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Wasn't vectoring "removed" around the time the console version came out?

A series that would never be considered for Evo if melee wasn't so exceptional.

If trumping worked as intended, there might be a discussion. However, as discussed in this thread, it only really works with tether characters. Also, edge hogging does not remove all options. It forces a mixup in the aggressor's favor, just like a tech chase situation. With Sm4sh's edge play...

No it's not!

I think many people are torn between emulating the scene of older games, and admitting they prefer a smaller skill gap, so they enter into arguments they they are just comedicilly unequipped to handle. If someone says that less reliable results, less exciting matches, and less incentive for...

I think you are drastically underestimating the ability of veteran players to pick games apart, and overestimating the chances of any game going down in history as a "good fighting game". Melee barely made it through the dark ages and it was designed for competition. Smash 4 is designed to have...

I disagree. Performing an unsafe approach is pretty severe, not to mention you are going to be hitting buttons afterwords instead of trying to minimize the risk since you may not react to the missed input in time. You're acting like the game would be played the same if L canceling did not exist.

The whole "what are your qualifications" thing is stupid, especially when they are fishing for you to say you don't only play smash 4. Playing other games gives you a more objective opinion regarding the mechanics if anything.

This is what the NetherRealms community (Mortal Kombat, Injustice) community is like, and it does real damage to the scene.

Of course Tic Tac Toe and Sm4sh don't have the same skill gap, I was just trying to demonstrate that not all games have an equal one, which invalidates the idea that you can claim anyone who dislikes the game is bad, which you're still trying to do. I was a top ten player on Smash Ladder when I...

clearly, this doesn't apply to all games. Tic Tac Toe has no skill gap. If both players know the rules, it's always a tie. People often replay to evidence of sm4sh being a bad game, or a bad player clearly beating a good player by saying "get gud", which is just as stupid as the people you...

You can ignore the minimum ledge hold time with some movement options such as rolling and jumping. You can easily react to being trumped and use these options while both chaaracters are on the ledge. It's why I only played the game for a month, honestly. They removed edgehogging and replaced it...

the best thing you can hope for while edgeguarding is resetting to neutral? Thats not the worst idea of all time?

Even if I mention some of the things I don't like about Smash4 in a positive manner, a horde of under informed fans are going to reply to it poorly. It's just too good to pass up sometimes. Then it just spirals into the same conversation we're used to. Imagine a bad smash player challengesa...

This is simply untrue. Look at the difference between Hungrybox and Hax. All street fighter players drop combos. I'll have to say this simply to preempt your next point, I've won many fighting game and smash tournaments.