Patsie
Smash Journeyman
*Don't take this as an insult, the bad would probably not apply to anyone on Smashboards.
**If you didn't play WoW, you don't really need to know about it, I explain it below.
So excuse my nerdiness for second (I've been off it for 3 months!
), but I think this analogy is perfect. Pit functions just like rogues in World of Warcraft.
Let's start with the good. Pit, in my opinion, is by far the character with the most potential in this game. He's incredibly quick, flashy, and, if used correctly, I really think he'd be unstoppable. The only thing is, the speed and effects of his moves make it so that you'd have to move ridiculously quickly, and people can only have such good timing. That said, the best players, in my opinion, will opt to play Pit. Not necessarily the most tournament successful, but the flashiest and quickest players will dominate with Pit, and people will be legitimately impressed by it. I'm not saying he'll be top tier (though I think, so far, that's the general sentiment), but the players who seem to pull of the best combos will play Pit because that's his strong suit. In WoW, the people who released the best PVP videos, the people who got the most attention, the best players in general were all rogues. They just had the most potential to become insanely good with the right timing, and the best players pulled it off in style.
Now, the bad. Pit will unquestionably be the one that anyone under 13 or immature idiot is going to pick (***NOTE: I'm not saying all Pit players are idiots, or that this is the only part of people who picked Pit. I'm saying that among those people, you're going to get the crowd that I just mentioned). Their going to want "th3 0n3 with the 1337 swordz and wingz lolz," and Pit just caters to that playstyle. If you want another example, you're going to get the people who played Eddie Gordo in Tekken: the ones who could slam their head into their controller and still dominate. Pit just caters to a masher's playstyle: his uair, fair, side-b, and overall quickness allow people to go all over the place spamming swords and probably get a kill. In World of Warcraft, the rogues had the same problem. The majority of rogues were really, really bad, but since they were rogues, they could still be somewhat competitive. With any bit of gear, they could beat other people by slamming their heads on their keyboards. I think Pit will be the same way, and it's already occurring. Everyone who's new to the game loves Pit, and I honestly can't think of an exception to that among the 15 people I've met who haven't played Smash beforehand. It happened in the last Smash too. Think about it: how many times did you roll your eyes in a non-competitive arena when someone said they played Fox? The only reason was, the Fox ALWAYS played the same: laser spam from one area, dash attack, upsmash EVERYWHERE, and maybe the occasional Up-B. At college, I would say that's about 95% of the Fox players we played. It doesn't just happen that almost everyone who played on a super-casual level (I'm talking like maybe a game every month or so) used Fox; he was the best character.
Continuing the analogy for conclusion, I'm saying Pit will be like Melee's Fox. The best players will use him, and so will the majority of the people I mentioned above.
**If you didn't play WoW, you don't really need to know about it, I explain it below.
So excuse my nerdiness for second (I've been off it for 3 months!
), but I think this analogy is perfect. Pit functions just like rogues in World of Warcraft.Let's start with the good. Pit, in my opinion, is by far the character with the most potential in this game. He's incredibly quick, flashy, and, if used correctly, I really think he'd be unstoppable. The only thing is, the speed and effects of his moves make it so that you'd have to move ridiculously quickly, and people can only have such good timing. That said, the best players, in my opinion, will opt to play Pit. Not necessarily the most tournament successful, but the flashiest and quickest players will dominate with Pit, and people will be legitimately impressed by it. I'm not saying he'll be top tier (though I think, so far, that's the general sentiment), but the players who seem to pull of the best combos will play Pit because that's his strong suit. In WoW, the people who released the best PVP videos, the people who got the most attention, the best players in general were all rogues. They just had the most potential to become insanely good with the right timing, and the best players pulled it off in style.
Now, the bad. Pit will unquestionably be the one that anyone under 13 or immature idiot is going to pick (***NOTE: I'm not saying all Pit players are idiots, or that this is the only part of people who picked Pit. I'm saying that among those people, you're going to get the crowd that I just mentioned). Their going to want "th3 0n3 with the 1337 swordz and wingz lolz," and Pit just caters to that playstyle. If you want another example, you're going to get the people who played Eddie Gordo in Tekken: the ones who could slam their head into their controller and still dominate. Pit just caters to a masher's playstyle: his uair, fair, side-b, and overall quickness allow people to go all over the place spamming swords and probably get a kill. In World of Warcraft, the rogues had the same problem. The majority of rogues were really, really bad, but since they were rogues, they could still be somewhat competitive. With any bit of gear, they could beat other people by slamming their heads on their keyboards. I think Pit will be the same way, and it's already occurring. Everyone who's new to the game loves Pit, and I honestly can't think of an exception to that among the 15 people I've met who haven't played Smash beforehand. It happened in the last Smash too. Think about it: how many times did you roll your eyes in a non-competitive arena when someone said they played Fox? The only reason was, the Fox ALWAYS played the same: laser spam from one area, dash attack, upsmash EVERYWHERE, and maybe the occasional Up-B. At college, I would say that's about 95% of the Fox players we played. It doesn't just happen that almost everyone who played on a super-casual level (I'm talking like maybe a game every month or so) used Fox; he was the best character.
Continuing the analogy for conclusion, I'm saying Pit will be like Melee's Fox. The best players will use him, and so will the majority of the people I mentioned above.
