but say for example on MKDS, a medium level player will NEVER EVER beat me in a race, im simply so much better at boosting and snaking than they are, that even if i get hit with red and blue shells they arent fast enough to catch me.

and when playing against someone of my skill level or better(well the only skill level decidedly better would be people who hack with action replay), its incredibly fun just knowing that whoever messes up just ONE time may lose because of it

so, boosting is still there, but now its at an accessible, remedial level as compared to MKDS at least. if you want to see some wild shit go to youtube and look at mkds videos of world record/elite players, it doesnt remotely resemble casual players