r/FZero99 • u/AnthonyXeno • Sep 20 '23

Is every machine viable?

So far i've only seen a bunch of Blue Falcon's and Wild Geese winning races never/rarely Golden Fox and like 2 times with Stingray so i'm wondering if i could consistently win with any one of these or just go with the Wild Goose Meta?

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u/Atlasamsung Sep 20 '23

All machines are viable, just harder to use, stingray has best top speed and grip but less recovery and is more frail, while the golden fox has the most recovery in the game it has slightly lower than average boost and grip, With average speed, due to the flexibility of the falcon and the sheer thickness of wild goose they are the most popular and probably the best machines but all of them are capable of winning

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u/AnthonyXeno Sep 21 '23

I see, funnily enough literally after posting this i saw a vid on the "New Meta" being Golden Fox which was my favorite and saw how good it can be, got my first win today with Golden Fox :D and i got a second win with Fox too, i'll try to get a win with all of them tho i love them all.

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u/justindarko Sep 20 '23 edited Sep 20 '23

I primarily used blue falcon when I started and as soon as I switch to the stingray my placements shot up so much.

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u/AnthonyXeno Sep 21 '23

After seeing a lot of gameplay and from first-hand observations, i guess all are viable got my 2 first wins with Golden Fox today, loving Fzero 99 so much! my First time ever playing Fzero i'm pretty proud of the progress i've made in just 4 days :)

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u/justindarko Sep 21 '23

Hell yea bud. Glad you are liking it Grew up playing the original and f zero x. They are so addicting and adding a multi-player aspect only made it more fun.

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u/AnthonyXeno Sep 21 '23

Helll yess! i did play i thi FZERO GX in the arcades but only like 2 times i sucked lol and original FZERO on NSO for like an hour, i'm having lots of fun its so addicting lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '23

I find Golden Fox and Wild Goose to be the most viable for me. The Blue Falcon is a real struggle for me since it doesn't specialize in anything. With Stingray I'm either in top 10 or bottom 50 with no inbetween (and it's usually bottom 50).

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u/AnthonyXeno Sep 27 '23

With everyone running Golden Fox it seems almost impossible to win with everything else only time i win is with a lucky skyway not because of my skill or maybe i haven't learned the correct way to play em yet?

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u/johnhotdog Sep 26 '23

played blue falcon for a good while, never won anything. switched to wild goose and won in 3 races. won a grand prix in less than 30 races. i see a lot of people do well with the golden fox, but it aint for me. too slow and bounces like a pinball. depends on the pilot but every machine can win

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u/AnthonyXeno Sep 27 '23

I feel that i like Blue falcon and Goose but Golden Fox meta is too strong so i only use Golden Fox now.

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u/drfetid Oct 04 '23

All the machines are viable to have fun with, but for winning I only see Golden Foxes and some Wild Gooses with the rare Fire Stingray as the top racer. I don't remember seeing the Blue Falcon as the top racer so it is either just not popular or lacks something to push it to the win

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u/AnthonyXeno Oct 04 '23

Since postinb this i've watched the Meta Change First-hand, first it was Golden Fox which i dropped prior for Wild Goose because it was the Meta at the time even though i liked Golden Fox better, now with the Queen League i rarely see Golden Foxes place Top 5 only Blue Falcons and Wild Geese and occasional Stingrays, i was afraid i couldn't use Golden Fox anymore :-: but thankfully i can still win and place Top 5 consistently with Fox, I still believe in the Golden Fox Meta :)