WritersBlah
Smash Journeyman
So, before I begin this thread, I'd like to point out that this situation I'm about to dive into also applies to the Mii Fighters, but seeing as Palutena is a more "traditional" character, I figured it was a bit more important to discuss the topic surrounding her in particular.
So, we've known since the April Direct that custom moves is going to be a thing in Smash 4. As we saw in the Direct, most of them look really freakin' broken. As such, we presumably shrugged off the idea in regards to the competitive scene. We'll only allow the default moveset for characters at formal tournaments. It seemed really simple at the time.
However, considering the information we got on the Mii Fighters and Palutena this E3, it looks like the custom move sets won't just be variants of the original specials; they can be full-on different moves. As such, I must ask…what does this mean for Palutena and the Mii Fighters in tournaments?
I mean, I don't think it'd be fair to outright ban them for this gimmick. They don't seem like they'd be Meta Knight-tier or anything close to that. But number one, how will they be handled at tournaments? Will players who choose to use them be allowed to set their moves up before the match? Will they be allowed to change moves in-between sets? Between games?
And number two, how are we even going to deal with placing these characters on the tier list? It's obvious some specials will better compliment each other, but will there be such a thing as a set of specials that'll be banned from being chosen together? Will we use their best, in-between, or worst special move variations to determine their tier list placement? I'm just really dreading how the community gonna handle this ginormous curveball.
So, we've known since the April Direct that custom moves is going to be a thing in Smash 4. As we saw in the Direct, most of them look really freakin' broken. As such, we presumably shrugged off the idea in regards to the competitive scene. We'll only allow the default moveset for characters at formal tournaments. It seemed really simple at the time.
However, considering the information we got on the Mii Fighters and Palutena this E3, it looks like the custom move sets won't just be variants of the original specials; they can be full-on different moves. As such, I must ask…what does this mean for Palutena and the Mii Fighters in tournaments?
I mean, I don't think it'd be fair to outright ban them for this gimmick. They don't seem like they'd be Meta Knight-tier or anything close to that. But number one, how will they be handled at tournaments? Will players who choose to use them be allowed to set their moves up before the match? Will they be allowed to change moves in-between sets? Between games?
And number two, how are we even going to deal with placing these characters on the tier list? It's obvious some specials will better compliment each other, but will there be such a thing as a set of specials that'll be banned from being chosen together? Will we use their best, in-between, or worst special move variations to determine their tier list placement? I'm just really dreading how the community gonna handle this ginormous curveball.
