Mario Kart World Fans Confused by One Multiplayer Feature

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Players are confused by Mario Kart World's Versus Rating system, losing points despite winning matches.
Controversy surrounds VR system with players losing points, speculations suggest it may be due to connectivity issues.

Mario Kart World fans have been confused by the Versus Rating scores after some players reported losing points despite winning matches. The Versus Rating system is a skill-based matchmaking feature used in Mario Kart World and its predecessors. Essentially, a player's VR score reflects their skill level, so the game matches them with others of similar proficiency.

Nintendo's latest racing game hasn't been free of controversy. Recently, fans expressed frustration with Mario Kart World's Free Roam mode because it lacks couch co-op support. Many also complained about the absence of the 200cc mode, though the developer hasn't ruled out adding it in the future.

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By J Brodie Shirey

A recent complaint about Mario Kart World's multiplayer surfaced after some players began losing VR points despite winning matches. A few posts on the game's subreddit show first-place players receiving negative VR scores for unclear reasons. Some fans have tried to explain this by pointing to the skill-based evaluation system in Mario Kart World's competitive game modes. In other words, they believe that simply winning isn't enough; players must demonstrate skill to earn or maintain their VR scores.

Fans Think Mario Kart World's VR System Is 'Unfair'

Despite many attempts to understand the game's multiplayer ranking system, it is mostly viewed as an unfair evaluation process. Disappointed fans argue that even if a player wins a match by luck, they should not lose their hard-earned VR scores.

In most previous Mario Kart installments, rank loss seemed closely tied to two factors: the player's placement at the end of the match and the overall VR scores of other players in the lobby. This meant that sometimes a player competing against lower-level racer could lose VR points if the novice opponents outranked them. However, only a few players have recalled similar incidents in previous games, making the current controversy mostly a new problem for the franchise.

To some people, the only logical explanation seems to be connectivity issues. One Reddit user suggested that a player might lose VR points after winning a match as a penalty for their misbehavior in the previous contest. They said this usually happens when a player exits mid-match or loses connection before the results are revealed. While this seems the most likely explanation, the confusion surrounding Mario Kart World's VR system has frustrated fans. It remains to be seen whether the developer will clarify how the classification works or keep it as complex and secretive as it is.

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