Readers pick best webcomic: Disincentives

I play Mario Kart with items off on Final Destination.

And what do you mean by "you people"?

Actually, I wouldn't mind an occasional unlucky loss. But it's NOT an occassional unlucky lose. Getting hit with a quake while drifting through a harsh turn, losing control and wiping is an unlucky lose. Getting hit with two blue shells in a row is just a broken game.

Even 2pStart agrees with that point. It takes almost all of the fun of single player away entirely and makes the game ONLY enjoyable online. Because here's a clue, REAL opponents are nowhere near as vindictive as the AI players.

Yeah, I'm totally fine with blue shells in multiplayer. My friends and I can cuss each other out.

In single player, however, it makes it feel like all the skill in the world is worthless. When I get hit by a blue shell, lightning, POW, red shell, and then another blue shell all in a row, something is wrong.

I never had this problem in DD. I think it comes down to more of these items and more racers. 12 people on one track, each getting way too powerful items is just too much.

And is it just me, or are the "i've been hit!" animations longer in this one? I always seem to be yelling at luigi to stop waving his arms and start racing again.

As many have said, it's not so bad in multiplayer...because there actually IS skill level, and though items cause unlucky losses, over time it evens out.

But when I'm racing the CPU, the following things happen:

1) A specific CPU racer is assigned the role "The one that needs to win." This racer will come in first unless you specifically beat them, or manage to pummel them with enough items that some other racer will pass them on the final straight away.

2) If you're in a situation where you need to finish "at least X" in the final race to secure the gold, you can be guaranteed that not only will the items come out in full force (Bolt/Blue/POW/Bullet combo), but the CPU that needs to get first will recieve a personal escort from another CPU racer that's currently ranked 12th.

3) People aren't going to believe me, but I twice saw a CPU racer in 2nd place fire a red shell backwards at me when the 1st place CPU racer was within striking distance.

4) 4 Blue Shells in a single lap is broken regardless of how you slice it. One a race wouldn't be so bad...but 4 in a lap is horrific. Especially when you have NO means to defend yourself.

As much as I love the online, Nintendo has made the single player experience a combination of futility and frustration. Beyond 100cc, any 1st places finishes I can muster feel more like a matter of luck than anything.

And I SWEAR the game is cheating with items. I've had way too many instances of the right item hitting me at the wrong time. (What are the odds that thrice in a race a bolt would shrink me precisely as I was going over a jump?....or the odds that the massive bullet bill coming from 12th place would manage to not only catch me at 2nd, but not hit a single person on its way?

Do want to offer my congrats to the winners though

Don't blame me. I voted for your comic.

Actually, was quite pleased with my debut. Could have been better but what can I say? I throw these together lazily during breaks at work. If at the end of the one month period, enough people dig em, I may do this up right.

Just thought I would link my Friday strip in case Ross looks back here for the list. I feel this is my best for the week. http://sheppyboy2000.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Stick-9-Ancient-Ways-84526588

I've named myself: ASH, GARY, Ash, Blue, BLUE, YELLOW, RED, SILVER, TOM ATO, MSYX, PKMNTRNR, (personal name with held), Dawn, Rival, Monty, and maybe some random others. I've named my rival: GARY, Gary, RED, Ash, GOLD, Jerk, Brendan, and well I didn't put nearly as much effort as in my own name.

I don't think you can see another player's licence online, I think it's licence screen only.
Unless you mean a star next a player's name though.

Yeah, you can see a star icon next to the plyer name if you beat all the cups with at least one star rating.

But if you want to unlock all karts, you need to win every cup with at least one star ranking too.

That's too bad, because I'm probably never going to play single player again.

I'm callin' you out now, Rocker. I think you're a cheat. I saw your track times on the Mario Kart Channel!

Co

You need those times if you want to unlock the Nintendo's Expert Staff ghosts...

If you unlock Expert Ghosts, you unlock some secret karts and characters (if you unlock the 32 Expert Ghosts, you unlock the Mii Outfit number2).

=p

Co, add me?
(You're already added)

Thank you for the link, that's good stuff. Now on my favourites list.

@TheOverlord#2
they are worse much much much worse

:) enj0y :)


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@Fernando Rocker

thanks for the unlock tip was wondering how to get the other carts