Life bars instead of Damage percentage, tell me what you think about it:

[vesperview]

I was wondering what everyone would think if the battles were based on life bars rather than damage percentage like almost any fight game out there like Killer Instinct and Street Fighter, do you think it would change the game's mechanics too much?

 

[mario-man]

Absolutely It Would!!!!!!!! I'm Completely Against Even The Thought Of It!!!!!!!!!

 

[Card]

Wouldn't doing that make Smash essentially.... like every other fighter on the market?



So no.. I think its a terrible idea.

 

[Team Giza]

As much as I love other fighting games... hell no. The depth added by having to defeating the opponent by knocking them off really makes Smash Bros... well smash bros. Even I want the game to add a few more things from traditional fighters (ground push poking mix ups) but I would never go as far as to change one of the major concepts of the super smash bros. You cannot get rid of the percentages.

 

[vesperview]

Thanks for your feedback, I just wanted to know what everybody thought about this.

 

[Sariku]

Heck no, Smash is original. I mean, it takes no skill to win Street Fighter, just keep fly kicking when they try to get up... I do like Stamina mode though, if they can elaborate on that for Brawl Special modes, like being able to set your health to 999 or anywhere inbetween, that would be awesome.

 

[bluebomber22]

one word, stamina mode. ok two words......

 

[Moon Monkey]

Percentage pretty much makes Smash....."Smash"

Maybe for stamina Mode though

 

[Team Giza]

Heck no, Smash is original. I mean, it takes no skill to win Street Fighter, just keep fly kicking when they try to get up.

Huh? No. Educate yourself. That doesn't even work in SSF2. And definitely not in the Alpha and SF3 series.

 

[Kirye]

It wouldn't be smash anymore. We don't need another Street Fighter.

 

[SantaClaus]

I am all for it being an added feature [akin to special melee stamina mode] but as the standard? I would be thoroughly disappointed.

 

[Banks]

they would never do that ****, stamina mode blows

 

[Y34HDUD3!!!]

Well. Percentage is already confirmed if you didn't know. My opinion is:

No.

 

[the grim lizard]

=_=

Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of Smash fighting style??

 

[CutMet]

Well since knockback probably wouldn't change with health bars, Chainthrowing may come back, as well as infinites.

 

[Bassoonist]

I believe Stanima mode should return (it's fun to play.) however Smash should keep the damage percentage style for the main game.

 

[Sugoi]

Damage percentage is a part of the SSB history, lets not go changing things now when its not broken.

 

[_Phloat_]

Anyone reading this, it is only the smash idiots who flame other fighters.


You guys make us look like idiots. I hope you all are gone in a few years =.=

Anyways, I think that this would ruin a lot of the smash basics and principle! Although, as another mode, more options for when I am bored is always good, and it won't take that much extra time to make..

 

[Jakatsu]

This is a bad idea (Sorry) but the Percents are what make Smash Smash... Its what makes it Unique.

 

[Mr.GAW]

Uh... terrible idea.

Ever heard of Stamina mode?

 

[Desruprot]

The Damage % is something unique to smash and should stay...Although the return of Stamina would not be a bad thing, as would making the Master Hand a playable character (Just Joking). Anyways It would be fun to see the return of Stamina and maybe the super fast mode (it helps with training a lot)

 

[AlphaZealot]

life bar = removal of how important edge games are = terrible idea.

 

[Pokebrawl]

No wayz. Josez.

 

[Killer Tree]

Heck no, Smash is original. I mean, it takes no skill to win Street Fighter, just keep fly kicking when they try to get up... I do like Stamina mode though, if they can elaborate on that for Brawl Special modes, like being able to set your health to 999 or anywhere inbetween, that would be awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY

 

[Pokebrawl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY

Lol!!! Gotta remember to use that sometime!

 

[BUnit]

Go try jump ultimate stars. It is basically smash fighting style with life bars and anime characters.

 

[*NormalGamer*]

Well, Smash Bros. is very different from traditional fighting games. Replacing the damage percentage system with a traditional life bar as a standard for the SSB series will make SSB seem to not stand out anymore. Life bars are already a standard for traditional fighting games like Street Fighter and Virtua Fighter.

However, as a mode of play for SSB(stamina mode in SSBM for example), i'm definitely comfortable with that. ^_^

 

[Pokebrawl]

Also, matches wouldn't last as long because once your life hits zero, its over. While now, there is no set damage percenatage that you have to die, you can recover and what not.

 

[iMichael]

Absolutely It Would!!!!!!!! I'm Completely Against Even The Thought Of It!!!!!!!!!

I agree with this guy...life bars would blow and many fans would be disappointed in Sakurai

 

[Jackal478]

Stamina mode.

dude, if you want life bars, go play other fighters. Smash is too different.

 

[TheSpindoctor]

That would be terrible, no, absolutely no.

And by the way, if some of you havent realized, stamina mode is the same thing as a health bar, its just a little visually different.

 

[h1roshi]

definitely no,whats great about melee is that even if your at high percents you can play smart and evasive and have good DI to keep on living to make comebacks and stuff. and it really focuses on your KO skill. percentages = melee...peace

-hiroshi

 

[boom-man97]

no
no thank you plz
takeing % out of brawl would be like taking sugar out of candy and replacing it with heath would be like adding artificial sweetener
BLECH!!!

 

[_Keno_]

personally i would just stick with melee if brawl was only stamina

 

[McFox]

The percentage is what makes Smash unique. Instead of killing the other characters, you're trying to knock them off of the screen. If they had life bars, it just wouldn't work.