Kk, I am home now. Time to get posting.
Ruleset 3 wont be out for over 2 months, and frankly I do not know if it is correct or not. It might or might not. I haven't read up on the topic much.
The biggest things (in no order) imo are:
-Legality of Green Greens
-Legality of Norfair
-Having an LGL
-If a LGL must be enstated, then why does it apply to all characters and not just MK
-Some grab release infinites are banned while others are not (example, why can't Marth GR infinite Lucas/Ness while Sheik and others can? What about GR stalling with Wario from characters like Bowser?)
-Some "infinites" are allowed like DDD on various characters are not allowed yet others are (like DDD on DDD or Zero Suit on ROB)
-Basing a lot of rules off of seeding such as who strikes first (esp at Orlando where it's all seeded randomly)
-Picking the stage bans before match 1 even occurs
-You can not use modified controllers and yet controllers without shoulder springs are allowed
This in majority is silly. I actually support Green Greens after playing with it for the past week, and then having a tournament with it on. Overall people didn't seem to mind it, and players actually enjoyed playing on it when it did happen.
Norfair is silly. This over all is a stage where you want to time out your opponent when you get a lead, and force them to approach you. Kinda makes it dumb imo.
I think the most silly thing you said here is that there does not need to be a LGL. Please, be practical. the LGL is not just enforced because of Metaknight, so just saying that it should only apply to him is just rude =/.
um no RJ. the platform on smashville IS a part of the stage and the oppnent can clearly get on that platform to stop MK, pit, etc from getting on it.
and it also isnt a big issue. not even for you
it was used what? once at viridian(where m2k fought meep again, didnt do it and still ***** him), once at winterfest(in one round vs gnes), once at pound(me vs dekar)? really? pro ban bias. not a big issue
Overall, The stage being separated from the platform should play a roll. I am not inducing any rule, and overall if people say that it is part of the stage, then so be it. It really does not matter to me either/or. My issue is that there needs to be a rule of that sort in play.
When I post, I tend to keep any bias reaction to it, and just state the facts. This has been said about me quite a few times, and I take pride in it. I don't see things for how I want them, because overall in life it's not really how things work. I see and judge majority of the things in life on how it is. Just because people do not scrooge, does not mean it can't be done, which is what I am getting to. A tatic that discontinues the game from being played is a form of stalling, and scrooging, if done or not, is part of that statement. This combined with the ledge grab rule will enforce and help limit stalling by a solid amount.
I also was not just applying this just because of Metaknight. Pit and Jiggs can do the same thing,just to a lesser extent, and because of that, this should only increase the vote more on the rule.
Ksizzle, please don't think that this has anything to do with me being pro ban, because it is far from the truth. I do listen to all sides, and try to formulate a proper action that can result in satisfaction for a majority of players. Normally nothing I say results in me just saying it because I am bias in anyway. Take me stating I want Norfair gone for example. Ask around, It is my favorite stage in the game =].
Anywho, <3 (No homo Lol)
Green greens was fine. The selection of neutrals was pretty rough to play on. I know I recommended 7 neutrals before, and by actually playing @ bums tourney with the settings for MLG in play, the 7 neutral idea became a fact. Right now it is heavily leaning on MK's and Snake's favor, and I suggest the amount of stages should be looked at immediately. I also believe that the way stages are being striked is a bit faulty. A 3-4-1 system is not really fair. If you are going to increase the stages from 5 to 9, a 1-1 system would be better. I am not saying change all the rules to EC rules or anything. It is not the proper way of going about it, but you seriously need to fix the neutral list or there is going to be a lot of issues. Please for the sake of all your smashers who are attending the MLG tournament, reconsider the neutral selection and fix it so there are more characters who can preform fairly on stages.
By recommendation just from me alone, I would do this as the selection of stages:
Final
Battlefield,
Yoshi's
Lylat
Smashville
Pokemon 1
Castle
Make the system 1-2-2-1 for stage striking. Move the last 2 stages that were Neutrals to CP's, and just eliminate Norfair from the equation. Keep everything else.
This by far is a solid idea.
PS: There is no rule for scrooging. I suggest you put one in play because this is a big issue. Just make it like:
If a selected player goes under the stage, he must go onto the stage before attempting to go under the stage again. Failure to follow the rule will result in a stock loss. Failure to follow the rule twice will result in a forfeit of the match. The platform of Smashville is not considered a part of the selected stage, and therefore will not count to the landing portion of this rule.
This, just incase people have missed it.