Do you want the return of light shielding in Smash 4?

[Glöwworm]

I've been thinking about this for a while and I don't think light shielding should come back. I think it's a neat little use of the trigger's sensitivity aspects but other than that, it's pretty lackluster in terms of deepening competitive play. I know of uses for light shielding in Melee and whatnot but I admit I'm kind of a n00b when it comes to this so forgive me if I'm being oblivious to very obvious uses of light shielding. The only condition I want this to happen in, though, is that since there's no light shielding, you can shield drop instantly through platforms a la Smash 64. This isn't possible even in Brawl where there's no light shield!

I'm too lazy right now to find the quote but Isai said that a Smash game is gonna lack if you can't easily move through platforms and I wholeheartedly agree with that statement. I'm sure you guys are aware how useful this little technique is. You're aware of the crazy stuff you can pull off by shield dropping. So why not?

Spoiler

inb4 there's a way to keep light shielding and still make it easy to shield drop through platforms

 

[Jonas]

Light shielding has nothing to do with being able to drop through platforms or not. It can be done in Melee as well as in Brawl. It's just harder than it is in 64 because of spot dodging. If you tilt the stick too fast, you spot dodge, and if you tilt it too slowly, you just angle your shield. 64 doesn't have this problem, since it doesn't have spot dodging.

 

[Strong Badam]

most people who still play Melee aren't interested in Smash 4

 

[Mr Wizzrobe]

Smash 4 is rumored to incorporate cross platform play between the Wii U and the 3DS, it is also rumored that there will be a sort of pseudo-RPG element to the game, and Gamecube controllers are not compatible.

So no, I highly doubt many Melee players will move on to Smash 4.

 

[Strife]

don't know smash 4 until it comes. It may be a revamp of the old gayplay, instead of the older brawl. I am looking forward to it.

 

[MasterShake]

Not going to buy a new x-hundred dollar system for one game that most likely won't compare to the one I already have.

My opinion is that light shielding should be in it though. Nothing wrong with more "little things".

 

[Glöwworm]

Light shielding has nothing to do with being able to drop through platforms or not. It can be done in Melee as well as in Brawl. It's just harder than it is in 64 because of spot dodging. If you tilt the stick too fast, you spot dodge, and if you tilt it too slowly, you just angle your shield. 64 doesn't have this problem, since it doesn't have spot dodging.

Yeah, I remembered about this exact problem right after I logged out of Smashboards. My argument is flawed

I don't know, I wish we could keep all these techs and still have the seamless ability to drop shield through platforms.

most people who still play Melee aren't interested in Smash 4

Lies and slander!

Smash 4 is rumored to incorporate cross platform play between the Wii U and the 3DS, it is also rumored that there will be a sort of pseudo-RPG element to the game, and Gamecube controllers are not compatible.

So no, I highly doubt many Melee players will move on to Smash 4.

Yeah, I've heard about that too. Though, on the 3DS, that's where you do that customizing stuff, and then on the Wii U is where the real fighting goes on.

Not going to buy a new x-hundred dollar system for one game that most likely won't compare to the one I already have.

My opinion is that light shielding should be in it though. Nothing wrong with more "little things".

Eh, I'm gonna buy it for other games and not just Smash 4. Anyways, the reason why I said to scrap light shielding, is so that you can easily shield drop through platforms but as Jonas stated, light shielding has nothing to do with that (and I thought about that right after posting lol).

EDIT: Does anyone agree with what Isai said?

 

[Ministry]

this doesnt matter since none of use have any input in the game.

theroycraft ftl, yay dumb threads

 

[Anth0ny]

Absolutely.


But guess what?

DAT LACK OF TRIGGERS

It's not happening =(







As for Melee players not being interested in Smash 4... I don't think that true. Will we be getting our hopes up like we did for Brawl? Hell no. But I'm still hyped for it. I'm sure it's going to be fun for that first month or two no matter what.

Can it be worse than Brawl? Is it possible for there to be less hitstun? Could they actually keep tripping? Will there be a character as broken as MK?

 

[Mic_128]

Please use the Smash 4 thread.

(Also I'd like to see it return )