Poll: Have You Won Knockout Tour Online In Mario Kart World Yet?

Not yet. I've placed second. But I haven't played too much of the game yet. 15 or so, about half that time in single player.

Knockout Tour is easily the best mode. Wish there were more paths, I've probably won on each route twice now.

I've won a couple, which is odd considering ive done very few of them, and have won barely any more actual races, despite playing considerably more of them.

I've got one so far and a few close calls.

Haven't played too much yet, but it sure is a fun mode to just fire up and have a few runs every now and then.

Wasn't quite sure which answer to pick for how many times I've won. I've come in first several times now, but never through sheer skill. Knockout Tour online is basically the ultimate game of bagging, and once you realise that it rapidly starts to lose its appeal. You skip so much of every checkpoint by boosting work boosts that you way ahead, and this even works for some of the final tracks too (looking at you, Desert Hills). Stick to the back of the pack until you've got a gold mushroom and a another boosting item, then spam them both towards them end. It's the safest strategy.

I’ve won more knockout tours than regular races, and I think I’ve figured out why.
I’m not the best racer, I can win a match on my day, but most of the time I’m more in the middle of the pack. I’m fairly consistent in avoiding the bottom four. And because avoiding the bottom four is how you stay alive in knockout tour, I can usually hang in there. And if you survive long enough to get to the final four, we’ll, there’s only three people who can hit you with items instead of 23, which means your less likely to get slammed by a ton of items heading into the finish line (which is usually what happens when I’m having a decent regular race)
So if you manage to make the final four, you’ve got a decent shot at winning, which is how I’ve managed to get a few under my belt

Yeah I’ve won online, very fun!

My only problem is the server creation process not properly filling servers, but other than that it is great, knockout tour is so good!

Not yet.

I'm enjoying it way more than the regular Grand Prix though, mostly because Knockout Tour makes much better use of the big open world than just driving between courses.

While I haven’t won by getting first place, I have gotten very close a handful of times. So far, I’ve gotten 2nd one time, been eliminated in 5th one or two times, gotten knocked out in 9th through 12th many times, and had a small handful of times where I never even made it past 21st.

So, it’s very fun. I’ve also had a surprisingly fun time with battle mode.

I have yet to play the game online - I may never even do that.

Just once. Second place isn't too uncommon for me, though.

The second knockout I did online I got first. But the many I have done after I have not made it back. I can barely make it far now. People know how to play the game now.

Kinda funny, I won my first attempt. Haven't played this mode much online though, so I only have the one win.

It's easily the best thing about the game

I’ve won quite a few. It’s pretty much the only way I play online.

I won my first Sunday morning. I barely avoided the first elimination, hung around the top 10 for the most part. I took the lead in the final four, thinking I was going to get taken out, but crossed the finish line unscathed for my first win.

I've been no.1 3 times 😎

Yeah!, twice, that makes me a multiple winner right?
1st time survived a red shell on last corner and crossed the line with the sound of another one heading for me
2nd time, was 3rd coming into last few turns and picked up a triple 'shroom and blasted myself over line for 1st

Plenty of 3rd and 2nds too, great mode, still never won an online race on either this of MK8, so it's nice to finally be triumphant!

I have finished first twice and managed to record both with the capture button, my first I am particularly proud of: I was in third place coming up to the line, threw a forward banana to take out second place (no mean feat, hehe) and then a red shell to take out first before taking the win! Knockout online is absolutely exhilarating, trying to qualify requires different tactics to winning a standard race (it is more important early on to take out the people BEHIND you, for example), and I barely touch normal races anymore. Knockout is the way to go.

I started on launch day when everyone was around equal level. I could win that, but haven't tried now all the pros have bagging strategies and jump walls like ninja's! 😂

Not yet. I'm fairly used to being top four. My problem is that I'm bad at memorizing the tracks, and honestly haven't played enough to do it. This, combined with the mini map often not showing the actual end of the race, have me waiting for right time to use my items and then realizing we're right at the finish line...

Another thing that makes online in Mario Kart World so much better than MK8 on Switch 1 is how slick and quick getting online and matchmaking is, and the seemingly complete absence of lag in online races. the online lag used to be that bad on Switch 1 that all too often, you would hit the player in front of you with a red shell, and they would just keep on driving as though nothing happened and you wouldn't be able to overtake them. It sucked a lot of the joy out of playing Mario Kart in online mode because items took an age to take effect and race positions would just randomly update without you seeing anyone overtake you etc due to the lag.

I'm yet to win a knockout tour online but I'll keep trying haha, I'm having a lot of fun with MK World online but my only gripe is not being able to play with both friends and strangers at the same time

I think 2nd place is my best so far.

four second places. its killing me!

I still haven't played it online for long enough, I'd like to beat everything in the offline mode first. Anyway, I find that the knockout tour is the most fun mode of this game.

Sorry, I don't have money to spend for online play. I am still mad my online play for Splatoon 2 got ripped away from me.

I wish there was a trophy or some way of showing off you won an online Knockout game. That was probably one of my proudest gaming moments in a long time.

I got into a race once, placed 5th. Got a disconnect message so many times, I'm surprised I got to even play through the one race.

I voted for one, but i remembered it was two. I have played like 10 times, the online normal races looked more difficult to me, only one 1 win.

Several times now---stay aggressive, stay out of the main race line, get good at getting a tow from racers ahead of you, and keep an eye on your six. You'll win one eventually.

I’ve cam in first on Knockout online once. Just once. I got insanely lucky honestly. I was in second but the item box gave me a gold mushroom. So I was able to blast by the 1st place player at the last possible second.

I’ve had a few podium finishers though. One thing I learned playing it is that being in first is detrimental to your success until arguably the last cycle. You really want to stay in 2nd or 3rd for most of the race just to how many blue shells are gunning for the #1 spot most of the time.

No because I find Disney Speedstorms variety of characters way more enjoying.

It's absolute chaos in the best kind of way.

I think 4th is the highest for me. I'd check if the game tracked it for me. Like cough F-Zero 99 cough. I mean, if the game tracked anything other than ? Panels, costumes, and cups...

I won an online KO Tour last night! <(￣︶￣)>

I got in first place about 6 or 7 times so far, and my score is 7400. I play it every day, but it gets a little stressful, you're always one bad decision away from catastrophe, lol. Maybe I'll go back to normal races, eventually, but it's my go to mode right now.

I can't imagine the Mario Kart would be fun to play online, unless it is with your friends. Although the best experience will still be split screen.

I’ve won it a few times. I have my strats 🤓
Waluigi and Big Horn are my goto

I've come in first place about as many times as I've come in below 20th. Some skill is needed obviously, especially towards the end of a race where there are fewer players, but the first 2 checkpoints in particular are so random. You can be in first place all the way to 5 metres away from the first checkpoint, then be hit by blue shell, 3 red shells, lightning and squished by a giant mushroom.

Who else used the feather (before you knew what it did) round the last corner and threw away a win?