Recent content by drilldrive

Just a minor note, but holding directly down DI against a 45 degree launch results in only a 0.52% increase in user survivability, so perhaps Launch Speed influence was based off 45 degree down DI. Not sure what would be the origin of up-stick Launch Speed Influence though.

Agree with this entire announcement save the last line. The last line isn't even congruent with the rest of the announcement, as in the third paragraph it claims such issues are "not a central issue", yet by ending with such claims sure makes it sound like they are.

Great, a well-reasoned argument. Now tell me that same argument, only whenever you say "Hero", you write "soccer ball", as in the item. Nobody would seriously take down a giant if we allowed soccer-balls, even when they drop on the stage randomly. Or consider if we allowed food in tournaments...

That I have no data for support is a fair point, and if Hero ends up not being banned time will tell if my description would ever pan out. I do want to make clear that I am myself not "crying for a ban": I do not see much if any change in the meta owing to Hero, and I do like playing him in...

I see this as a simple issue: Hero should be banned for being based in randomness. It doesn't matter if Hero is top-tier or bottom-tier (I personally estimate low- to mid-tier), as he as it stands has the potential to shake tournaments in the first couple matches. Even if bottom-tier, nobody...