I kind of agree with this. The AI in this game is terrible and it really makes it hard for me to play it, even though I want to race around the tracks and boost like crazy. Having the A.I. be such a bitch just takes me out of the game. I was hoping this was fixed in this version, but it's just as crappy as it was in Neo on the Wii U.
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I kind of agree with this. The AI in this game is terrible and it really makes it hard for me to play it, even though I want to race around the tracks and boost like crazy. Having the A.I. be such a bitch just takes me out of the game. I was hoping this was fixed in this version, but it's just as crappy as it was in Neo on the Wii U.
Yeah, I've encountered similar stuff. The AI is really killing the fun for me, the rubber banding makes it even worse.
Twenty7KVN
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Yea I feel like I have to work way to hard to win races on the easiest level.
Are you referring to subsonic? Because I would say that subsonic is definitely not the easiest level. There is definitely a difficulty curve going through each cup, but the difficulty is about the same in each league, it's just the speed of the vehicles that increase. I would even argue that subsonic is the hardest league to get 1st in simply because the AI tends to crash more often on the higher speeds.
Update with Time Attack + Online Friend support is coming on April 19th.
https://twitter.com/ShinenGames/status/852520243276730368
https://twitter.com/ShinenGames/status/852520243276730368
TheMoon
Member
but game balance tweak tho
AlephAlpha
Member
This is really pissing me off.
This guy drives like shit and places first in the end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRJ2JmVJADE&t=648s
while I race a much better line, have far better times, and struggle to get 3rd place at the end of the cup.
This guy drives like shit and places first in the end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRJ2JmVJADE&t=648s
while I race a much better line, have far better times, and struggle to get 3rd place at the end of the cup.
Buggy Loop
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ElBoxyBrown
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Do you unlock anything if you get 1st place in all cups?
I am afraid not. Just the pleasure of the 100% screen
colon
Member
So tell me if I got this right:
With today's patch, you can finally race against friends but there's still no way to send invites? You just choose "Online Communication (Friends)" from the menu and hope that someone on your list is doing it at the same time as you so you can get matched up? From what I can tell there's no way to just join a friend that is already racing against randoms
With today's patch, you can finally race against friends but there's still no way to send invites? You just choose "Online Communication (Friends)" from the menu and hope that someone on your list is doing it at the same time as you so you can get matched up? From what I can tell there's no way to just join a friend that is already racing against randoms
I'm playing this very sporadically between extended bouts of Zelda. I am having a hard time with even the most basic cups due to the rubber banding and its really killing my enthusiasm to try to get better at the game. No matter how well I do I seem to get bashed aside right before the finish line.
Can anyone say if the patch fixed the rubber-banding?
I am actually still too salty want to jump back into Championship mode.
My first race in Neo Tokyo I came in 3rd, determined to get 1st on my first race in a championship I kept restarting, an HOUR later i shaved almost 15 seconds off my first time and I came in 4th place.
That's such bull, it was the cleanest race ever. I nailed every turn, got every boost and I only missed a few boost orbs.
I am actually still too salty want to jump back into Championship mode.
My first race in Neo Tokyo I came in 3rd, determined to get 1st on my first race in a championship I kept restarting, an HOUR later i shaved almost 15 seconds off my first time and I came in 4th place.
That's such bull, it was the cleanest race ever. I nailed every turn, got every boost and I only missed a few boost orbs.
In my experience the first race is always the hardest. You can easily win the cup by winning the second and third race which is way easier than the first.
Incitemaybe
Member
This is the issue for me. If I can't join a friend who is playing against randoms there very little usage I can get out of this patch.
Golden Slumbers
Member
Picked this up yesterday to tide me over until MK8 next week and I'm having a lot of fun with it. My biggest issue with it, and it sounds like this is a common sentiment, is how hard it is to get first place even on the lowest difficulty. The AI really does seem unfair.
Other than that, I really like how it controls and it has a nice sense of speed. I like the variety of the environments as well.
Other than that, I really like how it controls and it has a nice sense of speed. I like the variety of the environments as well.
why can't I play this online? I always get a network error, downloading the game was fine through Wifi though. I don't get it, I can play everything online on my PC, so the issue surely is not my router...
I've read something about changing the DNS manually to 8.8.8.8.8 but that didn't help either, as expected >_>
I sure hope MK8DX will work online...
I've read something about changing the DNS manually to 8.8.8.8.8 but that didn't help either, as expected >_>
I sure hope MK8DX will work online...
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I'm not sure if it impacts this game, but it might be worth checking to see if Nintendo is doing online maintenance when you've been trying to play.
Also, Switch had(/has?) a weird glitch where online services for everything on the system just randomly died for some people (myself included). I couldn't do anything involving online functionality using WiFi or Ethernet. The problem was solved quickly by turning the system off and on (not just putting it into sleep mode). Maybe try that.
Have you tried doing a full restart of the switch? I've found the Wifi can get a bit wonky sometimes and only a restart will fix it.
Do you still have access to the eshop and friends list etc?
Do you have a USB LAN adaptor you can try?
The Switch is on the newest firmware, the game is on its newest version too.
No adapter in reach sadly, I've restarted the system today and yesterday, didn't work, the connection just times out and the connection error appears. I'll get an USB Ethernet adapter and see how that works, though that will mean I can only play online in docked mode then(if it works)...
I don't understand what the problem is, even with my 3DS I can play online just fine without changing the DNS or anything. I've also seen a giant bomb stream some weeks ago where they also couldn't play Fast RMX online because the WiFi timed out on them all the time.
Maybe a blocked port or something, have you tried putting your switch in DMZ on your router?
Dead Man Typing
Member
Sounds similar to the problem I was having. My disconnections were caused by playing with a wireless controller and Wi-Fi at the same time. I couldn't even watch the 4 minute Mario Kart trailer on the eShop.
Playing handheld mode worked fine for me. But playing in table top or TV mode always disconnected. A wired connection fixed the issue for me.
After the most recent firmware update I no longer have this problem though. I don't know why it would be fixed for me but not you unless it's a different issue.
Hope it works out for you.
You're in third place. Second and first place AI are wearing the same pair of super-elastic underwear they're so close together. All you have to do is bide your time and boost past them when you get the chance.
But you won't get the chance. Because the 4th place AI exists, and he swore on his mother's grave that he'd make the podium. He won't just pass you. He is hellbent on single-handedly destroying you and everything you love. You don't know it yet, but you brought a knife to a nuclear missile fight.
You're well-acquainted with boosting at incredible speeds in first place only for, by the grace of God, the AI to rocket past you with a fuel tank filled with nitrous oxide and Adderall. You've seen it all, and it doesn't faze you. For the sake of completion, you went back to those cups you didn't quite reach rank 1 in. But the 4th place AI has been waiting for you. He knows you. He's spent long nights, drowning himself in Red Bull, studying everything about you. He thinks you have beautiful eyes.
Through the dark tinted cockpit windows, you don't know that he has his mother's lucky handkerchief wrapped tight around his wrist. You don't know that he spent his time at the starting line applying warpaint to his face. And if you were to close your eyes and try to visualize them, you don't know in vivid detail the exact curvature of your vehicle's rear lights. But he does. And nothing will stop him from ramming them with the force of Ra himself.
He's not just going to spin you out. He is going to stay behind you and keep doing it. He is going to force your car off the track on every jump, even though he's in a Rochdale. He is going to pull ahead of you only to steal every boost orb. Then he's going to slam a wall for another chance to get behind you and unleash his rage upon your tailpipe. He will scream berserk warcries as you wonder how your life reached this point.
And then, you will reset the cup. You know where this is going. You can just try again for first place. But as you start it up again, little do you know that there's a new 4th place AI, and she's spent many long nights lying awake in bed, wondering what your blood looks like.
Great game, would recommend.
But you won't get the chance. Because the 4th place AI exists, and he swore on his mother's grave that he'd make the podium. He won't just pass you. He is hellbent on single-handedly destroying you and everything you love. You don't know it yet, but you brought a knife to a nuclear missile fight.
You're well-acquainted with boosting at incredible speeds in first place only for, by the grace of God, the AI to rocket past you with a fuel tank filled with nitrous oxide and Adderall. You've seen it all, and it doesn't faze you. For the sake of completion, you went back to those cups you didn't quite reach rank 1 in. But the 4th place AI has been waiting for you. He knows you. He's spent long nights, drowning himself in Red Bull, studying everything about you. He thinks you have beautiful eyes.
Through the dark tinted cockpit windows, you don't know that he has his mother's lucky handkerchief wrapped tight around his wrist. You don't know that he spent his time at the starting line applying warpaint to his face. And if you were to close your eyes and try to visualize them, you don't know in vivid detail the exact curvature of your vehicle's rear lights. But he does. And nothing will stop him from ramming them with the force of Ra himself.
He's not just going to spin you out. He is going to stay behind you and keep doing it. He is going to force your car off the track on every jump, even though he's in a Rochdale. He is going to pull ahead of you only to steal every boost orb. Then he's going to slam a wall for another chance to get behind you and unleash his rage upon your tailpipe. He will scream berserk warcries as you wonder how your life reached this point.
And then, you will reset the cup. You know where this is going. You can just try again for first place. But as you start it up again, little do you know that there's a new 4th place AI, and she's spent many long nights lying awake in bed, wondering what your blood looks like.
Great game, would recommend.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Have they confirmed any DLC??
Not really. But the Time Attack addition was named Update #1, so I assume there is more to come.
BizzyBum
Member
Opinion on best racer to use for TT's?
Rockdale, and for some tracks Mueller (if speed is more important than handling)
BizzyBum
Member
Those 2 seem to be the best in the game so no surprise it's the same for TT's.
Does anyone else have slowdown on some maps now? Seems like it happens a lot when I use boost in certain spots. Definitely not a clean 60fps anymore.
How did this post go unnoticed ?
I just got this game and this Ode to 4th Place AI is spot on.
10/10 would rubber band again.
Came to this thread for recommendations but got this war epic instead.
ZombiePlatypus
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Greatest Ever
Member
How the fuck, other than racing an impossible, literally perfect race, do I get anything near top three, let alone first place, in some of the latter cups (on the lowest difficulty)?
It's a shame because the level design is surprisingly really good and better than what the beginning tracks made me think.
It's a shame because the level design is surprisingly really good and better than what the beginning tracks made me think.
Minsc
Gold Member
Lowest (starting) speed is actually highest difficulty. They did it backwards. You probably also need to be using a certain car to get first, or be super lucky. I'd not be surprised if many of the cars were incapable of placing first in every track at the lower speeds.
TheMoon
Member
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/09/exclusive_heres_whats_in_todays_free_fast_rmx_remix_update
someone please report later if it helps.
Incitemaybe
Member
Huh, for some reason this game looks nicer in motion than I remembered.... Clearer for some reason.
Of course all the new content is gated behind a cup I'm having a difficult time with 😐
Of course all the new content is gated behind a cup I'm having a difficult time with 😐
gunstarhero
Member
Nice - I hope the AI has been greatly improved. I found it to be really frustrating. Would love to revisit this if they fixed it.
Diablohead
Member
If they have dialed back rubber banding for the first place AI car it should be a lot nicer, sometimes they can shoot half a track ahead and near impossible to catch.
TheMoon
Member
They already "improved" the AI in the previous patch and people barely noticed anything different so don't get your hopes up.
Diablohead
Member
If you don't have an automatic update push you can press Minus on the game icon and manually check for updates, don't forget about that feature like I did for the last 45 minutes.
Gave the first cup a spin, can't say much about the AI right now as i've not played it for months but the new tracks feel like they are remixed well, some of them borrow the hazards from other circuits and then completely change the stage lighting too, giving them all a fresh new feeling.
Gave the first cup a spin, can't say much about the AI right now as i've not played it for months but the new tracks feel like they are remixed well, some of them borrow the hazards from other circuits and then completely change the stage lighting too, giving them all a fresh new feeling.
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