MK8 battle mode is terrible

[MThanded]

Honestly I think MK8 is a great game but the battle mode is an embarrassment. Full courses with more frequent item blocks. No arenas. Most time is spent trying to find someone.

I hope that they built the game to support the addition of arenas.

It's like finding out that the cherry on your ice cream sundae is a tomato. It's not going to ruin it but it's not what you expected when you bit into it.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

I think we knew about this for awhile though. There was a big thread on it a couple months back.

Definitely sucks though.

 

[zroid]

it's tragic

here's hoping for DLC arenas

 

[Heroman]

Battle mode has always been terrible.

 

[rrc1594]

Yeah it does

 

[MThanded]

I think we knew about this for awhile though. There was a big thread on it a couple months back.

Definitely sucks though.

I hadn't really been paying attention to MK8 news. I was shocked. Don't understand why they would release it like that.

 

[Pancakes R Us]

I haven't even played battle mode yet and can tell you it's shit. Something tells me they were desperate to get the game out and couldn't be bothered with battle mode. What a joke.

 

[KillerMan91]

All kart racers should just copy CTRs battle mode. It was perfect.

 

[Bobs Big Boy]

It feels like it's only there because it used to be.

It's not justified by content, only expectation.

 

[Principate]

All kart racers should just copy CTRs battle mode. It was perfect.

Nah the true epitome was block fort. Nothing I've played since as beat it.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

My theory is they worked so long on making the main part of the game awesome, and then they looked at the calender like "fuck Iwata pls we need more time, there are no options in this game, barebones features, single player is wack, we don't even have a battle mode yet "

and Iwata laughed and told them mothafuckas it coming out in May, hold dat shit

 

[NotLiquid]

I get some kicks playing on Yoshi's Valley.

But yeah it's a big letdown. Hoping for DLC.

 

[Chezzymann]

What? Man I might not buy it now since they completely didn't even try at all on the battle mode. I love battle mode in Mario Kart 7. 6 stages, 2 different modes, online was fun! But Mario Kart 8 doesn't even have dedicated battle mode stages? The heck?

 

[Mushroomer25]

It's pretty shit, but there's some merit to the idea of running through a course backwards & forwards simutaniously. I wouldn't mind a special cup where the second lap was reversed. It's not Battle Mode though, and that's a real fuckup for a mode that (in some installments) was more popular than the actual racing.

 

[Valkrai]

This was really disappointing in MK8. If they wanted to change Battle, they could have just lifted the Battle Race from Sonic Racing Transformed. Either that or just bring back Arenas.

 

[Robin64]

Battle mode has always been terrible.

This. It's no worse now than it ever was. The game's about racing, if I want to hunt people in an arena I'd rather do it in an FPS or something.

 

[Delstius]

I agree with this, the new battle mode isn't as bad as I thought, but the arenas were a way better place for this mode.

 

[keit4]

Nah, it's not that bad.

 

[sörine]

It really is terrible. Just give me a dlc Block Fort remake.

 

[plasmawave]

Battle mode has always been terrible.

 

[MThanded]

What? Man I might not buy it now since they completley didn't try at all on the battle mode. I love battle mode in Mario Kart 7 6 stages, 2 different modes, online was fun! But Mario Kart 8 doesn't even have dedicated battle mode stages? The heck?

Yes it's as foolish as it sounds.

 

[Ysiadmihi]

Battle mode has always been terrible.

Yup.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Most disappointing part of the game, for sure. It's such a half-assed way of including battle mode.

 

[joeposh]

it's tragic

here's hoping for DLC arenas

Yup, the broken battle mode is really holding this game back from being a classic. My friends (who adore the N64 version) were eagerly demanding we try battle mode -- I tried to warn them, but they waved it off. As soon as we started, all the enthusiasm disappeared. "What the hell is this?" was the general sentiment.

They need to add those arenas back post-E3. I hope that's something they already have underway.

 

[Currygan]

it's terrible yeah, the only game I had was against someone named Jay and I lost myself while looking for him

 

[Ecliptor]

DLC reveal at E3 Believe.

 

[Maintenance]

This. It's no worse now than it ever was. The game's about racing, if I want to hunt people in an arena I'd rather do it in an FPS or something.

What is this? I can't even..

 

[Spinluck]

I don't know about you guys, but I've had an ungodly amount of connection errors.

Maybe they should've cut this garbage battle mode to focus more on whatever is causing this shit.

 

[SykoTech]

Wouldn't be surprised. Details made it sound like a complete joke.

All kart racers should just copy CTRs battle mode. It was perfect.

CTR's was great, but I think MK's block fort still hold the title of perfection.

 

[wrowa]

I played battle mode twice and never looked back. It's truly terrible. Not only do you never encounter someone else, but due to the time limit no matches are actually being played to the end. It's absolutely no fun that way.

 

[m0t0k1]

Nah the true epitome was block fort block. Nothing I've played since as beat it.

Skyscraper>blockfort. Dodging red shells by jumping over the roof is a godlike feeling.

 

[Coen]

It's incredibly disappointing Nintendo decided to forgo asynchronous multiplayer for Mario Kart 8. Nintendoland's Mario Chase set-up, but with karts, in racing arenas, could've been the next evolution of Battle mode. Instead, they opted to devolve that mode.

 

[The Lamp]

Nintendo often makes a good game and then leaves something unspeakably shitty in the game. Skyward Sword had Fi and Tadtones, Mario Party Island Tour lacked team mini games, Brawl had tripping, etc.

 

[atr0cious]

What is this? I can't even..

No he's right. Even in SMK the GOAT(rip feather), one person would drive around the edge and the other would try to chase, until one person said fuck it and decides to sit in the middle. This is also why there is still splitscreen on the gamepad, because screenlooking is required for battle mode, which is why the only hope in it's online inclusion was that you can have 12 people at once. Holy shit N64 Donut whatever was a boring nightmare, and that was with four people. Do you guys not remember this? Thank goodness we had waverace.


Why does NoA still not have SMK? I need it, it has my favorite driving model after MK8.

 

[Chezzymann]

It's incredibly disappointing Nintendo decided to forgo asynchronous multiplayer for Mario Kart 8. Nintendoland's Mario Chase set-up, but with karts, in racing arenas, could've been the next evolution of Battle mode. Instead, they opted to devolve that mode.

Oh my goodness, this would have been amazing. And it makes so much sense. Ugh. Hopefully there will be some DLC.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Battle mode has always been terrible.

This. It's no worse now than it ever was. The game's about racing, if I want to hunt people in an arena I'd rather do it in an FPS or something.

Y'all are crazy.

 

[MigueelDnd]

Yeah. I wish they could fix this with some DLC...

 

[Bobs Big Boy]

It also feels like all newer concepts are also made for racing. Like new items, characters, kart customization. Nothing made for a battle mode and stuff like false item boxes that made that mode are cut out.

 

[Kodeman]

It's like finding out that the cherry on your ice cream sundae is a tomato. It's not going to ruin it but it's not what you expected when you bit into it.

This is a perfect description of how I feel about it.

 

[Loofy]

 

[Heroman]

Y'all are crazy.

Nah battle mode has always been terrible

 

[buddha0991]

I like the fighting in Mortal Kombat 8!


Dumb joke aside, what I hear about the battle mode just sounds bad

 

[SolidSnakex]

Has Nintendo done any interviews where they talk about why they went in this direction with the Battle Mode? Everything else about the game is so good, so it's really strange that they essentially butchered a mode that worked so well.

 

[friskykillface]

skyscraper x block fort x gamecube maps for DLC

 

[plasmawave]

This is a perfect description of how I feel about it.

I'm pretty sure a tomato on a sundae would ruin it. At least it would for me.

 

[Linkhero1]

Agreed. Probably the worst thing about Mario Kart 8. I hope for some updates soon because I really cannot play it.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

really the only thing I do not like about the game-

I see the luigi gif has shown up-

 

[Schryver]

A tomato on my ice cream sunday? That would definitely ruin it for me. But since I prefer the racing to battle mode the shortcomings of it don't bother me too much. It's certainly disappointing though

 

[Filaipus]

I don't even have the game but found it extremely sad when I saw on twitch that battle mode was racing with ballons.

MK64 is still the best Mario kart to play with friends in my opinion.

 

[Nono]

Yes, it's terrible.