Ugh! The Tanooki Tail was useful at times but many more times have I been on the receiving end of a racer trolling me by slowing down to hit me with the tail... It's like a slap in the face. The Blooper should get a slight buff if it's returning. Cover more of the screen to justify its worth.
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In your case, the tail actually was a slap in the face.
I hate the tail. It lasts slightly longer than the time it takes to get to the next set of blocks, so you have to drive slower (the opposite of what you are supposed to do in racing games, by the way) so that it goes away in time or not get an item. Not having an item always means getting red shelled, so it is an even worse option.
Blooper would be fun if it covered more of the screen and gradually washed off. As is, it is useless.
@Booboos35 Seconed. POW block aside I personally thought the Tanooki Tail was the worst MK power up ever made.
Actually, I kinda liked the POW Block, but if it were to return, it's attack should be remade/reinvented. Instead of hitting all players in front of you, it should be like this...
The POW Block creates a shockwave when used.
It has a small radius at first.
The shockwave makes players spin out (& maybe lose their items)
It can be used 3 times, with each shockwave being bigger than the last.
Since players can now see items in other players hands, on the last use of the POW Block, it's colored red to indicate the biggest radius blast.
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Okay, if they revert the item system back to the way it was in Wii, I'm not even touching this game. Wii had tons and tons of annoying items that made the game just plain not fun.
I hate the tail. It lasts slightly longer than the time it takes to get to the next set of blocks, so you have to drive slower (the opposite of what you are supposed to do in racing games, by the way) so that it goes away in time or not get an item. Not having an item always means getting red shelled, so it is an even worse option.
This.
So many times in Mario Kart 7 when I get the tail I find myself just holding onto it for the remainder of the race or until I get attacked, just because I don't want to leave myself with no item.
Worst item ever is definitely the Lightning Cloud though, please let that never return.
Nothing worse when you're sitting in second or third and trying to catch up and then you get one of those.
It's especially bad online, where lag can be an issue.
I got a feeling the item system will be incredibly similar to MK: Double Dash's item system...
Double Dash? With everyone having their own special item? I don't think that would work in a game with single racers, there's far too many characters for that.
I just hope that they don't add any more super destructive items, having Starman, Blue Shell, Bullet Bill, POW Block, Mega Mushroom, Lightning, and Lightning Cloud was way overboard.
@Spanjard I know there was a way to change the odds of certain power-ups or remove them completly in MKWii. But I never played MK7, but I guess the limitations of this portable system did not allow it.....
That'd be nice for local multiplayer, but considering I'm mostly playing online I wouldn't make much use of it... just gotta hope that there aren't any really annoying items this time around.
@BenAV The Blue Shell, Bullet Bill, Lightning Bolt and Blooper have all been revealed (although the Blooper is only annoying because of how useless it is)
@SG9000 I'm actually okay with all of those being in there.
Blooper could afford to go, but it's not a big deal.
It's when you start adding in annoying items on top of those.
I'm fine with the Mario Kart 7 items, even if the tail can be a bit annoying, so if it's relatively similar to that I'd be happy enough.
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