online in this game is fantastic. I can play for hours with no connection errors or such.
Yesterday I couldn't manually stop the roulete. I had to wait to stop by itself. But only happened once.
I hate people who doesn't select a track in the lobby. Yesterday a guy was doing that. It is really irritating.
And I must say that in general the online in this game is fantastic. I can play for hours with no connection errors or such.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Crazy shells on that ramp on the first lap, I think I took the brunt of it though.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I imagine the gamepad works fine, but I really like using a Pro controller.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Toad Turnpike on my random. I'm sorry
Maaaan red shells everywhere on that final lap. And a bullet bill for good measure.
Maaaan red shells everywhere on that final lap. And a bullet bill for good measure.
Gamepad works totally fine for me (Tho I'm using Y for acceleration)
Exentryk
Member
Lol. I didn't realise you had stolen the star and I usually just spam the 8. This time tho no star to save me from the bomb XD
PadWarrior
Member
Pro controller is perfect for this.
So I know the gold kart has the same stats as the circuit special but I went online last night with it and it seemed slower than the circuit special. Despite fact that I was still using slick wheels and mktv glider like I do on the circuit special.
So I know the gold kart has the same stats as the circuit special but I went online last night with it and it seemed slower than the circuit special. Despite fact that I was still using slick wheels and mktv glider like I do on the circuit special.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Whose dog did I run over to deserve that kind of beating?
Probably trolling the person in last place.
Exentryk
Member
But lets people pass more often than not lol
Races get a bit boring sometimes with so few people on frantic, spices things up at the finish line
some changes I'd like to see:
* reverse maps for ranked matches and created rooms
* random means all maps, not just the ones on the screen
* remove triple shells
* more weapons and less coins/bananas for 2nd place
It's far too easy for whoever gets a banana or shell at the start to just sit in first place with a banana or shell because 2nd place gets so few weapons, then 2nd gets taken out by a red shell and 1st just runs off, happens almost every race.
No idea if that would balance the game whilst keeping it "random" enough but it looks good in my head. I'm constantly seeing 2nd place try to chase down 1st with only coins and bananas then getting snipped themselves and 1st having the easiest race ever. All they need is one banana and it shouldn't be that easy.
* reverse maps for ranked matches and created rooms
* random means all maps, not just the ones on the screen
* remove triple shells
* more weapons and less coins/bananas for 2nd place
It's far too easy for whoever gets a banana or shell at the start to just sit in first place with a banana or shell because 2nd place gets so few weapons, then 2nd gets taken out by a red shell and 1st just runs off, happens almost every race.
No idea if that would balance the game whilst keeping it "random" enough but it looks good in my head. I'm constantly seeing 2nd place try to chase down 1st with only coins and bananas then getting snipped themselves and 1st having the easiest race ever. All they need is one banana and it shouldn't be that easy.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Hit + on the part selection screen and you can see the difference between them. A lot of bodies are cosmetic, most wheels aren't, and most gliders are.
Disconnected. Break time I guess.
That's not lag.
That my friend.. is a glitch.
And yeah, it happened to me in all three laps as well.. it's pretty frustating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_8ej-IIrZM (@ :28)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx78kYMUBzM
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Huh, I'd never seen that before in all the times I've played that track. Now that I've seen it, it is probably going to happen to me next time I play it.
But the random is an all maps. Many times I've seen that random gives a map different from the three you can chose.
Frankenstrat
Member
Anybody else get instances when they can't actually stop the item wheel online? For one race I was getting coins 5-6 times in a row, damn.
Ugh. Something is wrong with this game and my Wii U.
I can't quit the game and go to the Wii U Menu without my system freezing. Freezes every single time on the Wii U Menu load screen.
Anyone else have this problem?
Also, I think rubber banding is 100% gone, but they use items to keep you close. I'm doing 150cc first try and getting three stars...doing Mirror'd cup now and if you race clean lines and keep defense, you're almost guaranteed first. Lighting and blue shell are the only things that can fuck you, but you can get a big enough lead where they don't affect you too bad.
I can't quit the game and go to the Wii U Menu without my system freezing. Freezes every single time on the Wii U Menu load screen.
Anyone else have this problem?
Also, I think rubber banding is 100% gone, but they use items to keep you close. I'm doing 150cc first try and getting three stars...doing Mirror'd cup now and if you race clean lines and keep defense, you're almost guaranteed first. Lighting and blue shell are the only things that can fuck you, but you can get a big enough lead where they don't affect you too bad.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
There is definitely rubber banding, without question. I've had several situations where the rubber banding was the only reason races got competitive, the AI had to come back from half a lap down or so.
Also, Mirror Mode has an easier AI than 150cc even though both are the same speed. Not 100% sure, but I'd guess 50cc uses easy AI, 100cc and Mirror Mode use normal AI, and 150cc uses hard AI.
And item use is definitely lame. I had multiple occasions where I'd get smashed by a blue shell at the very end of a race Ied from start to near-finish only to have my "rival" zip by me (while everyone else was still way behind). Other times they would use dirty tactics like ramming into me with triple mushrooms boosting me off an edge, or a heavy character pushing me into a banana/shell/other character's dragged item.
Also, Mirror Mode has an easier AI than 150cc even though both are the same speed. Not 100% sure, but I'd guess 50cc uses easy AI, 100cc and Mirror Mode use normal AI, and 150cc uses hard AI.
And item use is definitely lame. I had multiple occasions where I'd get smashed by a blue shell at the very end of a race Ied from start to near-finish only to have my "rival" zip by me (while everyone else was still way behind). Other times they would use dirty tactics like ramming into me with triple mushrooms boosting me off an edge, or a heavy character pushing me into a banana/shell/other character's dragged item.
I don't know, I've lapped people in 150cc and if I race well, I can get a 5-10 second lead on them. The only way they catch up is when I fuck up, or a big item gets me. Compared to older titles, it doesn't feel like they are boosting up out of nowhere. They do seem to draft boost a lot quicker than I am able to (meaning the time it takes them to get a full boost).