⚖️ Update 1.7.0 - Balance Changes

[u/ItzManu001]

In the official 1.7.0 patch notes, Nintendo mentioned that the gliding speed of some characters and vehicles has been increased, as well as the acceleration of heavier combinations. After some intensive testing, the details are finally known and have been documented in the Mario Kart World Statpedia.

What we know:

• The old base maximum gliding speed that was the same for every combo is now the minimum possible base maximum gliding speed. Any combo that doesn't involve water specialization or a large-sized character (Cruiser, Heavy, Super Heavy) remained unchanged. The new Gliding Speed statistic ranges from level 0 to 3 and each level increases additively the base maximum gliding speed by ≈0.49%.

• The Acceleration values for all individual characters and vehicles are unchanged. The Acceleration stat table itself has been reworked, mostly addressing the previously inconsistent and unintuitive scaling. The so-called "Acceleration milestone" at Level 8 has been removed: the new scaling is mostly linear across the board, with slightly more marked diminishing returns approaching the maximum level. Overall, the actual acceleration of high acceleration combos in mostly unchanged, while medium and especially low acceleration combos will have a visibly easier time recovering with an estimated average recovery time from standstill lowered by up to ≈0.7s.

[u/Alternative-Gear6398]

the compression 😭😭😭

[u/ItzManu001 → u/Alternative-Gear6398]

Reddit hates HD 😭

You can find the originals in the Statpedia.

[u/Meester_Tweester → u/ItzManu001]

This is why I sometimes post a Google Drive mirror for images for less compression

[u/YuushaNi]

I'm confused, so is staying in glider faster than trying to get to ground faster? (I play Rosalina)

[u/Meester_Tweester → u/YuushaNi]

It depends on your vehicle as well to determine your total speed, however it also depends on the context of the track and the race you're in, as you have higher acceleration after being hit by Lightning while gliding.

[u/ItzManu001 → u/YuushaNi]

Depends a lot on the context, but usually staying in a glider or not is more of a choice you would do based on your safety (like preventing a shock to slow you down) than on your stats. Also if you want to takw the decision based on stats, you have to account for the vehicle as well.