Official Smash Ultimate Discussion

[TheCJBrine]

wait wait no.

On the 3DS you also had to move to get play coins if you needed them for stuff in certain games.

However, you could just shake the 3DS and it would think you're walking.

 

[Deleted member]

Streetpass is still alive by the looks of this unlock condition.

 

[PsySmasher]

So TL;DR: Unlocks have a 10 min timer, yes. It can be bypassed by closing and reopening the game, yes.

But it seems like you also need to have moved a certain amount of distance before X character can appear.

— Chiroz (@ChirozDR) December 1, 2018

Unlocking characters will require you to move a certain distance it seems...

You mean we actually have to put in effort to unlock characters?
Of course they implement this when we have 66 characters to unlock.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

Has anyone thought about what will happen here if the first DLC character DOESN'T show up at the game awards?

Yes. We have a lot actually.

If we don't get at the VGAs, we'll likely get it anywhere from January-March 2019.

 

[Yoshisaurus Rex]

Ok to clarify, no, you yourself don’t have to walk around. Your character or the opponent has to walk or have flown a certain distance in order to trigger the challenger fight.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

what the heck is up with this unlock method.

You mean we actually have to put in effort to unlock characters.
Of course they implement this when we have 66 characters to unlock.

11 hours.

11 hours.

they said streamlined.

this is anything but streamlined.

 

[Ramen Tengoku]

Really???

I honestly think that it's for the better...
There's supposed to be a day one patch right?

If the review copies came before the game's release, it'd become outdated due to the lack of the patch...

This will be the best way to get the most up-to date reviews, possible...

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Has anyone thought about what will happen here if the first DLC character DOESN'T show up at the game awards?

Chaos. Chaos endures. That's what.

 

[Tree Gelbman]

I'm thinking January is the latest we get something on the first DLC character for Smash.

A January direct seems necessary because Piranha Plant seems fitted for February release. We'll probably get a release date for him and the first look at the first DLC figher at the same time.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

Spoiler: bad words

sae is better than her bratty little sister

See, I'm the other guy in that argument. Makoto is the better sister hands down.

Also I feel like this is what our conversations would turn to at times if we didn't have rules and censors and all that. .

 

[JacobLeBeauOFFICIAL]

So TL;DR: Unlocks have a 10 min timer, yes. It can be bypassed by closing and reopening the game, yes.

But it seems like you also need to have moved a certain amount of distance before X character can appear.

— Chiroz (@ChirozDR) December 1, 2018

Unlocking characters will require you to move a certain distance it seems...

Yeah no, I'm not picking this game up until this is fixed, because this is straight up garbage

 

[Roberk]

The guy means that you have to move a certain distance in-game. I'm pretty sure the Switch doesn't even have a pedometer to track how far you go with it in the real world.

 

[Deleted member]

That unlock method. I mean I can kinda understand the timer. But distance? Lmao what. I’ll just play classic.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

You guys, World of Light and Classic Mode unlocks exist for a reason.

So we don't have to do this stuff.

 

[Wyoming]

The guy means that you have to move a certain distance in-game. I'm pretty sure the Switch doesn't even have a pedometer to track how far you go with it in the real world.

Smash fans are just scared about having to move any muscle besides their fingers.

 

[Zinith]

OH MY ****ING GOD!!!!

..........that unlock method is completely reasonable

 

[JacobLeBeauOFFICIAL]

You guys, World of Light and Classic Mode unlocks exist for a reason.

So we don't have to do this stuff.

Except

Other modes do count towards the distance required. Single player, WoL, Classic, etc.

— Chiroz (@ChirozDR) December 1, 2018

 

[Yoshisaurus Rex]

Mini rant: honestly this new distance mechanic would’ve been fine if there were less characters to unlock but having 60+ characters, this mechanic is going to make getting them feel like a ****ing chore. It’s almost like the devs want us to grind through Classic to get all the characters at a quick pace. I was fine with the reset but this... idek anymore.

 

[Idon]

It's 2018.
Every other fighter just has their characters on the select screen.
Why are we still doing this?
Pride?
Accomplishment?
I just want to beat up some fools.

 

[Deleted member]

It’s pretty clearly in-game distance, yeah. I just don’t really understand why implement a requirement. Unless I’m being an idiot I can’t really think of a reason for it. It’s not a big deal though.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

Except

Other modes do count towards the distance required. Single player, WoL, Classic, etc.

— Chiroz (@ChirozDR) December 1, 2018

Isn't that a good thing though?

Like, do a couple of matches, play WoL or Classic Mode a bit, then do another match, then repeat.

It likely wouldn't take 11 hours at that point.

Or just do WoL and take like 5 hours to do it all.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

It's 2018.
Every other fighter just has their characters on the select screen.
Why are we still doing this?
Pride?
Accomplishment?
I just want to beat up some fools.

you excited to play 8 player smash with the original 8 on shadow moses island?

 

[JacobLeBeauOFFICIAL]

OH MY ****ING GOD!!!!

..........that unlock method is completely reasonable

No, it, is, not. For 60+ characters? Is this streamlined for you?

 

[PsySmasher]

They honestly didn't have to limit the staring roster to the original 8.
It's a nice callback to Smash 64.
But when you realize that you have to unlock 66 more characters...
You begin to realize how bad the idea is.
And then you make it worse by complicating things for people who want a specific character (RIP Palutena mains).

 

[Yoshisaurus Rex]

It's 2018.
Every other fighter just has their characters on the select screen.
Why are we still doing this?
Pride?
Accomplishment?
I just want to beat up some fools.

Tbh I don’t mind unlocking characters but an unlockable roster of this size is too much.

 

[TheCJBrine]

Well, at least we don't have to leave a match going for 20 hours.

 

[JacobLeBeauOFFICIAL]

Isn't that a good thing though?

Like, do a couple of matches, play WoL or Classic Mode a bit, then do another match, then repeat.

It likely wouldn't take 11 hours at that point.

Or just do WoL and take like 5 hours to do it all.

That's still ****ing garbage. The unlock system is supposed to be streamlined. this isn't streamlined.

 

[Deleted member]

I like unlocking characters. It unironically feels rewarding.

 

[Idon]

you excited to play 8 player smash with the original 8 on shadow moses island?

I have a better solution

Now to see who has the fastest run-speed.

 

[Pokechu]

Honestly I'd be overjoyed if everyone but Kirby was unlockable

I love unlocking characters and I think that it's underrated

 

[Thirdkoopa]

You guys, World of Light and Classic Mode unlocks exist for a reason.

So we don't have to do this stuff.

wait

do you actually unlock all the characters just by going through WoL? and does WoL really only take 5 hours? orrr

 

[Yoshisaurus Rex]

you excited to play 8 player smash with the original 8 on shadow moses island?

As someone with most of their irl friends living hours away and plays handheld exclusively, no I’m not.

 

[JacobLeBeauOFFICIAL]

You might as well download a 100% save file online :/

 

[Thirdkoopa]

As someone with irl friends that live hours away and plays handheld exclusively, no I’m not.

thatsthejoke

at least they made all stages unlocked from the start

 

[TheCJBrine]

I actually like how there's so many unlockable characters.

I don't even mind this new mechanic.

 

[JacobLeBeauOFFICIAL]

wait

do you actually unlock all the characters just by going through WoL? and does WoL really only take 5 hours? orrr

No, he's suggesting playing some matches, and then switching to wol or Classic, to unlock characters, which will take 5 hours.

Because that's apparently streamlined.

 

[PsySmasher]

wait

do you actually unlock all the characters just by going through WoL? and does WoL really only take 5 hours? orrr

I'm not sure if you seen any leaks... (I'm not gonna spoil anything).

But it will take MUCH longer than 5 hours to unlock all characters through WoL.

 

[Deleted member]

Come on lads, the unlock isn’t a huge deal. I myself am confused by the decision to implement the mechanic, but classic and WoL are there.

Also yeah pretty sure you do unlock characters through WoL. Although it’s way longer than 5 hours.

 

[Idon]

Guess I'm going back to the day 1 plan of bum-rushing WoL's bazillion spirits battles.
That or whatever the hell classic mode's chaining system is.

Hopefully the AI sucks because I don't want to be stuck dealing with an ubercharged Incineroar Machamp spirit battle.

 

[kirbsmash]

Honestly I'd be overjoyed if everyone but Kirby was unlockable

I love unlocking characters and I think that it's underrated

Mario was first. Not Kirby. Also why???????