I've said this once, I'll say it again: Congrats, Kasper!! You've worked real hard for this I'm sure, so you deserve it. I'm nowhere near you in terms of skill - I'm not jealous, rather, appreciative of the many, many hours you've dedicated to this game. I'm not one to pick favorites, all I want are players with a good attitude towards the game, rather than someone who brags about themselves, argues with, or puts down others. I really hope that there continues to be good competition in this game at all skill levels, so for that I'm happy that you (Kasper) have taken over the inactivity at the top that Diogo has left. The only thing that would be better, to me, is two - or more - players actively competing (nicely) for the top spot.

Both former champions (JaK and Diogo) were beaten because of their inactivity/they quit the game

I wanna see someone beat Kasper without him going inactive, just doesn't seem like a big achievement to be the champion when you really don't have competition. Regardless, congrats.

Harmonia wrote on 10/10/15 at 23:04:55:


It was Jak and Diogo's choice to stop playing, and thus they're the ones that chose not to defend their championship. Kasper simply capitalized the opportunity to fulfill his dream, so I don't see how that can devalue his achievement.

That's just what being site champion is about: fulfilling a dream. Not striving for satisfying others' competition gratification. Of course defeating an active champion is more impressive, but the achievement is the same no matter the circumstance.

I guess I worded my first post slightly wrong. Of course it's an achievement to be #1 but it's my personal opinion that achieving and keeping the #1 spot would be more satisfying if someone was there to compete with me, and for the entire game's lifespan there have not really been rivalries for the top spot. I just hope someone gets good enough to compete with Kasper and stays active otherwise it seems to me like being #1 would be a little bit boring. That's just my mentality if I were to be #1, I can't say anyone else is wrong for having a different mindset towards it. Some people feel just as good by being uncontested and dominant, maybe that's what Kasper wants and that's good for him.

I'm pretty sure K4I got close to Diogo at one point before/right after DLC2 btw

sorry if I just sound stupid

Harmonia wrote on 10/11/15 at 02:03:02:


Yes you are right it takes strong opponents to continue a play.
I for my part I went back to MK7 because there is a guy who challenged me to Avior the best timesheet before the end of 2015.
Currently I beat him 4-5 seconds but it is improving every day. This type is not on the Player Page but I think it will in the next 2-3 weeks.

I kinda know where Harm is coming from, he feels that Kasper is undeserving and not yet worthy of the title of PP/World Champion simply because of how much potential there has yet to be revealed on most of the tracks now that the d-pad metagame is starting to develop. With only a small amount of people having mastered or half-mastered the d-pad, there really isn't a lot of currently active players capable of pushing you beyond your limits as of now.

Talking on the subject of inactive players, I could say the same thing about myself since I no longer play as well. Not to sound arrogant or anything, but I firmly believe without a doubt that if I were to go back and learn d-pad + play CC and DKJ again (were my 2 favorite tracks in MK8) then I would eventually reclaim both of my WRs after re-adapting to the game and continuing to hone my skills from where I left off. But considering how I already proved my skill and contributions on those 2 tracks in the past, why should I have to show my skill again? I've already gotten my 1st WRs there, got them back after losing them, got them back again after the strat changed and held them for most of 2014 and 2015, so I didn't feel like I was proving anything anymore. Any decently skilled player can keep up as long as they remain committed to the tracks they play, but in a game that I didn't actually LOVE, I have better things to do than trying to stay on top forever. For some people, life goes on and they discover new passions to pursue. I'm one of those people, and Diogo and JaK most likely are too.

Do the players that take over after you're gone really deserve their #1 spots? Depending on the situation... maybe yes, maybe not. In this case though, I'm leaning more towards Harm's opinion. However, I do know how happy it is for someone who's worked so hard to achieve their goal of being #1 regardless of competition, so I guess I'll respect that.

Timothy wrote on 10/11/15 at 08:38:20:


And that is the only reason to consider. There's a lot of factors that can play into a switch between #2 and #1, but at the end of the day, Kasper's overall performance is currently better than everyone else's. Nothing is going to change that. So I'm not buying the "maybe, maybe not deserving." Potential-wise, of course Diogo would definitely be the better player... right now. As time goes on and Kasper keeps playing, he is only going to further show why he's #1.

I clearly remember when Mick was finally overtaken by Alexony around August 2012 on MK7, after Mick stopped playing seriously around April. How can you possibly say that Alexony was not as deserving of being site champion, especially when you now know that Alexony evolved into a legend in that game and is clearly better than Mick?

Kasper is rightfully deserving of being called the best player right now. The figures don't lie, and the circumstances don't matter.

Props to Kasper really

It's still a big achievement, dpad or not, activity or not. He worked for it so congrats to him. The purpose of being #1 on the page is having the best timesheet on the page, which he does for DLC now. Saying he doesn't deserve it is just a bit silly I believe, especially considering Diogo set some seemingly mythical times for this era of the game.

1      Diogo Dos Santos Costa      info      France            3.0417      0.9792
1      Kasper Evans      info      USA            3.0417      -3.1042
They're tied again.

1      Diogo Dos Santos Costa      info      France            3.2708      1.2083
2      Kasper Evans      info      USA            3.3125      -2.8333
Diogo got #1 again without doing anything lmfao

No one noticed that Danny Zhu is the new champion for non-DLC.
He has 31/32 top 10s (only missing Sherbet Land)

the most obvious data related trend form that that stands out to me is the fact that kasper has most of the dlc tracks claimed, while zhu has more of the older tracks claimed