@coriander i would very much contest that it is “not that that deep” tbh
@coriander it is very good at being that but you can also definitely Take It Seriously
(ftr i don't but i have seen what is pawsible)
@coriander @aescling mkwii
the online scene is still super strong and there's so much to learn, the skill ceiling is soooooo high
@coriander @monorail @aescling Double Dash is my favourite :3
@coriander @monorail purrsonally, i miss mkwii so much, i wanna play it again
@coriander @aescling that's fair, but people do get very spiritually and emotionally into mario kart :P
i know what you mean though, it's like. if you play iracing it's because you're INTO it.
@coriander @aescling yeah; item luck doesn't go away at higher levels, you can always be mario karted. but it can be mitigated to some extent by knowing when a blue shell is likely to be a relevant concern and playing around it
also worth noting that competitive mario kart tends to be played in teams (though not using the team mode, you still have to worry about how your items affect your teammates) so one player getting smited from on high doesn't have as much of an effect on the team's performance. obviously when you're just driving online that's different though
@coriander @aescling in mkwii at least, the scoring structure is designed such that having one player who does really poorly doesn't hurt you. so you have one designated player who barely even races, they stay back to get the best items to help the rest of the team
i once saw a video of a player intentionally getting hit by a track hazard, dropping their item on the floor. it was a star, their teammate picked it up as they lapped them, and dodged a shock with it. it was soooo cool
@coriander @aescling even without wild stuff like that, if your team is in control of the shock it's extremely good for you. it means you can dodge reliably and use it at the perfect time to force whoever's on the lead out of the opponents to fall off. mario kart is so cool
@coriander @aescling (and you'll be on comms with your team so someone will probably call out when enemy dodge items run out, etc)
@coriander @aescling tbf i haven't played much double dash, but i'm not a time trials girlie so having the ability to play online is really important to me anyway
@aescling You can but unless you're doing like time trials and going for records, I think taking Mario Kart seriously is Missing The Point
Like, being someone who grinds out records and gets to GDQ or something, that's cool as hell
But if you're just Playing Mario Kart, I think it's good to keep in perspective that you're not in iRacing
@aescling @coriander there's a reason i have a favourite mario kart and it's not "the newest one with all the guys and things" :P it doesn't have to be deep but good lord can it be deep