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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |OT| Deluxe Salt
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Solid SOAP
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All the new content, and old content for that matter, is unlocked from the start. Characters, levels, and battle mode can be easily accessed with no hassle. The only items you unlock are car parts and
Golden Mario
beating every cup in 200cc with a gold medal.
FlutterPuffs
Member
Finally got 1st in an online match. Thank you defensive bananas.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Hmm, my last MK game was MK Wii, and it seems in the time since then I've forgotten how much I dislike the deep unfairness and bullshit that is at the very core of this series. Being punished for performing well, every single race, is simply not fun. I know this is an ancient horse beaten to death a thousand times over, but yeah. I just wish they would dial down this crap a bit. Remove the biggest​ FUCK YOU items (mainly the blue shell), make the item distribution a bit less punishing toward good players, etc. I know someone is gonna say that MK is about having silly fun, and that it isn't even remotely trying to be competitive, and that's obviously true. But then why does it even have ranking points and such? The bullshit level is just too high to make any ranking system mean anything.
It's also a real bummer that there's nothing to work towards in SP mode, no progression toward anything.
Playing against a friend in local wireless was loads of fun, but yeah, not really feeling the SP and online against randoms. I mean, it's still fun, but too often also incredibly frustrating. I should join the GAF tournaments I guess, sounds like fun.
It's also a real bummer that there's nothing to work towards in SP mode, no progression toward anything.
Playing against a friend in local wireless was loads of fun, but yeah, not really feeling the SP and online against randoms. I mean, it's still fun, but too often also incredibly frustrating. I should join the GAF tournaments I guess, sounds like fun.
Mk8 is one of the least punishing games for good players. You don't start getting fucked until you drop into third or fourth.
Jaded Alyx
Member
From MK Wii to MK8, they did all of this. Well they didn't outright remove the blue shell, but they did include an item to destroy it.
Honestly, and I don't mean this to sound like "git gud", but if you're good enough, you win most of the time.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Track knowledge > everything else.
You might still get some unfair losses, but skilled players will consistently rank much higher. And taking a few crazy losses is part of the fun.
You might still get some unfair losses, but skilled players will consistently rank much higher. And taking a few crazy losses is part of the fun.
//DEVIL//
Member
I give up being first in 200cc. These assholes are more brutal than playing online with normal people. It's like their job is shit on you with stuff till you become last and then if there is a way to run over your face, they will .
Any tips to finish it ? Who did you choose and what is the car/wheel/
Any tips to finish it ? Who did you choose and what is the car/wheel/
olimpia84
Member
You can pause the game and hit L I think, or at the character selection screen hit L and you can toggle it on and off
Yeah, happened to me, too. Was first and finished 6th after people decided: Its payback time, baby. It was also impossible to get back to 1st place because I kept getting freaking bananas.
My go to 200cc combo is Villager + P Wing + Leaf Tires + Standrad Glider.
Some courses are PAINFULLY not made with 200cc in mind. That's what makes the 200cc GP's brutal.
- Cheese Land
- Neo Bowser City
- Wario's Gold Mine
- Yoshi's Circuit GC
- Dragon Driftway
- Cloudtop Cruise
- Rainbow Road
- etc.
All a massacre on my right hand because I have to grip the controller so tight. Ow. You also have to be damn near perfect to beat 200cc, which doesn't help. The DAMN INKLING BOY always comes in 2nd unless you screw its' AI up badly on the final turn/stretch.
At least I only have the Crossing and Bell Cups to go now.
- Cheese Land
- Neo Bowser City
- Wario's Gold Mine
- Yoshi's Circuit GC
- Dragon Driftway
- Cloudtop Cruise
- Rainbow Road
- etc.
All a massacre on my right hand because I have to grip the controller so tight. Ow. You also have to be damn near perfect to beat 200cc, which doesn't help. The DAMN INKLING BOY always comes in 2nd unless you screw its' AI up badly on the final turn/stretch.
At least I only have the Crossing and Bell Cups to go now.
BlindSwordsmanZ
Member
Sorry for the stupid question but is there a way to edit your Mii after it's been created?
PreyingShark
Member
RAY HOW MANY RED SHELLS WAS THAT HOLY FUCKING SHIT
Scully Scully Scoo
Member
how is the handling in this game? the thing i dont like about mk wii is the controls are very slippy, like u are driving on a wet surface.
Hispanicguy
Member
Go to system settings and scroll down to Mii
Anyone else having issues with the Wireless play? We had three Switches (one docked, one handheld and one tabletop) and were within a few feet of one another, yet we kept getting disconnected.
We opted using the Online Friends mode where the connection via Wi-Fi was more stable.
I was noticing this with the a docked Switch. We'd keep losing connection with the docked one but the others would stay connected to each other.
Undocked we all had no issues.
The only new courses are the 8 battle arenas. Everything else was either in the base Wii U game or DLC.
have you tried auto accelerate? Can focus on braking only with your thumb, much easier on my hands I found.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Does auto accelerate still allow you to get the boost at the start?
Hispanicguy
Member
You'll still have to press and hold at 2 then you can let go afterwards.
What gets me about it though is it wouldn't be anywhere near as frustrating if the item chance percentages for first place weren't so strident. I'm not talking about for race changing items like Bullet Bill or the special 8 either. You should NOT get those if you're in first, but at least a slightly higher chance of SOMETHING that you might find strategically useful like a shell to shield yourself at least once or even the Star/Shockwave horn so you can at least have a chance to defend yourself against the blue shell.
I had honestly thought about it so I could just focus on everything else, but I'm hesitant because I don't know how it affects everything else.
Dark Orchid
Member
Yeah, just let go once the race starts.
Also yeah this is Mario Kart. 1st, 1st, Last, 1st, 1st. At least you guys don't have to hear Iggy that much.
DashReindeer
Lead Community Manager, Outpost Games
Wow, how are so many of you able to play online without a hitch? I've only been able to get into one match out of like 20 I've tried. Either get some sort of connection error or the game freezes and I have to restart.
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Fuuuuck. My thumb can finally rest!
Edit: Damn, that is so much more comfortable. Goodbye, A button imprint.
takes a few races to get used to but now I can never go back. No downside from what I can see. Being able to concentrate on braking is a game changer at 200.
I agree. I've lost countless matches because I got nothing but coins and a few bananas or a green shell once in a while. Sometimes you can block a red shell in very tight corners or if it hits a tree or something like that but that is very rare and depends on your position on the map.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Yep. It's almost never just the blue shell, you're gonna get hit by a red and green one too before you finally find yourself in 10th place instead of 1st. Sigh...
The horn, yes? Sure, but that seems pretty rare as well? Most of the time I seem to just get coins when in first. And even when I do have the horn, how do I (and this probably IS a "git gud" thing) know when to use it? I see the blue shell icon, but that doesn't tell me how close it is...? So how do I time it correctly?
LFMartins86
Member
You can use bananas to shield yourself from shells.
KoruptData
Member
I've played about 20 races online and my best finish is 9th. My ranking points is down to 930. Lol. First Mario Kart since N64. Much practice, I need.
Exactly plus whatever schmuck who's got a piranha, star or bullet bill is probably gonna take a swipe at you as well just to rub it in
jts
...hate me...
The super horn is the only item that can effectively block/destroy a blue shell. Other than that, just avoid being 1st I guess 😅
Hispanicguy
Member
Lol I know! It's the only way I play now.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
If you're getting frustrated you should definitely not join the GAF tournament. It's sobering. Have to race some randoms again to re-build my ego.
There is of course a significant amount of luck in MK but also a significant amount of skill. I'm generally top three in pub games online, I don't think I've placed in the top half of any race in the GAF tourney and have brought up the rear more often than not.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Crayon
Member
I'm not impressed with the item and combat balance in general. Feels like mk64 in that sense. The handling and control is the best I've ever seen of Mario kart but when the outcome of races is essentially random I can't see how this could hold my interest. I'll keep with it for a bit and see if it clicks.
jts
...hate me...
Oh, I didn't know that. Cool!
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Yes it does.
It doesn't happen in SP above 50. There is of course heavy item distribution weighting online but there is no rubber banding for the cars.