Recent content by Mac2492

Cross-posting my response on reddit because I feel it's relevant to this topic: A lot of people here need to realize that we are not the casual audience. If you're deep enough into gaming to browse this subreddit and complain about Sakurai's design philosophy then you are far from a casual...

I feel like the most popular custom sets have already been established from the beginning. Speed Thunder or Thunder+ paired with Arcfire or Firewall. Elwind/Nosferatu vanilla. 2111 2311 3111 3311 Arcfire+ can be useful against Luma because its knockback is horizontal and Luma cannot...

The windbox seems to be aimed in the direction Fox is facing. If the enemy is behind you it'll pull them towards you instead.

Regarding Ol' One Two Punch, it seems like you can't reverse it if the first hit makes contact. Can anyone else confirm?

To us, Smash is a competitive fighting game (or at least we'd like it to be). This is likely the core of the disagreement. Praxis' post is key here. He is absolutely correct about fighting games in general. My first venture into multiplayer games was Gunz Online. This was a niche third-person...

I'm not quite grasping your point here. I'm not concerned with how difficult advanced techniques are to perform. A lot of these techniques are even balanced and fit into the game quite well. I like advanced techniques. I'm not saying Smash should be devoid of complexity. I'm saying people are...

Realize that "Smash has always been that game we loved to discover unintended techniques for" is not a valid argument for keeping them. I'm sure many of the people agreeing with their removal also liked them. Smash has always been designed as a fighter that is easy to pick up and play. Even...

Liquid's guide is here. Ultimastrike's guide is here. The short answer to the question is "you don't". Robin has very powerful specials that are limited partly in reference to FE and partly due to their strength and versatility. Elwind is an incredible recovery tool that doubles as a surprise...

I'd prefer if it was purely horizontal in the direction of travel. PAIN TRAIN COMING THROUGH

Indeed, running out of Elwind creates 7 seconds of opportunity for the opponent. Despite that we can't ignore the opportunities those 18 Elwind tome uses created. If spamming Elwind netted a kill or shifted momentum in my favor then the 7 seconds of vulnerability are probably worth it. No one is...

I've been using this move more recently. Suicide rate has almost hit zero. I'm not sure if the backwards ledge grab fix affects Gliding Elwind but at the very least using it in the right direction helps (>___>). I know ya'll love your default Elwind but I'm starting to swear by this move. I love...

I swear I clicked on the Robin Social thread... /slowly backpedals

Space-fabric-bending vacuum got clogged. Guess a vacuum is still a vacuum.

After playing more custom matches with Thunder+ and Speed Thunder I'm inclined to agree with you. Thunder is the midpoint but it's still reliable in every matchup. I actually had some trouble charging and landing Thunder+ even against slower characters due to my opponent's rushdown playstyle...

It still works! Thank goodness. Such a useful trick, especially with Thunder+.