Kart Talk - Episode 15 - February 4th, 2022

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Super Stud Members FrenzyFans, ThisBeChris, JonBoy88, Angelita, Knight Roso join Studfit to discuss the hottest topics in Mario Kart Tour including:

ICEBREAKER
who is your all time favorite driver in terms of the one who has given you the most value/edge at any point in the game?
Or perhaps better worded: which driver would be your all-time MVP?

DAILY SELECTS

There is a table that has been datamined within the game’s code that it appears the Daily Selects ticket odds have changed. The High End ticket odds appear to have changed from 5%/3%/2% to 2%/2%/2% (D/K/G) with a total 10% odds per DS spot to 6%.

anke 
How do you feel about the HE ticket rate in DS dropping from 10% to 6%?

frenzygrind 
What percentage of the player base do you think are getting so fed up with the new DS rates/dry shops that they will eventually cancel their gold pass, decrease their spending habits, or even eventually quit if changes are not made?

Studfit
Does the impact of the reduced Daily Selects odds impact whales the most, the non-whales the most (since they don’t pull to level up) or both equally? What’s the relative impact of the shop change based on player type?

Studfit
Why do you believe Nintendo wants us to have less tickets? One obvious response would be Level 8 is coming, but maybe it’s something else, maybe even opposite. Are they worried about new players? Will there be an introduction of a new ticket to the game?


THREE TOUR CELEBRATION

Puff the Scottish Dino 
How do you all feel about the Winter Celebration? What are your pros and cons to the announcement?

Puff the Scottish Dino 
If you had the chance to design your own 3-Tour Celebration, what would it be called, what would be included in it, and why would you choose those specific things? 

Studfit
What are your thoughts on Charging Chuck? What skill do you think he’ll have?

Studfit
What are your thoughts on the LA Tour? Will we see Luigi Vacation get too many city buffs to destroy his buff potential? 

Studfit
We’ve had new tracks released (retro and city), why do you think that is? More importantly how do new tracks like Bowsers Castle, Wario Shipyard, etc added to the mix change the meta of the game? Are these tracks enough to keep players engaged?