and for extra lolz. to quote my homie shadow link
"I highly doubt you use Sonic well if you think he is a bad character.
Ask any of the Sonic mains including myself.
The only bad thing Sonic has is his lack of priority."
Yeah, that's totally not a big deal. That's nothing that would...I dunno...make a character suck...
I do hope you aren't poking fun at me Versatile.
If you are it only shows your ignorance.
Where did I say its not a big deal?
None of my statements insinuated such a thing.
The lack of priority really means that Sonic's game MUST be unpredictable. Defensive play can solve the issue with clashing attacks butI find he does his best work when he is offensive and not playing defensively. (though in some matchups defensive play is his best option but we'll assume offensive sonic)
Due to the lack of priority it limits the situations in which he can use his kill moves.
As such characters such as Luigi really don't suffer such an issue since they aren't running as great a risk when they go on the offensive against another character. They have the option of taking an opponent head on. SOnic never can do such a thing as fight an opponent head on.
He has to usually manuever himself so that when he attacks he outranges the opponent and therefore breaks through(aerial) or has the lesser risk of clanking (ground wise).
If you look at MK for example who has great priority and lack of kill moves.
He is the only character that can be compared to Sonic the best
. He pressures, chases the opponent off the edge, has good approaches and combos.
Many of his moves push through his opponents attack. As such its easier for him to set up a situation to use a quick Dsmash or Fsmash. The risk of his opponent pushing through his own attacks are minimal with the worst case scenario being they clank against each other.
For Sonic they don't usually clank, he takes the hit not his opponent. He doesn't need to manipulate spacing so greatly nor does he have to worry if his opponent has attacks that cover their body. i.e. ROB's Nair.
His strongest moves are telegraphed so an opponent can either dodge, or meet his attack with their own and break through it.
If his Bair had great priority like that of ROB, he can afford to use it, because his opponent MUST dodge it or move away.
They wouldn't have the option of dodging to remove hitstun and then attacking and turning easing the pressure off that Sonic is placing on them.
Granted a defensive sonic doesn't have to deal with the issue of priority much if at all since they concentrate on spacing and aren't placing themselves at a great risk.
My sonic isn't too defensive unless the matchup benefits defense and even then I tend to screw up.
Perhaps I need to practice more on defense but even then I feel that the lack of priority can be hurtful at times.
I also think that when Sonic is on the offense he is at his most capable and most situations don't require him to play defensively.
Respect your elders nub.
I shouldn't have to repeat myself again.
