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Topic: Mario Kart 8 friends can't join

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DeanW

Hi I'm new here! I've had a my switch a couple of years but only recently have my friends bought the console. Sometimes we like to play Mario Kart, and I understand how the online play works together, however they can never join my games/rooms. The "join" button is always greyed out when they select my name from the friends list, but I can join their games fine.

I've searched everywhere in game/switch menus to see if I have a setting off but with no luck. Anyone any idea what's going on here? It's frustrating, if I'm already online and playing they can't just come and join me, I've got to quit my game, wait for them to go into a match and then join them.

DeanW

JoeM103

I'm pretty sure that the selected cc that the game chooses depends on how far the player has got through the campaign as if my selection is chosen then it's normally either 150 or mirror mode, whereas a friend who hasnt played for as long nearly always gets 100 or 150cc. If you have been playing for a long time the room you get put into could be at too high of a level for someone who has just got the game. Don't take this as a solid answer as i'm just speculating here.

JoeM103

Switch Friend Code: SW-3487-3999-7859 | My Nintendo: Meadie

DeanW

@JoeM103 Thanks! It would be interesting to know if this is the reason. It could make sense in my case. Although I've not been as committed to this as I was on Mario Kart Wii, but I've definitely made some progress whereas I know a couple of friends will unlikely have made any progress.

If this is the reason it would be nice if it was documented somewhere. To be honest it's such a pain getting together online as it is on MK when you want to play in the gloabl/regional lists together.

DeanW

JoeM103

@DeanW You are welcome to add me with my switch code on my signature so we can test it at some point if that helps. When me and my friends play online we tend to create a room rather than play with loads of other people.

JoeM103

Switch Friend Code: SW-3487-3999-7859 | My Nintendo: Meadie

DeanW

@JoeM103 Nice one, I may just do that! There tends to only be 3-5 of us when we play, so we like to play in the main rooms so there's a little more competition, but each to their own!

DeanW

brucewieser

The selected cc that the game chooses depends on how far the player has got through the campaign.

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