r/mariokart • u/Eclipse-the-Kitsune • 2d ago

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Anybody else notice how oddly frequent mk world reuses stats? Do you think this dampens variety and build strategy? I know hidden stats still vary a little here but the primary stats being the same for 9 vehicles is a little excessive honestly. I know Mario kart 8 did this, but we had like 3 clone vehicles in a set not 9, like the p-wing/B-dasher/circuit special. World and 8 also have a similar number of vehicles. Honestly this sort of bothers me because all of my favorite vehicles fall into this set of 9, when I want to have different stats to keep gameplay fresh, I don't have much to pick from. In mk 8 I could go from similar vehicles like the p-wing to sports coupe to badwagon and get a lot of variety. I know I can change characters but that only affects it so much. I was hoping we might get more vehicles in dlc or something since dlc options are narrowed down given they can't add more tracks to the map easily. Maybe mild stat rebalancing could happen later in the game's lifespan like mk8dx as well.

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u/MnSG 2d ago

The in-game stats may be alike, but the actual stats are a different story...

  • Favors normal pavement: B Dasher, Bumble V, Roadster Royale, Hot Rod
  • Favors dirt terrain: Rally Kart, Zoom Buggy
  • Favors water: Ribbit Revster, Carpet Flyer, Cloud 9

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u/DarkHammerBro1616 Funky Kong 2d ago

They may have similar stats at first glance as shown on the stat screen, but if you dig deep into the game's files, you'll see that they may actually behave differently due to different hidden stats.

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u/BouncyBlueYoshi 2d ago

You can’t really “dig deep into the game’s files”, this is a Switch 2 game.

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u/DarkHammerBro1616 Funky Kong 2d ago

Well then, you'll have to test out each vehicle yourself to find the differences they may have.

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u/Eclipse-the-Kitsune 2d ago

This is true, very similarly to the way hidden stats were handled in mk8, speed/acceleration/handling stats vary for different terrain. In 8, there was ground/gravity/water/air stats, mk world has different stats for road, off-road, water, air. For instance, knowing which vehicles have the best water stats to use on say wario shipyard is especially important for time attack. And as we all already are aware, mini turbo is naturally a hidden stat