What does ROB's 2.6 boost offer over 2.5?

[Oracle]

One of the big rob changes I always wondered about was the side boost change from 2.5 to 2.6. 2.5s boost is much much better for low to the ground aerials, because if you input a boost immediately after leaving the ground you'll still go up a bit, which gives you more time for your aerial to come out before you land. This let you do things like immediate side b-> uair to catch peoples jumps. Now, if you use that same input speed you'll generally hit the ground before the move comes out. This is really difficult to deal with playing rob, and was one of my main reasons for dropping him in 2.6, because the aerial pressure is so much worse now.

Has anyone found a way that 2.6 boost give some advantage over 2.5? I can't for the life of me, but I could be overlooking something.

 

[bubbaking]

You just posted this yesterday, but are you referring to 3.0? I'm assuming that 3.0's side boost is the same as 2.6's then?

 

[DrinkingFood]

I also like 2.5 side-b boost over 2.6, makes it easier to start side-b earlier while falling, but still end up low to the ground for a perfect waveland
2.1 boost is still my favorite but whatever... neutral movement be damned, all we do in here is spastically approach and hope people are too stupid to bait out boost->fairs

and yeah 3.0s should be the same as 2.6's boost

 

[G13_Flux]

I feel like almost all of the changes ROB typically gets are some kind if momentum related thing of either boosters or his attacks.

 

[bubbaking]

Yeah, but it's those types of changes that feel the weirdest when transitioning.

Boost fair is pretty good...

 

[G13_Flux]

yeah i know that. i wonder what the PMBR's reasoning is for such specific changes.

 

[bubbaking]

Boost fair is really good, but if people can bait it out, that's why I think it's always good to mix up ROB's boost approach game with his ground approach game. It's realy good, thanks to his tilts, glide toss, and his fairly fast fsmash.

 

[DrinkingFood]

His ground approach game and ground movement game were better with 2.1 boost... *sigh*