Just as other people said. I don't "hate" Lucas, but I really dislike when a lot of people during that time said they were 100% sure that Ness was going to be replaced by Lucas. It was almost as if they
wanted Ness to be replaced by Lucas and they also hoped that Claus would be in.
I still looked at the Claus thread
http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=125417 and saw how much certain members hated Ness so much it made me scared.
I honestly think that Ness lovers have a right to be a little sensitive over their character and the overzealous Lucas/Claus lovers who ernestly wanted Ness to be replaced and never seen again.
Agreed.
I also don't like that Sakurai seems like he was 'infected' too by the Ness hate and purposely made Lucas do everything better than Ness does. Had Sakurai acted responsibly, he would have quickly put an end to a growingly bad situation and immediately announced Ness was returning.
Sakurai didn't plan the updates, Nintendo did. Also, it would be silly for him to announce a non-3rd party hidden character just to please some fans.
If anyone, IMHO and no offense to anyone else, I thought the Lucas people hated the Ness people and not the other way around. It's not that we hate Lucas or his fans (Ademisk, no you don't hate Lucas or his fans)... it is just that we are sensitive over the hate and have no choice but to react defensively sometimes. It is similar to how certain groups like Jews or African-Americans get angry when someone bashes their culture, religion, or race. They do have a right to feel in a sense sensitive over the situation.
...You are comparing people who have actually been persecuted to fans of Ness who were, at most, insulted over the internet? Can't say I'm in agreement to this.
What I didn't like was how Sakurai took out MOTHER 2 music out of Brawl, as if to spite MOTHER 2 and Ness but keep Lucas's MOTHER 3 music. I do not know the reason why Nintendo or Sakurai decided to take out MOTHER 2 music, but if it was just to 'spite' Ness players that that is immature. If anything, I could have said that Sakurai's decision not to intervene in the matter was very highly unprofessional, and that is why I hope Sakurai is either criticized for his actions on the matter or steps down from making any further SSBB games to someone whom can make more level-headed decisions.
The purpose of making SSBB is this: make money. Now tell me: which game is more popular, recent, and wanted amongst the Earthbound series? Mother 3! It makes sense to replace the Earthbound music with music from the newer installments, just like how Roy was 'replaced' by Ike. Music from the newer Mother 3 would appeal to a wider audience and therefore, make more money. Tada. Then there's the simple matter of 'The Developers didn't like the music'. Look at this from a company's point of veiw, please.
I personally find this whole idea that Lucas/Claus MUST replace Ness detestable. I personally would have liked them to be both in, and get along as long as one character isn't 100% better than one another. Just like I would like Isaac and Felix to both get in too, or some other group.
As do I.
Perhaps it would be in Sakurai's best interest if he could at least learn from his irresponsibility and put MOTHER 2 music back in Brawl and at least buff Ness somewhat in an online patch.
what the george? Irresponsibility? Irresponsable would be leaving the game full of glitches and very unbalanced (we call this the first Smash Bros.). Irresponsable is not removing music because one dislikes it and there is newer, more appealing music available. I'm pretty sure that the developers didn't mean to make Ness so inferior to Lucas; they were balancing the game and if they went a bit overboard, they didn't notice. Remember they don't play the game as competitively as some people do. The decision to weaken some of Ness' attacks may have made sense to them.
I hope not to offend anyone. I just hope to say that Ness players are not hateful or evil or anything, it is just we've been traumatized and do have a right to be sensitive after the hate happened against our favorite character in favor of Lucas/Claus. If anything I personally feel we are the victim.
A bit melodramatic here eh? I still agree. The Ness hate on GameFAQs was...astounding, to say the least.
