In regards to Judgement, keep it as is. Where as Chef has the potential to be a useful (and very helpful) move, Judgement should really be kept as a sandbagging move. The only competitive purpose the move could possibly serve is as a last ditch attempt to make a comeback because there are much better options for an early kill with G&W. And really, not every move needs a use.
Judgement could always fill any of the nine roles that are inherently part of it iiuc. At least one of them is probably going to have some competitive value to its outcome, and that could be the one that was guaranteed. Which do you, as a G&W main, feel would compliment his game without being overpowered?
I can see why you would remove Bombs/Beam Swords - but Stichface actually suits the whole Turnip role. Also it is perfectly fine with how "overpowered" it can be considering how rare it is. It doesn't last long, and if the opponent is paying attention they can avoid it. I see no competitive aspect gained from removing Stichface. Beam Sword is simply an item and should be removed. Also it seems Peach's bomb is 10x stronger then that of a normal one... and I get it more then I get Stitchface -_- I can see how that could detract a bit from competitive play. (It's like a 1hKO at 60%+)
I see no reason to remove Gordo's. Maybe a slight nerf, but I feel they are fine how they are.
Those are my comments.
I do not know the specifics of the stichface (%chance, kb, damage, etc), so would you enlighten me? However, it seems that you are trying to draw a completely arbitrary distinction between the stichface and bomb. You say that the rarity is the difference between them and the balancing factor for the stitchface, however the smash community has countlessly decided that rarity is not a sufficient reason to keep something, especially when the outcome is significantly different than others. For example, items were banned partly because there was a chance that an item would spawn mid-attack and kill the attacker. The random outcome was siginificant enough in that case to drastically alter the situation
for no reason. All three items you mentioned were significant enough to drastically alter the situation upon appearance, yet you decide one should be banned and two should stay?
Not only is whether or not it "suits the turnip role" pretty irrelevant when creating a competitive game, but also I would also argue that it doesn't fit the turnip's role in her game. Turnips in peach's game function as approach, camping, and pressure items, whereas the stitchface is (iirc) a kill item. This serves a completely different role from all the other turnips, which might be fine if it had a completely distinct look (ie- you won't mistake a beam sword for a turnip and try to use them in the same way, but you might not see that a turnip is actually a stitchface). However, as they can easily be mistaken by both players until someone is hit by one, the difference is unacceptable to competitive play where you choose a move to fill a specific role. If it unexpectedly does not fill that role, then it can be essentially considered a random outcome.
Well, not all moves haha, its just a thought. Just throwing out there what our current capabilities are.
Would it be possible to make the moves only trip at lower percentages? Like 0-30 or something? I'm not atm saying this should be done, just wondering if it's possible.
Also, and again not saying this should be done, but does the game register distances? Like could we program it to determine ___'s outcome based on distance from the opponent?
