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I said come in! posted:How do power ups in Mario Kart 8 work? It's frustrating going through the single player and feeling like the game actively punishes you for doing good. You get shittier powerups the closer to the front you are, if that's what you're asking.
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To be fair, if you're in 1st, you're not dealing with the active warzone that encompasses 2nd-12th place. Holy moly are items flying every which way back there.
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Feb 24, 2015 20:54
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raditts posted:You get shittier powerups the closer to the front you are, if that's what you're asking. Okay that's kinda what I suspected the case was but I didn't understand that.
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Feb 24, 2015 20:56
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Started playing Mario Kart 8 the other day myself and that was my experience too. I hadn't even finished two cups before I had grown tired of getting knocked out of 1st on the final 10% of a race. Having not really played any Mario Kart since 64, I was kinda hoping they had wisened up about that, but...
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Feb 24, 2015 20:56
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KennyMan666 posted:Started playing Mario Kart 8 the other day myself and that was my experience too. I hadn't even finished two cups before I had grown tired of getting knocked out of 1st on the final 10% of a race. Yeah against the AI is incredibly frustrating. I know for a lot of fans this is how Mario Kart is suppose to be, but I just don't get it myself. I have way more fun with online play. Against other people it doesn't feel like calculated bullshit. Multiplayer is where this game is the most fun.
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Feb 24, 2015 20:57
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Get good, scrubs
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Feb 24, 2015 20:58
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Once you know the courses and get really good it's basically impossible for the CPU to win even if they get multiple blue shells
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Feb 24, 2015 20:59
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KennyMan666 posted:Started playing Mario Kart 8 the other day myself and that was my experience too. I hadn't even finished two cups before I had grown tired of getting knocked out of 1st on the final 10% of a race. They kinda did. You can get a lovely item (like a green shell) and just put it behind you for the end of the race. That way you have something to protect you from red shells, other green shells etc. You can still get hit with bombs etc etc. However, there's also the red box thing that blasts things away. Your time has to be somewhat okay for it to work when a red shell is coming your way, but it blasts everything away, including blue shells.
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Feb 24, 2015 20:59
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If you dislike Mario Kart 8 screwing you out of wins with chintzy items, do not play Mario Kart Wii. Ever.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:00
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Narcissus1916 posted:If you dislike Mario Kart 8 screwing you out of wins with chintzy items, do not play Mario Kart Wii. Ever. Still a gigantic step up from Mario Kart DS where the online was nothing but cheating.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:01
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Learn to use items defensively and learn the courses and you can nearly always beat the AI. 1st place actually has it really easy in Mario Kart 8 compared to being in the middle of the pack.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:02
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I said come in! posted:Still a gigantic step up from Mario Kart DS where the online was nothing but cheating. um excuse me, snaking is not cheating nINTENDO PUT IT IN THE GAME
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Feb 24, 2015 21:04
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noirstronaut posted:um excuse me, snaking is not cheating nINTENDO PUT IT IN THE GAME Wasn't gameplay mechanics, homebrew hit the DS at that time and everyone had a cheat trainer installed on their DS.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:05
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When did Nintendo start doing adverts on the Wii U pad when its in idle mode ? 
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Feb 24, 2015 21:08
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A while ago. You agreed to it.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:11
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Mario Kart 8 is simultaneously better and worse when it comes to items. Better because you seem to get screwed less by blue shells and the like when you're in first, but worse because they added coins and it's extremely common to get coins 3+ times in a row when you're in first, even if you've already maxed out your coins. Coins coins coins coins
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Feb 24, 2015 21:13
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noirstronaut posted:um excuse me, snaking is not cheating nINTENDO PUT IT IN THE GAME I figured out snaking on my own because I just wanted to do well in the hardest races with my best friend Dry Bones. I was very upset when I found out how despised it was
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Feb 24, 2015 21:17
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Ruggington posted:I figured out snaking on my own because I just wanted to do well in the hardest races with my best friend Dry Bones. I was very upset when I found out how despised it was I miss Dry Bones.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:18
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Abu Dave posted:When did Nintendo start doing adverts on the Wii U pad when its in idle mode ? You can opt out of those in the system settings somewhere. They started up maybe 8 months ago?
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Feb 24, 2015 21:20
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There seems to be no rubber band AI once you get a decent enough lead in Mario Kart 8. Even if you get hit with 2 blue shells for the last 20% of the race you should have a large enough lead anyway for it not to matter. Basically...A Big... Dog posted:Get good, scrubs
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Feb 24, 2015 21:20
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When is the next Mario Kart DLC due anyways?
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Feb 24, 2015 21:22
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Vintersorg posted:When is the next Mario Kart DLC due anyways? May.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:23
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elf help book posted:I miss Dry Bones. Dry Bowser is absolutely NOT a substitute
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Feb 24, 2015 21:25
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Narcissus1916 posted:If you dislike Mario Kart 8 screwing you out of wins with chintzy items, do not play Mario Kart Wii. Ever. 
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Feb 24, 2015 21:40
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This could happen in 8, they didn't have a big enough lead and got swallowed by the pack. I wish they would release more courses for 8 after the 2nd dlc. I want to play GBA Bowser Castle 3 online again.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:51
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Spacebump posted:This could happen in 8, they didn't have a big enough lead and got swallowed by the pack. I wish they would release more courses for 8 after the 2nd dlc. I want to play GBA Bowser Castle 3 online again. Unfortunately, occurrences like that were really common in Wii. It can happen in 8, but it happens a lot less often than Wii.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:55
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At least the AI doesn't actively cheat when you're not looking at them like in MK64.
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Feb 24, 2015 21:56
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KennyMan666 posted:Sometimes I think I'm the only one who liked Twilight Princess far, far more than Wind Waker. I barely remember the content of Twilight princess except that you start on a forest, there's a bridge at one point and you end running on top of a giant castle that's falling apart, but i don't remember not liking it. Wind Waker though, i remember most of and thought it was quite tedious. It would have been great if not for all of the sailing. It just felt like so much empty padding between adventuring. I'm keen to get the HD version though just because i think that now I'm older I'll be a bit more forgiving of the tedious bits.
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Feb 24, 2015 22:10
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Are there any sort of hints at all about what the DLC packs after the May DLC pack are gonna be
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Feb 24, 2015 22:45
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Abu Dave posted:When did Nintendo start doing adverts on the Wii U pad when its in idle mode ? You literally had to press a button that said you agreed to be shown ads while the gamepad is idle.
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Feb 24, 2015 22:46
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Spacebump posted:This could happen in 8, they didn't have a big enough lead and got swallowed by the pack. I wish they would release more courses for 8 after the 2nd dlc. I want to play GBA Bowser Castle 3 online again. But the thing is, Mario Kart Wii hated velocity and its speedy ways. If you bump a wall, you lose all momentum. If you hit a banana, you lose all momentum. If you fall off of a cliff or got hit by any shell, you would spend the next three seconds being pulled back into the race for the former or flailing your arms for the latter, and then lose all momentum. A situation like that gif can happen in 8, but when you get wrecked, you don't get wrecked nearly as hard and as frequently as in Wii.
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Feb 24, 2015 22:54
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epitasis posted:Are there any sort of hints at all about what the DLC packs after the May DLC pack are gonna be Kirby pack, Metroid pack, Star Fox pack, Pokemon pack
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Feb 24, 2015 22:57
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epitasis posted:Are there any sort of hints at all about what the DLC packs after the May DLC pack are gonna be They haven't even suggested there will be any more DLC packs after that one.
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I will not rest until I can put grumpy Ganondorf in a go kart.noirstronaut posted:That Grill Off game. It has a trailer with a dude in a suit. Thanks for your suggestion but I will stick with punching the chocolate bars out of Doc Louis.
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Feb 24, 2015 23:09
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Oh, I was suggesting it. Just saying it's there.
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A Kirby/Captain Toad DLC is the only thing I feel MK8 could really use. Captain Toad because producers already support the character and Kirby because Kirby's Air Ride or whatever. I basically just want a claymation-style racing level, something based on Green Greens, and a DeDeDe castle.
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BottledBodhisvata posted:A Kirby/Captain Toad DLC is the only thing I feel MK8 could really use. The only thing MK8 needs is Block Fort. A $10 "All You Get Is Block Fort" DLC would be well worth it. Come on nintendo invite me into your offices, point me to the level design software of your choice, select the Cube tool for me, and I'll make Block Fort for you
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Polo-Rican posted:The only thing MK8 needs is Block Fort. A $10 "All You Get Is Block Fort" DLC would be well worth it. Come on nintendo invite me into your offices, point me to the level design software of your choice, select the Cube tool for me, and I'll make Block Fort for you It's crazy that MK8 Battle Mode would literally be better if it just booted an online enabled version of MK64 Battle Mode.
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Spacebump posted:It's crazy that MK8 Battle Mode would literally be better if it just booted an online enabled version of MK64 Battle Mode. This is beyond not true. 12 player battle mode owns, and sure some arenas would help keep people more closed in, but at least its not slow mo bullshit that was MK64. Holy poo poo was MK64 battle mode such a let down after SMK.
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ChaosArgate posted:To be fair, if you're in 1st, you're not dealing with the active warzone that encompasses 2nd-12th place. Holy moly are items flying every which way back there. Not until the finish line is within view, at which point you will be hit with everything from everyone at the same time and wind up in 6th or 7th. Or basically this, I have had almost this exact experience a couple of times playing MK8 online. raditts fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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