I've managed to get at least one star on every grand prix now, so my name is displayed with a star on online races. Interestingly, I got a star for the Lightning Cup on mirror mode when coming second overall, while I'd previously won the series and hadn't been awarded a star at all. I'll still play the grand prix from time to time, but for now I've been concentrating on time trials.
Mario Kart 7 has a great implementation of time trials, where you get shown the worldwide distribution of times plus are presented with a number of ghosts across the spectrum. You can then choose to race against seven ghosts randomly chosen from the ones surrounding you, or any specific ghost at all. These are updated any time you connect to the Internet via SpotPass. In addition, you get sent time trials via StreetPass of people you meet in real life. The only thing I've not seen is whether your friends are included in the ghosts anywhere - since I have no MK7 friends.
Sad face.
Anyway, I've been playing the time trials trying to beat the median time for each course. Some have been easier than others, but there are a few which have oddly-shaped distribution curves with two peaks where there's a trick to the track, such as boosting over a certain corner and ramp. To compete on these I've been trying to find the shortcuts myself but also following some of the faster ghosts to work out the strategy.
The track I most hate is Kalamari Desert. You have to avoid the train going around the track through use of two different ramps (to get to which you have to use a boost over rough ground first. But you have to line yourself up to the first ramp and commit to it before you can even see if the train is going to be in the way. It took a lot of experimentation to find that you have to use the second ramp for the first two laps and the first ramp on the last lap, but if and only if you've been closely tracking the best times.
I'm ahead of the median on all but two tracks now.
Mario Kart 7 has a great implementation of time trials, where you get shown the worldwide distribution of times plus are presented with a number of ghosts across the spectrum. You can then choose to race against seven ghosts randomly chosen from the ones surrounding you, or any specific ghost at all. These are updated any time you connect to the Internet via SpotPass. In addition, you get sent time trials via StreetPass of people you meet in real life. The only thing I've not seen is whether your friends are included in the ghosts anywhere - since I have no MK7 friends.
Sad face.
Anyway, I've been playing the time trials trying to beat the median time for each course. Some have been easier than others, but there are a few which have oddly-shaped distribution curves with two peaks where there's a trick to the track, such as boosting over a certain corner and ramp. To compete on these I've been trying to find the shortcuts myself but also following some of the faster ghosts to work out the strategy.
The track I most hate is Kalamari Desert. You have to avoid the train going around the track through use of two different ramps (to get to which you have to use a boost over rough ground first. But you have to line yourself up to the first ramp and commit to it before you can even see if the train is going to be in the way. It took a lot of experimentation to find that you have to use the second ramp for the first two laps and the first ramp on the last lap, but if and only if you've been closely tracking the best times.
I'm ahead of the median on all but two tracks now.
1 comment:
Mario Kart 7 does not download your friend's ghosts over SpotPass.
You haven't mentioned the staff (Nintendo and Retro) ghosts.
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