| milkyjoe said: Blue shells aren't unblockable... you need a turbo mushroom though... |
Just a single mushroom does fine but chances of getting one when you are in first place is pretty slim. I've only had the chance twice and done it once.
I firmly agree with Amp. The, "I'm good but I keep keep losing in MK Wii, therefore it requries no skill.", is really tiring. I got myself to 9999 points and the number of consecutive races you have to win in th end is just silly. The amount of luck that would be required to get a VR of 9999, would defy all laws of mathematics. In a race with a range of skill from noob to expert, the best person may not win every race but they will win 9/10.
Blue shells: Can decide a single race but only if the people are already fairly closely matched in that race. If you are racing against people of similar skill then over several races everyone will get their fair share. Racing in a close second place waiting for first place to get taken out by a blue shell can be a legitimate tactic, again unless you are racing against someone who is really good who will so litter the racing line with peels, shells etc. that you will inevitably hit something or lose the racing line and valuable time trying to avoid them.
I agree with Khan that the blue shell has become a bit of a spite weapon and I would be quite happy for it to revert to a ground based weapon that could hit everyone and actually help the person in last place gain some ground, rather than a "i'm losing, so $*&% you Mr-first-place."
In the end i've NEVER heard someone who is really good at the game complain that it's not skill-based. If you are losing, firstly stop whining that someone who's put a couple of hundred hours into the game is beating you. Then be a man, own your suckiness, realise that you can't automatically be best at every game you play, pick a good bike, start practicing, learn the tracks, how to stay out of trouble, learn how to use and avoid the weapons and race online a shitload and unless you genuinely suck at games you will start winning.
