Buffering...

[Quillion]

So, early Japan adopters... is there a buffer in SSB3DS?

I should hope so; it's one of the things in Brawl that provides a better learning curve with no loss of functionality.

 

[Biinii]

Probably the same as Brawl.

 

[Raijinken]

Definitely feels like a buffer, having gone from PM to Smash4 demo within a few minutes. One friend of mine keeps complaining that he can't change his mind any more due to the buffering, I laugh because he's not good enough to take advantage of that option anyway.

Feels nice to have, especially on the 3DS version.

 

[Quillion]

Good.

Like I said, more accessibility with no loss of function.

I can understand the Melee Air Dodge, Crouch Cancelling, and L-cancelling, but I can say without regret that the only people who don't like buffering are elitists who want their game to be as exclusive as possible.

 

[Hydde]

But isnt this the mechanic that lets you escape from any combo super easily?.

 

[HeavyLobster]

But isnt this the mechanic that lets you escape from any combo super easily?.

No. Buffering doesn't let you escape from anything super easily. If you keep mashing airdodge out of hitstun you're just going to wind up getting hit harder once your opponent picks up on this habit.

 

[Hydde]

But you still can insta airdodge after a hit?. Thats what i want to know

 

[simpleglitch]

But you still can insta airdodge after a hit?. Thats what i want to know

After hit-stun is over you can air-dodge (if you haven't already been hit again), but that's true regardless of buffering.

 

[HeavyLobster]

But you still can insta airdodge after a hit?. Thats what i want to know

That's hitstun cancelling and it isn't in Smash 4. Buffering gives you a window that I believe is 10 frames in Brawl where you can input a command while unable to act, and said input will come out on the first frame you can act. Buffering an airdodge will allow you to consistently perform airdodges on the first frame after hitstun ends, making it easier to avoid attack strings that are almost combos, but it won't get you out of any true combos.

 

[Quillion]

HeavyLobster is right. If there was ONLY no buffering in Brawl, it would still suffer from the overpowered air dodge that cancels hitstun, has next-to-no landing lag, and destroys the aerial metagame.

 

[Hydde]

That's hitstun cancelling and it isn't in Smash 4. Buffering gives you a window that I believe is 10 frames in Brawl where you can input a command while unable to act, and said input will come out on the first frame you can act. Buffering an airdodge will allow you to consistently perform airdodges on the first frame after hitstun ends, making it easier to avoid attack strings that are almost combos, but it won't get you out of any true combos.

I se. So the hitstun cancelling ais out...and buffering too?

 

[Quillion]

Hitstun cancelling is out, but there's still a buffer, apparently.

 

[Hydde]

I see, thx for your reply.