DunnoBro
The Free-est
After gathering input from EVO players and spectators alike, I've decided to try my hand at developing this so-called "impossible" banlist many players are clamoring for.
My intention is not actually directly disallowing players from selecting certain customs, but rather disallowing those customs from being allowed in the pre-set list to begin with. My criteria for what gets in and what doesn't should be considered subjective.
In addition to try delivering balance in the 1v1 department, this ruleset has three main goals.
1: To develop a healthy and easily transitioned to ALTERNATE META with customs. This ruleset isn't designed to be the standard for Smash 4.
2: To develop a healthy DOUBLES meta within this Alternate Meta. As such, moves that while perhaps manageable in the 1v1 environment, become polarizing or “extreme” in the doubles environment and thus will be disallowed.
3: Community Compromise
To get things rolling, I'll be including a list of talking points I'd like us to go over. This will be updated as the thread goes on, so check back often! Don't be afraid to submit new points as well.
Lastly to address the inevitable "Why ban anything" and "All or Nothing" posts:
My intention is not actually directly disallowing players from selecting certain customs, but rather disallowing those customs from being allowed in the pre-set list to begin with. My criteria for what gets in and what doesn't should be considered subjective.
In addition to try delivering balance in the 1v1 department, this ruleset has three main goals.
1: To develop a healthy and easily transitioned to ALTERNATE META with customs. This ruleset isn't designed to be the standard for Smash 4.
To this end, the criteria for "bans" isn't necessarily balance, but extremity. (Again, this is to be considered SUBJECTIVE.)
As such, I propose something extreme to reflect this:
The Universal BAN of ALL Custom Upspecials!
(Mii Fighters may be excluded from this rule)
In addition the majority of the MOST EXTREME customs being upspecials, this also serves the purpose of keeping this an easy transition from a default meta due to effecting recoveries the least. (For both the player and opponent)
As such, I propose something extreme to reflect this:
The Universal BAN of ALL Custom Upspecials!
(Mii Fighters may be excluded from this rule)
In addition the majority of the MOST EXTREME customs being upspecials, this also serves the purpose of keeping this an easy transition from a default meta due to effecting recoveries the least. (For both the player and opponent)
This includes the following:
Heavy Skull Bash, Trip Sapling, Hammer Spindash, Snaring Aura Sphere, and likely more to be discussed.
Heavy Skull Bash, Trip Sapling, Hammer Spindash, Snaring Aura Sphere, and likely more to be discussed.
As fond of customs as I am, and you may be, the sheer fact is there needs to be a give-and-take between competitive players, casuals/spectators, AND TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS
As things are, tournament organizers are put in an awkward spot where they have MUCH more work to do and risks to take when running custom tournaments.
These include:
-Ensuring a proper amount of set-ups (or the ability to set-up at all)
-Backlash from certain community members
-Lower turnout from regions/players unfamiliar and not confident in the customs environment.
The final goal is to make as low-risk and appealing a ruleset to players/spectators AND TO'S as possible. They're a HUGE deciding factor in our community that are often taken for granted. I hope to appeal to them as well.
As things are, tournament organizers are put in an awkward spot where they have MUCH more work to do and risks to take when running custom tournaments.
These include:
-Ensuring a proper amount of set-ups (or the ability to set-up at all)
-Backlash from certain community members
-Lower turnout from regions/players unfamiliar and not confident in the customs environment.
The final goal is to make as low-risk and appealing a ruleset to players/spectators AND TO'S as possible. They're a HUGE deciding factor in our community that are often taken for granted. I hope to appeal to them as well.
To get things rolling, I'll be including a list of talking points I'd like us to go over. This will be updated as the thread goes on, so check back often! Don't be afraid to submit new points as well.
-Which customs are truly Extreme
-The direction of the project
-Mii Fighters size/upspecial customs legality.
-The direction of the project
-Mii Fighters size/upspecial customs legality.
Lastly to address the inevitable "Why ban anything" and "All or Nothing" posts:
This ruleset isn't for you. This thread isn't for you.
This is for a very specific subset of players who believe many customs are fine, and/or enjoy them casually or as side events. And would prefer to play with those they deem acceptable as such.
I believe this is the most realistic way to deliver that environment to them, if you have a better way then do it yourself. And as stated, this isn't intended to be any kind of standard ruleset.
This is for a very specific subset of players who believe many customs are fine, and/or enjoy them casually or as side events. And would prefer to play with those they deem acceptable as such.
I believe this is the most realistic way to deliver that environment to them, if you have a better way then do it yourself. And as stated, this isn't intended to be any kind of standard ruleset.
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