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On the flip side, reverting the majority of nerfs would make some of the mid tier heroism we've seen and enjoyed, as well as some of the character launches into high and top tier, unrealistic. For something topical, you think Corrin would be doing well in a meta with original Joker, original...

I also think a lot of characters are misunderstood, especially when it comes to their strengths and weaknesses when they over and underperform. How many times have you heard it said that Pyra/Mythra's weakness is recovery and that's why they're not doing well? It's just so wrong (or so obvious...

Something that was brought up on today's Tweek Talks: Tweek feeling a lack of motivation and saying that this game is "soulless" because matchup gameplans feel decided at character select. For those of you who watched the segment, how do you feel about the sentiment? There are definitely some...

I have faith in Lucina. I'm not a top player by any means, and smash will never be more than a passive hobby to me, but I've done well vs. every Steve I've played with Lucina, and that includes some pretty good/known Steves. I actually think I've won 100% of friendlies games I've played vs...

Great topic, imo. d-tilt has a few uses. It's the best ledgetrapping tool, since it can hit stuff like Cloud up-b'ing to ledge and so on, and d-tilt -> tech chase d-smash can lead to kills outside of ledgetrapping. Walking spacing is not as big in this game as it was in S4. You still do walk...

The thread is pretty dead, anyway. Most of the very insightful theorists long ago abandoned it, it's the same handful of legacy users just casually talking at this point. I think whatever we discuss is OK, rankings or otherwise. Still, agree, would be nice to see more character-based...

She’s definitely top 5-10 today, right now, current meta. I don’t believe in Corrin’s long-term versatility but even I can see that. Cloud went through a period where he was top 5-10 too, pretty recently, and that was only with one major rep in sparg0. Corrin has 3. Also, Corrin has plenty of...

Head to head is almost the least important thing, at least to me. What happens during the match can tell you a lot about a matchup, but the actual end result of a set between two top players has to be qualified, since at top level, many other factors besides the matchup determine the outcome...

I mean SHADIC also lost to sparg0 2-0 (and has lost every encounter before that, in addition to Neo losing to sparg0 at King Con), but no one is saying Cloud beats Corrin, top-level head to head is just one factor among many Sonix is 2-0 on sparg0 this season in offline sets where sparg0 used...

It seems to me that Sonix keeps getting in his own head in grands and chokes each time. I saw some very uncharacteristically bad decisions from him in grands today. Was almost like watching a different player.

Snake is definitely oppressive if you don't have great projectiles, but it seems like even with great projectiles it isn't enough. It does seem a bit biased, like Ryu being even offline due to Hurt's issues with Asimo (I guess fireball does make a big difference though; as I said, projectiles...

I'm guessing it's because HBox will bring in a lot of views. Views = money = more events in the future = more chances for a Steve player to actually participate (maybe in a 16-man event), so long-term value proposition is pretty good

Important to note that this is online only. Raru says that he'll do a separate offline version later.

For some more competitive impressions, what's a "bad" character you struggle with? Mine, personally, is Isabelle, as weird as it sounds.

Seeing all the fuss about sparg0 completing an IronMan makes me wish I'd recorded mine. The Elite IronMan is a lot more accessible than it looks. Marss and Nairo sometimes struggle with it, but they are scrap-heavy players who are sometimes vulnerable to getting gimmicked because they're also...