So, as promised, here's my tower stage:
It is primarily a long, single platform, that benefits fast characters and would benefit projectile spammers were it not for the raised center.
This section is based on the alter seen behind the fighting plane in Tales of Symphonia and serves a few purposes. The first is to reduce the reach of projectiles like gordos and Mario fireballs, forcing most characters into close combat, though other fighters like Fox may have it easier in this regard.
Second, it interferes with long chain combos by forcing players to adapt to a change in gradient. In other words, it increases the skill they need to chain, adding to gameplay depth.
And third, it gives characters who's KOs are primarily horizontal a way to hit over the pillars at percents.
The pillars themselves are partially to prolong matches by lessening the chance of quick KOs and partially to alter the way in which players recover.
They have rounded centers and breakable tops, which can be destroyed through damage or repeated/strong player collisions (game reference), so that one cannot simply combo indefinitely from the wall but may still use some of its rebound properties to their advantage once or twice.
Their bases are rounded and slippery to prevent them from allowing grab infinites, a relic of me designing this stage for Brawl.
Also slippery are their tops, so that a player may not simply hog this highest point and expect to be at an advantage. Yes, most players will have to jump twice to reach you but, even when blocking, you can easily be made to slide off towards the drop blocks, putting your opponent mere moves away from spiking you fatally.
These blocks are transparent steps that shake and fall when landed on, strongly resembling a more fragile version of those you climbed to reach this point. They prevent spikes from becoming too easy and also give a much needed boost to characters with bad recovery. Yes, you can hog them, but mistime it and your opponent need only footstool for the stock so it's a very high risk edge game if that's what you want to play.
Add me to the list so! There is still a little chance that he can be!