Oh, ledgesnap. Yeah, ledgesnapping isn't a thing because it takes away the precision necessary with sweetspotting the ledge. If you aim your recovery well, you won't need a ledgesnap. The area you can grab the ledge is large enough to avoid grounded retaliation if you aim well. You can't normally grab the ledge when your back is facing it, but, at the very least, Wario can do it during his helpless fall animation.
Some characters aren't as efficient as others, just like some characters aren't as efficient at comboing vertically, just like some characters aren't as efficient at using platforms for comboing and tech chasing. Everyone is different.
What does it matter? They were using Melee as a basis, and many of the Melee-related mechanics don't actively give the middle finger to Brawl--Of course it's going to have a lot of Melee stuff.
Mario got his Down-B recovery from Melee improved. Luigi can store his Melee Forward-B, allowing him to recover with incredible ease. Ganondorf got his Down-B jump recovery from Melee back but doesn't automatically suicide when he Forward-Bs someone, and he still gets the uppercut on a whiffed Up-B. Falcon's Up-B has a bigger range where he can grab the ledge, he gets his Down-B jump recovery from Melee, and Forward-B lets him grab the ledge now. ROB's Up-B is much more unpredictable and doesn't allow him to avoid all combat by flying under the stage. Charizard's jumps go higher. Lucario's Up-B can hit people. There are plenty of useful and improved recoveries in this game.
It's the game's place to say where you are in a more advantaged or disadvantaged position, so I can't say whether or not recovery should be easy or not. However, all I'm saying is that people should see results for putting in effort.
Gaining a desperation move for getting the snot beat out of you is just questionable balance. It's not necessarily that the winning player should gain better options than the losing player, but, why not just leave it alone or give both characters that move from the start?
P:M Wario's D-Air functions well as a combo-starter, especially when we throw footstooling into the mix. Wario Land wouldn't be the same without a Ground Pound (though that totally could've been his new Down-B), so it was added to the mix. Brawl Chomp is a mediocre move that doesn't really set up for anything, whereas P:M's Chomp regularly deals 13 damage and sets up for tech chasing pretty well. The frame buffs just aid in his new playstyle. We have different (though seemingly less effective) frame traps now. We're still good at edgeguarding. Our recovery isn't atrocious. You're really blowing his negatives out of proportion.
It's difficult to design an aerial character with Melee physics without making them centralize around a single tactic. Look at Jigglypuff--Wall of Pain, insta-kill Rest, able to stuff aerials with her own moves. They're not just out to ruin Wario's viability because he was a good character in Brawl.
