Mario Kart Worldis a fantastic game. It takes the beloved Mario Kart formula and brings it into the modern age with an open world and races between each track, prevalent in both online and offline modes. But while some like this new feature, many miss the traditional “lap only” races, in which they race multiple laps around a single track.
This is evidenced by the fact that in online races, players are often opting for the “random” course selection to avoid wasting multiple laps racing to the next track. Unfortunately, it seems that this trick is no longer reliable, as a new Mario Kart World update is forcing intermission races in the game’s online mode.
Mario Kart World’s Latest Update Has Not Gone Down Well
In the officialpatch notes, Nintendo states it has “Adjusted courses selected in ‘Random’ when selecting next course in a wireless ‘VS Race.'” This has caused quite a stink in the game’s community.
Previously, when a random course was picked, the game would typically teleport racers toa new trackto complete a more traditional Mario Kart race. This isn’t the case anymore. Dozensof reportsonline have suggested that the ‘random’ option now defaults to a track linked to another one, forcing racers to waste precious race time rushing to get to the next arena first, and players aren’t happy.
There’s gotta be a classic mode coming. They have to understand WHY everyone is choosing random, right?
“With the most recent patch, selecting random will force people into intermission tracks. The only way to play track laps only is now by playing the VS mode against bots or joining a competitive Mario Kart lobby. This might kill the game for me,“saidActivehannes on Reddit in a sentiment that was shared by many. Cucumberbobasaid, “This is so annoying, I might not even play online anymore,” while Peter-man-helloadded, “There’s gotta be a classic mode coming. They have to understand WHY everyone is choosing random, right?” It’s even led someto saythey “regret their purchase” of Mario Kart World.
The update doesn’t mean that the random optionwon’ttransport you to a new track; it just makes it far more unlikely. With 118 intermission tracks and 32 standard tracks, the odds are as low as 13 percent that you’ll get a traditional Mario Kart race. It seems like a massive oversight by Nintendo,a company that traditionally covers its ears when it comes to feedback, so it will be interesting to see if it course-corrects with this one.
