Character Competitive Impressions

[Nu~]

Waiting for zero to get taken out by a stray ganon main. The boards would crash

 

[HeavyLobster]

Waiting for zero to get taken out by a stray ganon main. The boards would crash

Curses. You've discovered our evil plot for Ganon to conquer the tier list and crush all who oppose him.

 

[Terotrous]

Curses. You've discovered our evil plot for Ganon to conquer the tier list and crush all who oppose him.

I'd be fine with Zero getting taken out by a stray anything, though my hopes are not high.

 

[Real Smooth-Like]

I'd be fine with Zero getting taken out by a stray anything, though my hopes are not high.

Or the top 8 will be all sheiks, diddys, and pikachus... I think I'd break my game.

 

[Mr. Johan]

Meta Knight will take the entire tournament, bringing everything back full circle.

Search inside yourselves, you know it to be true. It's inevitable.

 

[HeavyLobster]

Or the top 8 will be all sheiks, diddys, and pikachus... I think I'd break my game.

Or SANIC SPEED. At least NAKAT's Ness or some Weegee action would be nice to see up there.

 

[Terios the Hedgehog]

Diddy (Zero)
Sheik (Nietono)
Ness (Nakat)
ZSS (Nairo)
Sonic (6wx)
Diddy (M2K)
Pac-Man (Abadango)
Diddy (Leffen)

I don't expect a Pikachu since ESAM isn't going.

 

[Nidtendofreak]

I'm going to say 4 Diddys, 2 Sonics, remaining spots taken by Sheik and ZSS.

No Luigi, no Ness, no surprise picks.

 

[thehard]

It all depends on what players you think will make Top 8. Zero is an obvious pick, so that's 1 Diddy, but who else do you think would place that also plays Diddy?

 

[Nu~]

It all depends on what players you think will make Top 8. Zero is an obvious pick, so that's 1 Diddy, but who else do you think would place that also plays Diddy?

Leffen and M2K probably
Then I would say 6wx as the sonic rep, Abadango for pac, Nairo for zzs, Nietono for shiek, and Nakat for fox or ness

 

[thehard]

I actually think M2K might place just outside of Top 8 considering he's entering so many games and keeps complaining that he's off his game/tired on FB/Twitter lol

 

[Sinister Slush]

I predict 5 diddy players in top 8.
Also surprised APEX is this gutsy to still use that place despite the collapsed garage.

Actually lemme rephrase that, the people who're crazier are the ones still parking up there despite seeing a giant hole in the floor as they're parking.

 

[HeavyLobster]

Leffen and M2K probably
Then I would say 6wx as the sonic rep, Abadango for pac, Nairo for zzs, Nietono for shiek, and Nakat for fox or ness

Leffen plays Diddy? Is he contractually obligated as the official bad guy of competitive Smash to always play the best character or is it just a weird coincidence?

 

[Spinosaurus]

Leffen plays Diddy? Is he contractually obligated as the official bad guy of competitive Smash to always play the best character or is it just a weird coincidence?

He's been using Diddy since day 1 of the Japanese 3DS game, so just a coincidence.

EDIT: Maybe not specifically day 1 but he did main him before the western release lol

 

[Terios the Hedgehog]

Edited with names I expect. Also I don't think that's necessarily the order and I guess there will be a Pika. Nairo plans on pulling him out.

 

[NachoOfCheese]

I'm calling it right now, a Donkey Kong Amiibo will win Apex.

 

[Smog Frog]

such a shame that gungnir couldnt make it, i would have loved to see some in the top 8

 

[thehard]

Is there any footage of Gungnir on the Wii U?

 

[Smog Frog]

Is there any footage of Gungnir on the Wii U?

i think there's some floating around on youtube, i know that i saw him vs a purple luigi

 

[thehard]

i think there's some floating around on youtube, i know that i saw him vs a purple luigi

Man, I can only find 3DS games from fall.

 

[Amazing Ampharos]

I don't think it's realistic to predict APEX results at all to be honest.

 

[A2ZOMG]

Is there any footage of Gungnir on the Wii U?

Yep. I just haven't bothered uploading everything he has available. There is stuff up on nicovideo though, and he's intense as usual.

Tbqh there's a bunch of amazing Japanese players who I wanted to keep an eye on, and I know they have Wii-U footage as well. But I got caught up in enjoying this game...and now I have a backlog of replays and I'm too lazy to use old technology to convert them into a usable video format.

 

[Terios the Hedgehog]

I don't think it's realistic to predict APEX results at all to be honest.

Nah. It's really not. We could have 8 Falcons for all we know. No reason to not have fun with it though.

Still bummed there were issues but super excited for tomorrow. Do we have a new schedule?

 

[Nu~]

I don't think it's realistic to predict APEX results at all to be honest.

Of course not.
That's what makes it fun

 

[TriTails]

Has the situation calmed down over there?

Don't tell me over 4k people are STILL watching empty chairs.

 

[HeroMystic]

Has the situation calmed down over there?

Don't tell me over 4k people are STILL watching empty chairs.

They're currently moving to a new area to start the tournament. No tournaments will be played today and they'll be constricting everything to a 2-day format. That's about all we know thus far.

http://smashboards.com/threads/official-apex-2015-emergency-updates.388996/

 

[Firefoxx]

So no one thinks Ally will make top eight? (I'm assuming he's still going/there)

 

[NachoOfCheese]

In all honesty, I'm willing to bet that the character that wins overall (assuming it isn't sheik or Diddy) will be overused and overexploited to the point where anyone who said they weren't viable would bite their tongues. That's why I'm hoping for a crazy plot twist ending where Bowser or Link or even Pac man wins. Imagine how many people would jump the gun on that.

 

[Lavani]

In all honesty, I'm willing to bet that the character that wins overall (assuming it isn't sheik or Diddy) will be overused and overexploited to the point where anyone who said they weren't viable would bite their tongues. That's why I'm hoping for a crazy plot twist ending where Bowser or Link or even Pac man wins. Imagine how many people would jump the gun on that.

I hope Nairo takes grand finals with Zelda.

 

[Trifroze]

Waiting for that elusive top level Falcon to show up. So far the best I've seen was Zero's, and he's good with pretty much anyone. Gotta respect that as a player at the very least.

 

[Dope_Dizzle]

im very excited to see the results I really do hope a character besides diddy takes it so people can leave him alone >.<

 

[KevJames]

A part of me wants Apex Top 8 to be all Diddy. I desire this not so that Nintendo will nerf a character that might not even need nerfs in the first place, but so that the majority of people will develop the conviction to learn the match-up. It's safe to say that many characters do not know the Diddy match-up and are quick to say that they lose it. The game is still in its infancy and should be treated as such; people just need a push in the right direction. Crying for nerfs won't benefit you in the long-run. Learning the Diddy match-up, regardless of whether he gets nerfed or not, will make you a better player.

 

[Antonykun]

I keep having nightmares of Zero taking grand finals with Swordfighter :/

A part of me wants Apex Top 8 to be all Diddy. I desire this not so that Nintendo will nerf a character that might not even need nerfs in the first place, but so that the majority of people will develop the conviction to learn the match-up. It's safe to say that many characters do not know the Diddy match-up and are quick to say that they lose it. The game is still in its infancy and should be treated as such; people just need a push in the right direction. Crying for nerfs won't benefit you in the long-run. Learning the Diddy match-up, regardless of whether he gets nerfed or not, will make you a better player.

This is so true, Though I wish some characters would get buffs.

 

[ChronoPenguin]

A part of me wants Apex Top 8 to be all Diddy. I desire this not so that Nintendo will nerf a character that might not even need nerfs in the first place, but so that the majority of people will develop the conviction to learn the match-up. It's safe to say that many characters do not know the Diddy match-up and are quick to say that they lose it. The game is still in its infancy and should be treated as such; people just need a push in the right direction. Crying for nerfs won't benefit you in the long-run. Learning the Diddy match-up, regardless of whether he gets nerfed or not, will make you a better player.

If top 8 is all diddy.
Smash 4 will get nothing but bad press within the community.

Anyways Wii Fit Trainer is going to win with a Hoola Hoop Gimp.

 

[TriTails]

Top places getting littered by Diddys are pretty boring. It's either people fighting him don't understand the MU or Diddy is just too stupidly tricky and strong.

But I'm the one to talk, I have not understand the MU fully yet. Too much Falcons and Ganons online -_-.

I'll just hope another balance patch exist. If not... Well, I'll just need to learn Diddy and Sheik MU... but it is certainly easier said than done.

 

[etecoon]

all diddy top 8 is a ridiculous scenario, that ain't meta knight

it would be preferable to a sonic getting in there and making the stream unwatchable though

 

[Djent]

A week or so ago, I picked Choco, Zero, ESAM, FOW, Mr-R, Nairo, Ally, and Dabuz. I think that list still looks okay (though it's obviously debatable). If ESAM ends up not going, that spot could easily go to NAKAT, Abadango, or Nietono.

 

[HeavyLobster]

Too much Falcons and Ganons online -_-.

No such thing as too much Falcon or Ganon. Always better to see lots of heavy hitters instead of wimpy ticklers and projectile spammers.

 

[TriTails]

No such thing as too much Falcon or Ganon. Always better to see lots of heavy hitters instead of wimpy ticklers and projectile spammers.

Yeah, I know. I generally enjoy fighting them (Boxing there and there!) but it does annoy me the fact that I cannot face Diddy, Rosalina, Sheik, or Yoshi regularly. Yeah, I also know I can just arrange a match with someone, but my time of playing is fairly limited (Now I can only play 1 day a week...) and I'll just get destroyed.

Nah, playing with Luigi is gud enough. So I'll shut up there.

Anyway... still rooting for Luigi mains that are going to Apex. It's fun to predict who is getting the golden chair... if the dirty monkey doesn't straight get it (? Anyone?)

 

[A2ZOMG]

Top places getting littered by Diddys are pretty boring. It's either people fighting him don't understand the MU or Diddy is just too stupidly tricky and strong.

But I'm the one to talk, I have not understand the MU fully yet. Too much Falcons and Ganons online -_-.

I'll just hope another balance patch exist. If not... Well, I'll just need to learn Diddy and Sheik MU... but it is certainly easier said than done.

There are almost no Ganons online as far as I'm concerned... There's a LOT of Falcons, Links, and Marios though.