This is great, but I'm worried nobody will use these.

>>2031062
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohm5CVdutrw
Not needing to use it is the best case scenario.

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is he in yet??

>>2033298
yes

how much speed does perfect boost add?

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>>2036079
It's inconsistent, since it doesn't work the way Ring Boost or normal boosts do. It's not just a flat +7 speed.

Upon release you get roughly +7 Speed that gradually decreases over ~0.5 seconds (35-36 frames). For the duration of the boost, the speedometer will then continue jumping up +5 Speed and sinking in ~0.30s (19 frames) before going back up again ~0.10s (5-6 frames) later.

The way the speedometer fluctuates indicates there's something wrong with the gadget being bugged, as the speed fluctuating / resetting shouldn't be the case. If it were just a flat +5 Speed for the entire duration, it'd have some merit, but as it stands now it's not really usable, since the overall effect is much much lower than +7 to speed.

>>2036524
what the hell
I thought it'd be better than ring boost given you can't really run both it and perfect bounty in parallel and it doesn't offer the benefit of actually accumulating rings

>>2036527
Yeah, this is why it's important to test things instead of believing stats bars and text at face value. Speed, Accel, Power, hidden vehicle quirks and buffs, it's just par for the course in racing games. Stat bars almost always lie to you, it's annoying but that's just how it usually is. Happy to help, at least.

>unless you're invincible being first in the third lap is a death sentence
>therefore your performance in the first 2 laps barely matters
>therefore the whole thing is just a slot machine decided by the final stretch
I'm becoming disillusioned bros, the magic is running out

>>2036873
Yeah, a balance patch would go a long way. They did say on their roadmap that they'd release at minimum four balance patches between now and the end of 2026, but they're sure taking their sweet time... the meta may be "balanced" between invulnerable giga-sweats, item resistant slipstream bros and bagging scum, but it sure ain't as fun as >>>/vm/ctr , >>>/vm/srb2k or ASRT imo.

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Ichiban will be out in three days.
Festival starts in four days.
Here are the rewards:
The gadget is called Comeback Kit, exact effects TBD. However, if the data mine from a few months ago is to be believed (link in the OP), it's going to be pretty bad.

v thread is kill, so may as well share here.

>>2041154
>v thread is kill
is it...over?//

>>2041290
The v thread is (and this one too), but the game will be fine. I'm in enough external communities to know that for sure. Sonic fans are very, very, /very/ autistic.

>>2041290
No, those threads lasted longer than anyone could have imagined.

>>2041353
Autists and coomers are very good at keeping threads alive because both types are unemployed

>>2041353
two full months of uninterrupted autism. no breaks. no gaps. no limitations. even when no one could play the damn game, people were posting. completely wild ride, and so much better than anything in the Sonic general. despite the freaks erping and dumping garbage overnight.

honestly I'm expecting it to come right back the moment the festival rolls around, but it's been long in the tooth as it is.

>>2041463
>honestly I'm expecting it to come right back the moment the festival rolls around, but it's been long in the tooth as it is.
Of course, weekend threads and festival threads will still be active made, as it should be.

I'm confused on what speed modifiers stack and don't stack
I know the ring count is its own separate thing and stacks with everything
But do drifts stack with boost pads? If I'm in a slipstream do I bother drifting? What about ring boost? Should I be prioritizing a wide line with it or still hug the corner?

well, i could host a lobby. but is anyone even here?

>>2043307
only way to know is to test it, that's how that one guy figured out the slipstream cap and that ring boosts are counted as part of the slipstream cap
i think boost pads are similar to drifts, but unlike drifts you can go off-road with boost pads if they're strong enough (see: estadium lap 3)
>>2043400
most players are still on v even though it's sputtering out. check the thread with amy's face on it over there. personally i only host lobbies during festivals and do other things in between

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14 hours remain...

>>2043400
No, but we should stick to /v/eekend threads instead of trying to keep one up all week.

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how did this plate win 3 times in a row

>>2046467
>ring boost
>wisp up
>more slots
probably that

is trick adept even worth it? seems like it doesn't do shit for the majority of jumps

>>2046607
Is that the 1 slot one? 1 slot one is fairly useless it'll at most nab you one extra trick on very few jumps.

Festival in three and a half hours! will be playing with v when it starts.

>>2046467
Top half bags well, bottom half has Mini Ring Boost. That kind of setup is coherent enough to get you to Legend 9 no problem.
>>2046607
Adept (and Expert, and Bounty) are not really worth it, but they're fun and simple. Adept gives +25% to trick speed, Expert gives +75%. It's a good effect, but not the kind of effect that's worth dedicating three slots to.

>>2046732
Expert I can see a lot of utility in because in tracks with small ramps getting 1 or 2 extra spins is massive for making distance relative to other guys
But adept just doesn't do enough

>>2046605
this games netcode is so ass

I don't care about ranked points
I don't care about 1st
I don't care about likes
If I see the "No1 spent in front" bonus, I won

>>2047380
Based and correct

any rooms up?

is there no /v/ thread up or am I missing it, I need to complete the festival rewards

>>2049430
modniggers moved it to /vg/

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The festival ends in 24 hours! the thread on v is alive again, so get in while the getting is good

>>2051186
Lobby host should make another thread, mention the festival and include the first lobby code in the OP

>>2051193
Agreed. OP should at least keep it on-topic

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>Zzzzzzz....

>>2049840
They should keep the event 8 hours longer in consideration for people on the other side of the planet.

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Next batch of free DLC characters revealed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0DHucYYD0k
>NiGHTS
>AiAi
>Tangle and Whisper

jannies are faggots

>>2055809
what else is new lol

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HARRO, gaijin pureya-san! I am barantsu patchi man!! pureasu gibbu thothsu!
>NERF DRILL, ends way quicker when ahead, and also in the last stretch regardless of position, also deals much less damage time.
>tornado deals less damage time, and only 20 rings
>slicer deals much less damage time
.>when dropping items behind you while drifting, it drops inwards, like the angle boxing gloves and slicers chase you at. Just make them more reliable at defending overall, maybe a different, bigger hitbox specifically for hitting other items?
>void doesn't stay in your item slot while being used
In exchange,
>ultimate charge's invincibility only lasts 2 seconds instead of 3, and the invincibility has a telltale rainbow effect like mario kart
Of course that rainbow glow won't help much online, but still, at least try to make it distinctive for other players.

Also, if the delay's gonna be this unreliable, at least severely reduce knockback when colliding with other players when online, cause it's ridiculous how easy it is to get smushed into walls by players who probably aren't even doing that to you on their screen. I'd take making the power stat help protect you from it too, but with everything else I'm proposing that might just make slipstream power builds the new centralizing meta, and I'd rather have many viable playstyles.

bros where's our thread?

>>2056331
abib had his way with it again...
>>2056283
I wouldn't do exactly this, but these are more or less all the pain points that need to be tweaked

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Gadget usage in the Top 100 (cross-platform) as of November 11, 2025:

* 75 of the top 100 use the Technical Drift + QC2 + QC3 + Ultimate Charge build. The next most represented build is Inventory Plus + Inventory Swap + Wisp Up with 6 users. The third most represented build is Drift Kit + Air Trick Expert + Air Trick Bounty at 4 users. The other 15 users are all over the place.

>>2056283
If they nerf the drill they better nerf all attack items.

I was front running on Metal Harbor last night and got put into 10th place by a bunch of items that hit me one after another. It was only thanks to a drill that I was still able to not lose points over that bullshit

>>2057283
bads like to complain about muh three trucks and two drills raped me on the finish line, but gloves, saws, boos and red warp ring attacks are way more of a threat for front-runners than those things, let alone the complete lack of shields that drop for you

is anyone else dreading the spongebob festival next week or is it just me and my old bones

>>2058624
Depends on the modes, as always. Festivals are the one time you can easily play with others so they are the most fun for me.

>>2056514
So basically only stuff that lets you survive the final shitstorm, nothing that surprising I guess
Silver surfer is the only way to force 1sts while bagging is still pretty luck based, so that's much more popular

>>2056514
I'm impressed by the fact air trick expert is even on the radar
Must be really good on some maps

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First ever Legendary Ladder announced! Arrives the same day as the Switch 2 version, after SpongeBob is out.

Thoughts?

>>2059641
Is there any gameplay differences or is it just a "queue takes way longer and you can't farm A ranks" mode

>>2059651
>are there any gameplay differences?
We don't know yet. Hopefully, but probably not.

>>2059641
How am I supposed to have a shot against meta sweaters?

>>2061519
who said you were supposed to have a shot? the mode is only for the best of the best, those willing to do everything necessary to win

>>2061519
You can't both compete in an optional bracket for sweats and demand the meme QR air trick expert build be viable
It's one or the other

Lobby sweep!

I've been crossworlds demoralized
I don't take shortcuts anymore, because moving forward in the pack is suicide without defensives
I don't bother with the start boost anymore, because gaining rings is much easier if you start slow
I don't even shoot people with items because setting someone back isn't worth the miniscule chance throwing the item back will save me from something

>>2063408
That's closer to learning and adaptation than demoralization, but sure. Getting what you need to survive the final lap is more important than getting an early lap 1 lead.

>>2063587
It just seems counter-intuitive to take the simpler path, ignore the other players and intentionally mistime mechanics because constantly trying to go fast is too punishing

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Just a few days to go, Squidward
We're almost there, Squidward
It's almost time, Squidward

>OH

>BOY

>YIPPEE!!!

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>>2066560

I swear I'm being gangstalked on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

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FUCK

>>2067013
how does that make you feel

>>2067013
People will see this and wonder why UC is so fucking popular
What a mess all these items are for the game

I keep running into a situation where I gently swerve to avoid a truck, and another secret shadow truck rams right into me a nanosecond afterwards

>>2067400
In my experience trucks will fuck their line to crush you because its hilarious to them

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SpongeBob festival started a few hours ago! This fest's kit is Sea Dog Kit, which gives you better handling and stats in boat form.
Additionally, CrossWorlds is on sale! Seems to be discounted everywhere except Steam. Log in before Dec 12th for an exclusive Adventure decal that looks pretty good, all things considered.
No news on a balance patch, but there were rumors of EGS getting a patch early that screwed up their game client and save in the process, lol lmao

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>>2071558
>except Steam
I will never forgive Sweeney

>>2073224
Hang in there a little longer. A sale is inevitable, Sega is just being a massive retard about it

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Physical copies are currently on sale for $30. No news on Steam deals yet, sorry.

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So...the /v/ thread is dead, I suppose?

>on sale literally everywhere except steam
>no third party seller deals to take the pain away either
IT'S NO USE

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Six new gadgets to be released in Patch 2, which is confirmed to release December 3rd! Exact details to be revealed.
The gadgets are predicted (but not confirmed) to be:
Summon Item Box, Summon Defense Item, Lucky Pair, Double Down, Double Rings, and Invincible Finish.

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More Legend Competition news. Key highlights:
All ratings reset after the competition ends.
Emerald Grade + title is awarded at Rating 1850.

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Deep dive on Acceleration's exact effect on vehicle acceleration per point. Source: just trust me bro (seems accurate but no recorded proof).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10teib1WF_OMFJ2d_3haf9xyyqSw6XL_H4Btl5b0SXzY/

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FYI there are hackers with infinite rings and infinite wisps going around, no diddy

>>2083245
........may I see evidence of your claim?

>>2083503
the evidence is that I just know.

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CrossWorlds is currently 30% off on Steam! You can get an even better deal by using a discount code on PlanetPlay on checkout. If you were waiting got a sale, this is likely the best one you'll get this year.

>>2084471
https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3m6mxj5xkwk26

Three days left until new gadgets and the balance patch kicks in... really hope they put in the effort to address everyone's complaints

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The journey is arduous

Laser seems obscenely good when other people use it and barely better than a boost wisp when I use it.

>>2083503
SS metal harbor ghost, unless it got removed already. I haven't seen any shenanigans in multiplayer yet.

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ICHIBAN NO

Time to enjoy the last weekend of 1.1.2
>>2090866
Outskilled

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>>2090866
Surprised you turned off the minimap, it adds a lot of useful info. Even if you don't look at it during a race, it's fun to see where the other racers were in recordings.

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>>2090526
>Laser seems obscenely good when other people use it and barely better than a boost wisp when I use it.
You should use it so that it ends at the start of a harder curve. Laser can't drop you on curves that require a drift to clear, so it continues until you'll on a straighter section of the track.

>>2091601
My main points of disappointment with it have been
>use it for a cut, ends immediately after the cut, often under the tire of a monster truck
>using it on the final stretch but not passing the leader, even though I've had lasers zip past me at the finish line
Rewatching with the former, I notice the crystals don't rearrange so I guess you get the same endpoint as the on-course route. The latter I guess is just me overestimating its range? Maybe I should just use it on curves instead.

>>2091546
I turned it off in some ill conceived attempt at forcing myself to look backwards to see what's behind me (it hasn't worked)
The game is also just visually busy so I prefer it not there, although I can see how useful it is for both gameplay and clips

>>2090866
its strange to me to practice a playstyle that involves drifting 98% of the time but refusing to use silver smurfer

>>2092071
nta but the line you take for Lv4 Charge is significantly different from how you have to snake with Counter Drift. regular, tech drift, counter drift, and lv2+3 qc only all have to be approached with a different mindset and different strategies based on the course shape. it's a big part of the reason why people struggle using the SS Time Trial setup compared to Drift Kit. not mentioning friction drift for reasons that should be obvious.

>>2092071
Technical drift feels too goofy and I love cranking counter drifts while hearing the PING from drift bounty
It's like I'm constantly cocking my EG, revving my red queen, or landing my tricks in THPS3
It just feels good

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If Patch 2 has no balance changes whatsoever, and only adds six new gadgets with a Legend festival leaderboard for sweats to climb, how will you handle it?

>>2092164
I've already emotionally reinforced myself by playing this game online, a bad patch will faze me as much as a green glove in the final stetch now

>>2092164
Disappointed but I'll still play short sessions sometimes and finish every festival like I've been doing

I don't know what's going on with the speedometer during snap drifts.
>usually lose speed
>often lose ~50 and end up moving slower than if you hadn't boosted at all for 0.5-1 second
>but sometimes you lose little to nothing
>snap drift while another boost is active doesn't bypass it, but using a boost wisp immediately after will shoot you back to max
>doesn't seem related to stick position
>maybe related to how fast it's input?
>or something else entirely
It'd be nice to understand, that speed drop often makes it worse than turning normally and boosting late outside of jukes/early lv4s mid-turn.

>>2093188
Also doesn't depend on vehicle type. Lowest speed it seems to set you to on SS is around 170 with or without a boost. I think it might actually just be based on how sharply the snap drift turns you? Neutral drift into snap drift has almost zero speed loss.

>>2043307
Dash pads are essentially physical drift boosts, this applies to the air ones too, so they don't stack but dash panels have a small stacking bonus
Tricks and wisps just give the same drift boost that's why people always complain boost wisps feel like they do nothing
Ring boosts, collision boosts and slipstreams all work towards the same cap of 20 (30 for power vehicles) so they tend to eat into each others efficiency
Holding a drift into a transformation zone seems to give you the boost after the transformation, but holding it out of one seems to eat it

>>2043307
Drift boosts, air trick boosts, dash panels, and boost wisps are lumped together with diminishing returns. Seems to cap at +40 (tested on EG but I think it's the same on all), which you'll most commonly hit going over a dash panel with two stacked drift boosts or drift boost+air trick.
Like the other anon said, ring/collision boost and slipstream are a separate grouping for another +20/30.
Air>land transformation specifically eats your drift boost, but you automatically boost for any other change. Sometimes air>land does fucky things when you manually boost before it, but landing with a lv3 active is worth it.

Patch 1.20 will involve 3 hour scheduled maintenance window
https://x.com/racecrossworlds/status/1996021570888753395

they will fix everything and then us honest tome trail chads will reign supreme

Item interactions can't be fun in this game as long as throwing items backwards is like pissing in the wind

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meh

patchnotes doko?

>>2098162
koko
https://www.sega.com/news/sonic-racing-crossworlds-v120-patch-notes

Did the backwards thrown item changes actually do anything?
If they aren't gonna make the mechanic good they should at least make the hitboxes bigger or something

>>2102487
I don't know what it was supposed to do. The angle of items thrown backwards during a drift felt weird before, it still feels weird now.
Anecdotally I've had a good success rate with blocking slicers and gloves since the patch, but I have no idea if the patch was related at all.

I see Bikini Bottom, I close the game. Simple as.

>climbed back to gold
maybe not angrily ranting in the threads helps lol

Why wasn't Sonic 3 in the Game Awards? Weird show.

>>2119483
I think they just straight up forgot

>>2120285
lol

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>be Crossworlds devs
>make a special dash panel type that lets you go offroad during the boost
>put one in lap 3 E-Stadium by the first shortcut to get players used to the idea
>put them by several other shortcuts
>but never close enough to actually use the shortcut
I can't tell if it's intentional bait, or if they used to last longer prerelease.

>>2133594
No idea why they flubbed it, I wish it was more common. Maybe they thought that one specific cut was too important but left out all the other way more ridiculous cuts like Ocean View and Coral Town.

https://x.com/RaceCrossWorlds/status/2001094997790134498
Maintenance Dec. 17 (Wed) 6:50 PM – 9:00 PM ET for Ver.1.2.2 update.
Guessing more matchmaking and maybe netcode tweaks.

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I still can't believe I got Emerald Rank Round 1...! I actually actually freaking did it!! I did the thing!!! It's been three days and I'm still pumped!! I knew I could do it!!!

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>riding a streamer's slipstream
>249 speed, but never getting any closer to them before the finish line
>check their footage after the race
>they were riding my slipstream
Desync continues to amaze.

>>2135020
Congrats anon! Hope they improve things for round 2, it's needlessly frustrating that the game can repeatedly throw you into high risk no reward matchups.

>>2135482
kek, schrodingers slipstream

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This is the current strongest non-Ultimate Charge racer in the world. Please say something nice about them.

>>2139686
>no ultimate charge
>no quick recovery either
>still top 50 in the world
uhhhhh.......... bros????

>>2139686
>bagger
I will not.
I haven't tried bagging yet, so I was considering something like QR + Inventory+ + Slipstream Bounty. I suppose Dark Chao's pretty important for rerolling both yours and everyone else's items though, and in an ideal bagging scenario the drill/laser/truck already makes you invincible.

>>2139947
Ring Boost's had rep that high too.

I haven't seen a single shield in like 20 races

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I tried the legend mode cus someone wanted me to and I can only describe the progress as "glacial"
I could probably get platinum with a bit of luck and more than a day, but the concept of emerald seems like a very tedious trek at best without UC

>>2143363
the bridge takes another life

>>2143434
The more I play this track, the more I hate how popular it is. It's a mess.

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>>2143509
It's rapidly become my most-hated track. So many places in it where you can randomly get fucked for reasons beyond your control.
Chao Park's second place for That Jump, and a streak of getting drilled or collision locked on the water turn.

Are we as a community doing anything special for Christmas?

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I'm in danger

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Turns out shield status has yet another benefit; it doesn't just protect from collisions, it ignores the power stat and wins them outright. Webm rel, 80 power Omega + Road Dragoon vs shielded 22 power Miku + Quad Copter.

Pac-Man soon... Whisper soon... we're so close to peak....!

https://files.catbox.moe/85ddf5.mp4
don't mind me just postan some jank for anyone who wants to see

>>2158689
This kills the cat

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I still don't really know what I like best for the last slot of QR slipstream.
>full Ring Boost
great at catching up to 1st, but unless you bag items with it you're not holding that position
>Dash Panel Mini Bounty
+7 from Mini Ring Boost doesn't feel like nearly enough incentive compared to the +21 the builds without Quick Recovery have
>Extended Slipstream
less likely to miss a breakaway, but I feel like Quick Recovery doesn't have issues with that often unless dogpiled
>Lv2 Quick Charge
amazing when you don't have items or dash panels, irrelevant when you do
>Ring Mercy
helps with ring economy on messier rounds, helps you get going after hits a bit faster but Slipstream Bounty isn't much slower at this so there's some redundancy
>Wisp Chance Up
don't like planning to bag, especially on a build without Inventory+, but better laser/drill odds on a build that's commonly close to the front seems like it has merit when it works

>>2159659
That's the fun part, these are all viable choices. I personally prefer QC2, but I consider every choice you listed that isn't WCU competitive. For bagging specifically, I wouldn't bother with WCU unless you're also bringing Inventory Plus and/or Dark Chao

>>2159707
It's fun in the sense that there's a lot of options for the flex slot. I personally find it annoying that I always feel like I'm missing something on Quick Recovery builds, which isn't a feeling I have with surfing, bagging, or +21 ring boost. I should probably just take that to mean devoting half the plate to QR isn't for me, but I like understanding all options over purely focusing on favorites.
Ring Boost and QC2 are probably my two favorites currently, but there's been plenty of times I wished I had DPMB, Ring Mercy, or Extended Slipstream too. WCU I think is kind of meme after the nerf, but better odds for multiple items that win the race is still decent value for one slot.

>>2159869
>I always feel like I'm missing something on Quick Recovery builds
Yup, that's why I stopped using it

it's nice that the game is still lively this far past launch. a lot of racing games don't even make it this far.

>>2160255
It's fun to play as your favourite characters. Sega did non-Sonic character mains dirty by not having even base voice lines.

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>>2159904
Not what I wanted to hear, but it's been my feeling toward it since LC. Turns out even with busted items, having the tools to make plays is still more rewarding than making getting hit suck less if your objective is 1st.

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In like 200 hours this might be the only time I've looked back and used that knowledge to my benefit

>>2160884
Jumps like that are the only time it's even usable. I'm surprised I didn't record any festival footage of it, but every time I tried to drift a straight line and rear view with teammates near me during tap boost, the only thing I'd ever see was the wall.

>>2161601
is it affected by the dynamic camera? it'd be a shame if an effective defensive tool was gimped because the camera when you're looking forward is otherwise ass

>>2162419
Doesn't seem like setting matters. Rear view camera's just glued to your character's face, so you're always looking at an angle during drifts.

Only a week or so left until Pac-Man is out... I can feel it, I know he's going to be my true main!!!

I just got this a few days ago and finally did enough GPs to get the relevant parts.
The last cart racing game I played seriously was MKDS.
How viable is snaking in multiplayer here?

>>2164137
Always worth doing. The primary meta build focuses on the Ultimate Charge gadget and snaking to chain its invincibility for protection from items. But even outside of that build, it's an extra +25-45 speed in online game modes that you'd need boost wisps or dash panels to reach driving straight.

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>>2164143
Realized I've never seen a proper comparison, so I did a quick test on E-Stadium's straightaway.
>Power car driving straight (197-198 speed, 327 frames)
>Power car snaking lv2 boosts with Lv2 Quick Charge (204-221 speed, 309 frames) (~94.5% time of driving straight)
>EG snaking lv3 boosts with Lv2+Lv3 Quick Charge and Technical Drift (223-234 speed, 294 frames) (~90% time of driving straight)
It's nowhere near the level of MKDS snaking/PRB, but it's better to be doing it than not.

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>>2164207
Bonus, silver surfer comparison across vehicle types.
Same speed as chaining lv3s, marginally slower in practice due to the slower lv4 charge throwing off the line.
>shield uptime
EG > Power > Handling
>speed
EG = Handling > Power
296-297 frames for EG/Handling, 302 for Power

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>>2164290
And for the sake of completeness, surfing with Handling/Speed/Accel.
>shield uptime
EG > Power > Handling > Speed > Accel
>speed
EG ≥ Handling ≥ Speed (~297f) > Accel (300f) > Power (302f)

I think this stretch is too small to properly measure differences between EG Handling and Speed, but I'm surprised Speed's within margin of error. Raw speed stat seems to compete with Handling's drift bonuses no problem.
Power probably maths out to being around a second or less slower across three laps, given the minor differences mostly don't matter for jumps, long turns, or air/water segments. Not that you'd be surfing seriously on a Power car in the first place, but the "slow" option's still pretty fast.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. It made for a good excuse to mess with recording settings.

>>2164290
Level 4 charge invincibility seems a bit silly to me, but it does still take skill to feel the timing of items I suppose.

>>2164137
>How viable is snaking in multiplayer here?
Fortunately our unfortunately, snaking is extremely meta and you will benefit immensely by doing it online. Even ignoring gadgets, it is the fastest way to drive no matter what. In offline Super Sonic Speed mode it is not AS important, but you still do it for the smaller but still meaningful speed boost.

sage is yucky

I'm a noob but having fun racing, what does EG mean for shield uptime?

I like using extreme gear because I'm a sonic riders autist, but the shear amount of items, especially in the last two second of the race, is staggering.

>>2164717
Extreme Gear charges their boost faster
More frequent boosts = more frequent shields
The actual speed of a boost isn't changed, but having it active more often is useful

>>2164685
Even as my most played build, I wouldn't spin it like that. There's some skill in learning how to maximize shield uptime and identifying situations it's better to hold a charge than burning it immediately, but ultimately you're forced to boost for speed and at the track's mercy for timing. What it comes down to is enabling frontrunning by minimizing vulnerability; aside from the end of lap 3, non-UC builds are better off hitting the brakes whenever they reach 2nd because there's no other way to survive the amount of shit that gets thrown at the frontrunners https://streamable.com/zja3wk Quick Recovery builds can shrug off a hit or two, but they'll feel the ring loss.

I get the impression Sega's currently okay with the "UC for frontrunning, Ring Boost for last second overtaking" meta the game's settled into. I'd personally like to see items toned down so item immunity isn't a hard requirement for the former and build variety can be a bit more open, but also gadget variety's decent enough in modes outside of World Match/Legend Competition so I wouldn't be disappointed by the standard meta remaining the same and Festivals being more frequent for shakeups either.

>>2164787
>webm
every time i see one of these i can't help but wonder why anyone thinks uc is the problem here not the ridiculous level of first place hate (and item spam in general). first place is supposed to be a reward, not a hot potato. what a mess...

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even doing well in online matches, dodonpa tickets are so far and few in between, and i want the ai skins since all the mods go over them.
also im too much of a pleb, what's extreme gear?

>>2165138
Festivals are where you get the big ticket gain.
>also im too much of a pleb, what's extreme gear?
The Boost boards

>>2165138
the floaty hoverboard from riders
and yeah tickets take forever to earn the intended way, it'll take you a couple hundred hours to get them all

where do i go to embrace my unrelenting sonic autism without simultaneously being in the presence of anyone younger than 25?

>>2165182
I don't think you can, as they have the most free time. Maybe try the dead hours, where at least 4 spots will be filled in by bots. There are also suggestion of turning off crossplay. Being a shitter myself, my only consolation is that this is my first kart racer.

>>2165227
Damn, this was not a great one for you to start with. It's only "fair" if you're one of two sicko flavors. Anyone trying to win with "honest racing" is dead meat in CW.

That said, if you can survive this then very little will phase you in future racing games. Sink or swim, my dude.

>was on the fence about buying deluxe since I don't care about minecraft or spongebob
>really enjoy the game
>go to throw the bundle in my cart to save a bit on the season pass
>it's one of those bundles that doesn't remove items you already own
Well shit. Guess I'm waiting for the pass to go on sale.

>>2165659
? wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy the pass anyway since you already own the game

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>>2165704
Nope.

>>2165707
(Seasson pass is still 30 bucks on its own)

>>2164717
At the highest level the meta is either being invincible and ignoring those items or bringing three items to the finish line letting you ignore all the other items

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F U C K

>>2166043
hahahaha, ahh... yeah, that's the Chao Park Special. don't get cheeky on those jumps. Radical Highway is the same way.

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>>2166586
I really want someone to make a video with visible invisible walls on all the tracks with jumps like this. The Chao Park one is so easy to eat shit on, and it's even more infuriating because there's walls everywhere on both sides of it.

>>2166043
classic
I do that on golden temple all the time too

>drift in a speed car on SSS
>notice ghost suddenly shooting ahead of me
>look at speedometer
>dropped like a rock
>wtf
>mess around comparing drift speed on every vehicle type on SSS
>none of it matches the SS numbers
>handling cars are the only ones to gain speed instead of losing it
why does this game love hidden mechanics so much

>>2168692
SSS may as well be a different game, nothing really transfers between settings

>>2168769
Agreed, but until now I thought it was just modifiers like 1/5 boost speed +15% drift charge. I wasn't expecting deliberate changes like speed cars going from gaining speed during drifts to losing more than the boost gives.

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slipstream chads... are we the baddies??

Just give me a mode that removes all gadgets and items. Let the superior racer be the victor.

>>2168908
I'd be okay with boost items only, desu I doubt Sega even knows how to fix their mess at this point.

>go online
>still not even at 1k points
>two matches in a row filled with 9k baggers
well this sucks

I have monster truck fatigue.

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>>2169480
I have drill exhaustion.

Looked over High Speed too. I've only seen public info for Sonic Speed, so I'll dump my notes.

>SSS
Speed: -8 drift speed -6 boost speed
Accel: -7 drift speed -6 boost speed
Handling: +2 drift speed +3 boost speed
Power: -11 drift speed -9 boost speed
Boost: -3 drift speed -1 boost speed

0.2x boost strength (drift boost, ring boost, slipstream, boost wisp, truck, etc)
~1.2x drift charge (+20 Boost? SSS Handling feels similar to SS EG)
Gear shift mechanic removed
Laser still caps at 500 and decays to 260
Drill speed increased to 405

>HS (Festival speed)
Speed: +6 drift speed +2 boost speed
Accel: +6 drift speed +2 boost speed
Handling: +7 drift speed +4 boost speed
Power: +3 drift speed +1 boost speed
Boost: +6 drift speed +3? boost speed

1.5x boost strength
~0.9x drift charge (-20 Boost? HS EG feels similar to SS Handling)

>>2170043
>those SSS numbers
lmfao no fucking wonder everyone's using Handling there, what a mess.

>>2170083
Funny part is with how weak boosts are it's a ton of extra effort for barely any gain. Had a 1:48 driving straight lines on SSS Market Street with a Speed car, had to work my ass off with Handling to get it down to 1:47.
The big reductions look shit on other vehicles, but you have to decelerate for most turns anyway so it only really matters for snaking.

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PacMan tomorrow, and AiAi has been delayed too February in exchange for Legends Comp round 2. They're making some changes to Legends Comp apparently, I wonder what they'll be.

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Man, starting on trying S rank TTs and I'm already exhausted two tracks in...

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What are you supposed to do against THREE MONSTER TRUCKS?!

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Wish we had more than five gadget sets, there's not enough room for everything I'd want to bring to the festival

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also Accel Character Kit confirmed

>>2172921
As an aside, the gadget spreadsheet claims this gives Ring Gain Mini Boost, but testing it in 1.2.0 gives +14 speed like full Ring Gain Boost.
Slipstream Bounty + Ring Boost + Mini Ring Thief in 3 slots, all of which stack with the originals, is incredibly good and nearly always worth using.

>>2173060
Wow, so in effect you can run Ring Boost + Ring Boost + Slipstream Bounty + Mini Ring Thief + Mini Dash Panel Bounty all in the same build? +29 speed in every situation you'd want it? That's cracked.

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>>2173100
+28 I typo'd +29 before, but yep, sure can.
Also opens up other things like +14 ring boost + mini ring thief on QR slipstream builds, so they can better keep up and potentially stay ahead if bumped from behind.

But which accel character is the best and why is it Sage?

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>>2173171
It's Tails for obvious reasons

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>>2173171
>spoiler
Because I love my daughter.

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>>2173148
>+28
Actually I'm retarded and thought Ring Boost was +14, not +15. You get the full +30 with those stacked.

>>2172675
where is your monster truck?

>>2173060
>they stack with the originals
is it worth it?

>>2173281
>Ring Boost
Very worth it on Power cars, which weren't able to reach their +30 Ring Boost cap before without also using slipstream.
>Slipstream Bounty
Doubled frequency of ring gain, so both double the rings and better Ring Boost uptime.
>Mini Ring Thief
No.

God damn, pac village fucking SUCKS.

>>2173833
Or I guess everyone's just hacking tonight because I literally can't place any higher than 9th all of a sudden.

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Man, I'm just going to go get some sleep...

>>2173175
Klonoa soon, perchance?

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OOOOOO IM SILVER SURFIIIIIN

lobby doko?

>>2178174
Lobbies are almost always hosted in the >>>/v/sonic thread, this side doesn't get enough traffic atm

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Interesting new discovery, the passive speed gain from rings counts toward the same cap as ring boost/slipstream. In effect, this means for a build that hits slipstream cap at 100 rings, adding tap/collision boost or an extra two slots of ring boost will hit the same speed at 0 rings.

>>2182040
Neat
I imagine running +48 Ring Boost or whatever is still really wasteful, but the option to have it there when you get wombo wombo'd on zero rings is compelling

>>2185537
The main cool thing about it is ring boost builds tend to hit the cap at 0 rings with slipstream bounty, so you can get mario karted lap 3 and still have a full strength slipstream