Nimbostratus
Smash Journeyman
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2014
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Wish I could have posted here sooner, but I've had literally the busiest day of work this year. Talk about timing.
Yeah, it's pretty darn sad to see how it ended for Ashley, but it isn't necessarily surprising. She's been an AT before, and based on how much has been carried over from Smash 4, seeing her in the same role again shouldn't come as a shock. I had a sense of dread that the writing was on the wall when the Simon Leak happened, as I didn't think Ashley would survive another AT onslaught. I thought about posting as such last night, but decided it was best not to spread negativity. I was unfortunately correct.
That said, this was the best time for her to be disconfirmed if she wasn't going to make it in. Put it off any longer and the disappointment would have been that much greater, and had she been unveiled at E3, her support would never have grown to what it is today. I have seen so many people who didn't really know who Ashley even was come to love and support the character over the last couple of months. Beforehand, this thread was like 2 or 3 pages long. I thought Ashely had the latency of a popular choice, even if people weren't vocal, and I was pretty well certain of that when she took down Elma (who was at the peak of her popularity at the time) on my newcomer bracket challenge. Since E3, we've seen Ashley's support turn from fairly niche to one of the most wanted and discussed characters not playable, and the reveal of other newcomers today only pushes her further up the ranks.
The notion that ATs can't get in through DLC is one of those fanmade rules just asking to be broken. There's just so many other popular choices that are stuck in the same place that I don't think we can be ignored outright. It's all guesswork at this point, but I expect DLC more extensive than Smash 4 since the game isn't coming out on a dying console. Yes, let's mourn for now (without getting toxic about it and spoiling the image of our fanbase... Ashley would call that "pathetic"). But, we should also bide our time until DLC because, as Chrom himself would say, anything can change!
Yeah, it's pretty darn sad to see how it ended for Ashley, but it isn't necessarily surprising. She's been an AT before, and based on how much has been carried over from Smash 4, seeing her in the same role again shouldn't come as a shock. I had a sense of dread that the writing was on the wall when the Simon Leak happened, as I didn't think Ashley would survive another AT onslaught. I thought about posting as such last night, but decided it was best not to spread negativity. I was unfortunately correct.
That said, this was the best time for her to be disconfirmed if she wasn't going to make it in. Put it off any longer and the disappointment would have been that much greater, and had she been unveiled at E3, her support would never have grown to what it is today. I have seen so many people who didn't really know who Ashley even was come to love and support the character over the last couple of months. Beforehand, this thread was like 2 or 3 pages long. I thought Ashely had the latency of a popular choice, even if people weren't vocal, and I was pretty well certain of that when she took down Elma (who was at the peak of her popularity at the time) on my newcomer bracket challenge. Since E3, we've seen Ashley's support turn from fairly niche to one of the most wanted and discussed characters not playable, and the reveal of other newcomers today only pushes her further up the ranks.
The notion that ATs can't get in through DLC is one of those fanmade rules just asking to be broken. There's just so many other popular choices that are stuck in the same place that I don't think we can be ignored outright. It's all guesswork at this point, but I expect DLC more extensive than Smash 4 since the game isn't coming out on a dying console. Yes, let's mourn for now (without getting toxic about it and spoiling the image of our fanbase... Ashley would call that "pathetic"). But, we should also bide our time until DLC because, as Chrom himself would say, anything can change!