| famousringo said:
Blue shells need to be unfair, because being in first place is so unfair. First place only has to worry about attacks from second place, while somebody in say, sixth place needs to worry about attacks from several players. First place will rarely get crushed by a giant mushroom, star, or bullet bill, and instead mostly faces easily defended green and red koopa shells. First place doesn't have to worry about being rammed off the road, and so is always free to race the cleanest lines and get maximum boosts. First place always gets a question block, while players farther back often find none left to take or need to drive out of their way to get one. It seems the reason so many players find the blue shell objectionable is that it's one of very few things not stacked in the leader's favour. |
How is first place unfair if you're a high-skilled racer? This doesn't seem to apply if we're under the assumption that all 8 players are highly skillful.
The first four can get hectic if these four strategically utilize the usage of items, environment, and by luck. The last four is as frenzied only as it seems because of the sheer amount of special they receive.
