Link to original post: [drupal=668]Balancing R.O.B.[/drupal]
ROB seeks to use ranged superiority, excellent recovery, and powerful aerials to outcamp the opponent.
ROB is easily comboed by fast aerials, and has trouble capitalizing on openings.
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-D-Smash and nair have little risk for reward.
-Laser too spammable, little incentive to charge.
-U-throw a bit too powerful for his grab game.
- Slightly increase base laser charge time.
- Increase ending lag on D-Smash and nair.
- Slightly reduced knockback growth on u-throw.
+ Increase fully charged laser damage.
ROB is the same campy flying robot we all love to hate, only now he's a bit more approachable. The robot will have to be a bit more careful, with nairs and d-smashes, as some faster characters will have additional punishing options to use if they bait one. ROB also now has more to gain from playing more agressively, and using the laser as a follow-up move; it would be interesting to see the difference in impact these changes would have on older, more campy ROBs compared to more modern, aggressive ones...
ROB seeks to use ranged superiority, excellent recovery, and powerful aerials to outcamp the opponent.
ROB is easily comboed by fast aerials, and has trouble capitalizing on openings.
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-D-Smash and nair have little risk for reward.
-Laser too spammable, little incentive to charge.
-U-throw a bit too powerful for his grab game.
- Slightly increase base laser charge time.
- Increase ending lag on D-Smash and nair.
- Slightly reduced knockback growth on u-throw.
+ Increase fully charged laser damage.
ROB is the same campy flying robot we all love to hate, only now he's a bit more approachable. The robot will have to be a bit more careful, with nairs and d-smashes, as some faster characters will have additional punishing options to use if they bait one. ROB also now has more to gain from playing more agressively, and using the laser as a follow-up move; it would be interesting to see the difference in impact these changes would have on older, more campy ROBs compared to more modern, aggressive ones...