Kart Talk | Episode 34 (Season 2, Episode 8) | Mario Kart Tour - Studfit

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ICEBREAKER

What is something you enjoy about Battle Mode?

SPOTLIGHT SHOP

BigBroLo
Prior to 3.0, I would whale if the pack made sense for my coverage. Would pull pipes for the thrill of it. Now am sitting on 700 plus rubies and I am lost. Anyone else on this Island of Misfit Kart Toys? Whats everyones approach now? Spotlight new stuff only, spotlight dupes, Miis, or Coin Rush x10? (edited)

KartLife
We're two tours into the new era and are just starting to wrap out heads around purchase and investment strategies within the new setup. The one thing I'm focusing on is this: the 4-tour gap between an item debuting and then later appearing as a Spotlight Shop item. During this time it is essentially locked in the vault. Will early Ranked value be emphasized during this window, or continue to peak 4 or 5 tours after debut, thus allowing players to purchase the item just as the time is right? For example, the Shielded Speedster will be available the tour after Autumn Tour, if pattern holds, so we might be able to catch its early value still. But what do you make of this 4-tour exclusivity period? How will they incentivize players to actually purchase new items, rather than wait 4 tours and see how they do?

ER Rakker85
Why do you think they release so few new items in the spotlight shop? This tour only one glider. Do you think Nintendo made 2 CB drivers of the last 3 introduced on purpose gold, such that they have a much lower chance of showing up in the spotlight shop? Do you think more +gold CB drivers are on the horizon? Why are we getting so many CB drivers…it becomes really hard to get a lobby without any 


BATTLE MODE

What is your overall reaction to Battle Mode? Has it been good addition? How do you rank it compared to MP racing?

milli
Twilight House has been discovered to have an exploit that allows the player to jump onto the roof in the middle, effectively rendering you invincible to attacks. Do you think this will have a big effect on battles, or are people too lazy to pull it off? (Video of the exploit, it's actually kind of funny to look at https://www.reddit.com/r/MarioKartTour/comments/y8szuf/i_broke_battle_mode_they_have_to_patch_this_its/ )

Crazi
How long can we continue to expect one new battle course per tour?


FUTURE OF MKT

Crazi
We are seeing Nintendo pump out even more new tracks as the year goes on. Donut Plains 3 this tour came out of left field. And if you count the extra R/Ts & the battle course, this is the most new tracks we’ve had in a tour for a good while. What does it mean for the game’s longevity if they keep doubling up on tracks?

Studfit
Gold Petey had a controversial start in the game by being a medium hitbox. Did this impact your interest to invest in him? With so many other coinbox drivers released over last two months, how do you gauge his value? By having Gold Petey twice this week in Ranked with little other top skills make him too attractive to invest in; maybe it being a trap?