Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

[Lumastar]

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Medium- Mario, Luigi, Boshi, Bowser Jr., Fawful
Light- Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Diddy Kong, Antasma, Professor E. Gadd
Super Light- Toad, Koopa, Toadette, Dixie Kong, Toadsworth
Feather- Dry Bones, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Eldstar
Cruiser- Birdo, Donkey Kong, Waluigi, Rosalina
Heavy- Dry Bowser, Lubba
Super Heavy- Bowser, Wario

Yeah, that's a bunch of lightweights. It's still a good roster.

 

[Cirdec]

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So painful no one wants Pink Gold Peach
Mario Kart 8 has the best roster ever because of her.

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

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Yes, Mario Kart 8 just needs Diddy Kong. Admittedly, I'd use Link, Metal Mario, and Tanooki Mario much more than Diddy Kong, and it's not like I'll ever get sick of using Mario anyway.

 

[freakworld]

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Cut all non-heavyweights nobody plays them lal

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

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I'd be fine with that because at least Wario and Metal Mario are still there.

 

[Cirdec]

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Cut all non-heavyweights nobody plays them lal

Because heavyweights are blatantly overpowered. Quite sad considering that Mario Kart 7 did a good job at balance.

 

[freakworld]

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vut it will be balanced if you cut everyone else

 

[Lakituthequick]

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Well, MK8 is in an early state of modding, so we'll see what the modding community can do.

Would also make MK8 Tournament recaps more interesting, especially if audio is taken into account too.

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

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Cut all non-heavyweights nobody plays them lal

Because heavyweights are blatantly overpowered. Quite sad considering that Mario Kart 7 did a good job at balance.

Don't you mean Metal Mario B Dasher Slick Tires 7?

 

[Nysic]

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More like Metal Mario B Dasher Red Monster 7.

 

[Ray Trace]

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Well, MK8 is in an early state of modding, so we'll see what the modding community can do.

looking forward to modding this game

 

[MnSG]

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Cut all non-heavyweights nobody plays them lal

Because heavyweights are blatantly overpowered. Quite sad considering that Mario Kart 7 did a good job at balance.

Heavy characters have been abused in "every" Mario Kart title to date; they have access to the highest top speeds after all. Of course, that's not to say that you won't come across some good lightweight and/or middleweight players out there.

Also, Mario Kart 7 was far from balanced with the likes of the Monster and Red Monster roaming around. Mario Kart 8 made the Monster and Hot Monster much less efficient, especially considering that no combo can ever hold its drift on normal off-road anymore.

 

[Cirdec]

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Cut all non-heavyweights nobody plays them lal

Because heavyweights are blatantly overpowered. Quite sad considering that Mario Kart 7 did a good job at balance.

Heavy characters have been abused in "every" Mario Kart title to date; they have access to the highest top speeds after all. Of course, that's not to say that you won't come across some good lightweight and/or middleweight players out there.

Also, Mario Kart 7 was far from balanced with the likes of the Monster and Red Monster roaming around. Mario Kart 8 made the Monster and Hot Monster much less efficient, especially considering that no combo can ever hold its drift on normal off-road anymore.

Max acceleration with a lightweight was viable in Mario Kart 7. In Mario Kart 8, there is no way to win with Baby Mario with max accelaration.

 

[MnSG]

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Max acceleration with a lightweight was viable in Mario Kart 7.

Not when you have Metal Marios (or any Heavy class character) spamming those B Dashers and Monsters (or Red Monsters) every time. Even with the water speed disadvantage, they manage to overcome that weakness at Cheep Cheep Lagoon and Wario Shipyard.

In Mario Kart 8, there is no way to win with Baby Mario with max accelaration.

Depending on the room that you're in, that can sound pretty exaggerated.

 

[Ray Trace]

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Heavy characters have been abused in "every" Mario Kart title to date

uh, even with "quotes" that's not necessarily true; mario kart ds had snaking and the heavyweight cars were in fact one of the worst ones you can use.

the only way lightweights should be viable is more item chaos and much stronger acceleration.

 

[MnSG]

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uh, even with "quotes" that's not necessarily true; mario kart ds had snaking and the heavyweight cars were in fact one of the worst ones you can use.

I didn't say anything about heavyweight karts. In Mario Kart DS, the heavyweight characters were abused, because of their weight advantages over everyone else.

 

[Ray Trace]

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and even so, you have super mario kart, mario kart 64, and super circuit which lightweights were clearly superior

i think double dash, lightweights have the edge, but it's mainly because of their special items

 

[Magikrazy]

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But Petey Piranha and King Boo can use all special items.

 

[Ray Trace]

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But Petey Piranha and King Boo can use all special items.

the main problem with them is that they're far less common than characters specialized at it. if you specifically want giant bananas, then you should go for diddy and donkey, who would give you that item far more commonly and throw out bowser shells and triple shells out of the equation. same with baby mario and baby luigi; thanks to them i've gotten a chain chomp as far up as fourth place.

 

[Lumastar]

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But Petey Piranha and King Boo can use all special items.

the main problem with them is that they're far less common than characters specialized at it. if you specifically want giant bananas, then you should go for diddy and donkey, who would give you that item far more commonly and throw out bowser shells and triple shells out of the equation. same with baby mario and baby luigi; thanks to them i've gotten a chain chomp as far up as fourth place.

It's a bit off-topic, but is Double Dash!! one of the reasons why you like Baby Luigi so much?

 

[Ray Trace]

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It's a bit off-topic, but is Double Dash!! one of the reasons why you like Baby Luigi so much?

si

it's probably the main reason

 

[MnSG]

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and even so, you have super mario kart, mario kart 64, and super circuit which lightweights were clearly superior

i think double dash, lightweights have the edge, but it's mainly because of their special items

The Boo Pipes says hello there.

Anyway, I don't know why all the heavy karts nowadays have to have such lousy acceleration stats. Is it really that bad if a high accelerating combo is super heavy?

 

[Random Blue]

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I guess it's just logic that dictates a heavier vehicle would accelerate slower than a light one (assuming they have the same power engine)

Anyone else wonder what the Animal Crossing characters would sound like? I dreamed that the villager's voice was absolutely terrible

 

[Lumastar]

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I guess it's just logic that dictates a heavier vehicle would accelerate slower than a light one (assuming they have the same power engine)

Anyone else wonder what the Animal Crossing characters would sound like? I dreamed that the villager's voice was absolutely terrible

Who says they even need to talk?

 

[Random Blue]

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It would be kind of strange if they were completely silent in a MK game

Though they've been better about not using voice clips for every action since MKWii