Burning Justice
the superior princess
If I wouldn't stupidly start my drift too early...
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Mario Kart 8 |OT2| I'm using tilt controls!
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MrJustinius
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Luckist star get ever! 
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Couldn't help but place a bob-omb there
So many red shells flung my way and a failed attempt of a bob-omb.
MrJustinius
Member
USA > Australia in MK8 confirmed.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Finally get a Super Horn in 1st and it's zapped out of me.
Exentryk
Member
USA > Australia in MK8 confirmed.
I could be doing a little better with bikes, but with outside drifting, yeah
Burning Justice
the superior princess
Bone-Dry Dunes is a problem for me in that setup.
Gonna try switching back to a bike now.
Gonna try switching back to a bike now.
Exentryk
Member
Change tyres to slim. That should do the trick.
MrJustinius
Member
LOL HypnoDarkrai bad luck!
Thanks for the games GAF.
Thanks for the games GAF.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Good games!LOL HypnoDarkrai bad luck!
Thanks for the games GAF.
I'll be back in a bit
Burning Justice
the superior princess
Yeah, I'll try that next time I use a kart.
And switching back to a bike isn't so easy...
Keep drifting into the grass.Burning Justice
the superior princess
OK, think I'm used to a bike again.
And judging by my performance vs. Prob... I'm pretty sure I'm doing better in a bike than I am in a kart.
And judging by my performance vs. Prob... I'm pretty sure I'm doing better in a bike than I am in a kart.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Two Crazy Eights in one race. Hmmm
HypnoDarkrai
Member
This game is bias.Lol, star in 2nd while hypno gets a single red in 3rd
I like when you guys try to use karts
Anyway, I saw your post on the other board Ex; it isn't necessarily a matter of more mini-turbos, but opportunities for stronger ones.
In a time trial scenario (leave hopping out of it for now), karts will always be faster in this game because they can charge up reds.
In a tourney or worldwide, inside drifting bikes are plenty viable because you don't have to worry so much about actually driving--lines, set-ups etc. The inside drift takes care of much of that for you, and because of that you're not hindered as much by traps.
Karts are more fun though. GGs everyone.
Anyway, I saw your post on the other board Ex; it isn't necessarily a matter of more mini-turbos, but opportunities for stronger ones.
In a time trial scenario (leave hopping out of it for now), karts will always be faster in this game because they can charge up reds.
In a tourney or worldwide, inside drifting bikes are plenty viable because you don't have to worry so much about actually driving--lines, set-ups etc. The inside drift takes care of much of that for you, and because of that you're not hindered as much by traps.
Karts are more fun though. GGs everyone.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Good games!
chakane048
Neo Member
Evidence?
From my observation it's more about handling, cuz traction only affects offroad performance.
Exentryk
Member
I like when you guys try to use karts
Anyway, I saw your post on the other board Ex; it isn't necessarily a matter of more mini-turbos, but opportunities for stronger ones.
In a time trial scenario (leave hopping out of it for now), karts will always be faster in this game because they can charge up reds.
In a tourney or worldwide, inside drifting bikes are plenty viable because you don't have to worry so much about actually driving--lines, set-ups etc. The inside drift takes care of much of that for you, and because of that you're not hindered as much by traps.
Karts are more fun though. GGs everyone.
Yeah, that's what I meant with MTs. Gonna stick with karts for now, even if it takes me months to learn outside drifting. It's like a fresh start on MK8, and it feels fun
PedroPanache
Member
My internet died as I was updating my Wii U in order to play MK8 online. 5 days later I can finally get stuck in. Single player just doesn't do it.
I would kill actual living, live people for an adventure mode in the style of Diddy Kong Racing.
Shizzlee
Member
Idk if it's true. That's just what I was told by many people.
Burning Justice
the superior princess
All right, I'm done. Good games. Need to practice more with karts.
I'm okay with karts--I DID manage to beat you a few times with them. But I'm inconsistent with them, and that's the problem.
You can charge up reds with bikes in this game. You couldn't in MKWii, but you can here. But yeah, it's much easier to consistently get a good line with an inward-drift bike.I like when you guys try to use karts
Anyway, I saw your post on the other board Ex; it isn't necessarily a matter of more mini-turbos, but opportunities for stronger ones.
In a time trial scenario (leave hopping out of it for now), karts will always be faster in this game because they can charge up reds.
In a tourney or worldwide, inside drifting bikes are plenty viable because you don't have to worry so much about actually driving--lines, set-ups etc. The inside drift takes care of much of that for you, and because of that you're not hindered as much by traps.
Karts are more fun though. GGs everyone.
I'm okay with karts--I DID manage to beat you a few times with them. But I'm inconsistent with them, and that's the problem.
I believe he means it's easier to get a super mini-turbo with outward drifting, not that it can't be done with inward drifting.
Burning Justice
the superior princess
Oh, does he? I didn't really notice too much of a difference there. Haven't really used karts enough to see for sure, though.
EDIT: Okay, after testing it in Time Trials, I see what you're saying. Doesn't seem to be a huge number of corners that that's applicable to, though. Think the higher Speed rating and fire-hopping both make a bigger difference. That said, a miniscule difference is still a difference in Time Trials.
Riposte
Member
This sums up my experience well enough.
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Deleted member 125677
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Making mistakes, yes. But being item owned can happen to anybody, and I have made comebacks from last to first because of the butterfly effect and the general random nature of the universe
TheContact
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Is it just me or does the "Results" music sound like it belongs in Persona 4?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8S7r6n0dY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8S7r6n0dY
Burning Justice
the superior princess
...After playing Time Trials for about half an hour, there doesn't seem to be a huge difference in my performance with karts and bikes after all, at least not in MK Stadium. Right now I'm about 6-7 seconds off of the world record with both (without fire-hopping). I'm a bit more consistent with bikes, but my best time so far (1:44.554) was set with a kart.
There are a few courses I need to practice with karts, though. MK Stadium was not one of them.
There are a few courses I need to practice with karts, though. MK Stadium was not one of them.
The replay feature is awful isn't it? I wanted to get a replay of me leading the race for the whole 3 laps only to get hit by 3 red shells literally on the final corner and end up 3rd and it shows nothing apart from me tumbling over after a hit.
Awful might be too harsh, but it's more miss than hit everytime I want to use it.
Awful might be too harsh, but it's more miss than hit everytime I want to use it.
Care to elaborate? I'm getting hit with way less bullshit compare to the Wii version.
8 is much better with the items than Wii or 7 was. But you will still get combo'd like crazy and you will still get screwed over which sometimes makes it hard to appreciate that.
s74rshaped
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Giving up on trying to 3 gold star all cups, cpu is so unfair its ridiculous and to the point of it not being fun. Im at the point where I dont even want to play the game anymore.
Better than Wii or 7 is pretty much all you could ask for. Getting comboed and screwed over is synonymous with "Mario Kart". Plenty other racing games where that stuff doesn't happen.
The Horror the horror
Banned
Is there a bug in Bowser Castle, specifically on the wavy roadway with the punching Bowser statue? I keep falling through the floor.
I think 7 was better in terms of item balancing. Wii was absolute BS, no doubt about that. Item distribution in 8 is just whack along with how hyper offensive and the range the items have. Then there is the frequency of the coin item.
Changes to existing items is what MK8 does best (blue shell knockback), what it brings is something I'm not a fan of.
Changes to existing items is what MK8 does best (blue shell knockback), what it brings is something I'm not a fan of.
Yes there is.
Join the tournament. You don't need to have friends added. Quote the OP to reveal the tournament codes.
Ah, I see, I'll try that, forgive my ignorance but what is race/frantic/gafvgaf - different tournaments?
GAF Races are where most people usually are. Just normal 150cc races.
Frantic Races is like Mario Kart Wii level of item balance and requires you to co-ordinate with other people to get a room up.
GAF v GAF is some sort of blues vs reds thing that I don't really know much about. You're probably better off not adding this.