Link's D-Air?

[Rocket Raccoon]

Sakurai has said that Link's D-Air is/was a Meteor Smash. Do you think Sakurai has changed it back to a normal D-Air?

Discuss

Source:http://www.examiner.com/article/sup...s-link-s-meteor-smash-attack-details-revealed

Link’s downward strike was designed to change to a Meteor Smash when the tip of the sword is aligned just right at the start. However, it will be removed if it’s deemed too powerful overall after some multiplayer play tests.

 

[DaDavid]

Uh... not sure what indication there is to suggest that he'd have changed it back, but I kinda doubt it. I mean this buff isn't a buff in all situation so I don't see how it could be overpowered.

Link's D-Air could kill no matter what before, now as a meteor smash it won't be able to kill as reliably when over the stage.

 

[Gaggy Rogers]

Dair is still a meteor smash, although I find it better for on-stage combos and shield pressure than for edgeguarding. Bair and fair are both way safer off stage and are both perfectly capable of securing off-stage KOs.

Here's a fun fact about Link's dair: If you fast-fall it and hit a shield, you'll go through the shield and get punished, but if you don't fast-fall it, you'll bounce off, and possibly hit them with the end of the move or some other follow-up.

 

[Problem2]

It's cute when the d-air meteor smashes them into the ground and they bounce off the ground back into the d-air. It sucks though because we essentially lost yet another kill option from on stage.

 

[Dr. Krumm]

There are both good things and bad things about this. We have lost a KO option while on stage, however we have also gained a new KO option (Links new dash attack), so it evens out. Now we have instead gained a very powerful gimp option (which Link has never really had in any game except for Melee). I have, for example, done weak N-air to D-air in a Link ditto while off-stage. This could be a follow up that could potentially be very powerful against mid weight and heavy weight characters.

Or just in general, if you can read a jump while you opponent is recovering you can KO as early has 30% with this move, since it's a really powerful Meteor Smash.

To sum up: We have lost D-air as a on stage KO option, however we have Dash Attack now, which is safer and more reliable. On top of that we have gained D-air as a new gimp tool. Sooooo.... WORTH IT!

 

[A_Phoenix_Down]

So I'm assuming in order to get the meteor you have to be directly above the character before starting up the d-air? Seems legit to me. Link has always had a long lasting d-air with a pretty solid hit box. For that reason, I've never really used d-air unless I'm right over the guy.