I was about to make a thread about Weegee tier placement, but somewhat reversed. I'm warning you, my post might be a bit pessimistic side here.
Alright. First off, as everybody would have noticed, Luigi got a major flaw, and that is his mobility.
I feel that, this flaw can be easily exploited by a lot of characters. This isn't Diddy's recovery flaw, but Luigi's mobility problems just seem.... very major.
I think that.... once people adapt to his playsytle, they will learn on how to outspeed him. This significantly worries me about Luigi's future meta.
Again, his mobility problems are HUGE! No, Diddy has his recovery flaws, but it's not as big as this. Sheik and Pika had killing problems, but they can cover it up with their amazing egeguarding. Falcon and Sonic had no reliable projectile, but they make it up with their speed.
Luigi? I have yet to see anyone manage to cover his mobility problems up in competitive plays. I feel that, this can harm Luigi much more than characters who have a big flaw, but can make up for it. Luigi has problems chasing his opponents, which certainly pose a threat to Luigi's short range and grabs, and grabs are extremely important to his game, as we all know.
No, I didn't post this because I went to a big losing streak. In fact, I won most of my matches just now. But I feel that... Luigi's mobility, combined with his traction, do more harm than good, like, MUCH more. Yeah, I know Snake has bad mobility, but was still top tier in Brawl. But from what I have heard, he was excellent in zoning and defensive game, something Luigi doesn't excel in.
Unless they buff his mobility, or... revamp his whole moveset to be a defensive character (Which is VERY highly doubt), I feel that Luigi will be no higher than high-mid. His mobility affects his combo game so much, and while he is certainly a beast when he gets in, he has trouble approaching partly because if his mobility. If a character can wall Luigi out and keep the damage rise from afar, Luigi is a dead man walking.
Look guys, I'm sorry if I'm sounded like I'm about to ditch Luigi, I won't do that. And sorry if this post is pessimistic, but I just HAD to let this out. I feel that, his mobility will do harm to his placement. Can we all have a discussion on this?