Banning something is just gonna create cry babies from one side. Leaving something unbanned will create crybabies from the other side. What should be answered is what do people gain from keeping something unbanned/allowed.
In this case, MK/Double MK.
Banned:
- More people would go back to their old mains and use them more in tournaments.
- Result list would look more versatile.
- Game would be alot more fun competitive (If anyone even care for that and not just getting money at all cost)
- People not be so chicken to work with mid tiers and below harder cause there isnt an MK for people to run too anymore and improve meta game.
Allowed:
- Can't beat em, join them. You will see alot of MK dittos and players in general
- people will stop using mid tiers and below, leaving hidden potential to be lost or undiscovered to improve metagames
- Game gets boring and repetitive pissing off alot of people in the community. The fun factor for competitive play is just about gone.
- People quit the game.
So what be the goal of the BBR? To make the game as balanced as possible? More fun? Characters will still have a hard time with other match ups. For teams It be a lil better in my eyes. But meta banned in tourny would just give something new for people to cry about. Which is IC and Olimar. Pocket IC have started to form more then before. IC and olimar would be the next thing people would start crying about.
If MK was to get banned, it be for one reason in my eyes. Compared to the rest of the cast, his weakness are seriously hard to punish, even if he makes a mistake. He is just too safe most of the time. And edguarding him nearly becomes a joke for most.
Remember how long it took people to finally figure out snake and put him down already. At one point people wanted him banned and snake was all over the top 8. What does snake do now? Even the best snakes can't hold their own in big tournies much like before.
So in conclusion, is something really this hard? Or are people just seriously lazy. Everyone needs to sit and think for 10 mins "Have I seriously done everything that I could? Have I abused all that I know effectively? Maybe I should think about and sit with someone for a while and practice some options." This is why I felt for a long time that MK should not be banned for people being lazy.
This is where I feel Salem (and the japanese) outclass the rest. They play with their options to create new ones and give it a try to see what works and does not. Salem has played M2K before and took games off him. Just could not take the set. He also lives in meta knight country. So not only does he play or sorts of MK, he trys new things out and have no fear. You don't have time to worry about how stupid and broken he is. That's not gonna get you the win. You already know you are at a disadvantage. Use what you have and be creative with your options. Playing so basic with said character cause of fear or just hoping for cheap play to work is not gonna do it. We seen this stuff for years already. it's the same thing all the time. That's one reason it took so long for people to figure out snake. And this payed off for Salem at apex
And quote from M2K himself
"Salem has NEVER played this good"
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