Recent content by Darth Shard

Transplant to the PNW

Hey all (is there anyone still alive in this thread?) I'm working on a script for a video project I've been wanting to do for quite a long time called, "Is PS2 Truly Neutral?" I want to produce a data-driven analysis of this stage and how it fits as a starter as well as how it affects the...

When providing a tournament preview for an overseas event, you really ought to provide time zones for your schedule. I would think this would be a given anyways, but it's doubly important here.

Expanding on this subject, I am a firm believer that much of the perception that PM is dying comes from players within our own community. Some of our top players don't realize the weight that their opinions hold and how much sway they have with other players when they discuss PM and its future.

Do you all think the community can reach a consensus on large stages? In MN, we have been running the NE9 list, but have been talking about what changes we'd like to see. We polled our PM Facebook page about what combination of large stages they'd like to see between DL, DS, and BC, and the...

Question: Let's say I want to keep Page 1 to only legal stages for my region's stagelist, but wanted to use the SSS expansion slots for Page 2 only. Would this be possible?

I'm still sad that neither Mewtwo2000 nor anyone else has been able to port Poke Floats yet. Last I heard his Mute City was still a WIP as well. No one has been able to figure out how to make Brinstar Depths rotate, either.

Personally, I'm all for modding our stages for the purposes of improving the tournament scene. It's always felt so taboo to even suggest that idea on r/ssbpm that I have a hard time believing it's even been talked about here.

Yeah that was sort of what I was wondering, if Norfair would be a better alternative to DL. I definitely respect that it's prone to circle camping, and I share your sentiments about Lylat as well.

Is there any room for Norfair in a 3.6 stagelist? I'd rather have DL & Norfair or DS & Norfair, but not both. That was what lead to the inclusion of Bowser's Castle in many regions. My region has expressed interest in seeing Norfair return. Also, could someone reshare the images with the...

^ I think that's the best explanation I've heard so far accurately reflecting my personal desire for starters. I may try pushing that list in MN down the road if that gets fleshed out more, as I had a lot of input on the previous one.

r/20PSI happened and everyone migrated there

I think all of this ^ is totally reasonable and fair.

I feel like you are somewhat misrepresenting the parties who adopted the NE9 (like we did in Minnesota). We agreed with the principle behind the logic and wanted to implement it in our region to see if it was a good fit. So far, it's definitely the best-received stagelist we have personally...

Most are probably within one line of being correct, but I do think this needs updating. I don't think Ness has nearly that many -2 MUs anymore. I'd say Falco is definitely a losing MU. It's close, probably -1, but I feel like the neutral game is decidedly in his favor. Same with Samus...