[Intro Roll]
S: Hello everyone, welcome back to the show!
F: Hi guys! Sorry I couldn't stick to the release schedule just as predicted...
S: Kinda expected this to happen...
F: But that is why I had you to help me with the script!
S: ......
S: I am not good at writing scripts okay!
F: Don't know, maybe I will get Euro to replace you on the next episode!
S: Wait what?
F: Alright, lets start with today's topic!
S: Hey! Did you say "Get Euro to replace me on the next episode"!?
F: We will be talking about "How to pick your car" in Initial D Arcade!
S: Don't ignore me! Grrr.
F: Hehehe... I am just teasing ya.
S: Arrgh I am pissed now.
F: Awww. C'mon, I'll buy you some rice later?
S: W-Who do you think I am? Hanayo?
F: ......Yes.
S: Oh......
S: A-Anyway promise to buy me lunch yeah?
F: Can we get on with the topic please? We can talk about it later.
S: Sigh... Okay. What are we talking about again?
F: YOU WROTE THE SCRIPT!
S: Oh... Sorry... So car choices yeah?
S: Just choose whatever car you like to start playing right away? Shouldn't be hard.
[Footage of Saf's 180SX in background]
F: Yeah, I get it, you liked the 180SX, you even used it in Maximum Tune, right?
S: Yes, it is my car of choice, despite being in the lower tiers for Arcade Stage 8.
F: That means we can't recommend it though. I was thinking maybe we should recommend...
S: Does it really matter though? Low tier cars are still good for learning the basics.
S: You drove the ER34 and the S14 yourself, so don't be so hypocritical of low tiers!
[Footage of S14Q in the background]
F: The S14 is in the higher tier though.
S: Wait, really?
F: It sure is, recently, I've compiled this tier list for cars in Arcade Stage 8, look!
[Footage of spreadsheets in the background]
S: Meh, you compiled this yourself? Pretty sure you just love the S14 so you gave it top tier.
F: N-No... I worked together with XenMe, a high level Arcade Stage player with multiple records.
[XenMe Youtube channel in background]
F: BTW, check out his channel! He have some really fast time attacks.
F: The performance data is also extracted from the game files, so it is pretty accurate.
S: Fair enough, so we should recommend the cars on the top tiers from that list then?
F: Not really, that still depends on how you drive and what your goals are.
S: Huh? What do you mean by that?
F: All cars have their advantages and disadvantages. For example, check out the R35 GT-R.
[R35 GT-R in the background]
S: Well, that is a car I don't see being used often in Time Attack, is that why it is Tier 2?
F: Yes. But did you know it was extremely popular for high level competitive battles too?
S: Why though? It looks like its strength is Power, but being fast is more than just Power.
F: It is very easy to drive, and the power results in great acceleration on launch.
F: This means that you can get ahead from the start, and use the THICC body to block.
S: Ahh... I see. Touges are already narrow enough, and the R35 is good at blocking.
F: That is why I wouldn't use it for Time Attack, but it will be good for Battles.
S: Are you a Nissan fanboy? S14... ER34... GT-R... There is a pattern you know.
F: B-But you drive a Nissan too though? Isn't 180SX made by Nissan?
S: No it is made by Ford.
F: Wait what?
S: Nah I am just messing with ya. Anyway, the R35 is AWD isn't it? Is that why it's got good launch?
F: Well, yeah. In general, AWD cars in Arcade Stage 8 have better launch.
S: That is pretty cool. What about the other drivetrains?
F: FF cars handle pretty well, but lack the power. While FR cars are just box standard.
S: What about MR cars? Do they do the cool beyblade things like they used to do in 6AA?
F: Beyblade you mean like, snap oversteer? Yeah sure they do, but generally cars in D8 are pretty grippy.
F: MR cars also launches slightly better than some FR cars, which is pretty cool.
S: Actually, I believe the differences in the drivetrain don’t show very well in D8.
F: True. The method to drift an FF car is the same as an FR car here. Just the handling is different.
S: I am more of a Time Attack kind of person though. I'll probably just pick the course car.
F: Course cars ehh... Maybe we should explain them?
S: Yeah... Course cars are just the fastest car for a specific course.
S: Different cars are faster on different tracks. It is sort of like how different cars specializes in different courses.
F: Yeah, a course will even have different course cars for each direction.
S: For example, Myogi's downhill course car is the Celica, and the uphill is Evo X.
F: Wait what? I thought it was the EG6 Civic and the R32 GT-R.
S: Just check idrankings.com, it records all the car model world records on every Initial D version.
[idrankings.com in background]
S: You can see that it says that the D8 Myogi course cars are those.
F: Kinda strange that SEGA didn't make them Shingo and Bakazato's car.
S: You had to use them for SPECIALIST ranking in Time Attack though. D8's SPECIALIST is really tough.
F: Yeah, SPECIALIST rankings are only possible with course cars on some courses.
F: So check the site if you are already a high level player, ready to hunt some SPECIALIST titles.
S: For people who are still learning though, I think it is a hassle to switch cars all the time.
F: That is true, also, in battles, you can't change your car choice after the course has been picked.
F: So in general, you should use a good all-rounder for battles.
S: What are your recommendations for battles other than the R35?
F: I think the AE86s are all pretty good, so are the RX-7s, S2000, and BRZ.
F: The car advantage (with boost on) isn't that great in battles though.
F: Just don't pick the Prius or the AE85 and you should be fine...
S: Isn't boost just rubberbanding but for PvP?
F: Actually, no. It is completely not that. Let's save boost for another time. It is an interesting topic on it's own.
S: Hey! That means we got a topic for next week!
F: Who said I am making another episode next week?
S: Oh right... "Dynamic" upload schedule...
F: It is tough to keep it up you know? I still have to go to work, record D8 story mode videos,
F: Go to the arcade to record DZero, and edit all of them. Also, making this show takes more time than other videos.
S: I am just glad that I am in the show.
F: Who said I am keeping you in the show? I'll get Euro to replace you next episode!
S: Are you for real?
F: Be sure to tune in next time to find out!