Smash Wii U Designed for equipment?

[Sleek Media]

I've been having a hard time with Crazy Orders (something "random" spawns and conveniently blows me up around Round 7), and even some of the events give me trouble on hard mode. I know you can use equipment in single player, but I assumed it was more of a thing to help out novice players. I'm starting to think they expect you to use (abuse?) equipment to get through the various challenges. Thoughts?

 

[erico9001]

I started to suspect this too. Things just seem unfair otherwise. Another thought I had is it was made unfair because that is what Sakurai apparently thinks if fun. Randomness. *shrugs*

For Crazy orders, definitely have a character with a home-run bat, quick batter, and vampire badges. Otherwise, you're wasting previous gold or passes.

I don't think it's necessary for master orders.

Classic, at higher difficulties, definitely have customs on. Not necessary for lower difficulties.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Keep note that you're not allowed to bring outside items into event matches, so for equipment like the Ray Gun Brawn Badge, while you'll still get the stat boosts/drops, the extra effect will never activate.

Also, there is an intensity 9.0 challenge, where you have to complete it without any customizations.

 

[Sleek Media]

I can complete classic on 9.0 pretty consistently *grumblegrumblemasterbeast*. It's Crazy Orders that's really killing me. I don't mind "unfairness", and even the occasional bob-omb spawning in my face doesn't bother me. It just seems to happen way more often in Crazy Orders, as in: every time the CPU is on the ropes. Maybe I just got really unlucky? Cheesing the game with the home run bat build is stupid. I want a challenge, but I'm not going to beat my head against the wall if it's not designed for naked runs. I'm having a very hard time imagining doing 20 with Mario this way, and he even used to be my main.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Whenever a ticket has a hammer icon present, that means that items will appear during the match. If a match takes too long, a Smash Ball will eventually pop up, and that would be bad if you don't get it yourself.

Anyway, I was able to complete 14 turns with Rosalina yesterday, but the 20 turns challenge is for Mario, whom I haven't really used in Crazy Orders yet.