What do you guys think about falcon punch?a

[dudutsai]

Is it overpowered? I feel like a move that strong that can be turned around, which is a strong mix up shouldn't be in the game. After watching m2k use it, basically off of nothing, I feel falcon punch may need to be rebalanced in the next patch.

What do you guys think?

 

[Rued]

Wasn't that done on Project M?

 

[STiCKYBULL3TZ]

I don't see anything wrong with it. It's pretty difficult to pull off in a 1v1 match even with casual players. It's a move rarely used because it has slow start-up and long ending lag. It's very punishable.

And yeah M2K did that in Project M, not Melee. But Zero was so conditioned in using Pit's arrows to keep him at bay that he never expected a Falcon Punch in a million years. Hence he was caught.

 

[NotaSkeleton]

The only way to pull of a Falcon punch is to either make a ridiculous read(Like M2K did in PM), or get it off stage during the opponents recover, at which point they'd pretty much be dead anyway. It's not overpowered in the slightest since it is incredibly slow. It just a has high effort:reward ratio.

 

[Mevan]

At higher level play it is very difficult to land as the start-up lag makes it nearly impossible to combo into. A read is required to land a Falcon Punch. It is not overpowered otherwise you would see them being landed in matches 24/7. The fact that they are not landed 24/7 is what mades the m2k moment so hype.

 

[Sensei]

Falcon punch has enough startup and ending lag to balance out its power. DK's punch is more dangerous but it's balanced out by all of other DK's shortcomings.

 

[Amiibo Doctor]

It's not really a good move, as Falcon literally yells that he's using it. If I'm about to punch you in the face, telling you that I'll punch you in the face will make it easier for you to dodge it.

 

[Stevo]

I think it is pretty obvious it should be nerfed in the next NTSC melee patch. (v1.03)
Way too overpowered.

I mean, clearly if we don't address this now it is going to get out of hand.

 

[fred_]

It's a smexy move, no need to fix it.

 

[The Soap]

 

[Amiibo Doctor]

I think it is pretty obvious it should be nerfed in the next NTSC melee patch. (v1.03)
Way too overpowered.

I mean, clearly if we don't address this now it is going to get out of hand.

You said it, pal. I'm surprised Nintendo hasn't released it yet.

 

[20YY SS | Saiblade]

It's a pretty bad move and it takes like, 6 or 7 Falcon Punches to kill someone.

 

[Crazc]

It's a pretty bad move and it takes like, 6 or 7 Falcon Punches to kill someone.

the fuq are you talkin about

 

[20YY SS | Saiblade]

the fuq are you talkin about

If you start at 0%, You have to be falcon punched like, 6 or 7 times to die. It has terrible start up lag and terrible ending lag, not to mention that it's easily dodged and punished.

 

[Crazc]

If you start at 0%, You have to be falcon punched like, 6 or 7 times to die. It has terrible start up lag and terrible ending lag, not to mention that it's easily dodged and punished.

im pretty sure that 100/100 times, nobody is gonna get falcon punched at 0%. generally, falcon punches will happen at high damage, as a last ditch effort.

 

[cmvnb3]

Falcon punch is garbage for most situations and you could have used the knee wherever you can use it. I say it needs a buff such as travelling forward in mid-air. That alone would help its usefulness by becoming a much-needed recovery option for Falcon. It should even be able to go diagonally upwards/downwards slightly by tilting up/down when you use it. Falcon's poor recovery is what holds him back. Don't you want more Falcon in tourneys?