So there's actually a base hitstun value now?

[Quillion]

The in-progress community patch notes say that there are a few hitstun changes here and there without any knockback change.

If this is actually true, then thank God. I understand that hitstun should be tied to knockback, but I really couldn't fathom why they couldn't just have a base hitstun value on top of that. This will solve a lot more balancing problems than anything Brawl and Melee hackers can do.

 

[nOPE™]

Hmm, can you give an example of what you mean in terms of balancing?

 

[Quillion]

Hmm, can you give an example of what you mean in terms of balancing?

If the only way to adjust hitstun is to adjust knockback, that would create a whole set of issues because you can never make finer adjustments to account for the movement speeds of characters. Having a base hitstun value, on the other hand, makes this actually possible.

 

[nOPE™]

Ah I see! Makes sense.

 

[Iceweasel]

This explains a few things - I thought I was getting fewer combos with Falcon, but I figured it was my imagination. Does this mean Sakurai's reneged on his promise to make Smash 4 appeal to competitive and casual Smash fans?