Topic: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

@kkslider5552000 I feel you. Absolutely irritating.

@Euler what is the "classic ticket trick"

Understandably, there has been people criticizing Ultimate for having a traditional, ranked leaderboard in favor of G.S.P.. I get that this is inconvenient but if people want a leaderboard, couldn't they just go online, set up one, and update it every week or so?

After having played this game a lot, I do believe jumps have too much importance. Like, everything you do is centered around small jumps. The ground game is lacking. I often find myself playing against swordfighters, and the only thing they ever do is to jump around constantly using nair or similar. Then you have to have patience and wait for the right moment to counter through their pattern. I think it's a very boring way to play, but maybe that's just me.

@Lolimon Players in Ultimate do jump a lot, especially sword fighters like Ike, Cloud and Shulk. You have to learn how to deal with it and when you do, you will gain the advantage. Players who think they can win by hopping around are just plain predictable. Certain characters can very easily counter their aerial game. My favourite counter is to use Mii Swordfighter and launch tornados in the air. You can also surprise them by releasing a charged shot in the air. Some characters with powerful up-smashes like Ganondorfs can also make it hard for them to approach you.

I agree that it's a boring way to play, but I'd argue that any strategy that involves only a few moves is boring. It's their loss really because all of those strategies have a counter.

I reached Elite with Samus and Dark Samus this week. I stopped using Samus in a linear way like the majority does. Projectiles are a powerful tool in the air. You don't follow up a grounded projectile with another grounded projectile. The opponent has reached you before you know it just by hopping over them. Always try to put pressure in the air as well.

@ALinkToMyProfile How’d you like the subtle differences between the two? I’ve found myself preferring Dark Samus due to its ‘floaty’ feel.

I’ve not really gotten the impression that the air game is overused. It could be due to the fighters and play style I have, but I’ve never come across folks that persist in relying on air alone. At least not after they lose a stock because they’re trying to beat my anti-air

@AlohaPizzaJack I prefer Samus. The floatiness in addition to the slightly larger hurtbox makes Dark Samus vulnerable to a few more combos. Samus going into the morph ball when rolling also makes you harder to hit for a brief moment. Although Samus reacts 3 frames slower after a backroll, I don't feel like this is an issue. Down smash comes out super fast and works excellent against opponents who rush in on the ground.

However Dark Samus has her pros as well and I use her for certain matchups. Dark Samus's attacks are electric instead of fire. This prevents her from instantly blowing bombs up with her attacks. Useful against Link and Snake! Also Dark Samus looks cooler...

When I see a PK fire spammer, I think by myself: I despise everything you aspire to be. I had the pleasure of fighting against two Ness at the same time, both with two lives left. They killed my partner and thought they had an easy win, one of them even dared to crouch taunt. So I decided to release all my Ness hate and made a comeback:

https://streamable.com/985vm

I also made a similar comeback with King K. Rool against two Ganondorfs:

https://streamable.com/042fx

Never give up guys!

Stage Builder is confirmed for 3.0 of Smash Ultimate!

Look closely at 0:02 at the bottom right corner.

3.0 out tomorrow, no idea what to think about the new Stage Builder, it's based off of Wii U's. But at the same time you can do a LOT more with it, the Wii U's you were very limited with how much you could put on it. So who knows, I'm going to attempt to recreate my Chaos Box from Brawl, though.

Now I wonder if the Builder will get content updates, would be awesome if they expanded it throughout the year.

As for Joker, I don't care about Persona, but Joker is interesting in Smash I guess...I'll likely get him but not right now.

...No midnight release apparently....figures.
Also, where is everyone? I expected this thread to explode at this point.

@Joeynator3000 "Also, where is everyone? I expected this thread to explode at this point." Im here asking myself the same question. 😁

(The sounds of a single party popper is heard in the corner of the room, and a a single balloon floats through the floor)

Nintendo of Europe's tweet talks about 18th so I guess the update is not coming as soon as people thought. I guess we'll still have to wait 15 hours or so.

I'm hesistant, hearing about the save data corruption error when the Piranha Plant update was released. Did Nintendo ever give an official statement, warning or update about this?

I have the Fighters Pass but I let others have a few days with Joker before risking my save state.

So the update will arrive at night in the west? Someone said in Reddit that Sakurai said to the people of Japan that it will be available in the morning.

@Tsurii thanks. I will check around that time.

....cries
I wanted to mess with it now, and tomorrow Cuphead releases. TwT

Does anybody know what time joker drops?

@MysticGengar The update should be live now.