Is expert mode luck based?

[Skulls Doomsman]

I'm playing panzer dragoon level right now. probably been through it 20 times now and have gotten into 1st place, but 2nd place was instantly rubberbanded back to 1st. If all the maps in expert are going to be like this i think i should just leave it alone.

[Djawed]

I beat them 9/10 times so I dont think its all luck based. But yeah the AI is "expert" so it throws a pretty nasty challenge sometimes I think? But I liked its addition after I got better and hard didnt thrill me anymore

What keeps this game interesting outside online is the fact the expert mode can still give you that feeling of "one more time" to beat them after losing a match. A game can be a lot more addictive when you do not always win, whereas when you do, it tends to get a little bit boring. That's why the longevity of this game is just so great

Beside that, it prepares you excellently for the experts online.

[DarthNocturnal]

Luck will play a factor, but once you can start boosting at every oppurtinuty, it should ease up a bit.

Emphasis on "a bit"

[Bonemiser]

Eventually you reach a point where the only Expert AI that can keep up with you is the one specifically tagged to be faster than the rest of the AI drivers. At that point, luck is reduced since you only have to deal with one racer. If you're stuck in the pack, though, you're much more susceptible to items killing your run.

In short: it's not all luck, but luck is still a factor.

[Gredanko]

Just boost as much as possible. As with most Kart games though, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Nothing like an All Star on the last lap!!!

[Meturoido]

Originally posted by kshelton:

Just boost as much as possible. As with most Kart games though, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Nothing like an All Star on the last lap!!!

An awesome feeling, you are struggling to keep up in the last part of the race, the 1st seems unreachable and the 3rd is crawling up your ass, then the all star comes

So long ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

I think it is a combination of the two, not all the luck in the world will help you if you have not mastered the track, but that lucky bit can make all the difference.

[Skulls Doomsman]

finally beat it after about 20 frustrating tries and got lucky. seems to be one of the harder courses because i blew through a couple more until i got to galactic parade. i have a feeling galactic parade is going to be another one of the harder courses on expert.

[Baby Vaso]

^ Pretty much this, Cpu goes hard when you're ahead or near them but purposely goes slow when you're far behind. The 1st lap Cpu goes hard the entire lap but on lap 2 they become more docile, lap 2 is where you want to make your move. They'll speed back up on lap 3.

[OReach]

To a degree, but if you're good it shouldn't be a problem. I didn't try more than 3 times on any of the expert races on world tour.

Use strategy item wise. Save blocks or boosts for when you risk being hit/get hit. Save all-stars for the last lap if you have a good one because it's a guaranteed first.

Also, pick fast characters. Slow characters with high accel+handling don't work anymore. You need to go fast to win.