(Big Spoilers) Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers - Ring Cup [Master Difficulty, S Rank]

Damn, they got me good on Sonic Speedway.
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Master difficulty is an unlockable difficulty after collecting all 14 emeralds.
On this difficulty, The speed is set at Gear 3 just like Hard Mode but ALL Bots will be MAX Level at the start and they will NOT get easier even upon continuing. On top of that, in Bonus Round, you have NO bumpers and the timer will not refresh above 10 seconds! It's a challenge on how well you can deal with strong bots and your overall mastery of the game.
Also, on this difficulty only, Finishing 1st overall on a GP GUARANTEES a Sealed Star, rather than being within A Rank status after the last race of a GP. Perfect, considering there is 1 unlockable for getting all the emeralds AGAIN... but on Master. Sealed Stars will also be on Gear 3 speed rather than Gear 2!

[@toad23567]

that drift + wavedash into the springs on Panic City had my jaw hit the floor

[@Jimonjitou]

Thanks for posting these, TB1. As a tester, what's your opinion on Gauge 3 in the context of online matches? I find that time trials are perfect for this speed and super satisfying; but the chaos of added offense/defense items can make everything make it anyone's game.

[@Dave15166]

Gear 3 is pretty fast! That’s why it’s only on harder difficulties in GP. For online, I’d say it’s fine but I think it’s cool how people ask to go back to Gear 2 in netgames because they got tired of how fast Gear 3 was. A good balance of a chill race and a chaotic race.

[@thebandanadee8265]

I can't even imagine how annoying it is to lose your lap bonus right at the end of the lap due to these cheating bastards. Well played all throughout though

[@ItsCenrryTH]

God, the AI cheats so much... Why the hell did Kart Krew think adding both forms of rubberbanding was a good idea??

[@Dave15166]

It’s just like Need for Speed Underground where the rival starts moving at light speed for no reason sometimes, ain’t it? Could be worse. The bots could phase through walls, ignore getting hurt when you’re not looking at them, and stuff like that. I just get used to it…

[@ItsCenrryTH]

@@Dave15166 Goodness gracious... See, this is why you take playtesters from outside your friend group

[@Dave15166]

@@ItsCenrryTH Rival AI bots are still getting looked so don’t worry about it too much. Also we DID. The slowest ghosts on TT are from our testers that had little to no experience in either kart v1. Also had a demo at magfest earlier this year. Rubberband AI is just a natural part of CPUs in video games.

[@DoctorMario606]

Yes rubberband AI is a thing but I think the devs went a bit overboard with it. It's a bit better now but holy crap was it bad before

[@triumphthetrain6433]

how do you get the jp music for the special stage?

[@Dave15166]

It’s an alt music for the cd special stages you can unlock.