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Dizz
Feb 14, 2010


L :dva: L

Kaethela posted:

I don't see Electrodrome or Excitebike in your list. Shameful.

Excite bike is Acceptable, not sure about Electropoop, don't remember it.

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21 Hoot Salute
Feb 8, 2005

Night-time, turn around
Lonely is the city tonight
Night-time, all around
Lonely in the city tonight



I cringe everytime bone bry dunes appears in the track selection because I always know one person is going to pick it, and it will land on their selection every single time

e: ive not had the luxury of playing it in 200cc yet, must be hell

Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012


21 Hoot Salute posted:

I cringe everytime bone bry dunes appears in the track selection because I always know one person is going to pick it, and it will land on their selection every single time

e: ive not had the luxury of playing it in 200cc yet, must be hell

It's actually kinda fun in 200cc. Plowing through the pit is nice.

It's still the ugliest course.

Big Blue and Wild Woods are tied for prettiest.

Treebeh
Sep 20, 2010

we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say.
I quite like Moo Moo Meadows and I don't think Electrodrome is that great. There are no courses that I really dislike though. The game is too fun.

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon
I try to pick tracks that aren't commonly picked, that includes moo moo meadows, bone dry dunes.

Silver Falcon
Dec 5, 2005

Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and barbecue your own drumsticks!

Starhawk64 posted:

Don't forgot about the people who pick random. There's always one troll who picks random and guess what? IT LANDS ON RANDOM! :argh:

Hey, if I pick Random, it's not because I'm trolling. :colbert: It's because I like pretty much every track in the game (except Grumble Volcano. gently caress Grumble Volcano!), so I don't really care what we race on. I just want to race.

Oh but you can bet if Big Blue pops up, I will pick it every time!

Perry Normal
Jul 23, 2010

Humans disgust me. Vile creatures.

Silver Falcon posted:

Hey, if I pick Random, it's not because I'm trolling. :colbert: It's because I like pretty much every track in the game (except Grumble Volcano. gently caress Grumble Volcano!), so I don't really care what we race on. I just want to race.

Oh but you can bet if Big Blue pops up, I will pick it every time!

This, plus if I just immediately click random, it's more time that I can spam "I'm excited!"

Relyssa
Jul 29, 2012



Perry Normal posted:

This, plus if I just immediately click random, it's more time that I can spam "I'm using tilt controls!"

Natural 20
Sep 17, 2007

Wearer of Compasses. Slayer of Gods. Champion of the Colosseum. Heart of the Void.
Saviour of Hallownest.

jivjov posted:

200cc is fast enough that you can brake while maintaining a drift. Crucial for turns.

This is probably the best piece of advice I've seen on 200cc. I've basically crushed every cup against the CPU because of this.

Also, things I've noted:

Acceleration above 20 (on my spreadsheet - in base stats) is worthless because the final acceleration bar can't be filled fully.

This means that if you favour acceleration with a secondary preference for speed and weight, there's an optimum build around Peach/Daisy/Yoshi, Mr. Scooty, Rollers and Speed Kites. That gives the highest weight possible without compromising the top acceleration tier.

LethalGeek
Nov 4, 2009

Jonas Albrecht posted:

I pick Mount Wario over all.

Dunno why everyone's still talking about track selection after this because there is not a more right answer. Mount Wario is the best god drat course

Edit: I will * this with ok Big Blue is a giant waterslide of equal worth basically any non looping course is automatically better than everything

LethalGeek fucked around with this message at 19:15 on May 4, 2015

SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



This is the first MK where I like racing on every track. Just Dry Bones Desert is the only one I like the least and that's just because it's visually bland compared to the others.

Homestar Runner
Oct 9, 2012

This is the best videogame
I have ever played!
I like Mount Wario but I always mess up on the tree section, ha


Wild Woods/Ribbon Road all day imo

pokeyman
Nov 26, 2006

That elephant ate my entire platoon.
I find Wild Woods boring as poo poo. Someone tell me why I'm wrong.

alf_pogs
Feb 15, 2012


andipossess posted:

Cheeseland is my favorite desert course in the game. Maybe because it's so short.

Strongly agree, the other two are just boring.

Give me Baby Park, Mt. Wario, Excitebike, and the Yoshi Subway one.

Dizz
Feb 14, 2010


L :dva: L
Excite Bike is basically baby park but with cooler music, ramps, and less bloodshed.

enojy
Sep 11, 2001

bass rattle
stars out
the sky

I hate Cheese Land equally along with the other desert courses. I actually may hate Cheese Land more because of the god damned dimples all over the place, always loving up my line.

TV Zombie
Sep 6, 2011

Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

I can't stand Rainbow Roads. I know it's all in my mind and the tracks are basically the same but I always feel like I will ( and do) fall over the edge of the track.

Narcissus1916
Apr 29, 2013

The only course that I don't care for is that dumb ice level from double dash. Ugggh.

Homestar Runner
Oct 9, 2012

This is the best videogame
I have ever played!
Anyone have a track (maybe excluding Cheese Land, cuz that's legit tricky as hell) that they're irrationally bad and totally uncompetitive on?



for me whenever the Special Cup Rainbow Road comes up I know immediately that I'm finishing bottom 3

Kaubocks
Apr 13, 2011

Ice Ice Outpost

That track just doesn't really stand out to me at all so I never really learned it.

Jonas Albrecht
Jun 7, 2012


If we get more DLC, Nintendo I would pay for a better video editor native to the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEAg92WNL80
I mean, this race was crazy, and this is the best way I could capture it. I want to make some poo poo that will turn you white.

Dizz
Feb 14, 2010


L :dva: L
Still wish nintendo would make good tools for replay editing. It always seems like they could put much more into stuff like MKTV, smash 4 stage making, and online related stuff.

alf_pogs
Feb 15, 2012


Dizz posted:

Still wish nintendo would make good tools for replay editing. It always seems like they could put much more into stuff like MKTV, smash 4 stage making, and online related stuff.

Their absolute weird aversion to livestreaming and Twitch integration baffles me. Even if you don't like it, there's not a lot to lose by doing it.

BottledBodhisvata
Jul 26, 2013

by Lowtax

alf_pogs posted:

Their absolute weird aversion to livestreaming and Twitch integration baffles me. Even if you don't like it, there's not a lot to lose by doing it.

I suspect they want to avoid children getting into bad situations online, like an unfiltered Twitch chat or something, almost certainly to avoid litigation against them. It's why they limit a lot of your online interactions in games, or at least make it in such a manner that they can catch skeevy poo poo fast. It's probably unneccessary, but Nintendo's been on the receiving end of lawsuits before, so they're probably a bit gun shy.

PaletteSwappedNinja
Jun 3, 2008

One Nation, Under God.
They own a stake in the company that owns Niconico, they clearly value streaming to some degree.

Relyssa
Jul 29, 2012



They need to make their own Mario Kart streaming service so I can spam chat with I'M USING TILT CONTROLS. Make it happen, Nintendo.

The Unholy Ghost
Feb 19, 2011

Homestar Runner posted:

Anyone have a track (maybe excluding Cheese Land, cuz that's legit tricky as hell) that they're irrationally bad and totally uncompetitive on?



for me whenever the Special Cup Rainbow Road comes up I know immediately that I'm finishing bottom 3

Ice Ice Outpost. There are a number of factors in it that make it feel very anti-fun compared to every other course in the game. The shortcuts are all extremely difficult to use and then hardly rewarding at all, and the split path feature is far more annoying than interesting. As someone who is always thinking about the fastest route possible, this course is just anti-me.

EDIT: Also, it is boring and has ice physics.

Grass Effect
Aug 10, 2014

The Unholy Ghost posted:

Ice Ice Outpost. There are a number of factors in it that make it feel very anti-fun compared to every other course in the game. The shortcuts are all extremely difficult to use and then hardly rewarding at all, and the split path feature is far more annoying than interesting. As someone who is always thinking about the fastest route possible, this course is just anti-me.

EDIT: Also, it is boring and has ice physics.

Have you played it on 200CC? It gets marginally more fun.

The Unholy Ghost
Feb 19, 2011
Yeah, but all the courses become more fun, so it sorta cancels out

Manoueverable
Oct 23, 2010

Dubs Loves Wubs
I am extremely bad on Baby Park because I have god-awful luck with items. I get poo poo like a single green or coins when I'm in 3rd or 4th and as soon as I use it to try and snipe the person in front I'll get hit with a red and then steamrolled by a Bullet Bill. I very seldom get top 3 when I play it online.

Has the online 200cc fun died out already? I wish there was a way to set it as the default in online play rather than having to seek out tournaments :(

Master Twig
Oct 25, 2007

I want to branch out and I'm going to stick with it.
I swear, this game puts me right to the limits of my not gettin mad at video games rule. Four Grand Prix attempts in a row I take first place in the first three matches, and four Grand Prix attempts in a row I get hit with a blue shell near the end of the 3rd lap on the 4th course and end up getting denied my three gold star.

SeANMcBAY
Jun 28, 2006

Look on the bright side.



You can play 200cc in public matchmaking. Just select worldwide or regional then custom and set it to that.

Lord Lambeth
Dec 7, 2011


BottledBodhisvata posted:

I suspect they want to avoid children getting into bad situations online, like an unfiltered Twitch chat or something, almost certainly to avoid litigation against them. It's why they limit a lot of your online interactions in games, or at least make it in such a manner that they can catch skeevy poo poo fast. It's probably unneccessary, but Nintendo's been on the receiving end of lawsuits before, so they're probably a bit gun shy.

Yeah there was that whole child porn thing with Swapnote. But presumably they could add parental controls of some sort, maybe a blanket mute on any hypothetical voicechatters?

a.lo
Sep 12, 2009

so I know Baby Park in frantic mode at 200cc was a thing but have you ever tried with just shells?

a.lo
Sep 12, 2009

so many shells
at such a fast speeds.
do I even have to tell you to maneuver ?

Cicadas!
Oct 27, 2010


That's not a very good Haiku.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

Bright red, green, and blue
Just like cherry blossoms in spring
Abundance of shells

a.lo
Sep 12, 2009

i tried it with just bombs but it wasn'the what I expected

Natural 20
Sep 17, 2007

Wearer of Compasses. Slayer of Gods. Champion of the Colosseum. Heart of the Void.
Saviour of Hallownest.
Bang, beaten every cup with 3 stars on 200cc. Yoshi/Scooty/Roller/Speed Kite is the build, it gives a massive miniturbo and just enough speed to brake drift.

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A Big... Dog
Mar 25, 2013

HELLO DAD

I got Mario Kart 7 today and I came here to say that the Rainbow Road on there is the best one.

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