Project M 3.5 Blogpost #6 Covers Ledge Stalling

[The Derrit]

Earlier today, the PM Dev Team released a blog post talking about mechanical changes to the upcoming Project M patch. The changes introduced today were to ledge play. Previously, several characters had a surefire way to stay completely invincible on the ledge of the stage. In the upcoming build, if a character grabs the ledge five times without touching the ground, ledge invincibility will not refresh.

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This mechanic is reminiscent of the mechanics in Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS: After the first ledge grab, characters that have not been hit will not receive ledge invincibility if they do not first recover to the stage. Whether or not this new idea for Project M has been influenced by Smash 4 or not, it will prevent stalling mechanics effectively. Without question, this is yet another positive move for Project M.

Read the full blog post here.

What do you think about this new mechanic? Make your voice heard in the comments below!

The Derrit wants 3.5 and Slippy soon. Follow him on Twitter at @TheDerrit.

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

Smash 4 mechanics?

 

[QuickLava]

OMG can we PLEASE call this the M2K nerf? XD

 

[victinivcreate1]

Cool! I like this! I had suggested this idea for Mewtwo's Ledgewoop, but its great to see its being applied to everyone!

 

[theinstituter]

I actually think this is a good mechanic.

 

[CyberHyperPhoenix]

Nice. Dem smash 4 mechanics tho.

 

[Pr0fessor Flash]

YAY No more M2K Sheik camping!

 

[Renji64]

This sounds like a good change.

 

[Robby Mitchell]

Cool, this is one of the Smash 4 mechanic ideas I really like, glad to see it applied in PM

 

[Joe73191]

Okay mewtwo got his nerf now people can stop complaining. I very much hope they DONT remove the teleport into hover now after this. That would be very sad indeed.

 

[Yams Everywhere]

RIP Woop-wooping

 

[K-45]

Awesome u just kicked M2k from this game gg.

 

[Dr_Falchion]

Smash 4 mechanics?

Its definitely similar, but the five grabs is definitely different from Smash 4's loss of invincibility after the first. Not to mention the lack of ledge-stealing like in Smash 4. This doesn't radically change the techs for most people - it just helps to prevent certain stalling techniques that unbalance the game.

 

[Captain Zack]

ok cool i guess. it wasn't even that broken. it was just annoying

 

[ShadowGanon]

...it just helps to prevent certain stalling techniques that unbalance the game.

Prime example: Chudat's Kirby

 

[Lil Puddin]

I think dropping it down to 2 or 3 times would be even better. It would force the people off the ledge quicker, and it would also force them to act much differently and more precisely for ledge hogging.

 

[Dr_Falchion]

Prime example: Chudat's Kirby

Chudat.

 

[Auramaniji]

Get ready for fast2king.

 

[Zad]

Interesting

 

[Pr0fessor Flash]

Get ready for fast2king.

Who fast2king lol

 

[Kink-Link5]

Much more elegant than Brawl2's approach, at the very least.

 

[Ogopogo]

Shoutouts to Denti Kappa

 

[LiamMail]

Smash 4 mechanics?

Smash 4 mechanics times 5

 

[sWiTcHeRoO [疾~斬]]

Who fast2king lol

M2K using Sonic in SSB4 all because he thinks he's good.

 

[JRC LSS]

It's the emukiller killer

 

[WinterShorts]

OMG can we PLEASE call this the M2K nerf? XD

That is truly the best name for this move. The M2K nerf, I like it!

 

[Biffle]

So is haxdashing the only fully invincible ledge trick left, then?

 

[ShadowGanon]

That moment when you realize that Captain Falcon's Hax Dash is exempt from this.

 

[TechMage299]

the m2k sheik camping won't change since that's project m, m2k only uses sheik in melee

 

[Deleted member 268018]

Project M. make me think of Metroid Other M, not something with Smash.

 

[SazoonTheBoon]

rip chudat

 

[shapular]

This is a step in the right direction, but some characters can still abuse ledge invincibility to get back on stage easily. I wonder if they'll fix that.

 

[Kink-Link5]

Project M. make me think of Metroid Other M, not something with Smash.

Other M was called Project M for a small stint of its beta phase.

 

[JonJon]

Slippy?!?! From star fox or am I understanding wrong

 

[allison]

Other M was called Project M for a small stint of its beta phase.

Yep. Though by now it's been reversed in my head and I get confused when I see Other M concept art

 

[gagelax]

Watch your fingers.

Watch them.

 

[Seagull Joe]

I like this new mechanic put in!

 

[LordShade67]

But I wanna Woop Woop the ledge all dayyyyyyyy~

But in all seriousness, an interesting change. Whether it changes this part of the meta, only time will tell.

 

[c@m]

not only does this apply to m2k and emukiller, but how did everyone forget about CHUDAT
he won't be camping the edge anymore to get kirbicides

 

[SoulOfSmash]

Mewtwo mains enjoy your woop-woops while you can XP