Suggestion: Character Randomizing

[Gibstack693]

Is it possible to create a set of random characters to use when you pick random? Much like the stage select, you would deselect and select the characters you want to play as when you choose random. If I wanted to play as either Captain Falcon, Fox, or Marth, I could go into adv. settings, pick those 3, deselect the others, then it would be random between those three characters. Thoughts + is it possible?

 

[Narpas_sword]

This would be mint if it could be assigned per each user name tag.
Not sure on how possible it is though.

 

[Sideslick]

Competitively I can't see this happening, without some sort of indicator made to show what characters would possibly be picked, and even then there are problems.

Random-select, in-terms of the fighting game-circuit, is generally meant to confuse-opponents and their character-choices.

Apex actually forces anyone that wins with a random-select to play random-select again for the next round in a set.

In Smash, unless you were good with nearly everyone ala-M2K, it usually wasn't a feasible option. With an advanced random-modifier for characters, character-counterpicking would be removed, and an entire element of the metagame with it.

Considering the Project M dev-team is known for catering to the competitive-scene before the casual one, I can't see this happening anytime soon.

There is an addon-system as of 3.5. Maybe someone else (aside from the dev-team) could make one.

Who knows? Maybe everyone would use it at Apex. Maybe Smash 5 will have it. I'm just saying that I don't think this is in the cards.

 

[Narpas_sword]

the hell does this have to do with competitive...?

this is an idea for those moments after a long Saturday night when you just cant pick who you want to play as but still want to play as one of the handful of characters you're not completely **** with.

and catering for the competitive scene?
Where are these turbo allstar tourneys happening again?
and the SSE tourneys?

 

[Sideslick]

the hell does this have to do with competitive...?

this is an idea for those moments after a long Saturday night when you just cant pick who you want to play as but still want to play as one of the handful of characters you're not completely **** with.

and catering for the competitive scene?
Where are these turbo allstar tourneys happening again?
and the SSE tourneys?

I'm saying that they TEND to cater to the competitive-scene, not that they cater exclusively to it.

I'm not saying that this idea of a random character-switch won't happen, I'm just that saying I really don't expect it in P:M's lifetime.

Personally, I think it'd be nice. I want it, if not built in, as an addon (I wish I could code).

 

[Gibstack693]

I just want to know if its possible. That way I know whether to hope for it or not. I feel like it would be possible, but not to individual name tags. At least, I can't see how. But if you were just playing one game or round of games, you would pick random, then pick _, _, and _ characters, and then it would randomly decide which one of those. Probably through a special mode, but still.

 

[MaxThunder]

If it can be done then i wouldn't be surprised if the PMDT puts it in at some point... but wouldn't it require a new menu?.. can people make those now?..

 

[Sideslick]

Apparently the Melee 20XX training-pack has a mode called "Endless Friendlies" where each player-port has three characters picked from a list in the debug-menu and then they are selected at random at match-start.

For an even MORE complete-mod like Project: M, maybe this idea might be more possible than I thought!