How? I've tried everything. Dodges, jumps, starmen, etc. They're 100% unavoidable unless you drop to second place.They are avoidable in MK7...
Anyway just play in a community without them. Mushroom only is pretty fun.
This probably should've been a blog, but we don't have those right now.
Anyway, I agree with you, Mario Kart 7 is way too unbalanced. And the fact that you can't dodge blue shells at all (if I recall correctly, you could dodge them in Mario Kart 64 with extreme precision) completely breaks the game, in my opinion.
Believe it or not, Nintendo actually replied that statement. It was to punish those that completely mastered the game in order to give the beginners a chance. XD
You can dodge blue shells in MK7 btw.
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With a mushroom. XD However, you need to do with with extreme precision and timing. I think this can only be done in 150cc (and ofc mirror)
I compared this game to one of the worst balanced MK game ever (MK wii) and I find it to be just right.
BUT there are a few things that makes this game harder to stay in first place.
1. Blue shells do not fly anymore, they pratically levitate. (YAY! Makes it more fun XD)
Meaning they can hit anyone from 7th place to 1st place. In narrow places, you're bound to get hit since it's a bit bigger than the average shell.
2. Red shells can "fly", XD
Sounds stupid but it's true. Whenever you glide or fly or whatever, red shells will still follow you even though there isn't any ground.
If you can't protect yo' ass, you're dead.
3.
You gan get hit even in place where you could get invincibility frames.
You know when you get shot out of a cannon or every one makes a huge jump (or any event where you go from a place to another), you get invincibility frames in the earlier MK games right? Well, that shit doesn't apply in MK7. You will get hit and fall completely out of the track. Happened to me when I got shout out of a cannon in Airship fortress. Someone shot a red shell at me and I completely fell out of the track and out of the sky. LOL
How? I've tried everything. Dodges, jumps, starmen, etc.
Whoa whoa whoa, starman doesn't protect you from blue shells? WHHHAAAAATTT???? Gimme a vid of it please! I must see it in action. XD I don't remember blue shells overtaking the star's power XD.
This happened to me with lightning bolts and red shells several times as well. I've also had someone knock me out of the air during cannon flight with a star and another person with a Raccoon leaf. It's extremely annoying if you ask me, considering there's not really anything you can do about it. The lightning, at the very least; maybe the others are avoidable if you look at the items others have before being shot out of the barrel.3.
You gan get hit even in place where you could get invincibility frames.
You know when you get shot out of a cannon or every one makes a huge jump (or any event where you go from a place to another), you get invincibility frames in the earlier MK games right? Well, that shit doesn't apply in MK7. You will get hit and fall completely out of the track. Happened to me when I got shout out of a cannon in Airship fortress. Someone shot a red shell at me and I completely fell out of the track and out of the sky. LOL
Well the thing is, they count being shot out of a cannon as gliding. Notice that not every one goes at the same speed. XDThis happened to me with lightning bolts and red shells several times as well. I've also had someone knock me out of the air during cannon flight with a star and another person with a Raccoon leaf. It's extremely annoying if you ask me, considering there's not really anything you can do about it. The lightning, at the very least; maybe the others are avoidable if you look at the items others have before being shot out of the barrel.
the same thing happened in mario kart wii and as soon as i heard it was back in mario kart 7 i avoided the game at all costs, i can't stand the new mario kart games anyway, online oriented and i can't play VS with friends with their 3DS also i know i'm going to get flamed for this but i think the competition recently should have more stricter against using items they are cheat items are ruin all the fun imo.
and yes i do prefer to play more realistic racers such a ridge racer and gran turismo which is based on skill not based on cheating AI with rubber banding (need for speed most wanted on the other hand is the king of rubber banding)
Haha I've screwed so many people up by flying into them when we glide
Mario Kart 7 is bad because it's not a serious, balanced racer?
WELL HOLY GEE.
Seriously though every Mario Kart is like this. It's not meant to be balanced or competitive, it's meant to be fun. And it is.
Exactly. It isn't like some need for speed game. It's mario for god's sake.
And I'm having a lot of fun playing this game. Especially the course designs and artwork is beautiful. Mainly while gliding and underwater.
Internet battles, I'm shocked how it's so smooth