What Mario Kart 8 needs in the next patch

[Lonely_Dolphin]

hsrob said:

I've found the weapon balance and vehicle balance thus far to be heaps better. It's harder to build a big lead but it really makes you feel you are still in a tussle, even in first place. Although it takes some adjustment I think the inability to hold a weapon in reserve (and the coin) makes you think more carefully about the weapon that you have and whether it's worth holding onto rather than simply spamming backwards.

The battle mode, while actually quite enjoyable, still needs arenas! Also I'm not quite sure why they limited the track selection in battle mode, some of them are quite suitable, a couple are rubbish, so why not just allow people select from the full range of tracks, people will quickly find out what works and what doesn't. Finally I have to agree that the lack of a map, especially in battle mode, gives the person with the Gamepad an very unfair advantage. Either get rid of it or have the option to toggle it onscreen for all players.

Nah, as no one actually uses the gamepad screen much. I've yet to see anyone try stopping and letting second place go ahead when a Blue Shell is on the way, not even myself! I was originally gonna set up this TV so I could see both the screen and the gamepad at the same time like with the 3DS, but I haven't felt the need to do so yet.