I wanna push the limits of all the Mario Kart games. I started with MKDD then KM7 (Both I am still gettings PBs in) then I will probably go MK64, MKDS, SMK, MK8, MKWii, and MKSC. (That is my planned schedule as I will start with MK64 probably in two weeks) I will make a schdule as to what days belong to what games. Right now DD and 7 are my main focuses as MK7 needs a little bounce in it's step. I want to have all God times by the end of the year in MK7 and all Hero D and up times by the end of the year in MKDD. Yeah Hugh  when I read your times I thought it'd be a one time thing but if you are into 7 and DD both like I am now that's awesome . I think having God +1 to God+10 added would be fun for those who are literally perfect at the game but I wouldn't recommend it now that I think about it considering that there is the King ranks which aren't in MKDD which I forgot about. Honsetly I like that MK7 is different from Double Dash which is different from MK64 and etc. but having maybe a standards chart that has the same types of ranks and rank names for each game might be easier on newcomers from other Mario Karts.

Wild Card 782 wrote on 04/15/17 at 10:13:33:

Um...   Sorry to burst your bubble but getting 32/32 Gods would take several years and well over 5,000 hours.  
Wild Card 782 wrote on 04/15/17 at 10:13:33:

This however, is very doable. You should easily get 32/32 Hero D by the end of the year if you play MKDD at least 10 hours per week.

I'll put it out there; Christian Wild, the overall champion of MK, once said he had invested almost 10,000 hours into the 8 games IIRC. I hate to break it to you but there aren't even 10,000 years in an hour, let alone the 9 months till December

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but I think he might have said he spent 10,000 hours on SMK alone.

Okay okay, I just got thrown into this topic and read thtough it... so first of all, please don't use me as a measurement. People are different in achieving things, and not every kart game is similar. Even if I need 10000 hours to... let's say achieve every GOD standard in MK64, it doesn't mean that another person would need as long aswell. People are differently skilled and may have other ways.

Also: earlier MKs are not to be compared with the newer ones. Of course standards may seem weird, unachievable, dumb or whatever you want to call it, but  they are meant to be challenging. I am not even close to good enough to judge the MK7 standards, but let me say this: there's many games where every standard has only been achieved waaaaay after release. Just as perfect example, the SMK RR PAL 5lap standard. Even ~25 years after it's games release not every standard has been achieved. It's not because players aren't good enough to get it or the standard is set too high. It's humanly possible, just veeery hard to achieve. And that's what GOD standards are for: it should be a motivation to grind for better times...

Who knows, maybe new strats will be invented over time and those standards will be achieved... how much time he invests into the game, it's all factors that you cannot predict 100%. To be honest yeah, achieving all GODs in MK7 when not even a single person has all standards at GOD is ridiculous, but maybe his motivation will get him very high... sooner or later

Standards should be accurate representations on how strong your run is. So honestly, MK7 has the best standards among any other MK. With only a few God standards that are well behind a particular tracks' limit, the rest of the God standards have either been met by only a handful of players, or haven't been met that can entirely be met one day. There honestly should never be a player with God standard as their average, just like how no player should ever have 1.000 AF. They highlight weak standards and weak competition respectively. When I click on a track, I want to see 1-5 God times, not 20+.

Besides, if you want to complain about MK7 standards being "too hard" (or MK7 players being too weak, which is 100% foolish if you think that), then go complain to MK8. Almost 3 years later since the game's release and there hasn't even been a discussion on standards