Rhubarbo
Smash Champion
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Well, I rememer when there were many people claiming that Wi-Fi was a stupid and un-necessary feature to be added in Brawl...Many people feared that Nintendo would have the same mindset, luckily they did not. (Well an interview after E3 O6 claimed Brawl was originally going to include the same chsracter roster as Melee with some other extras and...ONLINE). Yeah, this was a no-brainer! Online for MPH and AC but not BRAWL!!!??? Wan't going to happen. But, what we got turned out to be...debatable to say the least.
The online was pegged as half-@$$ed by many because it didn't have voice chat, or scolded for having no online rankings, and the Friend Code deal...don't get me started.
Well, I made a thread for all of us to vent our anger at this online mode (if we have any).
My gripes: Well, I'd like to start by saying that the online feature was needed...DEFINITELY! The best feature about it that I just realized is that you could send the clips you record from matches to the Wii Message Board...which can then send them to your PC...
Smash Machinmas will be ALL OVER THE PLACE! This eliminates the need for a Capture Device. The minor shortcoming here is that it can only record two minutes of footage (not that big of an issue). I had a Machinima I wanted to do, but that could NEVER have been done with my junky web cam...
I also like online co-op features (SSE rumored to be one of them). My friend and I were looking forwards to going through the mode together, but sadly he lives a reasonable didstance away from my house. So, whenever were not playing live, we could just hool up over Wi-Fi and go away!
I'll certainly be taking screenshots! There have been so many LOL moments that I've been forced to take by using either a Digital Camer, Cell Phone Cam, or Web Cam. I'll be using this feature less than the others, but it will certainly have it's use for me. I just hope that I can send over these bits of data without Wii Connect 24 on (last time that was on, my Wii burnt and required repairs).
Now, the heart of the online mode is where most of the awwwws and boos stem from. Like many, I have some complaints here. First I'll get out of the way the fact that I care very little for Voice Chat. In Halo, I either get lag, static, or a 9 year old claiming he knocked up my momma. Now, I know communication is integral to Smash, but that's reserved for Live play (which could NEVER be bested. Giving your friend a noogy after being beat by them is not possible via the internet). Besides, I have the phone numbers of my friends if necessary, no need here.
Friend Codes are a drag. But, not that bad. Some times it's easier to enter a code than nOoB_GirrrLzzzes_HaWt-ChiCK. What I'd have liked is seeing someones name and Win/Loss/SDloss record. The name would not pose a threat...All you have to do is block swears (put a filter than can even sense spaces between dirty words!) Besides, if you understand what 81CK means, you're mature enough to not be freaked by it. Heck, I was playing Club Pengui once (I thought it was decent lol) and my name was BOTSECTS! PHATOM HOURGLASS WITH A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC HAS NAMES IN ONLINE!!!
Now, the win/loss/sdloss record could cause people to disconnect right? Right! Now, how do you counter that? Disconnecting results in your loss record going down by...count them... FIVE LOSSES! If there is a power outage, router problem, e.c.t you should just have to deal with it (besides, they might think your worse and you could pull a fat one on them). Have a bad connection? Well, more USB Adapters sold for Nintendo! Look, I'm sure a bad connection wouldn't alienate someone from buying Brawl. (This would make Specator Mode more fair not Norfair...HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!)
Oh, and if I'm playing a game, I'd like to enter the option of playing with as many players as desired. Sometimes I'm craving a one-on-one. Other times, I like camping and having others duke it out! A way around this is if it shows two people connecting, they can both hit a start now button and begin.
What I mentioned above is all plausible and would have been a breeze to implement. I guess beggers can't be choosers though . What did you guys want in online that was oassed up on?
The online was pegged as half-@$$ed by many because it didn't have voice chat, or scolded for having no online rankings, and the Friend Code deal...don't get me started.
Well, I made a thread for all of us to vent our anger at this online mode (if we have any).
My gripes: Well, I'd like to start by saying that the online feature was needed...DEFINITELY! The best feature about it that I just realized is that you could send the clips you record from matches to the Wii Message Board...which can then send them to your PC...
Smash Machinmas will be ALL OVER THE PLACE! This eliminates the need for a Capture Device. The minor shortcoming here is that it can only record two minutes of footage (not that big of an issue). I had a Machinima I wanted to do, but that could NEVER have been done with my junky web cam...
I also like online co-op features (SSE rumored to be one of them). My friend and I were looking forwards to going through the mode together, but sadly he lives a reasonable didstance away from my house. So, whenever were not playing live, we could just hool up over Wi-Fi and go away!
I'll certainly be taking screenshots! There have been so many LOL moments that I've been forced to take by using either a Digital Camer, Cell Phone Cam, or Web Cam. I'll be using this feature less than the others, but it will certainly have it's use for me. I just hope that I can send over these bits of data without Wii Connect 24 on (last time that was on, my Wii burnt and required repairs).
Now, the heart of the online mode is where most of the awwwws and boos stem from. Like many, I have some complaints here. First I'll get out of the way the fact that I care very little for Voice Chat. In Halo, I either get lag, static, or a 9 year old claiming he knocked up my momma. Now, I know communication is integral to Smash, but that's reserved for Live play (which could NEVER be bested. Giving your friend a noogy after being beat by them is not possible via the internet). Besides, I have the phone numbers of my friends if necessary, no need here.
Friend Codes are a drag. But, not that bad. Some times it's easier to enter a code than nOoB_GirrrLzzzes_HaWt-ChiCK. What I'd have liked is seeing someones name and Win/Loss/SDloss record. The name would not pose a threat...All you have to do is block swears (put a filter than can even sense spaces between dirty words!) Besides, if you understand what 81CK means, you're mature enough to not be freaked by it. Heck, I was playing Club Pengui once (I thought it was decent lol) and my name was BOTSECTS! PHATOM HOURGLASS WITH A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC HAS NAMES IN ONLINE!!!
Now, the win/loss/sdloss record could cause people to disconnect right? Right! Now, how do you counter that? Disconnecting results in your loss record going down by...count them... FIVE LOSSES! If there is a power outage, router problem, e.c.t you should just have to deal with it (besides, they might think your worse and you could pull a fat one on them). Have a bad connection? Well, more USB Adapters sold for Nintendo! Look, I'm sure a bad connection wouldn't alienate someone from buying Brawl. (This would make Specator Mode more fair not Norfair...HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!)
Oh, and if I'm playing a game, I'd like to enter the option of playing with as many players as desired. Sometimes I'm craving a one-on-one. Other times, I like camping and having others duke it out! A way around this is if it shows two people connecting, they can both hit a start now button and begin.
What I mentioned above is all plausible and would have been a breeze to implement. I guess beggers can't be choosers though . What did you guys want in online that was oassed up on?