Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Front-running in a Nutshell

Clarification:
A couple months after this video, a patch came out that reduced the chance to get a "double coin" item. It also made the player's invincibility period longer (meaning you can't get spammed with red shells like at 1:12).
This still doesn't fix the item lag issues like getting hit by a shell from 10 feet away, which is more of a flaw in the netcode itself. Seems like Nintendo is reluctant to put a tad bit of effort into games that are just Wii U ports.

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In Mario Kart 8 for Wii U, some thought it was way too easy for a player to get into first and keep the lead for a whole race. In Deluxe, it's suspected that RNG has changed and first place is no longer privileged with being away from all the action. Incoming red shells seem to be a tad bit more common when front-running in Deluxe.

That race on Ribbon Road was driving me nuts, but I still ended up winning. I'm pretty sure I only got double coins for that entire race, so there was just a tad bit of lag there

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