If you could change or fix one thing about this game...

[Abyssal Lagiacrus]

or we could, you know,
put actual legit shield-stun in the game.

just a thought

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[MarioMeteor]

or we could, you know,
put actual legit shield-stun in the game.

just a thought

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Ha! Good one.
I actually don't see much wrong with shields in this game. Then again, I main Mario and Jigglypuff, so shields are a non-issue to me.

 

[Buffoon]

I'd change Customs.

First; a Custom shop, the purchase of custom equipment and moves would be available here. Equipment changes throughout the day, while moves can be purchased for each character at a player's leisure (The possibility of obtaining moves and equipment would remain in Classic, All-Star and Master/Crazy Orders).

Second; add custom move selection to the character select screen. After selecting a character (When customs are on, of course) the player gets to select their moveset(s) without needing to enter an entire other menu just to assign a moveset (This could eliminate the problem of restricted movesets in custom tourneys).

Third; eliminate/replace some of the more lackluster moves (I'm lookin' at YOU, Effortless Blade!).

Other than that, I'd try making Heavyweight character's attack more capable of breaking shields; most players will shield a heavy's attack, and then retaliate while they're stuck in atrocious end lag. Perhaps increasing shield damage would encourage most cautious approaches to heavyweights.

 

[MarioMeteor]

Third; eliminate/replace some of the more lackluster moves (I'm lookin' at YOU, Effortless Blade!).

All the way. "What? What do you mean you don't want a Fireball that's slower, weaker, and all around less useful than the other two? What do you mean you don't want a Warlock Punch that's not even stronger than a smash attack and still takes 26 frames to come out?"

Other than that, I'd try making Heavyweight character's attack more capable of breaking shields; most players will shield a heavy's attack, and then retaliate while they're stuck in atrocious end lag. Perhaps increasing shield damage would encourage most cautious approaches to heavyweights.

That's not going to work against a heavyweight. If you block, say, Bowser's forward smash, assuming it doesn't break your shield, which it very well may do, you'll probably be pushed back too far to punish. The only heavyweight with smash attacks that slow is Ike, and he has the strongest up smash and one of the strongest forward smashes in the game.

 

[Lily♫]

Make every custom available from the start. It's the one thing that keeps me from playing with them.

 

[WalrusBiscuit]

I would make yoshi top tier

 

[Jetmann]

-Make Customs more easily attainable
-Have a better online infrastructure/Have more options for online
-Have the ability to turn stage hazards off (I know omega mode exists but it seems like such a simple option that's just missing)
-Have excessive rolling come with a cost
-get rid of the rage effect
-Have an actual Story/Adventure mode
-Have the ability to make your own event matches
-More Tropical Freeze/DKC2 music

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Just one...? I think the thing I'd like most is actually a bit simple, but I've hoped for it for a while:

Alternate costumes which aren't just recolors. For most characters.

Just think of some of the possibilities - especially for characters who do change a lot in their home games:

Spoiler: Link

Spoiler: Zelda

Spoiler: the Dorf

...and some other cool ones - Shadow Queen Peach, Mr. L, etc

True, I'd also like to see a real adventure mode, or fixing the game to not make custom farming excruciating, or a lot of what else is said here.

But I'd love to see nice costumes.