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Mario Kart 8 Online Journeys: Set 22 (Online System Gone Bonkers?)

1,774 views · Published 27 September 2014 · 20:01 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: ZanyWitch7 · 2014 · Gaming

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Edit: Well thanks Nintendo for not only reverting the VR distribution back to how it was before, but now making the theme and description of this set outdated!

Enjoy! Got other projects to work on. A little something to keep you busy. That aside, ever since the August update (w/ the Mercedes DLC) came to Mario Kart 8, the way the online is now isn't the same as it was before and I thought I share a few thoughts on it.

The first thing to get out of the way is now whenever you're trying to find people you've raced with and are still in a room, but said room is full, you don't get kicked out, but are rather put on hold until there's a spot for you to join. Something I appreciate when I just want to play with the pros.

The next thing is how VR is distributed to be more skill based rather than time based. Added to the fact that the VR cap has been given an extra digit so that it's 99999. Even if you're a great player that consistently does well. One unfortunate item rape to the bottom ranks can now take all that progress away and then some! I've lost almost 900 VR to this, but slowly have I been recovering. I don't care about this much, but I've seen on forums that this has affected other people as well, for better or worse (mostly the latter).

Even if it was on the list of fixes in the update, The overall performance doesn't seem to be any better than it was before. Then there's constantly getting put with people with drastically different VR points. I'd constantly exit the room during spectator mode and try to find a better room which isn't easy, but worth it usually.

Overall, anyone attempting to reached 99999 VR at this rate I'd just deem crazy and assume it's with friends' help. For everything MK8 does better than previous installments, I think the online is definitely not one of those things.

Oh, I forgot about the races in this set, didn't I? Well here they are in the same order as they were played.
1st: Wario, Sport Bike, GBA Mario Circuit 00:08
2nd: Donkey Kong, Silver Arrow, SNES Donut Plains 3 02:20
3rd: Morton, Pipe Frame, Wii Moo Moo Meadows 04:24
(Now considered my most hated course in this game to play online!)
4th: Metal Mario, Teddy Buggy, DS Tick-Tock Clock 06:29
5th: PGP, Gold Kart w/ Buttons, Electrodrome 09:00
6th: Rosalina, Flame Fider, 3DS Piranha Plant Slide 11:46
7th: Mii (Meteor Q.), Standard Kart, Mount Wario 14:40
8th: Wh Shy Guy, Standard ATV w/ Off-Road, GCN Dry Dry Desert 17:10

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