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Should 200CC be the default for future Mario Karts?
- Thread starter eKongDiddy
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did you have to unlock it? i forget
all the options should be available from the start, that's all, really.
all the options should be available from the start, that's all, really.
As long as there's a higher speed that "breaks" the game, I'm fine with the courses being adapted for 200CC. What makes 200CC so nice is that it feels risky to play and you need to break.
I wouldn't mind a 200cc DLC pack, so better players could get the pack and play tracks specifically made for 200cc.
For me though it's clear the regular tracks aren't designed for it, ultimately or should be kept/left as a kind of 'wacky' extra mode.
For me though it's clear the regular tracks aren't designed for it, ultimately or should be kept/left as a kind of 'wacky' extra mode.
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Holy cow, yes! Ribbon Road is so smooth to play and 200CC on. Mastering all Those curves and feels awesome as hell. Really all of the DLC tracks feel awesome running on 200CC. Play on a base map and then a DLC one and you'll feel the difference.
Mount Wario could benefit from having all of its different sections extended. It goes way too fast. MK8 Rainbow Road is just wtf, while SNES Rainbow Road feels better.
Of course not. Every new player I've seen only uses the auto driving features. They dont want a difficult game.
Absolutely not the default, but I do hope it's in there, with modified tracks tweaked with 200cc in mind.
I'm with the people saying all options should be available at the start.
Also, skip 200cc and just go liter karts. For those that miss F-Zero, lol.
Also, skip 200cc and just go liter karts. For those that miss F-Zero, lol.
If the tracks were "optimised" for 200cc, wouldn't it just feel like 150cc again? Isn't the reason why 200cc feels fast is because it's fast relative to the track lengths and sharpness of turns? It wouldn't be the same as 150, but it might feel similarly "boring".
No, It should not. People should just be able to pick whatever speed they want to play the game at as long as they're fully available from the start without having to unlock them.
while 200cc seems like a bit much for default, the speeds the game has should be bumped up.
instead of 50, 100, 150 and 200 they should bump them up to like 100, 150, 200 and 250cc.
50cc is really slow and useless. 100cc is slow enough for complete newbies to play well and have a good time. 150cc seems like a good default since it's not too slow or fast and 200cc could be the hard mode like 150cc is currently considered. have 250cc as the new super hard mode for the more hardcore players (200cc starts feeling normal after a while)
instead of 50, 100, 150 and 200 they should bump them up to like 100, 150, 200 and 250cc.
50cc is really slow and useless. 100cc is slow enough for complete newbies to play well and have a good time. 150cc seems like a good default since it's not too slow or fast and 200cc could be the hard mode like 150cc is currently considered. have 250cc as the new super hard mode for the more hardcore players (200cc starts feeling normal after a while)
200cc actually seems more like 250cc based on the difference between 100 and 150. I think a real 200 would be a little slower and more manageable than it is now
I like playing on lower difficulties first and then doing the others, actually. It's why I really disliked MK8's approach to cups, as it basically cut down the game's ammount of content.
I'm fine with 200cc existing, but if Nintendo wanted to do a really fast racing game they could just bring back F-Zero while thinking of a new hook for it.
I'm fine with 200cc existing, but if Nintendo wanted to do a really fast racing game they could just bring back F-Zero while thinking of a new hook for it.
Also this. I never bother with 200cc, but something like 175cc could be interesting.
Gonna disagree here. What makes 200cc work as a game mode is that out-of-control feeling, and that is mainly due to the tracks not being designed with the speeds in mind. As such, racing at 200cc speeds is a totally different experience. If all the tracks were designed to accommodate the speeds, it would be far more mundane, and less fun as a result. It would also make the other speed classes boring as heck. It's kind of like Monaco in Formula One: the challenge of navigating a 1200BHP behemoth through impossibly narrow streets is the point.
DEFAULT? no
UNLOCKABLE? yes
200cc is special because you start at such a "slow" speed of 50cc.
I remember how all the kids were asking for a 200cc in 1993. lol
We really wanted a "ludicrous speed" for a Kart racer.
UNLOCKABLE? yes
200cc is special because you start at such a "slow" speed of 50cc.
I remember how all the kids were asking for a 200cc in 1993. lol
We really wanted a "ludicrous speed" for a Kart racer.
This is where I'm at. I prefer 200cc over 150cc and that's how I primarily choose to race. But if you design the courses with 200cc in mind, then a lot of the appeal of the difficulty goes away imo. Mastering the chaos is where the fun is at.
I absolutely don't think it should be the default. It's a lot more demanding than the other speed tiers.
It should definitely stick around, though.
I think 50cc can go. I don't see any need for a speed tier that slow now, considering MK8's accessibility features. 100cc, 150cc, and 200cc seem like a perfect set to me. 100cc being basically easy mode or a mode where items can take center-stage, 150cc being a traditionally drift-centric mode where braking isn't necessarily a required skill, and 200cc being a mode for experienced players who want a challenge
It should definitely stick around, though.
I think 50cc can go. I don't see any need for a speed tier that slow now, considering MK8's accessibility features. 100cc, 150cc, and 200cc seem like a perfect set to me. 100cc being basically easy mode or a mode where items can take center-stage, 150cc being a traditionally drift-centric mode where braking isn't necessarily a required skill, and 200cc being a mode for experienced players who want a challenge
I love 200cc but no, it requires liberal brake use outside of Time Trials so it plays a lot differently than what most people expect from Mario Kart.
Also courses designed for 200cc would be boring AF in lower difficulties. You can already do all the tracks very consistently in 200cc anyways, just need to know what you're doing lol
Also courses designed for 200cc would be boring AF in lower difficulties. You can already do all the tracks very consistently in 200cc anyways, just need to know what you're doing lol
it's not a weird reason though. 200cc is not what the game is balanced for, it was a DLC mode. it was sorta like a new game plus.
to echo the above, i love 200cc too, but the game clearly needs to "revolve" around 150cc being the norm. if you balance any new tracks to that kinda speed you would have to stretch everything out which goes against the best part of mario kart: tight, fun track design.
online 200cc is such a clusterfuck i love it. it needs to be ridiculous, it's part of the appeal. but it should not be the norm.
why does it suck? it just adds a braking mechanic and requires faster reaction speed to anticipate drifts.
no it doesn't.
And, anyways, it's mostly about how the courses are designed to facilitate 200cc.
F-Zero "mode" in Mario Kart, at the very least.
Trust me, Nakamori would agree and she's a huge Maximum Velocity fan. <3