Recent content by PJB

I think that discussing the pros and cons of a bayo ban intelligently is certainly something worthwhile, as it is very unlikely that bayo does not continue to dominate discussion around our scene. My personal position is this: By results alone, bayo is not worthy of a ban. She is less dominant...

On the topic of Mewtwo, I tend to lean more towards the “lowkey 4th or 5th” camp, though I do understand that in the current meta he has not shown himself to be quite that good. I think Mewtwo is in a bit of a weird spot due to something we haven’t really talked about yet- his release timing...

My main sparring partner mained Ike before switching to Cloud so I have a bit of experience against him. Ike isn’t bad but he’s frankly underwhelming compared to other sword users. He’s really just too slow to wall out many high tier threats, and his strength doesn’t make up for it in the same...

I feel like we as a thread don’t really discuss diddy as much as the other top tiers for whatever reason, so I’d like to bring him up for a bit. At this point, it seems that diddy is considered a clear #3 on the tier list; definitely below the DLC rulers but firmly above everyone else. What’s...

I would classify ranai in sort of the same way as MKLeo- patient and reactive, until an opening presents itself at which point they punish hard. This can appear to be aggressive due to the heavy punishes but is really more defensive compared to someone like Nairo who throws out raw ZSS grabs in...

I used to be a villager main but I’ve dropped him more recently for ZSS, though I still break out villy from time to time. I think villager is an awesome character but requires a play style that requires tremendous patience. His lack of a usable grab really is crippling. His entire zoning...

I think the MK Diddy matchup is worth exploring a bit. Leo made it seem like MK not only has a very strong Edgeguarding game in the matchup, but also is able to consistently put diddy offstage to set up that Edgeguarding game. Combined with his ladder potential and MK has a realistic chance to...

So I know this can often be a dangerous topic here, but I’d like to bring up Pikachu in the current meta. When we look at pikachu’s matchup chart, it honestly looks incredible. He essentially goes at least even with almost the entire cast with only Mario and a few others as notable exceptions...

Great point, and I do question it lol I think we are approaching a point in the meta where if a character does not have a respectable matchup against at least one of cloud or bayonetta, they are going to be in for a rough time, and villager is known to HATE dlc

With the next official tier list possibly coming in the foreseeable future, I'd like to bring up a point about what it means to be top tier. If the tier list is truly meant to be a snapshot of the meta, then I think that based on Das Koopa's results Bayo, Cloud, Diddy and debatably sheik belong...

Mewtwo in a lot of ways remains the most confusing character to me in terms of results not matching his theory. When I look at this character I see a top tier neutral and frankly bonkers kill power (with an elite kill throw to boot). His weakness, dying early, just doesn't seem like it should...

I thought this was very interesting as well. In particular this is the first time I can remember that we've seen Diddy used as a successful counterpick character. Also, Nairo's Diddy was so different from zero or zinoto. He really is just so adept at getting grabs with all of his characters...

Interesting, intuitively I wouldn't expect shulk to beat marcina, could anyone elaborate on why this might be?

I brought this up awhile back, but in light of bayonetta dominating at least this thread (if not smash 4 itself quite yet), I'd like to revisit it- I strongly believe that lucario is an excellent choice as a secondary to use against bayo. I feel lucario has flaws that hold him back as a solo...

Sorry, let me clarify. I'm not saying her neutral isn't good, I think it's one of the best in the game. I just don't think it's THE best in the game, and we're talking about her in contention for number 1