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Online Racing

Latest update by Matt77 on Oct 6th 2014
In Mario Kart 8, the online mode is a huge part of the game, allowing players to race against others around the world. In the standard mode, between races, players will have a choice of 3 tracks to pick, or can choose random. The track will then be picked randomly put of everyone's votes. The online play has a point system called Virtual Racing (VR). In races online, depending on the place you finish & the VR scores of other players; VR will be either awarded or deducted. When you race, if your VR is quite low compared to others in the group, you will earn more VR & lose less, whereas if in a group your VR is high compared to other racers, you will earn less VR & lose more.

Away from the standard section of online play is Tournament Mode. Here players can participate in a series of races, competing against other players & computer players. At the end of the races, according to the amount of points you scored, your score may be added to the leaderboard. However in this section, VR cannot be awarded or deducted, so if you're a player who races online for high a VR score, Tournament Mode is not the best place to go.

In both the standard mode of online play & tournament mode, players can join their friend's race & race with them. This can be quite enjoyable when playing in the standard mode, as you & your friend can work together or race apart. Also in both modes, local 2 player is allowed, meaning you & a friend can play online 2 player together.

Overall, the online play of Mario Kart 8 is a huge part of the game, allowing competitiveness between who can achieve the highest VR. Without it, the game wouldn't be as good as it is.
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