Poll of the Week #6 - What New Aspect Of SSBR Is Most Important To You?

[Kokichi]

Even though we don't know the exact features of SSBR, we do know a few, and we can predict most. So I ask you, what new aspect of SSBR (to the best of our knowledge) is most important to you? For me, it's online play. I'd be happy with SSBR simply being SSBM but with online play (well, okay, not really, but I'd much rather take online play than extra characters). How about you?

 

[FireKP1]

I'd just love to stick with the basics. Only I wan't the stages spiced up in 3-d color and hazards.

 

[Zander805]

Online Play!!!!!

 

[nightcape1]

more chars. and more intricate stages, maybe side scroller stages, like infinite glacier, but sideways, and more hazards. also, b-tilt moves, tilt and smash throws, arial tilts and smashes, and different a attacks depending on which direction you're facing, i.e. backward tilts. and maybe diagonals, such as in throwing, tilts, b attacks, etc. to mix up the game a little. the hr contest needs to have higher max distance, and we need to bring back board the platforms. that $h!t was awsome. oh and btw, nice job with the japanese kokichi.

エッスエッスビアル　を　下さい。

 

[quak]

i was debating wheather to pick basics or online, but i decided that online is so much funner than playing by urself...............too bad for the controller tho :'(

 

[Legomaxx]

Definitely online play. Thats my number one reason for getting this game as well as the revolution itself.

 

[Garath331]

There's not an option of reshaping of the tiers. It's going to happen, you can't stop it. It's almost worth $200+ (rev. and SSBR) just to not have to play Marth so much anymore.

 

[M3ca]

online play just owns. XD


i would love to play people in USA while im in ASIA. or does it not go that far? lol

 

[JFox]

The ability to play the game online without worrying about lag ruining the game. That is my biggest worry. Also making sure that the characters are well rounded, and that if there are bugs/over balanced characters, that they fix them with updates.

 

[Sm00th_Crim1nal]

The ability to play the game online without worrying about lag ruining the game. That is my biggest worry. Also making sure that the characters are well rounded, and that if there are bugs/over balanced characters, that they fix them with updates.

NO. Keep the bugs/exploits.

 

[JFox]

I don't mind bugs like wavedashing because that is a really cool part of the game that takes work and really seperates the boys from the men. Also it is available to all characters and opens a world of mind games. I hope wave dashing is in the next game for sure.

But stuff like Mewtwo's or IC Glitches. And maybe the yo-yo glitch, and Foxes waveshine infinites. Perhaps the IC's un-DI-able grab combos should too be used as an example.

Basically anything that if ever mastered could be a catastrophy should not be in the game. Lucky for us most things that would be a disaster if mastered are just way to difficult.

 

[Mic_128]

Basically anything that if ever mastered could be a catastrophy should not be in the game. Lucky for us most things that would be a disaster if mastered are just way to difficult.

There goes about half of the current moves then.

 

[Rostigalen]

I want to vote on three things: Impressive one-player-mode, new stadium things and all chars. But I ended up voting on the chars.

 

[Zem]

This would be a tough decision if Online Play weren't in the list.

i would love to play people in USA while im in ASIA. or does it not go that far? lol

No, the internet does not extend from the U.S. to Asia. Computers are not that far advanced yet.

There's not an option of reshaping of the tiers. It's going to happen, you can't stop it.

Yes. This is a huge assumption on my part, but I'm going to say that they are not aiming for imbalance.

 

[F8X]

I would rather have online play than 50 new characters(lol) because I get to play so many new players.

 

[NinjaFoxX]

im going to go with the online play(the extra items are really good too)

 

[ZMan]

No, the internet does not extend from the U.S. to Asia. Computers are not that far advanced yet.

Wait, what?

As for me, ONLINE PLAY!!1!

 

[Supreme Pie Ninja]

Online and more characters, but I ended up voting characters.

 

[Blind]

I think... well, all of it's extremely important. As an intense competitive smasher, i have the desire to see lots of balance, a very similar engine to SSBM, and could really care less about the items. I want balanced stages, and as anybody who knows me can tell you, a near obsessive desire to play as Meta-Knight from the Kirby games.

But since it's produced to a much bigger audience then the hardcore, I'm also expecting and hoping for frenetic levels, ridiculous items, and tons of chaos. Because I'll not just be playing this game one on one, but I plan to invest in a lot of free for all craziness on and offline.

Of course, there's online play... just as long as the means through which it's achieved is good, I'm happy. Decent channels for searching, and customizable game search settings (much like filters for online games) so you can set things to "item settings: on, off," stage. If I had to guess, it'll probably, for online play, be done that way, with the "host" of each game picking everything, everybody saying "we're ready" and then hitting start or whatever. It has always seemed just like the most efficient means of handling those things in an online environment, because the way the game is now with everybody being able to fiddle with controls and settings, the general *******ery of the internet would come into play IMMEDIATELY and we'd be screwed.

And lots of single player stuff. Crazy gimmicky things so that people who don't take the game seriously can still find a ton of things to enjoy about it without having to play tons of crazies online.

The thing that gets me still about online play is how people can just quit during matches, which is blah. And as other people have said, lag is my biggest worry. That's why, basically, I picked "whateva," since all those elements will be dead important to making this game a commercial success like its predecessor.

 

[GabbyJay]

Since I'm liable to get destroyed against anyone I play online, I'll vote for more characters. I especially want them to dig out some characters from the past and characters you don't expect to see there.

And if they add Slippy Toad, I'll fulfill my insane desire to smack that stupid amphibian upside the head. Most....annoying character.....EVER!

 

[fenixkaldoran]

Online play would make the new smash game the best in the series. But due to past experience with other online games (Socom, Live, Madden, ETC) lag is gonna be a major factor especially taking into count that this is gonna be the 1st hard worked on online title for Nintendo. Phantasy Star Online was on Dreamcast 1st.

 

[Garath331]

Has anyone ever stopped to think that no matter how many chars. get added, we'll only end up playing as maybe five of them? Top Tier won't expand. So I'd rather see other things focused on than the 50+ characters everyone keeps drooling over.

 

[Vall3y]

you dont change a winning formula
just dont screw it, keep it the same as now
online is also important though

 

[Liveit_]

i chose online play, but im also quite scared of the 'lag factor.'

Can i please ask how far-reaching the online play will be (just around about), cos i live in Spain and im worried about the amount of people that play here. If it reaches as far as england tho i'll be happy! :D

 

[Samael_78]

Online Play. **** Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Digamma]

Online play, definately. Just the ability to play against other players all the time is great. Although I really hope they set it up like DS WiFi with different skill level rooms and such.

If I didn't live so far out in the middle of nowhere then I would have voted for keep to basics, but more chars/stages.

My BIGGEST worry about SSBR is that they won't stick to basics. If it's all 3d or something I'm really gonna be disappointed. The game is amazing with the engine it has now, I see no need to revamp it, this also allows more time to work on other things like graphics, SFX, new characters etc.

Anyways, another great poll as always Kokichi!

 

[Player00]

I really don't see how online play is really going to be good... even with high speed(I'm talking 512K) there is still going to be AT LEAST like 5 frames of lag. In smash every frame counts. It just isn't going to work. To be honest, I foresee everyone who plays smash competitivly to stop playing internet smash after about 2 months and then labeling it as "laggy crap that only noobs play". Just my opinion...

 

[Digamma]

True but obviously Nintendo realizes that 5 frames can mean life or death and will make sure there is NO lag while playing on-liine or else they wouldn't include it. I don't think it's out reach for the Revolution.

 

[Mastr_Advocate]

I really don't see how online play is really going to be good... even with high speed(I'm talking 512K) there is still going to be AT LEAST like 5 frames of lag. In smash every frame counts. It just isn't going to work. To be honest, I foresee everyone who plays smash competitivly to stop playing internet smash after about 2 months and then labeling it as "laggy crap that only noobs play". Just my opinion...

Very true... 5 frames of lag is a lot, I'm also scared of such a thing happening.

Because of this, I voted for more characters and stages and will stick with playing with the friends that I play with now...

 

[thedocsalive]

Why isn't "improved fighting and gameplay in versus mode" a choice here? That's what's most important to me. Sure, SSBM has amazing gameplay, and I could play my friends all day and enjoy myself, but I have high expectations for SSBR. I hope they'll utilize the Revolutionary features AND maintain a similar feel for the game. It's arguably Nintendo's most important game (arguably--but this isn't the place to argue it), and it needs to improve on SSBM gameplay-wise, in a way that can appeal to both "casual" and "competitive" gamers.

 

[Eternal Smasher]

For me, it's a tie with everything. All I want from SSBR is MORE, and I'm good.

 

[Gate Everest]

Has anyone ever stopped to think that no matter how many chars. get added, we'll only end up playing as maybe five of them? Top Tier won't expand. So I'd rather see other things focused on than the 50+ characters everyone keeps drooling over.

That's an... odd statement.

While it's probably true that the number of commonly considered tournament viable characters will be about the same (five is wrong btw, it's more along the lines of nine that are commonly shown as being 'tourney viable'), the other characters are -not- neglected. Azen and Captain Jack are famous for playing the whole cast, and there are very few people who only ever play one or two top tiers.

There is, of course, such a thing as playing for fun. And such a thing as playing a character because you like that character. And the whole variety is the spice of life thing. I wouldn't have gotten into this game if I was just thinking "Hey, I can win money!" I was first attracted by the idea of playing as Link, Fox, whoever. Then the variety in character matchups and playstyles held my attention, and then came competition. And the third one will again attract me with the newest people on the block, then the challenge of learning new moves and playstyles, then I'll start thinking about showing off.

That being said, if this is just SSBM with online (especially considering I don't think the online'll be too great) tacked on, I'd seriously reconsider my loyalty to the series. My priorities are something like:

1. More characters/stages (so long as balance stays about the same or gets better)

2. More balance. In a perfect Smash, you could see any character taking nationals. As it is, only about 1/3 of the cast is considered. Smash is a pretty well-balanced game (1/3 is awesome compared to some other games, after all), but I'm always striving to be a bit better in this area.

3. Online play. Because I just don't trust that it's going to be too stellar. If I was more trusting in it, it might be higher... but then again, everyone knows it's all about face-to-face competition.

4. Extras/First Player extensions. I don't really care about this, but it'd be fun to have on a rainy day when no one else is around.

5. Items. I don't even remember the last time I used items... I don't even remember what most of them are XD.

 

[typh]

Online play, baby! If they kept this game the same as Melee, with the only change being online, I would still pay anything for it.

 

[Paranoid_Android]

In all honestly, I'd be pleased with SSBR if it were just online SSBM. Not that all the other things (especially the more characters and levels) aren't important, but online will just bring new depth to the SSB world. We will no longer be restricted by our regions. Of course, live beatdowns will always be the best, but I'm going to be a Smash Addict when it comes out online.

 

[Smash G 0 D]

Omg I need more characters and places and online play this will be TOO awesome..except the controllers!!!!!

 

[xianfeng]

characters and stages!

*unrelated story*
when my japanese teacher told me that kudasai means please whenever she told us a command and forgot to add kudasai just to annoy her I always say say please and she gets really mad and its really funny

 

[Digamma]

Omg I need more characters and places and online play this will be TOO awesome..except the controllers!!!!!

I am VERY interested to see how Nintendo will handle the controllers, because so far that's got me really worried. I mean how are we supposed to smash with a TV remote!? Oh well I haven't got this far doubting people who make the games, I just play them.

 

[theleocat5]

For me, it's a tie with everything. All I want from SSBR is MORE, and I'm good.

EXACTLY!
I love super smash bros. melee. It is basically perfected. All i expect from SSBR is more. chars, online, stages its all good.

 

[Zero34]

online play!!! woot! that is all i wait for...that and like, 20 more characters and stages

 

[Sighrax]

I am VERY interested to see how Nintendo will handle the controllers, because so far that's got me really worried. I mean how are we supposed to smash with a TV remote!? Oh well I haven't got this far doubting people who make the games, I just play them.

The "remote" is kind of the like the Dreamcast thing that went into the middle of the actual controller FYI.

I hope SSBR keeps things exciting. New characters are always great to see because of new potential can come from anyone. The online play will be neat, but I have a feeling there will be lots and lots of complaining. Lag spikes happen, and people will cry. "Do it at a tourney" will be a commonly repeated phrase.

I hope the "advanced tactics" stay. Some things should be tweaked, like infinite shines, etc. Other than that, a little more variety in single player would be nice. Keep the home run contest