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I've read this blog post before, and it may be my favorite Internet article of all time. A while back, DasKoopa wrote a long post about the Bayo ban debate. He presented hard data quantifying Bayonetta's position in the metagame, to answer whether she warranted a ban for objective dominance. In...

I'm actually going to have to disagree with this. Data tends to establish that Bayo isn't good enough to ban on an objective dominance level, so the main reason to ban her is in response to the community complaints, under the logic that the community will calm down. But, banning her for that...

I'm sorry, but this is a bit too optimistic. Just because Bayonetta is nerfed, doesn't mean the community won't find someone to hate. Don't forget about prepatch Diddy, Sonic with old back throw, old Luigi cyclone, Little Mac on FG before people learned how to fight him, Rosalina forever, etc...

Admittedly, I've always strongly disliked playing against Bayo, but I can't justify the toxicity that the community has towards her or her players. It's not at all fitting for a community's competitive spirit. Focusing on the positives of EVO, though, a lot of players showed the hell up (Raito...

I'm incredibly glad that this has been said, as it has been needed to be said for a long time now. To me, the thing that truly makes a grappler isn't just the grab-based gameplay. It's the combination of command/regular grabs and powerful normals. But beyond just that, its the ability to...

I made a longer post in another thread about this, but to make it short, I'm of the opinion that people hate Bayo so aggressively mostly because counterplay options against Bayo at the moment haven't been developed too much. Stuff like SDI options against Bayo combos has been developed, but when...

Actually an excellent post. I want to take some time to address where the mob mentality comes from, from my perspective, since you and Thinkaman bring that issue up. I'll put it simply: people hate what they can't counterplay against. Let's take a look at some different characters in Smash...

ZAKIIIIIIIIIIII Oh my GOD that set was hype

I'm of the opinion that you aren't truly held back by your character until you reach a really high level - as in, playing at majors/supermajors for money level. Tier lists are basically (at least idealistically speaking) a summary of overall character matchups, and character matchups are judged...

It seems that there's an impression in this thread that pivot skid cancels will serve as a replacement to wavedashing. I'm not sure how much I agree with that. Wavedashing, at it's core, is a tool that allows for more fluid movement and precise microspacing when combined with the other mobility...

Copying (with some edits) from a post I made in another thread: From what I've heard, it seems that wavedashing is back in the game, but it's not very good. Zer0 described it as "[adding wavedash] half-way in" (https://youtu.be/oL2wQv8CGTo), and Mew2King says that it's "not done correctly" and...

A few updates for the more AT-minded of us: -From what I've heard, it seems that wavedashing is "technically" back in the game, but it's not very good. Zer0 described it as "[adding wavedash] half-way in" (https://youtu.be/oL2wQv8CGTo), and Mew2King says that it's "not done correctly" and that...

Squirtle is back in Smash Switch! A shame they got rid of shellshifting shenanigans from Brawl/PM, but I'll be having a blast playing him anyway. Kamina shades alt costume please daddy Sakurai

The invitational for those who want to see it and haven't: