IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I wouldn't be surprised if we are going to get 4-6 more arenas.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has 5 types of Battle Mode and new amiibo outfits
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TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
And screw those that bought retail???
Not going to happen.
I bought it digitally by the way.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
It wouldn't happens anyway.
TheMoon
Member
save yourself the tears. not happening.
Dark Cloud
Member
Seriously I would get screwed. Those who bought it digital aren't better than the people who bought it physical. If there's a way for them to see you have it physical, then they could do a discount for all Mario Kart 8 Wii U owners.
DLC owners could be one way, but I don't recall if they ever made a disc containing the DLC.
Either way I'm not expecting it.
Maybe this is something that doesn't matter to most, but why is it not a big deal that since Double Dash (or Mario Kart DS, I don't remember) there hasn't been an option to have untimed matches? Is this still going to be the case here? All the videos I've seen have a timer...
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Well, for online, that'd be a problem.
For local multiplayer, there should be an option to turn off the timer.
It leaves a bad taste in mouth buying another version of mario kart 8 to get a decent battle mode. It was my most played mode of previous mario karts.
goldenpp72
Member
Why would it be a problem for online? If they quit after they are eliminated, who cares?
It doesn't have to be a problem for online -- obviously for random it makes sense for matches to be timed, but to not have a stock-only option at all seems strange.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Waiting times???
Arkage
Banned
Me too. MK8 was probably my post played Wii U game, but it's hard for me to justify shelling out another $60 for some battle mode DLC. This really isn't a value proposition for owners of the original.
TheMoon
Member
they didn't. this is that basically.
TheMoon
Member
nothing got upgraded, they're all exactly the same. there's one new one.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Upgraded to run at a full 60 and not 59 lol
I'm pretty sure only the helmet changed in the Wii U version, they weren't dull out costumes
EDIT Oh I'm actually wrong. They were full costumes on Wii U too
Hip Hop
Member
They don't get screwed as they could easily sell it and recoup more than digital owners.
TheMoon
Member
entremet
Member
LOL.
TheMoon
Member
what you see is what you get.
IronicSonic
Member
My Sonic outfit is safe now 
Waiting for Sonic himself to appear in the game (or, you know, an actual Sonic Racing Transformed 2)
Waiting for Sonic himself to appear in the game (or, you know, an actual Sonic Racing Transformed 2)
TheMoon
Member
Im saying im glad that battle mode is fixed after not enjoying it in MK8, MK7 and MKW.
(Didnt hate it that much in MKW)
They should have fucking done this in the original MK8, not waited to introduce it on a new full price package. They treated MK8 Wii U pretty stupidly. This should have been part of the season pass for the Wii U version.
RomanceDawn
Member
Ok I guess I'm resold!
Yeah its still gonna be difficult to sell only a battle mode to people who played it on wii u. This game shouldnt cost 60 dollars.
PotionBleue
Member
In Mario Kart Wii, there was only one online battle lobby where they alternated Coin Runners and Balloon Battle successively, maybe they'll do that but I doubt it.
This is one of the games I have missed since I didn't buy a WiiU. Glad to get to play more nintendo multiplayer games. Also battle mode is my favorite mode of mario kart.
They are probably banking on selling it to people who never got a WiiU or are just hardcore nintendo fans.
They are probably banking on selling it to people who never got a WiiU or are just hardcore nintendo fans.
TheMoon
Member
Let me stop you right there while you're trying to pass off one of the best "season pass"-style deals in gaming as lacking by saying multiple new game modes including arenas should have been part of it on top of half a new game's worth of main content.
Why wouldn't it.
You'll probably be able to browse communities like before for custom rules, and the regular online multiplayer mode probably just rotates between them like MKWii did.
Hell, it should have been part of the main game to begin in, but it's pretty damn shitty they were not even part of the season pass. Way to leave the Wii U owners in the dust I guess. What a great company.
I feel like DLC/updates for ARMS may be a higher priority, but I'd love for both to get updates.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Now that's a concern troll if I ever saw one.
Also there was never a season pass it was two additional expansions of tracks and characters that you could buy together for like 12 dollars.
If MK9 is happening in the near future.
they might be afraid of setting a standard too high for mk9.
I loved playing battle mode online in mk8, all the talk about "fixing" it are a little hyperbolic. Sure it didn't have arenas, but the maps were all tracks that had open areas if you wanted them. Plus the ghost mechanic worked great for when the last couple of players alive were on opposite sides of the track. They also added the uturn mechanic which changes how the game is played compared to CC races.
All this to say the deluxe version's price is little much to ask for a wii u owner, but since there's hardly ever a discount on their games, I'll probably be choking down the $60 at some point.
All this to say the deluxe version's price is little much to ask for a wii u owner, but since there's hardly ever a discount on their games, I'll probably be choking down the $60 at some point.
HungOverOnATues
Member
Run them shines fast.