It's the Sunshine Tour, this time featuring two new drivers and 4 new karts.
they could be worse, at least they're not paywalled, mario can be obtained by doing challenges and luigi with rubies.
>>1792456As for the karts, the red one is with rubies, the ice one is a regular gift, the rainbow one appears in the token shop and the yellow one is a gold pass gift.
>New ContentWAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
The rainbow one is definitely the coolest one, like an anon said previously, depending on their future coverage, they might fill some annoying gaps, like boo lake r/t
Since I couldn't ask on past thread, did you get wiggler and his egg kart?
>>1792464I only got them the first cup I sorta got lazy the second cup.
Despite being called tiny titan, it's not that tiny I think, its hitbox is probably on the medium level
>>1792461>all useless itemsWell that was a whole lotta nothin'.
>>1792464>>1791989Luckily I decided to just go for it, because I felt my loadout for the Sunshine tour was decent enough to make at least 2nd place if push came to shove, so yeah, I got Wiggler and now I can get the new items anyway, too.
The fact that they added one of these worthless karts behind gold pass is Laughable.
>>1792605I think it's pretty benign that they just ask for a little payday from autistic completionist collectors and give away the rest of the new content for free.
>>1792464Yes>>1789451 (me)Result: 1st place. #2 passed me on D4, but then I passed him and it held for the rest of the week.>>1789938 (me)First impression: Definitely not the worst case. Looks like the new karts might serve at best as gap fillers on tracks that need them. The drivers are just collector items. Glad it's not a big ruby drain.
>>1792605have you always expected every gold pass item to be useful?
>>1792464Yes, won easily, didn’t screenshot my friend list ranking but I was 6thI should have the ACR badge in the bag too
Reposting bonus point multipliers
And the mii and plus skill driver chart
sometimes tier 99 rank screenshots are surprisingly funny to me, so many low scorers
>>1792475>all useless itemsThey have good coverage for this tour...
>>1793898...and they have a whole year's worth of track buffs to look forward to.
for all anyone knows, one or more of the new karts could be coverage beasts esp. for new players not already committed to other karts. I'd almost even bet right now the rainbow one becomes the most useful kart a new player can dump tickets into to cover cookie land.
>>1793593Week 2 next tour (Vacation) will be a good chance to invest in the new drivers, especially Mario Mechanic.Peach Circuit R/T and Squeaky Clean Sprint R have very few drivers worth investing in, mostly just weak Miis. If Mario Mechanic covers both of these tracks, it may be worthwhile to level it up.
I wonder how people who frequently do ACR handle awkward top shelves like these, in my case I have nothing invested here
>>1794055I watched @denneappol use an 8-4 toad pit crew in ranked instead of bothering to level up his white tanooki mario, so I'll bet top players use 8-4 supers all the time as fillers for acr
>>1794055If you're a veteran player, meaning, someone who has been playing since the gacha days, it's guaranteed you will have plenty of that filler-ish coverage for tracks like that. For example, gold koopa appeared several times on special gold pipes, so he should be a high level staple and that track also has the dk suit that has ranked appearances and a good item.Same case for the gliders, the heart balloons one constantly appears in random pipes.
>>1794088how do you pick which of these acr items to use uncap tickets on first?
>>1794109I have Rosalina (Swimwear) at lvl 6 and the Yoshi Egg glider pops up a couple times in ranked and is only a super. Otherwise I probably wouldn't see any as great investments, so it's a good question for non vet players.
>>1794126I mean, do you spend base point uncap tickets on them? not levels.
>>1794126>>1794129me again, to clarify, why would you recommend the heart balloons to anon when he has the eggshell glider already maxed out? unless you use uncap tickets on it, it's worse even at level 8.
>>1794055Petey Mii had a Mii boost in a tour in March.Now I have Rosa Swimsuit (8/3), Prop Kart (8/2), Piranha Plant Balloons (8/3). DK Mii (7/2) is an alternate driver for token collecting.
>>1794082>>1794088More examples of awkward topshelves I had, these are more common for me on once-per year tracks (like these Sydneys) or really old tracks (like last tour’s Dino Dino)I know there’s Gold Yoshi and Larry and Pauline there but none of these drivers have been very useful to me (although Pauline does have Twilight House and I’ve been making do with a lv 4 Meowser on that every time it isn’t mii boosted)
>>1794310level 6 dry bowser is better there than level 4 gold yoshi if you have the patience to pull off 2 meaty bowser shell frenzies. I'm assuming your nabbit mii is low level or it would be even better.winter larry has been far more useful for me than cowgirl pauline. your level 6 gladiator dk probably overlaps with her a lot. personally I hate boomerang drivers for battles. on the topic of battles, if you don't already have coverage for new york minute b, gold egg yoshi is very useful there and would solve your problem on both these sydney courses.
How do I unlock dk jr
>>1794624He will be in the shop’s pool when he has a top shelf in the tour’s ranked so not this tour unfortunately, the closest will be the Summer Tour where he has LA Laps 3N
I made Pipe Tour ACR! First time getting an ACR badge since I started playing in 2022 right before the loop tours startedI went from having around 350 item tickets down to only 30 or so, how do people who go for ACR regularly manage to have item tickets I wonder Not too sure if I’ll try for ACR again since it took a while and used up so many of my item tickets
>>1795004congrats!
Also, I noticed this on today’s current ACR rankings, funny
>>1795004congrats>How do people who go for ACR regularly manage to have item tickets?I buy the premium challenges every tour.>Not too sure if I’ll try for ACR againThe nice thing about playing for ACR is that the investments pay off in many future tours, which makes it easier. Unlike ranked, where you might level up something and only use it once a year.>>1795182cool
>>1795182just one missed late-combo jump boost...
>>1795182Big move up today.Mariah got an extra coin.
W1 update: Easy 1st place. 4 Tier 99 opponents: 1 serious, 2 casual, 1 no-show.If passed, next move is either Boo Pipes Lv8 or Yellow Mii Lv8.
>>1796861Update: Passed but regained 1st after spending tickets and regrinding.Daisy Cruiser: Yellow Mii went from Lv7/2c to Lv8/3c. Boo Pipes was already Lv8/3c and I quad capped it.Sydney Sprint R: Tuxedo Mario (Lv8/3c) got quad capped. I already have a Lv8/4c Astro Toad, but this is a terrible boomboxing track. I was also temped to take my Gold Mario (Lv7/2c) up to Lv8 because the top scores seem to be higher among my Tier 99 friends. But coinboxing is just easier.Lakeside Park: No change.
I also took this awful Sushi Racer kart from Lv7 to Lv8 for ACR. It was a frequent reward in Gold Pipes which I never invested in.I needed to unlock Cheep-Cheep Island R (Lv8 unlock) because I had no other decent kart for it, except maybe Yellow Offroader (Lv6/2c) which I rarely use.
>>1794036...and it will all be tracks I already have well covered.
They need to retard proof the shop. I bought a Mii and then went to hit the x at the bottom and my finger slipped and I bought it again at full price. I'm surprised they never made a 'confirm you want to buy this' idiot filter. I was going to buy Tropical Balloons, but now I don't know.
>>1793593resource links:https://mariokarttour.com/en-UShttps://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Kart_Tourhttps://tickettime.eu.pythonanywhere.com/acrhttps://gamecodeshare.com/mario-kart-tour
Did you get the yellow yoshi set?
>>1799053yep, non-competitive opponents this week
>>1799053as usual
>>1799053yes>>17971681st place. Opponents moved up, but my Day 5 score was high enough.
>>17990532nd place, Sydney 1R really sucks
I got stuck behind this gate and it made me sit there so long the race was basically over by the time it reset. Didn't know that could happen. It likes to violently jerk me in one direction or the other on this jump.
>>1799630It was 2nd lap and I had a bullet bill that the boxes made proc and it blasted me into the loop around the statue
>>1793593Reference: Once-a-year items.
>>1799149W2 status: 1st place; 3 easy Tier 99 opponents.Daisy Circuit T: Still 7k below my personal best (71.7 k). Regrind if needed.Daisy Cruiser R/T: No need to improve.Lakeside Park T: Wonderful Diamond (Lv6/2c) is waiting to replace the super glider if needed. Wonderful Diamond also covers a gap for me on Paris 1R/T in Week 1 ranked next tour.
>>1800928 (me)Loadouts for W1 Vacation Tour, since I will be phone posting next week. Pic = last year's result.Squeaky Clean Sprint: Daisy Mii (Lv8/4c) or Astro Toad (Lv8/4c) or Rosa Swimwear (Lv8/3c); Strawberry Soft Swerve (Lv8/4c); 8 bit Block (Lv8/4c)Paris 1R/T: Winter Larry (Lv8/4c); Black Sh. Speedster (Lv8/4c); Eggshell [super 8/4] or promote Wonderful Diamond (Lv6/2c)Athens 2R/T: DK Gladiator (Lv8/4c) or King Mario (Lv8/3c); Blue Crawly (Lv8/4c) or Blazing Eagle (Lv8/4c); Glittering Glider (Lv8/4c)
>>1800928>level 3, 2, and even 1 items>owns maxed-out gold hard hatmokkun's equipment is baffling
It’s funny how the perception to rolling coins and the coinbox in MKT couldn’t be more different to how it feels in World; in MKT you are actively hoping to get a coinbox with every item box but in World you’re praying to not roll the coinbox
watched a video where a tour player played world for the first time and got excited for a moment when he rolled a coinbox and boomerang at the same time
Even though I said there were some bad topshelves this tour and I wasn’t going to grind ACR again, I ended up barely beating the current projected cutoff of 2.05 mil, wonder if this will be enough…
>2.187 milAlright this should definitely be enough, easier than I expected to get this score too
Don’t forget to obtain the mechanics and the Tiny Titans before the tour ends since we don’t know if they’ll ever appear again
Did you get gold koopa?
Very interesting that the cool titan got squeaky clean sprint R, a track that has only small and medium karts and a shitty large one as top shelf, it automatically became the best option there, if it keeps getting sneaky buffs like that, it might become an actual good investment.
>>1804201Yes>>1800928 (me)Mou-kun tried to pass me, but I held him off. 1st place
>>1804247Nice buff for the new kart. It would’ve been nice to see Mario or Luigi Mechanic buffed on Peach Circuit R/T with its bad top shelf.
>>1804201yep, my accounts are now t91 and t81
>>1804201Late reply but yeah, should have ACR in the bag too
Yay, kind of wish I was closer to or exactly at 666th place because that’d fit with my nameParty Polka is also on my friend list and it’s cute to be placed so close
>>1804439W1 update: 1st place with 4 Tier 99 opponents. The Top 10 player scared me, but he has no driver better than Lv6 Swim Rosa on Squeaky Clean Sprint. I already took Wonderful Diamond to Lv8/2c for Paris 1R/T, but still haven't beat my own all-time high score (53.2k).Vacation Tour means the Miis are taking a rare vacation this week...
>>1807436MKT + travel FYI: WiFi on US domestic airlines is now fast enough to play both regular mode and multiplayer. MP dropout rate and lag is no worse than home internet.
Did you get the green birdo set?
>>1809114Yes, it was easy
>>1809114Yes>>1807436 (me)1st place, no problem.>>1809355The game is almost getting too easy.
>>1809114yep, accounts are now at tier 92 w/level 6 items and 82 w/level 5-6 items. I'm playing with several artificial restrictions for both preference and additional challenge.
Fun fact, the Green Turbo Birdo is the worst ranked super from the loop if you look at ranked tracks only- it only has 2 ranked tracks, and they are both this week, meaning that it has no ranked appearances anywhere else in the entire year
Ranking for most purchased drivers and most used miisI have questions about the most used mii list, like how on earth is Black mii the second most used? (I’ve never used that mii) And why did Larry mii and ? block mii not make the list when Larry mii is one of the best miis in the game and ? block mii is given free twice during this time period
Wait, am I blind the ? block mii is right there in 1st place…That just leaves my question of why Larry mii didn’t make it
2 questions if I may. Is this game playable on a game controller? and is it still worth playing today? Or should I just pirate Mario kart double dash instead? Thanks.
>>1811945nohonestly not really, but it's a good mario kart fix on your phone with no play limitand absolutely
>>1811856>black miitwilight house maybe>>1811945>controllerit's not designed for it but some people have mapped game gestures to controllers using android apps or in chromeos. I don't think it's worth doing.>worth playingit's the biggest and best mario kart game. it's the only one with a combo system and inventory management including item levels that no other mario kart game has. but yeah if all you want to do is finish in first place all the time, play something else. in tour, you have to finish in first place while performing a whole bunch of other actions.
>>1812298>>1812304Thanks anons. I'll probably look elsewhere.
>>1812426For what it’s worth the game isn’t designed or meant to be played with a controller, Mario Kart controls adapt surprisingly well to touchscreen
>>1812470>Mario Kart controls adapt surprisingly well to touchscreenI disagree, the "arrow" controls have always felt too slippery and the only alternative is "always drifting" which I use but is still weird to always be driftingI was hoping they would add bluetooth controller support too
>>1812470automatic acceleration, no braking, and automatic jump boosts make it possible>>1812503true that normal steering controls poorly, but it's only useful in very few instances since mini turbos are so crucial for maintaining combos in tour
>>1812537>normal steering controls poorly, but it's only useful in very few instancesReally? I’ve been playing the game for almost 3 years and the only times I’ve ever changed the controls were to complete that purple mini turbo challenge in the Spring Tour each year, the default controls feel fine to me
>>1812539normal steering = not drifting. are you not almost always drifting?and you shouldn't have to change controls as long as you have the steer/drift button visible, whether you have manual drift on or not
>>1812541These are my settings, I drift as much as possible
>>1812548these are tough settings to drift with. you're only torquing into mini turbos during long turns. if you just make the steer/drift button visible, at least you'd add the ability to start drifts without turning when using the button.
>>1812575>the ability to start drifts without turning I really didn’t know you could do that, I always tend to break my combos on longer straightaways like this where it was difficult to begin a turn and start drifting
>>1812582yeah, you still do have to turn into the drift in order for sparks to build up fast enough to combo, but at least the drifting itself starts much earlier whether you're turning or not. as long as you've started a drift, you can even build up sparks (slowly) while leaning into a turn in the opposite direction. I do this sometimes to swing wide and touch coins on the outer edge of a turn.if you start to prefer that steering method, you can turn on manual steering also. it makes drifting the default and puts normal steering on the button for when you need it.
>>1812593But I’m so used to the default steering style, when i switched to manual drifting for that Spring Tour challenge i struggled a bit with it, I might just stick to what i’ve been doingNot sure why the default controls seem to be disliked by a lot of people when i feel like they’re perfectly fine and feel a lot better than say, water driving in MK World
>>1812548I also leave manual drift off. Tried online tutorials, but agree (>>1812616) that it's difficult to manual drift. Default drift doesn't hurt ability to compete in ranked because the game algorithm matches you against players of similar skill. But it will reduce scores, especially on tracks where it's hard to hold combo.Smart steering tries to pull me away from track shortcuts sometimes so I just always leave it off. Auto item is a personal preference, but having it on drops your defense while items load so it should be turned off for battles and multiplayer.
>>1809851 (me)W2 update: 1st place against 3 weaker Tier 99s.Peach Circuit R/T is the worst ranked track of the loop. I was going to invest in Pink Mii, but probably don't need to.In hindsight, I did a bad job with glider investment efficiency and have a constant need for glider cap tickets. This will be a focus the next time around the loop.
>>1813825 (me)I am also collecting stuff for fun because there's nothing left to save rubies for after last tour's MKW promo items.Drivers: I have 15 missing drivers left to collect (Mario Happi, Yoshi Egg Hunt, Builder Mario, Builder Toad, Builder Luigi, Penguin Toad, Penguin Mario, Penguin Toadette, Golf Luigi, Dr. Mario, Dr. Luigi, King Boo L.M., Gold Shy Guy, Dr. Bowser, Gold Chuck). Gold Chuck will be the last because of his greedy debut gacha pipe.Karts: I'm not going for complete set, just the interesting ones that look cool. 24 missing karts for a complete set, and many are holiday themed for Halloween and Xmas.Gliders: Impossible to get a complete set since some of the Hanafudas are unavailable. I'm hoping Nintendo eventually increases availability and decreases the price of shop items. I am missing all 12 Hanafudas and 10 other gliders (22 total missing gliders).
>>1813819steering layout preference isn't really that important as long as the steer/drift button is visible imo, unless you really never fall back on the control scheme you're locking out. I use them both so I need it.I leave smart steering on for pretty much every course except daisy circuitauto-item is automatically disabled for single-player battles even if you have it on
>>1814091Daisy Circuit regular and T have always been the only tracks I ever switched smart steering off on, the rest of the game plays fine with it Also could you post your FC so we can compare scores? I also send coins daily
>>1792451when is mario kart getting a visual overhaul?
>>1814306I only have people I know irl on my friend lists. I'd be happy to post my scores and loadouts here though.
>>1814756That’s a shame, I have a friend list full of people whose codes I randomly grabbed from other places or during online races
>>1814312soulless
Did you get blockhead?
>>1815442yes>>1813825Result: 1st place. I got a last hour bump on Bangkok 2R/T to counter some last day moves by the 2nd place guy.
>>1815442Yes, also managed to break 2.3 mil in ACR
>>1815442just barely
Placed 333 in ACR, exactly half of 666, that’s actually cool
>>1815602W1 status: 1st place against 3 Tier 99's. I am worried about a lurker in 16th place.I have Chef Rosalina at Lv8/3c for Madrid 1N. Maybe I should pick her over DK Gladiator (Lv8/4c) and take her to 4c.
>>1817994 (me)Collecting (>>1813832): Got the Gold Wild Slugger on sale for 70 rubies, and Dr. Bowser for 150 rubies in the Daily Spotlight. Luigi Golf is on sale for 105 next week.Investing: Gold Home Field gives me coverage on some of the LA tracks, so I took it up from 6/2 to 8/2. Spicy Zucchini keeps coming up for me in online coverage optimzer tools, so I took it from Lv1 to Lv8 (now 2c). It helps me for ACR this tour on Madrid 1R, Berlin 2N, and Tokyo 2N, and it's in ranked next week for Berlin 1R. It also overlaps coverage this tour with a lot of old crappy karts that I don't want to invest in.
>>1818170Spicy Zucchini is a top 20 kart, if you count medium size and up.If I take Gold Egg Yoshi (ranked next week - Berlin 1R), Thai Daisy (ranked Anniversary Tour - Madrid 3N), and Gold Knight Luigi (ranked Sundae Tour - Luigi Circuit R/T Lv8) up to Lv8, then I'll have every coinboxer at Lv8 above (including) Rosa Swimwear, except Peach Vacation (Lv2) and Gold Chuck (do not have).
>>1818180are you intentionally not getting gold chuck or just not seeing him in your shop
>>1818187I am intentionally avoiding Gold Chuck.He appears in my shop 1-2 times per year, and I pass.
tiered up on both accounts last week but got so busy this week I've only autorun courses to grab stars and daily coins and open the daily pipeI'll play as much as I can tomorrow but I'm expecting to get rekt
Hm, some kind of official website update is coming
Did you get the cap and purple toad?
>>1820104yes>>1817994Result: 1st place. The lurker arrived on day 6, but I held him off. No tickets spent. My Chef Rosa couldn't outscore DK Gladiator on Madrid 1N.
>>1819299Guesses: (speculation only)1. Anniversary Tour announcement, possibly including some special discounts or added features in the game. 2. Next time around the loop is the last before EOS in Sept./Oct. 2026.3. Transition to an offline MKT, like what happened to Animal Crossing.
>>1820356His other statement about this upcoming update in another server
>>18201041st place just barely
Any idea when rainbow road returns in tour?
>>1820104absolutely not>>1820767snes rainbow road in halloween tour
>>1820767You’re waiting until Space Tour in January for the Rainbow Roads to come back (except SNES which appears in halloween first). Wii is also in Ninja Tour but the Wii one is awful, the best Rainbow Roads are all exclusive to Space Tour
https://www.nintendo.com/jp/games/switch2/aaaaa/online-events/online-challenge01/result.html#mkwo-oc-result-characterMK World event results site, doesn’t this format look a little…familiar?
>>1820344W2 update: 1st place against 3 Tier 99's. Lots of unusual karts are being used this week, since it's tough to cover the older city tracks for Paris and Berlin.
>>1822481Update: I just had an insane lucky 80k run on Paris B. 199 action count with Mario Tuxedo getting constant single coinboxes and coinbox frenzies, just going back and forth over the single row of item boxes on the curved back stretch.I also remembered to use Lv8 Spicy Zucchini on Berlin 1R and bought Luigi Golf as planned (>>1818170).
>>1823322Investments: The online optimizer tool (link below) told me that Gold Comet filled the most high end kart gaps in my account, and it noticeably helps a lot in this tour. So I took Gold Comet from Lv1 to Lv8/2c.https://coverageoptimizer.pythonanywhere.comAccording to the optimizer, I need a minimum of 36 high end Lv8 karts to cover all 425 loop tracks. Now I have 29. The remaining 7 gaps have some flexibility in which karts I choose, although Gold Driver seems to come up often, along with a few karts that I already have at Lv7 (esp. Black Sneeker and Firefly). Baby Rosalina Detective is a personal favorite, plus she covers a gap on Tokyo 1T in this tour. So I promoted her from Lv4 to Lv8/2c. She is very unique and fun to use in multiplayer.
>>1824135FYI: Here's what the optimizer data output looks like.
>>1824135Don’t want to sound mean, but choosing to upgrade Baby Rosalina Detective over Larry Mii is certainly a very bold choice….
>>1824551Thanks for the tip. I didn't even notice that Larry Mii was top shelf on that track!
Man, there were still so many weird topshelves in this tour for me, those Berlins in particular suck
I haven't played ranked yet. I haven't even finished maxing base points on what I'm going to use. we'll see if I get rekt tomorrow.
>>1825040My drivers:Berlin 2T: Kamek (Lv8/3c)Tokyo 2N: Bowser Mii (Lv7/3c) Berlin 2N: Pinja (Lv7/4c)LA 3R: Meowser (Lv8/4c)Berlin 2R: Kamek (Lv8/3c)
This tour makes me wonder why the Berlin and Madrid music didn’t get remixed in World, like two of the biggest bangers in recent Mario Kart history just left out of World like that? When lame songs like Tokyo and Merry Mountain got to be in World?
Did you know that on Piranha Plant Cove 3T you can trick off the raised pillar and that's the intended route to keep the combo? One of many small things about PPC in general that failed to translate into the MK8 version
>>1825055base points done and I'm at 6-2 to 6-3 on all items in my tier 93 account except I'll have to use red birdo in paris b. current 1st-3rd are serious players with underleveled equipment like me. they've been raising their scores all week and might continue today.on the t82 acct, I'll have to use a level 4 driver even though my baseline there is level 5 items. just to get it to level 4 I still have have to coin rush a few times and buy an overpriced tier shop ticket. feels extra nice to win ranked in the face of f2p resource starvation, so I'll see what I can do. current 1st-3rd place are all using level 7-8 meta items, but going by their badges and low scores they seem to be casual old timers just hanging out permanently in the tier 80s. level 4 driver though, idk. score might be in the 20s on that course which will not do the job. 7% frenzy chance needs so much time to grind too.haven't even done any bonus challenges or gotten today's extra coins yet. very busy past 2 weeks. I'll start ranked after collecting those on both accounts, and yet I'll still have more time afterward for ranked today than last tuesday.>>1825371I like tour's berlin march so much more than 8 deluxe's because the synth is more aggressive. maybe if it ever reaches world someday they'll improve on it.>>1825477I didalso for reference, when falling through water, there are three ways to prevent losing combo:1. of course, use an instant-effect item or time a delayed-effect item in advance. hitting another driver gives you the most combo time.2. charge a mini turbo with autodrift before falling, then release it in mid-fall3. swipe up to nosedive the kart so it lands earlier to try to interact with whatever's down there or even start a new drift asap. I don't have any level 8 high end gliders so completing a mini turbo that late after a long drop never works for me, but for all I know it might work with +30% combo timing.good luck all
>>1825600aaand no, I failed to make enough time for ranked. just like last week I'll be splitting 3 hours between 2 accounts, starting now.
Did you get the blooper suit?
>>1825807yes>>18233221st place. Massive 50k win.
>>1825600>I like tour's berlin march so much more than 8 deluxe's because the synth is more aggressive. maybe if it ever reaches world someday they'll improve on it.I do have to agree in the end, I enjoy hearing the Berlin music in Tour whenever it’s around, the 8 version feels a little off now And on that topic, whocj version of Vancouver is your favorite? There’s 3 versions now and while I think they’re all good, the original Tour version might still be the best because there’s something ethereal or otherworldly about the original that neither remix really captured; I kind of wish the World Vancouver remix was based off the original instead of the 8 version
>>1825807>>1825722yep. spent 45 minutes on acct 2 then spent 2 hours on acct 1.acct 1: 1st place, avg 81% action count goals per mktacrbot, now tier 9438,446 - 81% acg w/lv6 gold egg yoshi39,119 - 71% acg w/lv8 red birdo47,777 - 92% acg w/lv7 light blue shy guy ninja125,342 (2nd place - 124,878, 3rd place - 119,698)acct 2: 2nd place, avg ??% acg, now tier 8327,019 - 63% acg w/lv4 gold egg yoshi36,181 - 71% acg w/lv8 red birdo39,710 - ??% acg w/lv6 light blue shy guy ninja (didn't note action counts because I didn't think I'd settle on this run)102,910 (1st place - 107,569, 3rd place - 100,838)I had much worse runs by acg than last week (avg 91% and 83%), but higher placements due to matchmaking. slim chance I could have been able to take 1st place on acct 2 but as soon as I got a run on berlin r with a coinbox frenzy, I moved on because I wanted to have enough time to play acct 1 into top 3. just that cb frenzy took too many tries to pull with a lv4 driver, as I worried. the gap was almost 5k and with the low score mulitplier from my driver even a much better run wouldn't have been enough.egg drivers are a rough choice for battles since most eggs in an egg frenzy don't hit anything and the mushrooms that hatch are hard to pick up when they're right next to green shells. heat-seeking eggs hardly help battles end any earlier either, for the well fought bonus.
>>1825932have you heard these?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=223kLyMxC7Yhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGft-S2503EI just gave the 3 vancouver arrangements a fresh listen again. I like them all a lot. the original is clean and the compressed drum samples are snappy. the swooshing sound representing the vancouver wind blends in with the rest of the song subtly. it's a more complete song than most small phone or tablet speakers can play properly because of the quiet bass line. those things probably contribute to the ethereal feeling you're talking about and I like it too.I think I prefer the 8 deluxe version. they use a higher resolution version of that punchy instrument (whatever it's called) for the bass line as the original snes super mario kart, which is a killer touch for me and makes it more pronounced. same for the 3-note bell jingle they use as an accent, it's loud and clear compared to the quiet one in the original that people might not even notice. to me it's an additional hint at the crisp vancouver coldness. I bet nintendo brought all the instruments forward to improve how they'd sound on the small switch speakers in handheld mode after noticing what you can't hear on most phones in tour.the full band arrangement of the world version is great. I like the bass break into guitar and trumpet solos. I don't play world but I can imagine how cool it would feel to be contending for the lead when that part starts. the biggest problem I have with this version is it doesn't play into the vancouver weather theme at all like the other two versions. it's just a bold, jazzy song that's really nice to listen to but misses the point of the original. it could fit in any other city course.
>>1826198>makes it more pronounced >the 3-note bell jingle they use as an accent, it's loud and clear compared to the quiet one in the original The 8 version is good yeah, but I think those are also why I like it a bit less than the original, they made those parts too loud and too harsh, if you get what I mean? I actually didn’t notice the 3-note bell in the original until I heard the 8 version, but after I did I appreciated it in the original more because it was softer and more subtle (adding to that ethereal feeling), same for the less harsh-sounding violins in the original And yeah I heard those Berlin mashups back in 2022, I definitely preferred the mashups compared to the plain 8 version, I liked hearing the flute from 8 alongside the original too
Even more weird topshelves for me, this time the karts and gliders, especially the karts…
And I still have even more bad topshelves, feels like the Vanilla Lakes really have it out for me
>>1826243>>1826251white turbo birdo and luigi parafoil keep leveling themselves up for me. they're both level 5 now.
>>1825807Quite late but yeah, 27 out of 30 wins for the extreme challenges now
Considering Ice World R this week and the upcoming double ranked Amsterdam 3, would it be a good idea to upgrade Volendam further past lv 6 for these tracks?
>>1825929W1 status: 1st place. 3 Tier 99's - 1 tough, 1 mid, and 1 no-show.I already quad capped Yellow Mii and Dark Hop Rod. If needed, the next move might be a costly investment in Morton Mii for Vanilla Lake 2. But I'd keep trying with Gold Wiggler first.>>1827611I tried running with Rosa Volendam on Ice World R, but couldn't get any coinbox opponents to boombox it. So Gold Petey was the better choice. I think Amsterdam 3 is more of a natural boombox track, so I'd wait if you have another driver for Ice World R. But if you only have regular Petey (also boomerang), just go with Rosa V.
>>1828006My Gold Petey and Volendam Rosalina are both the same level and uncap, but:- Toolbox tells me that my maxed Pit Crew Toad outscores both, somehow- I’m going to have to upgrade Volendam for anniversary Amsterdam 3 anyway
>>1827611if I could replace volendam for amsterdam 3 based on how the rest of my lineup developed during the tour loop I would, but that would take tickets I don't have so I'll probably still her there.>>1828023>- Toolbox tells me that my maxed Pit Crew Toad outscores both, somehow8-4 super driver will outscore even a 7-2 or 6-3 high end driver with the same skill, so unless you plan on taking volendam all the way to to 8-2, 7-3, or 6-4, I wouldn't bother yet >>1793567
>>1828106Didn’t need to upgrade Volendam yet because I got this kino 205 AC run with Pit Crew ToadStill probably gonna have to upgrade her for next tour tho
>>182811460k with a super driver is amazing!
>>1828114whoa, great run
About that upcoming website update…. turned out to be a giant nothingburger, rip
>>1830780I thought it would just be related to the updated os requirement, honestly
Did you get the wiggler kart?
>>1831207Yes, pretty great performance this time28/30 extreme challenge wins!
>>1831207Yes>>18280061st place. Narrow <1k victory.
>>1831207yep, played monday and yesterdayacct 1: 1st place, avg 85% acg, now tier 9545,202 - 88% acg w/lv6 gold wiggler40,825 - 82% acg w/lv6 gold wiggler46,011 - 85% acg w/lv6 gold petey piranha132,038 (2nd place - 127,954, 3rd place - 119,577)played sky high sundae and ice world r on monday. reached 1st place with a bad run on rmx vanilla 2 and stopped to play acct 2, until 2nd place raised their score with 2 hours to go. replayed it for 15 minutes with bad lobbies, got lucky enough, and went back to acct 2.acct 2: 3rd place, avg 78% acg, now tier 8437,333 - 83% acg w/lv6 gold wiggler (lv4 glider)30,641 - 69% acg w/lv6 gold wiggler (lv2 kart lel)43,142 - 83% acg w/lv6 gold petey piranha111,116 (1st place - 114,326, 2nd place - 113,064, 4th place - 110,890)expected not to place in top 3 because of low-level equipment, but really it was terrible item box luck for rmx vanilla 2 that made it tough. tried too long to get better runs there to no avail. the other 2 scores were both 2nd place finishes. turned out 1st place for the week was possible.
>>1823322>>1813832Collecting: I bought 4 drivers this tour, so now only 9 remain to complete my collection. 6 of those who remain are on sale for 105 rubies in various tours: Builders Mario and Luigi (New Year), Doctors Mario and Luigi (Doctor), Mario Happi (Ninja), and Yoshi Egg Hunt (Yoshi).The other 3 are harder to get. King Boo Luigi's Mansion is only available in 2 tours (Halloween and Space). Builder Toad is available in 9 tours starting now through January, and is often in my shop but I only have 78 rubies left after my buying spree. Gold Chuck is rare, but can appear in any tour except Princess. He can wait until last.
>>1831469W2 update: 1st place over 5 other Tier 99s.
Did you get gringles?
Alright, morons. Ready to play another round of 'WHERE IN THE WORLD IS DETECTIVE BABY ROSALINA?" For those of you who didn't get her last time, get those quick tickets at the ready to re-roll dat shop over and over and over hoping for her to show up BUT NEVER WILL!!!!
>>1836896yes>>18344771st place. Easy win.>>1836916Got her! (>>1824135 = me)
Guess what; she appeared!…..On my burner multiplayer account, where it’d be a total waste of rubies to buy her! Hahaha….
Don’t forget to do your daily races every day this tour because of the unique 6th anni badge
>>1836916When I didn't get Detective Baby Rosalina last year, I told myself I'd get her this year. Well, now it's this year, and if I don't get her this year I don't think I can keep lying to myself, anons.
453196470285:)
>>1838807Bro I sent a request, but nothing
>>1839435I accepted ya :)
>>1837044W1 update: 1st place versus 6 other Tier 99 opponents. I already had to spend a bunch of tickets on Petey Mii (Lv8/3c to Lv8/4c) and Thai Daisy (Lv6/2c to Lv7/3c).2nd place player could beat me easily by upgrading his Lv4 karts and gliders. He is a Top 100 with a 97k all time high score. If he passes me, I can take Thai Daisy to 8/4.
>>1839600Alright, looking at your low level…. Get all the discounted items in this tour (Royal Flush, Mario King, Luigi Gold Knight, Monarch Kart) with new player rubies; make sure you can get Gold Mario through this week’s rankings, and consider getting Toad Tourist and DK Gladiator full price through the shop
I finally managed to trigger the item ticket glitch myself, now if only I could figure out how to trigger the glitch consistently because it could be so useful for scoring…
Finally got the glitch to trigger again, I observed that when done right the “GO” and its sound effect should appear before the countdown starts; alongside the item ticket button appearingSeems like it’s very hard to time and you have to be lucky though, across what felt like 40+ races today I only got it twice
long time since the tour started and it's already time for ranked. giving myself 4 hours to play again from scratch, so let's see what I can do. I took notes on last ranked too, might still post them.>>1836916saw her and soaring jack last year one time each and passed because I thought their additions to the shop would stick for the whole year. now I'm rolling for them on both accounts just for the fun of it. got det. baby rosie on acct 2 on day 2 and turning up zero since then.
Did you get gold mario?
>>1842122yes>>1839760 (me)1st place finish. No problem.
>>1842122Strangely easy win, crushed the “competition”And I finally finished my extreme challenges with this win and got the gold T99 badge, yay!!!
>>1842122Well, I dwarf'd specifically for Gold Mario, so yeah.
Today is the actual anni of MKT, happy anni
Again, guess what; my burner multiplayer account now got the Soaring Jack in its shop after already getting Detective last week…. And this account also got the Soaring Jack in its shop last year tooMeanwhile my actual account still has neither
finally took a daily selects high end item to level 8 on acct 1, 8-bit star. it fills a gap for me in ranked play during the loop and you get one free every year without gold pass. my only other high end item higher than lv6 before this was light blue shy guy explorer at lv7. used up all my remaining high end glider tickets to do it now because I don't anticipate having to level up any gliders for battle tour, but I need to start lucking into driver tickets asap.I'd had normal gliders maxed out for 10 months and will have normal drivers maxed in a few days (only 10 more tickets or dupes needed). super gliders are the next category to max, a million years from now since I still have level 5 and 6 gliders. I will probably never max normal karts without gold pass (need 610 tickets or dupes).
>>1842122yep, played both accounts for 3.5 hours on tuesdayacct 1: 2nd place, avg 85% acg, now tier 97 46,814 - 83% acg w/lv7 light blue shy guy explorer 43,612 - 87% acg w/lv6 gold wiggler 40,932 - 86% acg w/lv6 thai dress daisy131,358 (1st place - 137,932, 3rd place - 122,007)acct 2: 1st place, avg 72% acg, now tier 84 39,993 - 73% acg w/lv6 light blue shy guy explorer 37,798 - 76% acg w/lv6 gold wiggler 30,191 - 68% acg w/lv4 thai dress daisy107,982 (2nd place - 106,655, 3rd place - 105,702)1. acct 2: started by playing acct 2. bad runs here but they were enough. got into 2nd place in 45 minutes (short of 1st by 399 pts) so started working on acct 1.2. acct 1: got into 2nd place in 30 minutes. ran madrid 3 a few more times with no progress, so went back to push acct 2 to 1st place.3. acct 2: spent 45 more minutes to improve upon poor athens 3 run (originally 68% acg) to take 1st place, so went back to work on acct 1. (spent that time on athens 3 instead of an equally poor 68% acg madrid 3 because I only had 7% frenzy chances there with my lv4 driver.)4. acct 1: improved madrid 3 slightly (originally 81% acg), but there was no time left to improve athens 3 afterward. (a handful of lv6 gold mii runs came very close but didn't beat my quickly achieved lv7 blue explorer run.) 1st place's lv8 gold mii score in athens 3 (60,656) hard carried his total as I outscored his level 8 equipment on both other courses. maybe he wasn't pushed hard by his own ranked opponents.
>>1844368I got a shot at buying Gold Chuck today, but passed on him as planned. (>>1819017 = me)
>>1842328W2 update: 4 other Tier 99's this week. Should be an easy win. I'm still 10k below my personal record on Amsterdam 3N.An unusually high variety of D/K/G are being used this week.
And there she is, I finally have her on my main account
>>1846216Did you get her, anon? I asked so it looks like you're not just bragging. Well, I still haven't. I'm going to sue Nintendo. I did get the gilded crown glider.
>>1845199Investments: To fill ACR coverage gaps.1. Roaring Racer Mii (Lv7-> Lv8): For Singapore 3N. Lv8 unlock on Singapore 3T.2. Koopa Clown Mii (Lv1 -> Lv7): For Tokyo 3N and Tokyo 3T. I considered Mario Hakama (coinboxer) for Tokyo 3T and 3R, but Koopa Clown is a powerful high meta Mii.3. Orange Mii (Lv1 -> Lv7): For Madrid 3R/T and Tokyo 3R. Beat my Koopa Clown Mii on Tokyo 3T, go figure.4. Desert Tiny Titan (Lv1 -> Lv8): For LA 2N and Rome 3R. My first Switch2 item investment. 5. New Year's 2022 (Lv4 -> Lv8): For Madrid 3R and LA 2T. Nostalgia pick from my new player days in late 2021. One of my first HE gliders.6. Pretzel Glider (Lv1 -> Lv8): For London 3N and London 3R.
Look who I was playing against.
>>1849781I have an interesting tier 99 member of a japanese mario kart team leading my t97 ranks with 160k. he has a big 236k sub youtube channel with 3.4k videos and an 81k follower twitter account for 8dx and world, but only started playing tour last year (and after a year's worth of gold pass he can already destroy me).
>>1849919It is nice to hear about more 8DX/World players picking up and enjoying Tour, they’re all fun and Tour gameplay is refreshingly different enough
>>1842014>now I'm rolling for them on both accounts just for the fun of it. got det. baby rosie on acct 2 on day 2 and turning up zero since then.just got her on acct 1 with my second to last quick ticket reload of the tour. neither acct rolled soaring jack however. something to save tickets for next year.
Welp, finished using 3 quick tickets every day of this tour and the Soaring Jack never appeared for me; it only showed up on my multiplayer alt (both last year and this year, somehow); hope I can get it next year….
Before the tour ends, did you notice that what New York 3T’s course icon shows is different from how it actually looks in game? The icon shows no fences blocking the road and a Galaxy Air bus on it, the actual track has fences and several taxis parked there instead of the bus
>>1836916So was I right? ;)
>>1836916>>1852986She has come home.
Last chance, did you get him?
>>1853450Done, pretty easy, Amsterdam Drift 3 sucks and I hate that we get it in ranked again in 2 months…And also, it feels weird to be done with extreme challenges and have nothing left to strive for
>>1853450yes>>1845199Win. #2 chased me, but I improved on Amsterdam 2N to stay #1.
>>1847968I settled out of court with Nintendo.
>>1853450yep, took longer than I wanted on acct 1 but anniversary tour is special so I stuck it outacct 1 (tier 97):>amsterdam 343,438 - 95% acg w/lv6 rosalina volendam>sydney 3rt48,466 - 89% acg w/lv6 king mario>rome 349,945 - 87% acg w/lv6 gold mario>final result141,849, 3rd place, avg 90% acg, now tier 98(1st place - 160,188 (japanese youtube guy >>1849919), 2nd place - 155,267, 4th place - 139,290, 5th place - 130,787 (see below))had to use a boomerang driver, so I planned to set aside time on sunday, monday, and tuesday to play. by saturday I saw acct 1's top 2 scores would be unreachable, but 3rd place's 139k was achievable with lv6 equipment across the board. in total 9 players had loadouts that could have crushed me if they grinded for better runs. I just needed 3rd place to stay in 3rd, and they did.I also saw that 20th place had a weird combination of the gold tier 99 badge, neither of the 5th anniversary badges, no ranked week 2 score yet, and an acr score of 155k. I realized that 155k was almost certainly just his ranked week 1 score, so he probably didn't play at all other than ranked cups any more, and only at the last minute. I was right, as he played all 3 courses very late on the last day, but he only ended up in 5th place in my ranking.I was still stuck in 4th place with 134k on tuesday regardless of what other players would score. I'd gotten my sydney 3rt score on only the second or third run, but I had to set up and grind both amsterdam 3 and rome 3 many times.on rome 3, I targeted the action count I'd gotten so easily on acct 2, but on acct 1 it took forever to improve on 77% acg.originally I thought I could skip the long boombox grind on amsterdam 3 by frontrunning regardless of lobby and quickly grinding for 3 good common frenzies, but my best non-boombox run only got me 77% acg. needed to spend time boomboxing in the end, and it paid off with a podium finish for the week.
>>1854536acct 2 (tier 84):>amsterdam 330,381 - 75% acg w/lv4 rosalina volendam>sydney 3rt43,729 - 90% acg w/lv5 king mario>rome 348,228 - 83% acg w/lv6 gold mario>final result122,338, 1st place, avg 83% acg, now tier 85(2nd place - 120,046, 3rd place - 119,111)rome 3 score came on a very early run and showed me a higher score on acct 1 was possible. the other scores also developed pretty quickly. final amsterdam 3 run was a funny green shell/partial boombox/banana frenzy run that pushed me from 2nd to 1st in my rankings with 2 hours left despite not being that great.>>1852986nope, she appeared once in each of my accounts and I bought her on both.>>1842014>>1851891
this game is pretty fun. managed to get to D on multiplayer racing and got peach out of the pipe
>>1853606 (me)>2N3N>>1853453Agreed. I hate those damn Piranha Plants reaching 75% across the width of the track. It took me forever to figure out how to avoid the 3rd plant (right before the item boxes) by drifting underneath him along the wall.https://youtu.be/kartS-KF4Fc
>>1854602nice, hope you stick with it. lots of variety and different ways to keep improving.
>>1854689thanks, used to be a sweat on mario kart Wii. drifting seems impossible though because the drift button is on the same side as the steering.
>>1854987if you want to experiment, you could try enabling manual drift in the settings. it makes drifting the default control and puts steering in the button instead.
it's been over 2 weeks since I took 8-bit star to lv8 and almost a week since I maxed out my normal drivers in addition to normal gliders. (final driver to receive a level up ticket: lil' bubble+ man, lemmy.) however the only high end tickets that have appeared in the glider and driver columns of daily selects are overpriced uncap tickets. not a single additional level up ticket, even after using quick tickets. another week like this and I'm going to take it personally.
Another ACR badge, yay
>>1853606W1 status: 1st place versus 5 other Tier 99s. I will level up White Tanooki Mario (Lv6) if needed.The theme this week is "weak drivers that we don't want to invest in". Especially for RMX Donut Plains 1.
>>1848288ACR investments for this tour:1. Heart Balloons (Lv7.2 -> Lv8): For RMX Choco Island 1.2. King Boo Mii (Lv1 -> Lv7): New driver for Wario Shipyard N. I had Mario Samurai and Knight Luigi at Lv6 and decided to switch to a Lv7 Mii. I also need it for ranked coverage on Boo Lake T in January (Space Tour).3. Cact R (Lv7 -> Lv8): For Wario Shipyard N.4. Dixie Kong (Lv 7.4 -> Lv8): For RMX Choco Island 1T. Nostalgia driver helpful for new players.5. Builder Toad (new): 8 drivers remain to collect (>>1833963). King Boo Luigi's Mansion is available next tour.6. 8-bit Star (8/1c -> 8/2c): Added a cap just to bump it over maxed super gliders. Useful on a few tracks.I am tempted but will resist going to Lv8 for Yoshi Gold Egg (Lv7.1) and Gold Koopa Freerunning (Lv7.2) because they are useful in this tour. Gold Mario (Lv7.2) might make sense for Battle Course 1 if needed. My goals are just winning ranked and top 1000 ACR.
>>1849919The Japanese you tubers are amazing at MKT. Example: https://youtu.be/YBySA4bGLFs
>>1858131he's really good. it takes balls to double dip on the final item box in lap 2 in shipyard rt like that considering it's so close to the finish. the green shell snipe was beautiful, but lucky
nintendo really doesn't want me to make it to tier 99 this week. I can only target 3rd place again, and only if 5th and 7th place don't wake up and play to the potential of their equipment. I think I'll need to start grinding tonight.
Did you get the speeder?
>>1859797oh hell noI'll go into it later
>>1859797yes>>1858095 (me)1st place.
>>1859797Yes but not 1st, 1st place was pretty much impossible for me to reach this week
>>1859797>>1859810again, no on both accountsacct 1 (tier 98):>rmx donut 138,460 - 83% acg w/lv6 cowgirl pauline>cookie land48,746 - 94% acg w/lv6 king mario>shipyard rt45,057 - 83% acg w/lv6 gold chargin' chuck>final result132,263, 5th place, avg 87% acg, still tier 98(1st place - 152,420, 2nd place - 148,622, 3rd place - 143,309, 4th place - 133,202, 6th place - 130,685)acct 2 (tier 85):>rmx donut 128,379 - 84% acg w/lv4 cowgirl pauline>cookie land37,403 - 65% acg w/lv6 gold wiggler>shipyard rt46,834 - 95% acg w/lv6 gold chargin' chuck>final result112,616, 7th place, avg 81% acg, back to tier 84(1st place - 124,804, 2nd place - 123,703, 3rd place - 122,613, 4th place - 115,798, 5th place - 114,299, 6th place - 113,280)got caught up with family stuff and other hobbies on both monday and tuesday, so didn't start playing until 3 hours left in the week. I gave 1:50 to acct 1 and an hour to acct 2.acct 1: saved the battle for last. rmx donut 1 run was a boombox frenzy with 2 other frenzies. shipyard rt was coin/super horn/coin frenzies and I think just one coinbox. cookie land was a pretty good run but didn't beat my old record from months ago when my glider even had fewer base points.acct 2: split the final hour into 22 minutes for each of the standard courses and 16 minutes for the battle. rmx donut 1 was only two basic frenzies with a basic boombox in the middle, as well as just a 4th place finish. but I had two generous coinboxers taking turns spitting coins constantly, so part of the run was just driving through coins without a boomerang. shipyard rt had two coinbox frenzies, another basic frenzy, and multiple single coinboxes, very lucky and and fun run. simply ran out of time on cookie land.I don't recommend playing like this, but it's quite fun. I really should have been able to place top 3 on both accounts with proper grinding.
>>1854987I steer using the touch screen but that makes using the drift button difficult also, so I usually drift by just steering sharply to the the left or right. Always said I was going to find a better method but got comfortable playing that way.
>>1859956W2 ranked update: 2nd place. Tough battle with 6 other Tier 99s (top 3 shown), including #1 with 3 Top 100 badges.I'm going to relax and accept 2nd place. The game algorithm likes testing me with a tough ranked every ~3 months to make me spend tickets. I'm trying to hold back on going full Mii meta.I took the 8bit Bullet Bill from 3c to 4c.
daily selects has started handing out useful tickets in useful amounts, enough for me to start needing to do coin rush to buy them. I will be busy during the monday holiday but I should be in good shape to take some items to lv7 on tuesday and fight for the podium. I want to reach tier 99 this week.
>>1863581The algorithm loves putting tickets in daily selects at the end of the tour when many people are low on coins to spend.
I’ve had no time to play ranked this week at all and what the hell are these opponents
>>1863685yeah I waited a long time for them to start appearing, then they kept popping up in the past weekmy daily selects ticket unlocking history, if it's of interest to anyone:- maxed out multiple daily selects super items and all normal gliders almost a year ago, started getting lots of normal and super tickets immediately- maxed out a daily selects high end item sometime mid-september, started seeing high end uncap tickets but didn't see any high end level up tickets at all (even bottom row) for a long time, even using quick tickets on daily selects every day- maxed out all normal drivers on 9/27, still didn't see any high end level up tickets, still using quick tickets daily- high end level up tickets finally start rolling in, 10 days before this tour ends:10/4 - bottom row10/5 - unlocked10/5 again, after quick ticket - unlocked10/6 - bottom row10/9 - unlocked10/10 - unlockedthat's 3 weeks of absolutely nothing after unlocking the shop then 6 tickets in 1 week
Hoping to manifest any Tiny Titan buff on Boo Lake R/T….
Might as well post this early, no I did not get the Green Speeder this week, no time to grind more and the ranked matchups bodied me
waiting another few minutes for phones to finish charging then I'll get started on ranked. I wish I had different drivers leveled up for battle course 1.
Last chance to get the speeder>>1864982Too bad, at least the green speeder is a shitty kart, so you're not really missing that much
>>1865154>last chance>cup already over
>>1864735The ice one got it, right now seems to be a good choice to invest because it also has squeaky clean sprint R that has a bunch of tiny karts and it will keep getting more tracks. kinda wish I'd waited before spending 22 tickets to take the red vampire kart to level 8 instead.
>>1865173Only the cool one getting it sucks because the cool one was clearly getting both the least and the worst buffs until now because it was free, I was really hoping the regular one would get it instead because the shop items tended to get the best buffs and the regular one also has Battle Course 1 which I still need a HE kart investment for
>>1865154got it>>18625982nd place
Now I have a decision to make: what kart do I upgrade for Boo Lake RT? I’m reluctant to invest in Cool Tiny Titan because it’s consistently gotten less tracks than the other three. I thought about upgrading Blue Sub or Chocolate Mint Soft Swerve, but I realized that I really want to fully go in on both Swift Talon and Blazing Eagle come next tour, so the least costly upgrade would just be taking Huffin Puffin Egg from lv 5 to lv 6 to save tickets for the eagles (I also need the egg for VV 2N); I also don’t know if I want to uncap the egg any further because if I use any uncap tickets now, I won’t have enough to max both eagles next tourAny advice?
>>1865066I wish there was a full time top shelf coinboxer on Battle Course 1.
And another dilemma; should I upgrade 8-Bit Block Glider or Melon & Banana Balloons? I like coin gliders, but the ice cream balloons will also help me on LA 1T and both Riverside R and T in the next few tours, the 8-bit block is less immediately helpful in ranked…
>>1865291I like your idea to use Huffin Puffin Egg now and invest in the eagle karts next tour. Especially with Blazing Eagle covering 4 of the ranked tracks.>>1865298I like the 8-bit block, but YMMV. 8-bit block is very high coverage (see >>1818180), but in hindsight I wish I had more lightning and blooper gliders for "tokens-from-damage" tours like this one.
>>1858105 (me)Got my King Boo Luigi's Mansion in the Daily Spotlight today (Day 1) after using one quick ticket. Only 7 drivers left to collect. ACR investing: I have only 2 tracks this tour without a Lv8 top shelf driver. Boo Lake T has King Boo Mii at Lv7. Luigi's Mansion R has several mid Lv6 high ends, but I'm tempted to do the Bronze Mii (now Lv3) to Lv6 for the added base points.All my tracks have top shelf Lv8 kart and glider coverage, which might be a first.
>>1865656I chose to max the Melon & Banana Balloons this tour, only 16 total ranked tracks (dang) but in the short run it’ll help me on LA 1T and the Riversides plus some extra ACR tracks (8-bit block glider doesn’t really help me this tour or next tour), but hopefully I can upgrade it by Animal
>>1800906>>1865663 (me)I also got the Pumpkin Kart, which is exclusive to this tour.
>>1865285 (me)W1 status: 1st place. 6 total Tier 99's including myself; top 4 shown.I gave quad caps to Magma Broom (Lv8/3c), King Mario (8/3), and Rosa Halloween (8/3). I am happy to be using my favorite Rosa alt in ranked. She only has 3 ranked tracks all year: (1) Donut Plains 3T this tour, (2) Twilight House in Space Tour [Meowser is better], and (3) New York 3T in Anniversary Tour [Gold Wiggler is better]. So I'm glad to make Rosa Halloween my first Lv8/4c Rosa alt this tour.
>>1867420Update: Rosa Halloween earned her quad cap with a big improvement on Donut Plains 3T. Amazing triple coin frenzy. No change to rankings.It's fun to beat Gold Chucks with dash rings.
>>1867526Update: Nevermind the Top 100 player is now kicking my ass.I took my Lv7 King Boo Mii up to Lv8/2c to chase on the first 2 tracks with no luck so far. I also have a Lv8/3c Goomba Mii available on Donut Plains 3T.
wow crazy week, and time for ranked again already tomorrow>>1865154very late but got it. acct 1 joined joined t99 club tooacct 1 (tier 98):>choco mountain rt55,964 - 89% acg w/lv7 gold chargin chuck>rmx donut 1rt52,856 - 93% acg w/lv7 gold chargin chuck>battle course 140,680 - 70% acg w/lv6 gold mario>final result149,500, 2nd place, avg 84% acg, now tier 99(1st place - 152,815, 3rd place - 137,747)- final choco mountain rt run was just the second attempt, playing with my first all-lv7 high end loadout ever (coinbox/coin frenzies + 2 single coinboxes iirc).- rmx donut plains 1rt was again coinbox/coin frenzies + a single coinbox- original battle course 1 was fireball/coin/interrupted green shell frenzies for the frenzy finish and 83% acg but no well fought bonus, didn't match previous best score- slid into 2nd place in 1h20m, moved to acct 2 with intention to come back and improve battle score if possible- came back and improved battle score slightly with 6 minutes left in the tour thanks to a run with much fewer actions but a huge well fought bonus, not enough to nab 1st place but with time it would have been doableacct 2 (tier 84):>choco mountain rt47,743 - 82% acg w/lv6 gold chargin chuck>rmx donut 1rt42,470 - 80% acg w/lv6 gold chargin chuck>battle course 138,865 - 101% acg w/lv6 gold mario>final result129,078, 3rd place, avg 88% acg, now tier 85(1st place - 143,797, 2nd place - 140,271, 4th place - ?)- no notes for the first two courses as time was short- final battle course run took too long to pull frenzies as well as a well fought bonus, so I just actionmaxxed while waiting for the last opponent bot to kill himself on a banana or something, then went back to play acct 1
as for this week, nintendo is telling me to score over 150k to get 3rd place on acct 1, which is presumptuous and rude. I just got here man, chill out. 1st and 2nd place are both on the edge of 170k and they're doing it in different ways (1st place has all lv8 equipment while 2nd place has a bunch of lv6 stuff thrown in, but his maxed larry mii score of 65k is boosting him). 3rd and 4th place keep passing each other. I already miss my 4th and 5th place buffer to keep my tier. the big city is scary and I want to go home. really the only encouraging thing is that 4th place's equipment is only a little bit better than what I'l be using tomorrow but he's so close to 3rd. maybe I have a shot at passing them both.>>1865173>>1865219when I saw it would help me avoid using low-level, narrow karts for 2 weeks straight, I decided to pump it up and use it instead. crazy to think I can make a kart viable from scratch now, but the daily selects tickets have been showing up big time.>>1865291>fully go in on both Swift Talon and Blazing Eaglethose were karts #2 and #3 that I quad uncapped and I agree with your plan, take the cheapest option now to ensure you can max them
>>18689063rd place is now 160k, a different player than the ones who were battling for 3rd over the past week. I really needed that 6th kart uncap ticket for next week. I'll see if I can even get 5 on my way back to t98 later.
Did you get gold petey?
>>1869573Yes, got 1st easily and got back to T99, also placed very well on my friend list
>>1869573yes>>18685272nd place for the 2nd week in a row (>>1865285).
Also, I got a new highest score, on Maple Treeway RT
>>1869734that's crazy man, gj>>1869573nope. gave myself 3 hours for both accounts again while watching tv and had countless trash runs on every course. on acct 2 it even took 10 or so races before I beat one of my scores from last year, and that ended up being my "best" run of the night on that course.acct 1 (tier 99):>boo lake38,112 - 75% acg w/lv6 king mario>maple treeway rt46,507 - 73% acg w/lv6 petey piranha gold>donut plains 3t43,212 - 76% acg w/lv7 gold chargin chuck>final result127,831, 8th place, avg 75% acg, back to tier 98(1st place - 169,861, 2nd place - 169,432, 3rd place - 160,743, 4th place - 150,466, 5th place - 148,138, 6th place - 142,678, 7th place - 142,669, 9th place - 124,336)since top 3 was unrealistic for me, goal was top 6 for the 5 kart uncap tickets. I was using all coinboxers, but I just couldn't pull any runs with anything better than one conibox frenzy and two junk frenzies on any course. on acct 1 that took 2 hours and fell 15k short of *7th* place. without yesterday's tickets I'll only be able to double uncap cool tiny titan for this week and next.acct 2 (tier 85):>boo lake37,046 - 85% acg w/lv5 king mario>maple treeway rt45,865 - 76% acg w/lv6 petey piranha gold>donut plains 3t36,148 - 72% acg w/lv6 gold chargin chuck>final result119,059, 7th place, avg 75% acg, back to tier 84(1st place - 127,881, 2nd place - 127,509, 3rd place - 125,675, 4th place - 120,381, 5th place - 119,682, 6th place - 119,380, 8th place - 118,931)I should have given up earlier on acct 1 because I was much closer here. when I saw my t99 acct 1 score would have fallen short of 1st place in acct 2's t85 ranking by exactly 50 points, I actually laughed. my scores shouldn't be this close to each other but that's how bad my runs on acct 1 were.
>>1869729W2 status: 2nd place so far. Top 6 including me are all Tier 99. My opponents are weaker (no Top 100, no ACR, lower high scores), but I still can't beat them. It feels like the game has been holding me down lately. Fewer frenzies, bad luck, blue shells at the finish line, etc.
been lucky with pipe coins on acct 1. in the few weeks since I started buying the additional level up tickets in the daily selects shop, I've pulled 10,000 coins from the daily pipe twice, within 5 days of each other. last time was months ago when I had plenty of coins. I don't think having fewer coins increases your chances of getting it, but it's a welcome coincidence.
did you get gold petey?
>>1874203yes>>1871614 (me)1st place! Finally!
>>1874203I was so busy playing Legends ZA this week that I put off grinding to the last few hours of the tour; got 3rd and don’t think I could’ve gotten 1st this week anyway
If I can only fully upgrade one of the Blazing Eagle or Swift Talkn this tour, which should it be? I’m leaning towards Blazing Eagle right now for the better ranked coverage in this tour, although the Talon has felt like it had better overall coverage over the year
>>1874325Blazing Eagle has slightly higher coverage than Swift Talon (see >>1818180), but not by much. It may be the case that Swift Talon is better for you, depending on your inventory.FWIW, I have both at Lv8/4c and feel that I use Blazing Eagle slightly more, but they're both pretty good.
>>1792451Is this game kino? Any tips for a new player?
>>1874808Purchase the Yellow Mii Racing Suit from the shop for 70 rubies as soon as you can, for one
