hsrob said:
It was just dumb luck. It's more than seems to be, they have absolutely changed the way points are distributed at the end of the race. It used to be a finish in the top 2/3 meant you would gain points or at least remain approximately stationary (unless you were against very weak opposition). Now 3rd place is about the lowest position that tends to get points. I've even lost points in second place due to getting matched to a bunch of people with significantly lower points than me..... I agree that the points were previously more an indication of time spent rather than necessarily skill but now they are now attributed in a fashion similar to MK Wii (just in smaller amounts). The problem with that though is I think consistently winning (or finishing in the top 3 places) is significantly harder in this game that in MK Wii so one unlucky race can wipe out the earnings from 5 excellent races. I would say that 50% of the time I lead a race from the outset until lap 3 i end up losing due to superior firepower from behind simply because the game decides that you have been in front long enough. |
(I think you sort of double posted above, you could have just edited the previous post, lol)
Think of it as strategy, just biding your time from the middle-upper pack, and then banking on your plan to strike and get to first just before the finish line 
