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I think it has. There's no shot at winning Queen or King GPs unless you can somehow not have the speedrunners who can win every race effortlessly queue into the lobby. I am pretty consistently a distant like 5th or 6th in most GPs and often mathematically eliminated from 1st by the 4th race.
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You definitely don't have to be perfect or plan everything out to win single races, and you can definitely still win GPs without coming in first, but there are a lot of winners who will score above 980. I won a race last night where I didn't get a single skyway and wasted some extra boost on the third lap assuming I was going to just get the skyway on the final lap and didn't. Only won one GP in the last few days and while I got two firsts the other finishes were like, 5th, 6th and 11th.
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I finally made it to the end of the Knight League GP! Even managed to come in 9th place on Silence despite it being my first time running the course (I've seen other people race it before) and came in 15th overall. Still have yet to actually win first place in any race, but just making it to the end of a GP without crashing or ranking out feels like a huge win for me. Edit: Made it to the end of the Queen League GP, though sadly crashed out on White Land II due to not having enough speed going into a jump. Still, if nothing else at least the course is unlocked for practice in case I ever make it that far again! W.T. Fits fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Nov 5, 2023 |
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Nov 5, 2023 06:33
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W.T. Fits posted:I finally made it to the end of the Knight League GP! Even managed to come in 9th place on Silence despite it being my first time running the course (I've seen other people race it before) and came in 15th overall. Now that is a brutal way to get introduced to White Land II. Fortunately with the boosting in this game once you die once you should be ok there.
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Nov 7, 2023 06:22
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MassRafTer posted:Now that is a brutal way to get introduced to White Land II. Fortunately with the boosting in this game once you die once you should be ok there. Honestly, it's my own fault since I was kinda sandbagging and not really going all out since I knew that I couldn't rank out there. Didn't realize I was going too slow for the jump until I started descending and saw I was going to land short of the track. But at least it's unlocked for Practice mode, which means I have all the time in the world to get a feel for it before my next attempt at Queen League.
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My daughter showed this to me and it looks great, as a huge SNES f-zero fan I'm probably more excited than her tbh, but I'm concerned about Switch Online, something I would never consider otherwise. In what ways can I expect this service to betray me and piss me off?
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W.T. Fits posted:Honestly, it's my own fault since I was kinda sandbagging and not really going all out since I knew that I couldn't rank out there. Didn't realize I was going too slow for the jump until I started descending and saw I was going to land short of the track. there are decals you unlock by finishing the practice tracks under a certain time limit, and I found that getting all those decals helped me get better at each track
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erosion posted:My daughter showed this to me and it looks great, as a huge SNES f-zero fan I'm probably more excited than her tbh, but I'm concerned about Switch Online, something I would never consider otherwise. In what ways can I expect this service to betray me and piss me off? There's no voice chat and the N64/GBA/Genesis games are on a higher tier paywall. But if you just want to play some cool games online it's pretty cheap and you get NES/SNES/GB games. If your daughter is into Animal Crossing or Splatoon it's kind of a no brainer. I played enough Tetris 99, a ton of Mario 35 and now way too much F-Zero 99 that the base price is an after thought.
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MassRafTer posted:There's no voice chat and the N64/GBA/Genesis games are on a higher tier paywall. But if you just want to play some cool games online it's pretty cheap and you get NES/SNES/GB games. If your daughter is into Animal Crossing or Splatoon it's kind of a no brainer. I played enough Tetris 99, a ton of Mario 35 and now way too much F-Zero 99 that the base price is an after thought. The regular price is also pretty loving cheap at 20 euro per year which can be gamed with the family plan if you feel so inclined. erosion posted:My daughter showed this to me and it looks great, as a huge SNES f-zero fan I'm probably more excited than her tbh, but I'm concerned about Switch Online, something I would never consider otherwise. In what ways can I expect this service to betray me and piss me off? That said you get what you pay for. It's not a very GOOD service, as in the quality of the connection is pretty mediocre. I generally have 0 problems on the best fiber optic wifi whatever I can get in France, but considering how many players drop out of games of Smash Bros or Splatoon it's telling that it relies a lot on the user to have a good connection.
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MassRafTer posted:You definitely don't have to be perfect or plan everything out to win single races, and you can definitely still win GPs without coming in first, but there are a lot of winners who will score above 980. I won a race last night where I didn't get a single skyway and wasted some extra boost on the third lap assuming I was going to just get the skyway on the final lap and didn't. Only won one GP in the last few days and while I got two firsts the other finishes were like, 5th, 6th and 11th. With less people playing I think it now requires a little bit more meta if you are just under top tier since you need to really recognize how many super boosts you'll be able to get in a race early and plan around it. So if you hang around 10-20 and use super boosts to get into the top 5 and challenge for the first near the end you need to know if you'll be able to get that second boost or if you need to conserve energy to compensate. Below that and the game plays basically the same, if I gently caress up early I don't have an issue getting a 2nd and 4th lap super boost and finishing top 10.
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game updatedquote:F-Zero 99 - Ver. 1.1.0 (Released November 28, 2023) Classic mode is cool. I think the tracks are slightly narrower, or it could be the 4:3 aspect ratio that's making me think that.
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Breadallelogram posted:game updated I am pretty sure the 99 courses are wider to accommodate all of the extra cars. Classic mode is ok, surprised we got this before Death Race though.
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lol it's goddamn impossible to even make it to the 5th race of any gp what are y'all talking about
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Managed to clear the King's League!  And with that, all of the courses are now available for practice mode.
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Sarah Cenia posted:lol it's goddamn impossible to even make it to the 5th race of any gp what are y'all talking about It takes practice but it's definitely doable. Which cars are you using?
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Breadallelogram posted:It takes practice but it's definitely doable. Which cars are you using? I use Wild Goose mostly and I like the Blue Falcon after that. It's really just that after the third race, I either hesitate and race too conservatively and time out, or I boost too much and then blow up on the final lap. lol. I made it to the end of the queen cup once. This is the only game I've played lately where the competition of it is kinda exciting though. it's addictive.
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Sarah Cenia posted:I use Wild Goose mostly and I like the Blue Falcon after that. Yep, that's how it was for me at the start too. Either playing it too safe and ranking out on the 3rd/4th race or buckling under pressure and exploding. Takes time to get the balance just right. I've found Golden Fox to be the easiest to learn with since it heals so quickly and you can use more boosts per lap. But I was very stubbornly using Falcon exclusively while learning the game.
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This should be interesting. https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1737295513425248456
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Hopefully it rotates in often enough that I can try it out
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shyduck posted:Hopefully it rotates in often enough that I can try it out One is basically always an option to pick, if anything playing a non Knight League course might be a challenge right now outside of GPs because the Knight League courses are always winning the votes.
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Ohhhh I thought it was a GP only, good to know. I haven't played since the addition but I'll try it out tonight
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As a longtime F-Zero fan seeing a high res 99 player version of the classic SNES is something 10 year old me would had wet dreams about. Funny how the worst car in the original is now considered the best, fun inversion. Been playing the new winter remix tracks and the reindeer antlers on the annoying npc cars is a fun touch.
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I don't customize my cars because I like the classic looks but I had to switch to the winter boost when I unlocked it because having snowflakes spin around me during a spin attack is too good to pass up.
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Private Lobbies are cool but I want to know what these secret tracks are.
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MassRafTer posted:Private Lobbies are cool but I want to know what these secret tracks are.
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waddler posted:I just ran one on 99 mode that was labeled ??? and was a weird amalgamation of different tracks built on top of the Death Wind loop, like the White Land 2 tight turns and jumps. Wonder if there are other permutations. I got this and it said it was unlocked but it wasn't in practice mode which was a bummer.
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The ??? track I got fits that description as well. Anyone seen a different one?
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There's another one that's a mashup of Mute City III and I think White Land I (?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_MkKSGZ0M. Apparently there's a Mute City/Firefield remix that's been datamined as well, maybe we will get a "Mute City is now on fire" track.
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Orange Crush Rush posted:There's another one that's a mashup of Mute City III and I think White Land I (?) This is so much cooler than the Death Wind/White Land course, holy poo poo.
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I just played a Mirrored Big Blue, well, sort of a mirrored Big Blue it has other differences like an entire turn being completely filled with mines which wreck all the Golden Foxes in the lead.
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Have been trying to clear Fire Field under 3'04" to get the backdrop and had gotten down to around 3'05" with Fox and 3'06" with Goose and Stingray. Finally after a week of trying, I decided on a whim to see what my time would be with Falcon, which I generally don't use, and got 3'02" first try. Huh.
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MassRafTer posted:You definitely don't have to be perfect or plan everything out to win single races, and you can definitely still win GPs without coming in first, but there are a lot of winners who will score above 980. I won a race last night where I didn't get a single skyway and wasted some extra boost on the third lap assuming I was going to just get the skyway on the final lap and didn't. Only won one GP in the last few days and while I got two firsts the other finishes were like, 5th, 6th and 11th. I know this response is months old but I have to echo this. Just race consistently and take advantage of others' mistakes. I once placed into a GP with four top players and ended up winning because they all crashed out by the final track (also helped that I took out one of them with the Goose). Only finished in first place once, though I was in the top 10 in the other four tracks. Even the best players like Mengsk crash out in Mute City LOL. It also doesn't help them that usually they have a target on their back and you'll see the elite players aim to KO each other.
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Bleck posted:Have been trying to clear Fire Field under 3'04" to get the backdrop and had gotten down to around 3'05" with Fox and 3'06" with Goose and Stingray. I got all the practice times with the Falcon. I've found I'm really good with that car when I'm not surrounded by 98 other cars.
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One of the mystery tracks is a combo of Mute City and Fire Field, with the background being a destroyed Mute City surrounded by hellfire and lava. Metal as gently caress. 
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wafflemoose posted:One of the mystery tracks is a combo of Mute City and Fire Field, with the background being a destroyed Mute City surrounded by hellfire and lava. Metal as gently caress. It feels almost like Doom.
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MassRafTer posted:It feels almost like Doom. Falcon Punch & Kick until it is done
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I finally got some time to play again and caught a ??? track. It was Death Wind I with White Land II elements. It was neat!
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shyduck posted:I finally got some time to play again and caught a ??? track. It was Death Wind I with White Land II elements. It was neat! I just played that one too! I've decided the track's name is White Death.
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